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I didn't want to include my sarcastic thoughts in my question about this, because I genuinely am interested to hear John's reasoning for assessing Buxton any blame. But here were a couple I was thinking of ... meant in the most lighthearted way: 'Buxton is 40% to blame because he didn't hit a triple. If he had stretched that hit to a triple like he's supposed to, Nunez wouldn't be bunting.' 'Buxton is 40% to blame because of his 40% K rate. He was due for a strikeout and his being on first caught Nunez by surprise.'

Well, yeah having great outfield defenders hasn't seemed all that necessary for the Twins. Anybody can turn and watch the ball fly out of the park.

I didn't see the at bat, only via gameday. I'm curious why you would fault Buxton 40%?

Was wondering this as well. I understand that starting theoretically gives him more opportunities to develop, but it doesn't appear to be working for him and hurts the team. Sadly, when I saw he was starting last night I thought, 'Well, the Kernels probably aren't winning this game.' A change seems needed. I would think they'd give him a shot in the pen before releasing him. What other options are there for starters for Cedar Rapids?

I have a pretty good guess about who will be the TwinsDaily SP of the month for May. (Although there is actually some fairly stiff competition.)

Thanks! That makes some sense.

Bummer to see Murphy hit the DL as he'd been playing quite well since his promotion. Although, if FtM needs an outfielder,Twinsdailians have a good recommendation.

I'm a bit surprised that Olson was promoted rather than Murray. Anyone have any more insight to this move?

Please no thank you.

?? I think he started yesterday (which was his worst start of the year). From Fangraphs

And this will probably irk some folks: Chih-Wei Hu - K - 22.9%; B - 6.2%; K/BB - 16.8%; FIP - 2.67 in 8 starts in AA (He also made a start in AAA that didn't go particularly well.)

Posted these guys FIP stats about a week ago. Thought I'd provide a few more stats. Jorge - K - 21.3%; BB - 4.5%; K/BB - 16.8%; FIP - 2.62 Jay - K - 24.3%; BB - 7.2%; K/BB - 17.1%; FIP - 2.68 Gonsalves - K - 23.6%; BB - 9.3%; K/BB - 14.3%; FIP - 2.95 Stewart - K - 21.9%; BB - 10.2%; K/BB - 11.8%; FIP - 3.00 Many people have been wanting Gonsalves to be promoted. I'm not arguing he shouldn't be, but I wonder if Jay and Jorge might actually be more deserving. Of course scouting a stat line can be precarious, but I'm impressed that Jay and Jorge lead in K/BB (Jay because of the best K% and second best BB% and Jorge because of his very impressive BB%) and FIP. Jay is the only one of the four whose FIP is better than his ERA. Also impressed by Jorge's consistency - he's pitched the most innings through 8 starts.

I'm assuming Wade is sticking around Cedar Rapids to try to help them clinch a playoff spot. Unfortunately the first half standings are pretty tight. Would definitely like to see him back to back in the lineup with Gordon in FtM. (Actually I'd like to see both of them pushed up to AA at some point this season but that seems pretty unlikely.)

LaMonte Wade has an absurd 12 walks to 4 Ks in his last 10 games.

I think there's a button for that.

... and sign him to an extension.

Add my vote to giving Polanco a chance to hit leadoff. Or at the very least a chance to play every day.

Yeah, that's why I'm curious if someone has a scouting report or update on him. It doesn't seem like he's been very hittable so far this year with a 0.95 WHIP.

Found myself checking out the Miracle starting rotation numbers and just thought I'd share this: FIP Randy Rosario - 3.59 Keaton Steele - 3.53 Tyler Jay - 3.02 Stephen Gonsalves - 3.01 Kohl Stewart - 2.81 Felix Jorge - 2.43 (Before last night)

Anyone have any insight on Jason Wheeler? Has he made any changes that might correlate with his improvement this year, or is this more just a product of a small sample size and a streak of productive play? His AAA BABIP (.250) and LOB% (91.7) may indicate he's been a bit lucky. But his K% (24.5) is a career high. (These numbers are from fangraphs, and I just realized they don't include last night's start.)

Kepler is trending in the right direction hitting .381 over his last 10 with a .296/.375/.507 line in May. Overall, he's got 13 walks to 12 K's. Also, an impressive (SSS) 1.096 OPS against LHP in AAA (His triple and HR last night w off a lefty).

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Well Dozier has performed so well when they dropped him down, it was clear he earned that spot back. And it's not like they have another second baseman on the roster who might profile well at the top of the order.

Checked gameday yesterday in the middle of the Miracle game and saw that Jay was very efficient early on, needing only 40 pitches to get through 4 innings. The fifth was where he ran into a bit of trouble and surrendered his lone run on two singles and two walks. But he bounced back with a 1-2-3 sixth. He was still only at 81 pitches after six. Very strong outing.

I completely agree. This decision was either absolutely wrong or completely correct. And I cannot believe how anyone could argue either side! This thread is funny. I love sports.