Unfortunately, This Minnesota Twins Offense Isn't Just Off to a Slow Start

Its understandable that we are much better against bad teams but the talent is there to be a star powered offense. They need a sports physiologist n the locker room or a kick is the pants. 

The Minnesota Twins offense has been a bottom-five offense to start the season. Bottom line: it's been brutal. However, if you were expecting anything different, you might have been kidding yourself. (Don't worry; I'm guilty, too.)

Brutal is the word. I also expected a lot more (okay, maybe a wee bit more) in the way of offensive production from this team. Sure, it's still early days, but the signs are not encouraging. We can't blame everything on cold weather or the lack of torpedo bats. 

4 minutes ago, JD-TWINS said:

Bader & France have been decent to good at times………with a bunch of AB’s they may actually decline going forward.

That is most likely what will  happen, but it would be very nice if those two can stay somewhat productive. Plus, Bader's glove in left field has been terrific. And we can't forget young Luke. Looking good so far. 

Brutal is summation!  Team has zero "fire"/excitement level!  Name a player that is "much watch"?   I'm waiting!  Buxton would be the closest, but he is still not that.

Lastly, where are the player+s) that most teams have come up that are young and explosive (outside Lewis...who is always hurt)?  Again, I'm waiting!!  By the time they bring a "stud" (cough) up he qualifies for Medicare!

IMO, the twins have 5 players that are really above replacement level, CC, Buxton, Wallner, Lewis and Jeffers. Three of the 5 are generally hurt, one is very streaky and the other prior to this year was only allowed to face opposite pitchers and got hurt this year. Is it a surprise they started out this slow, not really, would it be a surprise if a few of the replacement levels players got and and the Twins go out and win say  8 of 12 at some point, not really. Can they do it long enough to hold off the other teams in the division, not likely

this team has no clue in situational baseball.. so many times ..1st two guys on ..3rd batter takes called strike 3 right down the pike.....rally killer !! Julien has to be sent down ...for good ...just takes way too many pitches right down the heart of the plate..as do others. Reality..this is just not a good hitting baseball...and any down in minors that can help soon ?? i'd say no team..Keashall can ..but other than that ..there's no one lighting it up down there.. bunch of guys that cant even hit .270 in minors arent gonna come up here and help in the bigs. they would just become more .225 hitters that K over 30% of the time. maybe in 3-4 the crop of hitters at A/AA can become stars.."we need a hero" i just think we're in for a loooooong wait

Your tweet is dead on. Anyone paying attention last year would've noticed that if it wasn't for an early 9-game stretch against the Chisox and Angels, the start of the season would have looked way different. 

There just isn't a single professional hitter in the lineup. If they should have, say, runners at second and third and less than two out, and you ask yourself, "Whom do I want at the plate?" does any name come up? No? Exactly.

I thought people here would be thrilled. All last year I heard posters loudly saying the team needed to reduce their strikeouts and stop trying to hit home runs. They've been very successful, reducing strikeouts below league average. Their home runs are now in the bottom 5 teams in baseball. According to Twins Daily posters this should have unleashed their full offensive potential.

1 hour ago, Patzky said:

Are we sure about this (talent).

Not at this point but we do have 4 former allstars in the daily lineup that age wise, are in their prime. Someone needs to step up!

Twins hitters continue to be clueless. What are they teaching them in the minors??? All these high draft picks they "achieved" these last several years are either busts, or poor picks to begin with. Not sure new ownership is the answer here, but right now this franchise is sinking out of sight. And that is sad. As a long time Twins fan, I am finding myself to just not care anyore. Thats alarming.

2 hours ago, JD-TWINS said:

Bader & France have been decent to good at times………with a bunch of AB’s they may actually decline going forward.

Not good picture.

France has already begun his decline, something like 1 for his last 20....

2 hours ago, mikelink45 said:

The reflection on team play is also a reflection on the management - all the coaches.   When I asked how many coaches the Twins have good old Google AI says, "

The Minnesota Twins have 12 major league coaches for the 2025 season. This includes the manager, 3 hitting coaches, a bench coach, a third base/outfield coach, a first base/infield coach, an assistant bench coach/catching coach, a quality control coach, a pitching coach, an assistant pitching coach, and a bullpen coach. "

 

While I am not a fan of Rocco I have seen a lot of lousy coaches (I think of Fred Haney and the 1957 - 58 Milwaukee Braves) who still win.  And they did not have bench coaches assistant to the assistant hitting coaches, OF coaches, IF coaches, assistant pitching coaches and QUALITY CONTROL COACHES.  

What do this coaches do?  Please do not replace Rocco with one of them.  What is the Quality that is being controlled?  Who is doing all the stat analysis?  Does the pitching coach ever say - let's give him another inning or two (or maybe his assistant does)?  

So glad we keep getting new hitting coaches - wow three of them.  And thanks to their combined efforts our line for the team (B/R)

211/282/338 621 OPS 16 HRs -

so each one is responsible for .070 of BA and 207 OPS 

Looking at BR team stats we have lowest field average since 1981 - guess those OF/IF coaches are earning their money too. 

 

At least the bench hasn't collapsed so I guess the Bench Coach is holding his own.

 

Wow! Loved this!
I was just checking in to see if we fired anyone. This team needs leadership. Our 5 leaders are not getting the job done. In descending order 1) Pohlad 2) Falvey 3) Baldelli 4) Buxton 5) Correa
Which one can we fire? Is anyone ever going to held accountable? We must be the worst team in baseball these last 50 games? Do we play another 50 as is? Probably. Dammit Pohlad. He can't even sell the team properly.

It's a pretty bad lineup, not much more to say.  The likely best hitters (Correa, Buxton, Lewis, Wallner and Jeffers) are all essentially part-time players due to inevitable injuries (first 3), "won't let him hit lefties", and catchers needing regular days off.

Add in the fact that only Buxton, Correa, and Bader are plus defenders and you get a team that is going to lose 85 games unless the pitchers perform very well.

There is so much to hate about Twins baseball right now, it just feels like piling on. 

A) Key players can't stay healthy.

B) Key players aren't as good as advertised.

C) Young players don't get better.

D) Ownership didn't care enough to spend more than $10 million in FA and they are more interested in getting out of baseball than making it better.

This organization is a drag.

It's mostly swinging at stuff below or outside the zone. I know it's easier said then done but when we were good last season we had been hitting fastballs and laying off breaking stuff or chasing. Now every team knows just to pitch us breaking stuff or offspeed. 

Thought experiment: It's the 6th inning, and the Twins are down two runs. What is your gut expectation as to whether the Twins will come back to win?

Exactly.

It's not quantifiable analytically, but it sure feels like the players don't think they have a chance either. There's no fire - no fight. But a whole lot of playing like and accepting disappointment. It's been that way for a few years now. So maybe it is time for change in leadership.

I'm just upset I wasted money on the full-season MLB.tv package instead of going month-to-month so I could cancel already. This poo poo platter is not going to improve much, and if it does they'll be so buried it won't matter.

At this point I'm worried they'll need to sell off the few valuable parts they have and go into a soft rebuild by mid-season. They need at least 4 hitters better than anyone on the roster now, and those guys can't be butchers in the field. Tough to pull off.

Someone else made an enlightening comment when they asked "who would you want at the plate in a big at-bat today?". I'm disheartened that I couldn't answer that question. I'd say Wallner when healthy, but after that...oof.