Who's going to play 3B?

 

Who's going to play 3B?

Joe Joe at 3rd?

Rosario

Who's going to play 3B?

nope, who's on first

Edited July 28, 20188 yr by jimmer

 

Two Veteran AB's by the Doze and Joe (LoMo takes 4 straight and Joe jumps the first pitch)

Why is it so bad to jump on a first pitch? Doesn't Mauer get criticized for watching too many first pitches?

 

OH GOD

Monster was too tempting.

 

Pinch hitter Mauer flies to left first pitch swinging.

 

Oh well.

 

We still got another crack to make up for Eddi's Minnesota Nice baserunning.

Rosario used to be an infielder

Hopefully playing 3rd doesn't remind Eddie of when he came up as an infielder and his coping mechanism

 

Why is it so bad to jump on a first pitch? Doesn't Mauer get criticized for watching too many first pitches?

I get the idea...and most situations I'd be ok with it...but...coming off the bench cold and having just seen 4 straight balls i wish he would of saw a couple Hindsight and all that

Edited July 28, 20188 yr by tvagle

Why is it so bad to jump on a first pitch? Doesn't Mauer get criticized for watching too many first pitches?

good frakin' question

A left ear, a right ear, and (finish it with me) a final...

...front ear.

 

Hopefully playing 3rd doesn't remind Eddie of when he came up as an infielder and his coping mechanism

awesome- got it

Why is it so bad to jump on a first pitch? Doesn't Mauer get criticized for watching too many first pitches?

Guy hadn’t thrown a strike, and it wasn’t a particularly smashable pitch

Chief nap over?

Why is it so bad to jump on a first pitch? Doesn't Mauer get criticized for watching too many first pitches?

I’m on the under on the “2.5 balls off the monster” though.

 

Why is it so bad to jump on a first pitch? Doesn't Mauer get criticized for watching too many first pitches?

 

I don't mind seeing Joe go after the first pitch. There are way to many Mauer ABs where he watches the first pitch go right down the middle of the plate and it ends up being by far the best pitch he sees in the AB.

Chief nap over?

I wish. Grandkids showed up.

 

I wish. Grandkids showed up.

Best reason

Eddie Rosario in the infield...

 

Might actually be an option in the future. Internal 3B options are dry in the upper levels of the minor leagues, Sanó is more realistically a 1B/DH. Most of the prospects are in the middle infield. Rosario has played infield in the past. 

 

Outfield depth is much more abundant. Buxton & Kepler are there for a while yet. Cave and Granite are decent prospects also. Kirilloff is probably not a 2019 option but certainly figures to be in the mix for several years after that in the outfield.

 

 

RRS?

 

Robbie the Rally Starter?

Mauer picked a bad time to swing at a first pitch. Kimbrel can't find the zone

Layoff the High FB

I can't tell you how awesome it looks on gameday to see "Twins Bench" and the only name under it is B. Wilson.  What is this, the 16th inning or something?

Yea good AB...that and a quarter won't even get you a phone call

Man a couple of shots against kimbrel here.

I'll take two more 55 footers please

Grossman to scoring position...

 

Polanco's got this.

 

Layoff the High FB

 

The CKE.  Gotta love closers.