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  1. Doctor Gast
    Buxton is an all-star, he needs to be in it this year.
  2. Doctor Gast
    Varland is impressive
  3. Doctor Gast
    1st game I've been able to follow for a long time
  4. Doctor Gast
    Good job
  5. Doctor Gast
    Lee was able to keep his hitting streak alive
  6. Doctor Gast
    Here we go, a flurry of runs
  7. Doctor Gast
    Many don't realize the years of work that's involved for catchers to get to know their pitching staff & to get that edge. So I prefer for the Twins if possible to bring up promising catchers alongside their promising pitchers, But that hasn't happened. Maybe the most promising catcher we have in the system is Noah Cardenas, who hasn't caught any of our pitchers & probably won't see any MLB time this year. While we are fortunate that both Jeffers & Vazquez have been healthy, even so it's hard for them to stay fresh to maintain their performance. It's to the Twins advantage to keep both because of their experience with our pitchers. But I still think, for the Twins to pick up a promising young catcher to get familiar with our pitchers & supplement our duo.
  8. Doctor Gast
    IMO, if the game had gone the full 9, Twins could have won. Hope Twins win today.
  9. Doctor Gast
    Lewis's positive, fiery presence helps to bring out the best from his teammates to win games, even when he's not hitting. We need his old self back as soon as possible on the field. Buxton's health has gotten better; I expect Lewis's health will eventually get back to normal.
  10. Doctor Gast
    The $1.7 billion TB sticker price is negotiable, meaning they could settle for less. TB IMO doesn't have the $425M debt that MN has, even if you count repairs. The $1.7 billion Twins sticker price should also be negotiable. Pohlad's debt shouldn't have to be the buyer's responsibility. Pohlads don't know how to run a MLB team with the lockout imminent. They need to suck it up & do the right thing as soon as possible.
  11. Doctor Gast
    Boston has one of the worst catching unit in the MLB. I wouldn't even think about their rejects. Vazquez is a much better catcher than Wong. The $ saved isn't worth the wild gamble on Wong. The focus should be making the team better not Pohlads saving $. I commend you for addressing this problem. But I'm looking for a much better option, more of the catcher of the future.
  12. Doctor Gast
    Very good point, Matthew. I've been trying to shed light on this problem of lack of MLB catching depth since we traded away both Garver & Rortvedt. How long can Vazquez shoulder the full-time catching duties? Jeffers needs time for his body & hand to recoup & get back to his full potential. W/o obtaining a promising young MLB-ready catcher the Twins has a worse fate waiting for them in this 2nd half & beyond than last year's 2nd half plummet.
  13. Doctor Gast
    Great point. IMO, we have the offense, but it seems we don't have the fire. Get the fire going we have plenty of offense. A big bat can be very expensive, especially at the deadline. IMO, it's not worth it. IMO, our greater need is pitching & how to manage them. I was expecting more innings from our SPs' leader Lopez. W/o him, that'll put a lot of strain on the rest of the pitching. We desperately need long relief (we should have internally) & get another veteran SP immediately, at least an inning-eater (Kyle Gibson would be cheap & great for the clubhouse). Another greater need is a promising young MLB-ready catcher. Twins have been very fortunate these last 2 1/2 years with the health of our catchers which is very valuable. Any injury to either would be disastrous. Jeffers has a contusion on his hand & he needs the rest but there is no one to relieve them. Our secon
  14. Doctor Gast
    Another great game by Buxton. We had enough offense to win the game again but the other aspects of the game failed us. For years, the solution has been getting another bat (bats are usually expensive). That has been our identity. IMO, what wins games is good pitching, good defense, aggressive baserunning, smart baseball, fundamentals & clutch hitting. We won many games on these aspects with less offense than what we have right now. Maybe it's time to change our identity?
  15. Doctor Gast
    I will continue to advocate for long relief (I have for years). Long relief, I don't mean mop-up, or wrecking someone like Alcala by extending him to 2 innings. I mean, having someone regularly pitch 3 or more competitive innings in close games. With our rotation situation right now, it won't be uncommon for them to pitch 5 innings or less. Regularly pitching 4 or more RPs a game will quickly burnout our BP. Therefore, over-extending our rotation that will result in injuries & fewer quality innings. I have heard that Baldelli is in favor of long relief. Then how come I can't remember him using long relief correctly?
  16. Doctor Gast
    I'm not a fan of Baldelli, the biggest problem isn't Baldelli, If they fire him, Falvey will put in someone worse.
  17. Doctor Gast
    Most definitely, it was a very frustrating week after missing Lopez. We got a lot of offense off of Texas, but hapless Texas scored more. After Paddack, we got great pitching from Ryan & Simms but lacked clutch hitting. Yes, the Twins did well with Keirsey on the field & haven't since he was gone. But, I'll say it again (maybe this time it'll be printed) that the Twins are re****ing his hitting development. It's well known that new players entering MLB need a lot of regular ABs there to adapt. Keirsey hasn't gotten any. He was so bad that when he was sent down to AAA (where he previously mashed), he had trouble. Yes, the Twins can use his glove, legs, presence & even sometimes get a clutch hit when allowed 4 ABs in a game. But most of all, they need to develop his bat, which will never happen when he sits on the MLB bench. Leave him down at AAA & at least let him get some rhythm back down there. Miranda is a veteran, give him a vote of confidence by bringing him up, put him in 1B (they brought up Sabato to AAA & playing him there). Maybe that's all he needs.
  18. Doctor Gast
    He feels comfortable at the plate & sees the ball well, that's a recipe for success & explains his eagerness. He's hot so the Twins need to take advantage of that & pair him up with Castro who's also hot (move Lee up the order). He's a MLB hitter, he'll adjust to what comes. A switch hitter who plays 3 valuable INF positions makes him very valuable.
  19. Doctor Gast
    IMO, when we had a 13-game winning streak, we did it with good pitching, good defense, aggressive baserunning & clutch hitting. Now that we have increased our offensive potential, we are slumping. Do we really need more offense?
  20. Doctor Gast
    Why have Jeffers at lead-off? Castro & Lee are hot! Why have a bunch of slumping players in between them? Let's put our hot players on top & together so we can string some more runs together & win more games.
  21. Doctor Gast
    Salute to Buffalo & the Nats who allowed him to retire with class. It'd have been difficult for him to accomplish what he did behind Mauer. No one knew that Mauer would get hurt when he did.
  22. Doctor Gast
    I've been with you since the beginning. I'm all for analytics but analytics with faulty philosophy, biased stats & no feel for the game is a losing recipe. I had a blog about the need for bunts. This is one.
  23. Doctor Gast
    SWR was in his MLB form, perfect game into the 5th, Castro was 3 for 4 but nobody drove him in nor did he drive anyone in. Lee was 3 for 4 one solo HR. Good job by them. Twins out hit HOU 8 to 4 but HOU was still able to win the game. During the Twins' winning streak, the Twins came through with a lot of clutch hits, but lately they don't seem to have the chemistry to get it done. They have to search deep & find out what made that magic & get it back. I don't think they can blame this on Lopez's absence.
  24. Doctor Gast
    You know I've been high on Teel since college & Edgar Quero even longer, when he was with LAA. It's a shame they both ended up at CWS. CWS won't trade with us unless somehow we can hide a 3-way trade (you have to be creative, so that eliminates us). Just for your info, Teel is 22.1, Quero has been doing well, his stock went up to 17.9. Larnach's stock is down to 11.9. Rushing is 43.6, not sure what it'd take to lure him from LAD but it'd sure be nice if we could. Not interested in Kjerstad, I'd rather take a chance on our guys.
  25. Doctor Gast
    IMO, it's interesting that all those years of stressing HRs, Sabato didn't amount to much. Now that they aren't, he's starting to hit. Baldelli likes his 1Bmen to have a lot of experience at 1B, because it's one of the most difficult positions to play (?). 6 yrs. now, Sabato should be pretty darn good. At 26 & just starting AAA, many TD members won't give him much of a chance but I would. IMO, because Miranda has more experience at the MLB & he can hit RHPs, he should have the lion's share of opportunity at 1B. Like any stat, you have some that dominate that stat, some who are bad & some who fluctuates. As far as France is concerned, he has been pretty steady being clutch throughout his career.
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