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  1. mnfireman
    Buxton takes 6 pitches and walks, and Correa GIDP on a ball up and in....SMH
  2. mnfireman
    Because this the game thread for today I was just stating who wasn't available today.
  3. mnfireman
    Celestino is on the Covid IL, Kepler may be headed to the regular IL and Buxton has been fighting nagging knee and hip injuries and is used as a DH about every 3rd or 4th game, so they aren't available in the field today. If Kirilloff continues to hit I wouldn't be surprised to see Buxton and Kepler both go to the IL.
  4. mnfireman
    Twins rank in MLB: 8th BA, 13th SLG, 9th OPS, 2nd OPS+; it's not the hitting coach, but maybe situational hitting.
  5. mnfireman
    Garlick to RF
  6. mnfireman
    One more reason to trust the eye over the metrics, Outs Above Average says Urshela is a -3... He's looked pretty damn good at the hot corner.
  7. mnfireman
    You are entitled to your opinion, wrong as it may be. Donaldson's numbers while here equaled the value of the contract, which then led to the team being able to trade him for contributing members of this team. I will support anyone wishing to award you a participation trophy.
  8. mnfireman
    Why? He under performed his pro-rated contract in 2020 by less than $2 MM, and out-performed his 2021 contract by just under $2MM according to fan-graphs. His time here was a wash, his on-field performance equaled his salary. And all reports during his time here stated he was a good clubhouse guy. If you want bad free agent contracts look at JA Happ, John Gant, Andrelton Simmons, Marwin Gonzales, Jason Castro, Martin Perez, Logan Morrison, Lance Lynn... do I need to go on. Donaldson is far from the worst free agent signing in recent memory.
  9. mnfireman
    The link stays current (live), you can rewind to the report
  10. mnfireman
    According to Baseball Savant its not the greatest....
  11. mnfireman
    For those of you defending Anderson: https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/white-sox/ct-spt-white-sox-tim-anderson-suspension-mlb-20190420-story.html https://thespun.com/more/mlb/mlb-player-suspended-for-obscene-gesture-toward-fans If he's gonna dish it out, he's gonna have to take it.
  12. mnfireman
    Or they could just enforce a rule already in place: Rule 8.04: “When the bases are unoccupied, the pitcher shall deliver the ball to the batter within 12 seconds after he receives the ball. Each time the pitcher delays the game by violating this rule, the umpire shall call ‘Ball.'”
  13. mnfireman
    Here's an article that says just the opposite: https://www.mlb.com/news/how-pitch-clock-is-working-in-minor-leagues-in-2022
  14. mnfireman
    I'll take Miranda's night over Arraez's.....
  15. mnfireman
    I think (hope) the 100 game plan is just for this year and did not come into play until he hurt his knee. Going forward Buxton himself needs to figure out how to stay on the field. He has started to dial in the recklessness in the field that led to running into walls and teammates, now he needs to figure out how to not get hurt on the bases. If he had been running hard on that pop-up, he gets second standing up. Since he didn't (nor do many MLB players), he should have been content to stay at first instead of having to awkwardly slide into second and jam his knee (like many MLB players have done). We also don't know how much of his hip problems are related to running to first, stepping on the bag (creating a jamming force on the ankles, knees and hips), and coming to an abrupt stop from full-speed. I do love the hustle, but sometimes you need to let the routine grounder to the pitcher or second baseman be routine and just jog to first. Groundballs to short and third are potential infield hits and you gotta go hard to first!!
  16. mnfireman
    Ummm, no. He and his agent negotiated escalating bonus clauses into his contract that could make the contract worth up to $23-25 MM per year
  17. mnfireman
    Lewis wouldn't be the first SS pushed to another position by a superstar, not even the first one by Correa...
  18. mnfireman
    15-8 with, 5-7 without. I'd like to see him play 135 games, so roughly 88-47 with, 11-16 without; 99-63 overall. Could probably win the division even if his games played went down to 125 or 130 at those rates. Contusions/bruises are really hard to judge how long the after effects last, he could wake up June 1st and be pain free and play every game the rest of the way, or he might feel it all year and only be able to play 2/3 or 3/4 the rest of the way. Or worse, favoring the knee re-aggravates the hip and he has to be shut down for ???
  19. mnfireman
    I think anybody who's watched this team the last couple of years knows that when Baldelli gives a guy that has nagging injuries the day off, he has the whole day off (see Cruz, Donaldson, Garver, Buxton, Polanco, Jeffers, Correa...). Willis basically only had to prepare for the starting line-up and make bullpen moves accordingly.
  20. mnfireman
    So in a tight, extra innings game, only Contreras was available off the bench? Too many pitchers on the roster if only one guy is available off the bench and pitchers can go 3 or 4 days between appearances.
  21. mnfireman
    While I believe days off are a necessary thing in keeping a player healthy, sometimes game situations require said player to be become available. Tonight's game presented such a situation and its not even the first time its happened this season. Buxton could have hit for either Miranda or Gordon in the 10th and could have also hit for Celestino in the 8th. If/when the situation warrants it, a player on the bench needs to be ready to enter the game, not content that he has the day off and that will not change. It shortens the bench and hurts the team. Teams already start with a short bench, so play him when needed whether its a start, a pinch hit/run, or defensive replacement or IL him. And I don't just mean Buxton.
  22. mnfireman
    Buxton is 3-10 with a HR against Bieber, so it can't be a match up thing.....
  23. mnfireman
    Maybe he will get on track this year, maybe not. His advanced and peripheral numbers are not good so far this year. Exit velocity and barrel % against are at career high levels, which puts hard hit % also at a career high. Batters are also making more contact and swinging less at his pitches outside of the strike zone. They are also hitting the ball up the middle or to the opposite field at higher than normal rates against him. His K/9 and K/BB% are also way down. , On a positive note, his velocity and pitch movement are in line with his career numbers and BABIP is at a career high. His actual ERA is also below his xERA, so it is possible that he will turn things around.
  24. mnfireman
    I think the Twins have gotten as much as they are going to get out of Sano. He turns 29 tomorrow and history is not kind to sluggers his size as they approach and pass 30, just look at the Fielder's, Cabrera, Hrbek, Luzinski, and several others that I know I am forgetting. Even Thomas and Papi and Albert each battled injuries and production issues after and into their 30's. Thank you Miguel Sano, but I believe it is time to move on and let him have an opportunity elsewhere.
  25. mnfireman
    Not if you watched them.....
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