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  1. David Maro
    Time to be honest they had 3 player's that did anything with the bat. They were Bell,Clemens and Lee. Some may say what about Buxton,Jeffers and Keaschall. Both Buxton and Jeffers were terrible in the second half. Keaschall was average at best until moving to leadoff. The time has come to move on from Wallner,Larnach and Lewis. Those who say Larnach could be DH,why he can't hit LH pitching. Keeping Wallner in AAA for what reason. With Lewis he has had 2 years to show he is the player he once was and failed. The new PC should be meeting with the staff as we speak to work on control and location. That may mean a change in velocity of a mile or two to help with location. That would help Bradley and Rojas who have good stuff,but walk themselves into trouble.
  2. David Maro
    Who cares who they hired as PC,their job is in the title. Far too many pitchers are not pitching. Now it's all about throwing 100+and they have no idea where the ball is going. If you watch someone like the Mis he is just trying to throw 104 past hitters. And all you hear about hitters is that they are working to increase their bat speed. The other thing is teams don't care if an injury happens because they have a replacement ready. What happened to a pitcher fielding their position. They throw the pitch and are falling off the mound off balance and not in a position to protect themselves. What is it going to take to get this to change,a major injury that no one wants to see.
  3. David Maro
    Jeffers will not take the QO for one more year with the Twins. Because he would be another year older and his value would be less. How many teams would offer a multi year contract for a 31 year old catcher. If he's looking for 3 years he will want that starting next year. Because the FO made the mistake of not trading him at the deadline they will have to offer him the QO to receive something for him. Next season will have to be a bridge season at catcher and hope that Tait or Lackey are ready in 28.
  4. David Maro
    Just another money grab by a team that can't give the fans a winning season.
  5. David Maro
    Let's hope he figures it out quicker than Lewis on pitches out over the zone. With the amount of at bats he's had versus Lewis he should be fine. With his fielding again he has limited time at SS and will probably settle in time. The one thing that could change the whole thing is moving him to the other side of the diamond mid season. It is a way different thing when you have to turn to throw to 1st versus facing 1st from SS.
  6. David Maro
    The team will be sold after the CBA is finalized so all parties know about a cap and or a floor. Another thing was brought up today on Cowherd that the owners are talking about shortening the season to 154 and changing the playoff format. These are somethings that could bring a change to the sport. Looking back to Joe stepping down and Tom taking over that decision was probably the minority owners request for them to sign on the dotted line. They looked at some of the public statements that Joe made and wanted a more positive speaking person representing the organization.
  7. David Maro
    Again this is a small market team that doesn't need to spend almost double a player's salary for poor offense. Time to move on from him wishing him well. He had his chances to get back to what he was in 23 and it is now 27 and hasn't gotten close. He has become the organization's new Sano,keep bringing him back thinking he will get it this year.
  8. David Maro
    When I say coming back with the same roster is the definition of insanity I'm saying that I believe they have 10 if not more players on the 40 man that should be moved. By doing so would put a fire under some of the players remaining to improve their performance.
  9. David Maro
    They changed manager and coaches and had the same results. Time to change the roster or will again have the same results. Shelton has aloud SP to go 100 pitches time and time again and Ober can only get thru the order the first time. He is not Greg Maddux and even if he was that was then and this is now. He is only one of the many on the roster that should be moved. Coming back with the same roster next season is the definition of insanity.
  10. David Maro
    This team needs major roster moves for 27. If and that's a big if the season starts on time this roster isn't 14 games better next season. With the White Sox and Cleveland looking this good and the Tigers will be better it's going to take 90+ to win the division. And they just aren't good enough to win a WC series.
  11. David Maro
    This organization needs to start thinking like the Brewers and Rays they are not the Yankees or Dodgers. Falvey tried bringing big money FA's in and how did that work out. Ryan will be a FA at the end of the 27 season and will not be interested in signing a team friendly deal. Why would you hold on to a player that will be gone. They just did that with Jeffers and hopefully they learned a lesson. With his history of fading in the second half his value could be less a the deadline.
  12. David Maro
    Just read that they parted ways with Pete Maki which in my mind is a good thing. Hopefully this means that more changes are coming. I was looking at the 40 man and can think of 15 names to move on from there as well. If they really want to compete they can't keep bringing the same players back year after year. TP needs to decide if Zoll can do the job or move on. And Shelton should be going over the 40 man and deciding who should stay and who should go. I just read earlier today the Vikings traded JJ McCarthy for a 5th round pick in 27. Sometimes you need to bite the bullet and move on. Players like Wallner, Lewis and Ryan should be on the list to move. Shaking up this roster is the right thing to do for 27 and beyond.
  13. David Maro
    This is 2026 going into 2027 throwing 87,88 doesn't play anymore. You may fool hitters the first time around,but not the 2nd time. Ober's offspeed is only 4 or 5 msp different and as you saw last night the Rangers were all over it. If going to the BP can change that then that's where he should be. Kremer has a little more velocity and a bigger difference in his offspeed,so he is #5. With the other arms developing it is time to move Ryan before he and his agent look for the big contract. This is a small market team that needs to think like the Brewers or Rays. It was said last night that Lopez left the team to ramp up his rehab. Hopefully that means he is looking to be ready for the start of the season when ever that is.
  14. David Maro
    The 1st base position has been a black hole for years now and really needs a in house solution. They have signed numerous FAs and only thrown good money away. At this point Lewis is a fair glove but no bat. And people thinking Keaschall could play 1st are dreaming,he couldn't field 2nd and now you want him at 1st. He needs to remain in the OF, in LF because of his weak arm. You would then have ERod in RF with better defense and stronger arm. With Jenkins in CF which would be a far better OF. When and if Buxton can play you play him as your 4th OFer. You could package Lewis and Ryan for a catcher and yes that may be a price to pay but its time to move on.
  15. David Maro
    Hopefully this is only the start of things to come. When you have a bad product it needs change and this is and has been that for years now. Time to look and see if you can get some people from the Brewers or Rays to come over to get this organization looking up for the future.
  16. David Maro
    The whole thing is a mess because of Buxton. With his injury history the team carried Outman to cover CF if Buxton went down. Now that is on the FO because Outman is far from what he was in LA but had no options. Then the medical staff didn't help the matter at AS break telling him he wouldn't do anymore damage if he could play though the pain. I think everyone knows that the older you are the longer it takes to come back from injury and or surgery. And another thing that seems to happen is when you favor a injury you have another. To be realistic he should have had the surgery around the AS break and it maybe would have been less complicated,but now that's all hindsight. Anyone who believes that he has value to this team at this point of his career is fooling themselves.
  17. David Maro
    Love all the talk about should they bring Bell back or not. This team is a way worse team than just Bell. They could drop 15 or more off the 40 man roster for starters. Looking at the roster from the start of the season only 3 players performed at or above expectations. That would be Bell,Clemens and Lee. They drove in almost 250 RBIs alone,you would need to go to 6 other players added up to get there. You win games by scoring more than your opponent and this team is way too pull happy and doesn't play baseball. Being a small market team the plan needs to be more like the Brewers and Rays and less like the Yankees. Every year the Brewers and Rays spank the Twins because they play baseball while the Twins play HR. Time to move on and make major moves at numerous positions or like being a 4th or 5th place team in a division that is getting better.
  18. David Maro
    This team was eliminated a long time ago,they never were able to go on a run. Even in baseball a team has to put together a winning streak. How do you think Cleveland overtook the White Sox. To many games given away by one aspect of the game or another. If the BP wasn't imploding the SP wasn't able to get out of the 1st inning without giving up runs. And last but not least only having 3 players with 75+ RBIs when you win by scoring 1 more run than your opponent.
  19. David Maro
    A season is and has been 162 games and if a player can only go 100 or less pick a different sport. I hear the NBA season is 82 games,so maybe that would be the sport.
  20. David Maro
    Bradley's problem is and always has been between the ears. His stuff is above average but he needs to have a more bulldog mentality. Maybe should sit down with Jack Morris this off season. As far as Lewis goes he may have found the position he can play,but his bat doesn't play. When he stands tall in the box he is fine. The problem is when he dives out over the plate swinging at pitches he shouldn't. He loses his top hand and the bat. That may be a pitch recognition problem that should have been dealt with long ago. I think he should move on to a different organization who maybe will be able to fix him. This organization is in the bottom of the division again and has to change or the fan base will.
  21. David Maro
    Has anyone looked at the standings,this is a 4th place team in a division of teams playing 500 ball. They need to make major roster moves to improve the team in 27. All the talk about Jeffers isn't going to help the team do what needs to be done. Why wait for Lewis to get back to someone he isn't. He had a month or two in his major league career. Time has come to move on from 4th place players. I guess TP could sit on his hands and wait to see what the CBA looks like,but is that a good idea. Time for him to step up and show the fans he hears them. He now has another year of bad baseball to look at. Running the same team out next with only a couple of changes will only see the same result. They gutted the BP last year now it's time to do that to the position players.
  22. David Maro
    This team was bad coming out of ST when you have players like Gray and Outman on the roster. They also thought that Lee was the answer at SS. Then Keaschall at 2nd made up the middle very weak. You should have seen that Wallner was not looking ready to go and should have stayed behind. And having a patchwork BP put this team actually where it stands today 4th place and racing for 5th. Sorry but if everyone wants to see Bell,Clemens and Larnach gone because they want the team going younger,why is it that Buxton isn't on the list. This team should have been blown up last off season after the big sell off after the trade deadline gutted the BP. All you have to do is look at the White Sox team and see what can happen in doing so. If Tom P wants to make a statement to the team and the fans its this off season start over with a new roster,not just a spot or two.
  23. David Maro
    The problem with Maki is that it took over a 120 games to make changes with the SPs prep so they could get thru the first inning without giving up runs. They would also be 20 to 30 pitches in going into the 2nd inning. It put the team at a disadvantage to have to get back in the game early. He is not at fault for the injury problems or the BPs up and downs because of the gutting that took place last year. That issue wasn't addressed in the off season and having to go to the waiver wire took time. Again as I have said before Falvey and Levine were brought in to build a pitching pipeline that never happened. The majority of the pitching staff are do to trades made. It's time to draft and develop pitching in house. That doesn't mean a couple of arm's that means drafting numerous arm's and with good coaching get them ready for the show.
  24. David Maro
    How about the fact he is not 20 something anymore and his body takes longer to recover. It's really becoming the beating of a dead horse. If he's only been able to play 50%+ of the season why does everyone think that will increase. I said the other day sit down with him and his agent and tell him we are going younger in the OF and want you to be the DH. That may make him ask for a trade because he doesn't want to DH or maybe he has changed his mind about that.
  25. David Maro
    All the talk about Buxton's future with the team is tiresome. First off he's having hip surgery on Friday and months of recovery. The organization and manager could sit down with him and his agent and say we are going to go younger in the OF in 27,but could have a spot for you at DH. Everyone knows that Buxton doesn't want and was not a good DH. So he maybe would except a trade after the start of ST showing other teams he has something left in the tank. On another note Erod looks far more ready for the show than Jenkins. Made the great play and throw to 3rd. And all of his at bats had great swings with good contact. His HR started the 4 run inning and the BP did their job.
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