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  1. JD-TWINS
    Amen! “……he needs to work on his pitch mix….his plan……..” How about the pitching coach/veteran catcher telling the kid he’s going to throw what is called and then direct him with a better game plan & LOCATION expectation from the catcher. Those exchanges can’t be very difficult to have through the handful of days between starts! He is the “ultimate strike thrower” in the minors. That’s because his stuff overpowers minor league hitters - it’s easier to live in the zone with fastballs and challenge nearly everyone. He walked as many guys in one inning as Lopez & Ryan walked in 13 combined innings in the previous 2 starts. He’ll get better, but the 3 walks in an inning when the guy on the hill has good stuff, it’s just so frustrating to watch.
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    How about having some level of expectation from Alcala? He’s only “used properly” in the 40% of the games he’s in (when he’s successful) because his control sucks. Plain and simple, his command is not what it needs to be! At least half or more of his appearances he gets in trouble with walks - it’s OLD! He’s got a nice pitch mix and very good stuff but he pitches like he’s on amphetamines……..hard to watch.
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    The #1 ranked High School QB in the country, standing 6’5” didn’t get lit up too often by Cretin’s foes.
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    Agreed. I do think, if healthy, Miranda has a better chance as a 1B/3B/DH contact hitter. Eddie has been down for some time with pretty brief high points. I was sold on Bride as the eventual 13th guy until Keaschall would/could come back in a couple more months - Clemens though, has shown some Pop and has better position versatility!
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    STAFF ERA is 3.15 PEN individuals: Coulombe - 0.00 ………Duran - 0.89 ……..Topa - 1.84 ……..Sands - 2.55 ……..Varland 2.95 Jax - Stewart - Alcala are the 3 guys that haven’t been consistently good & all 3 are trending positively!! Pretty sure the current FO put this staff together………….. Good luck to Zebby today!
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    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.
  21. JD-TWINS
    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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