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  1. Doctor Gast
    Love your enthusiasm & dedication, Peter. Twins have always been my priority even over the Vikings.
  2. Doctor Gast
    DET never thought about being buyers at this deadline their focus was on the future, They decided to sell off nice pieces that benefitted other teams. Those pieces could have benefitted their surprise push towards the end of the season. Pundits wanted them to sell off Skubal, but their young core has progressed much faster than anyone had thought mid-way. DET will be a force to be reckoned with next season.
  3. Doctor Gast
    I've been confused how bad Farmer had been in the beginning of the season. Farmer has been a masher against LHPs so him playing hurt makes sense about his hitting decline. I wasn't aware of his injury or how it affected him, thank you for shedding a light on it. Farmer like many Twins should have informed the Twins much sooner about his injury obstacle that plagued him & the Twins. Yeah he's been hitting even RHPs better.
  4. Doctor Gast
    Overall IMO the Twins have addressed the problem although they can do better with their pitchers. Many of the Twins' injury problems have been soft tissue coming back from prior injuries. Buxton's problem is due to scar tissue from a previous injury. Correa's is due to poor footwear (as reported) as also with series of Lewis & Kiriloff's injuries as the result from larger ALC & wrist problems. Some injuries like getting HBP or fouling one off your body parts which is hard to avoid. But others IMO injuries problem will be getting better thanks to Paparesta.
  5. Doctor Gast
    Margot's record PHing streak is still intact. Wonder how far he can take it?
  6. Doctor Gast
    Great game from Matthews & Castro. We got the win but it was hard to understand why Irwin was brought in for 1 batter when, he was gotten to eat innings, that forced to bring in Duran in the 8th & again the 9th. With no Alcala, & Sands, Duran & Jax spent, I hope Varland is on his A game.
  7. Doctor Gast
    Buxton must feel pretty good to lead off against a RHSP. Or maybe it's what the computer spit out.
  8. Doctor Gast
    FA?- Ridiculous Trade?- Why? Santana? Because management loves his defense? In-house production? Absolutely yes! The potential of Miranda, Kiriloff & eventually Julien are phenomenal their future is at 1B because the INF & cOF are full. I'm sure Santana's defense wasn't that good until he got steady time at 1B. Miranda, Kiriloff & Julien's time at 1B has been very sporadic, how can they become good if they don't have much experience there? This season was the ideal time for Miranda, Kiriloff & Julien to finally get some substantial time to start to perfect their defense at 1B. But because of Santana fixtured at 1B, this season has been wasted. Why pay a premium over this unnecessary salary to make the same mistake? Yes, Santana had some good ABs after some horrific ones but it was same an economic & developmental mistake.
  9. Doctor Gast
    The core that was so successful in the postseason was pretty much intact in the offseason & we were under budget. Only Gray needed to be replaced. With hope that Ryan & Ober were to step up & a mid-rotation arm that'd eat up innings was all that was needed that could easily be obtained in an easy trade w/o spending a dime. That was our most needed move but they didn't make a real attempt to fill it. Instead of filling that need to the core group they decided to subtract the heart & soul of the team, Mr Clutch, which made a big difference. We absolutely didn't need backup CFer or 1Bman. We spent a lot of wasted salaries on new acquisitions that handcuffed us from making any decent rentals at the deadline even though decent trades could be had but again they did nothing to address a real need.
  10. Doctor Gast
    We started the season with Lopez, Ryan, Ober, Paddack & DeSclavani with unproven as a SP Varland in the hole. There was a lot of hype that Paddack was going to step up pick up a lot of innings & take over Gray's spot & DeSclavani was going to anchor the rotation, we really didn't need to add anyone else. Did they really believed their own hype? Did they really close their eyes to the real condition of Paddack & DeSclavani? And how thin the ice was they were treading on? DeSclavani didn't materialize, Varland bombed. SWR saved FO's neck by pitching well above what they expected. & when Paddack & then Ryan's arm gave out, 2 more rookies stepped up & continued to save this FO's neck. Instead of seeing the real condition of overextending our rookies they refused to seek help & basically told the rookies (with some fan's blessings) to suck it up! Fortunately they are still healthy but they are out of gas. Do the Twins hate Alcala? That's pretty strong but it makes you think in how they treat Alcala that they have it in with him. But maybe in his case too that they refuse to see the real condition of him being hurt for some time until recently & that he needs some special considerations. Instead they see him as stats with options & not see what's best for him & this team. They squeeze what they can & then send him down. Seems like an inconsiderate & inefficient way of getting the best from him.
  11. Doctor Gast
    We needed this game because it was our best chance to win one & set the mood going into this important series. Lopez pitched a great game against a pretty good team & until the 7th which Vazquez helped get him through. Correa, Lewis & Buxton got it done in 1 inning that'd have been good enough if Capt. Jax was superhuman but alas he is human. I disagree with sending Alcala down (IMO Baldelli is holding a grudge against him for some reason). They only needed to manage him better & send someone else down. It doesn't look good going forward. IMO a lot of little things that should have been done in the beginning of the season they are starting to do now but now it's too late & now it's snowballing out of control.
  12. Doctor Gast
    WOW! Correa, Lewis & Buxton getting it done. Lopez also shutting out CLE
  13. Doctor Gast
    We are desperate, so let's poke & hope & see what happens.
  14. Doctor Gast
    I think once they get to know MN, they'd like it. But the cold, & small amount of marketing compared to NY & LA is my guess. If someone else has more to share, IDK.
  15. Doctor Gast
    These 2 series are going to be very tough. CLE will want to gain #1 seed so they aren't going to take it easy on us, plus BOS is fired up & wants to get in the playoffs, while both teams will have home-field advantage & the stadiums will be packed. Playing these 2 teams will be nothing like LAA & CIN (who had nothing to play for) at home yet struggled. MIA will not be a pushover like they were to begin the season. So a sweep isn't going to be automatic, And BAL will have a lot to play for, they'll want to win the division & get a bye,
  16. Doctor Gast
    It's foolhardy to expect to sign a big-name SP FA even if we had money to spend on them, but still people dream if only we had the money to sign them. They won't come to MN unless you throw ridiculous money at them or have a Lance Lynn situation where we lose either way. We don't have to trade a Brooks Lee to obtain a top SP. All we need to do is trade away some top prospects we don't need or top young MLB players that we can live w/o. We are going to face a very serious 40-man crunch because we want to hang unto our prospects. Even a middle-of-the-rotation SP would have helped to ease off the terrible burden put on our pitchers. Again ownership shouldn't be blamed for the lack of ability from the FO for not doing so under their limitations.
  17. Doctor Gast
    I don't think you can get much out of Sims either, it seems all our rookie SPs are running on fumes. But why blame ownership? Did they trade for worthless Desclavani & his salary? Did they tell FO not to make any meaningful trades for SPs? Were they involved in their management? I don't think so.
  18. Doctor Gast
    The team is tired & frustrated. Starting from the offseason by not trading to cover our real needs and instead making frivolous moves that did nothing to strengthen the team yet disrupted the chemistry that continued into the deadline. Because they had done nothing they overstretched our rookies who had valiantly performed as long as they could on fumes. They mismanaged the BP, and wanted to play Lewis out of position despite his unwillingness this coupled with extended injuries to Buck & Correa plus other things. I don't think the return of Buck, Correa & the rally sausage is enough to undo the damage.
  19. Doctor Gast
    The way the Twins look, even with Buck & Correa. IMO, it seems better to miss the playoffs instead of being embarrassed & gaining a better draft pick.
  20. Doctor Gast
    Very encouraging Buck homering right away but everything else stunk.
  21. Doctor Gast
    Duran had some problems coming off the IL in the beginning of the season that set him back. He's still not 100% where he was last year where he would come in any time in the game & be lights out. But he's still very good & does well set in as the expected 9th-inning closer. Twins need to adjust to where he's at right now & not expect him to be the same as last season.
  22. Doctor Gast
    His KL in the past has been mainly looking for pitches to mash & leaving questionable pitches go for strikes. I like his increase in line drives & decrease in GBs & FBs. His decrease in BB might be part of the process but still, I wouldn't say I like it. He still has a lot of adjusting to do. IMO he'll adjust but he might achieve what many expect from him.
  23. Doctor Gast
    I'm sure it's quite a grind for a young kid. But the love of the game & winning would get you through. I can't understand why anyone would betray his teammates & further admit it to them. It goes beyond not loving the sport but a lack of character. This is a terrible spot on his resume. I too believe in 2nd chances & hear his side of the story but IMO Twins did the right thing.
  24. Doctor Gast
    He has been in pro ball just a little over 2 years. He has made great strides to get to this place. Like you said Steve MLB pitching is the greatest obstacle. Besides just learning to be a MLBer he's doing that at a premium position, switch-hitting (which is 2X as much work) & dealing with injuries. He has that presence & the help from a wise father, he'll be just fine. I'm not worried, I hope no one else is. BTW we absolutely need him at SS until Correa is 100% which most likely won't not be this year
  25. Doctor Gast
    Sands has a healthy arm & could at times be extended over 1 inning yet with Alcala he's still isn't that far removed from the IL so I'd limit him to only 1 inning. I don't trust anything beyond that. Varland has a lot of possibilities to finally help the BP. The rookies are on fumes, it'd be hard for them to make it to 5 innings .
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