A Ray of Hope

[Linus]

Obviously we are in the middle of a tough stretch where all the weaknesses in the club and questionable decisions by the FO have reared their ugly head.  These things are foremost in most fans mind. 
However it’s easy (kind of) to see a way out of this. The Twins are 24-23 after some bad injuries and having played their worst ball too often. Their starting pitching has been pretty good most of the time. Most importantly the top three starters are healthy which is really important. The bullpen has struggled but Durán is back which is huge and Stewart will be back in a couple weeks. That will make a big difference as some of the guys who have struggled will be dropped in the pecking order or be coaching Legion ball. 
I hate to pin so much on one guy but Royce Lewis is going to be a difference maker. He will help the lineup and improve our defense. Again there could be a positive ripple effect as Miranda could get some reps at first or DH wherever we are weakest. DH reps means Jeffers can catch a little more and Vasquez can sit more. 
This also allows Castro to be used in his best role moving around the diamond giving guys a break. One thing not discussed here is Castro playing a little second base. Julien needs a breather big time and Willi could handle it I think. 
Lastly Brooks Lee is starting his rehab assignment. While he still needs to prove plenty there is at least a long shot chance that he could help out. 
And if you really want to be optimistic Buck is kind of healthy and Max looks like second half Max. 
If this scenario plays out we can still be a 88-90 win club.  Of course I could write a post justifying the exact opposite scenario but we will save that one for another day. 

[GeorgeLooney]

8 minutes ago, Linus said:

Obviously we are in the middle of a tough stretch where all the weaknesses in the club and questionable decisions by the FO have reared their ugly head.  These things are foremost in most fans mind. 
However it’s easy (kind of) to see a way out of this. The Twins are 24-23 after some bad injuries and having played their worst ball too often. Their starting pitching has been pretty good most of the time. Most importantly the top three starters are healthy which is really important. The bullpen has struggled but Durán is back which is huge and Stewart will be back in a couple weeks. That will make a big difference as some of the guys who have struggled will be dropped in the pecking order or be coaching Legion ball. 
I hate to pin so much on one guy but Royce Lewis is going to be a difference maker. He will help the lineup and improve our defense. Again there could be a positive ripple effect as Miranda could get some reps at first or DH wherever we are weakest. DH reps means Jeffers can catch a little more and Vasquez can sit more. 
This also allows Castro to be used in his best role moving around the diamond giving guys a break. One thing not discussed here is Castro playing a little second base. Julien needs a breather big time and Willi could handle it I think. 
Lastly Brooks Lee is starting his rehab assignment. While he still needs to prove plenty there is at least a long shot chance that he could help out. 
And if you really want to be optimistic Buck is kind of healthy and Max looks like second half Max. 
If this scenario plays out we can still be a 88-90 win club.  Of course I could write a post justifying the exact opposite scenario but we will save that one for another day. 

I agree with you on hopefully the worst is out of the way. Twins are lucky to be one game above .500 considering they have a negative run differential, injuries have happened to many of their key players, and some of their players playing some of the worst ball of their career. 

[bean5302]

17 minutes ago, Linus said:

Obviously we are in the middle of a tough stretch where all the weaknesses in the club and questionable decisions by the FO have reared their ugly head.  These things are foremost in most fans mind. 
However it’s easy (kind of) to see a way out of this. The Twins are 24-23 after some bad injuries and having played their worst ball too often. Their starting pitching has been pretty good most of the time. Most importantly the top three starters are healthy which is really important. The bullpen has struggled but Durán is back which is huge and Stewart will be back in a couple weeks. That will make a big difference as some of the guys who have struggled will be dropped in the pecking order or be coaching Legion ball. 
I hate to pin so much on one guy but Royce Lewis is going to be a difference maker. He will help the lineup and improve our defense. Again there could be a positive ripple effect as Miranda could get some reps at first or DH wherever we are weakest. DH reps means Jeffers can catch a little more and Vasquez can sit more. 
This also allows Castro to be used in his best role moving around the diamond giving guys a break. One thing not discussed here is Castro playing a little second base. Julien needs a breather big time and Willi could handle it I think. 
Lastly Brooks Lee is starting his rehab assignment. While he still needs to prove plenty there is at least a long shot chance that he could help out. 
And if you really want to be optimistic Buck is kind of healthy and Max looks like second half Max. 
If this scenario plays out we can still be a 88-90 win club.  Of course I could write a post justifying the exact opposite scenario but we will save that one for another day. 

In Royce we Trust. Also, somebody make him eat apples.

[JD-TWINS]

41 minutes ago, Linus said:

Obviously we are in the middle of a tough stretch where all the weaknesses in the club and questionable decisions by the FO have reared their ugly head.  These things are foremost in most fans mind. 
However it’s easy (kind of) to see a way out of this. The Twins are 24-23 after some bad injuries and having played their worst ball too often. Their starting pitching has been pretty good most of the time. Most importantly the top three starters are healthy which is really important. The bullpen has struggled but Durán is back which is huge and Stewart will be back in a couple weeks. That will make a big difference as some of the guys who have struggled will be dropped in the pecking order or be coaching Legion ball. 
I hate to pin so much on one guy but Royce Lewis is going to be a difference maker. He will help the lineup and improve our defense. Again there could be a positive ripple effect as Miranda could get some reps at first or DH wherever we are weakest. DH reps means Jeffers can catch a little more and Vasquez can sit more. 
This also allows Castro to be used in his best role moving around the diamond giving guys a break. One thing not discussed here is Castro playing a little second base. Julien needs a breather big time and Willi could handle it I think. 
Lastly Brooks Lee is starting his rehab assignment. While he still needs to prove plenty there is at least a long shot chance that he could help out. 
And if you really want to be optimistic Buck is kind of healthy and Max looks like second half Max. 
If this scenario plays out we can still be a 88-90 win club.  Of course I could write a post justifying the exact opposite scenario but we will save that one for another day. 

Only comment is that when Lewis comes back the roster needs to be trimmed - seems to me that is Miranda as of today. Right? Who else? Not who do you want to be trimmed, realistically, who is the guy?

[MABB1959]

It is nice that you are trying to put a positive spin on this!  But it is a bad team.  All teams have injuries so that reason doesn't hold.  I would say the only potential stars are Correa and Lewis.  I love Buxton but he is always hurt or struggling.

I blame it mostly on cutting payroll and some horrible trades.

 

[Linus]

It’s happening…….