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  1. mikelink45
    Can we afford to replace Jeffers with Avila and Garver? Yes Astudillo can go down, but not Jeffers. Another question is whether Rocco will still insist on using Kepler in lead off? I hope not. Can any starter go more than 5? Give the BP one less inning of work.
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    Berrios needs the coaches to work with him on his approach to big games. He came away with a good line, but his work was so erratic and it seems to get that way when he his hyped up about a game. Do not rest your players in a key series. Do not experiment with Rogers in a key game when he has not shown any ability to get it done in the last month. I hate to see a player have such a difficult year, but the manager has to prevent the issue from being a team issue. If Rocco wants to experiment, let's see what Alcala does in a tough situation because he might become out closer.
  3. mikelink45
    Don't use the WS split to judge them or you have to look at our record against KC and Detroit and wonder how a great team can let the lousy teams beat them so often.
  4. mikelink45
    I wish I was as confident as all the posts. But I am not - the Yankees are getting their sluggers back, Cole is coming back into shape and sometimes a curse is a curse! Of course I would love to see us beat them,but I think we would have a better chance in 7 where our depth of pitching could play.
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    I always worry about those day to day injuries because we seem to limp along with inadequate coverage until suddenly we go to the IL. Questions that are not meant to take away from the wonderful sweep. Is Kepler really the right person for the leadoff? Especially after his injury time.Will we ever actually see the official scorer give the victory to the pitcher who deserves the win? Thielbar has been great, but to win today is a farce. Can Wade go through a season with walk, HBP, and never actually record an AB?
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    Next year we have Kiriloff, Larnach, Rooker all MLB ready and it is a shame to keep pushing them down to wait another year. I think Rooker made the team by his effort this year. Cave and Wade could be trade bait, but not too many teams need OF - except the Indians and no way does that work out. The Giants and Marlins need OF help as well as the Orioles and Royals - no way. Get the phones going this winter Mr Falvey.
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    Hard to put a like on your post - but thanks for the update. I am really disappointed. I imagine Kepler will replace him, but I would love to have Kiriloff as an extra hitter.
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    I worry more about May than Duffey, but now you have trip my worry meter - thanks alot.
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    I am a broken record on this page - bring in the young guy. Gonzales and Ehire are close to leaving and can still spell Blankenhorn if needed, but if there was ever a year to go to the young guys - this is it. Travis can't bat worse that the two of them.
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    I really wonder what is wrong with Rogers. I have no faith in him anymore. But to go from dominating to middling reliever seems odd without an injury or some other factor. I know RP are notorious for up and down seasons, but Taylor seemed so solid. Jeffers has reached a point where I would hate to see Garver or Avila replace him. Final thought - Gonzales now has a 200 BA - he has continually gone down hill in the batting department. Why not Blankenhorn? I would even use Astudillo for the bat.
  11. mikelink45
    Excellent analysis. You are right. Make Sergio wear earplugs - just kidding. The intensity is going to keep growing and Romo has to grow up and walk away.
  12. mikelink45
    Here are the things I like - seven inning games are quicker, less relievers and very entertaining and also get done at a reasonable time.DH in both leagues - why not? Playing in the Central division (why Pittsburgh in the Central?) but I would also have combined them into one division for the year. The three batter rule - anything that reduces the number of pitcher changes within an inning. Having baseball every day. What i don't like; Manfred - the more he speaks the less I like his attitudeBullpen gamesHaving the 60 man roster without relaxing rules that keep it from a fluid movement between active and reserveEight teams in the playoffs. Too many. I know there are some fun storylines in Baltimore, Miami, and Detroit, but the real storylines should be three teams fighting for the AL central title.
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    I hate to say this - it will cause a lot of angst among my fellow commentors - I would drop Trevor May - his performance has been too erratic. Then it would be Clippard based on recent outings. So there is the answer cut off the top and the bottom!
  14. mikelink45
    I really thought the Umpire was squeezing Dobnak's strike zone in that inning. Dob did not help himself, but the electronic strike zone would not have had him walk some of the batters. Sorry that we did not get the second win, but very pleased with Rooker. And Cruz is the most dominate DH since the days of Ortiz. So great to see. I was even thinking - is Cruz entering HOF territory? I know he did not produce as much when he was younger and 400 HRs is no longer the automatic mark for power consideration- now it is 500. So I went on Baseball Reference and checked all the HOF projections - I am afraid he is not close. Still a favorite of mine.
  15. mikelink45
    Nice summary - some exciting ball ahead. I keep thinking about Garver coming back and wonder if Jeffers will get bounced. I would move Avila and keep Jeffers.
  16. mikelink45
    The Twins look good if we skip over Thorpe and Smeltzer and go to the prospects. I have lost faith in them and will be anxious to see the next layer of pitchers move up to create a good live arm rotation like the other teams are projected to have. It is fun ((scary) to see Detroit and KC prospects. What a division this will be.
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    the question comes back to - do we have an electronic means of measuring real strikes? And why aren't we using it?
  18. mikelink45
    If we get rid of Eddie, who will become the player we all focus on and complain about? Every team has someone who frustrates and it seems like fans need to vent. Eddie has won some games for us this year too so he is not a bust. His bonehead plays just stick out and make the post game videos. Maybe it will be Kepler next - his consistently low BA would seem to be a target for complaints or will it be Polanco who received some criticism already this year for lack of power? I am all for Kiriloff and Larnach, but not sure that their defense is going to rate any higher than Eddie.
  19. mikelink45
    love Pineda and Jeffers and Wade and Rooker - give me the young guys to go with this older pitching leader.
  20. mikelink45
    As your WPA scores demonstrate the Twins have more issues than I expected to see this season. Rogers has to have some off season adjustments made, Adrianza and Gonzales should be replaced with some youth. Smeltzer does not seem to have a real role and May was someone I expected to step up and star this year.
  21. mikelink45
    I would hope that comparing our BP to the Detroit BP is only for this game because our RP are supposed to be superb while Detroit is expected to be lousy.
  22. mikelink45
    The first round will be in the home park of the higher ranked team then move to CA. - According to Gleeman.
  23. mikelink45
    Odorizzi took the QO and made much more money than he had or might of got on the free agent market. He is fine. He will not make as much next year, but he will get a chance to pitch. Trevor May is hurting himself right now. I think he is overused and one of the victims of the BP games that are eating up the BP arms at the wrong time. But we know how teams like RP so he will do fine. Adrianza's bat really disappeared this year. But more than that, it is time to cycle in some younger players.
  24. mikelink45
    I worry that all the BP games will catch up with the BP as we move to the final stretch. And today Rosario can be said to cost us the game - I have been a Rosario fan, but today he really disappointed me.
  25. mikelink45
    With Pittsburgh, KC, and Detroit making up the majority of our games we have to keep from getting complacent. I still want more bats working - Rosario needs to get going, Rooker needs to keep playing ahead of Cave, Kiriloff should be here, but I can only feel frustrated by that. Hill needs to step up, but Mize might be ready to as well. We have only scored 12 runs in four games since the 88 run victory over the White Sox. And we scored 22 runs before that game in an 8 game stretch. I am excited by the bat control Sano is showing, but the bottom of the order needs to do more and someone from St Paul should be batting for Adrianza. I am also pleased to have Astudillo instead of Avila.
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