Eduard Julien is pure ass on defense. Disappointing he is considered a contributor. Twins pitches don't even pay attention to runners. Alcala is a lost cause.
Except we hardly get the borderline calls for our pitchers and the Twins always get those calls against them. If we had a more consistent line-up, seems like Twins would get more calls.
Dump Clemmons, he doesn't hit. Kiersey and Gasper should be in AAA, Kiersey maybe you keep to pinch run. He doesn't seem instinctive. Not sure other than switch hitting why Gasper is here. Short, slow doesn't hit much, bad base runner.
Yeah Julien they should try to trade. There other guys on roster that will pass him up. He doesn't really have position flexibility other than 2nd and 1st base. He isnt it, as the leadoff guy. Once Keaschell and Castro healthy I wouldn't expect Eddie to be on the roster.
Need to move on from Rocco and get rid of the poor bench players. I know they have injuries but why are they insisting on filling roster of slow, short players with very little upside. Gasper and Clemmons need to be gone. You don't win many games with AAAA players starting games. Gasper breaking back the bag on Bader's hit, he doesn't belong in Big leagues. That dude's a jinx.
Another 4 wasted at bat's on a no talent like Gasper. I would not sign him to play for the Saints. Gasper is a very limited hitter with low ceiling. Zero reason Gasper should be polluting 40 man roster beyond injuries. I rather have Jake Cave and he is old.
Epitome of Varland in the 9th so far or late inning tight situations Twins are short a late inning bullpen arm. Thos has been an obvious shortcoming since last year. Sucks ownership hasn't let Twins address this weakness.
I was at yesterday's game and tge first White Sox game. Not used to so few fans only on Vikings home games Sundays and bad weather days have I been where it is so empty. A lot of the food stands have been closed. Hard to staff when attendance low. They would improve attendence just announcing a tentative sales agreement I think.
Nope, why waste at bats in St Paul, he would be better with the Twins then continuing to carry Bride, Gasper and new guy. Lewis is already better than those three combined.
Kind of an indictment of roster management to have two DFA guys and a AAAA guy in Gasper he is no Mickey Hatcher on the roster. Well that and all of the injuries. Bring Royce back this week. Three games in St Paul is enough.
Why is Gasper on this roster let alone batting 5th and DH'ing. He's not fast, he doesn't make contact and he doesn't really have a good infield position. I rather take a chance on someone else at AAA getting a hit than having Gasper up. Don't care what he does at AAA he doesn't hit at the big league level.
I don't know about the rest of you but I enjoyed the win. Pitching kept the Twins in it just long enough, Jax and Varland were good. Duran did enough to get the job done. I think once it warms up a little more Duran will be back to his old self. Got to get the bats producing a little more offense.
Was hoping the team would improve but so far doesn't look like it. Really not at all. Scoring only two or three runs a game isn't gonna win many baseball games. Bullpen has blown five or six games the Twins led in the 7th inning or later. So we have a really leaky bullpen and we go long stretches of games where the Twins generate almost zero offense. Not a recipe for winning Baseball. The sucking part, I think we as Twins fan's were hoping not to, but should have figured with ownership unwilling to invest in the roster.