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  1. The Wise One
    Someone thinks that the Twins can sign a player to a contract with the intent of helping the player build back up their value. You are counting on an agent and pitcher believing that the defense will be better or thinking that defense does not matter. Lots of luck. I do not think there are many pitchers looking to rebuild their value who are K% of 100
  2. The Wise One
    The gain for trading Street was four prospects that did not pan out. I must be kinda dense. Why should anyone be upset that Perkins was not traded when the better closer at the time brought back scrap?
  3. The Wise One
    The lack of advancement must be leading to why they traded for so many of their pitchers.
  4. The Wise One
    Since the topic is DH, the difference in having an above average dh from what they did would be in the range of 20 runs. Not really enough to make much of a difference in those rankings. It would also do little to change the defensive rankings. Rankings will change as the vaunted prospects mature and grow as players, much as many others have done before them.
  5. The Wise One
    ESPN lists stats DH as DH. Twins rank right in the middle, number 8. They could have kept Morales or Ortiz and been better off. They could have signed Nelson Cruz. They could have signed Gattis, Laroche or any other number of respected hitters that went into the tank. The game of 20 20 hindsight is a painfull one. What the Twins have done is average for the league. That it is a revolving door is immaterial. What to do going forward is the question. For a rebuilding team, they should get as many AB to developing hitters. Revolving doors are just fine as long as they don't hit you in the behind http://www.espn.com/mlb/stats/team/_/stat/batting/seasontype/2/split/86/league/al/sort/OPS/order/true
  6. The Wise One
    It is likely the coaching staffs at all of his minor league stops, roving instructors, major league staff during spring training and maybe even the batboys have all told him to cut the strikeouts, make contact. A BB% usually near 9% shows he might understand the strike zone.
  7. The Wise One
    Are you sure that platoon means the same thing to both of you? Old time platoon was 2 guys, one position. So if you ask him about platoons, of course he is going to say no. If you asked him about building a roster with player flexibility you might have a different answer. He did trade for Punto and Gardenhire started him multiple positions.
  8. The Wise One
    Jorge Polanco has a woba of .326. Last year that would put him as 15th best hitting 2b. It makes it tough to trade him as a significant upgrade over what someone else already has. Trading him as a cheap alternative player wouldn't bring back a significant prospect. Play and develop him as a SS or hope that a team falls in love with Dozier and well pay a fair price. Shortstop seems far more likely
  9. The Wise One
    Trading Dozier could be a great idea. For a near top of rotation arm is another great idea. That takes a team with a need for a 2b, and arm to trade. Hate to be a nugatory person, it is not happening. The number of quality 2B on competitive teams are numerous. A rebuilding team would not want Dozier for the same reason people here want to trade him.
  10. The Wise One
    This team had playoff hopes like every other team does at the start of spring training. If everybody bounced back from off years. If the rookies from the year before progressed, if a couple pitchers step up their game the team would stand a chance for the playoffs. Perkins and Hughes not being right in camp was the first indication that there was not going to be hope for playoffs. When the battle for the last rotation spot was decided by who was not the worst , that should have removed all doubt it was not going to be their year. 12 games out of first place, 3 behind with 2 teams to bass to get into the playoffs fits the term contention. Also miracles
  11. The Wise One
    Last year the Twins overachieved. I guess none of that was influenced by Molitor. There is nothing saying that Molitor can not learn from his mistakes this year. There is also nothing that says Molitor can learn from his mistakes.
  12. The Wise One
    That is an unique way to respond to the alleged problem of players being better away from the Twins' coaching. They have had more revenue. The record this year or any other year has absolutely nothing to do with players being allegedly better away from here. Is Brian Duensing now a better post season pitcher because he is in Baltimore rather than the Twins?
  13. The Wise One
    When the mood strikes to rant about the poor coaching, various posters will point out all of the former Twins who performed better after leaving here, Fien, Guerra, and Nolasco would be the latest additions to the list
  14. The Wise One
    Refining control has not happened under Allen. I really think he was Ryan's hire,. The other side of the coin is that he was well regarded as a minor league coach. Marty Mason was in the Cardinals organization a long time. Do coaches forget things when hired by the Twins, or is it an organizational philosophy on how to pitch that has become flawed?
  15. The Wise One
    The Twins job has several limitations. The team with not a great potential for a cable deal will always be a lower budget team. Target Field already has more expensive seats than most, again I would not see revenue growth there. If the organization is seen as needing an overhaul that means you need to bring in more people. If you do not have a few people to bring in it means you have a few more unknowns to deal with. The potential for short term failure failure is greater than the potential for great success, what does that do for your career? Not just anyone is going to want the job.
  16. The Wise One
    People without names pulling out of the running left and right. Maybe, maybe not. Whatever innuendo you need to fit your point and go with it.
  17. The Wise One

    2017 roster

    The Wise One commented on Shane Wahl's blog entry in Field of Twins

    What is team defense and why do you think the team can win without it?
  18. The Wise One
    Yes sir. The Cardinals have also been moving infielders to the outfield upon many occasions. Such a proven stupid organization,, right? Yet some people get so upset at infielders in the outfield while teams have been doing this before. Jump on the bandwagon early. You , too, can be a leader. Remember platoons in the era of DH and 13 people pitching staffs falling pretty much by the wayside. Oakland had some success and people here started talking about how the stupid Twins were with their platoons or lack of. Cuban players. The first few signed and then the comments started to fly. Why aren't the Twins signing them was a familiar rant, a well as" I want a Cuban". Overshifts all the time was the rage . Not as discussed now. Get behind the multi position player concept before the trend starts in full blast. Once a trend starts, all sorts of ridiculous things will be proposed.
  19. The Wise One
    I don't see anyone prizing flexibility over talent. You can indict the Twins were their multi position players not working as multi position players but the truth is that they were not good at any position on a team that lacked talent. There may have been a perceived potential. Alas, the potential went unmet. If you have players that can play multiple positions it does help the situational hitting.
  20. The Wise One
    I would imagine why Maddon would think a player who worked at excelling playing multiple positions and had a bat capable of it would advance quicker than a player playing only one spot is that it would take a lot of extra work on the part of the player. I think any manager would want hard working players on their roster.
  21. The Wise One
    It is not so stupid to want players to have position flexibility. Thing is, they have to be players. Mocking Doumit, Herrman and Suzuki really does not make the idea of having player flexibility a bad one.
  22. The Wise One
    You need the heat maps to determine if there is any difference in how he is pitching in the minors versus the majors.. Do you get that concept? Deception works better in the minors, less capable batters in pitch recognition are in the minors. So is Berrios getting people out in the minors on the same stuff he threw in the majors? Answer that question and you will know if it is Berrios or the coaching. So thinking 'where might all that contribute to the problems come from' is a type of thinking that you do not get? What motivation does a pitcher in the minors, striking out batters and getting high prospect status have to listen to coaching when what he is doing is working? The other direction is why would a coach change what a player is doing if it is working? it is totally possible that in the minors the coaches are more worried about wins and losses than development and fundamentals. Coaching does matter. Do the Twin's minor leagues have deficient coaching or deficient reception to the coaching? The answer lies in between, but where
  23. The Wise One
    As Dozier had tanked the last couple of half seasons maybe the plan was to move Dozier. I know that it would come as a great shock to many on Twins Daily but things do not always go as planned As far as Garver goes, the may be that he is a part time player behind the plate as the more he caught, the more his batting dropped in Fort Meyers.
  24. The Wise One
    Too bad there are no heat maps for the minor leagues to see if there is a difference in Berrios' control minors versus majors. Likely the minor league players swing at more of his balls out of the zone than the major league batters do. Likely the calls are not as favorable. There is a large number for Berrios missing the strike zone. A 12.9% walk rate is not on any coaching staff. They likely talked a quite a bit about control. It is also likely he is not as effective from the stretch. I realize many people look at minor league numbers and think they translate well to the major leagues. Not every team has a roster of players with poor plate discipline. If only he could face a team of Arcias. I wish I could be so smart as to blame the coaching. Any player still owns their own performance. When things go wrong there have been multiple people telling him things. If I was smart and knew what was said early on to Berrios and his reaction and/or learning, that it is the coaching would be an easier sell.
  25. The Wise One
    Someone from a "great" organization might not be so great themselves. See Luhnow. Hoyer did nothing special while in San Diego, yet he looks real smart in Chicago. Cherrington. Those who want Cherrington please explain the Boston pitching staffs 0f 2014 and 2015
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