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  1. umterp23
    This team very well could be in 2nd or 3rd place by end of May and snowball to KC level by July. Team as a whole has no plate discipline to put any pressure on opposing pitchers or their defense. Swing and miss or caught looking, Twins are excellent at it. Managerial musical chairs of a lineup day in and day out is quite laughable. Bullpen pitches in tight sphincter moments every game and with no rest for the weary or room to give up a one or two runs. We have 13 batters and 0 Hitters on this team. Blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then, so maybe we have one good hitter in each game, but I'd be hard pressed to find one. 485K's on the year confirms he have plenty of swingers. The Moran experiment, when will we move on from this guy? Not soon enough.
  2. umterp23
    1 run or 10 runs doesn't matter, just need one more than the other team and it is a W. A couple breaks here and there and the road trip is 5-1 or at least 4-2. Umps gave the home teams a couple favorable calls vs Dodgers and Jeffers gets rung up on pitch outside with bases loaded which then has Gallo having to protect anything close late in game yesterday. We benefit from time time and when we don't always seems to be in the wrong spot. Time to move on and keep battling. Correa has to turn into something more than he is, which at the moment is an 80 lb lighter weight version of Sano. No matter what the count is, his swing is so long and not quick at all and then he stares at the ball once he hits or stares at the video screen to see himself K again walking back to the dugout. Farmer sure has stepped up in a big way on left side of infield. Glad we have him. Go Twins
  3. umterp23
    Buxton CF Train retreating back into the station. It never left the station to begin with.
  4. umterp23
    Gordon getting injured (not a fan of injuries or losing time because of it for any player) but is a good thing for the Twins at this time. He just wasn't hitting like he did last year, pretty simple when you look at .176 avg, .319 slugging & .504 OPS. Yes, he helps in pitching matchups by playing some CF but doesn't have a strong arm to play that position. So tough that he suffered an injury but could be a good thing for us in long term with limited value in positions compared to others.
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    The Buxton experiment as I keep calling it to myself, truly has created a trickle down effect of position players. Still not buying that can't play CF mantra spewed by FO, as clearly they didn't extend him handsomely to be just the DH. With that being said, I'm not sold on Gordon as part of the future plans to man CF consistently on daily basis. Taylor has acclimated himself very nicely in that role. Come Mid-June, if Buxton isn't playing some in OF, then Lewis has to be looked at again there. Farmer is more than capable of staying at 3rd to Lewis if ready can spell him on his needed days off. Castro has surprised me some here lately and gives the team a multi-position backup. Miranda is the wild card and only for his hitting if he gets back to last year. Off-season he would be a nice trade bait option because he is no matter what a liability in the field.
  6. umterp23
    Farmer a really good story for the Twins this year. I know people are clamoring for Lewis to take 3rd in June, but if Farmer keeps playing the way he is, why bump him off the bag? Castro under the radar type of contributor and Solano has his moments. Do we try and trade Gordon for minor league prospect if we bring Lewis up? Tough decision and but nice to have to make one vs a necessity move because guys aren't worthy.
  7. umterp23
    My understanding of the challenge is that the electronic call can overturn a bad human umpire call, thus the challenge capability exists in the minor leagues at select levels and games to work out the kinks. While yes umpires had their moments last night of being awful, let's not forget that we were 4-17 with RISP. If we could have come up clutch prior to the extra inning opportunities we wouldn't have to worry about umps getting in the way. Tough road ahead, character of the team will be on display tonight
  8. umterp23
    Vazquez superior defense isn't that superior and for game calling, how do we measure something like that? I have no idea. In the other post about Jeffers, I summarized it as such for games they have started: So everyone makes it sound like Vasquez is so much better than Jeffers on defensive side and or calling a game: Vasquez - 15 wins / 12 losses as starting catcher, 8 assists, 2 DP's, .986 Fldg %, 4 - 18 caught stealing for .222 CS %, ranked 18th in MLB in catching defense category Jeffers - 10 wins / 8 losses as starting catcher, 5 assists, 2 DP's. 1.000 Fldg % - 5 - 12 caught stealing for .417 CS %. ranked 14th in MLB in catching defense category So it looks like Jeffers isn't as crappy as majority think on the non-hitting side of the position. Quality backup that has given way to a $10MM starter. Jeffers has earned more playing time than just being a get-away day catcher as he is positioned now. By no means is he the weakest link or catcher position is weakest link on the team at the moment. For some reason wins don't add up to team total so maybe Vasquez had a DH spot in there somewhere. One can say small sample size for Jeffers but he hasn't been brutal behind the plate. Calling the game is part of the battle, pitchers executing is the other half based on pitch selection. Go Twins!
  9. umterp23
    So everyone makes it sound like Vasquez is so much better than Jeffers on defensive side and or calling a game: Vasquez - 15 wins / 12 losses as starting catcher, 8 assists, 2 DP's, .986 Fldg %, 4 - 18 caught stealing for .222 CS %, ranked 18th in MLB in catching defense category Jeffers - 10 wins / 8 losses as starting catcher, 5 assists, 2 DP's. 1.000 Fldg % - 5 - 12 caught stealing for .417 CS %. ranked 14th in MLB in catching defense category So it looks like Jeffers isn't as crappy as majority think on the non-hitting side of the position. Quality backup that has given way to a $10MM starter. Jeffers has earned more playing time than just being a get-away day catcher as he is positioned now. By no means is he the weakest link or catcher is weakest link on the team at the moment.
  10. umterp23
    Twins signed Buxton to be face of franchise for $MM's cash and it wasn't to be the DH. 5 Tool player is truly 1 tool player. Hitting for Power, Hitting for Avg,, Fielding Ability, Throwing Ability, Speed. Hitting for Power: 16th out of 100 for all MLB two have hit at least 5 HR = mediocre Hitting for Avg: 132nd out of 162 for all MLB players hitting above .200 = poor Fielding Ability: No Rank = N/A Throwing Ability: No Rank unless you call 8 bat flips throwing ability = N/A Speed: SB with 2 is tied for 114th = poor (only chose SB's but extra base hits, snagging fly balls, keeping singles from becoming extra base hits, etc. you get my drift So are we really saying he has been good DH which has created trickle down effect for other players as Buck has positioned himself as DH. Mgmt didn't sign him for DH role, Fans didn't sign up for DH limited use role. Who cares if he appears in over 100 games when we see him 4 times a game walking to the plate for 45 second at bats. So if doesn't get on base, he impacts the game for about 3 minutes a game. Sure nice paycheck for him!
  11. umterp23
    Buxton does break a sweat every now and then but also does a lot of walking to and from the batters box after a K. Some days he doesn't need to shower and just uses fancy cologne that Correa recommends.
  12. umterp23
    Correa, performance #'s speak for themselves including his guaranteed money = very painful that he is sucking so bad at the moment. Buxton trickle down effect by not being a true everyday player hurts this lineup. DH is special mindset and by not playing the field he is very one dimensional. Not an impact player by any stretch. Twins mgmt paying him $15MM is a steal if he is in the field, but as a DH, not so much. Vasquez, yikes on the overpay for his services. Calls a good game we keep hearing, but other aspects of his game, not so much. Money paid equals line share of the starts, he needs to step it up Solano, Castro, Gordon, all nice stories at some point but we are stuck with at least 2 of them on this roster when Farmer comes back. Pitching staff, minus Mahle and Maeda have been really good and have put our team in position to win almost every game. When the offense is the worst and yes dead last in batting avg and bottom 10 in many categories in all of baseball, requires the staff to not give up more than 2 runs a game. Not sustainable. Arraez doesn't help this team (so move on from him). Kepler, Miranda and Larnach the future of the twins? Miranda was lightening in the bottle last year and this year, so called sophomore slump syndrome has reared its ugly head. If we are so enamored with Lee, Julien, Lewis, dangle Miranda at trading deadline and see who bites along with Larnach/Kepler. Can't hurt to hear the asking price, even if there is one above a Ruth Chris steak dinner.
  13. umterp23
    1 win - 2 losses. Darvish and Twins are match made in heaven and his strong K numbers. Game one tonight is their best chance but Varland needs to have a great outing.
  14. umterp23
    No brainer at the moment and in spring training that he should be pitching every 5th day or 6th depending on days off in s schedule. Maeda got the spot but didn't have the stamina or strength to be a starter at the onset of the season. Keep doing what you are doing Ober and spot is yours. All pitchers will have a bad outing and then all the comments will be send him back down. Long term that wouldn't be a good thing.
  15. umterp23
    I like the new approach by Jeffers to stay more compact, reduce extra moving parts in his swing. He has slimmed down a bit, has improved in all aspects of his game. Limiting him to back up duty in long term won't allow him to get into a true hitting rhythm, so we take what we can get. Sure looks like we severely overpaid for Vasquez. Not impressed with what he has brought to the table With all being said, our tandem isn't a weak link at the moment
  16. umterp23
    Why do we believe Kirilloff needs to play everyday in St. Paul for a week or 2 weeks straight. None of the guys currently on team play every day for the same amount of time. If are following get model guys get rest days , then he doesn't need to prove really anything more what he has now. If he is ready, you bring him up. They can make this team work with 2 rest days a week, especially if you have travel days in there as well. Twins need to pull the bandaid off and do what is best and not hope for injury.
  17. umterp23
    One of the assumptions is Kirilloff is a given at 1B. I don't hold that assumption. Gallo has played well at 1st and not see eager to move him to OF. Yes, he has OF chops, but Kirilloff is a decent OF as well and that was his 1st position. Nice to have a good roster jam vs just next man up and hope it fits
  18. umterp23
    So much for the analytics saying our pitchers better not go through the lineup 3 times! Go Twins!
  19. umterp23
    Too bad that he isn't really a good DH. Takes a special mindset to be a bat only guy, sitting on bench, hitting off a tee in cage and then walking to the plate. His K pace has him walking back to dugout way to often. So he really shouldn't be taking so many days off or rest days, has been getting them rest a plenty at DH. Dynamic player who is now really a one tool guy. Doesn't steal bases, doesn't play defense, just a hitter isn't what we are paying him for but is what we will be getting
  20. umterp23
    Gallo Activated and Garlick back to Saints.
  21. umterp23
    Roster moves are fun to speculate and the turnover is imminent. Gallo activated and Castro gets the plane ticket to St Paul. Once Polanco is ready and that may still be a week or so, as his AAA performance was Buxton like with a hat-trick of K's last night. Julien goes back to AAA to play everyday. His taste of the bigs right now will serve him well in the future. Kiriloff will be interesting. Playing some OF in rehab assignment now will give you flexibility with Gallo on rotation of 1st base and OF. Garlick "lefty masher not so much last night" would be interesting decision to make. If Solano and Farmer are healthy, then Gordon has to be the odd man out. Nice story last year, but this year, ouch for him
  22. umterp23
    Makes me laugh that "maybe even a Ryan Jeffers" gets a chance to play. Yes backup, but Jeffers has to get some credit for performing when he gets a game every once in awhile. It's not like he is dregs of the catching world like we had in past years with other guys... Will he have a slump of some sort, sure everyone does but Offense Vasquez = .333 avg, .415 obp. .417 sig. .832 ops Jeffers = .353 avg. 476 obp. .706 sig. 1.182 ops Nice to see him quietly doing damage with improved plate mechanics year over year and paying it off in limited fashion. Defense Vasquez = .992 field %. 5 stolen bases allowed 1 caught stealing 1 error 0.4 war Jeffers = 1.000 field %. 3 stolen bases allowed 3 caught stealing 0 error -0.4 war Kudos to both
  23. umterp23
    I'm not confident that Kiriloff is positioned to be impactful in May with the big club. While it is nice to read that he has played back to back games in sunny FL, day to day grind, facing top end pitching will test 2 things: Wrist stamina and Mental toughness that he wrist is fine. Time will tell but I fear that he may not be the guy long term. Hope I am wrong. I like Julien for sure, but Polanco needs to be the 5 game a week guy at 2nd base and allow Julien to blossom at AAA. Solano has proven to be a valuable asset along with Farmer, so Julien is injury protection for others and I am okay with that. Lee will be AAA guy later this year and may get a taste of the big club late in year, but he is most likely a year away from really being a guy that is a 26 man roster guy. Brings me to Lewis, not hearing about game reps officially for him isn't very concerning since it is about 12 month recovery, but to think when 60 days is up to be big club ready for daily grind isn't realistic. He needs time to play almost everyday, listen to what is body is telling him and see how ready he is. Timing is in his favor if, Kiriloff isn't ready and Gallo is playing OF majority of the time. If that is the case, Miranda can move back to 1st and put Lewis at 3rd where is range isn't quite needed for 2nd base or OF (don't need to see him OF anytime soon again).
  24. umterp23
    Are we still worried about him getting enough rest by just being a DH and not playing the field? Yankee series he demonstrated he isn't a good DH option. Yes he was in the lineup but but walking back and forth from home plate to dugout 10 out of 12 times due to K's means he should haven't an off day this week at all. He is well rested and Twins still won 2 games vs Yankees.
  25. umterp23
    Buxton is on fire! He went 10 for 12 in last four games this week. And we were worried that he needed more rest by only be a DH vs actually playing defense. Getting plenty of walking from home plate back to the dugout this week. He shouldn't be getting an off days as he is getting plenty of reps.
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