Article: Paul Molitor's Opening Day Redemption

[The Wise One]

 

No they did not.

 

Opening day Twins' batting order and 2016 OBP (rank in parenthesis)

 

 

Dozier .340 (3)
Grossman .386 (1)
Buxton .284 (9)
Mauer .363 (2)
Sano .319 (5)
Castro .307 (7)
Polanco .332 (4)
Kepler .309 (6)
Rosario .295 (8)

 

You cannot bat the guy with the worst OBP third.  He struck out 3 times.  About time they flip Polanco towards the top of the order as well...   Buxton should be batting 8th or 9th

I could have had a lot of respect if the reply would have been Buxton's September was an anomaly and he has not turned the corner in being a top OPS player.

[Mr. Brooks]

Well it's still very early, but the hitters are still not hitting very well.

Only 5 games so far, but only 3 of our regulars have an OPS+ of 100 or more (Sano, Polanco, Castro). Escobar and Gimenez have been good off the bench.

The other 6 regulars are still struggling at the plate.

[Mr. Brooks]

And still waiting for the ice cold bats to come around.

Hopefully this is just SSS noise, because this could be a long season if the hitters are going to be this much worse than expected.

[Mike Sixel]

I will never understand pinch running for Sano like this. Two outs? On first? Do no like

[TheLeviathan]

 

I will never understand pinch running for Sano like this. Two outs? On first? Do no like

 

Yeah and if you're going to do it, aren't you pretty much hell bent on stealing a base too?  That never seems to happen either.

[Mike Sixel]

He also must play Danny..... Still can't figure out he is on a roster.

[Mike Sixel]

Danny Santana, pinch hitter.....

[snepp]

 

Danny Santana, pinch hitter.....

 

His versatility is unparalleled.

[ashbury]

Danny Santana, pinch hitter.....

Lefty on the mound, I presume? The choices are few, with this gargantuan bullpen.

[Mike Sixel]

 

Lefty on the mound, I presume? The choices are few, with this gargantuan bullpen.

 

I'd rather Rosario just hit, than DanSan ever PH for him (unless an injury occurred). But that could just be me...