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  1. jorgenswest
    If Kirilloff had dominated AA I think it would be different. For much of the year his numbers weren’t remarkable. It was clearly the injury that set him back but he missed that valuable time and couldn’t make the most of the time as he recovered. The Twins should be aggressive as they were with Arcia, Sano and Buxton when players dominate a level. I think they would have been with a healthy dominating Kirilloff.
  2. jorgenswest
    Is whether Pineda took PEDs relevant to the discussion about resigning him? Maybe it matters for that discussion.
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    A few unconnected thoughts... Thorpe and Smeltzer have a chance to step up. If Cave and/or Cruz are injured do they need the roster spot for Kirilloff? He didn’t hit for power returning from injury but that seems behind him now. This has to hurt Pineda’s hopes for a good contract in free agency. Should the Twins be interested in a 1 year deal for his shortened season?
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    I think we will see the playoff roster thoughts these two weeks. If Miller isn’t useful these 12 games from Boston to the second Cleveland series, how will he be useful in the playoffs? Put him in to pinch run now and a deep bench is there to replace him. In the playoffs they are probably have to keep his bat in the line up. So far they haven’t really needed him in spite of some close games.
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    Absolutely they should put Graterol in high leverage. If not don’t put him on the 40. They also should have let him battle the first batter instead of putting him on first after 2-0. Get him back out there in high leverage this week.
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    I sure hope the Twins aren’t making decisions based on a tiny sample of a left on left split that isn’t consistent his larger overall major and minor league sample.. If The Twins are not confident in Buxton’s shoulder I think they need him on the roster. I would want Adrianza over Miller.
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    The home run and run scoring context of 2019 adds a little disequilibrium as I look to the performances of the starting pitchers. Martin Perez has a slightly better than league average FIP- at 99. That doesn’t match my perception of his performance. The other starters have a much better FIP- well above league average. League average starters and better are difficult to acquire. Without question I would make qualifying offers or pick up an option for that performance. I am just having great difficulty balancing the performance that my eyes see with the league normed data found on Fangraphs. Note: Perez has a FIP of 4.58 and an xFIP of 4.61 which is on the other side of league average.
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    I would make the qualifying offer to Odorizzi. I am not concerned about killing the bullpen. It didn’t happen this year. They used the AAA roster to successfully lengthen the bullpen. A 26th player in the roster next year will also help. I would also make the qualifying offer to Pineda.
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    Glad that all three will be with the team for pennant race.
  10. jorgenswest
    I was looking at his split that included his AAA data from this year with the OPS below .700 but a good .379 OBP when both are combined. Perhaps his deficiency is minor league lefties. His defense at 2B is poor by the eye test or by metric. How often do we hear “just out of the reach of Arraez” on the broadcast? Today we got two of those in the 5th. I am starting him against righties but I am not trusting his defense or his longer track record against lefties.
  11. jorgenswest
    Things I would consider... - I like Schoop's defense a little better given his arm - Arraez has not done well in his small sample against lefties. - Schoop has done very well in his small sample against lefties. The samples are small but consistent with their performance in recent seasons.
  12. jorgenswest
    Harper needs to be down 10 days. It was the same for Thorpe but he returned with Gibson on IL. I hope he is brought back as well as Hildenberger and Romero. I am glad to see everyone who contributed on the team on the roster for the drive to the playoffs. Stewart’s moment was a shut down 9th through the heart of the A’s lineup before a walk off win against Oakland.
  13. jorgenswest
    The Twins were able to recall Thorpe today with the IL of Gibson,
  14. jorgenswest
    Maybe. They needed to recall Poppen to clear a spot on the 40. Did they do these moves the 31st so that they had a 40 spot prior to September 1 for Miller and Graterol? It would avoid the petition to the commissioner’s office which may not be a rubber stamp.
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    Yes. The one other I would hope to see is Romero.
  16. jorgenswest
    I should have cited https://twitter.com/brandon_warne/status/1168144283549011969?s=21
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    The Twins recalled Poppen and then moved him to the 60 day IL. Miller and Graterol were added to the 40. Smeltzer, Stewart, and Littell were recalled. Astudillo and Wade returned from the IL. I would expect Thorpe when his 10 days are up.
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    He still needs a spot to play in September. Why not do it today? Use the 60 day IL. DFA someone. Why leave it to a petition? What is the benefit to waiting?
  19. jorgenswest
    Really puzzled about the open 40 man spot. Seems like it needs to go to someone who might be s it’s season option? Should we expect the commissioner to rubber stamp every injury petition? Who else would get that spot?
  20. jorgenswest
    The increase in strike outs is helpful but Gibson still relies on ground balls. The Twins will likely have below average defenders across the infield next year. He may not be a good fit for their defensive strength in the outfield. There will be too many balls just out of the reach of Polanco, Sano and Arraez and too many bad throws extending innings. Those innings with high pitch counts have worn on him this year and he loses command in the strike zone.
  21. jorgenswest
    The player needs to be on the 40 man roster by today.
  22. jorgenswest
    It seems like this tread should have ended here.
  23. jorgenswest
    I would have written the same thing before this season but now I am not so sure. I wonder if it better to not give in. Give everything you have for as long as you can go. Battle every at bat and don’t give in when the counts gets long. Don’t let the batter ambush you trying to get strike one. Battle and trust the bullpen to get the job done.
  24. jorgenswest
    I agree but they are letting him pitch in AAA. He had trouble with command (as shown by walks) prior to be acquired. If that problem has persisted they may not want to give him the spot on the 4.
  25. jorgenswest
    I read the article so much differently than some poking at the comparisons. The opening sentence is about whether a minor league call up can impact the team in September and the playoffs and ends with that question about Graterol. Seems like a fair question. It has happened before with Price and K-Rod. They are very different pitchers but both had significant late season impact for their teams.
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