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  1. USAFChief
    I guess I can see using May, although he pitched the day before (and had to be removed for ineffectiveness). The rest is unreasonable criticism. It was time to take Perez out, and Mejia has to pitch if he's part of the pen. There was nothing wrong with Baldelli's pen usage last night. The fault is on the lack of good options, rather than the choice of which he used.
  2. USAFChief
    we have a team that might contend in 2019, but is severely short of good pen options. They lost that trade no matter what happens with the lotto tickets they bought.
  3. USAFChief
    who was he supposed to pitch? This is on the pen, and Falvine.
  4. USAFChief
    Garver is not the Twins best defensive catcher. He's barely passable.
  5. USAFChief
    we are up to at least three bad early season outings now.
  6. USAFChief
    The pen rears its partially ugly head again. You cant get by in today's baseball with a weak pen. Bullpens are used every game, and a strong, deep one is one of the primary keys to winning.
  7. USAFChief
    Me likey. After watching Mauer start 91.57 percent of his PAs by watching strike one split the plate, and pulling my (little remaining) hair out, it's a refreshing change. Just make sure it's a good pitch to swing at.
  8. USAFChief
    I think Keuchel, while not the pitcher he was a few years ago, unquestionably would make the Twins better in 2019. But I doubt he's signing a one year deal, and I don't want the Twins to be stuck in a contract, so I'd pass. On the other hand, it's a matter of time before someone gives Kimbrel a 3 yr deal, and I think the Twins should be all over that. There's a real window of opportunity here for the Twins, jump on it.
  9. USAFChief
    You're right, the Twins missed an opportunity in the bottom of the first. If only Polanco had sacrificed Kepler to third, Kepler would have scored.
  10. USAFChief
    So let's say they keep Austin and cut Cron. What happens if Austin gets injured (or ineffective) before one of those guys is ready? If you think Austin is a better player than Cron in 2019, fine. But concerns over who plays first base if the one they keep can't play isn't a valid argument. The situation would be exactly the same. BTW, Cron will be the better player in 2019.
  11. USAFChief
    I think you meant to say he can score from 2nd on almost any hit to the outfield. The value of being on 3rd base, rather than 2nd base, with less than 2 outs is pretty huge...he can score without benefit of a hit. I'm with diehard...the consecutive SB record is nice, but means he's not running enough. He should be stealing more often. If he stole twice as many bases, but got caught around 15 percent of the time, that would be a net positive.
  12. USAFChief
    That 121 includes Hughes and Morrison, who also come off the books in 2020. As to the rest of this, If the goal is to never win a world series, but lock in a yearly operating profit, you have a great point. That's not my interest, although I agree it's probably the Pohlads'.
  13. USAFChief
    We are about to find out if this team has the pitching to contend. 37 games in 38 days is a lot to ask, and I think the shallow bullpen is about to get exposed. Hope I'm wrong. Kimbrel could be here in a couple three weeks...
  14. USAFChief
    Kimbrel for 3 years is a very reasonable gamble and an obvious asset in a pen that needs assets. And you're not throwing away a half year, he would be here by early May at the latest.
  15. USAFChief
    Catching it would have been better. You want him to pull up on every ball that’s anywhere close to the edge of his range? BTW, what he tried was the opposite of playing for himself.
  16. USAFChief
    Buxton not using his speed and athleticism to get to balls other outfielders can’t get to, isn’t anything special. He becomes everyone else’s centerfielder. Keep on playing at the edge of your ability, Byron. Once in a while that means taking on a wall, or diving on the warning track. That’s baseball at the highest level.
  17. USAFChief
    None of which makes me think Rogers should have been warming up in the fifth inning.
  18. USAFChief
    If you warm up Rogers every time you MIGHT need an out, he’ll be on the IL by May. If Odo doesn’t walk the pitcher he stays in the game, and you’ve wasted Rogers. And to repeat myself from another thread, every reliever in the pen will be asked to pitch high leverage spots. Some more than others, for sure, but there are too many close games to think any reliever won’t ever be in spots that will impact the game. In this specific case, if you use Rogers for one out (which, again, means he was warming up before you decided you needed a reliever), you’re left with 12 outs to get.
  19. USAFChief
    Andrew Vasquez was recalled specifically for that one hitter he was supposed to face in the 5th inning. You're not going to use Rogers to get one out in the fifth, with the pitcher's spot due up next half inning, and 12 more outs to get. Baldelli did exactly as he should have. The blame is on Vasquez, or more accurately Falvine for not having better pen options.
  20. USAFChief
    Some of you'se aren't getting the spirit and intent of Randball's articles.
  21. USAFChief
    Huh, I thought Oakland's stadium was called "in dire need of replacement" this year, just like past years.
  22. USAFChief
    The Twins are short of starting pitching, you have that part correct. But they're just as short, if not shorter, in the pen. You can't get through the season with three arms. You can rarely even get through a series.
  23. USAFChief
    You plan for 6 innings in every game you win, and plan ahead for your top 4 relievers to only pitch on those days? Do you schedule the wins in advance?
  24. USAFChief
    Every reliever, on every team, will end up pitching important innings. You can't just use the top 3 day after day and expect them to carry the load. Even if Odo and Gibson go 7, you still need bullpen coverage on those days, and every day the Twins play. Using only the top end in every close game is unworkable. Good bullpens have multiple good arms, because all arms get used, and used in situations that matter. Demanding more from the starters is a nice thought, but that was going to be difficult to achieve for this year's Twins team. However, adding bullpen arms was simple.
  25. USAFChief
    As to Nick's tweet...he's right. It's unpopular.
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