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  1. Richie the Rally Goat
    According to the box score Berrios was lifted after giving up two runs but with at least two runners on base. Duffey let two inherited runners score. I listened for a while and indeed it was a tough slog for Berrios, but I think we do need to keep a sharp eye on those inherited runners scored. Earned runs is hiding deep flaws in this bullpen. Falvey needs to get reinforcements fast.
  2. Richie the Rally Goat
    I’m not sure I buy into the “leadoff hitters job is to see as many pitches as possible” narrative, but agree, a few more walks to balance the current strategy of “ambush the first pitch meatball” would really be a plus. Kepler seems more likely to develop that than Rosario, but maybe less likely than Polanco. It’s been fun watching these guys grow right in front of us like the Puckett/Hrbek group in the 80s
  3. Richie the Rally Goat
    Really good article. I think you may have answered why Kep’s career BABIP is low and has increased this year. Historically he hit balls mostly Right Center and Center, the deepest part of the park. Fly balls that don’t leave the park are usually outs. Now that he’s started pulling the ball more off that target field limestone and over it, he’s getting better success. Exciting to watch that young man mature. All the tools and it’s finally seemingly coming together.
  4. Richie the Rally Goat
    me too. I’m still waiting for hitters to figure out the cutter, but I’m way more optimistic on Perez now, than I was 2 months ago. Of course two months ago I was pretty certain Perez’s arm was going fall off.
  5. Richie the Rally Goat
    Wins cause smiles? Clearly Smiles cause wins? The Twins from 1996 - 2001 would not imply that. Those guys smiled almost as much as they lost
  6. Richie the Rally Goat
    and two to three bullpen arms
  7. Richie the Rally Goat
    thanks for the reminder on my stance. He certainly looks improved since moving to the rotation, compared to his bullpen stints. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
  8. Richie the Rally Goat
    I can't speak for others, but personally, my bandwidth to participate in the game threads has reduced lately, especially with the earlier start to the home games. Young kids means I'm making dinner, bath and bed during the first 4-5 innings. and usually check in once or twice, but it's hard to catch up to a GT already in progress.
  9. Richie the Rally Goat
    I think the important takeaway here is don’t listen to Twitter
  10. Richie the Rally Goat
    2011-13 was real dark, but nothing like 1993-99 and culminating in 2001. There’s no comparison to Carl Pohlad actively campaigning to contract the team you love.
  11. Richie the Rally Goat
    if the outside corner is the edge of the strike zone, then Bremer’s calling is VERY “edgy”
  12. Richie the Rally Goat
    With Marwin on the roster, Cave is expendable. With Big Toe in AAA, Adrianza is expendable. Considering all of the uncertainties, hold on to everyone as long as you can. Injury or ineffectiveness will sort this out. I believe the first crack to show up will be 13th pitcher before Sano is ready to return. At that point option Cave before DFAing Adrianza.
  13. Richie the Rally Goat
    likewise with Mejia who hasn’t pitched in over a week.
  14. Richie the Rally Goat
    Good to see Pineda go 6. The bullpen needed that badly.
  15. Richie the Rally Goat
    average was 5.4 innings per start. Twins were 5.1 innings per start good for 26th place. The season is young, things can absolutely change, but we have yet to see the Twins 5th starter, or 6-8. Currently at 5 innings per start but average is 5.2 presumably because the Twins aren’t the only team getting short starts coming out of spring training.
  16. Richie the Rally Goat
    sure they can be effective starters, but Pineda as the second best starter on this team is coming back from TJ and is clearly on a 4 inning per start limit. Odorizzi has a 5 1/3 inning per start average and Perez is awful and going 2 innings in long relief every 5th day. Even if they can be effective in short starts, 7 out of 10 starts are bullpen games. When Gibson gets some better endurance, 5 out of 10...
  17. Richie the Rally Goat
    Odorizzi has career 881 innings pitched over 164 appearances (3 of them relief) for an average of 5 1/3 innings per appearance. Betting on Odorizzi to complete 5 innings seems high risk, low reward. Then "when" to me mattered that he was left in to load the bases. It was very clear he lost it right away.
  18. Richie the Rally Goat
    I'm with you - the rotation outside of Berrios looks pretty bad. Gibson should gain some endurance as he recovers from e.Coli, but at this point woof. There going to need 3 long relievers to get 700 inning from the bullpen.
  19. Richie the Rally Goat
    this seems to suggest opener is less effective with Odorizzi, as cutting him off at the end of the 5th inning and scheduling a long reliever for the 6-8th innings (stacker concept). Pineda also has pitched well, but hasn't pitched deep. Agreed wit the OP that soon the roster will need additional relievers and length with those relievers. the one inning or LOOGY can't really be afforded.
  20. Richie the Rally Goat
    the sign is in pictograms
  21. Richie the Rally Goat
    Austin is the “rule 5 pickup” of 2019?
  22. Richie the Rally Goat
    With Adrianza playing third and Astudillo playing first is Austin ever going to play? What is the point of rostering him?
  23. Richie the Rally Goat
    Fantastic to see Stewart settle in. I wouldn’t have been surprised if Stewart were pulled after 34 pitches in the first. That’s a lot of confidence in Stewart and it’s great to see the manager get rewarded for the risk.
  24. Richie the Rally Goat
    I have now officially reached level 5 - and had a discussion yesterday with my 5 year old about how she thinks I should reach number 6, but I'm not convinced anyone would care what I have to say.
  25. Richie the Rally Goat
    We're 4 games in, it's too early to draw conclusions. That said... so far, it's a fun team to watch. Cruz and La Tortuga could be our Morneau and Mauer combo.
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