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  1. IndianaTwin
    As noted above, they are eliminated, but yesterday's move to the 60-day IL eliminates the possibility of being activated, since he played on Sept. 1. I like Kepler a lot and have often tossed out comments about his stats being the best ever for a person born in Germany, but given the current tenor of things, I think the best (and most likely) show of appreciation for Kepler will be a video tribute and nice ovation when he returns to Target Field as a member of an opposing team next season (or 2026 if he's in the NL).
  2. IndianaTwin
    How many No. 4 pitchers end up with 2.5 bWAR, a 3.65 FIP, a 1.192 WHIP and 198 strikeouts over 185.1 innings?
  3. IndianaTwin
    Bizarre as it sounds, it may not have been that bad of a play. It's almost always a bad idea to try advancing in that situation, but that was about as routine of a ground ball as it could be. Either way the Orioles are likely to get an out, but there's probably a greater chance of Baltimore screwing up a rundown (or getting called for interference) than there is that they would throw the ball away at first.
  4. IndianaTwin
    And last night, they managed to play the full 60 minutes without a running clock for the second time in six games (35 point margin). I mean, they still lost 36-7 to a team that is now 1-5, but progress...
  5. IndianaTwin
    The local eleven has been outscored 283-44 on the year. Two weeks ago, they opened the game with an onside kick, “marched” down the field for a field goal and went into halftime down 35-3.
  6. IndianaTwin
    Given that he was a priest, he’s probably more likely for the Padres.
  7. IndianaTwin
    Braves sweeping the Royals is probably a smidge more likely than the White Sox sweeping the Tigers (or even Toledo, for that matter).
  8. IndianaTwin
    Thanks. I don’t get many chances to watch, and I hadn’t caught that.
  9. IndianaTwin
    His options were: a) let Jax finish the inning and not be available tonight; b) use Tonkin or Blewitt, who had each thrown 20+ pitches the night before; c) use Topa, who had just come up; or d) use Duran, Keep in mind that he was also going to need one of those options for the ninth. If he chooses b or c in the eighth, there's a greater likelihood of giving up a run or two and needing Duran for an actual save situation. By using Duran in the eighth, he only needed to get two outs instead of three, plus they had the opportunity to extend the lead in the bottom of the eighth, making the ninth even lower-leverage for Topa than it was. The ideal would have been for SWR to go significantly longer. That didn't happen. Beyond that, it seems like he navigated things pretty well. I think Varland is the only one that's truly not available for tonight.
  10. IndianaTwin
    I mean, really. How good can Cleveland be? They lost five times to what could be the worst team in modern baseball history! They even got swept by the White Sox. They lost to Chicago more than the Twins, Royals and Detroit did combined. I never put that much stock in the records vs. winning or losing teams. By definition, most teams are going to have a losing record against teams above .500 and a winning record against those below.
  11. IndianaTwin
    Relegated to a corner OF next spring? By which, Larnach or Wallner? Because those are your starting corner OFs right now. They are not going to hand the job to Rodriguez on 30 plate appearances at St. Paul. And it seems quite unlikely they spend any money on a starting CF. Playing at DH? The experiment of last year and the desire for roster flexibility makes that unlikely. See previous paragraph when it comes to filling CF. In another uniform? He's got a no-trade contract. In 2026 or 2027 or later, maybe. But as of now, if he is healthy at the end of spring training, it's about a 99.98 percent change he's the opening day CF.
  12. IndianaTwin
    Extra day for our bullpen, but extra day for theirs as well. I’ll take Pablo and a depleted bullpen over Crawford and a depleted bullpen.
  13. IndianaTwin
    Go Hawks. -Indiana (but Iowa native) Twin
  14. IndianaTwin
    Kepler’s $10 million is needed to cover most of Pablo’s $13.5 million raise.
  15. IndianaTwin
    This makes them 4-7 in extra innings and 22-19 in one-run games. They have 37 comeback wins and this was their 32nd blown lead.
  16. IndianaTwin
    Consider becoming a caretaker. It’s worth the five bucks per month to avoid the ads.
  17. IndianaTwin
    Can he sustain his hitting for a long while? No, but neither was he likely to sustain the struggles of the first half. We shouldn’t be surprised that a guy with an 88 career OPS+ has an OPS+ this year of, let’s see, 90.
  18. IndianaTwin
    But separately from the question of whether he comes back, each time I look at his career stats, I’m reminded that he’s going to end up with some pretty decent numbers. Nowhere close to HOF worthy, but he’s got 323 homers, 392 doubles, 1076 RBIs and 1270 walks. He’s the active leader in walks by more than 150 and is ahead of third place by more than 200. With any luck at all, he’ll blow past 400 doubles, 1100 RBIs and 1300 walks, and he still has a shot at 350 homers.
  19. IndianaTwin
    With one additional tidbit. If Irvin had come out for the next inning, the end-of-inning rule goes away and he would have had to pitch to two batters to get to the minimum three.
  20. IndianaTwin
    Correa has a no-trade clause, which typically requires an agreement on an extension for the player, and that’s not going to happen anywhere. I can’t see a situation where they trade Lopez. So finding a partner for Vazquez, Castro or Jeffers or some combination thereof would be the next options. I agree — I don’t see how it can realistically happen.
  21. IndianaTwin
    I could go either way. We’re seeing that defense at 1B does matter (particularly when the only other above-average infielder is Correa), so I’m not enamored with a season of Miranda and Julien there. People are suggesting they spend any money on a starter, but given the budget realities we’re expecting, it’s hard to see them spending enough to get a stud. I don’t see him as a priority, but I’d rather than spend $4-6 million on Santana than $4-6 million on a “depth” starting pitcher. Given the unpredictability of relievers and the few innings they pitch, I think I’d even rather spend $4-6 million on him than on a relief pitcher.
  22. IndianaTwin
    Why would he cost $8-10 million? He’s only getting $5.25 million this year and he’s only been a little better this year than he was last year. I’ll be surprised if he gets more than $6 million given that he’s also a year older.
  23. IndianaTwin
    I didn’t hear the context, but could he have been talking about the cumulative 4.1 shutout innings with a double, two singles (one a dribbler and one who got picked off) and a walk?
  24. IndianaTwin
    I don't know how Rocco and Allie share responsibilities, but at their age, I wouldn't be surprised she takes care of getting them to bed. (And in a Google to find Mrs. Rocco's name, I discovered that Nico and Enzo's one-year birthday is actually today!)
  25. IndianaTwin
    EDIT: Rays-Red Sox goes final at 8-3.
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