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  1. USAFChief
    then who? The 9th inning IS a rule, last I checked, and the batting order turns over too.
  2. USAFChief
    Kevin Pillar makes a lot of sense.
  3. USAFChief
    "It's just like making a trade." Well no. No it's not.
  4. USAFChief
    If you bring Duffey into the 6th, best case is Alcala faces the top of the order in the 9th.
  5. USAFChief
    I don't think it can be argued that the bullpen games havent had a negative effect on the pen. Sundays game played a role in losing last night's game. Alcala isn't brought into a 1 run game against the top of the order if the better options weren't unavailable. I also agree with the point above about lack of fastballs from Alcala. It was weird.
  6. USAFChief
    "Oh my god! You mean that's the same guy?"
  7. USAFChief
    Duffey's velo has been down significantly recently. I wonder if there's an issue.
  8. USAFChief
    The problem isn't Maeda going only 5 last night. The problem is that stupid bullpen game the day before.
  9. USAFChief
    Rogers left way too many sliders in the middle of the zone. Again. Still, goes in the W column. Shame to use virtually the entire bullpen going into Cleveland.
  10. USAFChief
    With as analytically driven as the front office is, I don't understand not having a RH hitting outfielder in place of Cave for the past 2 seasons.
  11. USAFChief
    Bah-dum-tschhhhh
  12. USAFChief
    sigh...
  13. USAFChief
    I guess we know for the Twins, a 7 run lead is insurmountable, the point at which you put Adrianza on the mound.
  14. USAFChief
    Yes.
  15. USAFChief
    We should automatically count it as an "out" if a batter hits a can of corn fly ball, too, amiright? I didn't think I'd come to TD and read about the dropped third strike rule. Am I on the STrib game recap?
  16. USAFChief
    Anyone else pretty tired of bullpen games?
  17. USAFChief
    You can put game two in Rocco's personal loss column. No way Berrios should still have been in to give up that 3 run shot to Merrifield.
  18. USAFChief
    Mu guess is there will be some trades, but most will be salary dumps. I believe this will be an opportunity for a few teams to unload a contract or two.
  19. USAFChief
    Really nice performance thus far in 2020 by Maeda. Nothing spectacular, just solid, professional pitching.
  20. USAFChief
    Do SOMEthing. They've already had too many bullpen games.
  21. USAFChief
    There were no outs when Kepler got rung up. I hate the idea of an automated strike zone, but MLB has to do its part too. Jerry Meals can't be an umpire. His umpiring that inning, including missing an easy K in the bottom of the inning, completely changed the game. I also do not understand the Twins refusing to call up starting pitching. They're in a stretch of like, 34 games in 35 days or something. They get precious few innings from the starters they DO have. Why are the intentionally doing bullpen games? Just unnecessary stress on your best relievers.
  22. USAFChief
    I'd like to see him scrap the 2 seam and throw the 4 seam almost exclusively. He can't command the 2 seam. It gets him behind in counts, or it wanders to the middle and often gets hit hard.
  23. USAFChief
    fair enough. Except the part about Ramos.
  24. USAFChief
    Sloppy. Sloppy baseball. Wild pitches, passed balls, stolen bases nearly uncontested. Godawful 0-2 pitches. Indifferent ABs. Some really bad baseball. Garver in particular is really playing poorly behind the plate.
  25. USAFChief
    I'm not a big fan of using hindsight to judge trades. I understand things can change, but it's hard for me to give credit for things that happen years from now. I think you judge be what's known at the time of the trade. I wouldn't hold it against the Twins if Alcala gets hurt, you can't know that in advance. But I also am reluctant to give a whole lot of credit if he turns into a valuable reliever. You can't know THAT, either. Judged by how it affected the teams at the time of the trade, and the year or two after, it was a pretty awful trade, IMO. Unnecessary, also.
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