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  1. JD-TWINS
    Culpepper is a solid move “at some point”. I don’t see organization brining him to MLB unless his offense forces him to be used, prior to late in July 1. With the way things sit now, it would appear Lee would get pretty strong consideration to play 3B, with Culpepper at SS. The whole point of moving Lewis to AAA is to help him re-set ……… so that he can come back to club and play 3B most every day. He’s got to prove he can hit the ball prior to that opportunity.
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    GUARDIANS sent Bo Naylor to AAA and traded the 26th pick in the draft and another chip to Giants for Patrick Bailey. Trying to get better long-term while always focussed on WINNING MORE in the short term. Naylor has been pretty front and center for them for most of 3 years. Guardians not afraid about a starter getting somewhat deflated when sent down to find themselves! It’s a Professional Sport. Royce Lewis AAA - platoon Kriedler & Gray Matt Wallner AAA - play Larnach & Martin v. RH pitching OR Clemens in LF with other option at 1B with Larnach in RF. Unfortunately, Jenkins - Gonzalez - Rodriguez - Roden are all on IL. THAT is why Teams hang on to guys like Outman until someone forces themselves on to the roster - need a RH outfield bat to take Wallner’s spot.
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    The Prielipp WPA has to be an error. Above it shows he gave up 4 earned runs & it was actually 1 earned run. On the Baseball Reference stats sight for Team, Prielipp’s ERA DROPPED to 3.32 (1 earned run). Just heard on MLB Network that the Team is 3rd in A.L. in runs scored. Since April 17th they have scored 3 or less in 9 of 20 games ……. sure, they did get 7,8,11,&11 over 4 games (3-1) so those numbers skew the “offensive effectiveness”. I realize there are peaks and valleys in run production but 3 or less in nearly half of your games makes it hard to get any positive momentum going! If one drops SWR from the rotation the other 5 starters have a 3.38 ERA for the season. Defense can only change if players are exchanged. (i.e. Culpepper with Lee to 3B) Starters are solid IF Abel can return. Theoretically, offense is scoring and generally not bad……..particularly if they displace Wallner & Lewis. Gotta get more aggressive with PEN fixes - Rojas - SWR(once Abel returns) - some other young arm - Sands, when healthy. If they could trim the bottom 3 guys from the current PEN with average results from youth, .500 ball is attainable.
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    With 2 options left …… he’s got to go down at the end of the next home stand if things don’t really shift in a positive direction. Kiedler & Gray in a platoon in near term. …… if he squares himself away over the course of 3-6 weeks, great! If not, maybe Culpepper comes up to play SS and Lee shifts to 3B?
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    They both have .400 Slug% over the last 3 seasons ……… they both had OPS+ at 105 or better the last 3 years on average. Caratini has hit .264 over the past 3 seasons and is under .210 this year. Bell a .245 hitter that’s also approaching .210. THEY aren’t performing……. guys get signed & there are always risks - just like keeping Lewis & Wallner with the expectation they would perform. Players play. Can’t have 26-35 guys play every year at MLB level and Cherry Pick who ever doesn’t live up to expectations and blame it on the FO. What about the guys that are performing at or above expectations?
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    Even Kriedler & Gray rotating in a platoon at 3B seems to be a positive move while Lewis gets sorted out in AAA over 4-8 weeks…..whatever it takes.
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    I looked at his Options 10 days ago and got back he was past 3 yr vet window with No Options left, but now see he has 2 options left…….. seems like a no brainer after next home stand if there’s no spark over next 10 days. 22 months ago Miranda was hitting .325 with a 12 game hit streak ……… injuries and mental fatigue ……. lack of direction/confidence can eat guys up! Royce is Waaay more talented than Miranda…….. gotta hope he finds something positive soon. No idea how the organization thinks about timing for Culpepper? Moving him to SS for a few weeks with Lee at 3B seems to be worth a shot in the fairly near future.
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    Am hopeful that Caratini comes around …….. last 3 years of slash line averaged: .264/.330/.400 104 OPS+ WAR of 1.0 Bell too should improve, per recent 3 yr history averaged: .245/.322./.411 106 OPS+ WAR of -.100 (due to DH role & mediocre at 1B) …..need the bat! These two were signed to add consistency at the plate - expected no flash in the box but no huge valleys either. Lewis & Wallner??? ….not so hopeful
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    They said on air today that Acton had a set-back and won’t start throwing at all for another 2 weeks. Abel, set-back as well - some soreness after last throwing session. Agree - they needed somebody fresh for the PEN and needed to make room for new guy off waivers/trade?
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    Today’s game: in the same inning Team had 2 different pitchers issue a walk and then hit the next batter - damn near impossible! After Banda loaded the bases they still should have not given up any more runs. There was a sky high pop-up hit behind 2B, in shallow right field. Keaschall, with his hyper aggressive approach is screaming for the ball which was obviously the OF ball. It dropped between them - completely inexcusable for BOTH players. Wallner needs to take charge and catch the ball & Keaschall needs to get himself under control. A play like that breaks the Team’s back from a morale standpoint!! It was a brutal play. Why, after getting through the 6th, did Klein come out in the 7th? Rogers is down there - the 7 - 8 - 9 - 1 batters were all left handed. Mgr. let Klein start the inning & face the first two guys - one homers & next guy gets on & then Rogers enters down a run & in a jam. Didn’t like the thinking/strategy from Shelton. Don’t understand it - 4 lefties in a row, Roger’s wheelhouse, on paper.
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    Bell & Caratini WERE doing OK. The Bell double today helped his recent view from fans point of view. Caratini looks good challenging pitches behind the plate. HOWEVER, Bell ….. -.500 WAR .211/.292/.320 71 OPS+ Caratini ….. -.100 WAR .209/.308/.256 59 OPS+
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    They are spending (OWNERSHIP) $106M of which $32M are being paid to Correa & Lopez. That leaves $74M for the players actually on the field. To me, the GM is least to blame. Wallner - Lewis - Caratini - Bell - Outman are not performing …….. that’s not Coaching nor Ownership nor the FO. The players are not getting it done - they ALL have in the past for portions of seasons, worst case. I’m much more confident in the probability of Caratini & Bell getting back to respectability than the other home grown guys. Outman is just a Roster mistake & he’s not breaking out of it, maybe ever. The GM needs a vision developed WITH Ownership (year over year) and some resources ($$$). The Tean is spending $50M less than they did in 2023. Pretty sure the Team would be in a much better place if they just spent what they did in 2021 ($122M)……..it’s hard to imagine that the TWINS are spending their LOWEST TOTAL in 12 years outside the Covid year………… That is pathetic!!
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    PEN certainly has its faults! However, they have given up a whole bunch of runs in games when the offense scored 1-2-3 runs. The offense scores 11 one day and 2 the next and their “Runs/9” & BA all look OK …….. a reliever pitches 4 good outings and then gets lit up over 2/3 of an inning and the ERA is 7.00 or whatever. The PEN needs to be addressed - in a minimum of 2 spots. The offense too needs to be addressed, regardless of emotions, if not now at least at some point soon.
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    A Team doesn’t sign a guy for what he gave the organization 2-3 years prior. Polanco was hurt and not very effective/productive for his last 2 seasons in MN…… he wasn’t. He wasn’t good in Seattle in his first year there. Then, they signed him on a one year deal last year and he performed to higher than expectations - he then shined in the Post-Season. ……….last year’s good fortune for Jorge has nothing to do with the trade. Topa had 1 good year - relative to his expectations, after being hurt nearly all of year 1. DeSclafani was a bust. Gonzalez certainly has potential as shown throughout last year & now at AAA. Polanco played an average of 92 games/yr over his last two years in MN. This season, after signing a great deal with the Mets, he’s played in 14 games with a .179 BA & a 51 OPS+. I wish Jorge well, but it was not a bad trade.
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    Come on…..
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    Morris has a decent fastball! Location of that and his change-up? Entered giving up a double and soon after a triple ……. the presence of Kerosene on to Ober’s fire.
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    I think “the plan” is to bat Martin last v. RH pitching which has him in front of Buxton after the first inning……….. he bat’s 3rd v. LH pitching. KEASCHALL could bat last as well v. RH pitching.
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    I guess I’m going to assume “somebody” needs to be the back-up starter (Abel - Ryan - Prielipp) are all very fragile in relation to 25 more starts each. I like Rojas in PEN with Zebby remaining in the wings…… prior to season starting I was hoping they’d use Zebby as the Closer - SO, I guess we agree that it would be good, with assumed starter health, that we’d like to see the Team use young arms to clean up the Bullpen. After looking at this - in fairness to the organization, this would have been a good look as the ultimate PEN …….. assuming Lopez would be in the rotation & Sands would be in the PEN! MAYBE - with Prielipp’s history, Zebby goes into rotation and Prielipp throws 1+ innings 2-3 times per week?
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    Jeffers - Larnach - Martin …….. Buxton not far behind ……… are all off to “career year” starts. Clemens is warming with more opportunities - still don’t think he’s a real MLB guy at 1B (or in line-up) ………… Keaschall walking 3 times in one game following 2 doubles on Sunday - maybe the switch has flipped? WALKING 3 times - seriously, I doubt he’s walked 3 times in a whole week this year! Bell & Caratini are vets and will ebb & flow the plate…….things should shift back to positive results for one or both very soon. Brooks Lee! My apologies!! Offensive surge may be short lived but he’s doing things now I didn’t think he’d achieve. Keep it up! I still think, with his potential 20-25 HR he should be considered for the Team’s guy at 1B medium-long term with Houston & Culpepper coming in next 2-12 months. The 2 strike line drive to LF on Tuesday really got me thinking he’s figuring it out & maybe relaxing just a bit………letting the ball get deep and then just taking it the other way - AFTER a pull side double, really nice piece of hitting!
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    Yes, I do remember last night thinking what a nice job he did hitting the fly ball to the track in right center to drive home the run - that WAS a positive! His defense seems to have settled over the last 75-80 games, back to last year……:he looks pretty good to me. No options - gotta ride out his struggles at the plate. Fingers crossed!
  21. JD-TWINS
    There are no AAA options left for Lewis …….get ready to ride it out.
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    .235 BA & .309 OBP is not really even average - right? I get the 6 homers being noticeable but the first 2 slash numbers with 29%K rate doesn’t get me nor the organization excited. I guess, give it a couple more months.
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    There offensive consistency and balance through the line-up stinks! Buxton - Martin - Larnach - Jeffers & recently, Lee have been performing at reasonable levels or BETTER - over more than a game or two at a time. If Abel comes back & Zebby takes Joe’s spot in the rotation, SWR is destined for bullpen ……. Klein is a fresh look …… Rojas is still an option …..,….. Festa should be available and suited for PEN in 3+ weeks……. there’s some hope for new & more effective relievers over the rest of the month. I think the offense needs to sharpen up to get these guys moved on to the staff with confidence from organization!
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    His current “deal” is for $13M next year ……… if it’s assumed he’ll be healthy then $25M for 2 years won’t fly……… maybe he signs for $30M over 2 years? Assuming that’s the minimum of healthy. If he’s coming back in ‘27 …….. (next June) …….. then he may bite at more security for to hedge against a poor recovery? I guess, if he’s healthy or expected to be, the Twins are going to pay enough to sway him into staying past next year.
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    Getting MLB “ready players” …… “and some great prospects……….” Not sure how Joe brings that kind of haul? As we all do, hope he recovers OK and is back pitching by mid-June!
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