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I agree with akmanak that Baldelli has proven himself to be a weak manager. He all too often makes bad in game decisions, bringing in the wrong pitcher or leaving someone in too long. Also I have seen several runs given up because hitters are getting hits through the shift. Harper has proven to be the guy you bring in when someone is in trouble or you really need to win the game as they did today and he responds. Today Harper should be in the 7th and Rogers for two innings. At least (since,admittedly he often uses May in the 7th) he should bring Harper in when May looked like he was struggling. He had that determination to change pitchers when they looked bad in the Indian series but not in the past two days. Twins lost a two game series at home without using their two best relievers. Should not happen.
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In terms of last night's blown loss by the bullpen, some criticism has to go to Baldelli for misusing the arms he had. If you watched May the night before he was very shaky yet he got through it but he looked spent. Parker has been a disaster area every time he goes out. Your rested arms were Morin and Eades. Morin has not gotten enough credit for how good he has been given the garbage coming from the pen. Only two runs in 14 appearances. So he uses Morin for a third of an inning when he could have done an inning and a third. Then he brings in May who should have been rested and when he gets in trouble he brings in Parker who is obviously terrible to anyone watching. He should have been the last resort. I am not sure Baldelli knows how to handle the arms he has in the pen and he just goes by the role he has for them regardless of how they perform. The worse the bullpen has been, the better Baldelli has to be to pick the right guy at the right time. He seems to be great on the hitting side so hopefully he can replicate it on the bullpen side.
