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  1. mrguy
    A lot of things went wrong with this game, but the thing that stands out to me is having a bullpen game with a manager who seemingly didn't trust some of his pen arms. The bullpen obviously isn't great, but these kinds of games live and die by manager decisions. Paredes was pitching well even if the strikeouts weren't there, only gave up 2 hits the whole outing with 1 walk in 50 pitches but somehow didn't trust him to try and get out of the 1st and 3rd jam with 2 outs in a game that was specifically trying to avoid stretching too many bullpen arms? To me, that was the first domino that led to this game being lost, this isn't even getting into the fielding which was rough all game for everyone not named Kody Clemens. Outside of that, not much to say, the offense was there when it needed to be early on, but for a bullpen game, it was not well managed and too many questionable choices went down and too many routine things were just not handled well
  2. mrguy
    I mean more in the sense that he's up in that bulk role because Ober is out even if they don't plan on using him as a starter.
  3. mrguy
    I mean, so far, doesn't seem like either team really benefitted from that trade, so I don't think anyone really will care if they cut him loose at this point
  4. mrguy
    Paredes as the bulk guy today is pretty much guaranteed, I assume they want to keep his schedule lined up with his St. Paul schedule so when Ober is back they won't throw off their rotation. Same reason he came in on Sunday to take up the bulk of that game despite being up to fill Ober's spot. Now that the last minute debut on short rest(Twins broadcast on Sunday said he had to fly to Pittsburgh at like 3AM and arrived right before the game) nerves are gone, I'll be curious how his control is today. Hopefully the offense can also make up for the fact that they're probably going to have to cover for Morris/Paredes and maybe Adams today in case things go south for the young pitchers
  5. mrguy
    i think it's better to maintain morris a bit, he's been solid in short bursts across his last few games, keeping him limited so he can be used again in higher leverage later in the series might be better especially if that means he can continue hitting 99MPH
  6. mrguy
    I'm going to guess tomorrow, Morris goes 1 maybe 2 innings with Paredes taking the bulk 3-4, maybe 5 if he's efficient enough with Adams or Gomez finishing the game depending on the results? 3 back to back younger arms handling the bullpen game would be an interesting assessment to see where the depth is at this moment in time.
  7. mrguy
    Looks like tomorrow they're going to have Andrew Morris as an opener? I'm guessing it will be him and Paredes piggybacking with Paredes getting the bulk of the game?
  8. mrguy
    I think part of the decision could've also come down to some of the options brewing in AAA right now. Even if SWR held on a bit longer, Ryan Gallagher or CJ Culpepper are both starting to improve in AAA, Paredes had already quickly established himself in AAA, and Prielipp and Rojas while both already on the 40 man are mainly up in the majors due to injuries early in the season from guys like Abel. Had those injuries not happened, the conversation would've become who's spot on the MLB active roster should they take. I feel like this was a decision that was probably going to happen at some point this season, but the other factors affecting the Twins right now just forced that decision to happen sooner rather than later.
  9. mrguy
    There was an open spot open I think from when they DFA'd Garcia, SWR opened a second spot. I assume they DFA'd SWR because both the decision to call up Paredes/have him available as additional depth with options and the acquiring of Lawrence were both being discussed in the organization and SWR's performance was what ultimately allowed both to happen
  10. mrguy
    I don't think it's that, it may for some guys like CJ Culpepper or Raya or Prielipp, but generally I think the idea was to give more options by having more guys get as many innings as possible and seeing who actually works rather than only having a few guys throw a lot of innings with a bunch of 1 inning relievers that don't go anywhere. It's probably easier to get someone who can throw 70 pitches to stretch out to 90 pitches or scale them back to 20 than it would be to only have 5 guys in a level than can throw 100 pitches with not many other choices if something happens or they don't pan out and having a bunch of guys in a level that can do that gives more options and flexibility.
  11. mrguy
    I think of the guys under this "Travis Adams" plan, he was absolutely the guy who benefitted the most out of this system change. It led to him getting the most innings in his professional career while demonstrating the best control out of most of the guys under that system. Last year, he was one of only 6 pitchers in the twins' minor league system to go over 100 innings and among those 6, he had the lowest WHIP as well as the lowest ERA being an entire point lower than the next person with the second best K/BB rate. Now entering this year, even though strikeouts are still a concern, he still had more strikeouts than innings this last month in St. Paul and an interesting note was that exactly half the runs he's given up in AAA all came in his first game up there while since that game he's had a 2.02 ERA. That I think is what made them decide he might be useful to the org in the future, quick adaptability to higher levels, which is always the biggest hurdle across player development when someone moves through the system. I think he would work as a middle of a rotation starter or a bulk reliever depending on the route they go with him if they do eventually plan on keeping him around, he definitely has the control to handle that kind of work even if right now he's more a temporary option to cover injuries. All the while, it's still commendable that he's been able to steadily rise through the system in the background while having comparable to sometimes better performances than some of the top prospects in the org and it's nice to see him get rewarded for that.
  12. mrguy
    With Paredes being the guy up with Ober out, I wonder what the plan is for the starter role given Paredes came on in bulk relief today? No shot Adams was the starter option of the two that got called up, right? Either way, Paredes' debut was overall solid, obviously giving up back to back walks to start the outing was rough(and the catchers interference absolutely didn't help to make the inning smoother), but after that he was pretty in control only allowing one hit and one walk in the remaining 3 innings he went out for and striking out 3 all on whiffs. The stuff generally profiled fine too with his fastball surprisingly getting whiffs despite profiling as his weakest pitch. Now that the last minute debut nerves are gone, I'll be curious to see both if they keep him up long enough to get another appearance and if he adapts to big league hitters more efficiently if he does.
  13. mrguy
    After that rough situation to be put in for you debut, Paredes settled in well overall. 3.2IP, 2H, 1ER, 3BB, 3K with the 3 walks being the most he's given up in a game this year. Obviously just filling space for now and will end up back in St. Paul soon-ish, but not a bad debut.
  14. mrguy
    I might chalk that first inning to debut nerves in a kind of tense situation, that was a much more efficient inning. I'd be curious if they let him out for one more now that he's settled down a bit(might as well to maintain your "higher leverage bullpen arms" if those exist lol).
  15. mrguy
    Kind of an annoying spot to make your debut, adding insult to injury with catchers interference when you finally get a swinging strike
  16. mrguy
    Definitely a fast promotion, but of the guys currently in St. Paul, he had the numbers to justify it. He had a 2.70ERA in may through 23.1 innings with 25 strikeouts and only 5 walks. His last outing was one of his best outings, especially at a higher level with 5 innings and 7Ks with most of those coming from whiffs. Obviously, this is likely just to cover Ober on the IL and Adams might be the one that stays up when that IL stint is over
  17. mrguy
    It's nice to see quick adjustments from guys in AAA. Ben Ross has been hitting well despite having a pretty rough first week up and is already back to bordering on an OPS over 1.000 like he had in Wichita. Paredes has been pitching well despite giving up 6 runs in that first game on the Saints too, the Saints article on this game highlighted that since that first game he's sported a 1.65 ERA across the 5 games he's been in after that rough first outing.
  18. mrguy
    They've generally profiled well offensively, so playing in an area that has statistically been very good to hitters really gave them a big boost offensively(they scored 6+ runs in 5/6 games and double digits in 3/6) and their pitching did well enough to hold Vegas back even in higher scoring games(even though their "stuff" profiled lower than their averages apparently)
  19. mrguy
    I think it makes sense from a development angle, allowing more guys to get as many innings as possible to figure out what works and have more options in the system rather than have a few serious starter options and a bunch of filler one inning relievers that might not have much of a chance of going much further. I'd certainly say since adopting this approach, there are definitely more guys in their system that feel like they could contribute if they were actually given a chance. Heck, John Klein went from being some guy nobody really heard of and went undrafted to now being a guy people are mad isn't getting major league playing time because of this development shift. I do think once the idea that they'll be on the major league roster comes up in AAA though, they should actively shift towards preparing them for whatever role they are planning, be it a one to two inning reliever or a starter.
  20. mrguy
    Really just the start of this year has been one of the few times he's actually gotten blown up. He's generally been pretty solid these last few seasons. I assume the approach might've changed to try and get different results. Before he was very good at limiting walks and hard hit balls, but wasn't striking out a lot of guys(he had like a high 7 K/9 coming into the season I think). To start the year though, he has been sitting at a 10+ K/9 but has also given up more hard hit balls than he has in the past(He gave up 8 home runs in 100+ innings last year and has already given up 6 this year across AA and AAA), so I imagine the approach this year must've been to be more aggressive in the zone, which was punished early on but gave him more strikeouts than he usually would get. This outing was definitely a nice showing of adjustments made and with two back to back scoreless outings in AAA after a pretty rough first exposure, I think he's showing a pretty quick adaption to higher level hitters. Definitely need more of a sample size to really judge that though.
  21. mrguy
    Good on Paredes getting a chance with the Saints, always been one of those fringe minor league guys I want to see succeed with the results he's had so far in his career. Unfortunate result though. I did think it was odd they even let him out for a 4th. I get as a starter in the twins current development system, you want your starter types to go 4 innings at least, but I would've assumed it was clear through the 3rd that he might need to ease more into getting used to AAA batters at this moment
  22. mrguy
    Pretty insane performance by Wind Surge pitching that it's pretty crazy they didn't win. I guess the plan out there was either Wichita was attacking the batters with anything to challenge them or the other team was simply told to swing at everything and see what happens.
  23. mrguy
    Moving him and the pitching coach, Ricci, up to the saints seems like a great way to ensure the guys that shined there continue to build on what worked for them at a higher level. How well they can transition to the higher level now that some of them will have their first full season up there is one thing, but they clearly understood how to unlock some stuff out of a lot of those guys. Felt like last year, there was always someone in wichita breaking a single season record or having a career best in some metric for that team
  24. mrguy
    I agree, I don't really think he's a great signing idea, just one I'd expect to be made
  25. mrguy
    I've continued to be confused why Raya was so fast tracked when I feel like his stats at most levels hadn't suggested he was really ready to move up. Now it just feels like he's going to be hanging out in AAA for a while until eventually they either rush him to the majors in a boom or bust way, or he just fizzles out as a top prospect. Prielipp definitely has more potential than him, but continues to have the question about his health on the back of everyone's mind. I don't think he's at all ready to try in the big leagues since he kind of had a not that solid intro to AAA, but if he can adjust throughout this next season, I don't see why they shouldn't let him get some bullpen work in MLB.
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