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  1. RpR
    Neither Kirilloff or Gordon should be allowed any where near Right Field, but Larnach has good numbers , so far., yet Kepler's fielding ability is very, very important.
  2. RpR
    Sano at third base probably had a big influence; what hurt was letting C.J. Cron and Schoop go. Schoop on who saved most runs above average , at Baseball Ref. was number one this year, and Cron , this year, made any Twins First Baseman look inadequate. Without a top rank infield, the best pitching will just be frustrating .
  3. RpR
    At Baseball Ref. Arraez has better defense numbers but Polanco has the better bat.
  4. RpR
    Wallner is still AAA level, at best but I agree with the remainder for the most part.
  5. RpR
    I agree with you except Wallner will be in AAA and Larnach is the big question.
  6. RpR
    They will do that in Spring Training and the Minors, NOT in the Majors where Wallner has already shown his fielding stinks.
  7. RpR
    I checked Google and MSN no such news but I did find this: With the game already out of hand in the eighth inning, the Cubs put in shortstop Andrelton Simmons to pitch that final half inning. Now, Simmons is one of the best defensive shortstops in baseball history with a cannon for an arm. He’s been clocked throwing 94 mph from shortstop, which could have translated to some serious heat on the mound. Simmons, though, went with a different approach. Instead of showing off the arm, Simmons decided to throw exclusively looping breaking balls to the Reds hitters. He threw as slowly as 39 mph and topped out at 79 mph (once). He made history with this pitch to Kyle Farmer. According to Codify Baseball, the 44.9 mph “slider” was the slowest pitch to draw a swinging strike in baseball history (or at least since these types of things were tracked). Farmer could only smile about missing that meatball of a pitch. He did eventually single on the at-bat, and the Reds went on to score five runs off Simmons who really should have showed off this arm https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/cubs-andrelton-simmons-pitch-45-mph-reds-swinging-strike-video-reaction-mlb They could get him for his defense, and pitching ability, much better than Gordon.?
  8. RpR
    He had 20 in 2019 at SS in the minors and 52 in 4 seasons in the minors.
  9. RpR
    Looking at Royce Lewis' error rate in the Minors, I do not think he will be the future Short Stop.
  10. RpR
    A team that may have the lousy defense of Jeffers, Miranda and God only knows what in Left Field, need an absolute top rank fielding Short Stop or they could put another rookie there who shows he is as good there as Palacios. Then they become the team with a , run at will catcher and a big hole between 2nd and 3rd.
  11. RpR
    If a stop gap, bring Simmons back, we NEED defense.
  12. RpR
    A rotating door is the reason the Twins stink so badly.
  13. RpR
    In the 18 games he played at SS with the Chicago Cubs, his fielding numbers were second only to the 49 games he played in his first season ever with Atlanta. His glove is still near the best in either league, if the Twins do not sign Correa, they should make a serious effort to get Simmons again., and hire a GOOD batting coach to help him. (And a LOT of the Twins players.)
  14. RpR
    Send Jeffers down the road and keep Sanchez or Leon as back-up.
  15. RpR
    When Billy was with the White Sox in 2021 his OBP was .242 and Slg .378 this year Celestinos was OBP .313 and Slg .302; Celestino had 6 erros in 2 years, , in 10 years, Billy has had 10 errors. Keeping him for his well above average defense is worth what little he might make and better than watching rookies show they belong in the minors.
  16. RpR
    As Bill the Cat used to say, ACHH - ACHH!
  17. RpR
    Why would any one want Miranda at Third Base, ever? At First Base the Twins were morons for letting C.J. Cron go.
  18. RpR
    They might have done better with a talented SS, Polanco's 22 errors has to be near a Twins record ; Schoop was very good at 2nd base for some bone-headed reason they pulled him for Arraez in 2019.
  19. RpR
    Wallner's "massive" 2022 is a LOT more than slightly exaggerated. He showed some potential but he belongs in AAA where whether or not he is all show, no go will be exposed. As I wrote in another thread, IF, IF he makes the effort Judge did to improve, he has a very, very bright future; if not he could be another Rooker/Badoo type. I watched Cave in some of the clips from his time in the Saints; he always had a good attitude and showed he loved the game; time will tell if with Baltimore he can return to the level of play he had his first year with the Twins. I personally think there is something in the Twins management that has/can harm players abilities.
  20. RpR
    Too bad, but he is now on a better team and I hope he does well.
  21. RpR

    The Twins Need Hitters

    RpR commented on Greglw3's blog entry in Greg Allen

    Arraez had 7 more RBI this year, 49, with 120 more at bats. He was no better than average, at best. HIs batting title earned him a place on the team , to me, but that is all.
  22. RpR
    Larnach had two neither here nor there partial seasons, he is a lock for nothing. All this pipe dream dreaming for rookies who have not shown they are long term Major League players; I still remember all the blah, blah , blah about Badoo last year, good grief.
  23. RpR

    The Twins Need Hitters

    RpR commented on Greglw3's blog entry in Greg Allen

    Arraez and Correa got on base, they were , at best, average with runners on base.
  24. RpR
    None of the "younger more talented players" have shown that they are. Some can hit but field balls poorly , some can field, none as well as Cave, but have trouble staying above the Mendoza line, none can hit and field, Caves numbers his first year up looked good, then came ... after next season, we will see how "talented " the rookies are. MIranda Cave - first year
  25. RpR
    I looked at Judge's first year at Baseball Ref; his first year is in many ways similar to Wallner this year, IF, a big IF, the Twins can get Wallner to do the work to improve his play, the way Judge did, then they MAY have theri version of Judge. Next year will determine if Wallner is a Bonanza or Bust.
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