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  1. Danchat
    Chad Pinder, who usually plays LF for the A's, was pitching and trying out some sort of breaking ball that he clearly hasn't tried throwing in years, and it harmlessly bounced off Miranda's leg. It was quite comical.
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    Rocco said Lewis will be playing several other positions than SS at AAA, so going off your first sentence, you shouldn't be happy about this...
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    I can't find a reasonable way to justify this move... if you're trying to win more games, you've got to put him in your lineup every day no matter the position. It would make more sense if there were an actual log jam, but with Miranda looking completely lost at the plate, I don't get how he's still here. If anybody needs to get back to AAA ASAP, it's him. And if it's because we need a backup 1B - suddenly why do we not care about Miranda's development and only Lewis'? I would consider DFA'ing Nick Gordon, he's a .600 OPS hitter when we've already got Celestino and Garlick on the bench (once Larnach is healthy), with his main strengths being speed and hitting singles. Very poor OBP, little power, not a big threat to steal bases, can't hit at all versus lefties... with Contreras as a fine backup on the 40 man, I'm not sure if Gordon is needed anymore.
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    Agreed with several of the other posts, Rocco is a fine manager and takes a lot of blame for things that are out of his control or is just part of the modern game of baseball. I just don't think managers make much of an impact, and say if you fire him, Falvine is probably hiring a slightly different version of him that's going to do many similar things because of how much a collaboration the whole operation is. It just annoys me that when anything goes wrong I see "this loss is on Rocco", and then when things are going well, he rarely draws credit (I usually hear "the Bomba Squad carried him" or "his record is only good because they're in the NL central"). But there are plenty of moves that he makes that I question, no doubt. But I'm not going to fall into the mindset that I know better (because it feels like a lot of baseball fans I know from other teams all think their manager is bad at decision-making). Manager of the Year? That's gonna be a hard no from me. But I'm interested to know which managers consistently get more from the players, make better lineups, make better bullpen decisions... no that I doubt that there are any, just that I never hear or see any managers making huge differences compared to the likes of Rocco.
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    Perhaps, but Larnach and Celestino have been examples of guys who really struggle their first times up, and then the second time (the next season), something clicked. This might be the case for Miranda too, or maybe 2021 was all a fluke. Who knows, but I'll err on the side of patience.
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    I loved Jeffers as a prospect, but he's on shaky ground for me - he's not hitting all that well outside of a couple games where pulverized the ball, and while he's a good framer, baserunners have been taking advantage of him. Still not sure what to think, but I don't love that Sanchez is the only other option outside of AAAA guys like Godoy.
  7. Danchat
    It looks like Miranda will be heading down soon with how poorly he's looked at the plate. I would guess Lewis is sticking for now, though.
  8. Danchat
    Let's not forget he blew that game in the 8th inning by giving up 2 HRs... long-term I think Duran is the guy you want out there in the 9th, but right now I don't want him in there when it's a 1 run game in the 9th.
  9. Danchat
    Perhaps I'm wrong, but isn't a HBP nullified if you make a full swing and the ball hits your fingers? Also, the ball hit his fingers and then the bat, but it still counted as a groundball... is there no rule about double touching the ball?
  10. Danchat
    For those who were saying he was ready to be in the Opening Day lineup for the Twins (and yes, I saw several people here saying that), that was never going to happen and he needs more time in the minors to work on his game. It's only his second full season in the minors. Find him a home in the outfield and let him focus on raising that batting average, and see if a power spurt comes along.
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    Does Encarnacion-Strand always get 2 hits per day? Seems like every time I check up on him, he does. It would be nice to see that raw power translate to the majors... but for years, our power-first prospects either never make it to the majors or stink when they do. I want to be convinced that Wallner could change this... but I have a hard time seeing it.
  12. Danchat
    100% agreed, I thought Smeltzer's take was dumb. Shaving off 25 minutes every ballgame would be a game-changer for casual and hardcore fans of baseball. I don't know if it will affect attendance, but they have to try because the [attendance] numbers are going down as baseball has refused to change the rules for a better viewing experience.
  13. Danchat
    I think it's a bit early to assume that the whole division will be bad based off the first 3 weeks... I'd wait to see what happens when the Sox get healthy.
  14. Danchat
    Cano should be the big addition in a month or two, Smeltzer is probably on the top of the list for a quick mop-up call-up, and Minaya is probably the next man up if they don't think Cano is ready. Gotta hope Moran gets his season back on track.
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    If Cano keeps this up, he should be in the majors maybe within a few months. He’s got the stuff and if his command stays steady, watch out. Just stick Martin in the outfield and be done with it - he’s confirmed the scouting reports, he’s not an infielder.
  16. Danchat
    Interesting to see Smeltzer pitching well as of late, with Thorpe going in the opposite direction and getting axed. I wouldn't be surprised if Smeltzer gets called up for mop up work in the near future, when we're back to 26 man rosters.
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    Absolutely, I rated it an A+ at the time and now it looks like an A+++++ even though Strotman isn't faring so well. You have to remember that the discussion here was that we'd get a bag of balls for Cruz in a trade, and here we are with a stud starting pitcher on the first year of his rookie contract.
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    It's way too early to DFA Thielbar, he's had two bad outings and for a reliever it happens. He's also by far the best lefty they have in the pen, so they don't really have a choice but to ride it out with him. Coulombe is the de facto best lefty in the pen if you DFA Thielbar, and that's not a scenario any Twins fan should want.
  19. Danchat
    Well, the starting pitching looks good, better than I expected a couple months ago. I am guessing as the weather improves, the hitting will improve and the pitching will regress... but there are several hitters I have concerns with, and the bullpen looks very questionable. The defense has also been brutal at times. I was fine with giving Stashak another chance this year, but if continues to look like this, it's DFA time. Perhaps they will give Yennier Cano a shot in the pen - I'd give him another month or two at AAA (his command in 2021 was shaky).
  20. Danchat
    Wow, what a night for the bats. Great to see Palacios have a good game, and I've got to wonder if he'll be up at some point to be the Twins' backup SS. Right now Polanco is in that role if Correa is hurt, and I think most of us want him to stay at 2B. Of course, Lewis could make that moot if he continues to hit like he does, but unlike Palacios, he would need to play every day in the majors if called up. Got to wonder if Vallimont is headed down the Dakota Chalmers route - getting DFA'd after a poor start to the year seems like an inevitability if he doesn't improve. We need more 40 man spots, and he won't be helping the MLB squad for some time. Festa is officially on my watch list.
  21. Danchat
    Well, they certainly can give Memphis a run for their money, that's what.
  22. Danchat
    I think he'd do the least damage at 1B. He's going to be a pretty bad LF.
  23. Danchat
    Contreras is at best a bench player so I wouldn't consider him to be much of a prospect either, but what really hurts him is that he's a LH hitter just like Kepler, Kirilloff, and Larnach. I would consider Yennier Cano, who is also 27, to be a prospect - he started very late in the MILB system and I think he still has very high upside as a reliever.
  24. Danchat
    Wow, what a day for AAA! Gotta wonder if Contreras is going to get a shot in the majors at some point, problem is he's yet another lefty OF and we already have too many of those. I thought they'd have Vallimont in the bullpen, as I don't think he has what it takes as a starter. A few more bad starts and maybe they can sneak him off the 40 man roster.
  25. Danchat
    3. He’d be getting slammed for using guys that don’t have experience closing - there’s only so much he can do with the pen he has been given. Not to mention that Duffey’s save/bust rate is not as bad as it looks because it includes blown holds…
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