Berardino: Tough Talk from Rob Antony

[ashbury]

Good call, what exactly is his strategy if it doesn't involve hits? Walk every at bat?

 

IMO he mis-spoke, and I was mainly teasing (and I think you are too). I wouldn't really hold it against him, unless I knew more of the context. The only serious part is that I'd like better offense from him than we've seen, but hey.

[bird]

Great post. Winning in this league is primarily predicated on drafting and development. You can’t correct the problem you cited (several years of bad drafting) in a couple years. The core problem would appear to be corrected based on the current condition of the farm system. Of course, this is a relative statement. If you are the Dodgers or Yankees you have an extra $100M in payroll budget over the Twins and $150M over the Tampa Bay/Oakland. Obviously, spending practices and strategies are going to vary widely given the enormous difference in revenue. .

 

Why anyone in the FO would make any statement of substance is beyond me. You can’t win with the fan base. No matter what you say, a substantial percentage is going to disagree. Twins Daily is good proof of this point. Anthony should have said that the determination of who to take North has been made even more difficult because of the struggles of some players this spring. He actually could have went on to say that increases the chances they will make a mistake. He should have acknowledged the difficulty of the situation and in broad terms let the fans know they are doing to address this situation.

 

This is spot on too.

[bird]

Another thing I find interesting about this comment is this:

 

Danny Santana hit .391/.462/.696 this Spring. He was cut. It just conflicts slightly with Antony's comment, unless he expected more...

 

He got sent down because his fielding was sub-par.

[JB_Iowa]

IMO he mis-spoke, and I was mainly teasing (and I think you are too). I wouldn't really hold it against him, unless I knew more of the context. The only serious part is that I'd like better offense from him than we've seen, but hey.

 

Actually, I think he was very much saying what Aaron Hicks was saying. They have to do the work -- be conditioned, be prepared, do the work in the cages, develop a plan for AB's -- if they do that well, the hits will come. If they press for hits, they may overlook the other work that has to be done and that won't work in the long run.

[sandbun]

Good call, what exactly is his strategy if it doesn't involve hits? Walk every at bat?

 

Swing to contact?