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  1. JD-TWINS
    Does anyone even think about Eddie or Jose Miranda at this point? Potentially, (a stretch) one of those two guys are right by mid-August and able to contribute, if needed.
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    Was at a wedding reception and checked game score - box score had 6 consecutive 1’s through 6 innings. Bizarre! Lopez seemed to have a great outing & Topa worked out of a jam. Status quo, day 13. Freddie Perralta is going to be a little bigger challenge than most pitchers faced recently! Pen is rested again so we need Zebby to give the rest of the guys a. chance.
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    Normal Line-up heading into ‘25 v. RH arm: Lewis - CC - Lee - France Larnach - Buxton - Wallner Jeffers If Byron can go they’ll have 7 of 9 in the field including Pablo on the hill……..Bader has to be close or they’d put him on IL for a fresh body the next week. Anyone hear of a Wallner update? Clemens in RF & Bride at 2B today I guess. DH?
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    Larnach - Buxton/Kiersey - Clemens in OF Lewis - Lee - Fitzgerald/Bride - France Jeffers ……….Vazquey may be the DH? Seems Buxton needs to clear “protocol” 1st. We’ll see????
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    Jax seems to be giving up decent contact in most of the games he takes the mound - as you stated, then he strikes a couple guys out. Per the article, he’s tied for “holds” in baseball even with a few pretty uneven performances. That’s tough to beat. I think he’s leveling out but I think it would help his psyche if he could go one - two - three in an outing!
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    Clemens - Kiersey - France all contributing - Vazquez with a double (he’s coming around, nearing .200 BA)……….scraping out a few runs and pitching is just fantastic! Guys get into jams occasionally and they don’t blink - just grind through innings and escape with ZERO’s on the scoreboard. Lopez Saturday and a fresh face on the hill Sunday. Keep it rolling in Milwaukee!
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    To me, Items 1-4 are all covered by better COMMAND of his pitches……..both in the zone and just off the plate. Personally, I don’t know what the stats are, but his curveball should be thrown about 15-20% of the time ………. I’m assuming it is at 10% or less now. It’s a completely different look than his other pitches and he can throw it for strikes. Speed declines to around 76Mph so it’s tough to time up for a hitter and it has a nice 12 o’clock to 6 o’clock break. His slider is the key to him getting outs and more swing and miss. He’ll be OK - 82 innings to start last year at 3.51 ERA is too much of a sample to be as bad as he’s been at times in ‘25.
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    Let me say it more politely, try not to stress so much.
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    “Paddack needs to go - what the hell didn’t they shed Paddack’s salary and get something of worth for the future - how can anybody think Baldelli can manage this team to some competitive level”…………...it’s still early, I get it, haven’t made the playoffs yet. However, it was “even earlier” on April 15th when the lynch mob started circling……it was ridiculous!! I liked keeping Paddack at $7M - didn’t think he’d be effective past 120 innings - still very leary of him getting past July pitching every 5th turn. I liked keeping him being a max effort guy out of the pen with Festa, SWR, & Matthews filling the #4 & #5 spots. Gotta tip the hat to Paddack as his mental approach and command seem to be improving every outing!! …..not here should probably tip the hat to Rocco as well.
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    Don’t watch.
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    I guarantee you that if he gets lit up (maybe twice) the people here will immediately call for Zebby Matthews - my comment wasn’t about reality of Twin’s actions (or what “should happen”) it was about the tendency at TD to always want somebody else on the roster because “we know who the best players are”, until they fail & then it’s the fault of the “stupid front office”. Staff ERA for the Season is 3.38. Bullpen, over the 10 game win streak, has thrown 37 1/3 innings with a .96 ERA. Nothing wrong with the staff that this F.O. put together. Alcala - Stewart - Jax have all been roughed up big time, more than once………still good numbers when blended with the group.
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    Not really up to date but my assumption was that Wallner would be back by June 1 at latest? I think he’d be retroactive to around April 15? ……I guess Keaschall is an easy move since he’s out til All-star break or so.
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    I agree with stats - I’d probably go back to the entirety of his starts backing up to ‘24 season to quote stats in a more blended approach. I do get though, that maybe via seeing him and via scouting, the other teams have his number - maybe? I think it’s more on him. He’s 24 - he’s had moderate success. He’s well liked in the organization. I think he’d have to be bad or really flatten out to be considered for a trade in ‘25 or even ‘26. 4.37 ERA if one goes back to all his starts since start of ‘24. 171 innings pitched - 8K’s per 9 innings……..a re-set could be good as he’s always walked too many and then starts throwing hittable (middle-middle) pitches and that leads to a bunch of hits surrendered. I think he’s a decent #5 starter going forward.
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    SWR had a 4.06 ERA entering today………he got rocked in one of his 4 innings. Not sure if moving him down makes sense - he’s had a bunch of competitive starts over last 12 months. ……….Paddack is just a bad outing from everyone calling for him to be shifted out of the rotation………with no upcoming off days, moving off SWR screws things up relative to “rest” for starters. I don’t see it happening. Somebody has to come up for Sunday - assuming that’s Festa. Alcala may get optioned for 15 days? ……………… SURPRISING NEWS - Twins are last Team IN playoffs in 3rd AL Wildcard spot as of today.
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    Then SWR is down for a minimum of 15 days.
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    How do you get space on Roster for Adams?
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    TEAM ERA is 3.32………starters will have some bad outings occasionally but with the 5 they roll out now and the bullpen staying within their capabilities the Team will be competing almost certainly on a daily basis. Lewis - Wallner - Keaschall displacing Gasper - Clemens - Kiersey is a big change in the 13 man position player roster! Potentially, McCusker makes an appearance after Castro can focus on IF duties (w/Wallner’s return) and Bride is displaced. Miranda too could turn things around in another month?
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    .299 BA & .607 Slug% for a month - as good a defensive CF as there is…….not what he once was but very good on defense. This is a MVP caliber ( in the race) season. Many, many excellent producers in today’s game strike out at a high rate. Hitting the ball at 95mph exit velocity in 55% of the times he puts it in play is impressive. He’s could push counts more and try to walk a few times more per month & his strikeouts are exorbitant……..he’s producing regularly……there is no “perfect” in today’s game. He gets extra bases on heads-up aggressive running as well as anyone in the game!
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    One walk and no runs over 18 appearances kind of moves him past “one of the best pitchers on the staff” IMO. He’s it, within his role. 16 1/3 innings he has 19 K’s and again 1 walk and an ERA of 0.00. He’ll obviously give up some hits/runs going forward but he’s really filled a void and seems to be improving yearly at age 35. Big time addition in the Pen!
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    Do the Twins have to keep Clemens on 26-man to back up France? How long does France play every inning? ………an obvious thought some other baseball people have considered for probably 10 years, can McCusker play 1B? Does Gasper come back up as the #12 guy as 1B - C - 2B back-up…………apparently tearing cover off in St Paul Does Miranda have a pulse yet at AAA? I guess he’s the logical 13th guy at some point as he can play 1B & displace Bride at 3B. Wrist? Back? Bat to ball yet?
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    Amick is at High A ……..he profiles to get to St. Paul sometime next summer. Loooong way to Twin’s DH spot. McCusker could be in that spot in a week or so……..oddly enough, when Wallner comes back it makes McCusker more realistic. Wallner displaces Kiersey & McCusker can displace Clemens as Castro (at 2B when needed) will be able to be committed to IF innings once Wallner is back. Bride/Lewis - CC - Lee/Castro - France Larnach - Bader - Buxton - Wallner - McCusker Seems like another uptick offensively.
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    Don’t think he expected 29 pitches today when he put him in…….I didn’t see that inning but it sounded like some tough luck in a double play ball? I thought Topa may come in……..Alcala & Stewart haven’t been consistently sharp, period……am sure Jax said he was good to go, nobody is forced to the mound if health is in question. Jax will get 2 days off, I’m sure. 76 pitches is a light outing for a starter and Jax has his innings spread over 6-7 days…..he’ll be OK! Mental fatigue comes into play for a reliever as well…..I’m more concerned about that issue with Jax. Topa - Stewart - Alcala will all 3 be very rested by Tuesday night………Sands will be fresh as well. Varland is a horse and he’s thrown 25 pitches over 3 outings this week (8 days including Monday off day)……he’ll be ready on Tuesday as well! Just saw Team has outscored opponents 40-20 over last 8 games/wins. That’s 2.5 runs per game given up by pitching staff - excellent! 5 runs scored per game is what Teams do when they win games - nice contributions across the line-up. Defense is a little better now as well.
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    Ryan battles and stays aggressive. He’s on the edge with fastball stuff (4HR’s a few outings ago) and really fun to watch when he’s rolling. Ober & Ryan, zero walks in their two starts this series - big deal when not overpowering. both have matured between the ears since start of ‘23………..pretty comfortable feeling when they are on the mound! Random stat from MLB TV viewing this morning …….. Byron Buxton (since mid June of ‘24) is 5th in Weighted Runs Created behind Judge - Guerrero Jr - Ohtani - Witt. That’s pretty impressive company!!! Correa isn’t spectacular at the plate yet but he’s up 55 points in BA over past 3 weeks……if he gets back to .260 plus, the line-up is good with Wallner as well in 2-3 weeks………come on Royce….. Big Swing by Larnach! Vazquez had the smarts & guts to throw the ball right at the runner’s rear end and when he slid into bag the throw was perfection!! Nice read & play by Lewis as well. Big moment.
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    I get your point and it’s frustrating to see a guy his age and athleticism move around like Mickey Mantle at age 33 w/o medical solutions. He looks broken to me. Am in Cincinnati & parallel to Mr. Lewis, Hunter Green is hurt again ………..big chunk of his early years have been on IL or recovering & being protected.
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    20-20 😉
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