Trevor Larnach is Avoiding Whiffs, At All Costs

5 minutes ago, Cory Engelhardt said:

You mention Rodriguez, but I'd argue Keaschall could also be in line for LF play at some point too.

I'd take both at some point this season.  The OF hitters have been bad on offense, not nearly as bad as the infielders, but bad enough.  This season is shaping up to be an extended tryout for future retooled lineups, the sooner they get started the better.

Was really encouraged by his performance LY. Good college hitter that hasn’t figured out the MLB. Another of the many concerning starts for the hitting side in 2025. 

I'm concerned by the weak performance but will wait until he passes 100 plate appearances. The Twins are as cold as the weather. The roster is all there is for now and patience will be the only option until mid May at the earliest.

Young? The median age for position players is something like 28. Trevor Larnach is 28. Is the median player young also? 

18 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

I mean, at what point do we look at the career so far, and say he's not good enough? I am shocked, but it might just be time to give him a change of scenery. 

This is the sad reality of the Twins. The front office hyped up middling prospects as saviors and the fans gave them the benefit of the doubt. 

Miranda. Martin. Larnach. Lee. Julien. Even Wallner. These are all those players with a C or D rating in potential in The Show. You can't build a team around them but you can hope one or two pops and becomes a regular. 

Sadly the Twins are just filled with them while their premier prospects presented severe health issues. 

Window is closed. This organization should sell everything they can and play for 2027. 

1 hour ago, NYCTK said:

This is the sad reality of the Twins. The front office hyped up middling prospects as saviors and the fans gave them the benefit of the doubt. 

Miranda. Martin. Larnach. Lee. Julien. Even Wallner. These are all those players with a C or D rating in potential in The Show. You can't build a team around them but you can hope one or two pops and becomes a regular. 

Sadly the Twins are just filled with them while their premier prospects presented severe health issues. 

Window is closed. This organization should sell everything they can and play for 2027. 

I don't agree that the window is closed.  I do think that the Twins hold onto prospects way too long and could have used some of those at the MLB level and those coming in the pipeline to trade for need.  This means selling high on some, and yes seeing some do well with another club.   I would take that risk versus holding onto all of them and they never reach their ceiling at the MLB level 

1 hour ago, NYCTK said:

 

Twins are playing the Mets. Who are you rooting for?

4 minutes ago, Doctor Gast said:

Twins are playing the Mets. Who are you rooting for?

Prior to the trade deadline 2024, this was a tough question. But that week made the direction and management of each franchise clear and I haven't been even slightly torn in rooting interest in their two series since. 

This Twins team is bad. Not quite as bad as their record, but bad nonetheless. And they were bad last year too. Always like to remind people they were 70-79 against teams that weren't the worst team in major league history. And that record is now 73-90 including this season. 

Time to blow it up. Striving for mediocrity isn't working, and they've officially lost the fans meaning it's time to do something bold. 

It sounded great this spring training when they announced that they were practicing situational hitting. I'm all in favor of that, cutting down on SOs & such. But now I'm wondering how they were taught, because they should be having better contact not worse. IMO, they shouldn't have made it mandatory for everyone just players like Julien. Because it seems to me that it could have screwed up many hitters swings.

These guys were all (90%+ of all mlb) developed from early youth baseball right through the amateur and minor league years to hit with one approach…wait for a pitch that you can drive and hit it in the air…preferably to your pull side.

To make them ‘contact’, ‘situational’, or any other kind of hitter at the major league level is an exercise in futility.

If you want to change the approach, you need to scout, acquire, and develop with that approach in mind.

Anyone whose job was running a baseball team would realize this….right?

Ship him off the the A's...he'll find his stroke there.

30+ homers a year...All-Star game.

$60+ million contract. 

$10 million signing bonus. 

1 hour ago, Sjoski said:

Ship him off the the A's...he'll find his stroke there.

30+ homers a year...All-Star game.

$60+ million contract. 

$10 million signing bonus. 

You forgot…

Top 10 MVP votes

Silver slugger

1 hour ago, jkcarew said:

You forgot…

Top 10 MVP votes

Silver slugger

Nice catch.

Rooker was also honored with:

American League Player of the Week:

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Long term I think Larnach should be traded. He won't hit as much as Wallner and we have Buxton, Rodriguez, Keaschal and Mccusker long term. Not to mention possibilities in Gonzalez, Rosario or outside additions. Short term I think he could benefit from a AAA trip like Wallner last year. Problem is, who replaces him? Martin was doing great, but of course he's hurt now. Mccusker? Do they risk putting Keaschal in the OF? Smarter move would probably be let Keaschal play second base, if his arm is ready, and have Castro play LF. I don't think Em Rodriguez is quite ready for the MLB just yet. Let him prove himself at AAA first.