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Twins swinging early and often.

93.4 mph center cut and Correa grounds into a DP. Not sure that will happen in June...but Smith's velo will also be up in the heat.

Velo is down this inning but still getting outs so far. Control will be an issue. At least he's consistent with Wallner.

Apparently some Cubs are now using torpedo at bats. At least the batters have a new psychological advantage and it's fun to debate innovations.

Pretty sure double posted...was walking to school trying to avoid getting hit by e bikes.

Baldwin comes through this time around.

Three pitches to Robert center cut

Three pitches to Robert center cut.

Twins just saw his brother Phil pitching for Cardinals.

Not when he was 98-100 in AZ.

Got out of it...soft contact on the flare to RF but Ks Jefferson. Must not be much fun hitting in that weather with balls in on the hands.

Smith at 96-97...too cold to expect upper 90s out of the gate.

Meidroth hbp continues obp assault 250/971 Gray single drives in Meidroth, who'd stolen second (2)

Tauchman is back in the lineup on rehab as well. DH tonight. Montgomery 1/14 10 Ks 1 hr Gunnar Henderson homer Elko gunned out at home on a Mitchell double... Greg Jones another K Dunn 8 ks already in 4 ip...but not dominating velo, 92-93.

Just struck out Gunnar Henderson (rehab) leading off the game. Not bad. Then you've got Mayo and Basallo...pretty stout lineup.

Interesting to give the last player on the roster the most at-bats...it's either Maton or Jankowski. But I guess Venable trusts him a lot, so here we are...

Was only missing Lee for Canario...unfortunately, he'd already been acquired by Pitt.

That's what he would have to do...pitching 180-210 innings per season at his 2024 ratios to reach those elite production numbers. I think it's probably more realistic to argue 4 years of elite/Cy Young production and three years on the shelf with injuries to justify the deal...or a WS title. 5.5-7.0 fWAR for those four seasons.

No, merely that three 7-8 fWAR seasons and the rest of the contract Crochet out for medical reasons would still technically be worth the return on investment. Obviously that's a Cy Young bar to reach though. Kind of similar to what the Red Sox faced with the Chris Sale contract. Don't think he had 21-24 fWAR for them, though. Something like 20.5.

I guess it's weird to know about other teams in baseball that are currently more interesting than the Sox... Specifically, GM strategies to buy veterans on the cheap in February and March instead of jumping the market early...no guarantee that strategy will work every year, but at least it's a strategy of allocating limited resources. Just like utilizing tornado bats or finding a plethora of flexible relievers that can double as starters or openers.

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2025/03/31/elly-de-la-cruz-uses-torpedo-bat-and-hits-2-home-runs-vs-texas-rangers/82751201007/

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/torpedo-bat-innovator-and-marlins-field-coordinator-aaron-leanhardt-explains-why-it-took-so-long-to-come-up-with-the-idea-223433345.html

He signed for only $1.5 million (with a 2026 option) and came out of the KBO just like Fedde...we will see over time whether Martin Perez or Kyle Hart was the better move, as the Padres at the time of the signing didn't even have Perez money available. Same with Sheets, Gurriel, Heyward, Connor Joe and Maldonado/Elias Diaz, Jose Iglesias...all signed for White Sox money or less.

https://www.mlb.com/padres/news/kyle-hart-earns-first-mlb-win-in-his-padres-debut SAN DIEGO -- No, this technically wasn’t Kyle Hart’s big league debut. The 32-year-old left-hander had previously made four appearances for the Red Sox in 2020. But, well, that was 2020. The sport looked different then, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. So while Hart had pitched in the big leagues, he never before had pitched in front of fans. He’d never before pitched in a true big league environment. Until Monday night.

Don't think FNG is quite as well known (yet) with the locals in Chicago as Guggenheim in LA or The Carlyle Group in Baltimore.