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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Doctor Gast
    Very encouraging Buck homering right away but everything else stunk.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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
  9. 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 .
  10. Doctor Gast
    Another great summary Seth, The Clippers were too much for our pitchers. I was concerned about Emma's early exit but happy with the others' production, it was a tough loss. I went to check the AA boxscore but the AAA boxscore popped up.
  11. Doctor Gast
    Maybe Buck will jump on the Sausage rally & go for a ride. As much as the Twins have screwed around with Martin maybe a trip to AAA will help to reset him to where he was. With the return of Margot, it wasn't going to help.
  12. Doctor Gast
    A much needed win. Now let's take care of the Reds. Buxton is back! Hope he finds his swing against them. Now we need Correa back, Maybe against CLE?
  13. Doctor Gast
    & they were sellers at the deadline. What would it be like if they'd have kept them & added to their need?
  14. Doctor Gast
    SWR has pitched far beyond everybody's expectations & now you expect him to pitch well beyond his expected MLB innings & still maintain his previous performance? It's to be expected to have some fatigue that affects their performance from our rookies. It shouldn't take much to see that we'd desperately need help in the rotation in the offseason & that DeSclavani wasn't going to contribute much. The 3 rookies especially SWR have admirably stepped up but there is a limit to what they are able to do.
  15. Doctor Gast
    He also started & brought back the sausage!
  16. Doctor Gast
    Was it worth 3 lives? Let's hope so.
  17. Doctor Gast
    Castro & Martin aren't CFers but they are very good utility players, IMO they could make that diving catch that Keirsey made look easy. They shouldn't be lumped together with Margot. Because Castro & Martin aren't CFers, I'm glad we finally have Keirsey, a true CFer, available to play there on more regularity. Just a shout-out to Farmer, who hit a big HR against a righty. Maybe he's back better than ever.
  18. Doctor Gast
    Congrats to Keirsey for that nice catch & 1st MLB hit. Keep up the good work! Lewis wasn't playing but he looked more excited than Keirsey over his 1st hit.
  19. Doctor Gast
    These few games w/o Vazquez will be scary.
  20. Doctor Gast
    I'm with you, Mark. Well said!
  21. Doctor Gast
    As you mentioned Buxton & Correa are great buys, But the trick is getting to the dance & having them healthy & ready to perform there. Even trickier is when they don't care about the health of a pitcher signing them w/o inspecting their medicals & lose a lot of time w/o much if any to show for.
  22. Doctor Gast
    Thanks, Matthew, for this very pertinent article & the Carleton research report. With all the injuries we've had, we've had to rely a lot on younger players that haven't built up a lot of endurance yet. Although I think the Twins are aware of the need to give breaks to players yet IMO they could do better, especially down the the stretch. The call-up of Keirsey is well overdue & Lee's return is very welcomed. This frees up Castro & Martin more to get a breather & give breaks to other players. Which IMO should improve overall chase rates & overall production.
  23. Doctor Gast
    The time to groom Keirsey as Buxton's replacement was in the beginning of the year not now (he not going to be our savior at this stage of the game). Margot should have never been acquired. He took valuable playing time from Martin against LHPs to ease him in & Martin was left with the more difficult RHPs that Keirsey would have had an easier time with. Because of that & playing CF over an extended time (a difficult position he's just started to learn) Martin has been stymied. If Keirsey was available he'd acquired the needed MLB experience needed to better our chances down the stretch & ease Martin's burden. Helman isn't a super-utility player at the MLB level, he shouldn't be trusted to play CF or SS. So the positions that he can play is cOF & 2B (positions where we are well represented). Martin is a much better selection than Helman. Keirsey is still a much-needed call-up even though it's 6 months late. I agree with many that he looks good at the plate, and that the 0-3 isn't a fair representation of his true potential. I wish him well, not only because I like him but also because we need him.
  24. Doctor Gast
    I'm sure Lewis would be more than happy to play 2B. His knowing where his limitations are at 2B isn't the problem. The problem is forcing him in the middle of the season to do something that is uncomfortable for him that robs him of that spark to help him excel in the grind. I wouldn't doubt his slump started shortly after he was informed that he was moved to 2B. I'm also sure that it takes tremendous endurance to play through a MLB season. & that endurance takes a long time to possess & the time taken away due to injury just magnifies the problem. If left at 3B & have him work on his throwing, would have been a lot easier for Lewis to get through the grind w/o the added emotional baggage. MLB players are human. contrary to popular belief.
  25. Doctor Gast
    Did I say that we need to rely on Varland & Keirsey to lead the team? Absolutely not! "I've stated that the team has been overstretched for a long time & needs them desperately to give breaks to these overstretched players so they can bounce back & give us quality production," This is a small role but a very important one for us to thrive Please read my texts & don't read into them what I didn't say.
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