CLE 6, MIN 2: Deadline Day Ends in Defeat

Sometimes I wonder if Belisle is on the team to get a better draft pick next year. Only reason that I can imagine.

16 runs in 17 2/3 innings?  Doesn't look as bad when you take a deeper look at his peripherals.  Over the last 5 days, his pitch-to-run (PtR) ratio is a minuscule 16:3.  Or maybe that was 16:4.  Either way, that is pretty darn something.

I repeat, Belisle has a minuscule PtR.

Went out to the garage and missed May @#@$&!#?@$ it. No DVR today, so how's he look?

You're only down a run and playing the team you're trying to catch in the standings. And you bring in Belisle? Is there any way Molitor could have made a more obvious public announcement to the players and fans that he's now managing to lose? For the love of all things good and holy, why is Belisle still wearing a baseball uniform? He's soooooo finished.  

May got hit like he has been getting hit in his rehab. Just because he was on the roster when he got hurt, doesn't mean he has earned his spot. There are other options. But I guess we have to see what he has, and may as well be now.

Belisle. What a joke to keep him.

And this team has no use for Forsythe. None. Just release him already.

Sure would be nice it the offense supported Gibson and Berrios. 

Random thoughts:

Continually giving opportunities to someone performing as poorly as Belisle is borderline sabotage. Especially when you consider wasted opportunity to look at someone like Busenitz.

Miguel Sano didn't strike out!

Torii Hunter was one of my favorites, but he is just embarrassing himself in the press box.

May got hit like he has been getting hit in his rehab. Just because he was on the roster when he got hurt, doesn't mean he has earned his spot. There are other options. But I guess we have to see what he has, and may as well be now.

 

Belisle. What a joke to keep him.

 

And this team has no use for Forsythe. None. Just release him already.

 

Sure would be nice it the offense supported Gibson and Berrios. 

I agree with every single thing you said here!

I'm hopeful that May gets better, but he's never really been great. He's a middle reliever with a career ERA of 5.14 in over 100 games. That said, I'd give him a long leash for the rest of the year so the Twins can see if anything has changed. If not, might be time to just take him out of the plans. Hope he turns the corner, seems like a great guy and a good teammate.

New day, new Belisle screw up. Are the Twins really going to be handcuffed financially if they cut him? There must be some reason they haven't pulled the trigger, so I'm thinking it must be in the fine print. Every other MLB team would have dumped him at least a month ago.

Gibby battled! Here's hoping the Twins can eek one out today and take the series.

Do we really have to feel sorry for these guys because their co-worker got traded to a contender? Just something I've wondered a lot lately.

People leaving, people arriving, getting put in a different 3rd grade class than your BFF, running out of room at a lunch table, etc, is a normal part of everyone's lives.

Is it really so emotionally debilitating? As a CPA, I don't think a client or Board of Accountancy would say, "we'll let this one slide, your co-worker left for a rival firm so it must have been a tough week." I should also point out the obvious that us schmuks are making exponentially less money for longer hours and higher day-to-day stress.

It's another interesting double standard applied to professional athletes for reasons unknown.

I noted that Molitor in his conversation covered for Belisle.  Lucky hits!  Right.

The saga with May has made me laugh for years.  How many columns were touted about this high velocity guy who should be a starter, but wait he is a great reliever.  So much hope, so little delivered.  He has a career 0.2 WAR and a 5.16 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP.   Did he deserve the promotion over other relief arms in the system?

Random thoughts:

 

Continually giving opportunities to someone performing as poorly as Belisle is borderline sabotage. Especially when you consider wasted opportunity to look at someone like Busenitz.

 

Miguel Sano didn't strike out!

 

Torii Hunter was one of my favorites, but he is just embarrassing himself in the press box.

FWIW, Belisle still has the best inherited runner/scored mark of any Twins reliever. Maybe his role should be coming in with runners on as opposed to starting an inning. Of course, his leverage usage is close to the bottom for the Twins.

I noted that Molitor in his conversation covered for Belisle.  Lucky hits!  Right.

 

He is right about lucky hits, as in it was lucky nobody got hurt in the outfield bleachers and they were only hits.

FWIW, Belisle still has the best inherited runner/scored mark of any Twins reliever. Maybe his role should be coming in with runners on as opposed to starting an inning. Of course, his leverage usage is close to the bottom for the Twins.

That could be a telling statement regarding the Twins pen in general. Regardless, I thought Belisle was signed for his "leadership". I've been looking for that stat up on the scoreboard but can't seem to find it. Maybe it's in the box scores?

The saga with May has made me laugh for years.  How many columns were touted about this high velocity guy who should be a starter, but wait he is a great reliever.  So much hope, so little delivered.  He has a career 0.2 WAR and a 5.16 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP.   Did he deserve the promotion over other relief arms in the system?

Not sure whether or not he "deserved" it, but I think now is the best time for a final evaluation.  He's either running out of options or may be out next spring, so it may be now or never for him.  I'd give him several appearances before passing judgement.  He does have his velocity back, so that's encouraging. 

I'll believe it when I see it though.

Considering that the house has now burned down to the foundation, I was curious about which trade was the best and which trade was worst. Maybe the braintrust can each give us their ranking of the trades and why. What say you?

Considering that the house has now burned down to the foundation, I was curious about which trade was the best and which trade was worst. Maybe the braintrust can each give us their ranking of the trades and why. What say you?

Edit: After re-reading, this could be interpreted to mean that you are asking TD writers to evaluate. Which would be a perfectly logical and appropriate request. I thought you meant the Twins braintrust. Which would not be IMO.

Thank you yarnivek; I did indeed mean the TD writers. I'd like to hear their take on the trades as well as counterpoints offered by the faithful here on the TD blog.

It was not a great month for the Red Wings' bullpen. Here are the July numbers with Rochester:

 

May: 0.00 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, 3.00 K:BB in 9.1 IP

Reed: 2.03 ERA, 0.68 WHIP, 2.20 K:BB in 13.1 IP

Baxendale: 3.45 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 3.50 K:BB in 15.2 IP

Anderson: 5.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 5.50 K:BB in 9.0 IP

Busenitz: 5.40 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 3.50 K:BB in 6.2 IP

Duffey: 5.63 ERA, 2.00 WHIP, 2.20 K:BB in 8.0 IP

Curtiss: 5.79 ERA, 1.93 WHIP, 0.89 K:BB in 9.1 IP

Bard: 9.82 ERA, 1.77 WHIP, 3.00 K:BB in 7.1 IP

That is really depressing.

It was not a great month for the Red Wings' bullpen. Here are the July numbers with Rochester:

 

May: 0.00 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, 3.00 K:BB in 9.1 IP

Reed: 2.03 ERA, 0.68 WHIP, 2.20 K:BB in 13.1 IP

Baxendale: 3.45 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 3.50 K:BB in 15.2 IP

Anderson: 5.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 5.50 K:BB in 9.0 IP

Busenitz: 5.40 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 3.50 K:BB in 6.2 IP

Duffey: 5.63 ERA, 2.00 WHIP, 2.20 K:BB in 8.0 IP

Curtiss: 5.79 ERA, 1.93 WHIP, 0.89 K:BB in 9.1 IP

Bard: 9.82 ERA, 1.77 WHIP, 3.00 K:BB in 7.1 IP

I think it’s time Reed got a shot in the majors. I’m also curious about Anderson getting a chance too.