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  1. Cap'n Piranha
    Maybe this is just a me thing, but since Ryan is the one who committed the error, that run should be earned.
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    I would have considered an IBB there with Gavin Sheets and his sub-.700 OPS up next.
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    Twins had the bases loaded, and Kiriloff hit a tapper to Anderson who was shifted to the right of second. Anderson, instead of throwing to second (since his momentum was coming towards home), attempted to tag Kepler, and then throw to first to complete the inning ending DP. However, Anderson removed the ball from his glove prior to tagging Kepler with the glove, which means no tag out was recorded. So the Twins got the run, were awarded runners on second and third, and Kiriloff was forced out at first.
  5. Cap'n Piranha
    Terrible PA by Gordon. Lynn is struggling with his command, he just had to come back out, and you swing at a bad 2-0 pitch. Make him work for crying out loud.
  6. Cap'n Piranha
    What is La Russa talking about? This is as open and shut as they come.
  7. Cap'n Piranha
    Jackie Robinson would have made that tag.
  8. Cap'n Piranha
    Kepler should be safe. Anderson did not have the ball in his glove when he tagged him.
  9. Cap'n Piranha
    I wish Kiriloff had struck out there.
  10. Cap'n Piranha
    Would we not like you when you're angry?
  11. Cap'n Piranha
    I wouldn't hate having Correa in the lineup, other than I think there might be a more impactful way to allocate $35M a year--this of course assumes that Lewis is able to play a competent SS at the MLB level. Your future infield could very well be Arraez at 1B, Steer at 2B, Lewis at SS, and Miranda at 3B; that future could be next year. You could pay that group $15M for the next 3 years combined, or you could get Polanco/Kepler style deals done with all of them, and pay that group $20M a year for the next 5 years. Add Kiriloff, Buxton, and Wallner, and all of the sudden you have a pretty potent lineup, and lots of salary space for pitching.
  12. Cap'n Piranha
    More likely they give Archer the extra 5 days—with only 10 games left before the break, but 12 days in which to play them, why not let every pitcher currently in the rotation make 2 starts, rather than shuffle the chairs. On a separate note, an Arraez, Buxton, Lewis, Miranda, Kiriloff top 5 of the order for the next few years looks awfully good right now.
  13. Cap'n Piranha
    The Twins have an off day on Thursday, and another on Monday. Tomorrow needs to be a game where the best effort is made to win. Buxton in center, Correa at DH. Put the boot down, and do not give this White Sox team any oxygen.
  14. Cap'n Piranha
    I would argue that if Maeda doesn't get hurt last year, the Twins don't trade for Paddack, and still have Rogers. That is where this all began--Falvine believed (correctly) that they needed another starter, and thought it would be better to paper over a weakened bullpen than trade prospects for Montas, or raid the lineup.
  15. Cap'n Piranha
    Honestly, this is all just a joke. Unacceptable we lost 3 games in that series.
  16. Cap'n Piranha
    Yeah, this is what I don't get. Create an Archer/Winder tandem, and know that you're going to get 9 innings between the two of them every 5 days. That leaves you 7 arms in the pen to handle the other 4 days.
  17. Cap'n Piranha
    I think he's toxic in the sense that he clearly works against the Twins winning. Every single other player on the roster must have been thinking "here we go again" in the back of their mind last night. Teams have to trust each other, and have confidence in their teammates performing. Pagan is toxic right now in the sense that he corrodes the team's esprit de corps, vis a vis confidence in winning.
  18. Cap'n Piranha
    Assuming the Twins had won all 4 of the games Pagan has blown, the Twins would actually be up 10 on both CHI and CLE (Twins would be 47-31, Sox 35-39, CLE 34-38). Even if Pagan "only" blows 2 games, the Twins are up 6 on CLE and 8 on CHI. That is how disastrous Pagan has been in the last 9 days; he may single-handedly cost the Twins the Central.
  19. Cap'n Piranha
    I would have chosen a guy who hadn't already blown 3 games against the same team in the last 8 days. I wouldn't have known if any of them would work, but I pretty confidently would have known that Pagan would not work.
  20. Cap'n Piranha
    I have to think it’s a little hard for Rocco to look 25 guys in the face tonight. Going into tonight, the Twins had played Cleveland 6 times in the last 8 days. They were 3-3, with all 3 losses directly attributable to Emilio Pagan. Rocco’s decision to put him in was utter lunacy. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me thrice, GoT level shame on me. Fool me four times? “Hi, my name’s Rocco Baldelli”.
  21. Cap'n Piranha
    That’s the correct answer. To clarify, the two players I listed are Nelson Cruz (A) and Nick Gordon (B).
  22. Cap'n Piranha
    Here's a fun game! Player A--.244/.325/.382/.707, 99 wRC+ and 0.2 WAR. Player B--.258/.301/.387/.688, 96 wRC+ and 0.2 WAR. Which player should the Twins make a push to acquire as the big bat to drive them to the playoffs?
  23. Cap'n Piranha
    Falvine seems to enjoy signing veteran reclamation projects as rotation depth. As such, they have a vested interest in maintaining the ability to promise starter’s innings every offseason to whichever pitcher they want to sign to a year plus option contract. I would therefore be very surprised to see either Archer or Bundy ditched from the rotation unless they go full Happ/Shoemaker.
  24. Cap'n Piranha
    At 74 pitches, I have to think Smeltzer goes out for the 6th. The question is if Rocco lets him go out for the 7th, assuming he's somwehere between 85 and 90 pitches. I think today he will.
  25. Cap'n Piranha
    I mean, I understand that to an extent, other than I don't think it makes a whole lost of sense to waste 2-3 PAs in innings 1-6 just to give Francona more to think about should he want to put Hentges or Gose in during the 7th-9th. When you consider that Kepler has actually been slightly better against lefties than righties this year, while Kiriloff has been a black hole against lefties, it probably makes more sense to bat Kiriloff 4th, and then pinch hit Garlick should Francona bring in the lefty to face him. Let Gio DH, and bat 6th.
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