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  1. Shaitan
    Exactly. Citing Margot's PH stats are relevant, but there's much more to the strategy. He doesn't just get that 1 AB per game. It's more about forcing a bullpen move early. I personally don't love the excessive way Rocco does it. But it's like Year 4 of this so I've come to accept it since he never answered my letters.
  2. Shaitan
    You can say a lot of things about Rocco's approach, but everybody on the team definitely gets consistent playing time.
  3. Shaitan
    At this rate, I wonder if Pablo goes out for 8?
  4. Shaitan
    Rocco literally said they sent him down to 'work on some things,' or some such language when it happened. This might mean mental, mechanical, or otherwise. I wasn't privy to that conversation.
  5. Shaitan
    I'd be surprised, but we're past that "mid-May" point where rosters begin to settle and clear out the underachievers. I think there's a real possibility. But I also get the vibe (as others said above), that's he's sort of a Mike Redmond clubhouse type so...no idea what goes into these intangibles. It's hard to be a bench player, for sure, and I think it's not just about statistics.
  6. Shaitan
    Given Lewis' injury history, it's likely he gets the Buxton treatment of playing the field 4-5 times per week, max. Lots of room. Who goes to AAA? This is overly dismissal, but does it matter that much? Twins Daily acts like every transaction is final when, in truth, there will be a second promotion/demotion of another player within a week. I personally don't think it will be Margot, since his whole purpose on the team is to play OF and neither Miranda nor Lewis does. And if they do cut Margot, I predict they make a second move within the week and promote somebody who plays OF.
  7. Shaitan
    Controversial take: maybe Alcala is looking so good right now because he was sent to AAA to fine tune. But, honestly, I just don't care that he was sent down earlier. Let's live in the now instead of retreading transactions of a month ago. It's a long season.
  8. Shaitan
    It feels like Kepler is hitting about .750 as a pinch hitter lately. (Not going to look up the real stats.)
  9. Shaitan
    Team is winning again, so we have to find something to complain about via time machine, eh? Besides, the Twins coaching staff obviously would have ruined both players. /s
  10. Shaitan
    That's only on forum articles, not front page. Which, IMHO, is backwards from how it should be.
  11. Shaitan
    the undefeated SWR
  12. Shaitan
    hahahaha
  13. Shaitan
    I survived Eddie Guardado. I'll be fine now.
  14. Shaitan
    this is going well
  15. Shaitan
    walks will haunt
  16. Shaitan
    What a weird stat. I feel like the hitter earns a walk and arguably HBP at least.
  17. Shaitan
    Does a steal count in "total bases"?
  18. Shaitan
    Mitch Garver agrees with you.
  19. Shaitan
    Miranda then Buxton then Castro? I predict a couple of 4 pitch innings today. It's working so far, though.
  20. Shaitan
    I'm surprised every single time Buck draws a walk.
  21. Shaitan
    That was yesterday.
  22. Shaitan
    People Against Goodness And Normalcy? Oh, whoops. Guess it's Ragans.
  23. Shaitan
    The fewer the players hitting the market, the higher the competition though. I'd be inclined to offer a QO based on the names above. If there are only a few starting OF out there, he should get an offer elsewhere. If he takes the QO, they overpay for one year which is manageable and they might even be able to flip him in 2025 at the deadline if need be. (Or is he a 5 and 10 player too?) BUT ask this question again in August because I want a full, consistent year first. And maybe some of the prospects step up in the meantime. In other words (and like most of the transaction discussions here at TD), it's just too early.
  24. Shaitan
    Elephant in the room is the TV contract. But neither that, nor Kepler's final WAR, will be known for months.
  25. Shaitan
    From Kepler's POV, I think the question is what is next year's free agent market like? Who are the other starter level OF he'd be competing with for a contract?
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