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  1. Linus
    Excellent article in the Strib today about the change in Larnachs off season training and approach. Larnach said that he had been coached to look to pull the ball hard all the time. Last offseason he trained with Torii Hunter and Matt Kemp who convinced him to stay back more, let the ball travel more and then hit it hard wherever. He now spends most of his BP hitting line drives the other way. Back to the future I guess. Makes you wonder how the prior approach has affected other Twins hitters. Also said he solved his turf toe by filing down the spike under his big toe.
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    Great info. Thanks
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    Total agreement. This rush to move athletic guys to first is asset mismanagement. The current problem is we need to develop another couple bats so there is somebody to move there is Miranda somehow fails.
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    Yea I’ve noticed that too. I wonder what’s up with that?
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    Glass half full: if Varland can find one breaking ball that works he could be a really good reliever. Glass half empty: Varland has been trying to improve his secondary pitches for years and hasn’t done it. It’s worth the effort because the right answer is different for each pitcher. Sometimes it’s to throw harder with less break, sometimes to throw slower with more break and all the options in between.
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    I’m excited about Hill and I usually don’t get excited about prospects until they perform at AA. What I am excited about is he is a pick that has some ceiling. We seem to take a lot of high floor guys but this kid has some ceiling. His mechanics look simple and repeatable and his delivery isnt violent in an attempt to throw hard. Three good pitches already and he is just getting started. Now we just need patience and let him build himself up physically and hope for good health.
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    Yea well that is not what I said. Go ahead and re-read what I wrote to answer your question.
  8. Linus
    I think you nailed it.
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    To add on to this if you bring him up before he is ready you start the service time clock ticking. So between that and the 40 man factor I don’t see him up with the Twins this year barring crazy injuries.
  10. Linus
    All baseball stuff aside, it’s pretty clear that Buck is a good dude.
  11. Linus
    The chances of either of the two happening are pretty low. If I had to bet on one of them it would be Julien making some sort of a comeback but for every young hitter that figures it out there are two that don’t.
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    I am really interested to find out what kind of defensive player he is. Ive not seen any kind of a deep dive on that other than he has defensive versatility which usually is code language for the guy isn’t a good fielder. The bat and speed on the bases would fit nicely into our lineup.
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    Fair enough. I think managers are in a tough spot when answering questions like this. Even if Rocco believes this Martin still has the challenge of enough playing time to realize the necessary improvements. BYW I meant to compliment you in my post for writing an in depth piece on a players fielding ability. We need more of these in the player profiles. There is a lot that goes into being a good fielder and stuff like this shines a light on that.
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    I’m glad we will get a clearer view of what he might be by pitching in AAA. Seems like there is some potential there but a 4+ era at AA doesn’t scream can’t miss.
  15. Linus
    I’m not sure that a quote from spring training is anything to hang our hats on. What’s he going to say - “Austin looks a little lost out there”? Could he get better - absolutely but he has to significantly improve at all aspects of outfield play and how do you do that as the 13th guy on the bench? If he is going to get good in CF they almost have to send him to St Paul for 3 months. It would be a shame but it’s the stupid tax they have to pay for playing him at short so much in the minors when we all knew he maybe would play a little at second. Now their evaluation tells them they don’t want him on the dirt at all which is par for the course for player evaluation with this FO. To be a good CF you have to get great jumps, have great burst and take great routes. Not many players can do it. It’s one reason why Buck is still great out there - he excels in all those critical skills so he will remain good out there even after he loses a little speed.
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    I hope he can make it back but I am not counting on it. Forget 2023 - his babip was 373 and the league had never seen him. The league adjusted last year and he did not. It’s a story as old as baseball. The bar is even higher because of his defensive deficiencies. He did improve in basic fielding of ground balls but let’s be honest he was brutal when he first came up. His arm is poor and he lacks instincts. His turn on the double play is slow and he frequently feeds the double play way out of rhythm. They should move him to first ASAP or just DH him.
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    I think you are right about the your guy comment. My apologies. As far as patience, those are plays you learn in Legion ball. The guy is going to be 28 and is in big league training camp - no excuse for that kind of bad baserunning.
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    Plus he is not competing with a Gold Glove. I get letting Santaning a clear shot last year as the difference in the glove was huge. Ty France? He might be worse than Miranda - at the most slightly better.
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    It’s fun to read about all of them. The one I am most interested in is EmRod. If he can hit in the bigs it’s a roster changing move. We improve our defense immediately and with neutral splits we cut down on some of the platoon tomfoolery. While I have concern about his hitting profile he really is a badly needed piece. Plus you could trade Larnach for something decent.
  20. Linus
    They made two outs on the bases - both by your guy Keirsey who looked like he is unfamiliar with the cutoff play in baseball. Good to see all the focus on fundamentals has our boys whipped into shape.
  21. Linus
    Yep. There are themes on this site that just circulate round and round. One is how some people think it’s ok to stash unproven / mediocre arms at the back of the pen because we can use them low leverage only. Three weeks into the season the 7th guy in the pen is coming into a tie game in the 8th because he is the only one available and people are wondering who these trash relievers are.
  22. Linus
    This is not make or break for him. He’s under contract and is going to pitch if he is healthy likely in the rotation. He likely will hit the IL at some point and if he pitches decent he might get traded but he is going to pitch and get paid.
  23. Linus
    Ryan Pressly says hello.
  24. Linus
    Well if things go as planned he won’t even get a chance to make it or break it. He’s not young and has poor control and command. Hopefully the Twins won’t need him this year.
  25. Linus
    I will always remember the Claw signal to the bullpen. Nice to read about his life after baseball. I’ll bet he has had a happy life.
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