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  1. DJL44
    They're going to "eat" this contract whether they are playing him or not. It's a sunk cost. I try not to be too harsh on Gallo. He was quite useful in April playing well at 1B and at the plate. He is a capable defender at 1B and the corner OF positions and he can hit the ball a ton when he connects. There is a role for that on many teams including the Twins. The problem is the Twins have too many players like Gallo on offense. It is pretty disheartening that the Twins have spent $35M on Gallo, Kepler and Buxton and they're not getting much production out of any of them.
  2. DJL44
    I am really glad Cutch didn't sign with the Twins and is having a great season in Pittsburgh. It's like when Torii Hunter came back to the Twins.
  3. DJL44
    Lots of times last night when the Twins picked the wrong pitch to swing at - letting hittable pitches go in favor of swinging at unhittable pitches. I think their game plan at the plate was not prepared for how the Tigers were pitching. Tigers management has stolen several games against the Twins this year and they have their team playing well above expectations.
  4. DJL44
    Julien looks completely lost at second base and Correa looks frustrated trying to teach the rookie what to do in real time. He's giving back on defense everything he provides on offense. I agree, play Farmer at 2B. When they send Julien back to the minors give him a first baseman's glove. It's going to take years of additional reps at second base to make him playable and even then he won't be good.
  5. DJL44
    Yes, let's wait another month for the team to make the obvious decision.
  6. DJL44
    Johan Santana and David Cone look really good compared to the current generation of starting pitchers. Yet they couldn't even stay on the ballot.
  7. DJL44
    Tiant should be in the Hall too.
  8. DJL44
    I think this season they should think less about buying veterans with prospects or selling veterans for prospects and more about remaking the roster by dealing vets for vets. Example: send Kepler out for an expensive, mediocre reliever. I think buyers will outnumber sellers at the deadline so there will be an opportunity for buyers to deal with each other.
  9. DJL44
    I didn't see it mentioned anywhere that Ryan threw a no-walker. Was everyone making sure they didn't discuss it to keep from jinxing the no-walker? Is that the first no-walker of the 2023 season? Who is the last pitcher to throw a no-walker?
  10. DJL44
    Let it go
  11. DJL44
    Would rather see them add Dalton Guthrie.
  12. DJL44
    That's like a days rest for every inning they throw in a start.
  13. DJL44
    Looks like the Saints saw some really bad pitching last week.
  14. DJL44
    Everyone looks good when you send them to AAA for a while. Larnach has a 1200 OPS in AAA versus a 700 OPS in the big leagues. If you aren't above a 1000 OPS in AAA you probably aren't ready for a promotion.
  15. DJL44
    Yes, and sometimes it takes getting beat up in the big leagues to listen to the coaches who tell you "that isn't going to work with better hitters"
  16. DJL44
    There are also a lot more Saints games. AAA has 150 games versus the American Association which only plays 100 games. That's 25 extra home dates to sell; 50% more tickets available.
  17. DJL44
    It's about location and working on that requires innings. He's probably due to go back to AAA to improve. That's not unusual for a rookie. MLB has a tendency to expose weaknesses quickly.
  18. DJL44
    Worst moment of the game was seeing Taylor get beaned. It got up under the helmet and he was clearly hurting.
  19. DJL44
    Mediocre. His fastball is fast but straight. He's not going to last more than one time through a lineup.
  20. DJL44
    I'd look at it differently. It shows that pitching at the AAA level is much worse than pitching in MLB. I agree that after a certain point (that Larnach has reached) you can't learn anything more in AAA. The stats also show why Larnach is ahead of Wallner in the pecking order - better defensively and offensively. Miranda has a .630 OPS for the Saints - he's not ready for a promotion.
  21. DJL44
    Isn't the whole point to turn balls in play into outs?
  22. DJL44
    If I get a run of tails flipping pennies I'll make sure I switch coins.
  23. DJL44
    That's called the "hot hand fallacy".
  24. DJL44
    Headrick has been pretty good in AAA. I think they would rather have him as the next man up for the rotation than have him helping in the bullpen.
  25. DJL44
    I can't wait to see the second guessing here when Balazovic is finally good 3 years and 5 organizations from now.
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