Twins have the lowest team batting average in MLB

[Riverbrian]

1 hour ago, Richie the Rally Goat said:

A week later, Twins are ranked 25th, no longer in the cellar, and are hitting .231

by wRC+ they are ranked 16. Amazing what a 30 run weekend can do for you!

Farmer is back, Miranda demoted, looking forward to Kepler and Lewis returning.

this team will likely not be an offensive juggernaut, but also still shows some promise for improvement 

Agreed

Yesterday was yesterday, today is today and tomorrow is tomorrow. It's a long season and there are going to be ups and downs like every year.

However, that down was too long for my tastes and hopefully a nice long up will balance things out better. So, Here's hoping for a long up. 

I'm Ok letting the professionals in the office do their jobs however, I understand the season is a roller coaster but I have one thing that will drive me crazy and that is... over extended poor performance without consequence.   

The needle wasn't moving and players were eclipsing 100 AB's. I believe I was justified screaming about it. Let's see what the rest of May, June and July brings.   

 

 

 

[stringer bell]

1 hour ago, Riverbrian said:

Agreed

I have one thing that will drive me crazy and that is... over extended poor performance without consequence.   

The needle wasn't moving and players were eclipsing 100 AB's. I believe I was justified screaming about it. Let's see what the rest of May, June and July brings.   

 

 

 

They pulled the plug on Larnach (quickly reinstated) and Miranda, would you propose that Correa be benched as well? They really had to ride with CC, at least until Farmer returned, due to having no one to replace him. The other guys allowed to struggle and still get playing time are Vázquez and Buxton. 
 

 

 

[Hawkeye Bean Counter]

2 hours ago, Riverbrian said:

Agreed

Yesterday was yesterday, today is today and tomorrow is tomorrow. It's a long season and there are going to be ups and downs like every year.

However, that down was too long for my tastes and hopefully a nice long up will balance things out better. So, Here's hoping for a long up. 

I'm Ok letting the professionals in the office do their jobs however, I understand the season is a roller coaster but I have one thing that will drive me crazy and that is... over extended poor performance without consequence.   

The needle wasn't moving and players were eclipsing 100 AB's. I believe I was justified screaming about it. Let's see what the rest of May, June and July brings.   

 

 

 

You know the quote rising tides lift all boats.   When you can get a couple players to start performing,  putting pitchers in more difficult positions and having to pitch to players,  you can start to see better performance.  We are also starting to see the team utilize a bit of a small ball approach as well.  If it took the Monday night game to flip the switch on Tuesday I will take it.  On Monday, Baldelli said had to be much better at manufacturing runs in critical situations.  Stolen bases and a sac bunt later was good for an insurance run yesterday.  Correa is beginning to look like is turning the corner.  Kiriloff is the bat that has the most potential to become an elite bat for this offense.  Kepler had been improving prior to his injury.  I think the offense is coming around,  however I wouldn't be surprised by a slight regression on the pitching side either.  

As a note your screaming didn't make any difference.    :)   

[Riverbrian]

1 hour ago, stringer bell said:

They pulled the plug on Larnach (quickly reinstated) and Miranda, would you propose that Correa be benched as well? They really had to ride with CC, at least until Farmer returned, due to having no one to replace him. The other guys allowed to struggle and still get playing time are Vázquez and Buxton. 
 

 

 

I don't feel that finding a solution is all or nothing.

When you ask "would you propose that Correa be benched as well?" it suggests an all or nothing approach and there is decent sized territory in between those extreme positions.

Are you asking if CC either plays every day or he sits bench every day? Are those the only two options. If those are my only two choices... I'd play Correa every day. However, I do not believe that this should be limited to just the north and south poles.   

You are right... they sent down Larnach and Miranda. You and I both know that they were chosen to go down because they have options and can be sent down without losing them. 

However, they both played every day until they were sent down. No course correction based on results... just a hard breaking at 70 MPH on the interstate.

Miranda led the team in at-bats before he was sent down. If Miranda is struggling to the point where he needs to be sent down and he was struggling and therefore was sent down and I agree it was the right move. How can anyone justify his leading the team in AB's right up the the very end? I can't. 

I don't want anyone benched... if you have to BENCH a guy because playing him hurts the team, get rid of him until you find a guy that you don't need to bench.

If you are going to play every day... earn that every day playing time. No more Logan Morrison walking past the lineup card without checking because he knows his name is on it regardless of what he is doing out there.   

If you can't play Solano or Castro because they can't out perform the guy hitting .180. Get rid of Solano and Castro and bring up someone who you can play because the guy hitting .180 is need of some competition and the team is need of some production. It's the .180 guy who is killing you... Solano and Castro are only killing you because apparently they can't be trusted to hit at least .181.  

The slump was too long, the slump was team wide and the lineup didn't change. The batting order didn't change. I support this front office and I support Rocco. I'm asking them to take the wheel, put the auto-pilot lineup away until the plane is flying better.