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Jose Ramirez playing with an injured hand the last 30 or 40 games and still put up awesome numbers. Another team that let's their prospects play. Did anyone see Kwan doing as well as he did. I did, and so did the Guardians. They are better than the Twins top to bottom. How many Twins would start in Cleveland? Maybe 2. And that's only the starting 9. And they always pull a rabbit or 2 out of the hat as far as pitching goes

Kepler Gallo. Kepler Gallo. Kepler has been sliding backwards since 2019. It can't be all attributed to the shift. Is he a top 10 rightfielder? NO! Even on the defense alone he might be. Gallo has always been Gallo. He'll hit 30 homers, strike out 180 times and hit .200. The Astros took Kyle Tucker and put him in rightfield and watched him improve year by year. The White Sox did the same with Vaughn. Even though Vaughn never played outfield. The Twins are not going to win with Gallo and Kepler no matter what their DRS is. It's time for Larnach Wallner and Gordon to show or go. Buxton in CF with Taylor. Of course it all depends on health. They're all lefty bats as far as Kepler Larnach Gallo Gordon and Wallner go. So why not go with the unknown vs you know what your getting from Gallo and Kepler. Of course the stat geeks will go crazy. 100% of nothing = nothing.

Easy peezy Vanimal. And thanks for the 0% discount. Funny thing. When I did mention you I got infinite question marks as a reply

Except Verlander was throwing 100mph+. Let's hope the Machado-Miranda comparison is only in regards to the positive aspects, and not the parts where Machado doesn't hustle and takes plays or ABs off

I was only referring to Kiriloff in the case that he doesn't get in any spring training games at all. If he is able to play in live games before the season starts, then he'll be fine. But I will dispute you on the matter of the Twins not pushing him last year. I remember them acknowledging his pain, but following that up with " he has to get used to playing with pain." And that there was nothing else that could be done. I'm rooting for him. And as for raking when he came back, he was hitting but there was no power due to the pain. The wrist injuries are hitters worst nightmare.

Load management? Is this Twins Daily or NBA Today?

I'm not sure how Kiriloff CAN be on the opening day roster. He is progressing as spring training rolls along getting more reps. But are the Twins going to put him at 1st base to start the season despite the fact he hasn't faced live pitching in a game scenario since last summer? Idk, maybe. But I would bet he'll start at SP. They pushed him last year and we all saw how that worked

Cleveland trading Bieber to a division rival is not ever going to happen and the Braves aren't parting with Fried

Today's game was interesting in the sense that Julien looks like he could be forcing the Twins hand. If he keeps hitting and it looks like he works the counts well, I believe he has a real shot at making the club coming out of Florida. I'm not talking about the 2 homers. But he looks like an Arreaz replica with more pop. So where does he fit? I don't know. But a potential. 300 hitter with a high OBP will find a spot. Because as of right now, who is the Twins leadoff hitter? Buxton should be in the2-3 spot. Kepler is not a leadoff hitter. I know it's early ST but if he keeps tearing it up, that 26 man roster heading north could be a lot different than most anticipate. JMHO

Haha. Will do. Thanks Vanimal46

Not being a smart ass here, but is there a place to sign up for caretaker content? And is that the cost?

Kepler beat the shift, but dropped a routine fly ball in foul territory, that fortunately didn't cost them. It looks like Gallo is shortening his swing for more contact. Farmer made 3 baserunning errors in 1 inning. He didn't run hard on a pop-up that fell in the infield. Then almost got doubled up on a Taylor line-out. And then should have advanced to 3rd on a Larnach single. Twins baserunning needs work. Lopez 1 looked good.. Lopez 2 will get there. Jax did fine. Overall pitching was OK, but after the 6th inning the defense was reminiscent of little league is what I observed.

I totally agree. But when you mention Alcantra, who looks like he could be one of those guys. The GM and manager have to tread lightly. They're all worried about over use and having a young arm flame out after 2 or 3 years. Talk to any Cub fan who still blame Dusty Baker for ruining Kerry Wood and Mark Priors careers

And also that 200 IP baseline wasn't based solely on 1 season. It's year in and year out. And I also said he needed to dominant. Being dominant means for every 10 starts you're getting 8 or 9 quality starts. And when you need an out you get an out. Usually by strikeout. Verlander, Scherzer, and Kershaw did that for 10 years or more. Clemens Maddux Glavine Smoltz Halliday all were dominant for multiple years. Warren Spahn, wow. Blast from the past. Gibson Koufax. Those guys. But as I said, the game has changed. A tired Bob Gibson in 1968 was still better than anyone the Cardinals could bring out of their bullpen. Today you can bring in 2 or 3 guys out of said bullpen with dominant stuff. Although I'd hate to be the manager who tried to take the ball from Gibson

Thanks for doing the legwork on that. And just looking at those numbers and pitchers, how many of them would you put ahead of Sunny Gray in the rotation if you had that option.