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  1.    ashbury reacted to a post in a topic: The Twins’ Infield Shuffle Has Created Short-Term Answers And Long-Term Questions
  2. rv78
    If a players defensive shortcomings haven't been "fixed" by the time they reach the majors, it is highly likely that it can't be done.
  3. rv78
    Some of the faces and names have changed but the journey is the same...... year after year.
  4. rv78
    I don't understand the concept that other teams will be interested in the Twins poor defensive players. If the defense is bad for the Twins it will be bad for another team as well, making the return so minimal that trading them isn't advantageous. Trading poor players for more poor players gets you no where. Of all the things Falvey proved anything over his tenure, that is one of them.
  5.    saviking reacted to a post in a topic: The Twins’ Infield Shuffle Has Created Short-Term Answers And Long-Term Questions
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  9. rv78
    Long-Term Solution: Brooks Lee The simplest answer may also be the correct one. If Lee proves capable of handling third base defensively while becoming the hitter the Twins believe he can be, there is little reason to move him again. The constant shifting around the diamond has likely done little to help his overall development, and stability could unlock another level offensively. Funny this is even mentioned. It is exactly what the Twins try to do with almost every young player they bring up. Wanting to make every player a utility player has been detrimental for a long time now. Yet 2 years from now, you think they should move Lee to 2nd base and put Culpepper at 3B and Houston at SS. Sounds like ANOTHER move to me. Let's see, they tried Lewis at SS, CF and 3B. Martin has played every OF position and some 2B, mainly in the minors. Keaschall they want him to play some OF. The fill-ins, Kreidler, Arcia and Gray play pretty much everywhere. Clemens has played 1B, 2B, and OF. Is this organization that bad at evaluating defensive ability in the minors to get them playing at their best position and leave them there or are they just too ignorant to realize that it isn't that beneficial for most players to be utility players? I'm guessing it's a combination of the two.
  10. rv78
    Aaron Judge currently has 17 HRs. 9 of the 17 have been hit to center or right. I guess he's a nobody.
  11.    bean5302 reacted to a post in a topic: Twins Minor League Report (5/24): Royce Lewis Can't Stop Homering
  12. rv78
    It appears something about the demotion has improved his play. A simple explanation is........... AAA pitchers are not Major League pitchers. I wonder how many of the 6 home runs have been hit to the opposite field. My guess is ZERO. You can be pull happy in the minors and get away with it, but in the majors it will be exploited by opposing pitchers. In other words, he hasn't changed his approach or made any adjustments that would warrant a call back up to the majors. At this point, all he has proven is that it looks like he is a top minor leaguer and may never have success in the majors.
  13.    DJL44 reacted to a post in a topic: Ryan Kreidler Might Be (a Lot?) More Than Just Depth for the Twins
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  17. rv78
    At this point, there are a lot of "ifs", "ands" and "buts" to his 2026 season. Let's not place too much hope in a 28 year old that has a lifetime .158 batting average, especially when that .158 includes the .296 that he's hitting this year. My bet is, with time he'll slide to his normal useless bat that ISN'T any better than what the Twins were getting from a Wallner or Lewis. Even so, I will be watching for him to prove me wrong.
  18. rv78
    Wallner is gone, Lewis is gone. Neither will be missed by this offense. Jeffers on the otherhand, will be.
  19. rv78
    OR, it could just be that none of the bullpen pitchers have a defined role because none of them are good enough to fill those roles. Who is the Duran, the Jax, the Coulombe, the Varland of this bunch? No one.
  20. rv78
    What the Twins "should" do at 1st base and what they "will" do at 1st base are 2 completely different things. Any major league team with aspirations of competing, (yeah - you Tom) wouldn't go into the season with Josh Bell, Victor Caratini and Kody Clemens as their options to play 1st base. Therefore, it really doesn't matter. This team isn't, wasn't, hasn't, been built to actually compete for years now. Not since Justin Morneau, have the Twins had a reliable every year 1st baseman, and he hasn't played since 2016, 10 years ago. Good job Falvey!
  21. rv78
    You covered the "hardest part of being a major league starter". What is even harder? Pitching for the Twins, when they are inept at defense and offensively offensive.
  22. rv78
    The 25-year-old Crow proved an impressive force for the Twins’ batters. If the Twins had a lineup that was an "impressive force" the opposing pitcher wouldn't be that impressive of a force. Bell, Keaschall, Clemens, Lewis, Kreidler and Outman, When the majority of the lineup doesn't strike fear into any opposing pitcher being an impressive force is easy.
  23. rv78
    No bullpen was used and the Twins win. Is it a coincidence?
  24. rv78
    But it also served as a reminder that plans can change instantly. For a team with an unclear future, that kind of reminder can be enough to rethink everything. When your Plan is to contend with has-beens and oft injured players changing it instantly, and constantly is required. They have created this all by themselves.. As far as the teams future being unclear, that's a mouthful. Failure, which is where they are at, and have been for a while now, requires change. Unfortunately they don't understand change has to be something different from what they have done in the past.
  25. rv78
    Who else is available in the dumpster bin? The theory behind moves like this is that they might hit that 1 in a million that becomes a miracle. The Terry Ryan "Hope and A Prayer" has never been discarded with this organization.
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