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  1. mikelink45
    What will happen to Vallimont - his stats this year are terrible. It was a good time to drop him from the 40, but weak teams could still see that he might have some real upside - its not like Rule V.
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    Teams that are leaders do not copy other teams. Extending starters is not a new idea and it is not a bad idea.
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    Like so many other posts I have to question the decision to leave Cano in so long. When a pitcher does not have his stuff - take him out.
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    What a wonderful game. I was one who wanted to see Cano come up - it is not looking good right now. Who is next. Otherwise great game. Arraez struck out on a called strike that was a ball. For good batters like Luis the robot ump is perfect. Nice comeback for Ober and what a relief to have a real closer who goes 1 - 2 - 3. Thank you Duran.
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    He was a good acquisition the first time - why did we let him go?
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    We traded Rogers because he had only one year left, why would we trade for three months of a struggling Eovaldi? Makes no sense to me. Between St Paul and Mpls we have enough bats to make it work this year without getting Bell. Lopez has not been so good that we could not bring up Canterino and Moran to cover the BP. Trade - NO.
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    Of all the elements I find the Rogers would be gone in a year the weakest. Take that out. Assume that if we wanted to keep Rogers we would sign him. That is what teams do. In this era is a SP as valuable as a good RP? I do not know. We currently have 7 pitchers with 10 - 16 games, none are SP. Ryan at 7 has the most games for a SP. Innings pitched belong to starters with Ryan dominating, Paddack has 22, RPs Duran 19, Jax 18, Duffey and Stashak have 15. Then we have Pagan with 13 games and 12.2 innings and listed by the BR as our closer (I agree). Luckily we have been on the weak side of our schedule because his 2.13 era masks the fack that in 12 innings he has given up 10 walks and 10 hits! 1.579 WHIP. He is undefeated and still unwatchable! Rogers 0.635 WHIP are all I need to say there is a judgment day coming.
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    Smeltzer has been a victim of the Royce Lewis rule. Come up do well and we'll send you down. Good luck to him in the future it was nice to have him here for two starts and I suspect we'll see some more this year.
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    Wonderful history lesson and a fun analysis thanks for the work. I believe there was a free Lewis movement that needs to come to the forefront. What an enjoyable time it was to have him here.
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    I have been a surprised and happy fan to date, but always have in the back of my mind our competition and like other posts I see June being the month that we finally take the major league exam and I do not know what to expect. We do not have a shut down Ace, a shut down closer, or a consistent SP rotation. I want us to keep beating up the weak teams, but honestly, the Central division is so weak I cannot imagine how other teams in other divisions see us.
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    Yes. Players who earn the opportunity need to be rewarded. Our allegiance should be to our own prospects and young players over the vets that we pick up. He has shown so much heart that it would be a real let down for him to not be able to stay in the majors.
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    No I am not serious except to welcome him back!
  13. mikelink45
    I think Alex wants back in Minneapolis. I hope both he and Larnach add to the offense soon. How long does Kiriloff stay in St Paul? He has had a few really good games. Is that enough? Based on Lewis demotion it might not be.
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    This morning I have some internet and some time - I am on Martha's Vineyard and heading to Newport Rhode Island. But I feel I let Vanimal46 down because of my short but sincere post so here is a longer more detailed post. It was the perfect team for Sonny Gray to start against - their team BA going in was 199 and he did what was expected of him and most important went 6 innings - let's make it 7 next time. 12 hits for the A's from our 4 pitchers is too much, but that is the only negative I can find. Arraez did what we all love and is not batting 323 after 3 hits in 5 ABs. Love his approach. Welcome back Correa - the rest seemed to do you well, although Lewis might have also given you some incentive to get the bat going. Two stolen bases - hallelujah small ball still makes sense. Celestino has really found his groove and I am really pleased for him. Miranda is lost - I would like to ask the obvious, why Lewis and not Miranda, but I won't - you didn't read it here. That's it - make sure Vanimal46 knows I wrote this.
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    That's good - I enjoy it when I get reactions. I happen to be on Martha's Vineyard at the moment and thus my attention is divided and I only get a little internet. So I will do my best to get you to react.
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    I had a shot of Scotch - does that count?
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    .You misunderstand - this is not cynical, but when everything goes right I can only congratulate them. There is nothing more that needs to be said.
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    There are some games where there really isn't much to say or needs to be said. Glad to have the win.
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    Good speculation and really bad PR for the Twins.
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    Based on my own physical experience another counting stat is how many years you live. Knees, hips, backs...don't get better with age. They don't always improve from days off and rest - when Buxton does not play, what else does he do on that day. We he hurts adapt, when he feels good let him play. In the long run, no one is worth that kind of money - CEOs or ball players, so I disregard that stat.
  21. mikelink45
    So we keep Garlick instead of Lewis, we play Gordon at LF instead of Lewis, we keep Miranda instead of Lewis. Not only pitching decisions, but roster construction is starting to raise questions. Only one game against the worst team in BB, but it is a time that makes fans nervous.
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    I am in the chorus - this stinks. Reward competence, especially exceptional play. Wait until Royce slumps if you do not want him up. But wait - he is out hitting Urshela and Miranda (1B and 3B). He has more power and is outhitting Gordon who has been holding LF. I want the bats of Buxton, Lewis, Celestino all in the lineup at the same time. Maybe signing Correa was not necessary (I know that should shock some readers). It is the same thing with Winder vs Bundy and Archer. Trust the process and play the best players.
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    Oakland is a sad situation - I do not understand why the team persists in staying there. A move to LV makes sense. It is an embarrassment to the league to have this lousy a team and this lousy a stadium and this lousy attendance.. Of course for Bundy, it is the right team to come back against. The A's have five players in last night's box score with a BA of under 200. They had 3 between 200 - 231 and only one player hitting about 250 (267). That is why we have to have perspective on the team and our pitchers. This is a AAA team that we are against.
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    I am on a wait and see position here. As we move into June and a tougher schedule I will be watching to see if his constant flirting with danger continues to work.
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    I see this an an article to stir up your readers and based on the comments it is working. I am not a fan of Rocco's but I don't hate him either. In this new era of analytics I do not know how to judge managers. We are the only division in the AL with only one team (Twins) above 500 - the NL East is the only division in their league. The soft schedule has to be considered, but good for the Twins taking advantage of this. Rocco's tendency to pull the starter in less than five will never sit well for me, the Ryan game was great - he trusted his starter, but we still need to get more innings from the SP. They pitch once every six games. The RP are being used at such a rate that my fear is end of the year (and post season) burn out. We need to save those arms too. Giving players a day off is understandable, but not having them available for a pinch hit is not. However, I still want to know what all those coaches are doing and what does a bench coach and an assistant bench coach do?   How do we judge them?   How do we judge any of them. The FO and the Manager are out front, but when I see this list - go to the link - I really do wonder how decisions are made and what they all do. Nick, you are the person to unravel this complex skein of coaching threads for us.
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