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  1. Shaitan
    The times they are a-changing. 2/3 of these names still surprise me when I read it in print.
  2. Shaitan
    4-0 would be nice, but .500 on the road isn't bad y'all.
  3. Shaitan
    I think his contract actually makes his presence on the 40 irrelevant. He's the perfect candidate to call up for a single game and then waive, as nobody is going to pick him up. They could pass him through waivers all year. (I say this assuming there is always a "flex" spot on the 40 or a 60 day IL candidate, as the team is rarely that stacked.) But as others have said, he has to earn his way back first, and he's probably 3rd on the depth chart, at best. I think if they needed an emergency start and he was rested right now that they'd go with a bullpen game or waiver wire one-time start instead.
  4. Shaitan
    I'd be interested to see data on this compared to other organizations. But many injuries are freak incidents. The only way Kepler could have avoided this would be to not swing at a particular pitch.
  5. Shaitan
    You're allowed that take. I personally don't think it's fair to make any assumptions after 3 games.
  6. Shaitan
    And they would have lost if they'd scored 10 runs.
  7. Shaitan
    It's weird how many people are blaming the offense for this loss. They gave up 11 runs.
  8. Shaitan
    I was estimating. I trust your math. But they basically used the whole bench in game 1.
  9. Shaitan
    They only have like 3 position players on the bench, so he'll get his chances. I can't believe they carried this many pitchers at this point in the season. Even knowing how modern MLB works, it feels excessive with all the off days.
  10. Shaitan
    I like this lineup better than the opener (except Lewis, of course).
  11. Shaitan
    At this point in the season, I think the move is to be as conservative as possible and give him full time to heal. If we were in a playoff race I'd say otherwise... But muscle injuries can resurface so easily if they rush them (I'm comparing this, in a way, to the Vikings giving Jefferson an extra 1-2 weeks last season).
  12. Shaitan
    Farmer/Castro platoon at 3B and Martin is the utility player, I assume.
  13. Shaitan
    Congrats to Burdi. Though in my nonmedical opinion, maybe he should retire before his arm falls off. He's been through a lot.
  14. Shaitan
    Did the Twins give up on these pitchers too soon? Loaded question,. Neither losing a player to Rule V or via trade is giving up on a player.
  15. Shaitan
    Sands is still a bit of a surprise to me. But with options, I'm sure he or Funderburk will be the first to get on the Green Line.
  16. Shaitan
    FIFY
  17. Shaitan
    I'm tired of the payroll discussion. Could the Twins have signed more/better pitchers than they did? Probably. That said, I'll note that none of the 3 names listed above is available for Opening Day. There is risk with every signing and only time will tell.
  18. Shaitan
    I believe they'd had him at 3B some too.
  19. Shaitan
    They're tied for 1st right now.
  20. Shaitan
    I'm not convinced Jax is the real deal. I hope he proves me wrong.
  21. Shaitan
    And they'll need a month to get into playing shape, when the injured pitchers are set to return anyway (hopefully).
  22. Shaitan
    Leadership turns over and I've also wondered about Tony Clark. I don't view this as a weakening of the union so much as a needed shake-up. Add the weird economy and a perfect storm of other issues, like the JD Davis and Jordan Montgomery (qualifying offer rules complicate his interest in a short-term deal now) situations all at once. I may be 100% offbase here, but I don't view this offseason as Boras running the show or mass payroll cuts, so much as its a reflection of the wider economy. Many large organizations are cutting spending, even though general economic data says things are okay. In short, it's a hiring freeze just like my (non union) company has.
  23. Shaitan
    Those players are likely there until the end of ST for depth/rest, then off to MiLB. No idea on Goodrum's contract, but I think it's minor league. That's where he played last year.
  24. Shaitan
    It would be great if the top 7 can make it work. But sometimes you catch lighting in a bottle or get lucky before the league figures it out when running on spare parts (see Albers, Andrew). I'd love 8 locks here, but of all the things to worry about with a roster I think they're okay for their top 7. In part because they've counter weighted their bullpen this year.
  25. Shaitan
    I don't disagree with any of your philosophies here but do you have any proof the Twins are actually coaching this universally? That's why I asked my original question. If it was an organizational decision vs something that we, as fans, guess at while reading the data. I think Seth answered this well. That said, launch angle isn't about turning line drives into rainbows. It's about adding a couple degrees to improve the HR rate on already well hit balls. Obviously no coach wants a bunch of pop-ups.
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