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  1. Doctor Gast
    It's not impossible for a short person to be a HR hitter but it's harder & he has to be geared for it. Gonzales is an extreme contact hitter which I like but IMO makes it extremely difficult to achieve the HRs that profile at those positions. Like I stated before the Twins will try their darndest to convert him but to no avail & probably screw up his swing which makes him useless because he is who he is. We also have a large glut of players better profiled for those positions. His best value is to try to pawn him off before reality sets in on him.
  2. Doctor Gast
    I was impressed to see when Detmers was pitching well the Twins weren't K'ing out they were putting the ball in play. That eventually they are going to fall in for hits. This gives me hope that they are transforming from SO kings to hitters. Give credit to Popkins for his work & Twins for finally waking up. Twins easily won the game w/o hitting a single HR! Maybe there is hope.
  3. Doctor Gast
    Pretty impressive week even though it was against bad teams playing bad & we have another one of these series coming up. So I hope they can maintain that intensity & not let up. It looks like the Twins' hitters have become better by adjusting to the league's steady diet of off-speed & modifying their "all or nothing" approach. Have been pleasantly surprised, especially with Larnach & Kepler who have in the past had trouble adjusting to a new swing. I'd be very interested in how all this translates to better teams after we finish with CWS. I'm concerned with Lopez & Paddack with their stuff deplenishing after pitching X amount of innings. We need both of them pitching at their peak. Maybe dial them back a bit. Our BP has been pretty good in the absence of Duran, Theilbar & Topa, they'll all be up soon plus Alcala deserves time in the MLB. Varland is wasting his bullets in AAA when he could be blowing the hitters away in the MLB pen. Bring him up in long relief so we can dial back some SPs after all this time of trying to over-compensate for our poor hitting. Correa will be back soon which vastly improves our INF, our line-up & especially putting Farmer back on his normal diet of LHPs. The extreme diet of RHPs has really thrown him off that even he had trouble even hitting LHPs.
  4. Doctor Gast
    When Martin gets a hit, he makes it count.
  5. Doctor Gast
    Isn't there a Cadbury?
  6. Doctor Gast
    Good job Miranda
  7. Doctor Gast
    At least we aren't striking out, sooner later they'll fall in
  8. Doctor Gast
    Where's the bats when you need them?
  9. Doctor Gast
    2 innings 3 Ks 0 BB, Lopez is on
  10. Doctor Gast
    It appears his velo is back, his control looks fine
  11. Doctor Gast
    I believe that it was cold his last start. For someone who's not used to it, it could be a factor. It's still something to be concerned about & keep track of.
  12. Doctor Gast
    I wish you quit cherry-picking what I write to keep everything in context, I separate the SS as the position & the hitter as something different. I don't see Noah as what he was with the Twins as a hitter & what he's starting out with the LAD but what he's projected & what LAD is able to develop him to be. They have plenty of time to do that.
  13. Doctor Gast
    That thought came across my mind in the beginning of the off-season, when it was obvious that we weren't going to sign a top-end SP to pair with Lopez in the postseason. I wasn't in favor of it but I thought since it's off-season it is something to discuss since we had a potential great pen w/o him by opening a thread. You did a much better job than I did Peter, yet the response was the same. Most people believe starting ramping Duran up as a SP by sending him down to AAA. I'd be 100% against that. I'd absolutely against wasting his bullets down there, Much like having Varland down in AAA when he could be tearing it up at MLB in the BP. I'd also think it's a good idea to limit Paddack & SWR innings. Paddack's velo & spin has been decreasing, IMO dialing it back would do him some good. IMO Canterino needs to start out in the BP & should be brought up to MLB as soon as possible.
  14. Doctor Gast
    My analysis is very objective not based on negative & positive hype on social media to sell FO transactions but on personal observations based on the player & the situation. Noah Miller is doing great, he's still the best SS prospect out there & an unbias analysis can see w/o a doubt his glove can play at the MLB level very easily, true he's not a slugger (some people wrongly evaluate a player solely on this) which is not important in being a SS. He is a contact & OBP hitter that LAD can see & develop, He also hit a walk-off in one of his 1st game that he played. That's who is. So who's Gonzales & Doncon? Gonzales is a contact hitter that have shown some power potential for someone who is big, thinking that he'll grow into it. But the fact is he's short & is fully filled out & has reached his max. Because of his poor glove he's destined at RF/1B/DH. IMO he'll never make it to the MLB for the Twins because #1) The Twins have a large glut at these positions with many who are better than him. #2) because of his size he won't hit enough HRs to profile at his positions. #3) the Twins will try to change his approach & screw up his swing. Gonzales is much like Astudillo except Astudillo had a much better glove. Doncon is a low lotto ticket with low upside. If he makes it to the MLB it'd be a long time coming & it'd be very little impact if any. So it's early but by looking truthfully at who they are & the situation we can make a fair judgement. CCHF you have been riding me because my analysis doesn't line with your social media hype filter. It's early to officially judge the Polanco trade except for DeSclavani. Social media hype declared DeSclavani would have a considerable impact on the Twins. How dare I to dispute this & to say he'd have no impact (stating my reasons)! Have you admitted you were wrong?
  15. Doctor Gast
    His heart warmed mine. I'm glad he got 2 rings, he deserved them.
  16. Doctor Gast
    Polanco filled a big hole in SEA roster. The only useable piece we got was Topa RP a position that's not a high priority & where there is an overabundance. Polanco was as often stated on TV as the heart & soul of the team, a great clubhouse guy, a clutch hitter whose bat can play every day. Twins is the only team he's played for in his long career. I'm sure he didn't want to be traded and that being traded was like a gut punch. Understandably, he's having a slow start which is unfair to compare now. But there's no doubt that Polanco will turn it on & help SEA advance in the postseason. That is the time to revisit the trade & see how much we gave up.
  17. Doctor Gast
    We're 4 hrs ahead which means the game starts at 10:38 pm. That's after I normally go to bed. The game would have to be very special.
  18. Doctor Gast
    Neither a cold early spring evening game at Target. They could at least have afternoon games on the weekend. I assume Patzky that you probably live near the West Coast because are concerned about the East Coast games & not to mention the hardship of evening West Coast games for Easterners
  19. Doctor Gast
    I'm far from believing the hype that Paddack will step up & replace Gray. But Paddack should have the stuff to handle the LAA if the offense arrives again tonite. It seems the Twins try to accommodate the west-coast teams' schedule when they host them why can't they do the same for us, so we can follow the games? Living in Brazil makes it even harder.
  20. Doctor Gast
    Many Braves have credited Ron Washington for turning them around. He knows how to do it & he brought his coaches that are on the same page as he is. Sano's SO rate has always been high & had been trending higher in his the last few years of his career as a Twin. Even starting out as an Angel it peaked out at 42.4 but has been trending in the right direction. It's a small sample size but with Washington record & hopefully change of Sano's attitude it will only get better.
  21. Doctor Gast
    I marvel at Sano's power & quickness but Twins' "all or nothing" approach & his laziness has been his kryptonite. I hope Sano has matured because, under Wash's eye, he can still develop into an above-average player & LAA could use his talents. His SO rate is better (but still needs improvement), it seems like they are focusing on him making contact & getting on base. When he gets that right the HRs will naturally come. Wish Sano & Wash success but not against the Twins, It'd be nice to see the Twins & Sano play tonight but I'd be in bed when they start the game.
  22. Doctor Gast
    IMO it'd be tough to squeeze Bowman through waivers because their are a few teams that need relief help. Would a trade be appropriate? We had a good BP even when Duran, Thielbar & Topa on the IL & very caple Alcala in AAA & have a tremendous Varland that could be used. IMO Canterino is destined in the BP & can be pretty impressive. We can afford to swing a RP trade.
  23. Doctor Gast
    It'd be a shame if it isn't fixable, soon. He's been so steady in the recent past. A real head-scratcher.
  24. Doctor Gast
    No thank you, Craig. I'd prefer to make it a point to avoid anything that clouds my thinking & advise others to be careful.
  25. Doctor Gast
    I'm glad SWR had a good game. The Twins swept the CWS, why am I not ecstatic?
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