Doctor Gast

You are accusing me of fabricating a false narrative or lying for some reason. We live in a free country as far as I am aware. In a free country the burden of proof lies on the accuser not the accused (the person is innocent until proven guilty). Maybe some people don't care if they are liars, come up with false narratives to fit their agenda or to be called one. Be assured I am not one of them. I take it very seriously not to lie. I have no alternative motive to create a false narrative. I certainly don't look to TD as my source of recognition. On the other hand, social media is full of false narratives, a conduit to spread lies, spin stats to benefit themselves & their cause. Here is where people get their info, & believe everything they read as gospel which in many cases are not. Just because so many people believe social media as gospel doesn't mean it's true. People who come up with these false narratives don't want to encourage you to think they want you to irrationally accept everything they say. You only think what I say is ridiculous because it doesn't fit into your nice little social media box. I don't understand why so many people want to attack my credibility. That's why I use past confrontations to confirm my credibility & my confronters' amnesia not to pat myself on the back (I'm sorry if it may appear that way). My motive is solely to open people's eyes, get people to observe, think on their own, make assumptions on their own, come to conclusions on their own & not accept everything blindly. If that is to buck the system then so be it. I always say to consider the source, I have nothing to gain by what I write. I don't want people to blindly accept my observations but my hope is that they'd be open & start their own process. My appeal is to open-minded people who can see my sincerity & honesty & be not distracted by the noise.

This Alcala's return season from an extended IL & surgery last season. I'd take it easier on Alcala by not letting him go multiple innings & not go consecutive days. If Jax was available I'd have gone with him. I wouldn't also not have Duran pitch 4 out of 5Xs. CLE is really working their BP, IMO it'll turn around & bite them. I don't want that to happen to the Twins but we have Stewart already gone we can't afford any more injuries or ineffective innings. We should have swept the Rangers.

One thing they aren't false narratives if you really are concerned that they are false then prove me wrong check past threads about these topics at TD like people like to preach to me. If you want I can send old Kiriloff's trade transactions from BTV. I only bring them up to put things into context & because I'm constantly accused of being wrong then I'm proven right then those accusants suddenly have amnesia & disappear. I don't need to pat myself on the back. If I did, wouldn't expect to find recognition here. I really don't need the grief.

That's absolutely ridiculous! Kiriloff is a far superior hitter that vastly outproduced Santana while he was healthy & wasn't given the opportunity to stay healthy. I can't help that you can't see that the Miranda/ Kiriloff platoon is far better option than only Santana. You can disagree with what I write but let's not be ridiculous.

That least valuable player is a great disservice to Vazquez & shows an inability to judge value. Catching is probably the most important defensive position on the field. & Vazquez tangible & intangible defensive talents were evident & very valuable before he started to hit. Like all those talents were invalid until he showed some ability to hit. That is the wrong precedence, those talents are relevant whether he hits or not. The Value Beyond the Numbers What’s made Vázquez worth every penny of his $10 million annual salary isn't just his improved stats, though those are certainly part of the story. His influence on the Twins' pitching staff has been immeasurable. The Twins’ young arms, including Joe Ryan and Bailey Ober, have consistently praised Vázquez for his game-calling and ability to guide them through ,challenging situations. His ability to work with pitchers, understand their strengths and weaknesses, and adjust on the fly has been critical in helping the team navigate the ups and downs of the season. This kind of leadership is invaluable and is precisely why the Twins were willing to commit to him in free agency.

Back a few years ago many were for trading away Lewis & keeping Kiriloff. I saw the overall worth of Lewis & was dead-set on keeping Lewis even before AFL. Many loved Kiriloff bat & overlooked his glove. On Baseball Trade Values all my trades for big-time SP (Castillo) included Kiriloff. I wished we had traded Kiriloff back then. IMO this whole team plus others that are gone, are marred from poor communication, injuries & questions of what could have been. IMO it's unfair to make Kiriloff pay when others are just as guilty. Others who have had injury problems were put & kept on DH to protect them. Kiriloff was put on 1B/ DH duty until Larnach hurt his toe & Kiriloff, who was one of if not the best hitter on the Twins & his bat was needed in the line-up. So Kiriloff was taken off DH/1B duty & put in the OF where he hurt himself & all this mess started, IMO all this could have been avoided if they hadn't signed FA Santana. Yes Santana is contributing now but when Kiriloff was healthy & raking, Santana was tanking. If we didn't have Santana, Kiriloff would been kept at 1B, he'd have felt more secure in his status with the Twins thus less likely playing hurt & less likely getting hurt & more likely he'd maintain his early success (& increase his trade value). At that point nobody would be talking about trading Kiriloff. Then we could correctly evaluation our needs at 1B. Instead of Kiriloff fighting for his life now. IMO Santana has impaired us from making efficient & economical decisions present & future, & I'd most certainly wouldn't make that same mistake by resigning Santana. For the same reason that I'd have traded Kiriloff in the past (high trade value), I would not trade Kiriloff now because of his low trade value. For the same reason MIA will not trade Alcantra this offseason is the same reason I would not trade Kiriloff, because you'll no way get his true value & every team in the league know his potential & will wait in line to get him for nothing. IMO his structural injuries have past, his vulnerable soft-tissue will pass, all his inefficiency is based on injuries with a little patience & proper care Kiriloff will break out soon. Then you can think about trading him. These are my opinions that normally don't line up with social media but I believe they are valid.

Agreed, but I don't consider the Cruz trade as an unload (flipping). Cruz was a valuable asset for the Twins the entire time he was with the Twins well worth the price. Unfortunately for TB he was not. If MN was still in the hunt Cruz would not have been moved. LAD seems to have that knack for unloading players.

No I didn't, That trade decimated our catching depth from one of the best to much worse. & 3B became worse. Did you forget?

Great job Sherry. Texas has pitched well but the Twins w/o Correa & Buxton plus Lewis & Miranda not excelling lately, have come through by out (small) balling them by underrated Twins players by getting clutch hits at the right time, reliable pitching & executing. Castro came through the biggest. Congratulations to Henriquez on his 1st win. Against his former team, that had to be extra sweet. Correa has been our best player & I didn't think we had a chance w/o him & then later w/o Buxton & Ryan. But the Twins have come through by winning close games, hitting key hits towards the end of the game showing great team effort, our SPs keeping us in the game and our RPs holding the games. I have defended the Twins' line-up when many have given up on them & they have proven to be better than I thought.

I'm afraid we are stuck with Paddack. The Twins don't know how to unload players unless we want someone worse in return. Hopefully, Paddack will come back & give us something for a return.

That's how things look like. Where do our catching depth rank? Very low! Olivar looks the best & has the tools to be a very good defensive catcher but he's not being developed into one, actually he's not good. Cosetti won't stick at catcher he hasn't been hitting at AA.

I still prefer straight robo-ump over having a challenge system.

Resist & just say no!!!!!!! Lopez, Ryan, Ober, SWR, Festa & Matthews. You're not moving Paddack or Dobnak, Moving Vazquez would be suicide. We were lucky that the Twins didn't have DeSclavani limping out on the mound this season why would we want him back to take priority over our promising young prospects over the season? No way, that's ridiculous IMO!!!!!!!!!!!

Let's get rid of instant replay & be totally dependent on the human element. It's foolish to trust umpires' frail humanity. especially when so much is depending on it. I prefer fair & impartial robo ump any day.

Catching is a grueling position, Jeffers was in 96 games last season & has 92 games so far this season. Jeffers isn't a defensive catcher, he's a hitting catcher. He really has to work hard to become an average defensive catcher. All these innings has paid a toll on Jeffers. Many clamored about Jeffers getting more innings, I advocated that he should get less so he can keep up his hitting & catching metrics. On the other hand Vazquez gets more into the game, the more he plays. Therefore the improvement in his hitting. We should take advantage of that & tell fans that Jeffers has a sore foot & give him a break periodically to maintain his hitting & catching metrics.

LAD wanted to flip Margot that they received in the Glasnow trade. Although Twins don't like to flip unneeded players they welcome other team's garbage. Martin was MLB ready but needed playing time & be handled as a rookie with kit gloves. But Margot got all the easy LHPs duty away from Martin. Worried about not enough RHH bats we ended up with an abundance where (RHH) Martin & Miranda sat against LHPs. Rookie Martin who predominately faces RHPs has comparable batting stats as veteran Margot who faces predominantly faces LHPs. Besides taking away easy LHPs ABs away from Martin, Margot has also taken a roster spot from Keirsey (CF). Besides bringing a high upgrade at CF, hot Keirsey would bring a hot LH bat where the Twins have desperately need against the majority RHPs that we face, Keirsey's call-up is well overdue but he's sitting at AAA because of Margot.

Hi Tom! Good to have you back! IMO w/o Buxton where we are really shorthanded is prime CF. Martin is fine but he's still new to the position & like Castro at SS, I'd prefer him not to play there for an extended amount of time. Margot? He shouldn't be playing there period. So why not bring up hot (LHH) Keirsey who has manned CF for years? His call-up is long overdue & Julien is still striking out a lot & we have players who can cover 2B at the MLB level. It'll be very interesting how Beltre will respond in the states.

Jax's consistency & dominance is very welcomed with Duran's stumbling. Maybe Duran can learn from Jax.

You might be right Gregen, & I respect your opinion about Miranda this season, where I'm looking at both their entire career at 3B. More than likely Lewis isn't 100% this season which affects his defense, Hopefully, Lewis will improve & become above average at 3B. Yet I also like Miranda at 3B.

When a player is graded as average that means he is able to make the plays that an average player can make. I agree that talking about transitioning Lewis off 3B shouldn't be an issue right now. Lee is a potential All-Star 3B but Lewis is the heart & soul of the team talk about disturbing him now is silly. Lewis is still a better 3Bman than Miranda. Grant it that 1B isn't as easy as many may think yet many defensive deficit players can get by there. IMO too much credit & playing time has been given to Santana instead of Miranda. 1B under Santana has been close to the least productive team position of the Twins, according to WAR. The priority at 1B is slugging not defense.

It's nice to dream. If this did happen, odds are the Twins would come up empty again. Chances are better that our competitors KC & BOS could come up with an Eovaldi, Swerzer, Robertson or Kirby. You stated that BOS is cutting, IMO BOS could come up with the money faster than MN. Being realistic I'm secretly hoping that TX doesn't do anything like this because that could put KC & Boston in a position to overtake us & send us home early.

Hope is eternal.

Varland did what he was supposed to do. Give the rotation a good breather. Went 6 and keep us in the game. Twins' getaway day lineup with poor ABs didn't strike fear in the hearts of KC. Ragan had an easy day.

Of course not. My point is you don't need to have power to be an asset which was stated. If you don't like how Martin plays the OF or how he hits. Don't blame Martin, blame those who kept playing him at SS & trying to mold him into a slugger, instead of letting be himself & see our need for him in the OF sooner. Martin is a very athletic player & IMO he doing a great job under the circumstances & I can see that he can be a great asset for this club. If patient with him we'll see great dividends. Who knows how high his ceiling is?

Yeah! Just like Rod Carew except Martin is a much better 2Bman. You don't have to have power to be an asset. Martin can eventually develop power.