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  1. DJL44
    I think Louie Varland could be one of those guys in September. I trust him more than Balazovic. At some point they need to decide whether Varland is going to develop enough as a starter to contribute or if he should be converted to the bullpen. If he doesn't locate his slider better he's probably a reliever.
  2. DJL44
    Bechtold has a 9.39 ERA and 3 times as many walks as strikeouts in AAA. He's clearly not ready to contribute to a major league team.
  3. DJL44
    This was the most predictable thing ever. The previous month was his best stretch of pitching in 4 years. He wasn't good in AAA before his callup. He has overperformed compared to my expectations.
  4. DJL44
    Farmer and Solano have also been good depth pickups.
  5. DJL44
    He's probably a lost cause then. There is too much to work on to master 2B when you can't catch a thrown ball yet.
  6. DJL44
    You handle the ball more at 1B but they're easier chances. 2B definitely has more total difficult chances than 1B. Inability to turn a double play is a killer when it comes to defensive value at second. Arraez went from below average 2B to Gold Glove candidate at 1B. It's not that hard.
  7. DJL44
    Julien is currently unplayable as a second baseman. He fumbles grounders and isn't good enough turning the pivot. Rocco is correct in regularly removing him from the game for a defensive replacement. If he can't handle 1B he's pretty much a DH.
  8. DJL44
    Does Julien really have trouble receiving a thrown ball? He has trouble with batted balls but that's very different.
  9. DJL44
    I don't think they like to move recent draft picks out of Fort Myers. They have more resources there for extra training and many of them will be there for fall instructional leagues.
  10. DJL44
    There isn't that much difference between AA and AAA. The big jumps are from rookie ball to A, A+ to Double A and then the big leagues. Triple A is mainly there to give veteran retreads a place to play.
  11. DJL44
    Jenkins is a pretty good bet to make it to the Mussels before the season ends. Keaschall is the same age as Rosario and Rodriguez in Cedar Rapids. He should get bumped up to that level but the Kernels infield is pretty full.
  12. DJL44
    I see no reason to "cut" a journeyman retread pitcher "some slack". This is a big league baseball team trying to win the division, not some bottom division team looking for a Disney movie.
  13. DJL44
    Boras already got his commission. He has about 100 other clients to worry about.
  14. DJL44
    He'd be a very member of the playoff rotation. Ryan has been terrible.
  15. DJL44
    Try first base!
  16. DJL44
    If there were only 21 outs then they would still be playing the game. They had a bunch of hits which means their K/PA ratio was just fine.
  17. DJL44
    I don't. Julien is currently about 20 runs below average if you extrapolate out a whole season. He doesn't turn the pivot well. He might be able to improve from "poor" to "below average" but the Twins have Brooks Lee waiting in AAA.
  18. DJL44
    DH doesn't add any difficulty beyond what he's doing at 2B. He already plays on the correct side of the dirt to add 1B. All he has to add is scooping throws. Julien needs to find a home where they won't pull him for a defensive replacement in the 8th inning.
  19. DJL44
    I think the Germans add syllables when they run words together.
  20. DJL44
    Prato is doing what they wanted Austin Martin to do.
  21. DJL44
    JULIEN - move the sub-par 2B to 1B!!!
  22. DJL44
    Is Keaschall going to make it to Cedar Rapids before the season ends?
  23. DJL44
    I think they should be doing that now even with a healthy Joey Gallo. The obvious answer (to me) is to give Julien a first baseman's mitt.
  24. DJL44
    If Jeffers catches 5 out of 7 games his offense will surely suffer.
  25. DJL44
    I thought Mauer made a good speech. It was far better than Dan Gladden's drunken ramble about his wife's chest.
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