Twins Rule#2 on building a team...Defense makes a below Ave rotation Ave

[Guest USAFChief]

 

Look at the Tigers Ninth Inning Last night. Who knows what the outcome would have been but... I have no problem saying that we won't know what the outcome would have been because Prince Fielder cost them the game right there in the ninth.

 

Iglasias probably should have hung on to that ball but Fielder should have knocked it down.

 

Fielder also should have made that catch by the stands. The Fans were causing a problem but it went off his glove first... That was on Prince.

 

Prince is amazing and his bat has won some games for Detroit but his defense was an issue in the loss last night. For that Game... His defense mattered.

IMO the issue last night was more a bullpen that couldn't hold a 4 run lead. With better pitching, there is no Fielder defense to talk about. Or at the least, it doesn't matter.

[Brandon]

IMO the issue last night was more a bullpen that couldn't hold a 4 run lead. With better pitching, there is no Fielder defense to talk about. Or at the least, it doesn't matter.

 

And that is where our good but inexpensive bullpen would have been a key factor if the Twins were in that game last night.

[Guest USAFChief]

And that is where our good but inexpensive bullpen would have been a key factor if the Twins were in that game last night.

The "4 run lead" thing is problematic though.

[Badsmerf]

the other 2 outfielders were Revere and Span. we already had the speed in the OF. we needed some offense. Offense is the next installment.

I very much look forward to it.

[Riverbrian]

No one would say that defense doesn't matter. The theme from the OP seems to be that the Twins value good defense over good pitching, because defense is cheaper to get, and a good defense will make a bad pitching staff look better. But when your pitching staff allows a ridiculous amount of balls in play, the potential increases for errors, bad plays, miscues, fielders out of position, home runs, laser line drives, and 12-hoppers through the hole. Even with a good defense, with that much contact there's going to be a bunch of plays that even the best defense couldn't make.

 

As for Fielder... he should be the DH and Cabrera should be at first. It's weird, but I think Cabrera is a better 3B than Fielder is a 1B.

 

Its a theory... Maybe they do... Maybe they don't... Personally I don't agree but We've seen our fair share of Puntos, Tolberts and Butera's over the years.

[Riverbrian]

IMO the issue last night was more a bullpen that couldn't hold a 4 run lead. With better pitching, there is no Fielder defense to talk about. Or at the least, it doesn't matter.

 

No doubt... But the bullpen didn't hold the lead and it put Prince on the stage with a tie game.

 

What would have happened in extra innings. No way of knowing. Detroit wasn't given a chance to survive the bullpen failing because of Prince.