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    I guess it makes sense to allow the less experienced guy face the weaker team & more importantly, face them at home. Starting him in LA tomorrow night might be much more difficult? Was looking forward to potential sweep with Ober’s consistency to hold teams down. Hope it works out.
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    #1 is Chief reason for sure…….,basketball players have to make shots…….. football players have to catch the ball….. baseball players need to hit - it’s Not Coaching!! Santana is 38 - Farmer is 30 something - Vazquez is 30 something…….they are not performing & they haven’t been poisoned by the “Twin’s philosophy” at this point in their careers! #2 Ownership reverting budget back to 2021 level……I thought, at the time the depth position depth moves were affordable & OK ……. an extra (level to 2023) $27-$30M nets somebody that can pitch. Lugo - Wacha - Montgomery in hindsight …..,they choked the F.O. into not being able to make a positive move via F.A. Then go back to #1!!!!
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    If Wallner were on the club & mildly producing, they wouldn’t be playing a guy that can’t hit from the left side……that’s Santana. Pretty much everyone assumed Wallner would be in LF - Correa would be at SS - Castro would be freed up to play wherever & able to DH from the left side if Larnach were not on the roster. Some Castro in CF with Buxton at DH as well. All with Kirilloff at 1B v. RH pitching.
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    He’s supposed to be a RH platoon guy at 1B - late innings defense - RH pinch hitter. Wallner disappearing and the left side of infield going down, along with Kepler - Larnach - Lee being hurt……..they didn’t have enough bats and not enough LH bats. He’s been forced into essentially everyday action. Larnach can DH - Martin in LF some v. RH pitching to get Kirilloff at 1B - if Correa comes back Castro can go to LF as a lefty bat, Kepler in RF & Larnach as DH along with Kirilloff at 1B. Just gotta have a little more patience and things should change. Unless Miranda starts hitting about .333 in a big hurry, I don’t see Santana going anywhere.
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    I thought he had an above .800 OPS last year? Maybe not at AAA?
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    If Bailey Ober doesn’t see the 3rd time through - generally - no reason to think Festa would get exposed to that in ‘24 in the Show. Speaking of Ober, he’s just into his first, entirely full season. He threw a bit in ‘22 but was nicked up some. Started in AAA last year and then got in 143 innings with the Big Club. He seems to be on a good trajectory and seems like a fixture in rotation going forward…..he’s 28!……….Festa will be fine - he’s 24. Am hoping for start in June and a couple or more in July/August/September maybe 40-50 innings. That would be helpful and a good initiation. SWR up to maybe 60-70 innings. Varland back at some point for another 60-70 innings. Fingers crossed for health!!!
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    Miranda, (it’s early) is hitting ONE point higher than he did in his “injury plagued ‘23” ….. he’s at .212 with an OBP of .257 and OPS+ of 72, is NOT THE ANSWER. I have complete faith in Julien hitting eventually ……….Miranda - NOT! That’s just me ……serious doubts he’s a major league hitter. Santana in February - supposed to pinch hit some - late defensive replacement - platoon from right side of the plate - exceptional defender. His roll has been expanded due to the left handed hitters injuries or Wallner’s zero performance. “Gotta play Santana” in the left handed side box due to nobody else available. ……he had a couple hard hit balls for outs Monday & a double last night. My concern is his non-production from right side! ………Larnach - Lee - maybe Wallner help displace Santana - Kirilloff at 1B - and all is good in a month? Vlad Guerrero dropped a chest high throw at 1B and it lead to 3 runs and sunk a good start by Gausman. Defense kind of matters all over the diamond - particularly at the most active spot other than catcher. 1B can be slow, not necessarily athletic, …….can’t suck!
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    Guardians - Tigers - Royals all play the SOX as well…..seems fair.
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    Gonna happen when a guy reaches 38 pitches in an inning with a pitch clock…….
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    I saw a game at 43F & another at 36F…….April in Minneapolis……not sweating attendance yet - getting near .500 would help for sure
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    1.4 mph on average for the night …….cool evening, poor outing & it blew up in the 4th. 18-10-10 pitches in first 3 innings - 38 in the 4th. Lost concentration & didn’t execute on a curve that hung to Jimenez.
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    Lopez - born in Venezuela & pitched in Miami prior to last year - when he struggled in a few cold weather games. I feel good about him….,,he hung a curve and it Bit him!! ………maybe lost concentration early in 4th and it all blew up.
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    Gotta bat somewhere if they are in the line-up
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    He wanted to make sure he had a 1B if needed going forward & Kirilloff was already the DH. …..he decided to go ahead after Jeffers came through - could let Jeffers play 1B if needed. My assumption. I too was assuming Martin would enter the game running for Santana.
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    Finish re-hab by end of May…….slowly get into baseball activities through June………available after the All-star break……reasonable?
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    Agreed - one game doesn’t change the year’s outcome. You play who you play though …….last night was the Twins first game of the year, since game 2 v. Royals, against a team that doesn’t have a winning record. Guardians have had at least 10 games with SOX & A’s combined……,all the teams/games count. Julien has his average up to .211 - another 3 hits in this series and he’s on his way……,,Gallo is hitting .143 this year & has a career .193 career average…….low blow, but funny, to compare Julien to Joey.
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    Who is going to pitch then? Castro?
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    I thought he (Paddack) was not able to be optioned - Thanks for clarity………after Monday night’s 7 scoreless with 10K’s……..hope his “issues” aren’t again a topic.
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    On Tuesday morning - after a “swinging K” and then a line drive single up the middle - a drive off the base of the wall in left center for a double - a bomb HR to RF………..he’s now on pace for maybe 33HR? Your small sample size comments seem to have come to fruition last night. Hope he stays hot! I’d take .255 BA - .350 OBP - 26HR …….,decent defense ………that’s a valuable guy at 2B!! …….. regardless of the occasional frustration with bunches of K’s.
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    Vazquez is playing good defense at a primarily defensive spot - offense is disappointing but he’s not a real surprise after last year.
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    Don’t think any sane FO - intends - to not have starter depth. DeSclafani being out & Varland not really being “competitive” is a punch in the gut. I think Paddack will settle in going forward. SWR being inconsistent in St. Paul shouldn’t scare anybody - he’s not a #1-2 guy. Ober gave up 8 in 1 1/3 innings in his opener and since has been lights out. Bad starts spotted between decent outings are normal. Our goal is to win 55% of the time, not every day. Festa was my hope in the off-season to bring depth but 12 innings to date and the walks have me thinking, June at best. Sands has been back & forth between roles and has battled injuries. Sands seems very composed. That helps!!! Let Sands start in Varland’s next spot and expect to work 3 innings - then Varland with the expectation to go 2 innings (reduce the pitch mix) - then Thielbar/Bowman/Okert mix to get into the 8th…….Varland can be used in similar 1-2 inning spot following another appropriate guy during the week. SWR up as soon as he’s definitely needed. Maybe he gets another spot start in the next couple weeks to give everyone an extra day?
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    Paddack have Options left? Not sure, but assumed, no…….,if not, he has a bunch of slack since he’s rostered as long as healthy or released……. “released” isn’t happening. Maybe he does have an option left? Louie’s command with various pitches doesn’t fly. His wound up personality seems to lend itself to a principally 2 pitch mix out of the Pen………maybe he stays stretched out in St. Paul but not in near term plan at Target. If the Team’s competitive, his best option from mid-August forward may be from the Pen?
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    Pinch hitting success % is a problem? We only have 3-4 guys that can be expected to hit at all and a couple more on the fringe of hope. Kirilloff - Larnach - Martin - Jeffers have a chance (2 of which weren’t on Opening Day Roster)……..Buxton - Julien are on the fringe ……..the rest of the other 7 guys are interchangeable and producing nothing! Any small advantage the Team can squeak out “potentially” with a correct side platoon or a pinch hitter, they gotta try it to make anything positive happen. He’s not pinch hitting for Rod Carew. Even Kirilloff, as the leading hitter right now, is very mediocre v. LH pitching - gotta create opportunities for hits & runs. Did anyone watch Camargo on Saturday? He looks like he may be a year and a half away from getting any serious time in the Show. With Lee/Lewis/Correa/Kepler all out & Wallner having disappeared, they have very few reasonable options. Farmer/Castro/Santana/Margot are ALL major disappointments!!!! ……..When is Castro going to TRY a bunt?? Not really sure Varland has the mental make-up to be a successful starter? Honestly, I don’t think so…………I think he’s built to be effective in short bursts, regardless of the Team’s need for him to be a starter. Hopefully, they can find some way for him to contribute.
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    Gotta handle pitchers - know hitters - throw people out………..Vazquez is top 10-12 guys defensively right now out of the probably 70 guys catching total, spread over 30 teams. That’s his value - that, & the fact that he can hit just as well as Camargo. The offense is unfortunate to say the least. Yesterday, 4/20, Camargo was DH and I might as well have DHed………not ready for prime time!
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    Lee unknown details - agreed, not good. How about Wallner? Still hitting zero? Was hoping to hear of an actual TWO hit game for Kepler at AAA before they bring/let him back on the Big Club. Can’t add another .100 hitter to the starting line-up without him showing some signs of coming around!
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