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  1. JD-TWINS
    It’s the Top of 5th on Friday night. Didn’t read the article - didn’t read any comments. Just wanna say that if SANTANA can hit HR in back to back games, anything is possible. 50 AB’s in …… let’s look again June 10.
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    ……..when Wallner is banished to AAA - Correa & Lewis are hurt - 6 or 7 other guys are hitting under .200……..Martin, or any warm body hitting .250 plus can be a fan favorite! My point is it’s a low bar as a newcomer. Hope he keeps it up!
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    Guardians (partial) explanation on record out of the gate. 17-7 & have been mashing the ball - particularly for them! ………They’ve played 7 games v. Oakland & 3 games v. W. SOX……8-2 in those 10 games. Playing well though!! Things will level off. Give them credit. They are 9-5 in other games!
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    If they are .500 at the end of May I’d be OK with it ……58-57 in mid-August last year. Gotta get Lewis back by mid-June and other guys out of their collective Funk through May. Buxton is a key…….he seems to be warming!
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    I agree that Farmer has been well below expectations……,however, Crochet hit 98 a couple times - decent slider - 90-92mph change-up……other than Castro’s HR & Martin’s double, not a lot of balls punished by the rest of the group. There’s hope. F. Lindor hit .104 his first 14 games - on fire now. Farmer needs a couple hits to get his mind right, for sure.
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    I guess it makes sense to allow the less experienced guy face the weaker team & more importantly, face them at home. Starting him in LA tomorrow night might be much more difficult? Was looking forward to potential sweep with Ober’s consistency to hold teams down. Hope it works out.
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    #1 is Chief reason for sure…….,basketball players have to make shots…….. football players have to catch the ball….. baseball players need to hit - it’s Not Coaching!! Santana is 38 - Farmer is 30 something - Vazquez is 30 something…….they are not performing & they haven’t been poisoned by the “Twin’s philosophy” at this point in their careers! #2 Ownership reverting budget back to 2021 level……I thought, at the time the depth position depth moves were affordable & OK ……. an extra (level to 2023) $27-$30M nets somebody that can pitch. Lugo - Wacha - Montgomery in hindsight …..,they choked the F.O. into not being able to make a positive move via F.A. Then go back to #1!!!!
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    If Wallner were on the club & mildly producing, they wouldn’t be playing a guy that can’t hit from the left side……that’s Santana. Pretty much everyone assumed Wallner would be in LF - Correa would be at SS - Castro would be freed up to play wherever & able to DH from the left side if Larnach were not on the roster. Some Castro in CF with Buxton at DH as well. All with Kirilloff at 1B v. RH pitching.
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    He’s supposed to be a RH platoon guy at 1B - late innings defense - RH pinch hitter. Wallner disappearing and the left side of infield going down, along with Kepler - Larnach - Lee being hurt……..they didn’t have enough bats and not enough LH bats. He’s been forced into essentially everyday action. Larnach can DH - Martin in LF some v. RH pitching to get Kirilloff at 1B - if Correa comes back Castro can go to LF as a lefty bat, Kepler in RF & Larnach as DH along with Kirilloff at 1B. Just gotta have a little more patience and things should change. Unless Miranda starts hitting about .333 in a big hurry, I don’t see Santana going anywhere.
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    I thought he had an above .800 OPS last year? Maybe not at AAA?
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    If Bailey Ober doesn’t see the 3rd time through - generally - no reason to think Festa would get exposed to that in ‘24 in the Show. Speaking of Ober, he’s just into his first, entirely full season. He threw a bit in ‘22 but was nicked up some. Started in AAA last year and then got in 143 innings with the Big Club. He seems to be on a good trajectory and seems like a fixture in rotation going forward…..he’s 28!……….Festa will be fine - he’s 24. Am hoping for start in June and a couple or more in July/August/September maybe 40-50 innings. That would be helpful and a good initiation. SWR up to maybe 60-70 innings. Varland back at some point for another 60-70 innings. Fingers crossed for health!!!
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    Miranda, (it’s early) is hitting ONE point higher than he did in his “injury plagued ‘23” ….. he’s at .212 with an OBP of .257 and OPS+ of 72, is NOT THE ANSWER. I have complete faith in Julien hitting eventually ……….Miranda - NOT! That’s just me ……serious doubts he’s a major league hitter. Santana in February - supposed to pinch hit some - late defensive replacement - platoon from right side of the plate - exceptional defender. His roll has been expanded due to the left handed hitters injuries or Wallner’s zero performance. “Gotta play Santana” in the left handed side box due to nobody else available. ……he had a couple hard hit balls for outs Monday & a double last night. My concern is his non-production from right side! ………Larnach - Lee - maybe Wallner help displace Santana - Kirilloff at 1B - and all is good in a month? Vlad Guerrero dropped a chest high throw at 1B and it lead to 3 runs and sunk a good start by Gausman. Defense kind of matters all over the diamond - particularly at the most active spot other than catcher. 1B can be slow, not necessarily athletic, …….can’t suck!
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    Guardians - Tigers - Royals all play the SOX as well…..seems fair.
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    Gonna happen when a guy reaches 38 pitches in an inning with a pitch clock…….
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    I saw a game at 43F & another at 36F…….April in Minneapolis……not sweating attendance yet - getting near .500 would help for sure
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    1.4 mph on average for the night …….cool evening, poor outing & it blew up in the 4th. 18-10-10 pitches in first 3 innings - 38 in the 4th. Lost concentration & didn’t execute on a curve that hung to Jimenez.
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    Lopez - born in Venezuela & pitched in Miami prior to last year - when he struggled in a few cold weather games. I feel good about him….,,he hung a curve and it Bit him!! ………maybe lost concentration early in 4th and it all blew up.
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    Gotta bat somewhere if they are in the line-up
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    He wanted to make sure he had a 1B if needed going forward & Kirilloff was already the DH. …..he decided to go ahead after Jeffers came through - could let Jeffers play 1B if needed. My assumption. I too was assuming Martin would enter the game running for Santana.
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    Finish re-hab by end of May…….slowly get into baseball activities through June………available after the All-star break……reasonable?
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    Agreed - one game doesn’t change the year’s outcome. You play who you play though …….last night was the Twins first game of the year, since game 2 v. Royals, against a team that doesn’t have a winning record. Guardians have had at least 10 games with SOX & A’s combined……,all the teams/games count. Julien has his average up to .211 - another 3 hits in this series and he’s on his way……,,Gallo is hitting .143 this year & has a career .193 career average…….low blow, but funny, to compare Julien to Joey.
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    Who is going to pitch then? Castro?
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    I thought he (Paddack) was not able to be optioned - Thanks for clarity………after Monday night’s 7 scoreless with 10K’s……..hope his “issues” aren’t again a topic.
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    On Tuesday morning - after a “swinging K” and then a line drive single up the middle - a drive off the base of the wall in left center for a double - a bomb HR to RF………..he’s now on pace for maybe 33HR? Your small sample size comments seem to have come to fruition last night. Hope he stays hot! I’d take .255 BA - .350 OBP - 26HR …….,decent defense ………that’s a valuable guy at 2B!! …….. regardless of the occasional frustration with bunches of K’s.
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    Vazquez is playing good defense at a primarily defensive spot - offense is disappointing but he’s not a real surprise after last year.
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