First Week Trends

I would disagree. Arcia doesn't deserve a scholarship, especially in April. Pinch hit for him if it can win you the game.

I am a big Arcia fan, and a big fan of playing guys with potential over mediocracy. From the outside, watching him it seems he is a little to full of himself. Bringing him to earth might help. Is he pouting because he got jerked around for a 39 yr old? While he shouldn't be, something seems amiss. His AB's are worse than last year. If Molly hit Hunter for him to send a message that's fine. But if he hit this years Hunter for him strategically, that did not improve the teams chances, and only antagonized Arcia. But remember, while Oswaldo seems to have been here forever he is only 23 (?) He will hit sooner or later.

One more trend, the outfield defense looks horrible. Bad reads missed throws and just plain amateurish play.

Moliter needs to fix that and fast.

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Yes, they need to play Arcia daily. He's one of the few on this team that shows any emotion. They need to find a way to keep Escobar in the lineup, too.

Arcia needs an attitude adjustment.  His half-assed running out of a ground ball that he possibly could have beaten out the other day just infuriates me.  That kind of stuff can't be allowed to go by without repercussions.

I agree that he needs to modify his approach some, and that's on him and on the coaching staff too. I just want to see him challenged against tough lefties and playing every day, because he's probably not going to get better by sitting on the bench.

Arcia is still young, and it's really on the coaching staff to keep challenging him.  Classic example:  I believe it was the 2nd game, but there were runners on base and at a bare minimum, Arcia needed to pull the ball, and advance the runners.  After hacking off a bunch of pitches, he did that!  ONE BIG PROBLEM:  he go pissed because it was a weak slow-roller and didn't start running hard to 1st.  By the time he got to 1st, he still almost beat out the throw. 

That's one of those teaching moments Arcia REALLY needs!

I can't say what is in Arcia's head.....no way to know. Assuming he's not "dogging it", I'd play him 100% of the time vs righties, and half the time vs lefties.......

 

Only one way to learn, and that's by playing, imo.

 

If he isn't working hard, send him down.

Mike, he DID dog it.  Hid a slow roller to 2nd base and ran half assed to first until he realized he might be able to beat it out and then he ran hard. Inexcusable effort.

Arcia is still young, and it's really on the coaching staff to keep challenging him.  Classic example:  I believe it was the 2nd game, but there were runners on base and at a bare minimum, Arcia needed to pull the ball, and advance the runners.  After hacking off a bunch of pitches, he did that!  ONE BIG PROBLEM:  he go pissed because it was a weak slow-roller and didn't start running hard to 1st.  By the time he got to 1st, he still almost beat out the throw. 

 

That's one of those teaching moments Arcia REALLY needs!

This, a 1000 times this.  I'd have benched his butt for the rest of the game.

Play Arcia - If Rosario beats him out fine, but not Shane Robinson and Schaffer and Nunez and Escobar.  Give him confidence.  Remember the old story about Mays going 0 for 24 (I think my memory is right on that) and Durocher told him he was the CF and he would stay in the lineup.  He gave him both the chance and the confidence.  Instead of grumbling about his attitude lets help him get a good attitude and help the line up too. 

  I bet Mays ran every ground ball out.

I've been a big fan of Arcia, to this point. However, he seems to be stagnating or regressing. I don't see the improvement I expected out of a young player now in his 3rd season with the big club. Not sure what the issue is, but he just doesn't look like he's improving. He does need to improve, and until Sano gets here, the Twins really need his potential power. They don't really have anyone else on the roster that fills that need. 

I don't have a problem "making an example" of Arcia.  But if the guy you're putting into the lineup to do so is Shane Robinson then you're "making an example" of the wrong guy.  If Robinson is your alternative, the guy you "make an example"  of needs to be either the guy who writes Robinson's name on the lineup card or the guy who put him on the roster. We've had a million Shane Robinson's over the years:  Tommy Watkins, Darrin Jackson, Alex Cole, J.T. Bruett, Carmen Castillo, Andre David.  Do I need to go on?