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He battles - he seems to have gained confidence and mental strength as the year has progressed. The confidence makes him appear stronger physically. He has some holes but most guys do - gotta work around his issues. He’s got 4th OF and emergency IF spot in his future, somewhere - maybe at Target!
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Same comments and specifics for success can be applied across MiLB. Nothing new in these comments. I’m much more concerned about the ability to cultivate pitchers - behind the 3 Rookies currently being used. there are reasons to think they have 6 more guys that should be ready by ‘26. Even if just 2 of them hit, I’ll take that as a success. Matthews - SWR have OK stuff. - need to gain experience and guile - SWR is ahead between the ears, he’s 23. Matthews has enough stuff - probably needs another well executed pitch, same as Festa. Slider - Fastball need some more complimentary help.
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I don’t blame Baldelli…….. He did have Ryan into August though, and to that point he may have given them the best overall performance as a starter. Relief core has lost games but that happens all over baseball. Twins were 17 games over .500 and could have coasted to the #2 Wildcard by finishing 2 games under .500 from there. COMPLETELY lost their offensive punch! Last night: I get people being on Santana a bit for getting doubled off but when Jeffers can’t get the ball on the ground but it’s a force at 3B and the bunt was going to the right side. Jeffers - popped out with no outs and bases loaded - popped out on sacrifice bunt attempt - dropped throw that was chest high for a force out at the plate. He was rough!!! Threw well to 2B to be fair but he butchered up some BIG opportunities/plays!!!
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Way to not watch all summer and then post that you support a rebuild and that the farm system “isn’t in great shape……” If you haven’t watched nor paid attention since May I don’t think you have any clue on how “slow - undisciplined - lack of fire” the Team shows. If you don’t care to watch it’s your call - trying to recruit baseball fans to “join you…….for a free summer…,,,” is silly. Organization’s future isn’t bright? Look up the organization’s farm system rank. You read a lot this week for not caring. Team absolutely sucked offensively for the last 5-6 weeks - no doubt. Not going to quit following the club because of your negative spin………my assumption is since you don’t care about the Club and are freed up, you won’t care about what I post here either.
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Make It Official! Twins 8, Marlins 3: Not Dead Yet
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Make It Official! Twins 8, Marlins 3: Not Dead Yet
JD-TWINS replied to Steven Trefz's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Tuesday would be SWR’s turn…….I assume it would be more of an opener situation but he might not “open”. Festa would be on full rest (4 days off) by Tuesday. Probably some combination either way. Bad news is they have about a 15-20% chance to get in at this point. Detroit is a juggernaut & facing White Sox this weekend - they’re in! Mariners aren’t a concern as they need to pass us due to tie breaker. Royals need to lose & 2 or 3 losses are necessary……..possible since Braves will definitely be playing for something this weekend hosting Royals. Can Twins win 4? Can they win 3 just to have an opportunity? -
Julien is a big disappointment & Lee is more disappointing. Both are young. If Keaschall hadn’t needed arm surgery I think he may have had a shot at 2B by June 1 next year - recovery time puts him in flux until mid-summer at a minimum. Julien at 1B can’t be a serious option. He’s mediocre at 2B. His offense over last 5 months has shown very little promise. Trade value is low - can always move him for very little or release him next summer if he continues on current path. ……..He’s done it (130 OPS+ in ‘23) - so has Kirilloff (117 OPS+ in ‘23). I think Castro is leaned on early next year at 2B and they bring in OF help from FA market. Lee???? What’s he going to turn into? His current offense isn’t very bright! He may need 2-3 months in St Paul to get right next year?
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I hear ya - comparing Minneapolis draw potential to San Diego though is a stretch just considering weather differences.
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Not sure where your numbers come from? To me, worst case they are under 35,000 from ‘23. ……..most likely, with the weather expected and fan giveaways this weekend they match last year. If they budgeted 2% up tick (had to adjust any aggressiveness with TV so uncertain over winter) that’s about another 38,000 above last year. 73,000,000 x your $75 revenue per body is maximum of $5.5M
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So, I get the rest of the Game is up in attendance and not matching that is unfortunate. The reasons for the apathy has been outlined many ways here. Bottom line though is they match last year’s attendance if they draw 27,000 over last 6 games. They average 24,000 fans/game. It’s supposed to be 82F & sunny Friday-Sunday. WIN ONE GAME tonight and “they will come”. Even if the Team only averages 20,000 per game they’ll end up just 35,000 light in ticket sales v. ‘23. My assumption (live in Cincinnati) is tickets cost a bit more this year than last year? My point is Revenues can’t be very far off expectations in a budget done by the Club! It’s not some huge cloud over the organization.
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Williams was the best set-up guy in baseball for most of 3 previous years as well. ……..Duran at $3M isn’t going anywhere in any case. IMO, Duran, after a down year, may get to $2.1M based on his career as a whole…….that’s 3X his current base…..seems closer to real after this year of OK to good, not great. In ‘24 he’s 6-8 with a -.1 WAR and a 3.83 ERA.
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Hoping the Yankees lock out the O’s from Division Winner contention tonight. Burnes is scheduled to throw Thursday and they’ll want him ready for next Tuesday - not facing the Twins. Hoping the O’s “rest some guys” over the weekend!!!! Beat the Marlins or else - today’s the day.
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He doesn’t go to the plate and bat 40 times a night - the players need to get off their ass and get their chins up - it’s a personal revelation they need to come to through the entire line-up.
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I’m coming to this discussion late but I gotta say what others probably have, hitters need to remove their hands from around their throats when they get in the box. Jeffers - Lee are horrible & Miranda is right there with them. Lee looks like the worst hitter on a church league team. The author here called it correctly, stating, “Jeffers popped out for the 12th time in his last 11 AB’s” ……Miranda seems to have reverted to ‘23 Jose. Julien has been so bad he got his first AB in a week, in the midst of nobody else performing. Lewis seems to have come alive - encouraging. Just saw on MLB Central some perspective from the Clubhouse Leader - Correa: …….paraphrasing……… “….This situation is poison to some and fuel for others. Those that use this as fuel go on to have beautiful, long careers. We have a bunch of young guys and they are getting help from a lot of sources. In the end it is up to you…..” Been preaching this here for a couple months - the Manager & hitting coach & experienced veterans can only do so much to guide one in the batters box. The hitters gray matter - ability to focus - ability to maintain a confident outlook - and just plain talent are what needs to come together. Gotta do it - get it done, yourself!!!
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Boston series: ONE run through 11 innings on Friday night ……1 run in 9 innings first game Sunday ……..3 runs in finale on Sunday. Your point about the offense is very real. If the offense cannot get the pitchers 4 runs, there should be little expectation to win ballgames.
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Per Matthew’s article…….Zebby is 87 pitches in…….he’s got 2 outs and he JUST gave up a double to the #9 hitter…..Duran (All-star) left handed hitter coming to the plate. Experienced Lefty - fresh - with a .529 OPS against v. left handed hitters. I take him ever time if I don’t already know the outcome of the inning.
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So Duran is an All-star. He bats Left handed. Seeing what the outcome is and stating what should have/could have been done is silly, IMO. If Irvin gets the guy out, which is his job, (.529 OPS v. lefties) there’s no conversation nor second guessing. Matthew - great re-cap - great logical, fact based reasoning. Do we ALL wish something different would have transpired - absolutely. Trying to make Irvin’s walk of Duran and his advantage disappearing somehow Baldelli’s fault does not make any sense to me. It’s like saying Twins shouldn’t have started Lopez in the first game because he couldn’t get anybody out - what the hell are you thinking Rocco?!?!
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My daughter went to Toledo - love the Mudhens - former Twin’s affiliate back in the day. Ibanez is/was terrible. He hit a game winning HR against Twins and again a few weeks later against another decent Team in the 9th. Outside of these two games the organization couldn’t figure out how to hide him. Colt Keith is a rookie call-up - supposed to be good prospect but he isn’t Carlos Correa. Faedo isn’t as good as Ronny Henriquez (1.34 WHIP & 2-1 strikeout to walk ratio). Mize isn’t Joe Ryan…….etc etc Tigers have some guys hurt - Twins and every other roster does as well - Tigers guys are just guys ………Headrick has been hurt too, nobody cares…..nobody points that out in press, nor should they
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You think something as fickle as coaching helps a guy hit a 97mph fastball or a 12-6 curveball??? You/anyone can complain or “judge” all you like, it’s a free society. Thinking you can coach a guy to become a legitimate MLB hitter is naive. Sure, guys can be helped by pointing out good habits - bad habits - tweaking stances - weight shift approach - etc……Helping with what’s important in scouting reports - video. Thinking the Twins are lacking there or that the Manager helps guys become great hitters is nuts. Talented professional athletes are the guys that determine whether they get hits in their AB’s - their pitch recognition - their discipline - their mindset - etc. I like to think reality is the right world.
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Everyone’s got an opinion…….the line-up does appear cooked which is embarrassing! I don’t blame a bunch of 20 something’s running out of gas on the Manager - F.O. - Ownership……they need to kick themselves and each other in the ass!
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He’d have to throw ALL shutouts in September. I get the inconsistencies with the Rookies - the anxiousness when they pitch. Bottom line is the last start for each of the three were solid! Ober has pitched well his last 3 straight outings and Team hasn’t won a game. Lopez gave up 1 run through 6 last week - team lost. If your Team can’t score the Team will lose…..even Koufax needed runs scored……so would Gray.
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I get that. Cannot agree that guys aren’t hitting due to a lack of proper coaching!! There aren’t complex plays nor a bunch of Teamwork within the Team constraints of baseball. Generally, it’s mano a mano - pitcher v. hitter. It’s not basketball or football or soccer. There’s no rest during the game - no special complex defenses - offensively, there’s nothing the coach can do if his players can’t hit! It’s fair to the players since it’s the exact same situation for all of them.
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…….what’s the comment if “Matthews is left in” and he gives up a double or HR……then Baldelli is an idiot because he didn’t act. Irvin pitched fine in at least two outings I recall since picking him up. If Sands does come in during the 5th and folds as he eventually would - then whose fault is his failure? Is there NOTHING a player is responsible for?
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“Rocco & hitting coach are to blame for every hitter going into a slump at the same time”………………how much effect do you think coaches have on athletic ability and player’s individual success? Obviously, waaaay tooo much. If coaching determined outcomes anyone could be a great hitter with coaching and anyone that was once successful could then suck with coaching. Seem Logical? Jeffers has sucked for months…….Lee looks like a high school kid……..Lewis has come back to earth and his plate discipline looks like a 2nd year player……..how about Miranda over past 3 weeks? I got it, the coaches put all their focus on Kyle Farmer trying to resurrect his year - that’s why he’s heated up! PLAYERS have to perform. Pretty sure, to a man they would all tell anyone the same thing. Plate discipline is “discussed with coaches” but the players need to execute the plans - that’s it, completely on their backs whether they succeed or not. I guess we just disagree.
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There’s no argument from me regarding injury other than the reality that Paddack & Ryan are out & have been …….. Correa & Buxton, neither will play 100 games. Obviously, deeper than those 4 guys. Tigers, decimated? I’m not a Tiger’s deep follower but Ibanez getting hurt helped make a tough $$ decision - which was to get him out of the way. Carpenter has been nicked. Couple young contributing pitchers. Other guys seem to be on periphery of their organization, IMO. Maybe I’m uninformed? They traded 4 guys or so that would lead one to think they wouldn’t vault forward but to their credit, they have! Paquantino gets hurt for Royals and that’s their excuse per national experts - Correa was 3rd in BA in the League with a 3.6 WAR on July 12th & then he was out 2 months. Buxton was having his best offensive season (outside of HR total) and he missed over a month in his latest IL stint………….your point, nobody cares & it isn’t changing anything, complaining. Gotta get it together.
