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  1. Riverbrian
    Lewis was a superstar when in the lineup last off-season. Handful of players in all of baseball type superstar in my opinion. No team can become dependent on one player though and Lewis still only gave us 122 post all-star break AB's last year. Injuries keep following him around. The 2nd half of last year. Kepler was one of the best in baseball. Jeffers was superb and one of the top hitting catchers in all of baseball. Wallner and Julien were real good hitters against right handers. Jorge Polanco coming back from injury was a big boost. From that group of 2nd half saviors. Only Jeffers and Julien remain.
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    I'll also add this. If the Manager feels that Camargo is too risky to play when the collective team batting average is .193 after 17 games. When Vazquez is sporting a .389 OPS. The catcher position wasn't sufficiently covered during the off-season.
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    That is very safe to assume unless... One of Julien, Jeffers, Buxton, Kirilloff, Miranda, Larnach, Martin, Castro, Farmer, Vazquez, Santana or Margot takes a fast ball off his hand or pulls a hammy in the next couple of days.
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    Or Sunday after the double header or Saturday during one of the games of the double header. Or Wednesday when Vazquez was the DH?
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    Jeffers is one of a tiny number of players in the lineup putting a barrel on the baseball at the moment. If Jeffers isn't catching... I'd certainly DH him to keep his bat in the lineup as close to every day as humanly possible at the moment. So... that puts Camargo on the roster to play the "Gardenhire fear of losing the DH" role? We can't afford that. If the manager feels that Camargo can't out perform Vazquez even for a game. He must be removed from the roster and replaced with... Umm... Just like you... I also don't know who and I won't pretend to. I'm just wondering how low a player has to be in the eyes of a manager to not be tried in the current circumstances and if he is that low in the eyes of the manager... he has no business being on the roster when the roster is dying for offense. I'm not very keen on the Vazquez defensive value discussion when Vazquez played DH against the Tigers. 😉
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    I have no idea if Camargo belongs in the majors or if he doesn't. I don't care because he is in the majors right now. However... I can't help wonder out loud. How bad does the manager think you are if the manager won't put you in the lineup with 8 players on the roster hitting under .200. How is it even possible to have ANYBODY on the 26 man roster who is getting absolutely no playing time with 8 players on the roster hitting under the Mendoza line.
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    Injuries have absolutely hurt us. Injuries are no excuse because Injuries were going to somehow someway sometime be a factor this year just like they are every year. It is completely fair to believe that the front office failed to prepare for a sure thing.
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    It didn't require hindsight. 😉
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    I agree with you if these were the only two options. I would have taken Gordon for less money but this was never going to happen. We like oranges and the front office likes apples to the point that there is no other consideration. Gordon can't protect Julien from left handers... Farmer in theory can. The front office is absolutely locked into this. Margot was traded for because the front office is absolutely locked into this. Margot also isn't our primary CF backup that most here thought was necessary due to the Buxton fragileness. They are here to hit lefties. They have bad numbers against righties. #1. The advantage of the platoon split is absolutely statistically real. #2. 75% of pitchers being right handed is also absolutely statistically real. #3. The amount of hitters on the disabled list at any time during the season is absolutely real. Based on 75% to 25%... I think they are playing the percentages wrong by playing them right. The front office has sacrificed #2 and #3 to prioritize #1 because Farmer and Margot are now being asked to bat against right handers because injuries have changed everything and injuries were always going to change everything. Injuries have upset the apple cart.
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    Camargo was allowed to walk up to the plate with a bat. A pinch hit opportunity in a blow out. 5 games up in the big leagues... one pinch hit. Is our offense performing decently enough to keep anyone glued to the bench?
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    If he is sent down this year. He will have no options remaining next year. He has to earn his job this year. This is Larnach's last chance.
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    I wouldn't have made the move this quickly but I certainly understand... and almost appreciate the immediate attention to what has been a problem.
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    @Sherry Cerny I do want to say and I have told Sherry this before. I normally enjoy her writeups. This one... Well... Sherry... I hope you try again. 😄
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    Chia Pet went over it many times with you how Polanco could be implemented. I stated on multiple occasions on multiple threads that injuries were going to occur. Here's a post where I respond to your claiming that Polanco is a bench player. AFTER Royce Lewis is hurt. You are still asking who Polanco replaces in the field and using Santana in your paragraph. I quote you entirely and I quote me entirely. Posted April 2 Royce Lewis is out for two months after two AB's and you still want to make this same point? Like Chief pointed out... Manuel Margot was our opening day DH and you still want to make this same point? Alex Kirilloff was in LF by game two and you still want to make this point? Julien still isn't in the lineup against left handers. Santana leads the team in plate appearances. Willie Castro is our everyday 3B and you still want to make this point? It's just game three. Your paper lineup doesn't have any staying power. You are standing in the middle of a lineup already in flux around you. But... Nevermind all of that. Polanco would not be a bench player.
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    You understand what question marks mean? When I quoted you... I quoted your entire post so context was intact and others could determine what you meant. Please quote me in entirety so others can determine what I meant.
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    What are the odds? I don't know but I've stated it over and over and over again. With the injury history of Lewis, Buxton and Kirilloff the odds would have to be higher than normal... whatever they are. Here's a post from February having a pleasant honest conversation with Jorgenswest. Posted February 14 Great post as usual. Being a GM is a tough job and I'm not willing to hang them for the decisions that they make... after all sometimes these 1 year guys have good years and are worth the money. However... the failure rate has become high in my opinion and the most simple thing that you can do is not let them double down on the mistake. Spending the money is a mistake but the money spent can't hurt you unless you make the bigger mistake of letting the money spent mistake step to the plate continuously or take the mound continuously. The bottom line to me is pretty simple. A vet on an expiring contract has to perform at the very least average because you can find at least average or close to average waiting in the wings below. Agreed on the short side Platoon. The true short sider (Garlick for example) is a waste of a roster spot. In the case of Farmer... I'll bet anyone money that he will face more right handers than left handers this year. You can set up these pretty platoons in the off-season... they will be blown apart before April is over due to injury or poor performance... and in order to keep the platoon integrity you are signing Luplow and signing Luplow over promoting Larnach for example because of short side splits is just going to kill Larnach.
  17. Riverbrian
    No it really isn't. Since Santana's place on the roster is easily replaced by Polanco and you are claiming there is no place for Polanco to play other than DH.
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    Which was what I was asking if that was what the OP was stating by declaring that "Trading Polanco to secure his spot on the team was a good decision by the front office". Why would his spot need to be secured unless the OP assumes that Polanco is the better player?
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    If you insist. There are more... but 2 fairly quickly should suffice. April 2 This is true only if the twins were willing to devote a roster to a player who is primarily a DH. Most teams don't want to devote a spot to a DH and if the twins were to do so Martinez made more sense. Who does he replace in the field? Julien is the superior and cheaper player at 2B against RHP. Farmer is the superior player a 2B against LHP. Lewis the much better player at 3B. Kirilloff is the equivalent player at 1B against RHP and much cheaper. Santana is the superior player at 1B against LHP. So, when is he the preferred starter? There is also the issue of having room on the roster for Brooks Lee. April 4 This is your opinion of who he starts over. If the twins agreed with you, Polanco would still be here. They don't want a full-time DH and neither do most teams. And, if they wanted a full-time DH, Martinez would have made much more sense. They would have a better hitter, a good RP, and two good prospects. In addition, he is an inferior choice over Kirilloff against RHP and Inferior to Santana against LHP. The only time he would not be an inferior choice is at DH.
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    Quoting for display purposes.
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    Quoting for display purposes
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    AND... AND
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    You have consistently used Santana in your model to justify the trading of Polanco.
  25. Riverbrian
    Your editor needs a stern warning
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