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Lee has always been an enigma in that he was drafted in 2022 after they signed Correa. He was essentially shut out of a real path to the majors when Correa signed the six-year extension and Lewis was establishing himself at 3rd base in 2023. He performed adequately when he was needed as an injury replacement for Correa or Lewis. I could also argue that the rigors of full-time at SS is taking a toll on his offense. Again, we saw this last year with Correa. Correa struggled at SS. Once he was traded back to Houston and began playing 3B, his bat woke up (at least compared to what it was in MN) because he didn't have the toll of playing SS. As for replacing Lee, I think a long-term perspective is needed. There is a looming MLB labor dispute, and we have no idea what a new CBA would look like. If you don't believe that the Twins have a chance at competing, it may be better long-term to let the prospects not start their MLB clock when you don't know how their clock may change with a new CBA. I would hate to use up a year of eligibility on a lost season when the timeline may change from six years down to 3-4 years. I wouldn't mind seeing Arcia come up and Lee getting sent down for a spell to reset his mind, bat, etc. I'm more uncertain about just calling up Culpepper and calling it a day.
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Detroit has us right where they want us. Bases loaded.
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Also thinks it gives the umpires an out when they start to expand the strikezone. Do a better job on your challenges and you won't have that problem.
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to be honest, I'm disappointed in myself for watching this game without alcohol
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Idk if everyone gets to see the same commercials on Twins.TV, but I'm curious if Uponor can also sell toilet fixtures since this lineup looks like it needs to be flushed already.
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At least he creates content for the site!
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Too many men on base for Wallner to do anything. He likes his bases clean.
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I must have missed the reason why there are only 3 umpires tonight? Can anyone shed some light on that?
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But it's a tolerable cold with the low humidity, right?
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Very efficient from Sands. 2 innings, 21 pitches. Maybe some other pitchers on the team should take some notes.
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But he is the pride of Forest Lake! He's a Minnesotan so he will need at least another half dozen chances after they finally DFA Outman!
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Crap. Too many men on base for Wallner to hit a home run in this AB.
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Rumple Minze would be better for a cold night. 😉
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The camera person zoomed out and I got to see TC Bear over the dugout. At first glance, it looked like he had a paper bag over his head. Just turned out to be a blanket due to it being cold.
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I just looked it up for tonight. He does have 1 minor league option remaining.
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I am just disappointed that I am not watching the game with a bottle of Jack Daniels near me.
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This may not be what the fans want to hear. If the game gets anymore out of hand, you can burn Kent or Funderburk to save the rest of the bullpen. Kent still does have one option left.
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The announcers keep quoting the stats from the minors last year. We will see as the year goes on. Even many of the misses have been less than 1" off, which I believe is allowed when the umpires are being graded on their strike zone.
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You want to hear the family friendly answer or the dark humor answer?
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I guess the good news is that Altavilla in St. Paul hasn't pitched since the 31st so he should be available tomorrow when some poor reliever will have to wear the stain of Abel's bad start.
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I understand that Bell has been pretty good with ABS challenges. I still think there needs to be a decision tree on when it's appropriate to challenge, whether you think you would be right or not.
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First team to feel their fingers wins!
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Outman getting the start is not a surprise to give Buxton a day off. I'm curious how long Wallner will get to stay in that spot in the lineup. He's quickly becoming a Bermuda Triangle for rallies.
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I brought this over from last night's story. Given this chart, it almost looks inevitable considering yesterday's short start from Ober. Abel may have to be hung out there for a while to just get outs if it goes bad for him right away tonight. You would expect Orze, Topa, and possibly Kent to still be down tonight. Laweryson and Banda are likely not going to be your first choices unless they are finishing an inning and not coming out for the next inning. That leaves you Funderburk, Rogers, and Sands. A short or a bad start likely means someone is making the St. Paul Shuffle. Another reference point is that they have already been planning this inevitability as Altavilla has been pitching on multiple days in a row in St. Paul, assuming that he will be the first player called up.
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I think Royce picked up the skill of bouncing balls to 1st from CC. Correa did that a lot but obviously had quite a bit more control over the delivery than Royce. Seems like I remember the TV broadcast covered that last year as way to improve Royce's fielding. I'm not sure he graduated from the class before CC was traded though.
