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  1. jorgenswest
    Is that typical for this time of the year? Several players have moved off the list and others haven’t established themselves. I think it would be more valuable to have lists by age instead of rookie status. The Twins rank on 25 and under talent would be much better indicator on future of franchise than a prospect rank. MLB had the Braves ranked number 30 to start the season but they have Acuna, Harris, Grissom, Strider, Elder, Stroker, Shuster…
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    He has an option. Minimally he can be on the 40 for depth if the Twins have players returning without others going on the IL.
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    With about 20 minutes left in the trade deadline I saw Heyman reported that the Twins were close on Tommy Pham. The Diamondbacks won the deal and I wondered about the cost. It was a 17 year old top 50 International prospect. The Twins had three of those with two similarly ranked and Ariel Castro clearly higher and would win that deal. They could have acquired Pham for Castro. Should they have done that deal? Pham since the trade deadline has an OPS of 641. Kepler 926. Gallo 1044. Luplow 984. Kepler has had most impact with a WPA of 0.41. Pham has a WPA of -0.34. The last two weeks are not at all predictive of the next two weeks but Pham has some catching up to do.
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    Nice perspective on bench… I also like to think beyond the 26 man roster. They will likely have 18 position players with 100 PAs this year. They need more than 13 capable major leaguers to make it through the season and some capable major leaguers waiting for the opportunity in AAA while optioned. We may have felt like we waited too long but it is far better to be going to Julien and Wallner than Cave and Beckham.
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    If I get to make the decision I would go with Keuchel. Both Gray and Lopez will get an extra day of rest even with a 4 man rotation. Maeda and Ober will enter their next start with an extra day of rest. Luplow has an option remaining so he can be optioned when they need that 5th starter. They don’t need to plan for Buxton or Kirilloff yet.
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    Great series win against a very good team. Well done all around these last two games.
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    I tend to agree but I can probably go back and find a similar comment I made about LaMonte Wade Jr.
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    We disagree on first base. I believe it is a different skill set than 2B and not a lower bar of ease. More players have adequate skills to play 1B as a player can throw left or right handed so it should be easier to find a 1B but I don’t believe everyone can more easily play 1B just because they play elsewhere.
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    Is there an assumption that it takes no skill to play the first base? A first baseman doesn’t need range or a good arm. They do need a good glove and hands. That soft glove is not in the skill set of every player and you don’t need to throw them out there at 1B to see it.
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    I have no idea if he is the spark they need. Management needs to know. If he is then bring him up today. Why wait until September?
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    Relative to league his ERA has been better than several of the batters relative to league. We look at those batting numbers and wonder why they aren’t being called up. We don’t wonder the same about Dobnak. The run scoring context in AAA is so high it distorts our perception. Dobnak’s ERA+ is 128. For comparison the wRC+ of Larnach(129), Stevenson(125), Williams(121) and Camargo(97). Jake Cave is 170 in the IL this year and 62 in the majors. I am not arguing for Dobnak to be added to the major league roster but rather pointing out that the stats of batters that some argue should be called up isn’t any more worthy of promotion than Dobnak’s stats.
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    Jeffers and Julien had the two key at bats with runners on third and less than two outs. Both had their least competitive at bats that I have seen in a while. Learn from it and be better in the next opportunity.
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    As for the premise of the title I think Wallner has always been in the plans. They saw his strike out rate drop significantly in the second half of his AAA stint this . I am sure he was putting in work defensively. He simply passed Larnach up due to his efforts. They were and are both in the plans.
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    Not sure about 2022. I don’t think he ever reached 20 day threshold in minors after option. It might not take finagling.
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    Carlos Correa has 51 plate appearances with a runner on first(only) and less than 2 outs. In those 51 plate appearances he has 9 strikeouts, 6 walks, 1 HBP, 1 double, 1 home run and hit into 15 double plays. The most frequent outcome is a double play. That isn't surprising as he hits right handed, frequently makes solid contact and isn't very fast. Those factors aren't going to change. It makes me wonder how often the Twins have tried to steal a base in those situations. I can't recall any. I think they need to view each of those grounded into doubles plays like a caught stealing. With Carlos up they need to be more aggressive stealing a base. Even a 70% success rate is probably preferable to staying on first with the likelihood of being the front end of a double play. Julien stole bases in the minors. They need to send him. They batted Correa first for a while. If they do that they need to put speed at the bottom and send them. If anyone knows how to find it I would like to see how often they have tried to steal in this situation.
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    To add… Severino’s strike out rate has dropped quite a bit also. In July it was 24% where it started in the mid 35s. He also earned his recent promotion.
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    A good example… Through May Wallner’s strike out over 33%. In June/July before he was called up it was 22%. Strike out stabilizes early so the change is significant. It seems like he did the work to earn that opportunity.
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    Agree on Farmer. He turns 33 this month. As a third year arb he will be due a nice boost from his 5.585 million. His increased salary will be at the point where they would be reluctant to release him. Twins have more depth at SS than a year ago when they traded for him. At that time they hadn’t signed Correa, Lewis would miss the start of the year and Brooks Lee was at least a year away. I would not pay more for his decline.
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    Uncle Lenny
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    Concur
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    They need to be willing to use the IL with Kepler even if it appears day to day. He did not finish well last year on a bad foot. Today is another lefty. They probably planned an off day for him. If he can’t go tomorrow they should put him on the IL and utilize their depth.
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    Thanks. Looks like velocity was in the 90-91 range on the 4 seam fastball and 92-94 on the sinker yesterday. I didn’t bring up Bautista but replied to another post how the two had similar stats as relievers in the minors. That kind of AAA success for a reliever is not uncommon but from my one game look it appears the tools that Bautista and Funderburk used to get there are pretty different.
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    Cleveland added him
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    He is worth a shot but you have to wonder why there were no takers at the deadline. It could be his significant drop in performance since return from his 80 day PED suspension. It could also be his frequent injuries with two stays in IL this year (groin, fractured hand).
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    If Funderburk averages 100 mph on his fastball combined with a plus second pitch like Bautista’s split finger they need to bring him up. I don’t have access to pitch level data and the relief pitcher data we can see isn’t helpful in knowing whether he will be successful in the majors. Those kind of numbers for relievers in the minors are not uncommon. The Twins have much better data besides working with him first hand.
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