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    Roster spot issue is an issue. “…..and maybe Kepler in RF.” MAYBE Kepler…..he’s about as good as conceivable in RF. I like Kiersey’s performance and would like to see him get an opportunity. It’s very difficult to imagine without an OF injury. As of last night, Kirilloff’s HR just bought him another 2-3 weeks minimum. His ability to play 1B is also a reason he’s more difficult to just change out with Kiersey. On another front: In 7-10 days when Lewis comes back, who goes down? …….Crazy thought would be to play Lewis at 2B (very capable - not happening) and send Julien down for a refresh while letting Miranda & Castro man 3B. ………maybe just let Castro play 2B when hitting from left side as a better alternative. To me, Julien is more screwed up than Kirilloff at this point. I might jump through my TV screen if Eddie strikes out looking at another fastball - embarrassing!
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    Correa is not Bobby Witt Jr. - Jr. is what people thought of correa in 2017……. more upside. Correa is still very valuable and a big contributor in all aspects. Don’t understand how Julien & Miranda/etc. have anything to do with Correa’s skills, capabilities at SS? ……”hampered, stats wise”???
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    Can be frustrating to see an effective guy leave the game - Jax - agreed. I think, as weak as it may seem, guys get used to lathering up and coming in and pitching - getting outs - then done. It’s not within a routine to sit for some unknown length of time and stay mentally on edge and focused - also, because of the short stints, guys go 110% for 3-5 batters and then drop way off on stuff. Probably the most significant reason is that if they go two innings one day they typically have to sit next 2 days………..have half-dozen other guys getting paid out there, other than Duran, gotta use guys in right spots. Sometimes they give up runs - no perfect in the bullpen or anywhere else in the game.
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    I hope you are correct with Lewis - just considering “when” for the near-term means he’s pretty healthy at this point. Great news. Couple more weeks is just fine to get him right at the plate in St. Paul. Stewart by “sometime in June” seems plausible - not very soon if he hasn’t played catch, at all, yet. Interested in Lee’s progress/prrformance once back in St. Paul - will be interesting to see what position he’s playing there.
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    May 19th - Buxton & Lewis out of line-up…….can’t be too worried about the acorns falling.
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    I like Kiersey in exchange for Kirilloff for at least 3 weeks to give him some looks! Can’t see him displacing Margot nor Miranda.
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    If you are a professional baseball player with 400 plus innings in the Show in CF and probably 700 total in the outfield, it’s not the Manager’s fault you are taking a poor path to the ball nor that you are clueless enough to be unaware how many outs there are. The 11 year old kid in RF bleachers knows how many outs there are!! Where are our leaders at Catcher - SS - RF - 2B who should be letting everyone know how many outs there are - that’s Jr. High age responsibility! Any Manager in Pro baseball or coach in any Pro sport says that Team issues stay in the Locker room. Period. Who’s he going to throw Wednesday? Jax can’t pitch 3 innings. - Sands in the 9th? If Duran is sat down to make a point and things go sideways the entirety at TD would be up in arms about Baldelli screwing that up. Eddie getting sent down would be a breath of fresh air - no realistic substitute until Lee is healthy. Also, Jeffers might be right behind him with his recent woes and guessing at the plate - taking called strike 3’s on fastballs is not cool more than once. Glad he came up big yesterday - he was due!
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    Yes - yesterday there was a post suggesting the targets Vazquez gives don’t suit Duran - if that’s the case, it would get fixed after about two outings in ‘23!!! IMO, it’s silly. Jeffers catching him is lower ERA over last 2 years and ERA associated with Vazquez this year is around 6.7 v. half or less with Jeffers. Again, to me, this is overreaction. He’s pitched 10 times in ‘24. I’m going to assume some randomness between the catchers. He didn’t give up a run until Friday (3 in one swing) & then Sunday he gave up another HR with Vazquez catching. Yesterday he gave up an HR in 3rd straight outing, this time with Jeffers catching AND after I’m sure we’re 2-3 discussions about pitch mix & location with the GROUP. He’s throwing the ball - zero issues in 7 outings - 3 poor outings, & therefore Vazquez can’t catch.
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    Kirilloff - Miranda - left to be a FA - No. Right now, Julien needs to prove he’s an option anywhere over the next 2-3 weeks. Brooks Lee, if healthy, could be playing regularly at 2B, batting 95% from the left side……,while Julien is trying to “right his approach” in St. Paul. This is from someone who said all winter, “do not consider trading Eddie, his offense & OBP are too difficult to duplicate!!!” I still think, long-term, it’s Lee at 3B - Julien at 2B - Lewis playing in a role shared with Kirilloff…..,,Wallner……..Rodriguez, at 1B & LF. Miranda, if he maintains average or better offense in ‘24, could be depth at 1B - 3B - DH possibly?
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    Hug the Defensive WAR he brings if you are a Nat’s fan!!
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    He’s 23 …….other Teams try to turn our order around all the time by switching pitchers ……….,what’s the problem? Okert got left handed hitter and 4 clean outs. Don’t get the constant scrutiny? Our starters, excluding Ober’s 1 1/3 outing in his opener & Varland’s 4 starts, average 5.47 innings per start - pretty normal. If any of the other 4 veteran starters got pulled with a shutout, I get the angst. The Team is trying to keep a 23 year old unscathed and fresh enough to keep taking the ball every 5th day. I thought it was a bit weird, but understand what the background is with this specific guy. Am aside: Okert & Thielbar both with clean outings - hooray!!
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    Pretty sure the announcers said Splinker - missed it - they would have made a bigger deal out of another curve.
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    Concerned. Cleveland, velocity wasn’t a concern at 100 & 95 with Splinker (down a touch)……..his velocity yesterday started at 97 - 98 …….,something seems to be bothering him. Can’t imagine issues between his ears over past couple rough outings would affect him, but who knows. At 99Mph on last couple fastballs Wednesday. Hopefully, they get him a second day off on Friday and he can regroup. 3 straight outings with HR is a bit alarming, no matter who is calling the pitches.
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    That directed at who about what? ………the Manager gets interviewed 1-2 times every day - he’s the face of the Club …….he’s supposed to support Duran’s comments by saying, “yep, we shouldn’t have had asked him to throw his most successful pitch”?? Duran’s comments were chicken sh.. stuff, from any clubhouse at any level of baseball. Shake the guy off or speak up on the mound conference OR make a quality pitch!! Whose fault was the home run on Wednesday v. Nationals - the hitting coach - some fan yelling - weak comments by Duran outside of the Team construct!!
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    His historic numbers are better than our other options from left side v. LH pitching. If guys don’t play in their optimal circumstances it’s impossible to get their “average” to where it’s supposed to be………I never said anything, and could care less about the smile! He got a hit and hammered a ball to the track in right and to CF - both caught, but it’s promising. I don’t love his results to date but he’s 12 points in BA behind the wunderkind Eddie Julien and level with Kirilloff. Not trying to lower the bar - just saying he’s not the only issue. Jeffers average has dropped 60 points in 10 games - alarming! June 5th-15th - Kiersey & Lee & Lewis displace Kirilloff - Julien - ???? unless something dramatic happens. Thoughts? I was dead set against trading Julien - assumed his talents were “can’t miss” offensively. Even with probable regression - expectation at minimums were .240 BA - 20 HR - .340 OBP ……..he’s struck out 56 out of 143 AB’s. He plays a lot more than Margot…..it’s a problem! Kirilloff is hitting .198 …….he needs to start heading north with that number TODAY or why not give, with hesitation, Wallner another shot? At least Kiersey!
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    Julien has is hitting .210. He has struck out 56 times in 143 AB’s …………this is against (principally) a protected approach of just facing RH pitching……..why/how is starting him against LH pitching a good idea? Kepler has/does start v. LH pitching occasionally. He needs a day off once in a while BUT he has seemed to have decent success in ‘24 v. LH arms!
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    He’s on the 26 man - he’s going to play v. LH pitching All the time………can’t that just be assumed? Him being the first (OF) guy replaced once a RH pitcher enters the game by Larnach - Kepler - Kirilloff, the point made above is reasonable IMO.
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    The Vazquez floating target as an excuse seems really weak to me. If a pitcher isn’t locating based on a faux target, the pitcher has a problem. If it’s that big of a deal, have to assume there has been communication about this during/between games. The coaches and pitchers and catchers all see the video as well and they are professionals…..,to assume they don’t understand or pick up on details that are affecting a guy’s location just seems silly to me. Duran missed Location twice in 2 games with his curveball. Got hammered both times. The second was after a four fastball - zero strike at bat……poor Location. Lopez has missed spots - he knows how & where to throw pitches, his command (ability to locate) has been seriously off in 2-3 games. Completely agree on your premise that Location is king!
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    For all the analytical fans out there - Lopez had the best xWOBA against in ‘23 (I believe .258) than any pitcher in the game. This is a Brian Kinney stat from MLB TV. He picked Lopez as his Cy Young candidate in March…..not just locals drinking the Kool Aid. That’s not meant as a slight - his stats backed up the adoration. It’s not solely a reaction to a couple really solid playoff outings. He’s not right, consistently, in ‘24. It’s May 21st though so lots of starts left to get things squared away.
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    Haven’t played 50 games yet……last year the Team that won in first round of playoffs was 58-57 in mid August. Guardians and Royals aren’t playing .653 & .612 ball for next 4 plus months. If Twins are similar to now - 3 games over .500 in 3-4 weeks and Lewis comes back fresh 40% into the season, I like our chances a bunch. 32-30 after next 14 games & then we play the remaining 100 games at .560 clip …..that’s 88 wins. I think we’re in the play offs. If we get to 91 wins we have a great shot at Division Title. All just opinions & guesswork at this point…….we’ll see.
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    I get your sentimentality with Jorge. I wish him the best of success. Last week he was hitting .192 and needed to sit due to hamstring tightness…….at the time his 53 strikeouts were highest in the League. He was pushed out of 2B - no other way to look at it IMO. He played 104 games & then 80 games over past 2 seasons. It would have been poor judgement to think he would be healthy and productive going forward……no matter how much one likes him & respects his previous contributions. You can rationalize his results in Seattle to date and say it’s because his heart is in Minneapolis. It’s professional sports - guys not performing at high levels get traded or released. It can seem cold but it’s reality.
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    The change is 1.2Mph in splinker velo and 1.8Mph on fastball…….just not a big deal. If they started in mid-90’s and he dropped to low 90’s there would be concern. His stuff is still HIGH VELOCITY, elite and is effective. He hung curveballs in back to back games after not giving up a run in 6 outings.Kot cool but it happens. It’s a command issue and focus issue. Nothing to do with velocity drop.
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    It’s the 21st of May at 7:00 Central & they are up 6-0 after 5 innings……on the a.m. of the 13th they had just won 17 of 20, the hottest team in the game…….and everyone should get released or fired. Hope you are self employed OR the perfect employee OR you have the most forgiving boss in the world. Valium is still legal.
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    Same hitters and same coaches that won 17 of 20………averaged 6.5 runs per game ….,…guys need to get their act together……..players play. Collectively they have sucked over the last week - that’s it!!
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