The Twins are All-In on Royce Lewis (Again)

[RpR]

1 hour ago, Bigfork Twins Guy said:

You're correct in that one never knows.  All I am saying is that...

1) He is healthy and injuries have caused many of his issues in the past.

2) His defensive deficiencies are in the past.

3) He has shown in 2023 that he has the offensive skillset that can positively impact the team.

Hence, I never said that he would definitely come back, only that the stars are somewhat aligned that could cause it to occur.

If you want to view it from a negative standpoint then fine then we can agree to disagree.  I'll continue to view it in a positive fashion until something occurs to change my mind.

His defense has improved but his throws to First while generally, now, not bounching are still ALL very low to the ground.

He is not a good 3rd baseman.

[Elliot]

6 hours ago, NYCTK said:

With all this complaining that Rocco RUINED Royce by insisting he play around the diamond, I thought I'd point out the diva played a total of 8 innings at a position other than 3B the last couple seasons. 

This excuse making is his job, not yours as a fan. 

Pretty harsh there NYC.  If you read the entire post you would see that it is a suggestion for the management and apples to all the young players. Put them in the best position to succeed. Lewis started out his MLB at SS. Then CF. Then SS. Then 3B. Then rumors last year of a mid season move to 2B. A legitimate concern IMO. 
I have followed the Twins for 60 plus years as a fan. Apparently I never received the rules of what a fan could do, other than not run on the field. I will try not to violate your rules in the future. Do the rules allow everyone to determine who is or isn’t a diva or is that reserved for you alone?

[RpR]

2 hours ago, Elliot said:

Pretty harsh there NYC.  If you read the entire post you would see that it is a suggestion for the management and apples to all the young players. Put them in the best position to succeed. Lewis started out his MLB at SS. Then CF. Then SS. Then 3B. Then rumors last year of a mid season move to 2B. A legitimate concern IMO. 
I have followed the Twins for 60 plus years as a fan. Apparently I never received the rules of what a fan could do, other than not run on the field. I will try not to violate your rules in the future. Do the rules allow everyone to determine who is or isn’t a diva or is that reserved for you alone?

This site , as a whole, has a lot of posters who use Their prejudice and bias to annoint or trash players. 

They act as if a dude is their boy not getting a fair chance , or,  one of those boys from the wrong side of the rails is BLOCKING their chosen son, or the manager does not realize how wonderful their boy is.

Baldelli did not ruin any one, nor was any one ever blocked by another.

Skill, or lack of it,  is what really matters.

[tony&rodney]

2 hours ago, RpR said:

This site , as a whole, has a lot of posters who use Their prejudice and bias to annoint or trash players. 

They act as if a dude is their boy not getting a fair chance , or,  one of those boys from the wrong side of the rails is BLOCKING their chosen son, or the manager does not realize how wonderful their boy is.

Baldelli did not ruin any one, nor was any one ever blocked by another.

Skill, or lack of it,  is what really matters.

C'mon dude, you do the same thing, a ton of times. You put both Joey Gallo and Kyle Farmer, both fine folks, in the Hall of Fame nearly. I'm not giving the dumb thumb, which says nothing, but responding with what I have read on here from you.. A few opinions aren't harmful. I kind of enjoyed how loyal you were to Farmer.

All the comments are just by degrees. There isn't any reality to it. It is just a place for people who prefer thinking and talking about baseball rather than hearing or reading or listening to the piracy, drug running, and assaulting of common working laborers 24/7. Baseball is pretty nuanced. Our comments are just inexpensive entertainment. You said yourself on several occasions that you make comments based on statistics without ever having seen a guy play. Every single one of us is guilty of bias, which is more kindly looked at as point of view. 

You want to read comments that trash people, go look at a Mets site, where a number of people are melting down right now. Be careful in Queens. I look forward to you promoting more rookies. It's all good, even for us really old folks.

[laloesch]

On 12/10/2025 at 6:52 PM, tony&rodney said:

Whenever i think of Lewis I think of our government (or some person) blathering about the greatest country in the history of the world. Baseball has a trove of statistics and so do governments. "We are men of action. Lies does not become us."

I'm hoping for the best ..... but I'm still hoping for change.

Better than the last guy. 😁

[tony&rodney]

9 minutes ago, laloesch said:

Better than the last guy. 😁

Jose Miranda? I can agree with that. I'm hoping Royce Lewis is healthy, happy, and productive all of 2026.

[stringer bell]

On 12/11/2025 at 6:46 PM, RpR said:

This site , as a whole, has a lot of posters who use Their prejudice and bias to annoint or trash players. 

They act as if a dude is their boy not getting a fair chance , or,  one of those boys from the wrong side of the rails is BLOCKING their chosen son, or the manager does not realize how wonderful their boy is.

Baldelli did not ruin any one, nor was any one ever blocked by another.

Skill, or lack of it,  is what really matters.

I gave this post a grudging thumbs up. We are all guilty to some degree of bias. I thought Alex Kirilloff would be a potential All-Star and I didn't want Santana to take his at-bats away (I was wr-wr-wrong). I thought Brent Rooker was a stiff who ran into an occasional fastball (wrong again!) but I think I've been right a lot as well. 

Being skeptical of Twins prospects has a lot of recent history on its side. I prefer to think that the prospects are not so much overhyped as undeveloped and the franchise has failed in the last five years to get those prospects to flourish. 

The next wave of prospects is close Jenkins, Rodriguez, Gonzalez and Culpepper all should start 2026 in St. Paul. Those guys probably will determine what the next five years looks like for the team. Three former first round draft choices--Lewis, Lee and Wallner--probably have a lot to say how the coming season goes. To expect all of these guys to be stars is a pipe dream. For them all to fail would be a nightmare.