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  1. Brock Beauchamp
    If Berrios is still working on something (and that's a big "if"), then my go-to guy would be Mejia again. And I'd start working on Duffey rotating into a 2+ inning role for a few weeks with the expectation he'd be second in line behind Mejia. But all of that assumes Berrios isn't close to ready. I don't know the answer to that question.
  2. Brock Beauchamp
    And if the Twins were 10-15 or worse, I'd be like "WTF, just get him up here and see what happens". Kind of like what I wanted to see earlier in the 2016 season. But even with the Twins being 14-11, if Tepesch makes more than three starts, there's a high likelihood I will end up vomiting all over my computer monitor before the end of May.
  3. Brock Beauchamp
    Indeed. I hated what the front office did to Buxton through 2015 and 2016. They didn't let him settle into a single level or role for more than a few weeks at a time. It wouldn't really be fair for me to criticize the new front office for not doing the same thing to Duffey. Ultimately, I'd like to see Duffey get another shot at the rotation but I can't complain too much if the front office feels five weeks is not enough time to move him back into the rotation.
  4. Brock Beauchamp
    I can't speak for anyone else on the board but I sure hope Berrios is Pedro.
  5. Brock Beauchamp
    Is it, though? If Berrios has already shown the adjustment, the front office may want to see it a few more times before he gets the call. And that's not an entirely unreasonable position to hold when you're talking about the best pitching prospect in the organization, a guy whose future and the future of the organization go almost hand-in-hand.
  6. Brock Beauchamp
    I don't get the Mejia thing. I get the Tepesch thing even less. But if Duffey is going to return to the rotation, it's going to take a little time. He's not a spot starter at this point. I suspect the Twins will want to go more long-term with him and give him a week or two notice to adjust back to starting. If you put a guy in the bullpen and tell him to go one inning at a time, he's not going to be ready at a moment's notice to start a baseball game. Before last night, Duffey hadn't pitched more than five outs since April 17th. It's my opinion the Twins should have called up Berrios or Mejia for Tepesch's start. But if Tepesch only makes a couple of starts (preferably just one), it's not the end of the world provided the front office has a longer term plan that needs a bit more time to play out. At this point, I hope they have a plan for all three of Mejia, Berrios, and Duffey and I don't really care which one gets the call first, I only hope it happens soon.
  7. Brock Beauchamp
    That wasn't directed at you. I know you haven't called anyone incompetent but I lost track how many times I've seen that word used over the past week.
  8. Brock Beauchamp
    To clarify my recent points, I'm not condemning criticism. There are lots of things I don't like about the past 4-5 months. But when "I don't like this move" turns to "the front office is incompetent", it becomes a problem. The gross arrogance it requires to hold that position is maddening.
  9. Brock Beauchamp
    That's a valid point and it's hard to argue the results of the Cardinals. On the other hand, are the Twins doing this with Duffey right now? Yet we hear people complain he isn't in the rotation. The guy has all of 13.1 IP in the bullpen this season. If the Twins are fixing something, it's probably not going to happen that quickly. As for Berrios, if you think the guy is just one small tweak from being an MLB starter, do you put him in the pen and worry about stretching him out later or do you keep him in the minors for a few more weeks and move him directly into the MLB rotation? I'm not sure there's a right answer there. Both methods could show success. Putting him in the MLB pen might help him improve more quickly but means that guy would end up in the MLB rotation at a later date (adjust to pen, pitch in MLB, stretch back out takes quite some time). Keeping him in the minors for a few more weeks may mean he improves a bit more slowly but ends up in the MLB rotation more quickly.
  10. Brock Beauchamp
    I'm not scapegoating the old regime. They didn't do a good job with lots of players. They also collected a solid nucleus from which to build. Some of that was Smith, some of it was Ryan. As for Smith, I always tried to be fair to the guy. I commended his signings and blasted his trades. I loved his 2009 season and leadup to 2010 but, unfortunately, there wasn't much to like after that point.
  11. Brock Beauchamp
    And I'm saying it all depends on what's being taught. The quality of opposition may not matter if Berrios is working on not tipping pitches, slightly tweaking his delivery, a more consistent arm angle, etc. If the problem is something Berrios is doing internally and/or mechanically, who he's facing at the plate doesn't matter a whole lot. Development shouldn't be and isn't always results-based.
  12. Brock Beauchamp
    Sure, but the orders coming from the top may be completely different. Under the old front office, if Jack Goin went to Ryan with data points on a player, how much weight was given to that information? And do you believe Falvey gives that information the same weight? In an organization this large, people aren't fired en masse when new management arrives. The organization would literally stop functioning at that point. Maybe the managers aren't responding to Falvey's new orders. Maybe they are. But if they're not, I suspect they'll be escorted out the door in relative short order.
  13. Brock Beauchamp
    Too many variables to put a number on an individual. Were they drafted as prep or college? Were they injured in the minors? Did they make a late adjustment and show sustained success? Brian Dozier figured it out at age 26. Kepler suddenly shot forward around age 21. Corey Kluber didn't click until he was 26 years old.
  14. Brock Beauchamp
    We simply can't say this for certain, which is the overall point of my post. You're essentially suggesting that there's no point in trying; Berrios is who he is. He's a 22 year old who developed under a different front office. We literally have no idea what problems were identified or how they're being addressed.
  15. Brock Beauchamp
    When I saw the play, this was the sound effect playing in my head: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-G0SVEQW8A
  16. Brock Beauchamp
    That's all I'm saying. I don't want to see Kepler platooned but this is his first season and he's a LHB. Putting him on track to play 145-150 games and sitting against LHP when it makes sense isn't a bad idea.
  17. Brock Beauchamp
    As do we all. But the Twins don't really owe us anything here. They may have their reasons to be closed-mouth about what's happening with Berrios.
  18. Brock Beauchamp
    I was pretty vocal about not liking their bullpen moves this offseason. But the rotation was pretty much locked in once the Dozier trade didn't happen. The starting pitcher market was horrible. There wasn't a single guy I wanted to sign, from my recollection.
  19. Brock Beauchamp
    Goalposts get moved all the time when new information presents itself. I'm not talking about something blowing up in my face, I'm talking about digging into a project and uncovering unexpected issues. Things change. You adjust as they change.
  20. Brock Beauchamp
    No, you don't have to actually scout the minor leagues but with a lack of information on hand, a little humility goes a long way. I'm not arguing whether an action should be questioned, I'm arguing that proclaiming certainty in a situation where we have limited information is foolish. Falvey's specialty is pitching. He needs a bit more leash than 25 games to fix a broken organization coming off a 103 loss season. And, hell, the Twins are actually winning right now.
  21. Brock Beauchamp
    I agree that it's unlikely Berrios has no command but it's not a binary situation, either. He could have mediocre command, which the front office doesn't believe will play in the majors. While I agree that keeping Berrios in the minors will become indefensible at some point, I don't think we're anywhere near that situation yet. The kid is 22 years old and we're 25 games into the MLB season. We're less than a sixth of the way through the 2017 season. If we reach 60 games and he's not here, it'll become pretty damned annoying. If we reach 100 games and he's not here, it probably becomes a WTF situation. But we're basically half a season away from that point. Then again, so much depends on what the Twins are doing in the Central as well. And who Berrios should be replacing on the MLB roster. Personally, I'd be surprised if Berrios isn't here well before the break.
  22. Brock Beauchamp
    Sure, there are things to question. I didn't like the Santana move. I don't like the 13 man pitching staff. I don't like Tepesch... in fact, I kinda hate the idea of Tepesch pitching for the Twins. But Falvey was lauded for his ability to build a pitching staff. And, thus far, the results have been solid. I'm going to need two things to happen for me to begin intensely criticizing their moves: 1. More than 25 games of play into their first season at the helm. 2. The Twins to start losing more baseball games than they win. That doesn't mean I don't shake my head and mentally scream "NICK TEPESCH WHAT THE **** ARE YOU KIDDING ME WHY IS THIS HAPPENING DOES THE WORLD HATE ME", but it does mean that I'm still unsure whether there's something I'm missing here (which there almost assuredly is).
  23. Brock Beauchamp
    I view it this way (based on comments from the front office and management): Berrios lacks command. Meyer lacks control. One can have control but not command. Berrios, unlike Meyer, hits the strike zone... but is he hitting the strike zone where he plans to hit it? I don't know that for sure.
  24. Brock Beauchamp
    This is a fun video. http://m.mlb.com/news/article/228161150/twins-byron-buxton-shows-off-blazing-speed/ When Buxton made his catch last night, he was traveling 29 feet per second. Byron's triple was the fastest first-to-third recorded in baseball this season. And he did it standing up. Damn, this kid is fun to watch.
  25. Brock Beauchamp
    It's possible but I hope that's not the case. Roland's journey is really the key to the entire series. But this is definitely a must-watch for me, I'm merely worried it won't be as good as it should be (and it won't be due to the casting, which I think is excellent).
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