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  1. DJL44
    I'm interested in actually competing and this sub-.500 team isn't going to go anywhere. I'd much rather build for next year than hope for this year. They have a 10% chance at making the playoffs right now (which means a 90% chance they won't). Besides, I think they players they are likely to sell (Castro, Paddack, Coulombe, Stewart, Bader, France) are mostly replaceable from within. Paddack is their 7th best starting pitcher. Castro makes boneheaded mistakes regularly. Coulombe doesn't face more than 3 batters in an inning. Stewart can't hold runners on base. These are not critical pieces. Bader is the only guy they'll truly miss, so maybe they hold onto him and hope they can negotiate a new contract. Their season success, this season and next, rests on Buxton, Correa, Lewis, Ryan, Lopez, Duran, Jax, etc. It's irrelevant if they keep Chris Paddack if Carlos Correa continues to suck at the plate.
  2. DJL44
    Elon University? These guys are probably underslot. I think Kalai Rosario was also a Hawaii Gatorade player of the year.
  3. DJL44
    I would not be surprised to see Gonzalez in St. Paul in August, if not sooner. He's up to 200 plate appearances of hitting the snot out of the ball in Double-A.
  4. DJL44
    Stevenson goes one pick earlier
  5. DJL44
    MLB.com on Quick
  6. DJL44
    Am I allowed to joke about his last name?
  7. DJL44
    I agree. I would sell if they don't go 8-4 over the next 12 games.
  8. DJL44
    12 games until the trade deadline. 6 vs playoff teams and 6 vs cellar dwellers. To get to .500 they need to go 7-5.
  9. DJL44
    The Twins don't have an Eduardo Tait in the system
  10. DJL44
    Can we do a bait-and-switch on all the teams who want Duran and Jax and sell them Brock Stewart and Danny Coulombe instead?
  11. DJL44
    He is in the lineup
  12. DJL44
    $4 tickets were too good to pass up so I ended up a the Saints game last night. It was "bring your dog" night but my dog is very bad around other dogs, very old and struggling with the smoke in the air so he stayed home. Jonah Bride was good on both sides of the ball, made a couple good defensive plays. I was excited to see Emmanuel Rodriguez. He has a very explosive swing. The first hit he had pinballed off first base (the actual base) and the umpire before ending up in RF. Unfortunately, I think he hurt himself swinging and missing in his second at-bat. That usually means a core injury. Trent Baker was not good; he kept falling behind batters at the bottom of the Cubs' order. Gillispie was meh but he threw strikes. Jose Miranda looks lousy. His batting average has slipped below .200 now. He's not squaring up pitches consistently and when he does they go right to a fielder. McCusker has a lot of levers to pull in the same direction but when he makes contact it is loud. Eeles must live in the weight room when he's not on the field. His lower half is huge for his height. Sabato missed a backhand scoop on a ball in the infield. Not an easy chance, but something a top fielding 1B would have converted. He's at the right level for his development - no reason to rush him. Gasper had a nice block behind the plate, otherwise I hardly noticed him which is good for a catcher. I didn't get to see Austin Martin. Does he get Saturday nights off?
  13. DJL44
    There are a few more - reach on error, fielder's choice, catcher's interference (the tough one to get) https://sabr.org/journal/article/was-there-a-seven-way-game-seven-ways-of-reaching-first-base/ If Buxton hadn't put up a cycle himself the story would have been the team cycle in the 2nd inning.
  14. DJL44
    It was a bit weird to see Genesis Cabrera entering in the middle innings. A guy named Genesis should clearly be a starter. If he's going to work in relief he needs to change his name to Matthew, Mark, Luke or John.
  15. DJL44
    Clemens is fine and they also have Keaschall and Lee who can play multiple positions.
  16. DJL44
    Plays like these are why I want to sell Castro at the deadline
  17. DJL44
    Is Correa going on the IL? He'd be eligible to return for the Dodgers series and would only miss 5 games.
  18. DJL44
    He's a sex offender. I did some dumb stuff when I was younger, but I managed to grow up without becoming a sex offender.
  19. DJL44
    Pulling Skenes after 5 innings is just proof that Pittsburgh is tanking.
  20. DJL44
    Does that mean the front office will have to work over the trade deadline? That's the best week to go to the lake.
  21. DJL44
    Yesavage has some high upside. That would be hard to turn down for a reliever.
  22. DJL44
    This is worth tracking as the season progresses. Thanks for giving me something to root for.
  23. DJL44
    I believe he was signed as a minor league free agent this past offseason. In that respect, he's already been released once by the Twins and brought back as a "project". The odds of success for a prospect who reaches minor league free agency (seven seasons in the minors without being added to a 40-man roster) are not good.
  24. DJL44
    In the near-term they need to win 9 of their next 15 games just to reach .500 by the trade deadline.
  25. DJL44
    The bullpen could look different in 2 weeks.
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