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  1. yarnivek1972
    Who's got next
  2. yarnivek1972
    Or not.
  3. yarnivek1972
    So, with Polanco going on the bereavement list, who comes up? I wouldn't say that Vielma is an automatic call up. Could be Vargas. If Rosario has an extended outing, his reward might be being optioned out. He might anyway. The Twins likely will need at least one fresh arm tomorrow. Frankly, at this point the Twins have to expect a short start from everyone.
  4. yarnivek1972
    That at bat was a shift induced out. If the left fielder isn't swung way over, that's a no play foul ball and Joe is still alive. Mauer has shown some ability to pull the ball in the air. And when he does he usually has success. But as long as he hits predictably, outfielders will be in position to make outs on balls no matter how hard he hits them.
  5. yarnivek1972
    And even he has been less than reliable his last 4 or 5 starts.
  6. yarnivek1972
    Bremer is just flapping his gums. I don't think the Twins have any intention on letting Rosario start again. Anywhere.
  7. yarnivek1972
    That was literally a BP fastball.
  8. yarnivek1972
    Hurry up Randy.
  9. yarnivek1972
    55 footer.
  10. yarnivek1972
    One more three run homer coming? Is Paul going to get someone warming up?
  11. yarnivek1972
    For one brief moment, victory was within our grasp... ...and then the game started.
  12. yarnivek1972
    I guess the question is will it be as a starter or as a reliever. I think I'd take a look at him as a starter first.
  13. yarnivek1972
    Reminiscient of the last two starts by Lachlan Wells. Although I think only one walk in each of them. First inning three run homers though.
  14. yarnivek1972
    As far as I can tell, the name of the right fielder is never revealed. Perhaps, since Why is in LF and Because is in CF, the RFer is I said So...
  15. yarnivek1972
    It's also helpful that there are no third basemen in major markets (New York, Boston, Chicago, LA) doing well.
  16. yarnivek1972
    Whaddaya mean?? It's like we traded for an all star closer!! #rose-colored glasses
  17. yarnivek1972
    Unfortunately, it would be almost possible to simply copy and paste the report of Lachlan Wells' start last week. Wells started Sunday in Palm Beach for the Miracle. And, yet again, ran into trouble almost right away. He retired the first two batters on a ground out and strikeout. Walk, single, homerun. Just like that, 3-0. The homerun was the 5th for the Cardinals 15th ranked prospect, 22 year old Cuban outfielder Randy Arozarena. A walk in the 4th and a double by Luke Dykstra (dude!) produced the Cardinals fourth run. An error and a triple in the fifth plated another and effectively ended Wells' afternoon. His final line: 5 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K. 100 pitches, 63 strikes; 5 ground outs, 7 fly outs. Wells now sits at 2-8, with a 4.42 ERA. The so-called first inning-itus is a common enough problem that one would think that there are strategies to combat it. I know it was a problem that plagued Brad Radke his entire career. Radke had a 5.05 ERA in the first and a 4.07 ERA the rest of the game. Perhaps the Twins are simply waiting to see if he can figure something out on his own before having him try something different. I'm not sure if this is meaningful or not. This is the first start Lachlan Wells has made this year on 4 days rest. All the rest were with 5 days rest. Could just be the way the schedule worked out.
  18. yarnivek1972
    I don't agree that the rotation is trending up. Berrios and Santana are clearly not pitching as well in their most recent 3-4 starts as they did in the ones before that. After posting 6 consecutive quality starts, Hector Santiago has zero since. Mejia has been improved, so that's one. I guess technically Gibson is too, but it's merely a lesser degree of terrible. He has yet to complete 6 innings in a game. IMO, that's trending down. Overall though I'd say the grades are spot on.
  19. yarnivek1972
    Given that Molitor has been pretty reluctant to use inexperienced relievers in even seemingly low leverage situations, does anyone here truly believe that if Burdi, Chargois and Jay were all healthy and all on the MLB roster, that Paul Molitor would put them in position to succeed? His track record is not good in this regard.
  20. yarnivek1972
    Exactly. Development for what is what I would add. He's older than Buxton and Kepler and not much younger than Rosario.
  21. yarnivek1972
    From less than hit per inning to almost 2 per. From about 8 k per 9 to 3 per 9. From 3 BB per 9 to 7. From 1 HR per 12 IP to 1 every 3 IP. I can't think of anyone going that bad that sudden without being hurt. Even someone tipping pitches wouldn't go that bad. Velocity isn't always a tell. Accuracy and movement would be better indicators. Obviously, you need eyes on the guy to see it.
  22. yarnivek1972
    With a fall off like Dyson has seen, I would suspect an undiagnosed injury. Buyer beware.
  23. yarnivek1972
    Ryan Pressly walked two in his two inning stint for the Red Wings today. 28 pitches. 15 strikes. *sigh*
  24. yarnivek1972
    IMO having Granite on the bench would be better than having Adrianza AND Escobar. Having both is kinda silly IMO. As for the merits of Granite, because he missed the first month, I think his sample size at AAA is still small enough that one good or bad week has too big an influence on the numbers. On May 10, he was hitting .176. Then on the 16th, .324. A slump dropped him .237 on May 31 and a handful of good games put himback at .266. My guess is he's a low .600 OPS guy. He won't walk much and has little power. I honestly don't see him as a regular at the MLB level.
  25. yarnivek1972
    Matt Belisle's last stand?
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