Article: State Of The Twins: Reacting Too Quickly (Stream of Consciousness)

[Mr. Brooks]

 

The dilemma is that we'd like to see Romero or Gonsalves, but both are hitting inning limits.

 

 

Gonsalves threw 140 innings last year, and has only thrown 74 this year.

Not only is he in no danger of hitting an innings limit, he won't even come close to getting enough innings.

[IndianaTwin]

 

There are only two seasons for me: Baseball and Not Baseball.

My standard line is that basketball and football are just something to have on TV until baseball comes around. 

[caninatl04]

 

I assume Molitor is done after the year. The new FO should be able to hire the guy they want to manage their team and not take a manager based on directives from ownership.

And who might that be?

[caninatl04]

So, if Dozier is traded and Polanco doesn't improve, what does the 2018 opening day infield look like?

 

And, apologies for sounding like a broken record, but if Slegers gets a shot, why not Hurlbut?  His Quality Start % isn't bad.

[Otto von Ballpark]

And, apologies for sounding like a broken record, but if Slegers gets a shot, why not Hurlbut? His Quality Start % isn't bad.

Hurlbut is almost 3 years older (he turns 28 in November), this is the first time in years that he has eclipsed 6 K/9 (Sleger has never been below that figure), and his H/9 last year was 11.0 and this year 10.0 -- Slegers has never given up as many as 10 H/9. Others would be better experts in the scouting department, but Slegers has a few extra MPH on his fastball, I know.

 

One thing Hurlbut has going for him is that he is eligible to declare minor league free agency after this season. If we want to retain him, maybe a MLB cup of coffee would help? Slegers will be Rule 5 eligible again if not added to the 40-man, but he's 2 years away from minor league free agency.

 

Depending on the 40-man picture, I probably would lean no on both, though. Will teams really want Slegers in Rule 5? Remember that no one else wanted Haley.

[wabene]

I really only care about baseball anymore. A lot of the stuff about pro sports bugs me - tax funded stadiums, players as role models, labor/management issues, racial issues.

Sports seem to be the most racially integrated area of our society with some dominated by minorities. Watch sports media versus the overall media where minorities are more than well represented.

[Platoon]

I often wonder how much happier some people would be if they gave up sports entirely. I know I'm happier now that I watch way less sports, and do things I like to do instead. I am pretty much down to the Twins and Vikings, though the both are fading. And I know you weren't serious...

Sports is easier to watch if you concentrate more on appreciating effort than the simple metrics of W's and L's. With a few exceptions it's a well known fact that half of the teams playing in any one game lose. But all their fans had expected both of them to win. Once, when umping a Legion game a manager ran behind me on the way to coach third. He had been (unjustly I am sure) dissatisfied with a non balk call earlier. He said, "we're trying to win a game here". During the next inning change the other manager ran behind me and in a loud stage whisper said, "just so you know, we are too" . Needless to say, despite both their best efforts, one of them did not. Edited July 28, 2017 by Platoon