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  1. rv78
    Your sentence is too long.... It should be............. Rocco still can't manage.
  2. rv78
    This is quite hilarious when you consider that these numbers would be huge improvements for Buxton and Kepler, who have been everyday players, (when healthy) for 9 years on the Twins. Just goes to show how low the Twins bar is.
  3. rv78
    You shouldn't blame the injuries when you load your team with players that can play multiple positions and fill in for players that get injured. Which is exactly what they do/did. IMHO, I think ownership just doesn't care about winning. The FO, Rocco and his coaches, have a free pass because ownership doesn't care, as long as they make money. The only way things will change is if/when we get new Owners who actually want to win and that won't happen as long as fans keep supporting the current product on the field. Is anyone really satisified and happy with the additions they made this off-season to a playoff type team? If you are, why? They improved nothing and actually went backwards. They'll make excuses, such as the TV deal and the injuries, and a player or two regressed that they didn't expect, but even good teams have injuries and players that regress and they still play "good" baseball, unlike what we are seeing from this team. How good are they really at evaluating talent? Why sign guys like Gallo last year and Santana and Margot this year? They aren't good. Then they give precedent to them at the start of the season over guys like Kirilloff, Miranda and Martin. If Simeon Woods Richardson is not good enough to make the opening day roster then how did he pitch a great game against Detroit? No, his spot first belonged to DeSclafani who couldn't even make it through spring training and now Varland who belongs in the pen or AAA. I'm telling you, the guys in charge of this team are a joke. Period.
  4. rv78
    #1. I'd dump the lefty/righty matchups when setting the musical chairs lineup. Why? I can answer that with questions...... How's it working so far? Is Santana going 0 fer 4 against a lefty pitcher really better than playing Kirilloff? If Kirilloff does the same, is it any worse? Does slotting Farmer in the cleanup spot when he's hitting .071 the best hitter to put there? Why put Julien in the 9 hole spot verses a lefty pitcher when he is hitting .333 verses lefties yet bat him 1st in the lineup against righties when he's hitting .146? George Brett, who knew something about hitting said it best........ hitting is all about getting comfortable and to get comfortable, playing everyday in the same place on the field and in the lineup works best. Rocco's approach is the exact opposite.
  5. rv78
    That's Rocco for ya.
  6. rv78
    That's a Rocco move for ya.
  7. rv78
    Decisions, decisons..... let's have our main roster players play minimal time during spring training so they don't get injured.......... Result..... they aren't ready for the start of the season...... and...... they still get injured. Hmmm.... How's the "all or nothing" approach at the plate working out? Hmmm.... How's Rocco's incessant and relentless lefty/righty matchups working? It's complete idiocy to have 1 of your players who is ACTUALLY hitting the ball (Kirilloff) sit the bench in favor of a guy (Santana) who's hitting .114 on the season. I saw this coming a mile away. Doesn't matter who's hitting and who's not, Rocco goes with his matchups and the good/hot player rides the bench. I mean, it's not like they need the offense, this team is scoring runs at will.... LOL! They got lucky and won the division last year despite Rocco's bad decisions. The competition within the division isn't going to be so easy this year.
  8. rv78
    I get lambasted on this site every time I mention how BAD Rocco is, yet almost every post here is a comment on his poor managing. Nothing will change until the Front Office, the Manager and his coaches are gone. Don't like his platoon to death style? Too bad. Don't like his pull a starter before 3 times facing a certain player?, Too bad. Don't like him burning up his closer in a 2 run deficit game? Too bad. Don't like him throwing games away? Too bad. Now why the Twins can't hit? Because they trade away HITTERS and try to win with BOMBERS, washed up veterans and replacement level backup types that other teams let go. Good job FO.
  9. rv78
    Drink your kool-aid. Not playing your best players as often as you can equals poor management. Rocco does it all the time.
  10. rv78
    LOL! Your math isn't very good. One third of the league equals 10 teams not 5. And, Kepler is one of the most over-rated outfielders in the game. He comes with a career .236 BA and has 1.5 seasons out of 9 that can be considered "good". Trying to win with an outfielder better than Kepler wouldn't be difficult. In fact, if the young players would get a chance to play everyday like him, it wouldn't take much to be better.
  11. rv78
    The only reason why it would be a problem executing, is by not making it a priority. Had they gone into the off-season with the intention of trading both Polanco and Kepler for prospects to then use the payroll saved from those 2 contracts plus the wasted money they spent on Santana and Margot and any other floor player they thought they needed, to buy a Top Free Agent Pitcher would have worked 100%. They knew they had the Santana and Margot money already. If Kepler and Polanco are as good as most of you think they are, there should and could have been serious takers early in the off-season knowing all it would take is a prospect or two to get them. This FO looks through a narrow lens, thinking there is only one way to do things and going after injured pitchers has become the norm, and it's wrong. Why is waiting to see what everyone else does first in the off-season, best? IMO it puts you behind, not in control, and instead, reactionary, which leads to poor decisions, because it becomes your only option.... like trading for injured pitchers because we've already blown payroll on more floor type players and the good Free Agent pitchers are now gone.
  12. rv78
    I've never advocated for NOT trading Polanco. In fact, I've said Kepler should have been traded as well. And I said they BOTH should have been traded for prospects. The FACT is they got nothing in return to help them NOW. If you think Topa is going to be a game changer then that is your opinion, not mine. A pitcher like him can be grabbed off the FA list easily enough, you don't have to trade for them. If you NEED a starter you don't acquire an injured one. Without Polanco and Kepler you free up $20+ million and use it for a QUALITY Free Agent starter. Does $20M along with the $5M then spent on Santana get you one of those? ABSOLUTELY.
  13. rv78
    Yes. I know it is difficult to comprehend for some of you. Bringing in Varland in the 2nd inning of Obers short start and having him pitch 4 innings verses having him pitch 4 innings as a starter 2 days later is a huge difference. Yes, a 4 man rotation could have been used the first 2 weeks of the season. There are enough off-days to make that work.
  14. rv78
    They're stupid for not giving them the best chance to win by using their best players as much as they can. They're stupid for not using their roster better. The bullpen WOULD NOT be depleted if they would have used Varland in long relief when Ober had a short start on Sunday. Nothing would have been bad with that decision and having a rested bullpen would have been gained. Being able to adjust due to circumstances on the fly makes you a good Manager. Not adjusting is the exact opposite. Your kool-aid colored glasses are showing.
  15. rv78
    Just because they do it, doesn't mean it is the "right" thing to do. Circumstances sometimes require change. Not being smart enough to recognize them and make that change when it needs to be done only amounts to stupidity.
  16. rv78
    With better management of the pitching staff the bullpen wouldn't be depleted. No reason why Varland couldn't have been long man out of the pen for the first 2 weeks of the season. The fifth spot in the rotation isn't needed until the 12th of April, the 2nd game against Detroit. Again, poor managing!
  17. rv78
    So Varland pitched today, Paddack tomorrow. That gives Pablo 6 days rest. My guess....the ONLY reason...... it is more important for him to pitch opening day in Minnesota than it is to win a game in Milwaukee. It amounts to more games being thrown away by the Manager. No reason why Lopez couldn't have pitched today or tomorrow improving the chances to win those games, but evidently it's not important. Sorry, but I don't agree with this kind of logic. Is there something wrong with using your best players as often as you can? Even an Ace Pitcher isn't important enough for Rocco to use when he can. Poor managing again.
  18. rv78
    You don't throw away the present for a "chance" in the future. Which is what they did. Twins fans need to stay away from Target Field this year and show them they don't like what they have done.
  19. rv78
    LOL. Let's all laugh at those who defend this FO. When you lose 2 good starters, and replace them with 1 broken starter, when they say their priority is to bring in a starter, but their choice is a broken a starter, and lose another good player (Polanco) to get that broken starter, in effect you've lost 3 good players and gotten what in return? A 32 year old 1 year wonder reliever that is just as likely to be bad as good, so you've gotten yourself, basically NOTHING! Every player brought in this off-season is a floor level player that won't improve anything.
  20. rv78
    Really? That's like throwing in the towel and giving up, NO? That's like saying, well the Royals can score 10 runs in 3 innings but we can't so...., I give. You win. Why not just walk off the field and say we forfeit. Save your bullpen pitchers for another game. No point in showing any confidence in your players to do the same that has just been done to you. Rocco loves to give games away. Has always done it, always will. Late pulling a pitcher and early pulling, supposedly, your best hitters. Evidently when you are down 10 runs after 3 innings there just isn't enough game left to make a comeback. Why try? Off day last Friday another one Monday. Isn't like they needed the rest. Say it continually, Rocco doesn't play his best players as much as he should. If you're scared their going to get hurt why play them at all? Poor Manager, managing poorly.
  21. rv78
    Whether the Twins can finish as the 2nd seed will be in Rocco's hands just like it was last year. How many throw away games was he responsible for by using a "B" lineup, especially in the last game of a series with another game scheduled the next day? There were a few for sure. A good Manager doesn't throw games away during the season knowing seeding can be very important in the playoffs. Play your best players everyday, every game, if you can. Rocco doesn't do that.
  22. rv78
    Lost in the equation is Jose Miranda. A good RH bat that fills 3B. Castro can continue to play in the OF if Miranda gets 3B. He only hit .320 this spring and has shown when healthy he's a better hitter than Farmer, Castro or Martin. Maybe he is a step down on defense but that isn't everything. Sometimes a bat can make up the difference, if given the chance.
  23. rv78
    Yes, let's celebrate.... Buck, Correa and Stewart made it through 1 game looking healthy. Have we really stooped that low that we have to celebrate and make it a story when a player makes it through 1 game looking like they should? Let's wait until June or July to see how they are before we start jumping for joy.
  24. rv78
    This game against the Braves is more than a bit concerning. Varland got rocked 2nd outing in a row. Hitters scored 9 runs but 7 of them came against Braves minor league pitchers. Have not followed that closely but if the hitters looked good this spring maybe it is because they have been hitting other teams minor leaguers and not their MLB pitchers. Add that to the equation of a 9-19 record and it looks even worse. Meanwhile the bullpen is falling to pieces via injury and will need to be counted on heavily with the decision NOT to add another quality arm in the rotation. I see a disaster coming and it may not take long.
  25. rv78
    who is delivering? 1 year of Ober and a new kid who won a spot in the rotation because another poor trade didn't work. Yeah, 1 year of a starting pitcher in 6 years of work. Let's give 'em a medal.
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