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  1. jimbo92107
    Another game, another homer for El Cherubo. With just a pinch more plate discipline, Torts could make the jump to AAA!
  2. jimbo92107
    I thought the Twins were being more intelligent this season with the Injured List, but it looks like they're pushing it too much with Cron. If the man's thumb ain't right, then let him rest it until it is. As mentioned, Sano can play 1B while several other guys can play 3B at least as well, and Sano's glove at 1B seems about even with Cron's right now.
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    How about they just play the damn game and not deliberately try to injure each other? I don't buy tickets to watch umpires come center stage, and I don't buy tickets to watch grumpy men express their false machismo. Most of all, I don't buy "rules" that are so shameful that brave men are too chicken to write them down on paper. I believe in specialties and division of labor. Let boxers and MMA guys punch and kick each other for money. Baseball players are supposed to play baseball, period. We don't need them to remind us of the good old days of barbaric social ineptitude.
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    From my cloaked orbital chalet, I sipped a squeeze bottle of pinot noir while considering whether to obliterate Milwaukee. Bad beer, bunch of hooligans... burp. On paper this 2019 Twins squad looked potent at the plate, but dubious on the mound. They proceeded to launch enough missiles to trigger my automatic shields and laser retaliation drones, but I calmed the drones...good doggies, just the mailman. Meanwhile, this particular mix of players in April produced a startling burst of great baseball. Flashing in the ultraviolet were Perez, Odo, Berrios, Cron, Schoop, Buxton, Rosario and Polanco. Sparking high-energy neutrons were Kepler, Gonzo, and some surprisingly effective relievers. I'm still a little incredulous about Harper, but he still gets a generous assortment of awkward whiffs. Now in the dog days, some things have become clear. The illusion of a good bull pen has evaporated. Perez has returned to earth. Gibson continues to gyre and gabe. Schoop has practically disappeared in the shadow of a new star, Luis Arraez, who appeared in a basket one day on the Twins doorstep with a note: "Play Him." Among the pleasant surprises is Sir Gonzo, a utility player of the same magnitude as Eduardo Escobar. How did Houston let him escape? Also pleasant has been the gradual development of Miguel Sano's hitting game, replacing his long, loopy swing with an almost Garver-like quick to the ball flick. They still go over the fence... Questions remain, of course. Can the Twins regain a lead in the Central? Can't really blame them for losing it, given Cleveland's incandescent run after the mid-point. Almost no way so many Twins hitters could remain that hot. Now it will come down to a more normal mix of good hitting with good pitching. The FO has been playing musical chairs to find good arms in the minors...a couple more rounds of music to follow...Graterol? Thorpe? Duran? All of them? Whoops, now I'm floating out of range. Running low on beer and wine, might send a laser drone to fetch some... Oh, and monkeypaws, I forgot to mention, your blimp has a little leak just above the left tail fin. You should consider switching to helium gas. Hydrogen has a bad rep!
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    Regardless of these awards, Arraez has a chance to be a Polanco-level player, and one of the best pure hitters in the league. It's nice to have a player that bats .350 or better. Also, I predict that Arraez will become a slick fielder at 2B, once the Twins quit screwing around and plant him where he belongs.
  6. jimbo92107
    Smeltzer or Thorpe, flip a coin. Thorpe throws harder, Smeltzer has better command. No real way to decide. Use them both, but put Perez in the pen.
  7. jimbo92107
    I wouldn't mind seeing Dobnak start a game. At every level he has adapted and figured out how to win. This is the highest level. Maybe he'll adapt here, too.
  8. jimbo92107
    Beginning to see why Randy Dobnak raced thru the Twins system to the majors. He is brave, he's got a live arm, he throws strikes, and he rolls with the punches. Dobby's stuff isn't amazing, but he can make the ball bend in various directions. He can pop the glove at about 94, but he changes speeds, and he throws strikes. Quick move home from the set, and he throws strikes. Holds runners well on first base, and he throws strikes. Clearly, his stuff is hittable, as Cleveland's guys revealed. However, Dobs did not appear to get ruffled by what seemed like every other guy rifling a ball to the outfield, and he got a little lucky with some ground balls. They got hits but no runs. Is this the 'comfortable collar?' Possibly, but the velocity of some of those hits is worrisome. Could be that Dobnak's biggest gift is that he doesn't walk anybody, and he keeps pouring strikes thru the zone. Let's hope he avoids the middle. Jim Kaat seemed to like the kid.
  9. jimbo92107
    Since the Twins are thrashing around looking for something positive, might as well invite Graterol to the party. Who knows, if they keep playing musical chairs with talented prospects, maybe one or two will shine. We already know Smeltzer looks real, and Thorpe looks promising. If Graterol is a high prospect, maybe he will bust out with great stuff. I'd also like to see Duran and Balasovic get a shot before the regular season is through. As others have observed, a big heater should not be wasted in the minor leagues.
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    I will grant that 100 mph will beat some guys no matter where in the zone it goes. However, there are also guys that can time a 100 mph heater and rifle it right back where it came from, or over the fence. Even a guy like Aroldis Chapman needs enough command to avoid the middle of the zone. Velocity by itself does not get it done.
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    Agree with rghrbek that if we have a simple case of tendinitis, then rest and plentiful massages should get him back on the mound in good shape in a couple weeks, maybe three weeks tops. The nightmare scenario would involve a gradually increasing level of seriousness and delays, featuring dubious new medical terminology like "bilateral vehicular shoulder phlebitis" or some other such crap. The Twins did not trade two valuable prospects in return for an obscure medical educational experience. Okay Dyson. Rest up, eat some steak, get your rub downs and stretching, hot packs, pills, etc. See you in a couple weeks, or we will want to know why.
  12. jimbo92107
    Can Graterol throw strikes without throwing the ball down the middle? I, for one, think that's important.
  13. jimbo92107
    Teflon forearm skid plates, and a small, discrete air bag inside his hat. Boy, would Buxton slide a long way...
  14. jimbo92107
    I like the guys with ERA's below 1. And investment charts that always go up.
  15. jimbo92107
    That is sooooo true. Jake Cave is about 50/50 on those flat out dives for sinking liners. Half are great catches, but the other half go right through him, rolling slowly to the fence as their guy rounds first with a big grin on his face. I hate those big grins.
  16. jimbo92107
    I like how the game chart suddenly jumps upwards and hits the ceiling, kind of like Sano's launch angle.
  17. jimbo92107
    Sam Dyson looks like he pumps iron. I wonder if he strained a bicep doing curls or something.
  18. jimbo92107
    Exactly, because Perez hurt that arm-kinda ankle thing again. ;-)
  19. jimbo92107
    I really wish Dick Bremmer would drop the Smeltzer tear-jerker cancer survivor story. To me, it diminishes who and what Devin Smeltzer is today, at this moment. He's a good major league pitcher, period. Full stop. He doesn't get sympathy strike calls from umps, nor does he get sympathy whiffs from batters. Let's just call him a good pitcher, whose refined skills have earned a spot on this Twins roster. We have all seen pitchers that get by without a big fastball. Ryne Harper and Sergio Romo are doing it, so Smeltzer can, too. Looking forward, does Smeltzer take Pineda's fifth spot in the ro? Based on today's performance, heck yeah! Is Pineda sitting on a hard innings limit for this season? If so, then I pick Smeltzer for #5, with Thorpe and Stewart on deck. I'd even keep Thorpe in the bullpen. Long relief is valuable.
  20. jimbo92107
    Both kids throwing with the same 2-seam grip. But Kody releases the pitch rolling off his index finger, while Cade throws it more like a conventional fastball, releasing the pitch off the pads of his index and middle fingers. No reason both guys couldn't try alternating between 1- versus 2-finger release. That could be a young pitcher's bread and butter. Then put the middle finger between index and ring fingers, with index and ring on the seams. That will remove a few mph for a straight change. At that point, you wouldn't even need a curve.
  21. jimbo92107
    I wanna call him Valdemort! The pitcher who must not be named later!
  22. jimbo92107
    Not worried about Dyson. Look at his stuff, it's dominant. He just needs to figure out where to buy groceries or something. Doesn't look quite settled.
  23. jimbo92107
    Also consider that Garver has batted in less than half the games, and Rosario was on the IL for almost a month. Kepler has gotten the most At Bats by far of those three. Definitely has a shot at well over 40 dingers.
  24. jimbo92107
    A little off topic, but I have noticed something interesting about when plate umpires blow calls on balls and strikes. Often it appears that, if you draw an imaginary line from the ump's face to the area of the strike zone where they miss a call, you'll notice that the catcher's head is blocking the umpire's view of the spot where the ball crosses the zone...or misses the zone. This would mean that umps are blowing calls literally because they cannot see where the ball is at the instant it needs to be seen. If this is true, or even mostly true, then it suggests a different solution than robo ump. Instead of removing human umpires, maybe we need to augment their vision, perhaps with a head's up display of the ball's path, drawn by a computer.
  25. jimbo92107
    When Gibby's throwing good and the band is back together, this team can really knock in some runs. How good will Max Kepler be when he finally learns this game?
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