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  1. Doctor Gast
    I read an article from "The Athletic" that sparked a concern of mine about the health of today's pitchers. Below is the article you can read if you have a "The Athletic" subscription. https://theathletic.com/5325032/2024/03/08/elbow-injuries-mlb-pitchers/ My concern is besides the extra stress that today's pitchers put on their arms with extra velo & spin, they are expected to pitch the same number of innings that those pitchers of yesteryear pitched. The article stressed reducing or even eliminating the pitches that put the most stress on the pitcher's arms. But there is no way you can put the genie back in the bottle, every year there are pitchers looking to find ways to add extra velo & spin so they can make it to the MLB & excel. A normal competitive pitcher wants to complete every game when he pitches but in today's scheme of things, that's impossible. So it's management's job to limit the pitcher (which the Twins are doing a good job, yet IMO could do a little bit better) and the fanbase not complaining for more innings putting more stress on the manager & pitcher. Ober wants to pitch 200 innings, Paddack wants to pitch 150 innings & DeSclafani wants to pitch a halfway normal innings. IMO all these expectations need to be tempered way back to protect the pitcher.
  2. Doctor Gast
    Thanks Doc for that summary, it was very insightful. IMO picking up Margot was a waste when we had Martin. I'm surprised that Martin isn't stealing bases, something he's very good at. Maybe he's confident with his base stealing & doesn't want to risk anything preseason.
  3. Doctor Gast
    I'm not about this type of M caps either but they're better than the stock-car racing caps that are popping up.
  4. Doctor Gast
    I think Lee might have a better shot at the ROY next season.
  5. Doctor Gast
    Prayers go out to the Jeffers family. It got to be rough.
  6. Doctor Gast
    It's impressive to see Jax & so many of our pitchers striving to achieve their high goals.
  7. Doctor Gast
    Looking forward to see these guys play not only individually but as a team. What's interesting is our catching where the highest level is A+ & low on the catching depth. Those higher in depth are not rated. Still rather watch these lower level catchers play. Though I'd like to see them more qualified at that position,
  8. Doctor Gast
    Although Santana isn't a long-term threat, he's hampering Kiriloff from really proving to the Twins that he fits into their future. Plus Miranda is hitting pretty well in spring training. For the easiest position on the field they are putting a lot of stock into 1B. Hopefully Kiriloff will still hit well this season & with his slight flexibility could make it hard for the Twins to go on from him.
  9. Doctor Gast
    Ober is very encouraging, but to over take Lopez as top of the rotation is pretty lofty. While he looks great now we'll have to see if he can sustain that performance throughout the season to become that postseason #2 SP. I'd like the Twins to save their money & extend Ober.
  10. Doctor Gast
    We are set with Correa, Farmer, Lewis at SS, but if there's an injury to any of those our INF would be hurting especially if it's long term.
  11. Doctor Gast
    Baseball is all about adjusting, that's what Wallner has to do & Twins needs to help him to do that as far his hitting. Can they do it? I'll say it again that Wallner has the raw tools to be a star. Twins need to developed those talents like getting a good jump on the ball, choose the best routes & hit the cut off man, make accurate throws & not strike out so often instead of only focusing on squeezing out some extra HRs. The strike outs, the -2 DRS & OAA are sad.
  12. Doctor Gast
    There are a lot of pitchers even in the Twins that have a lot of problems staying on the mound but still many think they should remain a SP. Duran has been amazingly healthy these past 2 yrs., if you ask him which he'd prefer to be a SP or RP? I'd guarantee he'd say SP.
  13. Doctor Gast
    To me, it wasn't Polanco or Farmer, it was moving Julien to 1st & not signing Santana. Topa would have to produce as much WAR as Polanco this year to change my mind. IMO BP was not a clear need. We weren't over budget.
  14. Doctor Gast
    Looks like almost everybody wants Duran to stay in the BP. I've been big on Cabrera, he has some really great stuff but has had control problems. I thought it'd be worth a chance to trade for him. This spring he seems to have found it so his asking price, more than likely has gone up.
  15. Doctor Gast
    One area that the Twins do well is in tweaking pitchers. Wish Brigham well.
  16. Doctor Gast
    Lets say a pitcher's best pitches are FB/ slider. The catcher calls for a CU & the batter whiffs, the batter get's 2 strikes on him & the batter's on the FB/ slider. The catcher keeps calling FB/ slider & the batter keeps fouling them off driving up the pitch count. The best pitch on certain situations might not be the pitcher's best pitch. If the batter is on your FB/ slider, you change things up with a change up to get a SO even if its not your best pitch.
  17. Doctor Gast
    Lewis has turned 3B from a ? to one of our strongest positions. As long as Lewis stays at 3B & away from CF, Lewis will remain in such a good place physically. Farmer should spend most of his time platooning Julien at 2B. Castro should spend most of his time in the OF. Miranda IMO shouldn't be depended upon at 3B. Lewis should have the lion's share at 3B, even with some regression Lewis should be a All-Star,
  18. Doctor Gast
    Yankees are weird. Derek Jeter was pretty good defensively early in his career where he won 4 WS in his 1st 5yrs. Later in his career he wasn't so good, when DRS came about he scored terribly, But when scored his best DRS at +3 the Yanks won their 5th WS with Jeter. IMO later in his career, Jeter became distracted & had trouble with routine plays but in clutch situations, he made the fantastic clutch defensive plays that everyone remembers. The NYY should have moved Jeter off SS & had A Rod there instead.
  19. Doctor Gast
    I think the main reason they kept Vazquez is that all competitive teams already have their top defensive catcher set. Those that aren't competitive don't want to spend that much money on Vazquez especially him having a down year offensively. Which is a poor reason.
  20. Doctor Gast
    Never understood why they signed Gallo in the 1st place. Except that Gallo is the type of hitter they like. And the pushback on the SOs has forced them to go after less SO-type hitters SEA traded away some of their high HRs/ SO hitters & obtained more clutch hitters. It's clutch hitters that win games. That's where the focus should be.
  21. Doctor Gast
    SPs that are pulled early on back to back really take a toll on 1 inning RPs. I really like the idea.
  22. Doctor Gast
    I am overjoyed that they kept both not only because they are better defensively than their primary player ahead of them but also their character & their ability to mentor. I admire Farmer when he got HBP in the face and came back quickly and never missed a beat. I admired Vazquez for not complaining publicly when he who had World Series experience, sat out of the postseason in favor of a catcher who had none. After a year of adapting & getting to know his pitchers, he'll bounce back this season. I'd be happier if the Twins stood pat & kept Polanco.
  23. Doctor Gast
    It's good to keep the rotation rested but also concerned about overstretching certain high-leverage arms as to cause injury or inefficiency. That's why I like long relief, I think we have pitchers can do very well there.
  24. Doctor Gast
    Undeveloped means drafted as a high-contact prospect who has not been developed as one.
  25. Doctor Gast
    I'm not talking about warm bodies but desperate viable contributers. But I agree we have plenty of in-house depth.
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