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  1. 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.
  2. Doctor Gast
    Fajardo is a great pickup. He'll leap frog over a few prospects.
  3. 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
  4. 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.
  5. Doctor Gast
    Thank you, I lost track of that one.
  6. 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.
  7. Doctor Gast
    Let's cool off the hot Brewers, Go Twins & Varland! Varland is starting ahead of Paddack, are they piggybacking?
  8. Doctor Gast
    Thanks Jamie! Good news, hope the Twins can capitalize on it.
  9. 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.
  10. Doctor Gast
    I lean towards Covart cause I like his LH bat. It'll be interesting how things'll shake out. Unfortunately, IMO the Twins are more drawn to someone like Derek Bender as a catching prospect than the better defensive ones.
  11. Doctor Gast
    You have my vote
  12. Doctor Gast
    If we had focused & obtained a dominating 2nd postseason SP, our rotation would look so much better, Varland would have been the piggyback option with Paddack. Lopez is a solid & dependable SP, if we lose him due to the hole in our rotation, it'd be a greater loss than losing Duran or Lewis. Ober's performance discourages hope of him becoming that #2 SP we need. Our problem has never been our #5 SP it's our gap at #2 I'm on the SWR train also but I'm impressed with Festa, Headrick & Dobnak so far (although Dobnak isn't the pitcher he used to be). We'll see how SWR does. I was hoping Canterino would develop into a SP but the way things look now, he might be destined to stay in the BP. If Raya & Lewis really turn it up at AA & get promoted to AAA early, they might get a shot at the show. But a dependable vet MiLB signing would be good insurance.
  13. Doctor Gast
    Thanks, great job Jamie, This year's draft seems pretty weak compared to the last 2. We need more catching depth, I've been disappointed not drafting any decent defensive catching prospects in the past but we have a couple of good shots this year. MLB has Caleb Lomavita at 21 (Twins slot) and Jacob Covart you have listed at 38 while MLB has him at 80, he could be available when Twins draft 60. Covart is maybe the better defensive catcher although his arm isn't as strong as Lomavita's, he still has a very good pop time.
  14. Doctor Gast
    Welcome
  15. Doctor Gast
    Since Dobnak screwed up his finger, and lost his bowling ball sinker & that out-pitch slider, IMO there's really no hope for Dobnak. Dobnak was a great GB pitcher and with his new slider which created SOs & limit his pitches. Instead of slowly incorporating his new slider only when he occasionally needed it, the Twins wanted to transform him into a SO pitcher, throwing that new slider regularly. His finger couldn't take it & quickly lost control of the pitch & screwed up his finger. Unfortunately we lost a perfectly good SP.
  16. Doctor Gast
    I agree with fatbat. When the Twins envisioned Martin as a slugging SS, social media was flooded with positive hype. Because Martin wasn't a slugging SS, a lot of negative hype flooded social media. Martin deserved neither, Martin is still pretty special, he's an OB machine, a good base runner & pretty good 2Bman, CFer & LFer. He proved to be a winner at Vanderbilt, mature, spunky & hungry. Like Lewis & Julien last season, Martin's talents will shine this season.
  17. Doctor Gast
    I'm looking forward to see Miranda back up but that won't happen unless Santana goes down or Santana really sucks for a loooong time.
  18. Doctor Gast
    I hate to see Lewis go down but I'm excited to see what Martin can do. Martin wasted his 1st couple of years with TOR & MN trying to make him into a power-hitting SS. When that didn't work out people labeled him as a poor INFer, Which is wrong because he plays a very good 2B. Because he didn't become that slugger, he dropped down the prospect hierarchy. What matters is not HRs but results, which means not striking out in the clutch but getting on base and making a walk, single, or double into a double or triple. Martin is an OB machine plus his speed makes him an ideal lead-off hitter, the best lead-off hitter we could have since a very long time. I thought Martin should have broke with the team had Margot not been obtained & blocked his path & time in the OF. All the best, Austin!
  19. Doctor Gast
    I don't get it either, Martin should be focused in the OF (where he needs more time), that's where our need is at, we already know he's very good at 2B, Because he's listed at INF, that's where they are focusing him at.
  20. Doctor Gast
    I think Lewis's injury might signal to Correa & especially Buxton to probably tone it down a little at the beginning of the season to make sure their body can take that extra burst.
  21. Doctor Gast
    Farmer at 3B & Martin platoon at 2B
  22. Doctor Gast
    IMO it's close, IMO Farmer can handle the smokers better yet Castro has more range. If Farmer is primary 3Bman then Martin is brought up. Martin would do a great job at 2B & hitting lead-off against LHPs but in the long haul Martin is more needed in the OF, the Twins have failed to give him the needed experience out there. I was torn between bringing Martin or not as writing this post I decided because Margot has blocked Martin, Martin can take a break and play some 2B. Therefore I'd stick with Farmer as primary 3Bman & have Castro fill in.
  23. Doctor Gast
    The fire was evident from the beginning but he has matured beyond his years, some people never mature. Lewis would want to play tomorrow but I'm sure they'll take all the time that's necessary to protect him.
  24. Doctor Gast
    Great pitching performance by Lopez & clutch hitting by Lewis & Correa. A good start. let's keep it going. A speedy recovery for Lewis.
  25. Doctor Gast
    I'd trade any of the other prospects & most anyone off our roster before I'd trade Lee, he is too valuable to our INF.
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