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  1. Old Twins Cap
    Defensive metrics are to be taken with a boulder of salt. That said, when Napoli recently hit one up the middle and jogged toward first and Dozier's off-balance throw pulled Mauer way off the bag, allowing Napoli to jog through for a hit -- I mean, come on, Dozier is not some kind of defensive wizard. His weak, side arm throws, his lack of range -- I'm not seeing above average defense, at all; more like, bottom third. Plouffe was good laterally; Escobar made the plays, LAST YEAR. Mauer is generally solid. Suzuki is a good catcher, but a lousy thrower. The Twins outfield is fine. You look at KC, they WIN games with defense. Top caliber plays, from Gordon in left to Moustakas, to Escobar at short, and particularly Hosmer and Salvador Perez. That's what a winning team's defense looks like. Not to mention Cain. I've seen them win games with just their defense. Twins are not there. Or close. And Dozier is nowhere near league average.
  2. Old Twins Cap
    Anything could happen. Jim Pohlad has been reading MLB press guides and now understands how other teams are structured. Twins? Happy to be living through the Dark Ages.
  3. Old Twins Cap
    Pohlad to Ryan: The Twins have failed at every level, total system breakdown. Fan base has deserted Target Field in droves. Never seen anything like this. You are fired! ....... Terry, let me know what's best for you in terms of when and how you would like to leave this organization over the next year. Pohlad to next GM: This is your team. Turn it around. Ask for and demand accountability. I want to clean house and bring in new leadership. But, whatever else, Molitor is your manager in 2017. Is it just me or are there generous hints of what is really wrong with the Twins in Pohlad's handling of this? Gardenhire's tenure went on and on. Now Ryan. Anthony is next.
  4. Old Twins Cap
    Keep dreaming. Anthony is the choice. One thing about Twins, they don't believe in accountability, they don't want it, and they don't plan for it. Hire from within allows the culture of mediocrity to perpetuate. I guarantee they will not bring in an outsider. That would disrupt the happy cluster-cuss world the Pohlads have created.
  5. Old Twins Cap
    Twins brand of accountability: "You're fired! When would you like to leave?" For F*xx's sake, what about the team?
  6. Old Twins Cap
    Vladimir is a pitcher; Estragon is catcher. Godot is Manager. Beckett is the owner.
  7. Old Twins Cap
    I remember in '84, still not a very good team, but there were signs -- a Gaetti here, a Puckett there, Hrbek. You could see some pieces coming together. When they score runs in bunches on the road, hit the ball up gaps, a three-run dinger that is way gone. That's when you know a corner is about to be turned.
  8. Old Twins Cap
    It should be mentioned that the Twins' "strategy" for the season was either flawed or non-existant. Sure, there have been a lot of injuries and lack of production from both veterans and rookies, but, at the end of the day, their off-season strategic thinking has been at the heart of their miserable season. Chief among them: Plouffe vs Sano at 3B, the outfield, Bullpen, signing Park, how to advance rookies. There is not a lot of brilliance emanating from the Twins FO these days. And certainly, as always, no accountability. No accountability at the top means no way to enforce it anywhere else.
  9. Old Twins Cap
    Lol. You know these are the Twins, right?
  10. Old Twins Cap
    Stewart throws a heavy ball, isn't that it? Lots of ground balls, very few HRs. That's repeatable.
  11. Old Twins Cap
    They didn't like the return for Plouffe in the off-season, gave him 7M, and never really considered the possibility that his value would DECLINE. Well it has because next year he's at 10M. There's nothing to be done. He's injury prone, below average hitter, who is overpaid. They played their hand poorly and are now stuck.
  12. Old Twins Cap
    Main thing is: Plouffe is a $7 M player right now, and going to be more next year. Writing is on the wall. He will not be given an offer by the Twins. That's wasted inventory in a major way. Hard to understand how the Twins FO became so feckless about roster construction.
  13. Old Twins Cap
    Trade him already. Somehow the Twins value their assets so far above the market assessment. So far that they are the worst team in the league. Think about it... the Twins can't trade their young talent because they are on the verge of being so good. And, they can't trade their veterans because they are the glue that holds the team together and won't get fair market value. Meanwhile, the Twins and their players, young or old, are just plain lousy. Hello? No one values the Twins players because they are on a lousy team and underperform and aren't worth anything -- in Plouffe's case, $7M, is a lot of clams. Trade him for a bag of fries. Anything!
  14. Old Twins Cap
    Another baseball season comes to this: looking at MiLB box scores late, hoping for a small ray of hope that this torment of ineptitude will find a tourniquet. And, not finding it.
  15. Old Twins Cap
    Just once, I would like a Twins highly-touted prospect to come up and play really well in MLB. Come to think of it, both Sano and Rosario did that last year, Santana and Vargas the year before, maybe even Escobar. Okay, I would like someone to sustain their level of production. Or, have Berrios or Buxton or Kepler simply go off and shine. Twins, can't catch a break, a prospect or a solid veteran. Nothing is working on any cylinders.
  16. Old Twins Cap
    I was hoping we could hold them to seven. It's like the 12 days of Christmas. 9 game losing streak, 8 games blown, 7 first inning runs, 6 lousy starts, 5 dumb base running mistakes, 4 stupid manager decisions, three rookies fail, two catchers wasting, and a lost season in 2016.
  17. Old Twins Cap
    So we give up a touchdown in the first quarter. Run back the kick-off.
  18. Old Twins Cap
    Meyer is with Dick Cheney at an undisclosed location. And also in the FBI secret identity program. He is slated to come back as 6' 9" starting MLB pitcher with a 95 mph heater and a nasty curve ball, that he throws for strikes. You know, build some value so he can be traded for a backup CF.
  19. Old Twins Cap
    Well, there's always the minor league reports. Thank you TD for that. On the other hand, the ML Twins are horrible at this point. In fact, it's all about the Minor Leagues at this point. Potential salvation.
  20. Old Twins Cap
    Super-subs can and should play everywhere. Super-sized clean up hitters should play defense at only one position: First Base. Twins are really acting like dummies on this one. You know something bad is going to happen.
  21. Old Twins Cap
    Do not discount the possibility the Twins get Nolasco a few more starts and then trade him. I certainly would. If you can get a MLB team to take on that contract, do it. Sure, he looks good now, but he's doing it with sliders and curve balls. Once MLB hitters wise up to that, or his arm gets a little tired from all the torque, he will fall back to earth. Look, if you had said to any of us in February: Nolasco will throw three great games to start the season, would anyone not have taken than in a heartbeat as a chance to get rid of him?
  22. Old Twins Cap
    Hard to see and appreciate the positives of an 0 and 9 start, but Mauer has to be one of them. Escobar another one, except for defense. And then, there's the starting pitching and runs allowed overall. It didn't help that the Twins started on the road at, arguably, the two best AL teams. Or that Chicago started hot. It is what it is, but a OBP machine in the middle of the lineup is exactly what is needed to produce scoring opportunities.
  23. Old Twins Cap
    I was going to say, "Did the Twins revamp his delivery or something?" Any news of changes in his repetoire? What happened? Twins look loaded with young arms in upper minors. If their young hitters ever come around, they could be a perennial contender, for a few years.
  24. Old Twins Cap
    I think he is done, at 33. Can't light up the radar gun. Not much movement. Sure the shoulder hurts, but it hurts a lot worse after the game when you blow the save and everyone can see that you are throwing 90 mph fastballs. Twins have no options with him. Either he can throw at 94 and hit his spots or not. If he can't, there's no where to hide him on the roster. So, they DL him and tell him to get his velo up or .... that's the thing, they have no place to go with this. None.
  25. Old Twins Cap
    Good night for Twins fans to go to bed early. And wake up to a new day. Wowsa.
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