Article: Will The Twins Ever Hit Again?

[Matt Kummer]

Hicks' OBP is .335. Better than Dozier's, and just a few points better than Mauer. He's not a perfect lead off man, but I think he can handle it now. Rosario has .750 OPS, which is behind only Sano, Dozier and Plouffe. I think hitting them 1-2 is worth a shot and backed up by the numbers.

[ShouldaCouldaWoulda]

 

Proof from any media outlet that this is for certain? If it is, what a mistake that will be. You shake Torii's hand at the end of the season, tell him thanks for transitioning the team out of the AL Central cellar, and MOVE ON. 

 

I am not even kidding when I say that it is not any guarantee that Twins won't be in the AL Central cellar again this season. It isn't probable, but it is certainly plausible. The way we are currently playing, along with the other teams rosters, it really is something that could happen. Fangraphs projects the Twins to have the worst winning% the rest of the season.

Edited August 5, 2015 by ShouldaCouldaWoulda

[ShouldaCouldaWoulda]

 

Agreed. I don't expect the guy to come to Minnesota and OPS at a .900 clip, I only expect him to help the team raise its (pathetic) .687 OPS against RHP.

 

And considering how Shane Robinson is the guy blocking Arcia with Buxton on the way in the next few weeks, there's no reason not to pull the trigger on this move. There is literally nothing to lose unless both Hicks and Rosario suffer an injury at the same time (in the next two weeks before Byron is finished rehabbing).

 

I'd say the odds of that happening are... low.

 

 

I bet the Twins take it really slow with Buxton. If they are still in the hunt in 3 weeks he will be up, otherwise they probably keep him down with some sort of developmental excuse, and then try to keep him the minors until May or June next year too. They will be buying time for now, in order to decide to delay some more clock or use him in a contention run.

 

Of course, I am mostly being sarcastic with that approach, but sadly I would not be surprised if it was spot on.

[Mike Sixel]

Let's hope note.......unless not winning next year isn't the top priority, Buxton should be up.

[Dr. Evil]

If you go to a game and the guy next to you is struggling with "Gas," can you get a discount on your next ticket purchase or at least get a free corn dog or something?

 

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[SwainZag]

 

Let's hope note.......unless not winning next year isn't the top priority, Buxton should be up.

 

Coming off an injury where he missed substantial time mixed with the fact that he was pretty lost with the bat the first time around, I see no reason to rush him back to the majors at this point.

[Dr. Evil]

I would. Fifty games in the majors this year helps him for next year.

[theBOMisthebomb]

A large share of the blame goes to Joey Mauer and it's time to point fingers. We should seriously consider a drastic move for Mr. Mauer - drop him to 9th, bench him, or move him back to catcher. The salary issue is the gorilla in the room but Joey's numbers are dreadful. A move to catcher or benching Joe opens a spot for a younger player who might make a difference.

[Danchat]

 

A large share of the blame goes to Joey Mauer and it's time to point fingers. We should seriously consider a drastic move for Mr. Mauer - drop him to 9th, bench him, or move him back to catcher. The salary issue is the gorilla in the room but Joey's numbers are dreadful. A move to catcher or benching Joe opens a spot for a younger player who might make a difference.

Really? Move him back to catcher?

 

:s-instagib:

 

(have you seen the pinned topic in the Twins Talk section? The one called "Mauer will never catch again"?)

[Teflon]

Stranger than fiction - other Beth Correia Twins hitting coincidences:

 

"Correia" in Portuguese means "belt." If a Twins player belted one to left field you would say he "Correia'ed" it . (or you could say nobody on the Twins has Correia'ed it lately.) Coincidentally, the Twins once had a player named Portugal.

 

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Bethe Correia was born on June 22nd, 1983 - a day that current Twins hitting coach Tom Brunansky slugged a home run off Dave Steib in Exhibition Stadium to raise his average to over .200 on the season. Len Whitehouse and Ron Washington also played in that game and only four years later in 1987 Brunansky and the Twins would earn a trip to the "White House" which is in "Washington."  

 

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Kevin Correia was once in the Twins lineup and got a hit. (July 12th 2014) Coincidentally, Kevin Correia was also once in the Twins lineup and got a win. Opponents routinely "Correia'ed" Correia's offerings all over the ballpark.

 

 

[Parker Hageman]

I think the problem is neither Escobar nor Nunez ARE viable options at SS.

 

 

Most obvious think I've read all day. 

 

The point being, the Twins likely are not replacing Nunez on the roster with an outfielder now. 

 

[Parker Hageman]

Who had August 5th for the date the Twins would start hitting again? 

[y2jjj54]

It may be harsh but i would tell joe he can catch or retire because he is not cutting it at first. We are paying 25 million for a poor mans doug mientkiewicz.

[shs_59]

I think its more a philosophical issue than .

 

Simply can the Twins ever hitt again in the 2015 season?

 

Its easy to see that nobody on the team takes walks at a reasonable rate anymore...And are ultimately too aggressive at times.

 

aaron Hicks and Miguel Sano are doing their part in that area, but nobody else on the team seems to understand the importance of laying off pitchers pitches and essentially just not swinging at balls the majority of the time.

 

TAKING A WALK IS THE SINGLE BEST THING an offensive player can do besides an EXTRA-BASE hit  (which are rare for anybody)

 

-B/c Since the All-star break its EASY to see Twins hitters are swinging at pitches outside of the Strike Zone as much as they are simply SEEING strikes thrown at them.

 

They've without question had some tough called strikes on borderline ball pitches on the edges of the Strike Zone, that haven't gone their way.

 

WHILE extremely frustrating to endure if you're a Dozier, Mauer, Hunter or Plouffe and you're getting strike 2 on a pitch that looked outside, and you take it.

Thats the name of the game.

 

I think its more a T. Brunansky philosiphical thing AND approach in general, than the TEAM as a whole hitting terribly.

 

Lay off Balls, start swinging at strikes ONLY again and the results will come back.

[USAFChief]

I think its more a philosophical issue than .

 

Simply can the Twins ever hitt again in the 2015 season?

 

Its easy to see that nobody on the team takes walks at a reasonable rate anymore...And are ultimately too aggressive at times.

 

aaron Hicks and Miguel Sano are doing their part in that area, but nobody else on the team seems to understand the importance of laying off pitchers pitches and essentially just not swinging at balls the majority of the time.

 

TAKING A WALK IS THE SINGLE BEST THING an offensive player can do besides an EXTRA-BASE hit (which are rare for anybody)

 

-B/c Since the All-star break its EASY to see Twins hitters are swinging at pitches outside of the Strike Zone as much as they are simply SEEING strikes thrown at them.

 

They've without question had some tough called strikes on borderline ball pitches on the edges of the Strike Zone, that haven't gone their way.

 

WHILE extremely frustrating to endure if you're a Dozier, Mauer, Hunter or Plouffe and you're getting strike 2 on a pitch that looked outside, and you take it.

Thats the name of the game.

 

I think its more a T. Brunansky philosiphical thing AND approach in general, than the TEAM as a whole hitting terribly.

 

Lay off Balls, start swinging at strikes ONLY again and the results will come back.

Concur, with the exception of walks being better than everything except extra base hits. Even singles are better than walks, since they can and often do advance runners more than one base.

 

Otherwise, I agree...making the pitcher throw strikes to get you out is very important and not something the Twins as a whole are very good at.

 

One thing I do like about Bruno's philosophy is, if you get a good pitch to hit, swing at it.

[Teflon]

 

It may be harsh but i would tell joe he can catch or retire because he is not cutting it at first. We are paying 25 million for a poor mans doug mientkiewicz.

 

Wouldn't that make Mauer the rich man's Doug Mientkiewicz? I think Doug Mientkiewicz was already the poor man's Doug Mientkiewicz.