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  1. JD-TWINS
    My hope is (understand your point) that Kiriloff can relieve us of the need for Gallo to start. If Kiriloff hits a woeful .240, (with a .310 OBP) it’s an upside v. Gallo at 1B! Seen it for two days and he doesn’t appear to have any confidence nor a clue in the batter’s box………….walk, fly out to the track, hit a sharp grounder to 1B, …..please show us something Joey!
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    Polanco will stay at 2B - Farmer to 3B & Miranda to 1B v. LH pitching. Kiriloff at 1B v. RH pitching with Gordon in the OF (position depending upon if Kepler or Gallo gets released)……not enough room on the roster for Kiriloff - Polanco - Larnach - Gallo - Kepler - Solano…………would they DFA Solano to have Kepler & Gallo on the bench by middle of May?
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    AGREED. ……..Pagan may be a more favorable response. At least Pagan has a couple of upbeat metrics………..the ball being put in play by Gallo 25% of his AB’s is hard to imagine. Hard to stomach but a positive risk move by the FO. He’s brought flexible defensive depth, in one body on the roster, and has the ability to hit an HR once a week……Having the ability and getting it done are 2 different things! Support the team - don’t need to love it, agreed! My worry is Alex & Jorge come back & they option Larnach. Might start screaming then…….only other option is Solano…….who gets most leash….Gallo - Solano - Kepler?
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    Taylor v. RH pitching - Kepler - Gallo….it’s as ugly as we thought it might be. Gordon in CF v. RH pitching - Gallo/Kepler rotating in RF since neither should play in front of Larnach - Kiriloff at 1B - Polanco at 2B and our line-up is Waaay better. Hopefully, by the 20th of the month - fingers crossed! Can we DFA a $9M or better yet, an $11M salary in May?
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    I hope we’re both wrong! ….after 2 games now though….,,,,he looks like a 10th grade kid playing on the Varsity and he’s way over matched. Pathetic. When a guy only puts the ball in play 25% of the time, I guess we gotta wait 8-10 games to see if he can get 4 hits in that time period. Right now he looks like he might get A HIT per week…..maybe?? Maybe 2 walks in a week because he doesn’t swing! We gotta get Kiriloff back or be prepared to bring up Julien to play 1B by April 15! Will need Polanco as well so we can get Gordon freed up to get Taylor out of CF v. RH pitching …….he doesn’t look much better than Gallo. Both are more than competent on defense but we need some more juice on offense!! Two & 0 and haven’t yielded a run…….some good situational pitching & we’re playing the hapless Royals. Need more “O” in a hurry.
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    Sure would like to see Kepler move over .250 BA - I get that’s obvious. If he is struggling in May & Gordon/Larnach are hitting I see him sitting & Larnach playing right 80% of the time until the Trade Deadline. Larnach can hit 15 Hr’s from July - September playing RF daily.
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    Winder, needs to get healthy - Sands - (Balazovic too?) - Henriquez, needs to get healthy………..I think all 4 of these guys should shift to Pen roles. Balazovic could maybe be a Durán for us in 8th inning regularly?
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    I think Megill & then Balazovic are Pen replacements in early/mid-summer…….keep bringing the heat in the late innings!!
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    Success from the Pen often has little to do with the Manager strategy and comes down to pitchers executing pitches. Sure, there’s a scouting report and opposing batters have tendencies to try and take advantage of but you gotta execute with command on the mound!! See P. López getting out of jambs yesterday v. Pagan creating jambs last year.
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    Able to read, hence fan of sports for over 50 years, and certainly curious about injuries. Not really at all concerned with the communication about injuries from the front office. To each his own but am tired about “the lack of transparency” comments from the FO. If a guy’s hurt and he’s going to need some time to heal, within a range, to get better - enough said……it’s not an exact science. Maybe we are as fans surprised by some extended time to heal but how does that have any affect on anything? Carl Anthony Towns was out from November to late March……..he had a January set-back. He was “close” to being ready many times……no real good reports from Wolves other than, he isn’t ready! I gotta think Fantasy owners want to know who & how long to sit guys & gamblers are wondering about their picks to get to the playoffs - win totals - etc. IMO, try to be accurate as a FO with injury news while protecting any sensitive/competitive issues. Update guy’s injuries every couple weeks - maybe the 1st & 15th of month so management & fans are clear about the information timing. Sound reasonable?
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    The interesting thing I learned today was that the new Trainer stated that Lewis could be playing in games by mid-April. Wow! Great recovery and great news. He won’t play in games for a couple months but it sounds like he’s a lock for being available by mid-June. That’s really encouraging for added potential depth - early enough in the year so that it may make a difference. Q: (too early to worry about it) Who would Lewis displace on the 26 man if Polanco & Kiriloff are back?
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    Regarding the win total probably being lower this year due to the Twins not being able to play as many games v. AL Central lower level teams………doesn’t it wash with us getting to play the lower level teams from the 3 National League Divisions? …….from a mutual familiarity standpoint, I think we have a better shot beating the Reds over 6 games than we would v. Tigers for 6 additional games.
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    Big Karnack fan!! Usually had it right!
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    I think the thing to keep in mind is that even when there is no intent to have an early hook, pitchers will get pulled for lack of performance. Stated above, Mahle came out 5 of his 19 starts in ‘22 before the 5th. Lopez came out of the game 7 times before the 5th. Both about 25% of starts. If a guy goes 6 1/3 for 3 straight starts & then 4 innings in his 4th start, his average innings are 5.75. League average last year was around 5.4 innings per start…………not easy to get average innings anywhere near back to where they used to be.
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    Just hope nobody gets hurt playing in Minnesota next weekend……forecast in low 40’s. Tough to come from Miami into that!! Hope we are decisive enough to keep Larnach on roster & DFA Solano when Kiriloff & Polanco come back to Twin Cities. Doubt they will in the short-term since Larnach has ability to get sent down. Roster is somewhat overflowing with good players/pitchers. That’s how it appears to me. Don’t understand the lack of confidence in our offense from others here? FO has put together a team with ability & depth.
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    He struck out Aaron Judge & popped up Josh Donaldson on Friday in his 4th inning of work. His 60th pitch was 92Mph Maeda will be OK!
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    Martin’s UCL, elbow injury is still up in the air relative to recovery time. He’s behind now for this year and needs time to grow offensively in the minors - hope he excels there!! Breakout guys, Alcala - Larnach ……comeback players, Kepler - Gallo
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    My point is, question is, when the starting 1B & 2B come back in 2-4 weeks, who is coming off the roster? It’s 2 of 3 guys, Solano - Castro - Larnach. Castro is essentially a “for sure” demotion.
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    What do we do with Larnach - Castro - Solano when Kiriloff & Polanco come back in a month? With today’s information, Castro & Solano get moved. Thoughts?
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    #3 Miranda seems to be having an extension of last season - nothing new. He needs to settle in at 3B since Kiriloff will suck up 75% of the starts at 1B. Good hitter with pop! #2 Ober too seems to be an extension of last year. His health seems to be his only barrier & the capability of the other starters to stay healthy in front of him. #1 Larnach could big a really nice offensive addition that wasn’t going to be on roster 2 weeks ago. If he keeps hitting and gets to DH regularly v. RH pitching he just may stick. If he can hit 25 HR & play some LF & RF …..maybe .270 BA with a bunch of doubles…..hooray!
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    I think Polanco will go unless he has a really good bounce back….otherwise Lee or Lewis steps in for ‘24. Miranda/Lewis at 3B is a strong possibility in ‘24 as well. With a couple rookies playing regularly it seems having Farmer around one more year would be a sound idea.
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    If not best Utility - they are most valuable. Gordon is going to start 125 games & Farmer around 110 games……essentially “multi position” starters.
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    Vasquez starting year at Honorable Mention seems right!
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    Not to over reach, I’d say 2nd…….if Kiriloff is healthy he may be #1? KC’s infield has 2 guys plus an honorable mention…..not too terrible. They had Taylor & Benintendi last year in OF - not perfect but OK. Odd they didn’t keep that group together…..I certainly don’t follow them, just information that’s obvious here. Buxton/Larnach combination has a great shot at best DH…..,these two also have a shot for best combined outfielder.
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    I agreed on Maeda until last Friday…..saw him pitch innings 3, 4, & 5 of his 5 inning relief outing and he looked good! Gave up a 2run homer in first inning - walked 3 guys in 5 innings BUT He struck out Judge in inning 4 and his 60th pitch was 92 Mph. His sinker/change-up down & in to right handed hitters looked nasty. 2 runs over 5 innings & he finished strong! I was Ober, Ober, Ober until then. I still think that he should be on 26 man. His innings are wasted in St Paul……..seems they could throw him in relief a couple times per week for 2 plus innings and let him keep throwing in the Pen if he needs to so he’s “stretched out”? Too talented to be in St. Paul when healthy.
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