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  1. JD-TWINS
    He needs to be CROWDED - can’t let him turn on the pitch. Should be about 4-5 inches off his rib cage. Gotta hit in situations to score …..1-9 with RISP isn’t going to fly. 4 hits total & with about 10K’s from our rookies, we aren’t going to be very effective scoring. Chasing fastballs up and flailing at pitches off the plate made us look ill prepared and desperate. I get Javier is a professional and he made som nice pitches and competed hard! We still looked like a team with a bad plan. Not being able to see with poor start time has some validity but I didn’t see the Astro’s players looking like they were having issues at all - right? Poor offensive performance as a team - CC isn’t Superman - need to perform as a team.
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    2nd hop hit the chalk line & appeared to die - not the hop that was expected. Should have knocked down & gotten at least one out but when the ball stays down on an easy glove play you are toast as a fielder. That said, Gray can’t get the ball in off the plate enough on an 0-2 count & it gets drilled. And then he hangs a slider middle-middle for a dinger. I get the defense can’t give extra outs, but the pitching before the ball was hit down the line and then when the ball landed in LF seats was really sub-par!! Disappointing!!!
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    I don’t see that he has anything to worry about in past performance. He needs no redemption. The injuries are now at a level of real concern - not a topic for playoffs! If Jorge just does his thing with timely hitting we’ll be in good shape going forward. Hope he can tighten up glove side (at 3B) if asked to play there again. Hoping for Royce’s glove to be back soon.
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    This is pretty close to what we did Saturday. Correa could revert to August Carlos at any time - guys don’t get 2-3 hits a game for long runs. Hope he stays hot but baseball is % and norms not just what happens over the last week. V. RH pitching Kepler bats 4th with an invigorated CC behind him & then Kirilloff protecting him at 6th. Kirilloff has to be part of the solution! Jeffers is a great option in the #7 hole v. RH pitcher and with Wallner behind him………..if Buxton could play CF, this would be the best 1-9 line-up we’ve ever had……very long! Rocco said CC came to him & asked to bat up in the line-up…….his request was granted, so who knows?
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    Couldn’t force myself to read everything but well put together! Details! My question is, if the TWINS are fortunate enough to get to the ALCS, do we try to bring back the same group & make Gray a real offer? An offer something like 25% north of the qualifying offer of approximately $20M. So $25M/year for 2 years for him to stay settled with his family in MN …….with a very competitive club. He wants to win!! $25M is what we’re paying him & Mahle combined this year - no big budget increase. With players we have coming up and with the veterans we have in place, I don’t see us spending on any new position players. I don’t know where a new guy would fit with what we have coming back? IMO we proved this year that we can piece together 12-13 guys in the Pen to cover needs through the year & still have a solid playoff group. This year may be a little better than we can expect going forward BUT I still don’t see us spending on relievers, outside of our current group. Gray is an anchor on our staff now & his attitude/fire would carry a lot of juice going forward. We need to see Ryan-Ober-Paddack prove themselves over a full season before we have one of them taking up Gray’s slack. Sonny Gray a Twin in ‘24?
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    Completely agree on Baker’s strategy with Verlander. A Verlander/Valdez/RH relievers scenario for Friday is scary. They could turn our lineup some with Valdez in relief. The big deal outside of the obvious advantage a win Tuesday gives us…….we can get into their bullpen and soften them up or at least see them more of them for Thursday prep.
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    Tucker - Abreu - Brantley - McCormack are the reasons why. They are constructed to terrorize opposing pitchers. I completely agree on the middle-middle comment. Ober made a mistake with a change-up too high in zone - first curveball home run by a lefty all year against Thielbar - Stewart just needs to move his fastball around v. throwing a different pitch every other pitch…….98 mph is tough, he hung a slider. All 3 just weren’t executed. it Alvarez has still got to hit them. I think the worst pitch was from Stewart - he’d seen what Alvarez can do……..some blame goes to coaching/Jeffers for the need to never throw back to back fastballs.
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    Solano - Farmer - Taylor - Castro (with a healthy Buxton) were to be the depth - the bench guys - the platoon guys v. LH pitching. They are all 125 games - 140 games played. Affordable, solid guys that have really done their jobs! Kudos again to the FO for bringing them in to supplement the core guys & the youth.
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    Beware, Astros were 3 games under .500 at home this year and about 20 games over .500 on the road. I agree, we have an advantage with the playoff crowd…….just don’t think the Stro’s are going to rattle very easily. I’d like to see us get back in their bullpen by 5th or 6th to reduce effectiveness for Wednesday’s game. Verlander is only 18 months away from coming off surgery with a rebuilt/rejuvenated arm………he’s in great shape. He scares me for Game 4.
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    Lopez won’t pitch again until a potential Game 5………on regular 4 days of rest. Gray & Ryan are the next two up for Games 3 & 4. Houston has Javier & then ??? for Game 4………possibly Verlander on 3 days rest. They do have a young guy, Brown that could get a start with heavy bullpen back-up? Assuming they would like Verlander in Game 5 on good rest v. sooner. With an ALL right handed bullpen for Houston, our lefty hitters are going to have to come through from here on out!
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    Solano was playing, does play 1B, when Kirilloff is out. ……….Farmer took Julien’s spot in the line-up. Both playing with a LH Valdez on the mound. As usual, both contributed!
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    Once you have the ball - which Maldonado did - you can be wherever you like.
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    Ryan’s splits shows he sucks on the road v. at home……….he’ll be throwing Game 4, assuming we get there. Sound move IMO.
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    Wallner could choke up an inch or make some 2 strike adjustment……….might want to watch some tape on how pitchers have been getting you to chase all through the count! Kirilloff is just like most players ……couple collars & then a 2 hit game. He’s due! Can’t be juggling line-up after 2-3 games. TODAY v. Valdez: Solano at 1st - Farmer at 2B or 3rd (seems Polanco stays at 3rd for continuity?) - CC - Polanco - Vazquez (Houston familiarity) - Lewis at DH - Castro in LF - Mr. Taylor………Max in RF & lone LH bat. With an off day tomorrow & after 2 hits Saturday, Jeffers may get his 4th straight start? My guy tells me he gets a break & enters later in the game.
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    Bregman, Tucker, & Brantley are ominous as well! Getting 29 pitches out of Abreu helps a bunch for today - lighting up Neris was. if as well. Valdez is still very good - hope the RH line-up is ready to go today. We need to get into their Pen by the 6th. Tucker is excellent - still might pitch around Alvarez to get to Tucker……..tough combo!!
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    Looks like Eddie J. needs a sports psychologist……..base running issues in 3rd, lack of awareness. Then in ninth, most patient guy in the game (3-1 count) chases an up & away 95MPH fastball? Very surprising when we need baserunners in front of the two guys that already hit homers……… Maybe he just needs some coach in his ear once in a while?
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    Hang tough - hopefully, you’ll be able to gloat about keeping the tickets at Thanksgiving!!! Go TWINS!
  18. JD-TWINS
    Happens 162 games per year - tough/bad calls when linked to certain situations magnify their disappointment! I agree with your statement but same thing may happen again today - gotta play better.
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    No lefties in the Pen could be where we make hay v. the Astros……….patience with starters ……….get pitch count up and then let’s extend their Pen. If we can set a pattern in Houston we can roll once back in Minnesota. Mid fifties back in Minnesota next week for high temperatures………hopefully, some mild advantage!
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    To finally have pushed Emilio Pagan to the 8th spot in the bullpen is refreshing, particularly since he’s pitched really well in ‘23 as a whole! We have enough talent in our pen to demote Funderburk - not because of performance but just due to a lack of experience relative to the other guys down there. We may see him back if we get to longer series! Paddack - Maeda - Varland - Stewart as add on’s to our core 4 seems like a fairytale. We have 4 solid starters as well - regardless of how things work out with Houston, have to be happy with the Staff assembled!!!!
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    Duran deserves more praise - he’s so talented & because of that he makes it seem easy. Back to back days with 2 run lead in his first national game - first playoffs - CLUTCH! I do feel the same about Jax - the difference between Thielbar or Jax, if they struggle, somebody else comes in the game. Duran is on an island in the 9th.
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    Is Taylor on a 2year deal or a FA after the season. My assumption is that Kepler is a lock to have his option picked up. ………,Polanco, is difficult to let go but he’s physically not right. Lee will be ready mid-year…….Polanco’s salary savings pays for the 6 or 7 arbitration guys we want to keep.
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    Can’t imagine Farmer’s price going down from ‘23 ……should sign him for up to $7.5M range, particularly if the plan is to have Lee up by June/July and then NOT to pick up Polanco’s option. Luplow is gone. Would be surprised if Nick Gordon is around still at Spring Training. They won’t roster him ahead of Castro after how this year went for them. He doesn’t have any options left. ……really like Gordon but Castro displaces him. DeLeon probably doesn’t get an offer. If so, no raise after lack of availability in ‘23. Extending Kirilloff in mid-season is a good move if he’s having a decent year.
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    Julien - Polanco - Lewis are all in the line-up now. Best offense we can muster with our club. Polanco at 3B, while he’s made 2 poor plays (1 throwing error), keeps Lewis healthy enough to keep playing & helps us avoid opposition from picking on Lewis and forcing him to charge balls and stress his leg, via the bunt. Buxton is hurt.
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    Ryan won’t throw in relief but they may go with a bunch of guys if there’s any trouble early. Maeda does present a different style that could play well against an aggressive team.
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