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  1. Greglw3
    But it is significantly below average. Is that what we want for our Twins with new ownership coming in? Yes, I’m old school but I grew up on Twins teams with .270 and even .280’s team batting averages (1977 with Rod Carew, Lyman Bostock, Glenn Adams, Larry Hisle, Dan Ford, Mike Cubbage). The Twins can do so much better with a championship standard as their guide. For me, the whole house, top to bottom needed to be swept clean: ownership, Falvey and Baldelli. By rehiring Baldelli, we missed a chance at Hall of Fame manager Terry Francona. We need a GM like Andy McPhail and an organizational change from one dimensional offense to a more dynamic, multi-pronged offense like the Royals, Guardians, Rays. I remember too many games where teams like that conducted a track meet and ran the Twins off the field in the late innings. All of this was why I listed several non keepers, because I didn’t think they represented the level of excellence the Twins should be striving for and kept the real keepers like Buxton, Correa, Lewis, Lee, Santana, Miranda. This drew me a possible record 9 thumbs down but I've seen what’s possible from 1965-2024 and the Twins could really do it with the right ownership, GM and manager. By far their best attribute is scouting and drafting, which is why Sean Johnson should stay in place.
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    You like the .226 batting average and the too frequent long, deep slumps? If I’m rebuilding the team, I aspire to much better than a .226 hitter at every position. For me, lineups littered with .190 and low .200 average hitters, like the Twins have tolerated for the last few years, is the height of insanity.
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    I’m keeping prospects Raya, Rosario and Cespedes. Let go: Kepler, DeSclafani, Castro, Jeffers, Tonkin, Topa, Stewart. Retain: Ober, Jax, Alcala, Ryan, Duran, Lewis. Larnach is a 50/50 call, I think they can do better in LF. As of now, retain Santana or get a free agent but don’t depend on Kirilloff in team plans at all. The new owners have some work to do. Must get a viable backup SS and CF unless they feel Keirsey can handle backup.
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    I think that is commonly known as insanity.
  5. Greglw3
    They needed to and could have taken that 2nd and 3rd options at every position for the last few years but refuse to do it, waiting for the bottom of the bargain bin while the KC’s, Dodgers, Astros, Braves of the world aggressively grab up all the good places. Thus Margot, Jake Cave, Rob Refsnyder, Farmer this year. What happened to the 2018-2019 Twins FO.
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    I don’t think guy that has played at Santana’s level at 38 is any certainty to drop off by Feb./Mar. next year or during the season.
  7. Greglw3
    How can Miranda be the better player at 1B when there’s a chasm the size of the Grand Canyon in their defensive abilities? He hit 26 homers in 2023.
  8. Greglw3
    Apparently you weren’t paying attention when Nelson Cruz was hitting OPS of 1.031, .992, .907 in his age 38-40 years? Santana is also in excellent shape. Dave Winfield and Paul Molitor were both tearing it up at age 40.
  9. Greglw3
    100% Yes. He’s the Twins best clutch hitter, takes the best at bats of any Twins hitter consistently and has pounded 22 HR with the near certainty that he wins the Gold Glove at 1st base. And he deserves it. I guarantee if the Twins let him go they won’t find such a dynamic, fundamentally sound, clutch, gold glove winning player at 1st base.
  10. Greglw3
    I think their scouting department headed up by Sean Johnson is responsible for the astute picks. I would want to retain that whole group from Johnson on down. My take is that Falvey had 1 exceptional offseason 2018-2019 and since has fielded teams that average very little above .500. He’s had uniformly horrible trade deadlines and a plethora of bad offseason too, since then. And I feel Rocco is overmatched as a MLB manager. I think if all these prospects get up and they still have the systemic problems of poor analytics / pitching handling philosophy, poor offseason and poor trade deadlines, poor supplementation of a decent core roster, plus penchant for giving big money to chronically injured players, all the talent may suffer the same fate as now where we are loaded with young talent. There comes a time in all endeavors to recognize, this isn’t working and try to rebuild ones’ life or in this case our beloved Twins life.
  11. Greglw3
    How extensively have you studied him? How much video of his AB and defense? TFTwins has minor league footage on almost every night and that’s how I got to see and fall in love with Keirsey after extensive exposure. I trust my judgement after following the Twins and baseball passionately since the 1965 season. I’m a product of my experience, study of baseball history, many thousand tabletop baseball games played using hard righties, opposite righties, hard lefties and opposite lefties and exposure to so many great managers and players through the years. Not to mention, exposure to so many wisdom inducing announcers like Maury Wills, Joe Morgan, Herb Carneal, Frank Quilici, Roy Smalley, Justin Morneau, Latroy, Denard, Rod Allen (Tigers), Jack Morris, Paul Splittorf, Ernie Harwell, Al Kaline, George Kell, Tim McCarver, Dick Bremer. Nobody really knows how Keirsey will do or if the Twins will give him the AB he deserves (LaMonte Wade, Jr., Brent Rooker). I’m just an unabashed fan of DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. :-)
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    Very good thoughts. I think it’s 100% time to move on from Rocco and Falvey. I’d be in favor of dumping Correa and Buxton but who would want them? Lewis may bounce back like Wallner did. Time to give the McCusker, Rodriguez, Keaschal, Jenkins, Keirsey Jr, Austin Martin, Eaves?, Andrew Morris group their time The Twins have screwed up another window (2019->) (2023-2024). I would totally believe that the morale in the clubhouse is low. Ownership sucks and Baldelli just had possibly the worst month of any manager in Twins history with a cavalcade of wretched decisions, further sabotaging the team. -30 MM, injuries they’ve known about ahead of time and Rocco. Plus Falvey and Levines horrible track record at the trade deadline. Time to rebuild this organization. It would be glorious if a management group could be put together to buy the team from the Pohlads.
  13. Greglw3
    I thought long ago, from watching several TFTwins videos and more on YouTube that DaShawn Keirsey has a really sweet swing (over and over and over) and is an excellent center fielder. Note that despite making outs, the very accomplished Eric Karros said he really liked the swings that Keirsey put on the ball. Plus, Keirsey uses the whole field, left, right and center and hits lefties well. If he does a big flop, I’ll say I was wrong but don’t forget the Twins FO thought Brent Rooker was a big flop and they were dead wrong.
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    Talk to Tom Froemming, DaShawn Keirsey is an excellent defensive center fielder.
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    We'll see!
  16. Greglw3
    OK Let’s do Matt Wallner as an example: .888 - .150 = .738 .888 - .200 = .688 Actual MLB .926, Oops!
  17. Greglw3
    Late bloomers Nelson Cruz Jeff Kent Brian Giles Justin Turner Joe Nathan (Twins) Bobby Darwin (Twins) Mickey Tettleton Champ Summers
  18. Greglw3
    "Not known for offense" .292 this season, .294 last season Wichita/St. Paul with 75 RBI in 2024 while missing about a month and often batting leadoff + 75 SB combined. .821 OPS in 2023 and .839 OPS in 2024. And 29 HR combined plus an excellent defensive CF, I’ve seen lots of video courtesy of Tom Froemming and on my own.
  19. Greglw3
    "Not known for offense" .292 this season with 75 RBI while missing about a month and often batting leadoff + 36 SB
  20. Greglw3
    You may have a point there but that strictness is shallow and misguided IMO.
  21. Greglw3
    Ha ha!
  22. Greglw3
    I checked not too long ago and Keirsey hits LHP just about as well as RHP. I seem to recall he had a very high OBP vs lefties.
  23. Greglw3
    I like the article and attention on one of my favorite players! One note, Keirsey isn’t 28 but only turned 27 in mid-May, born in 1997. He’s just coming into his prime. I’m betting on your article being "prophetic"!
  24. Greglw3
    Homework time. He is 27 yrs and 3 months old born in May of 1997. 0-3 means nothing, He has a chance to be a quality MLB cf. Just coming into his prime.
  25. Greglw3
    Given Correa’s extensive unavailability, You’re probably right. I think Lee would also be good at short. SO far, we don’t know who either Lewis or Lee will be offensively. I’d love to see Lewis come out of his deep slump.
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