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Yeah I got the same gut feeling that you have. But... I still to prefer to be concerned after instead of preemptively concerned. However... Vanimal... I know you are a busy guy trying to find that bride and you don't have that kind of time.

No I'm good. I've been on the LaMarre train trying to make a broader point. He played yesterday and that's good... I'd like to see him get some starts against the Yankees if Paul would be so kind. For clarification... I just think that LaMarre should play more than he has while he seems to be able to find some green grass while others can't... but I don't think LaMarre should play every day. I think there is an abundance of candidates who are not tearing the cover off the ball that can yield a little playing time to LaMarre while LaMarre is playing better than they are. I'm OK with Morrison back in the lineup I'm OK with Sano taking a seat. I'm OK with Grossman trying to keep a job. I'm OK... It's Sunday and baseball is on the telly.

I love this paragraph.

I know... You always hate it when the team spends money.

The only justification that I can think of is: That last LaMarre spot on the roster was going to be considered a flex position all year. Sometimes it will be an extra pitcher, sometime it will be a hitter. A player with options in that spot makes it easier to have a flexible roster in that sense. However... you are right... A 4th RH OF would balance the lineup better and help Molitor who is obviously trying to balance a lefty heavy lineup every game. ... A 4th RH OF would be very helpful now that Buxton is on the D.L. and a 4th RH OF could have served as Logan Morrison insurance.

I did not comment in the thread. Phew I'm free to be certain of myself.

The 12 plate appearances are absolutely meaningless in any projections. I'm not projecting. I'm talking about right now. Anyone can say that Morrison is better than LaMarre... I will probably agree with that because that is my assumption as well. I had no idea who LaMarre was or is still. However... the 12 plate appearances are not meaningless because that is all he has. You are taking the only thing he has and saying it's meaningless... So just send him to Rochester to be AAA filler like he has been forever. He has no business being on this roster if the 12 at-bats are meaningless. What can he do? Those 12 meaningless At-Bats have produced more than Morrison has in his 48 AB's. We can all wait to be right on our assessments that Morrison is better than LaMarre and I assume we all will be right before 2018 is up but it can't be denied that LaMarre has been better than Morrison in April. We may be right in the end but we have all been wrong in April and our Manager needs to strongly consider that he has been wrong in April... Even if he is going to be right in May... Because the games in April are being played right now. In the end... LaMarre will have no chance to be better than Morrison when 2018 is over because Morrison will keep getting chances and LaMarre will not... because everything he is doing to try and show he belongs is meaningless. In my opinion... Only in projections is it meaningless. As for a Pham comparison... I wasn't going there. Pointing out Pham's AAA OPS and comparing it to LaMarre's AAA OPS is making a point that isn't mine. I don't care what LaMarre did in Louisville. I'm talking about April 2018. He's on the roster for a reason... while on the roster he is out performing quite a few of our pedigreed Twins and the only argument for not putting him in the lineup is: He hasn't done it before and nobody thinks he can do it again. BTW... This is why I brought up Pham: https://www.si.com/mlb/2018/04/02/tommy-pham-st-louis-cardinals I believe that there are players who get put to sleep.

Just introduce yourself and pop the question. Being decisive can be impressive.

That got out quick.

Dick knows everything.

That's like one of those moments where someone climbs out of the pool with dry hair.

Ryan LaMarre has been infiltrating other topics, sometimes with my assistance so I'm starting a fresh LaMarre topic to help stay on topic elsewhere. I realize that I'm starting to create the impression that I'm Ryan LaMarre crazy after 12 AB''s. I want to clarify my opinion because I'm getting a lot of small sample size type comments and even some flavor of the month snark comments in response. At the very least, I'm hoping that it can be understood that I understand small sample sizes and my point is probably more about opportunity and timing than it is about LaMarre himself. I believe it is the job of the front office (General Manager, Scouts... whoever is in the room with input) to put together a 25 man roster. I believe it the job of the GM and staff to look through past statistics and all the factors necessary to make the best determinations.I believe that front office should not waste a 25 man roster spot ever unless the team is in some sort of rebuild situation. If the front office made the determination that Ryan LaMarre gets a 25 man roster spot. I believe they have made a determination that he can play or else they failed to secure a guy who can play. I believe the front office will have made a huge mistake if they just handed a 25 man spot to a player that they (or the manager) doesn't believe can play. I believe it is the job of the manager to take that 25 man roster and manage it. If the Manager only trusts 22 of the 25 players, I will believe one of two things: 1. There are three players that shouldn't be on the roster. 2. Or... those twenty-two players that he trusts to play must be performing at such a high level that he just can't find a spot for the other three to play. I believe the 25 man roster is important because having depth means that you don't have to put struggling players in the lineup every single day because you have nobody else to play. I believe a player on the 25 man roster who is 7 for 12 deserves the chance to see if he can go 9 for 16. I believe there is no past metric or future projection that justifies sitting a player with 7 hits in 12 AB's over a guy who has 4 hits in 48 AB's. The Past is the Past and the Future is the Future... It is the manager's job to put the best player in the lineup TODAY... RIGHT NOW. It is the job of the manager to manage the 25 man roster he has. While Molitor has been trying to bust Morrison out of his slump, he has been ignoring a player who is clearly performing better... right now. I don't believe the solution is to sit Morrison extensively either because... yeah... he will never get out of his slump that way. But I do believe that he can yield some playing time to see if the 7 for 12 guy can go 9 for 16. I believe that Castro can yield some playing time to Garver as long as Castro has less hits than LaMarre has in 4X the AB's. I believe that a player will never get a chance to prove himself if he is playing for a manager who is so full of hubris that he will ignore 7 for 12 because he believes the 4 for 48 guy is better. To further strain on my point from another angle... I believe it was wrong of Tommy Pham to go public with his complaints but I do believe that there are Tommy Pham stories all over the place. Players who never got a chance because the people who control their fate never gave them a chance. Players who don't get a chance and have to watch from the sidelines while players like Piscotty and Grichuk below average the Cardinals out of the playoffs. I'm not saying that I'm placing a bet on Ryan LaMarre. I'm not saying that Ryan LaMarre is the next Tommy Pham. I'm not saying that Ryan LaMarre is better than Logan Morrison but I'm am saying that Ryan LaMarre has been better than Logan Morrison in the first 14 games. I'm saying it can't be denied that Ryan LaMarre has been better than Logan Morrison in the first 14 games. I'm saying it is the job of the manager to recognize who is better right now and then play them right now. I believe the player should be given the opportunity to earn it... regardless of how he hit in Louisville 3 years ago. In a nutshell... See if he LaMarre can go 9 for 16 or cut him immediately and go get a player that Molitor will trust to stick in the lineup when Morrison goes 4 for 48.

I am asking for opportunity. I get small sample sizes and I'm saying that 7 for 12 doesn't prove anything about his past or future but it does say that he deserves a chance to try and go 10 for 16 right now and so on. Let Ryan LaMarre determine if he is a major league ball player. I'm not comfortable with any manager making the decision for him. I have a lot of responses to respond to and I don't want to turn last nights game into a discussion on LaMarre so I will start a new thread with my thoughts nutshelled to the best of my ability (which is a low bar to clear).

He hasn't had enough plate appearances to qualify for "Struck out a lot". He hasn't had enough plate appearances to qualify for "No XBH" He hasn't had enough plate appearances to qualify for "He's been Lucky" He hasn't had enough plate appearances to qualify for "an everyday job in the major leagues either". The underlying numbers don't clearly show anything. I'm asking for LaMarre to get the opportunity to get some actual underlying numbers.

In 2009... Mark Reynolds struck out 223 times in a single season. That is the MLB record. If Sano can stay healthy (fingers crossed) ... He will surpass that.

MLB had a better view of it. I think Duke may have got the bag but regardless... It was poor execution by Duke to give the ump a chance to miss the call.

Well Duke screwed that one up big time. Pitchers have to have that down pat. Misses the base and then forgets about the runner. Oh Well.. Tomorrow is another day.

The game is tied. We were down by 4 and the game is tied.

Chief to Molly "And I need a Solid 9 out of you there Skip".

I hadn't noticed that before.

Does Colome usually do the Rodney hat tilt thing?

I wonder what the exit velo was on the ball hit by Miller. It looked around 363 MPH.

Yes

KEPLER

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