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Cameron Maybin is out too. So Revere is the Angels 5th OFer.

Anyone else think Sano has a very slow homerun trot? That could bite him if he does it against the wrong guy.

Perhaps this is picking nits, but I guess I would rank a .906 OPS from a SS ahead of a .888 from a corner OFer.

So, Ervin has walked 22 batters in the last 46 IP now. I'm not concerned about his ERA normalizing. I am concerned that a pitcher who through his career has walked less than 3 per 9 has walked 4.5 per 9 since the beginning of May. Santana can't get away with that high of a walk rate. Few starters can.

Does that "shrug" that Shoemaker does seem legally okay? Looks funny. But so far he's done it every pitch from the stretch.

Which really makes no sense. It's 10 feet further down the left field line and to left center.

I guess I was thinking more along the lines of homerun factor. It isn't Petco by any stretch of the imagination, but it plays fair to difficult as a HR park. It usually plays pretty big for right handed pull hitters. Of course, Miguel could hit it out of Yosemite.

This, exactly. The Angels without Trout are barely better than a AAA offense. Gibson still couldn't get out of the 6th despite a 7-0 lead. 8 baseruners in less than 6 IP against THAT offense is nothing to be impressed with IMO.

Have our expectations for Gibson fallen so far that a start in which he failed to complete even 6 innings, despite a 7-0 lead against a severely depleted offense qualifies as "above par"?

Left handed and breathing.

Melotakis didn't have a particularly good month. His overall numbers are still excellent. I still think he (and others) should be in AAA. I don't think Melotakis has the ceiling that Rosario has, but I think he can be a useful MLB reliever. He does well against lefties and righties so that is one thing he has that few other lefties in the system have going for them.

It kinda defies logic, as Target Field usually plays as pitcher friendly. Could be the cold of April factor. Could be the Twins pitchers are tighter when they have to take the mound first. That is before the team has batted.

That's an interesting take considering you have been critical of second guessing in your posts on this subject. Further, I don't think it is in any way fair to say that because Rucinski gave up 3 runs in the 9th that he would have done so in the 8th. Just a hunch that batters have a different approach up by 5 runs than they do down 6. And, he would have faced at least some different hitters.

Sorry this update is so late. Somehow, I missed Wells' start amidst the disaster that was occurring at the MLB level. Lachlan Wells made his most recent start Tuesday, May 30 against the Bradenton Marauders in Fort Myers. In a recurring theme, first inning-itus continues to be one of his biggest issues. It wasn't entirely a mess of his own making, but he didn't do himself any favors either. The second batter of the game reached on an error by shortstop Sean Miller. a base hit and then an errant pick off attempt, but runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out. Pirate power prospect Logan Hill unloaded the bases with his FSL leading 14th HR and collected his (also FSL best) 43rd RBI. And just like that it is 3-0. The Miracle batted around in the second inning and actually gave Wells a 4-3 lead. But in the 4th, a walk and another long ball threw the lead back to the invading Marauders. This time it was catcher Kevin Krause. Not surprisingly as a catcher, he lacks sufficient plate appearances to qualify, but if he did, his numbers would put him among the FSL leaders in batting average and OPS. After 4 innings, Doug Mientkiewicz had seen enough and went to the pen. Five relievers combined to give up 3 runs on 6 hits and 6 walks as the Miracle lost 8-4. Lachlan's final line was 4 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 85 pitches, 53 strikes. 6 Ground outs, 3 Flyouts. Wells dropped to 2-7 and now carries a 4.14 ERA. The FSL has been a challenge for Wells. If he can figure out how to get out of that first inning, I think he'd be making a better showing. But, like most control type pitchers, they need that first inning to get a feel for what they have working that game.

Pretty sure two guys were called up Tuesday. Some reason you are not mentioning Rucinski? Perhaps, because your narrative really doesn't fit him? I don't necessarily agree that he was the right guy to call up, but for whatever reason he was the guy called up. He should have been used with a 6 run lead. There is no doubt in my mind. And there never was.

You keep saying that. Unless your name is Derek Falvey, you are just guessing as to why he called up who he did and what potential role he envisioned for them. The alternate opinion that one of the callups should have been used is equally as justifiable as yours. And just for the record, in my case at least, this is absolutely NOT a case of 20/20 hindsight. Feel free to check the game thread. When I saw Pressly warming up in the top of the 7th I posted something like "why Pressly?" before he even threw a pitch.

My question regarding Romero would be what are your future plans? If you plan to have him be a starter, IMO having him pitch in the pen this year (or any year) would be an enormous mistake. There's plenty of speculation that going back and forth contributed to May's injury. Romero already has injury history. If he's going to be a starter in the future, keep him starting.

Robinson was over to the right by 15 feet.

lol, you hear that about Rosario? Weather and mechanical issues have delayed him. He's still in the air. Bremer, of course with the flub saying the Twins were about as far from Rochester as they can be. Rosario came from wherever Chattanooga was.

I'm not sure how a game where the Twins held a 6 run lead with two innings to play didn't qualify as the most winnable. I don't think it is necesary to re-hash the bullpen usage argument. Frankly, even a tired pitcher should be able to get 3 outs without allowing 5 runs. Even Wheeler did so. Twice. Anyone who can't shouldn't be on the team. And he no longer is.

Which is why Murphy probably should have been DFA instead of optioned this spring. It's extremely unusual to carry 4 catchers on a 40 man roster for an entire season.

I believe Garver is actually older than Murphy.

Hey now. Children visit this site.

Who would probably like nothing more than to rub their former team's nose in it.

They still have that guy with 599 career homeruns...