The Minnesota Twins Need to Be More Decisive With the Injured List

This FO has always done this for some reason. They need to make any Il decision much faster. 

Wallner should be on the team. Either Rocco or front office should be replaced. They called up Larnach who is 0-12 since being called up. 

The real issue is this organization expecting Buxton to hit for anything more than a week or two without going into another slump or landing on IL. His entire career has followed the same pattern. 

Also, let players on the IL completely heal before bringing them back, especially with the more than adequate hitters we have in St. Paul. Again, let Kepler heal until Wallner's hot streak ended for a couple games would have been a good idea.

If the Twins ever hope to get their money's worth out of Buxton's contract they need to put him back in center field on a daily basis which would free up the DH position for someone who can consistently square up the ball.  

1 hour ago, FlyingFinn said:

Also, let players on the IL completely heal before bringing them back, especially with the more than adequate hitters we have in St. Paul. Again, let Kepler heal until Wallner's hot streak ended for a couple games would have been a good idea.

besides Wallner, who are the adequate hitters in St. Paul? the highest OPS players are Larnach, Lewis, Farmer, AK, Wallner, Julien and Hlman.

2 hours ago, CRF said:

This FO has always done this for some reason. They need to make any Il decision much faster. 

Play fairy tale baseball for a couple seasons and it becomes very evident this is standard practice for most MLB teams. 

2 hours ago, chpettit19 said:

My biggest complaint with this FO is that they're just "slow" with everything in season (I don't mind the slow playing in the offseason so much). They built all this depth to better handle injuries, but then they never want to use it unless they absolutely have to. Of course ILing a guy for 10 days when he only needs 5 isn't ideal, but playing with a 1 man bench for 5 days is less ideal. If they had no options for callups it'd be one thing, but they do.

I'm a believer in the idea that you take the first 3rd of the season to figure out what you have that year. The middle 3rd working to fix holes. And the last 3rd going all out to win you division, and get optimal playoff positioning. So I'm good with mixing and matching lineups early. Good with giving the Keplers of the world a little rope to get right. But after the 1/3rd mark of the season it's got to be about performance. The players have let you know who they are. Kepler isn't good enough. Correa needs to go down in the lineup. IL decisions need to be made quicker to get your team a full roster for every game. Real changes in team management need to be made to optimize your team for this season. We're into the 2nd 3rd of the season, and nothing seems to be changing. 

As for just the IL stuff, I can't help but wonder if the FO really isn't just truly listening to the medical staff. They have their all-world trainer now, but they're managing things the same way as they were under the guy they fired. Does Paparesta really work nearly the exact same way as the last guy, or is the FO just doing what they want?

Somewhat unrelated to this specific post, but it is strange that they fired previous trainer due to all the injuries suffered, and with the new guy we are having an inordinate amount of hamstring issues.  What is that about?

Especially now that the IL is 10 days. Probably should have put both Buck and CC on the IL right away. Give them a chance to recuperate. 

2 hours ago, TwinsDr2021 said:

besides Wallner, who are the adequate hitters in St. Paul? the highest OPS players are Larnach, Lewis, Farmer, AK, Wallner, Julien and Hlman.

Wallner and Julien for now. Later I think Miranda will be ready. He's got 5 multi-hit games in his last 8. Just needs to add that home run power back now. We aren't replacing everyone right away anyway. Wallner and Julien are NOT going to reduce our SO's. I'm just thinking they will do better everywhere else. Can hardly do worse than the current Twins hitting.

19 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

Where does Julien play, and who sits when he does?

Polanco may be going on the IL for the third time (or so it sounded from the radio announcers today), so 2nd base. Otherwise, DH with Buxton on the IL. And I'm an advocate for getting Buxton healthy and playing CF, leaving DH open for a bat like Julien.

12 hours ago, Old Crow said:

If the Twins ever hope to get their money's worth out of Buxton's contract they need to put him back in center field on a daily basis which would free up the DH position for someone who can consistently square up the ball.  

and just who would that be?

17 hours ago, John Belinski said:

Wallner should be on the team. Either Rocco or front office should be replaced. They called up Larnach who is 0-12 since being called up. 

Larnach wasn't called up, he was activated from the IL.

1 hour ago, Riverbrian said:

I was sleeping in med school but in my head... I certainly could imagine the need to see how an injury responds to rest or a band-aid or something. 

Med Person: How are the Ribs this morning Mr. Buxton? 

Buxton: The Rub is a little dry. I definitely prefer the Carolina Sauce. 

Med Person: Still pretty swollen. Let's take a look again in the morning. In the meantime... lots of Chicken Noodle Soup and 7UP. 

 

I can certainly understand taking a little time before making a move but at some point, you have to look at things and ask yourself... what are you waiting for. 

There are times when injuries hurt a team and there are times when injuries make you BETTER. There are times when getting another player up and giving them at-bats provides immediate help or at worst necessary information toward future solutions. 

Placing the player who Correa is SUPPOSED TO BE on the DL hurts a team.

However, Placing the player that Correa HAS ACTUALLY BEEN THIS SEASON on the DL could make your team better.

I get the short bench argument and agree it isn't ideal because after all, Garlick was starting against a right hander on last Sunday. Don't get me wrong... I don't mind Garlick playing against a right hander personally but I know it bugs the **** out of Rocco because he would never do that if everyone was available to him. 

However... To me the bigger issue is the wasting of the opportunity to find someone better.

WE NEED SOMEONE TO BE BETTER!

Sometime injuries make you better. Let's not waste the opportunity.   

 

 

I like this philosophy  , better bottle 🍾  it ...

2 hours ago, Karbo said:

Larnach wasn't called up, he was activated from the IL.

Really the same thing. Twins picked Larnach over Wallner. Larnach has went 0-15 since coming back. 

I love the comments on if we bring up wallner or Julien where would they play?  Who would they replace?  Come on this team is bad and going nowhere.  There's plenty of candidates on this team.

I honestly hadn’t been tracking much this week since the Buxton injury. I was calling for Popkins’ and Rocco’s dismissal in another article, but now I kind of want to see the whole  front office let go. These are fundamental roster management decisions that have apparently been fumbled, especially when you consider how poorly both have been hitting. Some fresh bats and an opportunity to spell some guys and get them reset would have been a welcome move. Instead we’ve botched 5 games in a row, and I’ll feel lucky if those 5 games would have made a difference at the end of the season. 
 

we are trending in the wrong direction once again, and i have zero confidence the leadership on this club can right the situation and have us finishing above .500 by the end of the season. 

On 6/8/2023 at 11:48 AM, John Belinski said:

Wallner should be on the team. Either Rocco or front office should be replaced. They called up Larnach who is 0-12 since being called up. 

Sounds like maybe Larnach should be replaced.......