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  1. Dennesey55347
    Sign Cruz to 2 more years. Trade every other bat. Replace them with as many top prospects as we can and coach them up. Pick up an effective hitting coach. Only bring intelligent Men into this org. who are hard-working, goal-oriented, team-players whose only mission is to get on base. Give starters more leverage to manage their own game situations. Smarter, more mature players don't scare easy when faced with adversity, or even a few men on base.
  2. Dennesey55347
    I made an observation after the 10th game of LAST season that the (then) currently constructed Twins were a boom-or-bust team. Their 2019 stats didn't seem to back up my opinion, but I noticed that specifically in high-leverage situations (2 or more on, minus homers), the Twins ability to grind out at bats, string together a few consecutive clutch hits, and drop big innings were relatively rare. We have a team completely full of streaky, pressure-weak players. This was far more evident this year as I went through every inning of all 60 reg. season games and lost count of how many innings we left multiple men on base via terrible at-bats. The Astros lineup has 5+ difficult outs in their lineup. Guys everyone knows by name because of their clutch play, as do the Yankees, White Sox, and even the Rays in the American League. We have Cruz. That's it. And he's even a bit streaky. Make no mistake about it- pitching is the only reason we weren't fighting for the 8 seed this year.
  3. Dennesey55347
    I've been following only one scenario religiously since the first week of last season: HITS with 2+ OB (minus HR's). Stringing base hits together, especially with multiple base runners is virtually impossible with this lineup. The Twins have performed like thee bottom-tier team in this aspect game after game. The Chicago game was just the absolute extreme of the norm. The previous Cleveland series produced 18 Twins runs- The first 17 by HR and a finishing sac fly. Zero RBI singles, dubs, trips, HBP's, etc. Since I already knew this was likely going to be an even bigger issue in 2020, I have only followed box scores up to this point while spending more time admiring the young projected stars of other clubs shine bright. Impossible to believe that 6 top-100 prospects that came up around the same time will never be a Tatis, Robert, Acuna, Soto, Kyle Lewis, Bo Bichette, Bellinger, or take your pick from the Astro's lineup. This post-season is going to be brutal. Again.
  4. Dennesey55347
    I noticed a trend very early last year and have zoned in on it ever since: inability to cluster hits together. When is the last time we've had 6 hits in an inning? Minus the occasional HR in the following scenario, with 2+ men on base this team can't hit...at all. It's like the next batter up turns into one of the worst hitters in the league. The Twins were in a rare situation having 6 highly-touted prospects enter the league at roughly the same time yet not one of them has lived up to their potential. My love of the team is more a "like" at this point. I'd pull a Rosas and trade the entire roster (stay Cruz) for gritty, hard working, always improving bunch.
  5. Dennesey55347
    Agreed with #4 since the start of last season. Pretty easy to see after this many seasons that his talent vs shortcomings are a wash. Not many teams would give a perennial K king repeated starter opportunities. If he were a clutch hitter, I'd keep him. Get your return now before the stock gets fully exposed is my take.
  6. Dennesey55347
    Berrios seems to be one of the better clubhouse guys and teammates, but if one were to forego a numbers-crunching deep-dive and compare him to every ace/2nd on any playoff team (in either league), I'd be mystified about who I'd put him above.
  7. Dennesey55347
    For another team who hasn't seen him play every day like Twins fans have, he'd be a nice flyer. 22-25 HR pace, currently at .256, should drive in 70. He'd be a decent major-league-ready addition to any non-playoff team.
  8. Dennesey55347
    The attention is often turned towards pitching in losses like today. I mostly turn mine to offense unless our starter coughs up 8ish runs. Since late April, I've noticed, and openly commented on something specific I was monitoring this season: hits with 2 or more men on. Minus the Bomba, the percentage of men getting left on base in these critical situations is increasing as the season wears. I couldn't honestly name a single player I could count on to put the ball in the gap to score 2 (Escobar). Way too many bad at-bats in crucial times and empty innings. A lineup of streaky hitters are fun when they're on and slightly annoying otherwise. I sure wish we had a Springer, Altuve, LeMahieu, Betts, JD Martinez, Lindor, Carlos Santana, etc. Clutch hitters you definitely want to pitch around. Our version of this guy is whoever's hot that week, and pitchers generally still go after them. I'd (literally) throw Schoop ...and a prospect into a package for a Rogers equal.
  9. Dennesey55347
    Madbum's October experience would definitely be a welcome sight to a club whose dominated most everyone but post-season-caliber teams. He seems like the type of guy who wouldn't let our offense bow to the big dogs. Obviously, he'd show the pitching staff what an aggressive approach looks like as well. While our current cast has been pretty steady overall, we lack that starter who throws strikes no matter the hitter. Having said that, I'd only include 1 of our top 5 minor leaguers max in that trade.
  10. Dennesey55347
    Agree on all counts. I would say that while this team has the one element you definitely want in a contender, they also rack up a lot of 1-2-3 innings when not mashing, lack a bit with pressure play (crucial game-changing hit ability, or "clutchiness") and manufacturing runs "piranha style". I admit I am nitpicking- just think in the post-season, there could be quite a few dead innings from this group. Time will tell.
  11. Dennesey55347
    There were some nice individual Twins moments tonight. Now we just need to balance the lineup with small-ball guys who manufacture hits with men on. Top 20 AL batting average leaders with RISP includes 0 Twins. The Yankees, for example, have 4 on that list and it shows. It certainly was a huge surprise to see this team's collective power achieve what it did and stretch this far, but any pitcher with very good control and breaking stuff is having their way. We don't have any proven .300 hitters on this team, so no surprises scuffling with historically good teams, but if we let the power mask poorish clutch hitting (outside of HR's and against quality pitchers not struggling), an ugly post-season we shall have.
  12. Dennesey55347
    Every playoff team has very good pitching, a smattering of power, and a few .300ish hitters. The Twins are furthest away from the third. While pitching is obviously crucial, we have absolutely no one racking up hits from March to Oct. Surprising this fact is relatively unspoken this offseason.
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