Through One-Third of the Season, the Minnesota Twins Have Shown Impressive Resilience

[Patzky]

36 minutes ago, Twins GFP said:

- It doesn't matter if the AL is soft, or the Twins schedule has been soft, or that the defense against them has been bad, or any other stat that you want to put in degrading their record so far. The Twins can only play the schedule they have been given. 
We are getting close to the point that Pohlad needs to start putting his money where his mouth is. If he thinks this team is a contender, and their current record says they are in the hunt, what is he going to do to improve the roster?

Either pay up or call up.

[LA Vikes Fan]

27 minutes ago, Jeff K said:

So many things are going well, but I believe the refreshing change in culture to one of accountability has contributed greatly.  Shelton sits players who are slumping, gives them a chance and if they still don't perform, he makes a change.  (Wallner/Lewis/SWR).  Outman would be gone if he could fill the role differently or if Emma hadn't been injured.  

Agreed. I think this is a great development and explains a lot of the improvement. Shelton and Zoll seem to be much more willing to remove/bench guys who are not performing and give opportunities to others. Under Rocco and Falvey it felt like a lot of guys were "on Scholarship", destined to start and keep their jobs regardless of performance.  Would Topa and Garcia be gone under the old regime, replaced by Adams and Morris? Would they have moved Lee off of SS to 3B and demoted Lewis? I don't think so. Frankly, the changes in the current regime are a bit of fresh air. More importantly, they are these are among the necessary things you have to do to be competitive short term and to create a competitive environment long term. It's just like any other business. 

[JD-TWINS]

Today’s PEN has 5 new faces since the season started in late March.

Banda - Orze - Rogers remain from the original 8. All 3 have had a bad spot or 4 but generally they have been pitching well in big spots.

Gomez - Adams - SWR - Morris - Rojas being added over the past 3-4 weeks has really upgraded the velocity and talent. As experience continues to build, I like their chances going forward!

This group combined has an ERA in low 2’s over the past 17 games……. that works!

IF Abel and/or Festa come back in July sometime, and Sands returns after getting to  100%………….. they have depth and even more potential upside.

The loss of Jeffers is a huge blow! Need to figure out a way to create 4 runs/game with this offense and they’ll win more than they lose.

[Patzky]

Being Jeffersless will make it harder tonight against Davis Martin, but we haven't blinked when going up against some of the top pitchers in baseball, Crochet, Valdez, Skubal,.. Yankees games are coming up