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  1. David Maro
    People seem to forget that Falvey and Levine came from Cleveland. They were going to build a pitching pipeline that never happened. The majority of SPs were traded for not developed. Making matters worse was messing up the TV deal by St Peter. The payroll thing makes any organization nervous when you miss on 2 big dollar signings. I don't think everyone on this site thought the Donaldson signing was a good idea. He was a selfish player who was only interested in his stats. Then making a even bigger mistake signing Correa the second time after he walked away. All those dollars could have been used for players that fit the team.
  2. David Maro
    The BP for the 27 season has to have arms ready to pitch not on the IL for multiple years. Someone like Sands is at the end of his time in a Twins uniform. The other thing that needs to change is stop with the 4 innings build up in St Paul. That plan is a waste of time,when has this plan been used this year. If the SP can't go 4 or 5 innings he shouldn't be in the rotation and yes there will be a game here or there that something happens. So do you really need a 4 inning guy sitting in the BP like the 12th or 13th player on the bench. The one thing the manager should be doing is if a starting player looks bad in the box for 2 AB make a change,is it a good idea for them to go 0-4 with 3 or 4 strikeouts.
  3. David Maro
    Its nice to see that so many of you believe the season will start on time. I said weeks ago that the roster needed a complete tear down next year. The 3 name mentioned should be only the start of the many changes needed. And for everyone saying bring this player up now and that player up have you been watching Jenkins AB. You can see a big difference in his AB compared to Culpepper's. Unless you put players on the bench for the last few games this year is riding the bench useful. If there's a ST that's the time to give players the opportunity to show their ready. As far as SP goes changes have to be made. I believe Ryan needs to be traded and with Ober in the BP or traded as well that opens up 2 spots in the rotation. Hopefully Lopez and Abel are back from injury. The BP needs to be addressed this off season not in season. I see at least 4 holes there with Rogers and Minter being gone. And 2 more upgrades to Sands who should be non tendered and not moving players back and forth week after week from St Paul.
  4. David Maro
    Look at the Reds who brought in Franconia,are they better now? The problem isn't Shelton it's the ownership and FO. People seem to forget Falvey was brought in to build a pitching pipeline. What pipeline did he build? Almost the whole SP was traded for and has spent a better part of the season on IL. Started the season with numerous players out of position and also not playing up to their potential. Wallner played himself basically out of the organization. It also looks like Lewis is heading in the same direction. Buxton kept trying to play on 1 leg and should have had surgery weeks ago. Some people also say the Jeffers injury was a problem,but looking back the team had a better record when he was on IL. Looking at the team as a whole Clemens,Lee and Bell have carried the team for the better part of the season.
  5. David Maro
    Watching Lewis hit is hard to do,he's diving over the plate again. Every team knows sliders down and away will get him swinging every time. All the talk about trading Buxton needed to happen long ago. He is in need of a hip surgery that should have been done already. No one can say it will be successful and he will be ready for next season. Even if he is he may have to move to RF or LF because of his limited mobility.
  6. David Maro
    Love all the talk on weather Larnach does or doesn't make a catch on a foul ball. If he makes the catch how strong of a throw can he make sitting on his butt. The play that was not made was Keaschall allowing McKinstry's double turn into a triple because of his weak arm. Every team knows it and will look to take the extra base. Time to be honest that the team has run out of gas. And in the last week Shelton has run out the same lineup with a poor result. What is going on with Caratini and Jackson and Ross? Just maybe they would have given the team a jolt.
  7. David Maro
    With this season over why is Buxton still with the team when he should be looking into the surgery he needs. Why do players wait for seasons end when they could have the required surgery. He is not going to make a difference in the end result.
  8. David Maro
    Glad football is back because the Twins season has ended!!
  9. David Maro
    People are missing the point I was making this team will look to sign Lewis to a Buxton type deal and he will remain a Twin for years to come. When he and Wallner should be moved in the OS so the team doesn't have to deal with someone who is in St Paul or Slumping for the Twins. Until the other night when the game was over and no pressure Lewis was 5 for 59 or some ridiculous number. He needs and they need a change of scenery.
  10. David Maro
    Coming out of ST everyone knew this team wasn't going to be good. They lost Lopez and anyone who thought Lee was the answer at SS was asleep. Moving on to 2nd base and Keaschall who because of a weak arm was positioned there. Signing Bell to play 1st base knowing he was not good on defense. Hoping that Lewis would be a player from the past that didn't happen. He is the new Buxton,a player who is hurt or slumping. Bringing Buxton back to play in the Field of Dreams game was a bad idea. Taking half the season to figure out who's at 1st and 2nd,SS and 3rd cost them probably 10 games. Who on this site if you were a GM would trade for Ryan after seeing him give up 6 homeruns in a game and look really bad in his next outing. There was talk that Larnach was traded to the Astros but the owner stopped the deal. And then of course thinking Wallner playing himself back to St Paul because he struck out 50% of the time. The trades that Zoll made to upgrade the pitching haven't worked. Hoffman is a bust,he walks too many hitters. Kremer can't pitch 3 or 4 innings without giving up multiple runs. Minter seems to be a after thought for Shelton to use and he's a FA this OS.
  11. David Maro
    They made changes to Bradley's starts and now to Prielipp's as well. Both were giving up hits and runs in the 1st inning and pitch counts were high. Bradley is throwing 10 to 15 of his warmup at game speed. They are limiting Prielipp's innings because of his injury history. These last two games are certainly not the norm for this team or any team. Scoring 26 runs happens far and few times in a month in 2 games. With Kremer pitching tonight the Tigers may score 10 or more. I hope that's not the case,but he seems to lose focus in the 4th or 5th inning.
  12. David Maro
    If he really wants to play next year he should be having the surgery this week. To many players want to get treatment and then realize its January and the injury is no better. If he goes that route he will lose the 27 season. The 26 season is over and having him on the field for a handful of games is silly.
  13. David Maro
    All the talk about not trading Ryan on or before the deadline is silly. Every GM saw him give up 6 HR's in a game and also not look good in the next outing as well. He has shown to not be able to pitch a whole season in his career. They had to move both Jeffers and Larnach because you now see the affect of them playing for a team that everyone is saying they won't be on next year. If the team still wanted Jeffers you have to think an offer would have been made by now. And Larnach is playing to show other teams what he can do and I think he has fallen off because of no trade.
  14. David Maro
    The season was over after the Phillies and Padres series,because of being swept. Then to lose 2 to the A's put the cherry on top. The best part of the season is no more Rocco ball. Shelton has allowed the SP to go longer and the players most of the time don't just swing for the fence. They still have holes to fill in the infield and OF. If and when the 27 season starts they need to decide who they are. And hopefully they don't start moving players all over the field like this year.
  15. David Maro
    Culpepper and Jenkins look good for the future,but let's be honest with Keaschall he's a player without a position. His glove is bad but his arm is worse. There are kids playing in the Little League WS with better arms. And does the team really want a DH with warning track power. The only position is 2nd base and that has players lining up who will play it better. Unless Lewis is moved this off season 1st base is out of the question. He may be a trade chip to get a SP or BP arm.
  16. David Maro
    If people listen to Shelton he asks Buxton before every game after warm-ups are you good to go. That sounds like he has concerns on weather or not Buxton wants to play hurt or not. Sometimes the manager has to do what's best for the player and the team. If a Dr tells you the injury is not going to get worse that doesn't mean you are good to go. The next 2 weeks are going to be the most important for the future of the season. Having a underpreforming Buxton in the lineup may be the teams downfall.
  17. David Maro
    The big problem is Jenkins will be on the roster September 1st,but the White Sox are in town August 28th. Buxton has been a player in waiting his whole career and his team can't wait any longer. It would be wise to put him on IL Thursday and have Jenkins ready for the White Sox. With all the division games ahead the team can't wait for Buxton. The next problem is the BP starting to show the inability to throw strikes. They are coming in and walking the 1st hitter they face. They have to clean that up now or it will end the season.
  18. David Maro
    Turn out the lights the party's over!!
  19. David Maro
    Missing out on bases loaded and 1 out again was the turning point of the game. Good teams add on and bad teams don't. If they want to stay in the hunt this has to change today not next week.
  20. David Maro
    It is August 19th and teams will add 1 position player and 1 pitcher September 1st. That is when you will see Jenkins and Ryan will be back. As far as Buxton goes who really cares if he is in CF or 1 of the other outfield positions. He plays 100 games or less in 162 game season. At his age and health history who thinks he will be on the field for more games go forward. It's time to move forward next year with a whole new outfield.
  21. David Maro
    It's time for Jeffers and Buxton to s__t or get off the pot. This team scoring in the 1st and zip after that isn't going to work for long. You can't load the bases with no outs again and again and not score. Time and time again man on 2nd no outs and can't even get them to 3rd. They aren't playing baseball when things like this happen.
  22. David Maro
    As I said weeks ago every team knows pitch this team in the bottom of the zone. The other thing this team can't hit junkball pitchers. You will see that tonight with Perez pitching for the Braves. And of course he is a LH pitcher so Shelton will load the lineup with RH bats. This is the week to show up or start setting up their golf reservations for October.
  23. David Maro
    There isn't a single person here that thought this team would be in the position it's in at the start of the season. You all wanted the rebuild to start in April and now that they still have a chance it's bring up this guy or that guy. They brought Culpepper up and he hasn't set the offense on fire. The 1st of September is just around the corner and they will add Jenkins and a pitcher. And then again Buxton will probably be on the IL,because I think he just wanted to play the game in Iowa. Which ever team ends up being the 3rd WC in the AL or the NL has 0 chance in the playoffs.
  24. David Maro
    Sorry but Keaschall is a player without a position. He can't field the ball at 2nd and even if he can field the ball in the OF he can't throw the ball. When he makes a throw it looks like he is short arming the throw. His throws are more rainbow than line drive. His bat is fine,but defense is hard to watch. Can this team afford to have him in the lineup everyday. Because the team can only have one DH maybe he is the DH against LH pitching. It would give the team a better look at Roden for the next couple of weeks.
  25. David Maro
    Lewis was on MLB before the game and told Harold Reynolds he was going to go deep to LF. That's hard to do when you SO numerous times. Watching Taj start the game he doesn't have the mental makeup to pitch in a game like this. He needs more experience before having him in a game like this. You saw how Nola handled it versus Taj and its more between the ears than ability. The whole lineup looked like deer in the headlights swinging off balance and striking out again and again. They all seemed to be trying to hit one into the corn.
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