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  1. Doctor Gast
    Yes this FO is enamored by Gallo-type of hitters so they draft, sign FAs & coach all hitters to obtain this of type of hitter while not putting importance on defense & contact hitting for many years. Change will not be quick. I like your analogy but I'd reverse it. Reducing baseball to an HR derby (how boring) thinking whoever hits the most HRs wins. But fortunately, baseball isn't an HR derby, defense is important up the middle, it's a game of constant adjusting, and nobody will purposely serve up a big meatball to hit in a clutch situation, they are up there to strike you out which they normal do with this mindset. Baldelli said during the offseason that SOs were a concern but they weren't going to change their approach. They tried to offset the team's SOs by picking up 2 mediocre contact hitters that haven't helped. Now Baldelli is stated that he wants his hitters to shorten up their swing in clutch situations not only with 2 strikes. It's too little too late. That idea should have been implemented during spring training. Hopefully the Twins will change their approach by putting more importance on defense by not putting emphasis on drafting big bat only & neglecting defense, evaluate all players & develop their strengths not trying to squeeze out every HR while disturbing their swing & causing SOs. And not trading away clutch line-drive hitters especially when their glove is elite.
  2. Doctor Gast
    I am just as frustrated as you are but IMO the problem isn't the hitting coach, he's just doing what he's told to do. It's the "all or nothing" approach that the Twins have adapted.
  3. Doctor Gast
    he missing a lot
  4. Doctor Gast
    Pretty funny but seriously before this problem, I thought he could have been a decent rental target, how well he had pitched in the past & this early season. We dodged a bullet, but the risk is getting higher trading for a SP with arm problems
  5. Doctor Gast
    What a shame! He's a great pitcher & he was having a pretty good season.
  6. Doctor Gast
    Thanks, I was wondering what happened to Jimmy Hall.
  7. Doctor Gast
    Thanks Ted for the update. I'm a little confused on why the Saints are starting Helman at CF? Isn't Keirsey more qualified? And Helman is more of a utility guy, especially when Martin is not there. It was great to see Cardenas, our best defensive catcher in the system, being able to bat in our 1st run. & I'm disappointed that the Twins aren't able to develop Olivar, who is very athletic & has a lot of raw defensive talent, very quickly.
  8. Doctor Gast
    Agreed, IMO we have modeled our approach after the Yankees, who as an whole have floundered even though they hit a lot of HRs. Unfortunately, the Yankees have waken up changed their approach, fired their batting coach, hired Rowson (who works individually w/ players to bring out their strong points) & traded for SOTO (who walks more than he SO that has carried the team even when Judge isn't hitting); yet the Twins remain basically unchanged. PS- IMO Popkins is a fine batting coach the problem is the approach.
  9. Doctor Gast
    I agree that Martin needs to play more often, the problem with the Twins isn't Martin. Martin has been mainly used as a pinch runner which he excels in. IMO bringing Martin up was the right call because #1 it gets Martin's feet wet and #2 Farmer is a much better 3Bman. I also agree that Miranda deserves to be called up but his chance is linked to Santana not at 3B. But IMO should have some opportunity there but not on a regular bases.
  10. Doctor Gast
    IMO it has been more than this year, Twins tend to target Gallo type hitters. Lewis improved tremendously our RISP BA last year. But now with our 2 best clutch hitters are gone, it'll be tough.
  11. Doctor Gast
    The way things look MIA might be selling off early. Most likely they'd like to trade off Arreaz especially if they are rebuilding. As of right now, they aren't looking to trade Alcantra and they are primarily looking for young players at the prime positions of SS & catcher for Lazardo. As much as I'd love to have Lazardo I wouldn't trade Lewis or Lee. If they'd take Gonzalez, De Andrade, Keaschall, Schobel, Winocur, and the like. I'd settle for Cabrera which would be less trade capital.
  12. Doctor Gast
    Very pleased with our BP. I too believe it's very sustainable. We still have some recruitments in AAA & those on the IL will be back. Sands have pitched well, he has pitched longer maybe they extend him a little more if need be. Canterino will come up eventually in the BP ranks this season.
  13. Doctor Gast
    Pablo wasn't perfect, BP did their job. CLE is better than we expected. Kiriloff is hitting the way we are expecting him to hit. The "all or nothing" approach more often than not, is nothing but SOs when we need hits. Buxton with the bases loaded, I knew when he came to the plate that he was trying to hit a HR. An HR would have been great but you take what the pitcher giving. We are missing our best clutch hitters.
  14. Doctor Gast
    Great job, Cody! I have stated before that I believe that they'll take Soto slow, Because like you said that HS arms are high risk, due to being pushed too fast and too hard, Their arms development can't keep up with the heavy pitching development load. Taking them slow IMO helps to limit the risk. Because Soto is bigger, his arm probably can take more than Raya but will be less than what some would like.
  15. Doctor Gast
    A very interesting question. I doubt that they are ditching the "all-or-nothing" approach (unfortunately) but they might be dialing back on it, to curb the SOs and players like Castro are overcompensating and eventually get back to hitting better. Which in this case is very encouraging to me. Jeffers has stated after last night's game, that he'd made a minor adjustment. Hopefully, he'll continue to rake.
  16. Doctor Gast
    I agree with you Hunter that Castro should work on his launch angle & get back to last season's success. Jeffers #s weren't that great in '21 & '22. Jeffers worked on his swing in '23 & had some success, I'm curious about what his average launch angle was in '23 compared to '21 & '22.
  17. Doctor Gast
    IMO the better indicator of the success of this team due to hitting is not the "all-or-nothing" approach that this FO is advocating because this approach was adopted since the '19 "juiced ball" & a good part of that time this offense stunk. The offense stunk in '23 until Royce Lewis came up who sparked this offense until he went down after 2 days into '24. The presence of Lewis is directly correlated to the success of this offense. Not the "all-or-nothing" approach which more often strikeout in clutch situations. I think a big reason that the launch angle is so low & our offense is so poor this season is because our main contact hitters Santana, Margot & Martin are hitting poorly. I'm confident that when Martin is adjusted to MLB; Santana & Margot problems are worked out; Buxton & Correa really get going & the return of Lewis this offense will be awesome, in spite of the "all-or-nothing" approach. I'm not against launch angles, I'm against approaches whether it is pushing hitters to hit for contact on every pitch or to hit HRs. Baseball is a game of adjusting when we are set in one approach we can't maximize on each pitch. Also we need to develop each hitter to better them whether they are a slugger or more of a contact hitter.
  18. Doctor Gast
    Fajardo is a great pickup. He'll leap frog over a few prospects.
  19. Doctor Gast
    I was looking forward to seeing SWR pitch, he didn't let us down. Even in adverse conditions, he pitched well. Too bad Balazovik & Harris couldn't nail it down. Miranda continues to hit well
  20. Doctor Gast
    I still have hope in Miranda to shine at 1B. Larnach had a great '23 spring training & 1st part of the regular season until MLB pitchers found that chink in his armor. IMO he won't be able to have the luxury of having enough duration of time at the MLB level to correct his weakness with the Twins. He'll need to be traded to a team that can afford him the time to spend at the MLB level to correct his problem.
  21. Doctor Gast
    Thank you, I lost track of that one.
  22. Doctor Gast
    The problem is we aren't hitting in the clutch. The Brewers didn't hit any HRs they just got hits when they needed to. IMO Varland & Paddack should have piggybacked today & have Lopez pitching tomorrow. There is a thing of having too much rest between games & having Lopez pitching in more games sooner is more beneficial to the team.
  23. Doctor Gast
    Let's cool off the hot Brewers, Go Twins & Varland! Varland is starting ahead of Paddack, are they piggybacking?
  24. Doctor Gast
    Thanks Jamie! Good news, hope the Twins can capitalize on it.
  25. Doctor Gast
    Agreed, this trade should not have happened. We let go of a healthy Polanco that have been our best clutch hitter for a SP that anybody who had any sense knew he wasn't going to contribute anything, Yet FO was able to get a large fanbase excited about how he was going to impact the Twins. An overrated top 100 cOF prospect who shouldn't hit with enough power to profile at that position, a free swinger that the Twins will try to transform like Astudillo (Astudillo was a better glove) into a slugger they desire. IMO he will never make the club. Topa a RP that the Twins usually pick up via waivers or MiLB signee. & a low lotto ticket.
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