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  1. bighat
    When the bases are loaded with 1 out, a strikeout is the worst out. When there's a man on 3rd with 1 out, a strikeout is worse than most other outs. I can go on and on. Strikeouts are indeed worse than other outs, in many cases. You have to take into account that the Twins were cruising WITHOUT Sano this year. The Twins also will have other options at 3rd: Gonzalez, Astudillo, Adrianza and even Arraez. This is not a season where the Twins can just let a guy go and figure things out for a season while we rebuild. This is a team that needs to win the division and can realistically compete for a WS title. Sano is a beloved player by many of us and we all want him to succeed. But we can't all just sit around and be Pollyannas about everything just because he's wearing a Twins jersey. He's got issues and striking out 40% of the time shows it.
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    Amazing seasons for both Polanco and Kepler - right after the Twins signed them both to long-term deals. Fantastic both for the players and for the franchise, can't understate how much those contracts help this team. Jorge deserves the nod, glad he got it. How on earth did Lamonte Wade Jr. not get an at-bat this game. It's 18 innings and the team has scored 2 runs...what could you lose by putting him in? Maybe he'd make contact or drill one to the gap, seems like he should have at least got a chance. Nice to see Perez right the ship! The last extra-inning game against the Red Sox had out boys burned out for a week. Let's hope they learned something from the first experience...I don't think they'll have as big of a letdown as they did last time. Who's being reinstated? Buxton? Adrianza? Gonzalez? Corresponding moves? Is the Rochester Bullpen Shuttle leaving the station? Here's hoping we hear something from the Twins on activations and moves soon.
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    Pretty much sums up my thoughts exactly.
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    Honeymoon's over, dude. We've been hearing this for the past 5 years. Trevor May will be turning 30 years old before the season ends. He's got a career 4.79 ERA in over 250 innings pitched. What you see is what he is. There's no more time to develop. He is a average-to-fringe bullpen guy who, when he's "feeling it", can strike out anyone in baseball. He is also going to give up runs, period. We all like the guy but it's time to stop pretending he's going to change.
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    Elias Sports Bureau has a stat called "Productive Outs" - basically shows when batters succeed when they have an opportunity to make a productive out. Schoop's 9.5% rate is the lowest on the team - Sano's the next lowest at 14.3%. Schoop has been up in 21 such situations and has only made a productive out twice. Bunting or not last night, we shouldn't be surprised he struck out on 3 pitches in that situation. Schoop's found his way down to the bottom of the order for a reason. I think taking cheap shots at Rocco for Schoop's ineptitude is passing the buck. He's a decent defender and he'll suffice, but I've been souring on Schoop for a while now and that bat AB last night is on him. Great to see Cruz come through! What an addition he's been. Odorizzi's shaky, not worried yet. May once again shows why he doesn't belong in close games. Rogers was money once again! Rosario had been on absolute fire and his absence will hurt. Hope he gets well soon.
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    I think the Twins are so deep that they're pretty insulated - at least on offense - from letting the injury bug really bite them. Good article.
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    Indians melt down in the 9th and lose, Twins cruise. Garver and Schoop go deep, Eddie gets 4 hits, Astudillo goes 3-for-4 and has a great defensive play. Sano K's three times. He's got 53 strikeouts in 109 ABs this year. Kepler, gotta assume he sits tonight. Tough loss. Hope that guy gets an All-Star reserve pick, dude's on pace for 38 HR and 100 RBI.
  8. bighat
    Yeah. And I worry that the few premium arms that are out there (ie: Smith, Iglesias, etc) will be available but only for a king's ransom. The bidding wars for those guys will be high. The real winners at the trade deadline will be the Giants and Reds, no question. Remember when the Twins traded Fernando Abad a couple years ago? He was a so-so middle relief guy who was pitching with an ERA in the mid 2's. Not a flashy name. Twins got Pat Light for him, BTW. I think that's the type of guys we'll see come over here. Names that aren't on the top of the list, maybe just some more average guys without a big price tag. Frankly I'm not sure they'll be any improvement on what the Twins already have. Personally I think at this point with Perez absolutely dragging this team into the ditch, the Twins have to spend those high-level prospects on a starter. I just can't see them paying such a huge price for a BP arm.
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    Got news for you Arraez fans, he's going to be the guy we send over for Bumgartner. It would have been nice if we could have hidden him in the minors, but he's played himself into a major trade piece. If we've seen it, GMs around the league have too. His value is as high as it ever might be. It's too bad because I'd much rather have Arraez at 2nd than Schoop at this point. I'm beginning to think his "sore leg" was more of a phantom injury to sit him down for a while. Same goes for Marwin and Adrianza - I think the Twins are just resting the vets right now with this big lead. Look for Cron to take a 10-day break with a sore shoulder in the next couple of weeks. The way things are going this might be the last rest they get.
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    Completely agree. This article reminds me of all the Trevor May hype that seems to come along every spring. May, Duffey, Morin, Magill, etc - these are just "serviceable" guys. The only reason to like Duffey right now is that he's pitching like an average relief pitcher and not getting shelled. But let's not crown him the next Josh Hader just because he's put together a couple of scoreless outings. As one AL Scout recently said about the Twins bullpen: "They have got guys, just like everybody else has guys, just not consistent guys". When you're hungry and you've got no food in the house, all of a sudden that old can of refried beans in the back of the cupboard looks like a suitable meal. It's got some protein and if you're drunk enough it'll taste just fine with some stale tortilla chips and that half-empty bottle of cheeze whiz. Just be careful you don't get that meal confused with the Butterknife Steak at Murray's.
  11. bighat
    Of course, you are right! Thanks for the correction.
  12. bighat
    I think it's best to keep this board politics-free, there are lots of places we can talk about Trump, Bernie, and Biden but I'd rather not see it here on TwinsDaily. I think we can all agree to that.
  13. bighat
    Sano has actually 2 options remaining so he could be sent down. Problem is with Adrianza and Marwin Gonzales on the shelf, the Twins would have to bring up a guy on the 40-man roster who can play 3rd base. The only guy on the 40 who could even think about filling in would be Nick Gordon. Do you want to call up Nick Gordon to play 3rd base for a handful of games in his MLB debut? Actually I kinda would like that haha! But I am pretty sure the Twins would not. I'm super concerned about Sano just like everyone else. His homerun was absolutely the difference in last night's game but honestly he's looked absolutely lost. Although that K in the 9th inning featured 2 terrible strike calls against him...but I just don't see how you can play a guy going through a slump like this. Sano makes Joey Gallo look like Tony Gwynn. I'm way more concerned about Perez. It's pretty clear that his early season success was indeed a fluke and he's back to being that pitcher who pitched to the tune of a 6.62 ERA last year in Texas. The Twins can't trade him, and can't move him to the bullpen as he wouldn't help there. I checked and it appears that Perez isn't out of options, so I think the logical move would be to send him down as soon as the Twins trade for help. Bumgardner fill his shoes nicely.
  14. bighat
    Taking out my crystal ball - this is what a playoff series with Boston would look like, except the Twins wouldn't be playing all 3 of these games at home. Twins couldn't get to any Boston starter the entire series when it mattered (and they missed Sale!), couldn't get hits when the pressure was on, struck out a TON and played like deer in the headlights. Stop trying to hit homers every time because it puts more pressure on the guy behind you after you strike out. Pitching wise, the poster above talking about walks was dead on. Make 'em swing the bat and tip your cap if they get a single, but do not walk these guys! Right now I think the Twins would lose any best-of-five series 3-1 if they played the Astros, Yankees, or Red Sox in the ALDS. Luckily we've got some time to make adjustments. Overall I enjoyed the series despite the offensive disappointment. I am glad to see the Twins cut their teeth against real competition. It's nice to have a fat 9-game lead while they take stock and get a feel for what moves they need to make. The latest round of injuries (Buxton, Adrianza, Marwin) is troubling. But to have La Tortuga and Arraez available is a luxury. Nice work at 2b by Astudillo last night, wow. Cave is trying too hard and that long, uppercut swing isn't going to get him anywhere. He's looked like an AAA guy this series unfortunately. Poppen is Mr. Double Play!
  15. bighat
    Just sour grapes. The Sox lost the game by not capitalizing on opportunities (they had a lead in the 13th and also had a man on 3rd with no outs at some point in extras, I believe). For them to whine about Eddie's left foot touching the chalk on a bunt attempt is PATHETIC. That said, you can't blame 'em for being just super deflated losing that game. Sano. We all saw it, it was talked about extensively in the game thread. Yeah it's bad and I'm guessing management is starting to worry about whether or not this guy is a liability. I wish so bad he'd just get it together. Garver. As a poster earlier said, that just can't happen. The good news is that he's not broken and he'll be fine. He just made one mistake (a costly one) but that won't follow him to the plate the next time he plays. Nice job by the 'pen - but they did give up 12 hits in 10 innings of work. Out of 8 relievers, only Rogers didn't give up a hit. They were tightroping it - Red Sox are a great hitting team though. Glad they got it done!
  16. bighat
    Makes me sick to see guys here piling on Polanco. Dude actually did his job - something most Twins hitters didn't do! A normal grounder to the right side by Cruz, a sac fly by Cruz - pretty much anything aside from a nubber to the mound and we're tied. Criticizing Polanco is like criticizing Berrios for giving up that 1 run. There are lots of hitters to blame for last night's loss, none of them are named Polanco. There are lots of games left, I know losing 2 in a row makes everyone grumpy but these things happen. The Twins coaches will have to start coaching and getting guys to make adjustments pretty soon but this team should be fine.
  17. bighat
    I fear the league has figured out Perez's new bag of tricks. He's rapidly transformed back into the normal ineffective Martin Perez that Texas chose to let walk last year. I think we should all be happy he had that early season success, but right now he's back to being the 5th-ranked starter on this team. He's also performed poorly out of the bullpen, and nobody will want him in a trade, all of which leaves this team in a tough spot.. At this rate I can't see the Twins picking up his option at the end of the year.
  18. bighat
    So because an athlete made a lot of money, the Twins shouldn't spend a "hole weekend" honoring him? He's the first catcher to win 3 batting titles. Oh yeah, he's also got an MVP Award and is chasing the Hall of Fame. Arguably a top 5 athlete in the state's history. The Twins would be crazy not to honor Mauer in this fashion. Sure, while many of us have moved on, there are tons of Twins fans who will never have enough Joe M. from Cretin-Derham Hall. This season is brimming with feel-good stories, why not keep the good times rolling? Gibby was great tonight. Let's get 'em tomorrow.
  19. bighat
    Agreed. Not saying we shouldn't agonize. It's just that this is uncharted territory for most of us. Last time the Twins were this stacked the internet and forums like this didn't exist. We wrote letters to the editor in 1991 and I can guarantee you none of those with complaints were published.
  20. bighat
    June 14. Best record in baseball. Double-digit lead in the division. Worst team in baseball coming into Target Field this weekend to serve up a feast of dingers, doubles, and tater tot hot dish. Yet we are beside ourselves with agony and complaining like crazy about the one weak spot on this squad. Compared to other teams our bullpen is decent - but it's not THE BEST and therefore we are worried and grousing daily. I just figured it out: this must be exactly what it feels like to be a Yankees fan.
  21. bighat
    Huh, odd as I thought that smokeless ban was MLB-wide years ago. Kinda forgot about the issue. Does Buxton dip? Looks like it. Who are the Twins players (and for that matter, any list of current MLB players) who use smokeless tobacco?
  22. bighat
    Count me in as one of those people. When Sano struck out in the 8th....grrrr....when May put 2 on in the 9th...grrr... But man. Think about how many teams out there are hovering around .500 and watching their guys just blow games left and right. Think about how last year at this time we were still holding out hope as we watched Dozier and Mauer and Robbie Grossman and Fernando Rodney every night. Man....last year, a bad game would or a bad week from a player would just kill this team. These days, a bad week from a player doesn't even matter because this team is so deep. Weird getting used to this.
  23. bighat
    Who are we mad at this morning? May? Sano? Perez? Harper? I'm trying to be more positive today so I'll focus on the big picture: the Cruz and Gonzalez signings were brilliant. Our catchers are offensive juggernauts. This team is surely playoff bound. The window to trade for pitching help will be opening up in a couple weeks. The only question is if the Twins can secure home field throughout with the best AL record! Wow!
  24. bighat
    3/5 of this starting rotation has shown they have some serious issues. At this point Pineda looks like the 3rd best with Perez and Gibby locked in the battle of the basement. Lord forbid Odorizzi regresses like Perez and Gibby have, or Berrios gets hurt. It's appearing more and more like the Twins are going to have to empty the minor league cupboards before the trade deadline hits in order to make a serious run at the world series. And you know what? Why not? Adding a legitimate starter and 1-2 bullpen arms will be worth every penny the Twins pay. Go get 'em tomorrow Twins, take the series and go .500 on the Cleveland-Detroit part of this roady.
  25. bighat
    I have May much lower. Parker higher. Parker had one rough game recently and May had one good game recently. Don't let a couple of outings from one night make you forget the rest of the games.And let's not forget that May has been used in low-leverage situations most of the month of May as well. Parker has 5 saves, May doesn't have any. Says something. 1. Rogers 2. Harper 3. Morin 4. Parker 5. May 6. Macgill 7. Duffey
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