MIN 7, CLE 5: EDDIE! EDDIE! EDDIE!

Cue all the "Trade Eddie while his value is high" proponents. 

 

OK, just kidding.

 

Sorta.

 

But gee, give Eddie his due. He is a leader on this club and he is almost immortal. 

I love to watch him play.

 

And no, he is not available for trade. He is one of a kind. 

My buddy and I went to a Beloit Snappers game a few years back to watch Sano.  Rosario just went to the DL at the time so we missed being able to see him play but I remember telling my buddy that I wouldn't be surprised if Rosario became a better pro than Sano.  He thought I was nuts.

Edited June 3, 2018 by AZTwin

Okay, back from my camping trip.  Who'd they trade?  Who'd they fire?  Wait...WHUT???

eddie monster.

I won't read into Addison Reed's struggles too much at this point. Probably nothing more than just a little rough stretch. He's been great most of this year.

 

Love seeing the offense, spearheaded by Rosario, heat up. It's crazy, decent pitching and some timely offense can beat the Indians.

 

The Twins gained 2 games on the Indians this weekend and have another crack at them in 2 weekends from now. 

**I will probably be at the game on June 16 in Cleveland!**

 

The Twins play 4 games in 3 days with the White Sox from Tuesday-Thursday

The Tribe play a pair of games with the Brewers  on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Perfect opportunity to bridge the gap a little bit more hopefully!

 

Enjoy these wins, Twins Territory, and enjoy the off day tomorrow. Let's get ready for Tuesday.

Getting my Red Rosario jersey today. Last time I got a Twins jersey with a name on it was Mientkiewicz...which I wore to the game today!

Puckett-like weekend for Eddie. Hope he can keep it rolling. Earned an All-Star spot.

Eddie is so fun to watch.

 

Hopefully this is just a rough stretch for Addison Reed. I'd like to see Hildenberger be the set-up guy until he gets straightened out.

That just seems like common sense, right? Apparently, there is unwritten rule that you can't bump a guy from his spot due to performance (see Rodney's first few weeks -- wouldn't it be nice to have one or two of those games back right now?). You MUST let him work it out in his accustomed high-leverage role, because of history or gentlemans agreements and handshakes or something.

 

There is no doubt in my mind he'll work it out. But, I agree, when you're pitching poorly and giving up moonshot after moonshot.....probably not the best idea to let him work out during a tie game in the 8th.

Edited June 3, 2018 by Darius

Rosie is a star in the making

The offense has been great for about a week, but that doesn't quite make up for about 80% of the lineup not showing up for a month.

 

This is the offense I was expecting to see, which made that bad stretch so difficult to watch.

IMO, it's all Dozier.

 

Rosario has been good all year. But, Dozier gets out of his annual brutal slump, and they all of the sudden start looking like a competent offensive club again.

That just seems like common sense, right? Apparently, there is unwritten rule that you can't bump a guy from his spot due to performance (see Rodney's first few weeks -- wouldn't it be nice to have one or two of those games back right now?). You MUST let him work it out in his accustomed high-leverage role, because of history or gentlemans agreements and handshakes or something.

There is no doubt in my mind he'll work it out. But, I agree, when you're pitching poorly and giving up moonshot after moonshot.....probably not the best idea to let him work out during a tie game in the 8th.

I think they don’t bump him because they believe he gives them the best chance to win in his 8th inning role. Previous performance is not a good predictor of the next performance. Unless there is an injury or something that might indicate injury like drop in velocity, they should keep putting him in that role. It won’t be a matter of him working anything out if he does well in the next opportunity but rather the random variation of day to day performance.

I think they don’t bump him because they believe he gives them the best chance to win in his 8th inning role. Previous performance is not a good predictor of the next performance. Unless there is an injury or something that might indicate injury like drop in velocity, they should keep putting him in that role. It won’t be a matter of him working anything out if he does well in the next opportunity but rather the random variation of day to day performance.

To each his own.

 

But, IMO, if a guy is giving up a ton of dingers in recent days/weeks, I'm going with the hot hand during a one-run game in the 8th against the team you have to beat to make the playoffs.

 

If they think he gives them the best chance, but has been pitching terribly lately, arent they basing that on the history of his career before the struggles?

 

I'm not even upset that they gave him the eigth. I just replied my thoughts to a discussion initiated by another poster. I don't think it could really be disputed that if they were more fluid with the bullpen, they'd probably have a few more wins right now.

 

I'm not calling for a players head, or anything. When Rodney was struggling and Reed was great, switch things up. When Reed is struggling and Hildenberger, Duke, etc are pitching well, switch things up. I don't think it's really that controversial....but the predefined bullpen role paradigm runs deep in some folks, including our manager.

Edited June 3, 2018 by Darius

I first heard about Eddie Rosario when I read an article about him edging then top prospect Miguel Sano for the HR lead in Elizabethton in 2011 by a margin of 21 to 20.  I'm thinking to myself who is this Rosario guy?    Saw him the next year with the Beloit Snappers (got my first auto from him) who also had Miguel Sano and Kennys Vargas in the line-up.  He continued to progress and impress, then came his 50 game suspension in 2014, which only seemed to motivate him even more as he made his MLB debut in 2015.  Love love LOVE the way he plays the game, even though it can be maddening at times.

 

 

  Love love LOVE the way he plays the game, even though it can be maddening at times.

The "maddening" parts have come less frequently of late. He is settling into his game. Not playing out of his shoes like we've seen at times the last few seasons. Eddie is a ballplayer. He is very fun to watch. 

Getting my Red Rosario jersey today. Last time I got a Twins jersey with a name on it was Mientkiewicz...which I wore to the game today!

We should all be getting Rosario jerseys. And the FO should take notice and extend him sooner than later . . . and sooner for later.