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  1. Linus
    I’m excited we have legitimate prospects at AAA. I will be really excited if they perform in the big leagues. It’s a big jump and not all of these guys will make it but there is only one way to find out so let’s go.
  2. Linus
    The interesting thing is these same players that are deficient defensively are not very good offensively either. A lot of this is the result of Falveys drafting strategy early in his tenure. They seemed to seek out the best bat they could find without regard for defense or speed. Now when you look at our lineup there are just a lot of slow, poor defenders who never developed into difference makings bats either.
  3. Linus
    Why not? They’ve had a hole at first base for a long time without any creative solutions.
  4. Linus
    The weird roster construction has been discussed a lot. One specific aspect that drives me nuts is the Kody Clemens usage. The guy is a fringe player at best and yet the Twins seem to view him as some staple in their lineup plan. The Twins have golden opportunities to revamp the lineup at first base, DH and left field and have done nothing. I really wish I knew how much influence Zoll had in this past offseason. If he was on board with this then I want him gone as much as Falvey
  5. Linus
    As my Dad used to say “he doesn’t get his pitch to hit”. It seems like his swing decisions are poor and he ends up hitting pitchers pitches. Guys not hitting something that isn’t a fastball has been a career killer since old Abner put 108 stitches in the horsehide.
  6. Linus
    I think Ober should go old school and pitch to contact. Start throwing a sinker instead of the four seam, use the change up a lot and maybe a cutter. I realize this strategy doesn’t fit well with the Twins infield defense but this old approach might be different enough to buy him some leeway.
  7. Linus
    I think I will add SWR to the list. Classic Sim yesterday- he used all his pitches got into a couple of tough spots but competed hard on the mound. Dude is not afraid.
  8. Linus
    This game was a good example of what was feared for this team. We got a good start, the lineup was anemic and the bullpen finally caved. This new running philosophy is stupid. These guys are sleds and bad baserunners. Let Buck, Keaschall and Martin run - the rest of the tractors need to stay in the barn.
  9. Linus
    As pointed out above, this is a baseball issue not just the Twins. If pitchers are to go 7 plus innings they need to initiate soft contact early in the count. This means fewer strikeouts and more balls in play which goes against current dogma. There is no way to go deep in games when you need 80 pitches to get thru 4 or 5 innings. I actually think it would be interesting if Ober tried the old school pitch to contact theory. He’s got the good change up - might be better than trying to live up in the zone throwing 89.
  10. Linus
    It’s early. Pitch counts are going to be limited so it’s really hard to talk about efficiency at this point.
  11. Linus
    I believe Tom Kelly came up with a similar system to analyze a hitter’s effectiveness. I wish I could remember the details but it was pretty simple as it was done manually but quite effective. It had something to do with the hitter advancing himself or others without making outs. It may not have been TK it might have been Mauch.
  12. Linus
    I like Caratini as a catcher. I dislike Caratini as a first baseman or DH. Obvious opportunities to improve the lineup at first, DH and left field are just not pursued by this club.
  13. Linus
    Props to the author for using the term ducksnort. Brought me back to Legion ball which was long ago.
  14. Linus
    My cartoon bubble has Jim Pohlad behind the stadium in his Armani suit with a gas can refilling the generator 😀
  15. Linus
    As Scotty Bowman once said, Nothing for nothing ain’t much.
  16. Linus
    I’m excited about him per my comments above. However it’s been two starts - might wanna slow the roll just a bit.
  17. Linus
    The talent is there - I don’t think anybody would argue with that. He’s now throwing enough quality strikes to really turn the tables. Hopefully he keeps it up as he has the potential to be pretty dominant.
  18. Linus
    I really look forward to the day the Twins actually have a good fielding SS.
  19. Linus
    Correct in my view. First of all it’s normal for prospects to fail, even good ones. But when you look back on some of the draft selections the Twins have made, their overall physical abilities appear to have been more limited.
  20. Linus
    It will be interesting to see if that aspect of roster construction will change under Zoll. If it was Falvey, Roden would be cooling his heels in St Paul for a while.
  21. Linus
    I’m just hoping for another good start from Taj.
  22. Linus
    Thats an interesting list of bright spots 😀
  23. Linus
    Twins vs a good left handed pitcher. What could possibly go wrong?
  24. Linus
    In thinking about the start of the season I thought of a couple bright spots. 1 Austin Martin is getting on base. His OBP is .615. 2 Jeffers appears very adept using the ABS challenge (other than the one he missed last night that could have got Ryan out of that jam). Feel free to add on any others. And yes everyone understands the sample size.
  25. Linus
    I understand your point. This team has plenty of problems beside Larnach. For me the frustration is the Twins had obvious opportunities to improve the roster at first base, DH and left field. They did nothing. So I think This frustration is displayed by some posters as harsh criticism of Larnach. For me I don’t want Bell or Larnach on the roster nor do I want Caratini playing first or Clemens starting- I want better players but the Twins just keep fiddling around. For some Larnach represents that fiddling around and it frustrates them.
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