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  1. jorgenswest
    He is very good relative to the league in the first inning contrary to his disaster in Philadelphia. He doesn’t need an opener. He does need a quick hook as he gets to the 4th or 5th inning. I think they overthought playing in the NL game. They seemed ready to pinch hit for him in the top of the 5th but it ended with Buxton. Now he is the first batter in the 6th and they were way too invested in him getting through the fifth.
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    You have to start getting him ready before the full bases though. Do you get him up every time that might happen in a game? That would be a lot of ups and downs. I am not sure that would be good long term.
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    If we aren’t getting strikes when pitches are on the black there is no choice but pitch more in the center of the plate. Pitch to contact or get the pitches on the edges called strikes.
  4. jorgenswest
    Just wondering... Is there anything a catcher can do here when pitchers lose complete control? We have seen this the last two games.
  5. jorgenswest
    Pretty sure it is two years of control for Cron. I don’t care about that though. I care about which guy helps most in 2019. I think Cron is the better all around hitter and defender this year.
  6. jorgenswest
    Astudillo at 1B and Garver at catcher tonight. They could have flipped them. Garver’s hard work behind the plate may be paying off.
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    Odorizzi’s work in the first inning has been very good relative to league over his career. They might get shorten his starts but it is going to take a pretty good reliever to be more successful with the top of the line up. The league split ERA was much higher inning 1 than other innings at 4.79 last year.
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    Mostly Wilson.
  9. jorgenswest
    If he gets most of his at bats against lefties I expect his numbers will look pretty good. As you are watching I would pay attention to how often he sits against right handed pitching and which of those pitchers is he missing.
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    Austin should have a path to at bats with the Giants against lefties at 1B and pinch hitting for pitcher.
  11. jorgenswest
    My biggest roster concern is Polanco and his shoulder. Is there an underlying problem that has caused some poor throws and a change in his arm angle in the throws? Will it result in an IL stay?
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    I really don’t find myself at all concerned.
  13. jorgenswest
    The Twins could not recall Littell or anyone else on the 40. They need to spend 10 days in the minors after they being optioned. Their only option for adding a pitcher from AAA was to select the contract of a player not on the 40 man roster. DeJong happened to be scheduled to start. He also has an option. They won’t need to expose him to waivers when they return him to AAA.
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    I would keep all three. I don’t see anyone in AAA I want starting twice a week. Good defensive catchers will not be easy to find midseason. Trade Castro now followed by a concussion to Garver and the Twins are very thin at catcher especially if the increased load exposes Astudillo shortcomings defensively.
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    With that many teams the Twins should find a trade partner.
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    The Twins has few options to add a pitcher. All if the pitchers on the 40 had to spend one more day in the minors to get to 10. I didn’t think about this in my first reaction. Adding a pitcher to the 40 meant removing someone from the 40. The options must have been remove Austin or remove Duffey. They also might have tried to manage the pen yesterday without using both Perez and Mejia. If Austin is valued by other teams they will find a trade partner. Meanwhile I hope DeJong isn’t needed and Pineda goes deep.
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    I guess they could have sent out Garver, Cave or Astudillo.
  18. jorgenswest
    I was thinking the same thing. They can send down Hildenberger or Harper and recall Littell. If Littell goes today they can send him out and call up Vazquez or Duffey. Later this month Hildenberger or Harper would be ready to return. The Austin insurance could have been stretched until they needed a fifth starter or Sano returns. I guess the question is would we prefer keeping Austin if it means Duffey or Vazquez in the pen over Hildenberger or Harper for the next 10 days. Maybe. I don’t think this is a season altering decision.
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    I think I would have started Cruz once in this series matched with Buxton in CF. I certainly would not have put him out there in yesterday’s field conditions. I wouldn’t put him out there on back to back days. Maybe we will see in RF tomorrow.
  20. jorgenswest
    I think they went with what they believed was the best 25. That decision is always fluid. Today’s best 25 needs some length in the pen. If Cruz or Cron had gone down in the first week they would have looked pretty foolish letting him go before they needed that 12th pitcher. Perhaps he clears waivers at this point a week into the season and accepts the outright to AAA.
  21. jorgenswest
    Dan Hayes reported it was Austin. Cron and Cruz appear to be the better options for this year at DH and 1B. I hoping that Kirilloff, Rooker, Larnach and Sano are the better options longer term. Austin’s window is now. I think someone will give him the opportunity.
  22. jorgenswest
    The 11 man staff didn’t last long. The short start drove the need for an addition Chase DeJong and DFA of Tyler Austin.
  23. jorgenswest
    I really appreciate the reports. Thanks. Riley didn’t start. Is he healthy? Nice to see Duffey and Eades with two solid innings each from the pen.
  24. jorgenswest
    I do not see the market for Castro. Maldonado was a free agent and couldn’t get a contract until into spring. They bring a very similar skill set. It is going to take a team that is losing a catcher to Tommy John. It is going to need to be a contender without a good back up option. Every team just passed up on Sandy Leon. Castro is a better hitter but not so much better that he will bring a significant return. Keep all three. The return for Castro will be minimal. Imagine trading Castro and then Garver has concussion trouble. I don’t see anyone ready to step in and catch twice a week in AAA. Assuming everyone is healthy there is enough versatility among the roster to survive a three man bench with Garver, Astudillo and either Cave or Adrianza. They also aren’t stuck with a rule 5 guy at the end of the bullpen. Harper and Hildenberger have options and can be shuttled with Moya, Vazquez, Duffy or Romero to assist an overworked pen keeping the need for 13 temporary.
  25. jorgenswest
    The Twins are the team that gave Astudillo a shot. The Phillies, Braves and DBacks all let him go as a minor league free agent. Credit to the Twins staff that saw in this journeyman minor leaguer a talent that helps the major league club.
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