DET 7, MIN 5: Stewart Bombs Second Audition

Anyone in the FO ever hear of Gonsalves?  How about running out some more arms and pushing him back for no good reason?  I am amazed at how the FO deals with our minor league players.  By the way there is a LaMonte Wade who might be able to match what Field has done. 

That's my thing. There are plenty of people capable of going 0-10000 (roughly)  like Field and company, let's give some young pieces who can actually be with the team in the future a chance. Hell I'd be more than happy to go out there and strike out 20 times in a row if that's what they're looking for. SIGN ME UP.

Field DFA per Berardino. Now optioned (edit).

I feel bad for the guy, it’s not personal whatsoever. He seems like a really good kid. But Stewart just doesn’t look like MLB material. They missed the mark on this first rounder. But they have millions of dollars into him, so they’re going to keep trying to make it happen. Appel 2.0

The game was lost tonite in the first inning. One run in, second and third, no out, and 4-5-6 hitters up. Did not score. Could have put some serious hurt on Detroit and it’s pitching staff. Could understand that happening with Sandy Koufax pitching, but not Carpenter.

VERY DISAPPOINTING!

Roster moves that should happen:

 

Santana & Reed to DL, Stewart to AAA

Gonsalves, Romero, and Busenitz/J. Reed/Curtiss called up.

 

But I also know Grossman and Belisle (*gags*) are rehabbing, so Robbie will need a spot, but they aren't seriously going to put Belisle back on the MLB roster, are they?

Belisle - the closer in waiting.

Mike Berardino mentioned that Kohl Stewart had 7 swing and miss pitches out of 65 - about 10.8%.  What is an above average MLB sw/miss rate?

Of course, the problem with Kohl is that his control was so far off that not enough pitches were even available to be swung at and missed.

I called this. The Twins brought him up too early and it shows. Gonsalves should of been the one to try out. He was having a much better year than Stewart.

You mean like every other organization? I don't think they're doing anything different than other organizations do. And remember this is Jeremy Zoll's first year as the minor league director, so it's difficult to know what his process is or will be. And, we're in year 2 of Falvine, but the first year of them being sellers at this point in August.

 

Gonsalves is already on the 40-man roster, and arguably doesn't have as much "stuff" as Stewart. Wade isn't on the 40-man roster, has only been off the DL for 10 days or so. And he's left-handed and Field is right-handed and Grossman is a switch-hitter. Wade also is a prospect, so he should play every day. 

Seth your my guy, hell your all our guys...you've been doing this so long.  You're wrong here tho.  The old FO f'd up.  Gonzalez s/b up now...silly.

The've been wrong  with Stewart and then did are w Jay.

Let's just say TR and his crew **** the bed.  BTW they did!  It's been long enough to assess.  It doesn't mean the new guys are tainted with that stain.

Stewart and Jay are abject failures, good dudes but common TD has to be objective.

If the organization wants Stewart to be a reliever, then send him down and put him in line with our 5 guys who throw harder have better stuff and are ready

It is really amazing to step back and note that Dave Winfield, Paul Molitor, Jack Morris and Joe Mauer are St. Paul natives who all played for the Twins and all had significant moments / milestones while a Twin, and three of the four are Hall of Famers, while the fourth may be.

That’s not something you see every day. And now one is manager, one is a broadcaster, and extra cool that one played his whole career for the Twins.

I've a good hunch some know it all's, I told you so's, will be disappointed when Gonsalves does get the call. 

The difference in Stewart and Berrios is that Berrios was WAYYYYY better in the minors than Stewart ever has been. Stewart’s numbers in the minors except this year would have gotten most everyone else released.

The baseball gods simply are against us when a couple Mendoza-line heroes account for nearly all of Detroit's runs.