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  1. jkcarew
    During his career, he’s been fully capable of going into horrendous slumps even when healthy. To me, it’s simple…if you really think he’s healthy, keep plugging him into the lineup and hope the breakout comes soon enough to matter. He’s your star, it’s reasonable to think that the breakout is imminent in that scenario. But otherwise…if he’s hurt, inhibited in how he runs and swings…shut him down. It’s not working.
  2. jkcarew
    The 3-6 against that stretch doesn’t shock. The how probably shouldn’t be THAT shocking in retrospect. The Braves are a below-500 team going back well into June. Can’t score runs. And we dodged Sale. Still, you would have hoped for ONE win against Phillies/Padres? Alas.
  3. jkcarew
    The article is a worthy premise. But it falls flat on it’s face suggesting a 33 year old Buxton, likely to move to a corner outfield spot and probably lower in the batting order going forward (when even available) and Joe Ryan, who is gone (unless his health/effectiveness has become seriously compromised) after ‘27, are the building blocks. Buxton has almost never maintained both health and effectiveness through a whole season…and the track record has been even worse trying to drag the good version of him into a postseason. But, we should put all our eggs in that basket in his 13th, age 33, season, and beyond? Definition of insanity. How many years of 80+ games in the outfield by the likes of Kriedler/Roden/Martin, Willi Castro/Martin, Michael Taylor, Gilberto Celestino, Jake Cave…all because Buxton breaks down…do we need before we learn a lesson? They seem much more in a transitional, if not rebuild, scenario if they do things right, IMO. They are looking to see who emerges as the next building blocks. Bradley? Abel? Keaschall? Culpepper? Jenkins? Lewis? Lee? etc. Buxton shouldn’t be considered anything more than a nice piece to have…when you have him.
  4. jkcarew
    Wait. What? Having guys that advance to success in AA and AAA is no longer the criteria? Blasphemy!
  5. jkcarew
    Oh, goodie!
  6. jkcarew
    Gotta make sure Jeffers is fresh and healthy when he files for free agency.
  7. jkcarew
    That’d be SO great! I’d love to see Larnach and Kriedler get rings!!
  8. jkcarew
    Ha! I think right now I’d be very happy if 25 gets stuck on 26 in 27.
  9. jkcarew
    Grainy black and white footage? (I say this hoping it constitutes a reverse whammy and he goes yard in his last AB today to get off the snide)
  10. jkcarew
    I think the Astros and Rangers would each gladly concede the wild card to the other. 😀
  11. jkcarew
    Glass having a couple of drips of water: I do like seeing Lewis putting that swing on that pitch.
  12. jkcarew
    He’s exceptional, elite even, when he makes attempts. It’s just that 90% of his career…without much exaggeration…there’s been a reason that he doesn’t make attempts.
  13. jkcarew
    They haven’t been pitching around him. Playing “careful” only makes sense if you can be productive doing it. He hasn’t been. It’s a gamble to think it will turn around, but one they’re willing to make apparently.
  14. jkcarew
    And if he plays hurt and keeps racking up negative WAR, what’s the difference?
  15. jkcarew
    And no steel attempt from Buxton. Again.
  16. jkcarew
    Part of the reason he leads the team in WAR is because he plays CF. Especially bWAR loves a center fielder. Jeffers has caught up to Buxton in fWAR. Due to Buxton’s 557 OPS since the middle of June the WAR is shrinking and the negative WPA is piling up. Coincidently, he became a part time player right around the middle of June.
  17. jkcarew
    Bad decision, but easy out and E5, so…
  18. jkcarew
    I’m almost 100% with you here. Expect the embarrass part. If they get there and get thumped, so be it. Might still be a good experience for some of the guys. The only frustrating part of that scenario for me is the org spinning it as a great accomplishment, worthy of being a blueprint for next year, and the year after that, and the year after that and…
  19. jkcarew
    I don’t know. Doesn’t seem to be interested in steeling when he does get on lately. Also, when he’s been in one of his ‘healthy’ slumps in the past, he’s flailing and K’ing a ton. That’s not really the case with this slump. More soft contact and ground balls than a bad K issue. Still, if your gut is right and he IS healthy, history says it’ll be loud when he breaks out of it.
  20. jkcarew
    As far as the WC goes, I think the Twins schedule is much more favorable than Texas’s after this weekend. Of course the challenge is that you need to be better than a bunch of teams beyond just Texas. There’s always a chance Chicago stubbles badly. That’s a very young team experiencing this type of expectation for the first time. But, the bar remains very low, especially in the WC.
  21. jkcarew
    They need good Buxton, not ‘available’ Buxton. It’s been a while. 571 OPS going back to June 16. No homers in 85 PA. Heavy negative WPA. That’s not helping. He doesn’t need to be first-half Buton but he needs to be better than he’s been in his last 25+ games. If he healthy, yeah put him in and let him find it…but if injury is the cause again, then play someone that isn’t injured.
  22. jkcarew
    You don’t have to squint a whole bunch to see a pretty decent starting pitching staff emerging for the next few years. Yes, more than a few things still need to fall right…Matthews, Prielipp taking a step, Bradley gaining a bit more consistency. Abel coming back strong. But it’s a talented bunch…so, maybe. One thing not being talked about…Lopez hits free agency after next year just like Ryan.
  23. jkcarew
    If the bat didn’t give way in that photo, Culpepper’s hands would still be vibrating. Ouch!
  24. jkcarew
    Probably contrary to popular opinion, I’d love to see the Twins get into the postseason. It’s not inconceivable by any stretch that they still could…and could even advance. Maybe you learn something about a player or two that you don’t already know. That’s the state of the AL this season. But what I’d love more, is before I die or forget what a baseball is (65 and currently healthy, thank you 😉)…for the Twins to be a legitimately really good team in the national conversation for a Pennant and WS. Zero reason that can’t happen. But I don’t see anything close to that in organizational commitment. It’s empirically obvious that it’s not even a goal. And that commitment, or in this case lack of commitment, involves money, but goes well beyond just money.
  25. jkcarew
    But those hot stretches have seldom, if ever, come in a season where he’s already played 100 games. They come in the first half or after a long break on the IL. Not that what you suggest would shock me, because as you mention we have seen it many times and he’s definitely capable of doing so. Last year when he played a lot (for him) of games in the first half, he fell off some in the second half but was still good (803 2nd half OPS, 925 1st half). I’d definitely take that..but I imagine that it will get more difficult for him to hold up as each year passes.
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