If Carlos Correa Has to DH Often in the Second Half, Will the Twins Lineup Be Able to Handle It?

16 minutes ago, mikelink45 said:

This is reasonable, but far from ideal.  The plantar fasciitis will bother Correa at the plate and when he runs the bases.  It is not a cure for the ailment and might not be a positive for the team.  Fasciitis often requires different shoes and supports.  The best idea is to get rid of the spikes and put something else on his feet.

As I stated before I suffered from plantar fasciitis a short time ago. As I tried to keep up my walking the pain became excruciating. I could hardly stand. I can't fathom how Correa was able to play through it. I relinquished my walking for 2 days & got extra cushioned insoles. After that, my pain went away w/o any other treatment except my own of cold, hot, stretching &  massages.

Correa suffers much more impact on his heels to where he has contusions. Although rest, extra cushion for his heels & treatment can do wonders, IDK if it'd be enough to combat totally the problem. My advice is the same as I have for Buxton, if he's not good enough to play the field, he's not good enough to DH. Because  Correa's hitting suffers more from this than his fielding. So instead of putting him at DH, just rest him.

His willingness to seek rest instead of plowing through it. Encourages me that he's on the right track.

The offense will need to get in tune starting today. Cleveland and other teams will be pushing every day. The Twins looked tired in San Francisco. Lee has been in a bit of a slump and may be needed at shortstop. It will be interesting to see the lineup tonight. Frddy Peralta is a good pitcher. I think we see Julien back at second base. 

Whatever transpires with the lineup, the Twins will need to hit their way into the playoffs. While I like the pitching overall, the staff is more set up to hold opponents to 3-4 runs and does not project as a group that throws shutouts or hold offenses to one or two runs. I'm expecting an AL Central Division title and the Twins start 5 games back with a deficit in head to head wins versus Cleveland. Should be fun.

1 hour ago, JD-TWINS said:

I do not understand carrying Camargo on the 26-man after going 260 games over the past 270 games with 2 catchers on the roster. 

According to Rocco, they felt Farmer was the third catcher and that is why he wanted Camargo.  I don't think you can waste limited roster space for a 3rd catcher and I also fear that Farmer will not be going anywhere when he is back.  All for a scenario that probably has a less than 1% chance of occurring.

I'm not worried about the lineup as much as the defense

As far as our infield goes, I think they need to put either Miranda or Lewis at 1b with the other playing 3rd. An infield of Miranda at 1st, Lee at 2nd, Correa at SS and Lewis at 3rd. Julien can backup and platoon 1b/3rd and Castro or Martin can backup up the middle. Santana will be gone after this year so putting one of Lewis or Miranda at first might be the only way to get all their bats in the lineup at once.

If this front office / manager is to be commended for anything it would be for having assembled a team with multiple guys who can play multiple positions.  Lee is a fully capable replacement for at least three positions.  Miranda for two.  Castro for at least 5.  Kiriloff can play multiple.  Too bad he can't hit big league pitching for extended periods of time or stay healthy when he does.  Austin Martin might just be another Swiss Army Knife.  Even Buxton can DH one or two days a week and seemingly not suffer offensively or defensively. Having multiple guys who can take a day or two off a week and play two or three (or more) positions gives you enough options that your offense (and hopefully defense) will seldom suffer from the loss of one (or more?) guys for short periods of time. Such a lineup can be somewhat slump proof as well.  Also allows for sitting certain guys based on certain match-ups.  (Rocco's heaven).  Although as a fan it can be a little frustrating to have the number three team in the AL in runs scored and only have one (or two with injuries) All-Stars and probably only one of the top three dozen offensive players in the AL.  Guess that's why they call it a TEAM.

31 minutes ago, LambchoP said:

As far as our infield goes, I think they need to put either Miranda or Lewis at 1b with the other playing 3rd. An infield of Miranda at 1st, Lee at 2nd, Correa at SS and Lewis at 3rd. Julien can backup and platoon 1b/3rd and Castro or Martin can backup up the middle. Santana will be gone after this year so putting one of Lewis or Miranda at first might be the only way to get all their bats in the lineup at once.

Next year is next year.  This year Santana needs to play.

The Twins will do what they have always done: slide guys around when needed.  Injuries will drive a lot of the decisions, but if Correa is out, expect more from Farmer and Martin (who will get every opportunity)

1 hour ago, karcherd said:

According to Rocco, they felt Farmer was the third catcher and that is why he wanted Camargo.  I don't think you can waste limited roster space for a 3rd catcher and I also fear that Farmer will not be going anywhere when he is back.  All for a scenario that probably has a less than 1% chance of occurring.

What an odd reason. I mean, Santana may be old but he played several hundred games at catcher when he was in his 20s.  It isn't ideal, but surely he could finish off a game behind the plate in an emergency and do a passable job.