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  1. MMMordabito
    This assumes that the game goes completely the same way other than Duffey pitching the 6th instead of Alcala. Ramirez/Lindor/Santana would definitely come up again, but the situation may not be those three leading off the inning in a 2-1 game. I agree that Alcala has earned a shot at an expanded role, but high leverage against the best three hitters Cleveland has with a one run lead and Duffey available is certainly ripe for second guesses. With all that said, I didn't mind giving the kid a shot in a regular season game with a 20-10 record. I think Rocco and Co. are playing the long game. Hopefully, Alcala will have a positive response to the bad showing. Next time, he'll have less nerves and more mound presence. He certainly has the stuff to be good in that role.
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    If it's close and Hill can get through five, I'd challenge Alcala to keep the Twins in the game and then let Duffey finish it off if/when the Twins are in front. If Hill gets rammed, then I'd just let Coulombe wear one and use Poppen (21 pitches two days ago) if it gets unwatchable. $.02 of a moderately informed observer.
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    It reminded me of Bill and Ted as Wyld Stallions. That homer catch may end up bolstering relations between nations and facilitating contact with extraterrestrial life.
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    Just offer Cruz 2/$40 mill now. Even if age finally catches up, he still a boonstick in the dugout when he's not a boomstick at the plate.
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    4 for his last 10 Three sky is falling articles based on 40 PAs has to be a record.
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    I usually get, "Thanks, Statman. More useless information taking up square-footage in your brain cells."
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    Wow. That's some well-presented detailed information. Thank you!
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    Good teams find ways to win, and bad teams find ways to lose. It's always fun to watch a walk-off, but that's about as close as I've seen a team come to saying, "Here, take this win. We don't want it." I think Morneau nailed it with assuming Shelton was trying to see how guys performed in different situations.
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    Little early for an article like this. I can't even read it after seeing the title.
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    Not Buxton's? Jake has him by 191 points in the wRC+ department
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    Send Holland to the showers early and then maybe mic him up in the 8th for some Harry Carey impressions. "Hey Dick, now this might be the Budweiser talkin', but I swear those fans behind home plate look like cardboard cutouts."
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    Agreed. Sick people -> Medical Workers, Law Enforcement, Food Producers. I'm sure I left something out. Let's get daily testing and home support to those people first. Also, baseball is always an escape for me. I'm hopeful when it does come back that announcers are instructed to keep coronavirus commentary to an absolute minimum. That's a personal opinion though.
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    WBC qualifiers getting suspended as well. If that tournament ever gets played, I hope the US gets bracketed with and kicks the living bejesus out of China.
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    We'll get to enjoy that in 2022. Can't have nice things.
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    Great, those seven games against Seattle will come back to bite.
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    Nick, this series has been what I've looked forward to reading this spring, so thank you. However, as I peruse the OPS+ data of the '87 Twins, I know there are two plays that I will never forget from the 2019 season. Eddie's pinch-hit 3-run blast off Petit at home against Oakland and his throw of the year to nail Devers at the plate in Boston. From a data stand-point, it's hard to argue that Rosario may need to look over his shoulder this year, but I just think he has the intangible "It-factor". I think a team needs a guy or two with that to be truely complete.
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    I had to read that twice, too. I think he meant "close to being a big leaguer" vs. "already having what it takes to pitch at the big league level". Confusing quote, but Thorpe was not the former.
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    The lineup is for sure legit. I'm a fan of Ohtani, but he's been the Buxton of the Angels. Tease me with elite talent and then hit the IL. Ohtani has ten career starts and will be on the IL (as a pitcher) to start the season. Seattle is the only whipping boy in that division, so it will be a tough road for sure. Maybe the White Sox will get back to the post-season sooner than we think/hope.
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    Angels are interesting, but if we think the Twins have pitching problems ...... Canning outlook doesn't help that position at all. They basically need Dylan Bundy to turn into an All-Star to save the staff. I'd probably take Oakland for that other WC.
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    (Pushes a briefcase full of cash under the table to Cashman to keep said Strength and Conditioning coaches in place)
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    Interesting .... Pitchers with similar velocity and decent Bauer Unit numbers appear to be Tyson Ross, Jon Lester and Sean Manaea. The key may be to stay healthy. Ross has been an injury nightmare. Manaea is in danger of trending that way too. All three of those pitchers would be welcome to a rotation if they were 100% healthy and without the history. Lester is obviously getting up there in age, but he's had a great career.
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    Great article ... It's fine if some get dunked on. There were way too many cast-off opinions of Rosario this off-season. Selling low would have been dumb just to make room for a prospect or the shadow of Kevin Pillar. Healthy Eddie should be out there every day, but there is no reason to ask or allow him to play injured with Gonzalez and Cave available. I know the Twins won't be able to sign everyone, but Eddie shouldn't be immediately dismissed for not helping some achieve full SABR-gasm.
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    I would be all for a longer summer baseball break. That's what the All-Star break is for me. 3-4 days to turn off baseball and know that I'm not missing anything. The celebrity of the players doesn't intrigue me, so watching them play Top Golf is total non-draw.
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    Where did you get those numbers? Fangraphs shows a -5 DRS for CF. Statcast shows a -2 OAA for CF. He only got to 2 OAA overall because of RF play.
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    I'm actually happy Pillar signed with Boston and not the Twins. His defensive value has been declining for four years straight. If you could guarantee 2016 or even 2017 Pillar, I'm all ears. Unfortunately, I don't think a bounceback year in range, etc. usually works that way with age.
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