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  1. Doctor Gast
    I have no idea who you were talking about when you stated "and there’s a man in charge that once led a strong rotation." We haven't a strong rotation since J. Santana & Liriano were pitching. We had a pretty good rotation in '19 which tore up the league in the 1st half but after the BP blew up, they had to depend too much on a sick Gibson and a newly converted BP Perez. We did well in 2020 not because we had a strong rotation but we had a weak rotation that succeeded because of a short season. In the last few years we haven't had a strong rotation but only one strong pitcher, Berrios.
  2. Doctor Gast
    Thanks Mike, that's what I thought. Johan was under the same conditions as any Rule 5 player. So I consider him as a Rule 5 pick and put him on top of the list. Twins were very good at selecting Rule 5 picks, I used to look forward to them. Now we are losing them, they don't competently evaluate our players, protecting those who we don't need and not protecting those we need and selecting no one who really move the needle.
  3. Doctor Gast
    I like the Billy Hamilton idea, even if hitting leaves something to be desired. I really love his speed & glove
  4. Doctor Gast
    Since we aren't going for high end pitching FA (which I agree is too risky) Story makes a lot of sense. Not for his bat but for his glove which fills a need although his bat would be very welcome. If we want to focus and spend big money on bats we'd be very disappointed. LAA have tried to do this for years, only coming short every year. While TB has no bats and they make it to the dance every year. IMO we have more enough bats if we improve our pitching and defense. With right managing we could go far. Piggy-back our rotation (which has been proposed) through the season is an interesting option. It could work if we have the right pieces, we need some solid pitchers to anchor this operation to go out there and dominate, which we don't have, to inspire the younger ones. With what we have right now I see them only floundering even in this scenario. I disagree that trades are not an option, it is most definitely is. I see it as our best option to get a solid starter that can pitch at least 5 innings most of the season. I'm not convinced to have our entire rotation in the piggy-back mode with unproven rookies with Bundy and Dobnak. I don't see hording corner fielders/ DH and 2B as beneficial only to lose needed players like Baddoo via Rule 5 draft. We are also deep in good catching and even pitching prospects to draw from. There are a lot of opportunities with teams who are motivated to trade. If we don't do anything more to really improve our rotation, adequately fill SS and CF back-up, it could prove to be very entertaining if I was a Soxs fan.
  5. Doctor Gast
    With a great infield behind him last season, they shouldn't have change that drastic his pitch mix. His new slider should've been a work in progress not thrown so regularly. That new slider must be hard your finger because Wisler who majors on that pitch, also had a finger problem. I'm sure he has been working on that pitch through out the off season. If we get a below average SS he'll have to depend on that pitch much more than last season. If he has lost confidence on that pitch or if can't perfect that pitch we're in trouble. Then I hope we trade him to a team w/ a good infield and know how to use him for his sake. If Bundy is our best pitching addition we are heading towards the same path as last year.
  6. Doctor Gast
    If anyone can play SS, they should excel at 2B. I'm not saying that he's more of a SS than a 2B. What I said was " Semien was more of a SS than Polanco". The point I wanted to make was Polanco is more a natural 2B than SS and should be listed and rated as one (especially if Semien was listed as one) and should not be considered a SS.
  7. Doctor Gast
    Would be very nice if that happened and I think he's got the grit to do it but we shouldn't depend on it
  8. Doctor Gast
    I don't trust pundits because too many lists Polanco as a SS not a 2B, where he played most of the season. They have Siemen at 2B when he's more of a SS than Polanco. Polanco is more of a 2B and with a full healthy season I project Polanco as the best 2B next year. Lewis, Martin and will not be ready next season to be depended to start so I see their low rating. And Larnach will need to regain his confidence to be called up to MLB. We have holes at SP, SS, CF subbing and an extra closer. When those positions are filled, that'll change our perception and rating. Kerrigan's glove isn't that important unless he plays CF. Glove is nice at LF but the bat is more important. 14 DRS seems like an overestimation for that position to me.
  9. Doctor Gast
    I really like Bryant but corner fielder isn't a hole, we have a ton of depth there. And those positions are easy to fill. So we need to focus on our big holes SP, SS, CF sub and even a closer would be nice. Everything else is gravy. Bryant won't be cheap I see many teams who'd be much more desperate for Bryant's services than we are and who'd bid much higher than us.
  10. Doctor Gast
    Last season was no fluke. It was caused by poor managerial decisions from the top down due to wrong mindsets, poor evaluations and not taking advantage of trade opportunities. Plus some players had difficulties adjusting to the deader ball. We have a great player core, it'd be a shame if they give up and try to fill our critical holes by thrusting in house prospects in there when they aren't ready. That won't produce confidence, it could produce the opposite effect. Not going out to find adequate temporary solutions to our needs can send a negative message to the team and fan base that they aren't serious. There's no doubt in my mind that we can turn this around and produce a winner if FO can learn from their mistakes last year plus Kepler adjusts and Sano keep on the same path that he was on at the end of the season.
  11. Doctor Gast
    I like to trade Arraez this off season to make room for Miranda to rotate w/ Donaldson at 3B. If he takes off we could trade Donaldson at the deadline or play Donaldson more often at DH start Miranda at 3B.
  12. Doctor Gast
    I agree w/ Gleeman and the Geek that rebuilding doesn't make sense so they have to competently fill our holes. Although this FO have difficulty making big trades so I tend to agree w/ you that they won't. But depending on bunch of weak pitchers to pitch around 3 innings and try to juggle them around will be a challenge for them to compete. Gleeman and the Geek also stated how FO doesn't like to gamble on big $ FA pitchers so trade makes a lot of sense. Hording prospects and players which are redundant (right now we have an abundance of pitching prospect which they can evaluate and spare a prospect or 2) is counter productive especially when gaining a much needed current pitching.
  13. Doctor Gast
    My favorite Twin pitcher by far. He deserved 2005 CY Young and to be in the HOF.
  14. Doctor Gast
    I'd keep Vallimont in AAA until he masters his control. I can see Duran easily do well in a BP role. Alcala has developed his 3rd pitch and can see him develop in a starter, also I can see the same happen to Duran.
  15. Doctor Gast
    Great article on a great player. I echo Topp Gunn's sediments, he's my top sport hero. I'd put him higher on the list.
  16. Doctor Gast
    Thanks Nick for your observation of what the FO is doing. We shouldn't shoot the messenger of what he sees. I appreciate your insights of what you trying to make sense of what's going on. I like in theory in what they doing. I think it's great setting up a system of where our AAAA can be rotated in and out of the MLB mix, using them as openers and long relief. Giving a taste of MLB and sending them down to work on their discovered weakness and going with the hot hand. At the same time keeping the rotation and short relief rested. Flexibility is the key. Last season, it appeared to me that this FO had the mindset that we had a strong rotation, Cave would be our starting LF and Buxton sub, transformation of Dobnak as a SO pitcher and we had a terrific BP led by Colume'. From the very beginning these assessments proved wrong but FO persisted for months. I advocated last season from the beginning to have a strong long relief (that never happened), rotating AAAA arms because it helps develop young pitchers, supports a weak rotation and a BP when failing. This season's rotation so far consisting of Bundy, Ober and Ryan, are a very weak rotation. In the beginning I don't see any of them going 5 innings, I expect times where both Ober and Ryan will need time to be sent back down to AAA to figure things out. I'm a firm believer of this system of openers and long relief. That said, I still like to see 1 or 2 veteran, solid top of the rotation pitcher via trade. Many times after a down year we come back and excel. We have a great core players that can compete for MVP (Buxton, Polanco and Donaldson) with a few very good supporting players. We just need to fill our holes (SP, SS, CF sub and possible back end BP) that can be easily done via trades and some FAs. I hope management will learn from their mistakes and our players are able to figure things out. Our thinking can't be "rebuilding" but how are we going to progress in the PS.
  17. Doctor Gast
    Mine is close to everybody's. C : Mauer 1B: Hrbek 2B: Dozier 3B: Gaeti SS: Gagne RF: Oliva CF: Puckett LF: Killebrew DH: Carew Utility: Tovar Batting Order: 1. Carew 2. Puckett 3. Mauer 4. Killebrew 5. Oliva 6. Hrbek 7. Gaeti 8. Dozier 9. Gagne SP: Santana, Pasqual, Blyleven, Viola, Grant and Kaat BP: Nathan and Aguilara 1B was tough between Carew, Killebrew, Hrbek and Morneau Smalley was a close 2nd at SS Killebrew started his career at LF so there is where I put him
  18. Doctor Gast
    Appealing trade possibility, although I'd give up a DH type with a low pitching prospect. With the DH being adapted in NL they should go for it.
  19. Doctor Gast
    A true great Twins player that never wanted to play anywhere else. He never put on airs but was always that down to earth guy, no matter what he accomplished. IMO he got snubbed but he didn't care he just loved to have fun playing baseball. One of my many favorites.
  20. Doctor Gast
    IMO is that the last several seasons, we've had a break down in the BP at some point, which also overextends the rotation. IMO where we can avoid that is having solid long relief, having a solid crew w/ rotating AAAA prospects. Last season we put too much confidence on a weak rotation and a failing short relief (Last season when Colume' was terrible they should've yanked him immediately as being the closer and slowly work him back) , which was our early demise. We have a good core, I like Richard Rodrigues as an cheap option. We have even a weaker rotation this season. Is why we should have a stronger long relief corp, rotating pitching prospects, playing who's hot, keeping the rotation and short relief fresh
  21. Doctor Gast
    Thanks Jamie for this intriguing article. MIA makes a lot of sense, We have excess bats and lack pitching and MIA have excess pitching and lack bats. IMO a good FO would've had a trade as soon as the off season officially opened. But my feel of the situation is that MIA really values their pitching while our FO really values our DH types, which complicates things. I'd love any of the pitchers mentioned but the most logical is Lopez. He'd really could help us and the options we have could really help them w/o really putting us in a bind. Being a small market team, I can see waiting around to get the best deal in FA. But trading, you see the need, find the solution and jump and strike a deal. Waiting around cost us leverage in a catching option for MIA. I don't know if they are still open for a Jeffers or Garver (my preference is Jeffers, because I like Garver's arm and his established hitting) Rortvedt would become the near future SC. I'd think Rowson would like some of his past disciples in his fold again.
  22. Doctor Gast
    Thanks Lucas for bringing us up to speed. No way, if he's no longer a true CF, it's a waste of time. Because that's what we need to back up Buck, not another Cave.
  23. Doctor Gast
    Thanks Cody for showing what we have for CF. Since Buxton came up to play CF, the Twins figured all our CF problems have been solved. They never thought about having a respectable back-up there. In 2018-19, when Cave came on the scene, Cave was at his best and he was OK offensively. FO thought they found the solution but we still lost 75% of our games with him playing CF. Defense is hard to really analyze by stats because you can cherry pick certain stats to make your point. IMO Cave didn't pass the eye test or the Win/Loss stats. W/O out a decent CF back-up we really can't compete and progress in the post season. In house we haven't had anyone to step up and fill that role for many years. Last year the only one, as it turned out, was able to sub CF was Baddoo. Twins need to finally look past Cave and look out of house to fill that role temporarily because I believe Celestino, Martin or Lewis could fill that spot in the near future..
  24. Doctor Gast
    Thanks Lucas for your in-depth look at Larnach. The Twins made a few mistakes that made them bring up Larnach too soon. He's a great hitter and will eventually figure it out. But now his confidence has been shaken and it'll take longer to really adapt to MLB. Adaptation is what brings mystique to the game. Pitchers, hitters and defense constantly adapting to counteract the others moves. I don't think baseball should force rules to protect players' inability to adapt.
  25. Doctor Gast
    Yes, Tori Hunter was a great CF. I really enjoyed watching him play. His leadership, a great motivator and instruction to young players have really impacted the Twins. I agree with your pick that he should be on the top 12 pick
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