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  1. FlyingFinn
    The best team in baseball at hitting homers with the bases loaded, the Saints. One of the worst at getting any hits with the bases loaded, the Twins. Not sure if we want to bring all of the Saints up or does that just spoil them and they would quit doing that with the Twins. What a night for the #8 and #9 hitters for Fort Myers - a combined 7 for 8 with 9 rbi's! Maybe it's a deep lineup. Ahhh, no. They raised their batting averages to .222 and .230. Yikes, what was it before last night.
  2. FlyingFinn
    Exactly. I don't think the Padres are claiming the Rogers trade as their 2nd best trade in the past 5 years. 4.35 ERA, removed as the closer and traded. And Rooker had 7 AB's with them. Also, I'm not sure we wouldn't have lost Steer (or someone else that we pulled off, or didn't put on, the 40 man roster) in the Rule 5 draft anyway. Don't make me GM. I would have made trade #'s 1, 3 and 5 at the time of the trade.
  3. FlyingFinn
    Yes, that was going to be my post - #1 Kernels, #2 yep, #3 the same and #5 is another Kernels starter. All the ratings in the article seem about right. Good job.
  4. FlyingFinn
    Keirsey vs. Celestino - both play CF, throw LH and are about the same size (Celestino is lighter). Keirsey bats LH and Celestino RH. Minor league # comparison (Celestino at higher levels) with roughly 1,500 ab's for Celestino and 1,100 for Keirsey - (Celestino's #'s will be listed first) batting avg .273 vs. .258, obp .349 vs .329, HR's 29 vs. 23, SB's 68 vs. 84. Celestino is better in all but SB's. I like Keirsey though and it will be interesting if he keeps getting better like he has this year.
  5. FlyingFinn
    Low leverage, inning eater - he is doing great this year. Any game that is tight - horrible. Just don't put him in any tight games unless everyone else is used up. Trouble is their are times you have to put your last guy in if the others have been used.
  6. FlyingFinn
    Blayne Enlow - Saints - appears fully recovered from his surgery this year David Festa - Wind Surge - ERA isn't great but the stuff is and as posted in another thread many of his other #'s are really good (sometimes the bullpen lets your runners score and makes you look bad - with their record, I'm not sure Wichita's middle relievers are that good). And he is going to the future's game in July. Marco Raya - Kernels - very good #'s and the Twins are bringing him along slowly Connor Prielipp - Kernels - on rehab I believe and he may be like Enlow where it is two years after surgery when he starts pitching "normal" again. And for the bullpen, Regi Grace has really pitched well this year, currently with the Wind Surge.
  7. FlyingFinn
    Goodness, the Kernels just keep adding good players to their team (Culpepper has really been pitching well) and none of their best players move up to Wichita. They just release the guys at the end of their roster. Congrats to David Festa. His numbers are mediocre this year but obviously his stuff is impressive. There is a pretty good record of the players who play in this game making it to MLB.
  8. FlyingFinn
    And/or Severino, though his K rate is disturbing. As if the Saints need any more talent. Those higher ticket prices may be worth it.
  9. FlyingFinn
    I think Schobel is ready to be moved up to Wichita, along with Rosario probably. And Wichita needs all the help they can get.
  10. FlyingFinn
    I've criticized Rocco for pinch hitting way too early this year so today I give him credit for a lot of good moves at the right time. Deciding to pinch hit Jeffers and clear the bench with Buxton was the right call and he managed the pitching to get our three best bullpen guys in the game in the 8th, 9th and 10th innings. And good things can happen if you just put the bat on the ball. Need more of that.
  11. FlyingFinn
    Good call. Cespedes with a 2B and HR among his 3 hits today.
  12. FlyingFinn
    Exactly who are you bringing up from Wichita? Who is Sanchez blocking (Winder is a reliever now)? Festa is reported to have good stuff but has struggled with one bad inning in many games this year. He needs more time in Wichita. We traded away Haijar and Povich (bad trades but I would have done them at the time) who would be at that level. Enlow is already pitching for the Saints. Sanchez purpose is to be ready for an emergency start for the Twins. He gets added to the 40 man roster, pitches, and then gets DFA'd and probably returns to St. Paul. We can't do that with guys like Enlow as they will get claimed by another team.
  13. FlyingFinn
    Those Saints can really hit. Stevenson, Miranda and Wallner combine for 7 hits in the top 3 spots in the order.
  14. FlyingFinn
    Ortega did go to St. Paul and pitched 2 innings tonight. Yes, Julien is really bad at 2B. Such a good bat (not tonight) but he better practice 1B. Otherwise, he is a DH only. He costs the team numerous runs with his D at 2B. Arraez looks like a gold glover compared to him.
  15. FlyingFinn
    2 busts but picking 27th is not a guarantee with Sabato. Cavaco was one of the biggest mistakes this FO made. TBD - Miller was 36th and is still very young. Fringe MLB - Rooker, 23 career HR's so far. Trade chip - Petty for Gray looks good now as we got two years from Sonny. Would like to find out soon - Larnach and Wallner and I wish we would find out now, replacing Gallo and Kepler. Great picks - Lewis and Lee, the only top 12 picks. Double digit picks that make it to the majors do offset the Sabato, Cavaco and Rooker picks with Ober, Varland and Julien.
  16. FlyingFinn
    Emma Rodriguez - 2025. Very slow start this year, with some people saying he's not going to make it to MLB. Seems to me I've heard his defense may eventually be more suited for LF/RF but maybe Seth or someone more knowledgeable can shed some light. He will be on the 40 man though this winter.
  17. FlyingFinn
    Some good games from Enlow with the Saints, Lee with the Wind Surge, and E-rod, Miller and Urbina with the Kernels. All three of these Kernels have picked it up after slow starts while Rosario is slumping a little this week.
  18. FlyingFinn
    Which is why many are saying, get rid of Gallo and Kepler and let's sink or swim with Larnach and Wallner (slight drop off defensively but, as reported elsewhere on TD, Kepler's defense is nothing special this year).
  19. FlyingFinn
    Lewis and Kirilloff certainly can play LF. Rocco has said they want Lewis at 3B for the rest of the year (though a Correa injury could change that to SS). Polanco and Julien, no. Julien tried 3B and LF in the minors and the Twins have totally abandoned that thought. He is bad at 2B and worse at 3B and LF. With the Saints, Julien is not playing 1B so I don't think that is going to happen this year (and we do get worse at two positions defensively by taking Kirilloff from there). Buxton must hit as the DH or he is ultimately taking a good bat out of the lineup in Julien, when Polanco returns.
  20. FlyingFinn
    E-Rod with a double, triple and homer. Very nice!
  21. FlyingFinn
    Cardenas would be more likely to move up than Cossetti. He has a .406 OBP and I believe his D is pretty good.
  22. FlyingFinn
    Williams is nothing more than an emergency catcher (only caught 3 games all this year). The Twins really don't want to carry 3 catchers on the 40 man roster long-term in 2023. That is why they keep signing vets to play in St. Paul and, as Blyleven said above, they signed another vet catcher as soon as Wolters got injured. I believe the Twins are liking Camargo more and more but he's actually playing too well (and is too young) to risk bringing him up short-term and then DFA'ing him. They want to put off this decision of adding him to the 40 man until this winter. My opinion is that they would bring up Kolavsvary if one of our catchers got hurt for a short period. If it was the rest of the year, then Camargo would be the choice.
  23. FlyingFinn
    Lewis continues to dominate, up one level. And Rosario seems to always have the early, key RBI's. He's not doing his damage in garbage time. Both very impressive this year. Time to make room for Kiersey in St. Paul (and for Rosario to move up). Get rid of Kepler, call up Wallner or Larnach and give Kiersey their spot with the Saints. Ortega gets the call to Cedar Rapids as everyone was predicting.
  24. FlyingFinn
    I'm thinking Headrick is headed back down to St. Paul after this performance. Is it for Maeda or do we need another pitcher for a couple days as our starters appear to be stressed out knowing they can't allow a run or they are losing.
  25. FlyingFinn
    Jorel Ortega called up to Cedar Rapids as many predicted. Schobel not going up to Wichita, at least not yet. Cavaco, a complete bust, goes to the development list. Maybe Ortega plays 1B for awhile.
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