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  1. tony&rodney
    Crusading doesn't change much in reality. While Julien is a poor defender, he is much better than Gasper and has better range than either Castro or Lee despite Eddie's bobbles and poor throws. If he was as bad as you suggest the Twins should have released him in the offseason. The Twins Plan is not focused on defense. We don't get a say in that. Trying to promote one bad defender above another is futile.
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    Brandon Winokur can play centerfield, true, but he is the second best shortstop (behind Carlos Correa) in the Twins system. Winokur has a ways to go with his bat but his athleticism is off the charts and he has the highest ceiling of any player in the organization. He is very inexperienced at this point in time but one to watch. Announcers from opposing teams have raved about his quickness, smooth fielding, and huge arm in 3 Spring Training games this March.
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    Naturally, you must also be aware that 1B is even worse and LF/RF are also below average. I guess the Twins could use the backup CF in a corner OF spot. Given that a first baseman is involved in more plays than elsewhere in the infield, we can rest easy knowing that 2B is not the worst problem in the infield. Brooks Lee is the best option at 3B but Miranda is not worse than Lewis at 3B. Rest easy, stay calm, everything is under control.
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    MAT, Margot, Bader, ?
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    The Twins dodged a bullet today. Winokur was making a routine play when Gasper ran into him. Winokur is super athletic and evaded injury. That could have been a season ending injury to Carlos Correa in a nightmare scenario. The front office and Baldelli need to think a little more seriously about who they put out on the dirt.
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    The Twins are not a good defensive team. The injuries sure didn't help but they aren't as big a deal as people make it out to be either. Lee is projected as a decent third baseman but is average on his best days elsewhere. Lewis might be good eventually but he isn't yet. Gasper is a catcher. He really is out of position in the infield and he tried to prove it on every play today. Even Julien never had such a weak showing and that is something. Castro is a utility player who can actually be ok at third base. Julien is a DH. Miranda dreams of hitting but does well enough in the field for us to ignore his weaknesses sometimes (MN compliment). The front office designed their roster to have layers of players they saw as competent bats. The bats will need to show themselves. It seems pretty pointless to worry about defense when the rostered players were a front office dream. France, Julien, Correa, and Miranda may cause the pitchers the pitchers to throw a few extra pitchers and strive for extra outs at times, but the design was always for the bats to bash enough to make up for the glove deficiencies. You might not like it. I don't. But it is The Plan. Go Twins. Smash ball is back .... we hope.
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    Dom Smith should move on to a senior men's league. As for who hits RH pitching, that would be Jose Miranda if Ty France falls down.
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    Seems like the wheel of fortune has pointed to the Twins needing Miranda and Julien to perform at their best, whatever that is, all offseason for success in 2025. The idea that the Twins would allow a rookie a lineup position was never a consideration even if one was available and one needs to squint pretty hard to see the bats of Lee or Castro being much above average. Gasper was fun for a week and will be kept around after he heals if others fail. Time will tell, but it looks pretty certain that Miranda and Julien have an opportunity. How they react will largely determine their careers.
  9. tony&rodney
    Either use the ABS system on every pitch or don't use it at all. If MLB does not use the ABS system, reward the umpires financially for excellence and train/ demote those who don't meet a certain mark. We have already seen umpires appear a little edgy on so many correct challenges on very close pitches and when the challenges ran out the calls were sloppier. I don't believe the umpires like the challenge system. I think they would prefer another setup. On my height, I'm 6'-6" and 140 pounds since I can just lie about it.
  10. tony&rodney
    Does Jeferson Morales make the team?
  11. tony&rodney
    There was people who wondered about how many plays affect outs. ST game, not all starters but here is a report on just a couple of innings. Martin made a running catch that only Bader makes (so a plus). Gasper doesn't react on a single. makes a bad throw, and runs into Winokur on ground ball (so a minus 3). Miranda has a poor reach on a bad throw (I'm giving him a minus 1). Alvarez with a base running mistake. While I'm not using the system I once used as a coach it is reflective of how I scored plays and tells a partial story. BTW, no errors from official scorer for Twins. Sadly, Gasper was injured and had to take the cart to the clubhouse. Hope he is ok. Gasper is a fun story and was set to make the team at the beginning of the day.
  12. tony&rodney
    Well, everyone is either out smoking dope or gobbling gummies.
  13. tony&rodney
    Winokur gives the lineup an actual player we can look forward to watching on both sides of the game.
  14. tony&rodney
    Lee to IL means Gasper is a Twin (most likely). Where he plays is a question since the Twins are stuffed at the DH position (Buck, Carlos, and Wallner from time to time along with the other fitted there: France, Miranda, Julien, Larnach, Martin, Castro, and Gasper). Rocco has his work cut out for himself.
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    Good one Nick. I had commented recently in a Lewis or Lee thread that I couldn't even believe people were questioning the knowledge and expertise of sports training staff. I half expected an article spoofing those criticisms. Too bad you have to identify this post as humor. It is timely and provided a good chuckle.
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    My answer is convoluted, but I will respond. The Twins won't play Martin in the infield and have never shown a sliver of respect for Keirsey Jr. Under that dark cloud, Martin gets the outfield position. There will be a few times where Martin pinch runs for someone and he has the ability to score from second base on a base hit, which can win a game. The other choice is easy for me. Julien is a terrible fielder, but his ability to turn a ground ball into an out actually far surpasses Gasper in the infield. Gasper looks way better because he just shuffles around, but he doesn't really move much. The Twins may keep Gasper though because he was one of their big offseason pickups. The Falvey era has greatly disappointed me in so many ways. I have read many comments lauding the front office and watched as the team struggles with their player choices and style of baseball. The current situation at second base is just one poster as was Larnach stopping at second base yesterday on a two out slow ground ball single into right field. At this point, I'm not even interested in any ideas, debates, or perspectives on this front office. What we see at second base is representative of their plan.
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    This made me laugh out loud. Perfect encapsulation of how some, maybe many, Twins Daily readers/commenters feel about Martin and Julien. Yet, it is an easy call for Baldelli if the Twins are trying to win games. I would guess the decision has already been made.
  18. tony&rodney
    The Twins made so much money off of Joe Mauer that it makes any discussion of his contract superfluous. Mauer was the best bargain of the Pohlad era from a financial point of view.
  19. tony&rodney
    Well, giveaways are the definition of lame in the first place. I mean a roomful of bobbleheads may impress the guys but it looks a little silly. Keep life simple.
  20. tony&rodney
    Are you suggesting the Twins are rudderless?
  21. tony&rodney
    Eddie needs to work on the bat angle. He has been ok thus far in ST, but his opportunity is attached to line drives.
  22. tony&rodney
    Larnach practicing poor baserunning in ST. Yikes.
  23. tony&rodney
    Call the Julien gives me heartburn hotline or text/call/write to RpT (President of the society) for information on the heeling process. He is not doing so well but may provide help. Your mental health and close personal friends will be relieved when you take the proper action.
  24. tony&rodney
    The idea of Mickey making the 26 person roster makes me gasp. Er, you know what I mean.
  25. tony&rodney
    The Twins have Lewis up until his year 30 season or 3 more after this year. There will not be cause to commit for more than a year to year salary for Royce. In the meantime one can hope Royce finds a level of competence as a corner infielder and can become a good bat for the #5 or #6 slot in a lineup.
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