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  1. Linus
    Keaschall makes watching fun. He is pretty fast but his trick is getting great jumps and getting up to speed really quickly. As for his fielding, he was awful. His arm was non existent on the throw from second and he wasn’t close to fielding that short hop. Hopefully first game in the field jitters. If Lee hits he is my third baseman. He looks smooth and comfortable over there with quick enough hands for the hot shots. Clearly better than Royce there. Felt bad for all the players from both teams. Laz Diaz was so bad and inconsistent that you really couldn’t know what to do as a hitter or a pitcher. Finally, if pitchers want to go deeper in games they need to perform when that time comes. Festa got to the fifth and pretty much spit the bit.
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    To not answer the question I don’t think Falveys is going anywhere regardless of their record so long as the Pohlads own the team. Do I have confidence that his leadership will get us to sustainable success? No I don’t. Being a really good POBO means making a lot of winning decisions. Falveys is decidedly meh in this regard - not horrible but certainly not above average.
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    This is Falveys 9th season. Would you consider that sufficient job security? To be clear I’m not being snarky as I think you bring up a good point. I feel he is quickly approaching the point where we can draw some firm conclusions about his org philosophies decision making acumen.
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    Thats no joke. He should be bunting every time he can move a runner over. The sample is beyond large enough - he’s cooked.
  5. Linus
    Most scouting reports on his defense are not good - lacks the quickness and lateral movement to excel at third. But a slugging first baseman is just fine. Like all defensively limited players the bat will determine where they end up. So far so good for him.
  6. Linus
    This is interesting- it’s almost like you guys would rather have something to b*tch about than to enjoy the most exciting win of the year.
  7. Linus
    What a jump
  8. Linus
    Ok all you second guessers - thumbs up or down on Varland in the 8th? No thumbs, no second guessing.
  9. Linus
    Keaschall needed to get two on that.
  10. Linus
    Rocket in the scorebook.
  11. Linus
    It’s somewhat a byproduct of a couple of their guiding principles. They have been reluctant to use high draft picks on pitchers so selecting Greene may not have even been on their list. I believe they got Royce to sign for under slot so they got one of the pitchers for over slot. This was one of the first times where I notice that Falvey was going to outsmart everyone. I mean anyone saying they wouldn’t want Greene over Royce right now is crazy but thats hindsight. Royce could still end up being the better pick as they both should have many years left.
  12. Linus
    This. I think baseball overall has little appeal to people less than 30 years old. The three true outcomes have made watching pretty boring even for an older guy like me that grew up with it. You stack these problems on top of the Twins specific blunders (especially the TV debacle) and you have the perfect storm for apathy.
  13. Linus
    I don’t “hate” the Pohlads - hate is an emotion that is too strong for sports. I don’t think they are good owners and Thats goes all the way back to relocation and contraction threats. They have made a series of mistakes, especially lately that has likely sealed the deal with most fans. I do believe they have realized they would have a tough time reshaping their reputation with their customers.
  14. Linus
    I get what you are saying but I assume they are trying to do their best. If they are just not good enough Thats is on the FO to find better players.
  15. Linus
    Us humans are funny, we focus on complete outlier outcomes and ignore what happens 90% of the time.
  16. Linus
    I don’t think it’s that complicated. He’s as good as his location. He struggled with it in the minors and has improved in the bigs which is an accomplishment but it is still not a strength. There are few pitches nasty enough to be successful if not properly located. If he can’t take the next step his ceiling is back of the rotation guy which ain’t bad.
  17. Linus
    Agree that Falvey isn’t going anywhere until the Pohlads sell. As far as figuring out who to blame I have no issue with that. It’s 80% Front Office and 20% Rocco simply because they impact every aspect of the organization including who the players end up being that the manager manages.
  18. Linus
    For me it has to be a package deal - one goes they all go.
  19. Linus
    The Twins are currently 7-15. No reason to panic as there is a bunch of the season to go. However the math is not looking good. With 140 games to go the Twins will have to go 74-66 the rest of the way just to get to .500. Let’s say it takes 87 wins to make the playoffs. The Twins will have to go 77-63 the rest of the way to get there. Is that impossible? Nope. Is it likely? Nope, not unless they pull off a white hot streak where they win 10 in a row or something similar. Currently their offense is so frequently bad that winning streaks are not likely despite good starting pitching. And that would also assume they start winning right now with no more extended losing streaks. Hence the old adage: you can’t win a pennant in April but you can lose one.
  20. Linus
    Keaschall has a nice compact swing with a direct bat to ball swing path. Notably, no other Twins hitter uses that type of swing, hmmmmm….. Anybody notice the early strikouts looking on fastballs right down the middle? I am convinced that is the analytics / scouting report telling those guys this guy is going to throw you a slider with two strikes. So they look for that and are willing to go sit down if it’s something different. I just categorically disagree with this approach. Our organizational hitting philosophy has turned most of our hitters into guess hitters.
  21. Linus
    I like the opener - we get to find out what our deficit will be in the first inning instead of the sixth.
  22. Linus
    I do not remember him. The Cuban connection to the Twins is so interesting. I wonder if anyone has ever done an in depth piece on that.
  23. Linus
    Especially a sled.
  24. Linus
    I will not miss Vasquez next year.
  25. Linus
    Every time.
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