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  1. h2oface
    Seems that Correa could use some more ABs in ST. The narrative that he is a vet and knows how to get himself ready is not supported by his dreadful starts both this year and last. Last year the excuses of the short ST caused by the strike was used. This year, he had some paternity leave. If vets are ready out of the box, and perform close to their career lines, then I buy that they know how to prepare. If they consistently start like someone you would replace if they weren't who they were, then maybe they still need some help to be ready for the season. Let's face it, it is never great when the guy you sign for 200 million starts like this out of the box, but we see it happen all over MLB all the time. I have has a hard time with the Mahle trade all along, and never liked him since his wildness broke Buxton's hand June of 2021.
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    Personally, I have never subscribed to the narrative that consistently wrong makes it right, or even OK. It just makes it wrong consistently, which doesn't make it OK in the least, especially when there is an option that will be consistently right, without excuses. It is even what is used to grade umpires.
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    The KC series sure had umpires that need more training behind the plate. Today's was so far off all day. When you can grade every pitch, it is sure visible when they are so wrong on so many.
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    I noticed Polanco calculating the speed and degree as he loped, Very talented. He can do it in his head. Seemed to affect his running speed, though.
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    Batters have been touching most of his pitches when they swing it seems.
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    "Maybe they plan on keeping him down long enough that he won’t hit arbitration this year as an edict from Cheap Pohlad." "Cheap Pohlad needs to sell the team." It just can't be these, right? 😇
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    Moran, Stewart, Pagan, and Winder for tomorrow to back up Gray. Hope he can go deep and the Twins score some runs. Maybe he gets the chance to pitch a rare complete game.
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    Used to be they would be benched for the next game, no matter who they were. At least not get the start. Polanco sure is hot at the plate, though. Now, Baldelli shrugs. Just talks about the play in the presser as if it is totally normal to assume the HR. Perfect opportunity to say "we have to run hard on all plays until the call is made." I truly don't understand it. All they have to do is play baseball with max effort for a couple hours a day. Not bolting on the base paths for every ball in play is just bad coaching and training. If you let them get away with it, they never change. And where was Conger? What was he doing as the first base coach? So many just stand there on the dropped third strike and give up, too. No matter how you hit the ball, even if you "think" you have crushed it, run your fastest until you see it land and if close, a call is made. The umps made the in play call right away. I guess, I do understand it. Different time. Different mentality from the players. https://www.mlb.com/video/jorge-polanco-out-after-review?q=ContentTags == ["hitting","gamepk-718378"] Order By Timestamp DESC&pt=Offensive Highlights&p=0
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    Kepler is hitting now. Gallo is hitting. Larnach has an option. Gordon doesn't. Solano doesn't. Where does he play? It might take an injury, for a IL replacement, and he keeps playing 2 days on and 1 off as they build up his wrist. Kirilloff has an option so he can move up and down. I think they would want him to play a lot, wrist watching, where ever he is playing
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    "TwinsDaily readers pondered why Jhoan Duran was called into Thursday's game to close out a 7-1 affair. ( no we didn't. we all knew yesterday about the immigration when he came in the game ) Jorge Lopez responded today with the answer: "I used to do this at an All-Star level too." ......... and TwinsDaily readers pulled out their favorite commenting device in preparation to rip apart the Twins coaching staff in a way only that a group of fans who started their Friday fun-day early and often is capable of doing." Loving your readers, I see. 😇
  11. h2oface
    Thankful for the bats today! Scoring 8 runs can win a lot of games. Royals even out hit us 12-8. Lopez contract drunk. Since the signing only 4 games into the season, 2 starts, 10 innings, 11 earned runs (9.90 ERA albeit Jax let in 2 inherited runners of which one was on Lopez and one on Jax and his wild pitch) on 16 hits with 3 BBs and 2 hit batters with only one solo homer given up - all for the home fans. Yuk. Lucky to be 1-1 instead of 0-2 for these 2 starts. ERA now at 4.00, right about his career average of 3.94. Vazquez sure loves to call the off speed/breaking stuff. Sometimes 12 in a row.....
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    Kyle Gibson is having a nice start, too. Can't figure out how to do the tables' pasting. But the above was a great game, and he is 4-0 with a 3.93 ERA in 34.1 innings. 3 really good starts and 3 not so good, The next start he had 102 pitches in 4.1 innings. https://www.mlb.com/player/kyle-gibson-502043?stats=gamelogs-r-pitching-mlb&year=2023
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    Thanks much for the summary. I figured many were on the IL (6) or rehabbing and many were pitchers not pitching that day (7). So really only 6 of the top 20 that can't develop right now. Injuries are burtal.
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    Wichita box link doesn't work. Use this https://www.milb.com/gameday/cardinals-vs-wind-surge/2023/04/26/728730#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=728730 Salas and Cavaco looking pretty ugly. Always seems strange to me to see 13 of an organizations top 20 prospects not on the field developing,
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    I totally disagree with it, unless they are a total rental and a one of start or relief and then you have to DFA them anyway for roster spot. Eat innings? If you don't have a staff that can absorb a bad outing you are in trouble, anyway. This was a winnable game early, Even at 5-0 it was just after 3. Your team needs to cover for each other, not sacrifice them.
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    No Baldelli presser included today? At least not yet. He has some 'xplain'n' to do..... I so hate when the manager throws in the towel in the 4th inning. Maeda should have not even started the 4th, maybe the 3rd. He didn't get one out, anyway in the 4th! That was still a winnable game until he just quit trying to win it.
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    Don't tell Kyle Wright that. https://www.mlb.com/news/kyle-wright-wins-20th-game-of-2022#:~:text=Kyle Wright wins 20th game of 2022 Or Julio Urias. https://www.mlb.com/news/julio-urias-20th-win-2021
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    https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2023/04/24/david-cone-rosin-experiment-sunday-night-baseball-max-scherzer-suspension Well, sometimes being the judge without all the physics or evidence can make one look silly. Looks like if rosin is legal, MLB needs to come up with an endorsed solvent to use instead of ejecting and suspending players for doing what the MLB officials/umpires told them to do.
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    Gotta love Duran's little strikeout skip.
  20. h2oface
    Berrios pitches 7 shutout innings against the White Sox, 4 hits, 9Ks, 1 BB. ERA now down to 4.71. 3 good starts in a row after the first 2. This one the best yet.
  21. h2oface
    Duran has 19 pitches in 5 days. And to think he could be the next de Grom, and we are wasting his massive ability and talent, and he would rather be a starter, anyway.
  22. h2oface
    The Twins got Lopez drunk after all of 4 games, loaded him up, and today was a big Lopez hangover. 4 games and he was anointed. Now we see how long it lasts. I love excuses for the cold weather. The Twins bundled up in Bazooka Joe face gators, and the Nats went commando. They played in the same weather. 1-6 in the last 7. It ain't the weather.
  23. h2oface
    Spencer Steer still has a hot bat playing 3rd for the Reds. 50 ABs and 16 hits. 4 2Bs, 2 HRs, 9 runs, 9 BBs with only 8 Ks, 6 RBI, 1 SB, .320 BA, .424 OBP, .520 SLG, .944 OPS. Still SSS, but not bad, eh? You don't want to look at Miranda's line so far..... .320 .424 .520 .944
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    Pedro ....Pablo..... We will come to know him by name, soon to be a first name basis. 😇
  25. h2oface
    3 pitches, 3 strikes to the first batter. Too bad or defensive specialist catcher didn't keep the K. And the walk off couldn't have been more middle middle....... and it was a weird ballpark and luck that won the game in the end. Could a right fielder with focused effort have caught that fly? 4 hits, 16Ks and 2 errors, not to consider other bad decisions. Vazquez did not have a good game. He just can't be that close to the batter. Not smart. This is the kind of game that if you don't have a favorite team playing, is really really fun to watch. Very entertaining without a horse in the race, and you love baseball.
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