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  1. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Seems newsworthy and relevant to this topic. (h/t MABB1959 from game thread) Phil Miller, StarTribune: "We had a four-hour conversation. I said, 'I think we're a better team if you're DH-ing and taking 500 at-bats and just focusing on hitting 40 or 50 homers during the season and let Michael Taylor guard the outfield,'" Correa recalled. "He took it very well." That's not to say he agreed. But Buxton said his teammate was very persuasive. "At that point, I was still trying to figure this out for myself. I literally try not to think about my at-bats, so I don't overthink," Buxton said of a decision that has so far kept him in the Twins' lineup in all but three games this season. "When I play the field, whatever happens at the plate, you can go back out and focus on that, like 'OK, then nobody else is getting a hit.'" Correa, who revealed their conversation while wearing a microphone on the field during Friday's AppleTV+ broadcast, said he understood Buxton's hesitation, but focused on how much the team benefits when he is healthy. https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-twins-carlos-correa-byron-buxton-center-field-or-designated-hitter-michael-a-taylor/600273344/?refresh=true
  2. Hosken Bombo Disco
    great resource!!
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    No, I don’t think the Twins have developed Joe Ryan into something he wasn’t already. He has always been a strike thrower, if you want to look at walks per nine. Back to his Rays days and before that in college. https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/188203/
  4. Hosken Bombo Disco
    The Twins had a similar extra-inning game against Detroit last season, when both teams tried really hard to lose but the other team wouldn’t let them. The result today was different. Give them credit for getting fed up and hanging a five spot in the 12th.
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    Yes, Jax throws a very, very high rate of sliders. He has a good one but the league is going to figure it out sooner or later. Let’s hope the last half dozen appearances aren’t the start of that trend already. With relievers, we are dealing with inherently small samples, more so early in the season. I’d also like to read more about his pitch mix and movement. Jax has a great story and it was not a smooth transition to baseball. I think they left him unprotected in the Rule 5 too, but could be misremembering. Easy guy to root for.
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    I did not do the calculating either but only did some googling and spot checking back to 1994. I did not look at 1969-1993 either, thinking that more teams in those larger divisions would tend to drive the win percentage closer to the overall mean of .500. So, this only means that the Twins chances this year are better than ever. Fun! (with numbers)
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    In my opinion, it was a freak injury. I’m on board.
  8. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Re Buxton playing CF: At this point, my impression is that Rocco is waiting on the front office for the go ahead, the front office is listening to the training staff, the training staff is waiting to hear from Buxton, Buxton is waiting for Rocco to talk to him, Rocco is waiting for the front office,… Who has the courage to untie this Gordian Knot before it turns into a Tarantino film scene? 🙂
  9. Hosken Bombo Disco
    The 2023 AL Central is the worst division ever in the history of MLB. The win percentage supports that.
  10. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Drew Maggi gets the start at third base today for Pittsburgh. Pirates defeat Dodgers, 6-2. Maggi goes 0-3 (no strikeouts) and an infield assist.
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    Unfortunately Maggi struck out
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    I’m glad Maeda has made a recovery from some of the bad luck injuries that have struck him. He seems like a decent guy. He has looked cooked since spring training. I don’t think we need to see two more starts at this point. Let’s hope the team has another way for him to contribute. If he does get another start or two, I hope he gives us 5-6 solid innings. The radio guys mentioned that Maeda has been taken off the field by the trainer in 3 of his 4 starts. And my thought was, “Like a mustache lion dragging a gazelle through the Serengeti.”
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    The strategy of trading away young prospects for more expensive veterans kind of flips the table on the original strategy the front office came here with — I am happy to just enjoy what we have in Gray this season and let the offseason take care of itself 😊 (PS the chess ‘World Series’ is taking place right now with only a few more games before a new world chess champion is decided )
  14. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Wow, Sonny Gray. I would be curious to know if he is still calling his own pitches (I assume so), how many other Twins are calling, or even would be capable of calling their own pitches (no idea), and how common it is across the league (no idea). Whatever it is, it’s working, so don’t tinker or touch a thing! At this risk of sticking my foot in my mouth, because I know it’s still April, but maybe Gray is capable of pitching at this level as far as the All Star break. (A game he would then be pitching in.)
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    Maybe instead of the 4 year, $73.5 million extension they gave Lopez, they should have waited until after this Nationals start and got him for more like 4/72!
  16. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Byron Buxton playing center field will give Miranda an opportunity to DH now and then, for rest and a chance to either turn his mind off for a bit or chat with hitting coach between innings. Byron Buxton playing center field would also open a slot for Kirilloff or Wallner to DH against righties. Miranda, Wallner and Kirilloff being better bets than Taylor at the plate. At this point I’m thinking their magic date for putting Buxton in the field is May 2 in Chicago.
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    I sometimes mention load management for guys like Taylor and Miranda. It’s not an entirely joking question. Miranda’s 9th inning result last night was unfortunate but it was just one at bat. I would not option him but it sure looks like he needs a day off or some time at DH.
  18. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Derek Shelton's Pirates are 14-7 and temporarily in second place. Tyler Wells comes within one strike of recording his first win (Baltimore closer blew the save). But the Orioles won and are temporarily in second place in the AL East. Fun to see perennial lesser teams re-emerge, even if it's only for part of a season. Baltimore might have some staying power.
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    Arraez was in the WBC
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    I would think with SWR struggling in St. Paul, that he is only here to provide long relief if Mahle gets in trouble, or eat a couple innings at the end if it's not close. Then send him back and call up Varland or Ober for Sunday's start. So glad to have Polanco back.
  21. Hosken Bombo Disco
    You are right, Miranda did play a ton all spring—through an injury no less. It’s a case of ‘Load management for me, none for thee’ So you have Buxton, who they are giving a ton of rest to, managing his load, in order to keep him healthy and at his peak performance for the long season. Meanwhile, you have Miranda, who played all spring as you said, and has appeared in every regular season game and almost always in the field for all nine innings. What about load managing for Miranda so his performance doesn’t suffer?
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    You are right as well. Honestly, if we are facing righties this weekend, I would call up Kirilloff to DH right now. Drive him over from St. Paul and put him in the lineup. So you are replacing Taylor with Kirilloff if Buxton were decide it’s time for him to play center, which is also something that needs to happen soon anyway.
  23. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Are we talking about Taylor being the team MVP, or the American League MVP? Looking at his past batting lines, I really don’t think he is capable of that level of play. Nothing against Taylor, he seems like a nice guy. The front office, beat writers, and Twins Daily writers I guess are seeing something that I am not seeing. I am looking forward to this.
  24. Hosken Bombo Disco
    If you think about it, this article is suggesting that Byron Buxton and Michael Taylor are interchangeable.
  25. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Maeda has looked gassed coming off the mound, has already skipped a start due to fatigue, and now this. I'm glad he's ok. I did love the trade at the time. Also, maybe it's time to talk about Max Kepler. In the past tense. We saw the lack of hustle at the end Tuesday night, and today the Boston announcers said Kepler was getting the wave home in the 9th. (Either that, or Kepler did not pick up the stop sign from Watkins.) The Twins were still trailing by enough runs that I'm not sure the Boston cutoff man bothers to turn and make a throw. I don't know for sure. I do know that Kepler has looked disengaged for several years now. Once you lose that drive, I don't know how easy it is to get it back. I might be ready to use a platoon of Wallner-Garlick in right field. You lose some defense, at least on paper, but you get back that drive. There are not enough roster spots for platoons all over the field but that's the one I would try.
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