Do you think Carlos correa will return this season? Poll

[TaterTot]

Please vote

[strumdatjag]

This is a trick question, because the Twins could rest CC for the rest of “The season” in order to have him in the.best possible condition for the post-season.   This could apply as well to Buxton and Lewis. 

[Dman]

Correa was already willing to play through this injury before finally going to the IL.  He is a gamer and if the Twins need\want him to play he will play.

[Craig Arko]

I think he’ll be there when it matters. Same for Lewis. Maybe 50/50 for Buxton.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Out of Correa, Buxton, and Lewis, Carlos is the only guy I'm confident will be back.

[Road trip]

Yes, I am not more than mildly concerned about Correa, unlike our other injured players.

I've struggled with Plantar Fascitis off and on for the past five years.  I'm no longer an athlete in any sense of the word, but I've had plenty of athletic injuries over the years.  Plantar Fascitis is absolutely the strangest injury I've ever experienced.  Bad pain for one to five days, then maybe a little less, and then a good day or tthree where it is almost absent.  But then it comes back...  Rinse, repeat, over and over and over.  Sometimes it will even disappear for several months, but it is always lurking.  In my case at least, it is apparently chronic.  There are a hundred tricks, stretches, massages, remedies and treatments, none of which work for everyone, or even work consistently from one bout of Plantar to the next.  Rest helps, somewhat, but when it is bad just getting out of bed and taking that first step is pretty painful.  It is just odd..

Correa is a gamer.  He'll play through pain in the playoffs.  He may be less effective though, which is likely what we have been witnessing all season.

[Logi_Clevs]

They'll have to cut Correa's leg off to stop him from playing come playoff time. He's not sitting. 

[Parfigliano]

1 hour ago, strumdatjag said:

This is a trick question, because the Twins could test CC for the rest of “The season” in order to have him in the.best possible condition for the post-season.   This could apply as well to Buxton and Lewis. 

Do not put Buxton on playoff roster.

[GusGus11]

I have zero concerns about Correa playing. My concern like a lot of peoples is whether or not what he plays through will allow him to be competent.

Hes gonna play. And the news today about his IL stint and the "tear" in the foot has a more promising recovery where some rest for 10ish days make actually make it more tolerable now.

Lewis is the one im still worried on. Hes a gamer too and will do everything to play. But you never know leg injuries. And even if he does play will it impact his swing and being able to get all the way through the ball.

[Woof Bronzer]

2 hours ago, Dman said:

Correa was already willing to play through this injury before finally going to the IL.  He is a gamer and if the Twins need\want him to play he will play.

Counterpoint:  being a "gamer" hurt the team due to his very poor performance, and it sure looks like it will hurt the team's playoff chances because he didn't take the time during the season to allow his foot to heal in time for the games that really matter.  

[Dman]

5 minutes ago, Woof Bronzer said:

Counterpoint:  being a "gamer" hurt the team due to his very poor performance, and it sure looks like it will hurt the team's playoff chances because he didn't take the time during the season to allow his foot to heal in time for the games that really matter.  

I don't disagree.  Until September the team was just as good with Farmer and Castro at short.  Not sure why they felt they "needed" him all through August while he under performed instead of getting the rest he needed, but they make the calls so I assume there were good reasons?

[chpettit19]

10 minutes ago, Woof Bronzer said:

Counterpoint:  being a "gamer" hurt the team due to his very poor performance, and it sure looks like it will hurt the team's playoff chances because he didn't take the time during the season to allow his foot to heal in time for the games that really matter.  

 

2 minutes ago, Dman said:

I don't disagree.  Until September the team was just as good with Farmer and Castro at short.  Not sure why they felt they "needed" him all through August while he under performed instead of getting the rest he needed, but they make the calls so I assume there were good reasons?

I think the team's offense was about the same with Farmer or Castro in there instead of Correa, but I think there were a lot of plays he made defensively that neither of those guys can make, and he saved them runs. I don't think it was any kind of drastic improvement overall, but I think the team was unquestionably better overall with Correa as their everyday SS over some Farmer/Castro pairing.

[CRF]

I think CC will play again before the end of the season. I believe his mentality is to play hurt, unless he has a bone sticking out somewhere. The foot has to be affecting his hitting, which probably won't change until he's has a full off season to rest it, but his defense has been superb all along, which is extremely important. We may need him in the field more than at the plate. 

[Woof Bronzer]

4 minutes ago, Dman said:

I don't disagree.  Until September the team was just as good with Farmer and Castro at short.  Not sure why they felt they "needed" him all through August while he under performed instead of getting the rest he needed, but they make the calls so I assume there were good reasons?

I hope so, but given the past few years I think it's fair to question the club's approach to injury management.  

It would just be so silly if he's at 50% for the playoffs when he could have sat for, whatever, all of July with zero negative impact to the team.  Then again, it does sound like a challenging issue to deal with, not like your typical injuries where rest is the cure, so maybe it wouldn't have helped.  And who knows, maybe he'll be all good for October.  Just another frustrating injury issue for a club very familiar with them.  

[Richie the Rally Goat]

I saw a rumor on a roto site that Correa is being put on the IL, but I haven’t seen the transaction.

is he on the IL?

Edit: nevermind, it’s official. C4 to IL, Larnach up

https://www.mlb.com/twins/roster/transactions

10 days puts him out through Sept. maybe he gets activated 10/1 for the last game of season. I voted no, he doesn’t come back until post season

[Woof Bronzer]

4 minutes ago, chpettit19 said:

I don't think it was any kind of drastic improvement overall, but I think the team was unquestionably better overall with Correa as their everyday SS over some Farmer/Castro pairing.

WAR disagrees with you...at a minimum I'd say it's "questionable"...either way not impactful enough that a mid season IL stay would have had any meaningful impact on the Twins' season.  

[CRF]

7 minutes ago, Richie the Rally Goat said:

I saw a rumor on a roto site that Correa is being put on the IL, but I haven’t seen the transaction.

is he on the IL?

Edit: nevermind, it’s official. C4 to IL, Larnach up

https://www.mlb.com/twins/roster/transactions

10 days puts him out through Sept. maybe he gets activated 10/1 for the last game of season. I voted no, he doesn’t come back until post season

Yep...I just turned on the game and saw that CC got put on the 10 day IL. Not great news at all. I had already voted yes, but the IL stint probably means he's done until the playoffs.  

[chpettit19]

3 minutes ago, Woof Bronzer said:

WAR disagrees with you...at a minimum I'd say it's "questionable"...either way not impactful enough that a mid season IL stay would have had any meaningful impact on the Twins' season.  

Agree to disagree. I don't think Farmer and Castro maintain their production if they're everyday players instead of guys who've spent most of the year being put into advantageous situations to maximize their results. There's no question that Correa is the better fielding SS of the 3, and, in my opinion, there's a large difference in being able to maintain your performance while playing everyday, despite the matchups, and having modest success while being placed in as many "plus" matchups as possible.

[Muppet]

1 minute ago, CRF said:

but the IL stint probably means he's done until the playoffs

While I can't possibly know how bad, or not bad, Correa's foot is, I wouldn't call a 10 day IL stint the end of his season. This is a great opportunity to bring up a guy like Larnach to see if he can rock it into high gear as a potential playoff replacement. If Correa should be sitting out much of the remainder, as many here seem to think is a good idea, why not put him on the IL for a replacement tryout? 

[chpettit19]

19 minutes ago, Richie the Rally Goat said:

I saw a rumor on a roto site that Correa is being put on the IL, but I haven’t seen the transaction.

is he on the IL?

Edit: nevermind, it’s official. C4 to IL, Larnach up

https://www.mlb.com/twins/roster/transactions

10 days puts him out through Sept. maybe he gets activated 10/1 for the last game of season. I voted no, he doesn’t come back until post season

Not a big difference, but I believe he can come back next Saturday (retroactive IL placement since he didn't play yesterday) so could play the last 2 games. And I'd vote a definite yes to that option to get him some game action before the playoffs, assuming he's going to be playing in the playoffs.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

22 minutes ago, chpettit19 said:

Not a big difference, but I believe he can come back next Saturday (retroactive IL placement since he didn't play yesterday) so could play the last 2 games. And I'd vote a definite yes to that option to get him some game action before the playoffs, assuming he's going to be playing in the playoffs.

Agreed on the need to get Correa the couple games warmup. Predicting he won’t get it.

[Mike Sixel]

2 hours ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Out of Correa, Buxton, and Lewis, Carlos is the only guy I'm confident will be back.

Same. 

[Brock Beauchamp]

10 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

Same. 

Apparently Royce is walking around the clubhouse today, saying he feels great and better than he feared. Hopefully that continues.

[Mike Sixel]

Just now, Brock Beauchamp said:

Apparently Royce is walking around the clubhouse today, saying he feels great and better than he feared. Hopefully that continues.

I just want a mostly healthy team in the playoffs.....especially Lewis. He's the key hitter in this lineup.

 

[Brock Beauchamp]

Just now, Mike Sixel said:

I just want a mostly healthy team in the playoffs.....especially Lewis. He's the key hitter in this lineup.

 

The Twins haven't had a healthy(ish) team in October since 2004. It'd be nice to see it JUST ONCE.

[Longdistancetwins]

3 hours ago, Road trip said:

Yes, I am not more than mildly concerned about Correa, unlike our other injured players.

I've struggled with Plantar Fascitis off and on for the past five years.  I'm no longer an athlete in any sense of the word, but I've had plenty of athletic injuries over the years.  Plantar Fascitis is absolutely the strangest injury I've ever experienced.  Bad pain for one to five days, then maybe a little less, and then a good day or tthree where it is almost absent.  But then it comes back...  Rinse, repeat, over and over and over.  Sometimes it will even disappear for several months, but it is always lurking.  In my case at least, it is apparently chronic.  There are a hundred tricks, stretches, massages, remedies and treatments, none of which work for everyone, or even work consistently from one bout of Plantar to the next.  Rest helps, somewhat, but when it is bad just getting out of bed and taking that first step is pretty painful.  It is just odd..

Correa is a gamer.  He'll play through pain in the playoffs.  He may be less effective though, which is likely what we have been witnessing all season.

Same experience here.  For me, I’ve discovered, it is not the end of the world at all.  It can even disappear for about a year, and I do play pick-up sports.  I hope that’s true for CC.  

[TaterTot]

A resounding yes.

[Battle ur tail off]

Yes, but rest him. Same as Lewis. I want them as close to 100% as possible for the playoffs. IMO these 2 are your best offensive player and your best defensive player. Both guys literally can and will save or score you runs in the playoff. Don't rush back guys. This division race is over. Be healthy for game 1 and let's roll.

[Nine of twelve]

5 hours ago, Woof Bronzer said:

Counterpoint:  being a "gamer" hurt the team due to his very poor performance, and it sure looks like it will hurt the team's playoff chances because he didn't take the time during the season to allow his foot to heal in time for the games that really matter.  

A player who is experiencing ANYTHING out of the ordinary should report it to the medical team. Let them determine what he can attempt to play through and what he shouldn't. Do not let a player's bravado or false machismo cause an injury to be aggravated or to persist unnecessarily. (Are you listening, Joe Ryan?) Yes, players should be commended for being willing to play with pain, but that should be allowed only if it's cleared by the medical staff first and won't hurt the team.

[Rosterman]

He needs to heal. Depends on the match-up for series #1. Otherwise, the Twins will see if they can live without him, which is a BIG decision to make.

 

I am more worried about Lewis being available right now.

And if the Twins will be making a decision on Gallo vs., say, Wallner.