Can the Twins Lineup Turn it Around?

[Whitey333]

What's so frustrating for the offense is that almost all of the lineup is drastically underperforming at the same time.  Sano is such an enigma.  But he's always been that.  This year even more so.  He is hitting well south of .100  he sure seems to be sinking his fate this year with the Twins.  Correa is hitting well below .200.    These people are paid a lot of money to produce.  Between the two of them they are being paid in excess of $45 million this year or about a third of the team payroll.  Isn't it ok to expect more of them?  Jeffers is a decent defensive catcher but can't hit major league pitching.  Buxton got off to a great start his first few games then he too quit hitting before being injured again.  By the way the invested a lot of money in him too.  They need him if this team has a chance.  Sox gave the Twins a win last night as the Twins only managed 5 hits.  They have scored a total of 3 runs in the past three games.  Two of them from white Sox errors.  Today Twins need to finally get the bats going, beat Chicago, and put the division on notice that the Twins are going to be a force.  If the bats don't show some life the will be a farce.  We've already wasted games where we got great starting pitching.

[Whitey333]

Why are the Twins so high on Kyle Garlick?  He certainly isn't a good pinch hitter.  After Baldelli takes him out for guys who were hitting during the game, Larnach had two hits, then another day he pinch hit for someone who has homered.  He usually strikes out or gets light contact.  Does not produce.  Plus he's a liability defensively.  I understand Rocco's computer may tell him to pin h hit Garlick for someone that's is actually hitting.  It's working out great so far, right?

[RpR]

19 hours ago, Linus said:

It’s not hard to figure out why this lineup is not producing. Half the spots are black holes and I have no expectation that Sano Kepler Sanchez or Jeffers will substantially improve. Larnach has hit some balls hard and is still gaining experience so he might produce. I’m really worried about Jeffers - he’s getting worse. 

He is a far better fielder than slow-foot Larnach.