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Game Thread: Twins vs. Indians 4-20-17 @ 12:10pm CST

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lukeduke1980 Draft Eligible

lukeduke1980

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He's going to have to hit much better than he has - even to stay up through May.  He's not "struggling" right now.  He's not "slumping".  He's not "in a bad patch".   Buxton isn't a major league hitter right now.  If you took a high school prospect - today - and threw him into the Twins batting order tomorrow....that's what you're getting right now with Bux.  Strikeouts, foul outs, and bunt outs.  Mostly strikeouts.  It's bad on historic levels.  It's one thing to let a young guy work things out.  It's another to allow a player to set records for futility.  Bux has a lot of work to do to stick with this team past April 30 at this point. 

What if he struggles hitting at Rochester?  

Vanimal46 GOAT

Vanimal46

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YOU'RE TOM BRADY!?!?!?!?!

 

I've wanted to break this news to you guys for so long..... 

tom-brady-crying.jpg

 

Feels good that it's finally out in the open now. 

ScrapTheNickname FCL Twins

ScrapTheNickname

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Maybe Buxton, not yet 23 1/2 years old, should be sent to AAA for an extended period, like say a year or more. I know others think (and I have thought) he needs to work it out at the big league level, but ... when he's 26, could ... really, I have nothing original to say.

Mike Sixel GOAT

Mike Sixel

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Hey Max, maybe when facing a lefty, you shouldn't swing at first pitch sliders down in the zone.  Maybe.

 

I will never rip someone for not succeeding vs Andrew Miller. 

Cap'n Piranha Ft Myers Mighty Mussels

Cap'n Piranha

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I will never rip someone for not succeeding vs Andrew Miller. 

 

Definitely not ripping him for not succeeding.  Miller is good enough without helping him out by swinging at pitcher's pitches on a 0-0 count; I'm ripping Max for that.

Jerr FCL Twins

Jerr

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Oh yay. Another pitching change.

6 pitchers sooo far, wonder if we ever see a game, where as many pitchers appear as fielders   :confused:

bighat Cedar Rapids Kernels

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What if he struggles hitting at Rochester?  

 

Then....he probably won't have a very good MLB career if he can't hit AAA pitching.  I think he can.  He's clearly overmatched at the MLB level right now, though.  Maybe that injury year really set him back.  Looks like it's "wait 'til next year" with Buxton again. 

ScrapTheNickname FCL Twins

ScrapTheNickname

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The singular way to speed up the game is to use fewer relief pitchers per game. This, however, cannot be regulated. Pandora's box has been opened, and so the length (and general tedium) of games will go on.

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