***Official 2023 Season Opener Twins at KC Royals thread***

[Hoop Dreams]

Seriously though, WTF did the Twins see in Gallo to sign him? His career high BA is .253. Second best? .209. A career .199 hitter that strikes out in nearly half of his AB's. How is he even in the majors, let alone getting 12M for it?

Gallo and Kepler potentially being every day players has me nervous.

[Hornets]

Another nice, quick game!

[jffl_commish]

Seriously though, WTF did the Twins see in Gallo to sign him? His career high BA is .253. Second best? .209. A career .199 hitter that strikes out in nearly half of his AB's. How is he even in the majors, let alone getting 12M for it?

Gallo and Kepler potentially being every day players has me nervous.

Kepler continues to regress. Gallo just sucks, and always has.

[Hoop Dreams]

Another nice, quick game!

2 hours and 20 minutes. That's nuts.

[Straight Edge Raven]

Buxton again proves how good he is when healthy. But he needs help, because history shows Buxton will go down at some point. Only game 2, but I feel like we've seen this before.

[Hornets]

Another nice, quick game!

2 hours and 20 minutes. That's nuts.

This clock deal is the best decision MLB has made in...forever??

[jffl_commish]

Another nice, quick game!

2 hours and 20 minutes. That's nuts.

This clock deal is the best decision MLB has made in...forever??

Since the game was invented?

[feekdogg]

Pitch clock helps, but games with very little offense are always pretty quick.
And by the first couple of games, the Twins are going to have very little offense.

[Hoop Dreams]

Pitch clock helps, but games with very little offense are always pretty quick.
And by the first couple of games, the Twins are going to have very little offense.

Polanco and Kirilloff will hopefully help with that.

[feekdogg]

Pitch clock helps, but games with very little offense are always pretty quick.
And by the first couple of games, the Twins are going to have very little offense.

Polanco and Kirilloff will hopefully help with that.

Maybe. There's rumblings that Polanco has played his last game as a Twin.

[Hoop Dreams]

Pitch clock helps, but games with very little offense are always pretty quick.
And by the first couple of games, the Twins are going to have very little offense.

Polanco and Kirilloff will hopefully help with that.

Maybe. There's rumblings that Polanco has played his last game as a Twin.

Trade?

[feekdogg]

Polanco and Kirilloff will hopefully help with that.

Maybe. There's rumblings that Polanco has played his last game as a Twin.

Trade?

No. His knee is so bad he might miss the entire season

[Hoop Dreams]

Maybe. There's rumblings that Polanco has played his last game as a Twin.

Trade?

No. His knee is so bad he might miss the entire season

Damn, didn't realize it was that bad.

[Hornets]

Maybe. There's rumblings that Polanco has played his last game as a Twin.

Trade?

No. His knee is so bad he might miss the entire season

Shoulda had surgery last August....this is a bummer but Nick Gordon is a capable replacement for awhile.

[feekdogg]

Trade?

No. His knee is so bad he might miss the entire season

Shoulda had surgery last August....this is a bummer but Nick Gordon is a capable replacement for awhile.

Yet another instance where the medical staff shows their questionable methods.

[jffl_commish]

When is Royce Lewis back? Better be getting him ready to play 2B as well.

[weimy froob]

Speed kills. That run is all Buxton.

terrible footwork. didn't have a chance to catch buck.

Spoiler:

the passed ball helped get that run in too.

Then came Farmer's shallow fly ball — a failure on his part, the pinch hitter said.

"I thought there was no shot. I turned around and looked, and I was like, 'Oh, Byron's over there. He might go," Farmer said. "I thought he was going to fake, but then he just went. It was awesome."

Buxton's calculation: Center fielder Kyle Isbel settled under the ball, rather than catch it on the run.

"He was flat-footed. For me, if I see an outfielder behind the ball a little bit more, it gives you a little bit more hesitation," he explained. "I see you flat-footed, I don't care who you are, it's going to be tough to throw me out."

[dennis1]

When is Royce Lewis back? Better be getting him ready to play 2B as well.

Sounds like he's ahead of schedule. Article in the Athletic says he might be playing minor league games by mid-April.

[DMB]

When is Royce Lewis back? Better be getting him ready to play 2B as well.

Sounds like he's ahead of schedule. Article in the Athletic says he might be playing minor league games by mid-April.

That would be amazing.

[ForCaleb]

How about the bullpen last two games

7.2 IP
7 K
0 ER
1 H
3 BB

[D_H]

DVR the game just finished watching it and have a few thoughts. Any other team in the league we are probably 0-2 but we are playing the Kansas City Royals. Joey Gallo and Michael Taylor cannot be in the every day lineup. In my opinion they should play once a week, they are 2 automatic outs. Pitching looks good but it’s KC they are basically a glorified AAA team. I’ll take the 2 wins but I really don’t like what I’m seeing the first two games.

[Sidewinder2k2]

DVR the game just finished watching it and have a few thoughts. Any other team in the league we are probably 0-2 but we are playing the Kansas City Royals. Joey Gallo and Michael Taylor cannot be in the every day lineup. In my opinion they should play once a week, they are 2 automatic outs. Pitching looks good but it’s KC they are basically a glorified AAA team. I’ll take the 2 wins but I really don’t like what I’m seeing the first two games.

Who are you again?

[Tommy_Hawk]

Not the Twins' fault they have to play KC. Let's hope they get the sweep.

[feekdogg]

1. Max Kepler (L) RF
2. Carlos Correa (R) SS
3. Byron Buxton (R) DH
4. Trevor Larnach (L) LF
5. Jose Miranda (R) 3B
6. Nick Gordon (L) 2B
7. Joey Gallo (L) 1B
8. Ryan Jeffers (R) C
9. Michael A. Taylor (R) CF

Rocco getting real creative in an effort to jump start the offense.

[jffl_commish]

Sweet, still three automatic outs in the lineup. Maybe a fourth with Jeffers.

[feekdogg]

Think it doesn't look potent now, what happens this week when they decide Buxton needs a day off from the rigors of DH'ing? Solano or Farmer at DH? Barf.

[Sidewinder2k2]

Think it doesn't look potent now, what happens this week when they decide Buxton needs a day off from the rigors of DH'ing? Solano or Farmer at DH? Barf.

If he's a full-time DH now, he needs to play every game. That's a fact. If he can't go every day, as a guy with no position, he should be on the IL.

[D_H]

Sweet, still three automatic outs in the lineup. Maybe a fourth with Jeffers.

This. Good thing we are playing basically a minor league team line up looks weak AF.

[Phil Leotardo]

No. His knee is so bad he might miss the entire season

Shoulda had surgery last August....this is a bummer but Nick Gordon is a capable replacement for awhile.

Yet another instance where the medical staff shows their questionable methods.

If that's even close to true, trading Louie becomes extra puzzling.

[BBG]

How in the hell can an athlete like Buxton not know how to slide without bouncing his face off the ground?

He's going to break himself before he gets a chance to play in the field