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  1. jkcarew
    It’s getting late early.
  2. jkcarew
    They should be.
  3. jkcarew
    Gotta get an APB out for Win. Dick Bremer has hijacked his TD account!!
  4. jkcarew
    Yeah. I’m not buying it. Same wrist he was destroying AAA with…and he’s still active. Needs to stop hitting pitcher’s pitches, show some patience, willingness to take a walk. But, that’s just me.
  5. jkcarew
    Desperate times……?
  6. jkcarew
    Hoping we keep it close enough for some late-game pinch hitting heroics from Buxton or Kirilloff.
  7. jkcarew
    Alas, alack??
  8. jkcarew
    Pretty sound reasoning, in my opinion.
  9. jkcarew
    OMG!! A successful sac bunt when the situation screamed for it. A true unicorn.
  10. jkcarew
    Had EVERY intention of using Duran for two innings, and then someone talked him off the ledge heading into the 9th. He’s had all these days off sandwiched around a couple of blow outs. He had his mind made up before the game what he was going to do…and by god he did it. Never mind the game as it evolved. He is what he is.
  11. jkcarew
    I”ll take Legendary Twins Catchers for 500, Alex. And the answer is…The only Minnesota Twins catcher in the 21st century to win a playoff series.
  12. jkcarew
    Dominant
  13. jkcarew
    I think your brain and your fingers work faster than mine
  14. jkcarew
    Duffey due up 3rd in the 10th
  15. jkcarew
    It’s a tricky injury. It gives him trouble in the majors, and doesn’t bother him at all in AAA. Weird.
  16. jkcarew
    Sano, what 5, 7 PA into his return and the club has been totally non-competitive for the last couple? Far bigger problems, we already know we won’t see him in the lineup against righties. And what left-handed bat are we pining to see against lefties in Sano’s stead?
  17. jkcarew
    Once again…what is the point with Balazovic? To wreck him physically, or wreck him mentally?
  18. jkcarew
    …and July, unless they win the SD series. The Twins are 5 games under 500 since May 24…that’s over two months without anything resembling a really solid stretch. Chicago has only picked up 2 games in that stretch…but if, say, the Twins play like this for the NEXT two months, Chicago wouldn’t have to get hot at all to overtake them. And a good 2nd half, of which they SHOULD be capable, would get them close to 5 games up fairly realistically. Of course that won’t happen if the Twins turn things around, even moderately. But I think that will take a move or two at the deadline…moves that actually turn out working.
  19. jkcarew
    Fitting that Cabrera and Pujols retire together, IMHO. Two best right handed hitters I’ve ever seen. (I saw Aaron and Mays…but they were well past their prime.) ‘Generational’ doesn’t do them justice.
  20. jkcarew
    He’s fast, I don’t think he would have made it from the training room.
  21. jkcarew
    It would be a PR nightmare to give up a frontline guy with another year of control, with the deal being headlined by Balazovic right now. More likely Hajjar + another decent non-pitching prospect. I’d try.
  22. jkcarew
    I’ll go with Canterino…a pretty high draft pick, been around a while, and can still be said to be “on schedule”. Probably not close to the best upside of that group, though.
  23. jkcarew
    What is the point right now with Balazovic pitching (attempting) at AAA? Every start is the same…50 pitches over 2 innings, a ton of baserunners, and a home run. If he’s hurt, shelf him. If he’s not, why not get him back to AA? It’s not like he had AA figured out last year. The decision to start him at the AAA level this year is looking bad, given the IL stint to start the year, and a very short (and rough) rehab assignment at Fort Myers.
  24. jkcarew
    I’m not panicking on Buxton. This is who he’s been (when available) for the last 3 years now. Trying to pull the ball and get it in the air. He doesn’t (or can’t) make adjustments…and has streaks where he does nothing but pop/fly out and K. But over an extended period of time now, the HR/FB rate (and ISO) have been other-worldly. His long-range value…say as a 34 year old corner outfielder or DH…may be problematic, but I’ll take what we’re getting. On the flip side…practically the lowest OBP on the team (career safely under 300) and highest SLG by a mile…and on pace to steal 4 bases on the season…where do you put him in the batting order? 4th against lefty starter, 5th otherwise. Then protect him with another power bat that has a decent matchup that day among guys like Miranda/Kepler/maybe Sano. Talking to you, Rocco.
  25. jkcarew
    Fwiw, Kirilloff and Larnach have been just about exactly the same offensive players this year so far. Same OBP, same SLG. Kirilloff strikes out less, but walks less…their XBH rates per PA are also very similar. Meanwhile, Miranda is a lower OBP guy, but a significantly higher SLG guy (so far). I really like the Kirilloff and Miranda upside if they learn how to make pitchers throw them strikes, which is where Larnach is ahead of them.
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