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  1. How do you cross up a catcher when the ear piece tells you what to throw?😀
  2. You can see what the Twins liked in getting Bradley. He obviously needs to throw more strikes but he has some electric stuff. While Royce should concern anyone paying attention I think his setup and approach looks much better. Lower hands and a small leg kick / tap leaves him much quieter in the box. Here’s hoping it makes the difference.
  3. This Nunez fellow for the birds is impressive. Would be our best reliever
  4. I am not a Fundy fan but he threw a good inning there. The hit was a complete flare and Brooks can’t field a ball one step to his right. If the guy can throw it over he will be useful
  5. I hope you are right but since the lineup is similar it’s going to be up to Shelton to bring some accountability to this situation.
  6. Seems like the kind of guy that could be a good pen arm. Always tough to know what to do as starters are so valuable even as a trade chip. But if he continues to pitch well adding him and Festa to the pen would make a big difference.
  7. And you reflect my views as well. The players are doing the best they can within their physical abilities. When Lee doesn’t get to a grounder that another SS might I’m not getting mad at him - he’s trying. If you want to be frustrated with someone make it the FO for not bringing in a better player. The mental mistakes are a different story. You don’t have to be an elite athlete to throw to the right base etc. This has been a consistent problem for this club.
  8. It was available as a minor league free game of the day or something like that. I like your observation about Culpepper hitting behind the runner. Don’t know if he did it on purpose but he used the whole field which was good to see.
  9. I think bullpen usage will be totally match up based and will likely look different from game to game. And I think this is the right way to do it. With the talent level in the bullpen, the best chance for success is for Shelton to use them in the optimal situation regardless of inning. I’ve always that the notion of strict roles in the pen was a dumb idea, especially for non dominant relievers.
  10. Minor league reports - best part of Twins Daily! Fun game to watch - the feed I was watching was the Indy announcers who I kind of enjoyed. Preillip has some swing and miss stuff for sure. He still has some work to do in terms of command but the talent is there. Culpepper looked good although he had some batted ball luck. This will be a fun team to watch this year. Kind of hoping Mendez ends up playing first base for the Saints soon.
  11. No. Martin should have been coming up throwing to second without looking for the cut off man. Nobody stops to find the cutoff man and then throws - they start throwing right away. Usually the cut off man is in the right spot so it doesn’t happen.
  12. Buck is one of the few players I have ever seen that can get an essentially stand up triple on a ball hit to left.
  13. Defense in mid season form. Lees lack of range is not ideal but it is a physical limitation. Martin throwing to the wrong base is an inexplicable mental mistake. That’s a play that you learn in Legion ball. Would have been a tie ball game. I don’t think Martin is the sharpest knife in the drawer.
  14. Each season is unique, so I see no correlation. Anything can happen so sure let’s hope for the best. Whats likely to happen is something different.
  15. He made swing changes so he’s trying. At this point I’m not hoping for 1-1 draft level performance. I would settle for solid production on both sides of the ball.
  16. Credit to Wallner - he made changes to his swing and looks much better. I think people are going to be disappointed in Preilipp I know he has quality stuff but he really hasn’t been that good in the minors and was mediocre last year at AAA. Stuff is great but when your whip is 1.5 something is wrong. Hopefully he is still regaining control after TJ.
  17. I think you nailed it Nick. Baseball is always more enjoyable when you have decent starting pitching and I believe the Twins have that. Buck is always worth watching and Keaschall is exciting as well. And it’s always interesting to watch young players try to make the jump to the show. I just hope that, once they prove they are ready, the Twins are aggressive about giving them that chance.
  18. They’ve been bad in spring training already. Almost every game there is a play or two not made. Nothing more frustrating for me than watching a bad fielding team.
  19. Well said. I too am interested, not necessarily optimistic. I will watch 100+ games as every baseball season is precious and the Twins are my favorite team.
  20. This is a question I am interested in. Unfortunately it appears to be business as usual at least so far. Not surprised as Falvey hired Zoll so they likely share similar ideas about roster construction.
  21. This. I keep seeing references to young players. This isn’t a young team at all.
  22. Glad to see Martin back in there.
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