mnfireman

Can't control roster construction, can only play the available options. Agreed that those two could probably switch positions, but that would weaken the defense at two positions. June's pitching stats may explain more than the offense stats. # Name Team W L ERA G GS QS CG ShO SV HLD BS IP TBF H R ER HR BB IBB HBP WP BK SO 1 Anthony Banda MIN 1 0 0.00 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 5.0 24 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 2 Kody Funderburk MIN 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Yoendrys Gómez MIN 0 0 3.00 7 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 6.0 27 6 2 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 7 4 Joe Ryan MIN 1 0 4.00 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.0 77 20 8 8 4 2 0 0 0 0 22 5 Mike Paredes MIN 0 0 5.40 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.2 28 3 4 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 5 6 Connor Prielipp MIN 1 1 5.51 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.1 71 17 10 10 1 5 0 1 0 1 16 7 Zebby Matthews MIN 1 1 6.23 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.0 55 14 9 9 3 5 0 0 0 1 6 8 Travis Adams MIN 0 0 6.35 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.2 25 7 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 9 Andrew Morris MIN 1 0 7.36 6 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 7.1 38 12 7 6 1 2 0 1 4 1 14 10 Taj Bradley MIN 0 2 7.47 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.2 75 19 13 13 5 9 0 0 2 0 15 11 Cody Laweryson MIN 0 0 9.00 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 26 7 5 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 7 12 Taylor Rogers MIN 1 1 10.13 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.1 23 4 6 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 6 13 Justin Lawrence MIN 0 1 10.38 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 26 6 5 5 2 5 0 2 0 0 8 14 Eric Orze MIN 0 1 11.57 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.2 27 7 7 6 0 3 0 1 0 0 4 15 Alex Jackson MIN 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 6 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0

Twins stats for the month of June, may help explain some line-up/roster decisions. # Name Team PA BB% K% BB/K AVG OBP SLG OPS ISO Spd BABIP UBR wGDP XBR wSB wRC wRAA wOBA wRC+ 1 Byron Buxton MIN 45 6.7% 24.4% 0.27 .357 .400 .786 1.186 .429 4.3 .385 0.3 12 6.6 .499 222 2 Royce Lewis MIN 33 9.1% 12.1% 0.75 .379 .424 .759 1.183 .379 3.4 .348 0.2 8 4.6 .490 216 3 Victor Caratini MIN 34 8.8% 14.7% 0.60 .333 .412 .633 1.045 .300 0.1 .348 0.0 8 3.6 .448 188 4 Kody Clemens MIN 46 4.3% 15.2% 0.29 .318 .348 .659 1.007 .341 5.2 .303 0.2 10 4.1 .428 174 5 Josh Bell MIN 47 2.1% 27.7% 0.08 .289 .319 .489 .808 .200 1.6 .367 -0.1 7 1.3 .351 122 6 Tristan Gray MIN 31 3.2% 19.4% 0.17 .321 .323 .464 .787 .143 4.3 .348 0.2 4 0.4 .332 109 7 Ryan Kreidler MIN 21 9.5% 9.5% 1.00 .222 .333 .389 .722 .167 4.1 .250 0.0 3 0.1 .323 103 8 Luke Keaschall MIN 45 11.1% 15.6% 0.71 .237 .333 .342 .675 .105 2.4 .258 -0.1 5 -0.4 .307 92 9 Trevor Larnach MIN 35 11.4% 20.0% 0.57 .233 .343 .300 .643 .067 1.8 .304 -0.1 4 -0.5 .301 88 10 Alex Jackson MIN 18 0.0% 16.7% 0.00 .294 .333 .294 .627 .000 2.0 .357 0.0 2 -0.4 .289 80 11 Brooks Lee MIN 56 8.9% 8.9% 1.00 .160 .232 .340 .572 .180 2.4 .116 -0.5 4 -2.9 .253 55 12 Orlando Arcia MIN 22 4.5% 13.6% 0.33 .190 .227 .333 .561 .143 2.6 .176 0.0 1 -1.2 .247 51 13 Austin Martin MIN 44 11.4% 27.3% 0.42 .135 .273 .162 .435 .027 5.7 .200 0.1 2 -3.3 .223 35 14 James Outman MIN 2 0.0% 100.0% 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.1 .000 0.0 0 -0.5 .000 -100

Can't run a team based on manipulating service time. Jenkins was picked #5, so far 3 lower HS picks from the same draft have made their MLB debut; Eldridge (#16 SFG), Emerson (#22 SEA), and McGonigle (#37 DET), as well as Ewing (4th RD #33, 134th overall NYM). I understand players develop at different rates, and often because of injuries, but 2 of those 4, Emerson and McGonigle are SS, and Ewing was drafted as a SS but is playing CF, very demanding positions. All 4 are having various levels of success, but have looked good lately. When Jenkins returns this year and if he plays good enough, I feel he has earned his chance. Same for next season, if a strike is avoided, though the team may disagree and choose to not add him (and Culpepper) to the 40-man roster until the labor issue is resolved, which would be a shame for us fans.

Nope, the Twins are taking an assembly line approach to SP in the minors; 6 starters 1 for each game per week), 3-5 IP per starter based on pitch count and results. Protecting arms might be part of the reason, but I'm not sure if this is the best approach as prospects get closer to MLB.

Emma, Wallner, Martin, and Larnach are all out of options next season. Couple that with the fact that Gonzalez (2 options left after this season) and Walker (still has to be added to the 40-man) will be making a push to make the big club, plus Roden, Fedko, and possibly Kreidler and Gray (hasn't played OF since college) coming back, should lead to an interesting off-season regarding the make-up of the teams corner OFs. The farm system has to start producing, literally, sometime. Right?

Old habits die hard....

Ump got called out on his late ball/strike calls...

Regardless of who is in AAA, it's past time to DFA this guy...

Regardless of who there is to replace him, he is going to be shutdown/limited at some point. He is at 60 IP for the season (including MiLB), he threw 82.2 IP last year in AA/AAA, and teams are really starting to square him up. The poor defense behind him doesn't help either...

Prielipp might be due for a "tired arm" IL stint...

Sounds like he'd make a good reliever....

Caught stealing followed by a HR, how very Twinsesque....

Wrong thread.....

Looks like Morris and Paredes are lined up to go tomorrow. Good, or Bad, or Ugly? Hopefully Shelton knows their limitations...

Let's hope its closer to 2 years instead of 4, this team doesn't like to promote 25 year old position players...

I'll take my chances with Culpepper and Houston at SS, not to mention Keaschall, Lee (both already MLB) and Young ahead of him on the IF, plus Jenkins, Rodriguez, Gonzalez, and Mendez in the OF. The Twins have zero prospects at 1B, and his profile looks pretty good there.

Yo-Hawns used to be a Bar & Grill in Grygla...

6'5" with power potential - can he be moved to 1B given the team's depth in the OF and SS/3B??

Can Brooks walk it off....

Little late to start the ABS challenges...

That's what I meant about the team trying to hit the 5-run HR; no approach at the plate, everybody trying to play hero...

Add 6 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 7 K's and 0 BB's to the totals for Cameron against MIN

Right, when Buxton goes 0-4 with 3 K's AND a fielding error, it's not a good day for the Twins...

And that's why teams need 1B who are 6-3 and taller....and IF who doesn't hold the ball/double clutch before throwing