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  1. Riverbrian
    Welcome to Twinsdaily
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    Bottom Line: Gomez and Hicks struggled mightily playing for us and then were traded and became productive elsewhere. This can only be seen as the fuzzy end of the lollipop. You can justify the addition of JJ Hardy but we didn't even get a year out of him and the same goes for John Ryan Murphy. We lost 5 tool players and we got basically nothing to hold in our hands in return and we still don't have a CF solution but we have had Mastroianni. Buxton... we are all concerned... but they need to develop him or eat him because we've seen this trade your disappointment movie before.
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    When I heard that they were experimenting with openers in Rochester, it gave me a good feeling about the front office because it shows an effort to get out in front of the curve. That type of operation would be such a welcome change from the old front office being consistently behind the curve. We were one of the last teams to fully embrace metrics under the previous regime and now maybe... just maybe we won't be that type of club anymore. I agree about the bullpen, it's a new world right now and I'd like the Twins to get out of the old world. I am waiting for the changes to take place at the major league level with the Twins. I want my team to get bullpen serious.
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    I don't know everything and I certainly don't know enough about Buxton to be sure but I believe he can turn the light on fast if he would just level out that swing. Until then... It could only be termed as irresponsible... if the Twins pencil him into the starting CF spot next year without a sufficient back up plan. But... Whatever they do... Don't give up on him. The past regime moved Aaron Hicks and Carlos Gomez way too early.
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    Yep... 2018 will end up being a blown opportunity. I want to know who to blame and I don't know the dynamic of the decision making room to be sure. I do know that It isn't as simple as blaming the players.
  6. Riverbrian
    I'm really trying to stay composed. I am already at peace with the knowledge that we won't win the World Series this year and don't care about W's and L's at this moment in time as a result. But my frustration is starting to get the better of me because when I consider 2019. I don't understand what purpose Forsythe and Morrison are serving the franchise and therefore don't understand why they are playing every day. I can justify Drake if I squint my eyes but I can't justify Forsythe, Morrison and of course Belisle. So yeah... I'm getting ready to join your chorus.
  7. Riverbrian
    You will get no argument from me. My thoughts on Buxton are simple. I think he has the potential to be one of the best players in baseball but he is currently closer to one of the worst players in baseball. I will not count on him until he proves he can be counted on. He earns his job from here forward. I'm just plain tired of absorbing poor CF play in the name of "he's gonna be".
  8. Riverbrian
    If you are saying that “if Buxton doesn’t hit next year”. Rosters will be set and it will be much harder to find one that does. I think the Twins should be looking right now and into the off season for someone who can man the position in case “Buxton doesn’t hit next year”. Interesting indeed.
  9. Riverbrian
    Of course. Or the off-season. Whatever works best.
  10. Riverbrian
    Only once was Escobar named a starter going into a season, including this year. If Polanco wasn't suspended he wouldn't have been the opening day starter. Now... I don't believe in the significance of a "starting 9" so I'm OK with this but I know the Twins do believe in "a starting 9" based upon how they deploy. If Escobar is a star... the Twins didn't realize it. While Brian Dozier was struggling to become who he eventually became... he managed to hold off the advancing charge of Jamey Carroll and Doug Bernier. It does take a little patience to find these types of guys and I am all for as much patience as you can afford. But in the Twins case... I don't call it patience. I call it the embrace of the mediocre and the refusal to identify someone better.
  11. Riverbrian
    By then it will be too late.
  12. Riverbrian
    I have over 19,000 posts on TwinsDaily and I do not have 19,000 unique thoughts so I will end up repeating myself. You need 25 guys who can play on your 25 man roster. If the manager doesn't trust any of the guys on the 25 man roster. They either shouldn't be on the roster or you need a new manager with the ability to trust.
  13. Riverbrian
    Molitor won't do that. It takes him a long time before he moves players out of assigned roles.
  14. Riverbrian
    Fixed it for you
  15. Riverbrian
    So Ernest has to do the job of the producer and director and do what they won’t do?
  16. Riverbrian
    Of Course it’s on the manager.
  17. Riverbrian
    Exactly I love Joe and I think he can help us win ball games in 2019 and would be happy to have him back. However... he can end up hurting us more than he helps us if he is not managed correctly and right now... I see no indication that he will be managed correctly. The chain reaction would be things like: Joe comes back Molitor hands Joe the 1B job and deploys him like he did this year. Joe plays everyday apart from his regularly scheduled days of rest As a result... Tyler Austin takes over the Logan Morrison role as the primary DH with 1B on Joe's regularly scheduled days of rest. As a result... The option of Playing Sano at DH is greatly reduced. As a result... Sano plays much less 1B and DH which forces Sano into the everyday 3B job. Which prevents us from signing or trading for a different 3B such as Donaldson or Escobar or whoever. In addition... This prevents Kepler being utilized as a 1B on occasion. As a result of that... You don't sign a 4th outfielder because you don't have space due to the lack of OF Flexibility to accommodate the 4th OF or potential Jake Cave playing time goes unrewarded if he is producing. After it is all said done... you've just repeated the same mistake made in 2016 and 2018 by limiting your options. And yes... all of this can stem from simply bringing back Joe... who I love. Until we get a manager who can manage 25 guys better than they were managed this year. I see problems with Joe on the roster in 2019 and that's a shame because I think he can help us win games.
  18. Riverbrian
    This is a very sensible post.
  19. Riverbrian
    You have to get through a series of filters. Flooding the filters is a solid strategy.
  20. Riverbrian
    I'm sorry. People from Wis... Just kidding... You're In!!!
  21. Riverbrian
    On April 9th after a total of 9 Twins games... I posted this about Logan Morrison. "I am not liking his inability to adjust to the extreme shifting. I see no indication that he can adjust and I hope I'm wrong. If he can't adjust... he is going to hit. .210 this year because there will be a player standing everywhere he tends to hit the ball". Logan Morrison has not adjusted to the shift and Paul Molitor did not adjust to Logan Morrison not adjusting and together they hit the iceberg because they must have figured that the iceberg would move if they just kept going.
  22. Riverbrian
    Van... I want you to know that I noticed the SSS immediately and understood that you understood. I don't believe that the new teams were able to immediately fix development issues but I do believe that the Twins development model is broken because they are consistent in rewarding mediocre or below mediocre play which makes it possible to set the bar for immediate improvement extremely low.
  23. Riverbrian
    I'm am personally offering you an invitation to join the "Baseball Player Positional Flexibility" Club. Eventually, we will have exclusive jackets made.
  24. Riverbrian
    Yes... on occasion, if necessary to get better bats into the lineup, if the OF'ers are performing and you need to move someone to a different position to accommodate. It should certainly be an option to consider. Galileo once suggested that the earth revolved around the sun. He was looking through his telescope, others were not. He said to the others... "look... the earth revolves around the sun". Paul Molitor responded by throwing him in prison for heresy. Galileo eventually died in prison 8 years later.
  25. Riverbrian
    I love it when rock song lyrics fit perfectly. "I Can't Quit You Baby" Led Zeppelin Debut Album (1969) "I can't quit you baby... So I'm gonna put you down for awhile".
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