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  1. Battle ur tail off
    For me, I just want him to watch the game with his eyes and react accordingly. Having an analytical approach to the season as a whole is fine by me. But when you can see your offense is struggling, it's OK to try and manufacture a run late in the game. When you can see a pitcher has it that day, it is OK to run them out a third time through the order. Especially in situations such as double-header, long stretch of games when your bullpen is tired, etc. In the same view, if a guy doesn't have it, it is OK to pull them early. It is also OK to not use certain players in your pen when you can see they haven't been effective. Pagan, Megill, Columbe, Duffey, etc. Rocco might and probably is an extention of the front office's strategy. I get that. I would however like them all to at least admit that they may not always know 100% the right way to do things. It's OK to change or tweak strategies in order to get the best out of your roster. Can or will they take a step back this offseason and possibly look at some of these things? I don't know if they will, but I sure wish they would.
  2. Battle ur tail off
    Get in the office now and give him an offer. Make it fair, but not stupid. If he says no, then move on. Remind him also that you are willing to do another deal like the last one if he can't find what he wants in a long term deal. Tell him he can have 50 mil for one year, who cares. I am not certain that it is worth it to go longer than 5 years with him. 5 years 40-50 per year, I would honestly be fine with that. I just don't want him around here playing 2B, 3B or DH, OPSing .650 and eating up a quarter of our payroll when he is 35-36-37
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    Trade him or move him to AAA and I am 100% out as a fan. He is the only guy that has shown any kind of life this second half of the season. He also plays hard all the time. He's had a few errors recently, but alot of that has to do with the fact that we are out of it and no one cares anymore. Fans, coaches, players can all say they do, but when there is nothing left to play for, these kinds of things happen.
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    Agree on all 3. I would also add, we may have one of the most dangerous relief pitchers in the game in Duran. Jax emerging as a guy we can count on in the bullpen could also be considered a positive. To point #2 though, counting on Maeda or Paddack is a mistake IMO. Basically, the Twins should act as if those 2 don't even exist and if they give you anything the rest of their careers it is a bonus.
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    My main stickers. - Going into the season with 2 terrible starters on your staff, and only 1 guy that was proven(Gray) - Going into the season with a terrible bullpen(after trading away your closer) when you have an unproven and band-aided up starting staff.(just not good overall) - Having a manager that is so insistent on yanking guys early and leaning hard into a terrible bullpen(this will be my #1) They are so rigid with pitching usage, that they forget there is a game going on with humans right in front of their eyes - Not knowing how the run the bases or make basic defensive plays. - Us fans for believing that just signing Carlos Correa would lead us to the playoffs. Had we looked at it fairly, we would see that the gaggle of #4-6 starters, washups and bullpen projects on this team were many. Probably was unrealistic that we had any chance.
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    I agree Lewis can't be counted on for a ton next year. For one, I don't think he will be ready until mid-season. 2, he has a long injury history the way it is, maybe it is bad luck, maybe he is Buxton's equal. 3, he played here for a couple weeks and while he looked more than ready to make an impact, he will likely take some seasoning before he becomes a true impact player. Look how long it took Buxton to figure out how to hit at the MLB level. Of course, he could be like Miranda and be another stud rookie! All this said, I LOVED the way he looked playing SS and think he can stick there. If Correa is not back here is another option to consider. Make Gordon the everyday SS until Lewis is ready. I think the best move for him is to be a super utility player, but after the way he hit this year, I sure think he has at least put himself into consideration for us as an everyday player. Am I way out of bounds in hoping that Gordon would give you close to league average SS play for 1/2-3/4 of a season?
  7. Battle ur tail off
    No problem. Sorry if it bothered ya. I will refrain and probably shouldn't have come in here with this stuff. Just frustrated is all. Obviously want to see the kid do well. And want to see someone come through at some point that is a top of the rotation starter, that is all.
  8. Battle ur tail off
    9th round pick. That is all you have to know. #3-5 starter at best. Great and all, but we need top end guys. Getting value out of late round picks and finding guys in places others don't look is great to keep you close. But until we can identify, draft, and develop guys in the early rounds to be legit studs, this will be the same team over and over and over. So far any pitcher Falvine has drafted high hasn't amounted to anything yet. Heck, they haven't even tried drafting pitchers early for the most part.
  9. Battle ur tail off
    I think it was 2015 and their bullpen was maybe the best in the history of baseball that season also!! Have to have one or the other. Can't be middle of the road to poor in both categories and expect to contend.
  10. Battle ur tail off
    Here's the only thing though. With that gaggle of starters, we still at best just win our division. We need someone from within our system(preferrably 2) to be able to step in a give us a 180 inning, under 3 ERA season or we have no shot at REALLY contending. Right now, that looks like #3 and 4 starters galore. That or our bullpen has to be filled with absolute HAMMERS. Right now we have 1 or 2 I would classify in that category.
  11. Battle ur tail off
    I get it and I am competitive that way too. Thing is though, they have had the rosters both this year if healthy, and in 2019 to win it all. What they are missing is 2 bulldog starting pitchers. Every team is missing them right now except teams like Houston, Yankees, Dodgers, maybe Atlanta. And let's be honest, those are the only teams that have a shot without lightning striking.
  12. Battle ur tail off
    I think overall they have done fine. They need to develop a couple top of the rotation arms though with this next core, or it will be more of the same. Bad one year, win our poor division the next and bow out early. I like that they are aggressive in trades and signings. Stay the course. Figure out how/who/what it takes to develop a couple guys that can give him 6-7 solids more nights than not and they will get there. Oh, and figure out what is going on with all of these injuries. This can't continue to happen to every single core player we have on our roster or minor league pitcher we have.
  13. Battle ur tail off
    Going against other teams mop up men is what it is. Simple as that. Down by 4 or better late, the other team is going to put someone in there to rest their better arms.
  14. Battle ur tail off
    No team is built for October when they have a manager that is built for 12u baseball. He's bad and the reason we are even in this situation. Had he got even half of his pitching substitutions right this year we would be up by 5 games right now and cruising.
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    Sox are hot now too and overtook us last night. We are in third place. Even if we were to win the next couple games, we will still likely be in 3rd. Bundy just can't do that, he can't. And Rocco continues to have no brain when it comes to the pitching staff leaving Bundy in to get shelled like that. Honestly, at this point, I would be OK with Correa just making pitching changes. We would get better results. If they don't win these next 2 games, it's going to be hard to come back and win this division. Now we are fighting more than Cleveland.
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    With you, but he is the only guy that can play a good centerfield right now and to be honest, he is close to a plus defender out there I'd say. He has made a few of these type of brain fart type mistakes this year. I remember a game he forgot how many outs we had on a pop fly he caught and allowed the runner to advance thinking it was the third out. Someone needs to work with him on paying better attention and doing some of the small things that help you win game. Coach it, make him repeat it over and over in practice, before games, etc. Gladden had some nice commentary yesterday about how they used to practice at each base while their team was hitting BP each day. A few reps from each base, thinking and executing different situations depending on where the ball was hit, etc. In fact, this inspired me to do this with some of my girls at their softball practices. LOL
  17. Battle ur tail off
    Watch games with eyes. See pitcher has something good going that day, let them go. See pitcher is struggling that day, pull them early. I do not understand when this started to not become a thing.
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    I agree, they have done a good job in finding and securing those type of guys to become end of the rotation starters. What I would like to see is/are a few true stud starters mixed in every couple years. However they get them, draft, trade, etc. Building/Developing guys from your organization that can profile as #1/2 pitchers is what sets the good smaller market teams from the rest IMO. Tampa Bay is a great example.
  19. Battle ur tail off
    In that situation? 100%. It is the last inning and you'd have had runners on 2nd and 3rd for the 2 and 3 hitters. This is playoff baseball at this point. All we have to do is ground the ball out to the right side or hit a pop fly and we tie the game. And a hit wins it in walkoff fashion. Sorry, but this is why I will never trust Rocco to win us games. Almost every manager in the game puts the bunt on there, in that exact situation.
  20. Battle ur tail off
    No, but we've seen plenty of them from Nick Gordon.
  21. Battle ur tail off
    Kiriloff on the bench equals Miranda at 1st. Buxton sitting puts Lewis in CF. I’m with you, it’s either give Miranda 3b or not but I think all of these things factor into it.
  22. Battle ur tail off
    I'd keep him around. I don't expect full seasons from Lewis or Kiriloff. Not ready to write them off for next year, but I would hedge my bets on both of them. They are both injury prone, no less of a risk than Buxton is. So, say Correa opts out and doesn't come back, Lewis plays 40 games, Kiriloff 75. Now you need him. I don't EVER want to see Aaraez play over at 3rd and Miranda, IMO, should split time between 3B, 1B and DH with Aaraez(no 3rd for him though!). Even if Lewis and AK stay healthy, look at our outfield this year, we are scraping for bodies. IDK, I just hate letting go useful players, especially when they would be on a one year deal. I think if nothing else, Urshella provides you insurance to injury and honestly, he has been available as much or more than any Twin. I bring him back all day, especially since it is just one year, unless there are plans to pursue someone else. I just can't or won't count on Lewis, AK, Buxton, to give you more than an average of 80-100 game each.
  23. Battle ur tail off
    Yep trade the guy that won the batting title for a couple prospects. He’s young, cheap, takes great at bats, doesn’t miss time. Then you list off a bunch of guys with extensive injury histories. The best ability is availability. Just say no to moving Aaraez
  24. Battle ur tail off
    First thing. I'm done with Archer. Let Sanchez, or Smeltzer or Varland have his starts or combine 2 of them to get it done. I will actually back Rocco up this time with his pitching usage. Cleveland lost, White Sox lost, we were facing one of Houston's worst starters don't think for a minute he didn't know this and decided to take a chance to pickup a game. Our "A" bullpen actually did pretty good against their lineup. I am fine with 1 run over 4 innings against that lineup. Our bats just didn't take advantage. See what happens this series. Either way, this team has to hit better no matter who is out there on the mound. They are really scuffling right now.(Thanks Gardy you old scuffler)
  25. Battle ur tail off
    I will take Garlick as well.
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