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  1. Beast
    He doesn’t deserve anything. He’s been awful. He’s already been afforded multiple opportunities other players don’t get due to his draft position and family name. Its so strange to me. I don’t know the root of the blinding bias, but it’s clearly there. Numerous people here want to jettison players who have much better and longer track records, and provide more value, but have this unshakable loyalty to one of the worst players in the major leagues right now. He literally has no redeeming skill that should keep him on a major league roster right now. It would be one thing if he had defensive value, but he doesn’t.
  2. Beast
    So they’re just going to keep running Maeda out there aren’t they? Get him out of the damn rotation and get Ober in there. My God. What is with them and their inability to recognize when a pitcher stinks.
  3. Beast
    This is where the FO has struggled. It’s already cost the team a couple of of games. They have this pompousity that they can turn guys Pagan and Megill into good pitchers where nobody else could. You’re better off paying a little money and signing somebody. If they’re so smart in regard to pitching, why can’t they go identify someone like Chapman on a 1 year $3M deal? He’s got 17 strikeouts in 10 appearances and a WHIP under 1.00. I know that’s hit or miss also, but a lot more likely to succeed vs. just throwing Pagan out there over and over for like 5 years.
  4. Beast
    Current core? Yes. Current supporting cast? No. If guys like Maeda or Mahle are starting playoff games, and guys like Pagan and Moran are getting playoff appearances, I don’t think the pitching staff stands a chance. To avoid that we need Gray to stay healthy, which he hasn’t been in a number of years. The position players look good enough on paper. Taylor has been great, but I wouldn’t trust him to get a hit with 2 guys on in the bottom of the 7th in a one run playoff game. I’d hope Buxton is back on center. Kepler needs to return to form, which is a huge ask. Alex K as well. Miranda needs to hit for more power. I like our chances much more than previous years to win a playoff series. I don’t think we can make a run to the championship yet. Another good offseason and some prospect development - maybe in a year or two.
  5. Beast
    And they want to keep Nick Gordon n his place. I don’t know what is going on either, but it’s gone off the rails. Maybe ergot poisoning.
  6. Beast
    It’s mind blowing to me that some are still clinging onto to Gordon. Most have come around. He can’t hit. Never has been able to, aside from the outlier last year. If you were able to get that from him consistently, he may pass as a platoon, replacement level guy. We have 4-5-6 of those guys in AAA right now at their floor. He has no defensive value whatsoever, don’t know why his “ability” to take up space at multiple positions matters. Great guy by all accounts. But, there’s a lot of great people out there that don’t get free rides in the MLB. Wallner is a much better player right now. Larnach is a much better player right now. Julien is a much better player right now. Kirilloff is a much better player right now. It’s absurd to have a list of guys like that stuck in AAA for Gordon. If he catches in and succeeds somewhere else, good for him. I hope he does. But, he’ll probably go unclaimed. Nobody is banging down the door for a nearly 30 year old with no high end tool or upside. 40 man spots are too valuable.
  7. Beast
    Such a waste having Ober down in AAA spinning 5 inning shutouts. Get him up here. Piggy back him off another one of these starters that cant finish 5-6 innings. He’s probably better than Maeda and Mahle right now. Last night would’ve been a good example. He could’ve come in and thrown 3-4 innings after Gray, you don’t burn every quality bullpen arm we have, and we probably win the game.
  8. Beast
    All of the other things aside, what are we doing pitching a guy like Moran, who can’t throw a damn strike, in a 4-2 game in Fenway Park? Throw someone even remotely competent and it’s game over. Quit overthinking it, Baldelli. Lefty-lefty matchups make no difference when your lefty can’t throw a strike. At the very least, have the wherewithal to see that Moran isn’t getting it done and make a change. I was at a gathering for work and every casual sitting there watching the game was making that call. That’s just a crap loss to take, and one that should’ve been avoided if proper decisions were made from the dugout. Talk about the players not holding up their end all you want, but they (except Moran) did enough to win that one. You can’t always decline criticism on the manager and point at the players.
  9. Beast
    Phenomenal deal.
  10. Beast
    He’s had a very rough few games. But he also looked like one of the best hitters in baseball for a couple weeks to start the season. He could be hurt right now. Maybe he was pitched to a certain way and hasn’t found the adjustment. Maybe he just hates Yankee Stadium. Who knows, but I’ll give it a few more games before getting too worried.
  11. Beast
    Can’t complain about a split in NY. Especially fighting some injury issues. Could’ve easily won 3 of 4. Lopez certainly pitched well enough to win, Cole was just on fire (and probably cheating like German). He probably should’ve only allowed one run. At the MLB level, the home run that bounced off the top of the wall should be caught, and it’s a can of corn in most other ballparks. Overall, pretty happy with how things are going. Asking for more feels unreasonable.
  12. Beast
    You’re upset somebody read an article and didn’t assume something published in the article was a mistake or autocorrect? I’m not taking sides in this absurd bickering match with attempted low key political flexing and virtue signaling (exhausting). Just think this is a fascinating outlook on reporting and publishing content.
  13. Beast
    That’s a huge win for the team. Not only in terms of their W-L record, but fan morale, national coverage, confidence, etc. It also came with a cobbled together group from the minors (Varland and Garlick), and in Yankee stadium. Massive. Really impressed with this team. Injuries could be an issue, but it feels like special could be brewing here.
  14. Beast
    They keep finding ways to win games. Gotta give them that. But, for the love of Pete, get Nick Gordon out of the cleanup spot. He had 6 guys on base in 3 of his 4 ABs. He averaged 2.33 pitches in those ABs, 7 pitches total. He took 1 ball. 3 swinging strikes, 1 looking. Put two balls into play meekly. Stranded all 6. His other AB was 4 pitched, swung at all of them. All ABs were with 2 outs. He ended 4 different innings. That’s just absolutely terrible and unacceptable. Get a professional hitter behind Buxton. There are guys on this roster that can take a higher quality at bat even with all the injuries. But, that’s my only gripe. The pitching is unreal right now.
  15. Beast
    Nick Gordon might hold the honor of being the worst player in the entire MLB. What does that say about our brain trust that throws him in the freaking lead off and cleanup spots? Unreal. Dude cracks a .700 OPS for the first time in his decade long professional career and they give him the world.
  16. Beast
    You have to make Kirilloff earn it. He looked great for a short time a few years back, but his numbers in the majors are largely poor. You can’t just plug him in based on nothing more than a hope he can return to form. Larnach has impressed me. Gallo has arguably been our best player outside of Buxton. I’m not taking them out of the lineup for Kirilloff until they go completely cold or Kirilloff lights St. Paul on fire. Polanco gets second base back without question. He’s the most tenured and consistent players on the team, arguably. He brings a combination of reasonably good on base and contact skills that we don’t have in anybody else. He’s a key to this teams success. I have no issue pulling time from Gordon or Donnie Barrels to get Polanco in the lineup. They provide nothing of value aside from being warm bodies. Barrels brings something against LHP, but not enough to be concerned about forcing him into the lineup. I agree with a poster above. If Kepler doesn’t figure something out at the plate soon, you can’t keep running him out there. Maybe he’s an option to be replaced (although I don’t see that happening).
  17. Beast
    I think we were getting a little ahead of ourselves with the excitement. We just lost a series to the Miami Marlins and looked embarrassingly futile offensively. This day off thing is just getting out of control. We really can’t even get through week 1 of the season, which already has multiple off days built in, without pulling the plug on guys? Nick Gordon leading off yesterday, now Solano hitting third today? And people here are constantly handwringing about there being no room on the roster? This roster is still an absolute dumpster fire. The only thing that’s really changed are the hideous jerseys.
  18. Beast
    I’m not sold yet. It’s still very early, and as stated we haven’t played anybody yet. With the balanced schedule, we don’t get to beat up on these bad teams as much as we used to (mainly central division opponents). An easy schedule now means a hard one later. the bullpen has been good. But, the it still concerns me. I just don’t trust Jorge Lopez, and we’re still running Pagan out there way more than we should be. Same with the rotation. Lopez looks like a stud. Great trade. Ryan looks like Ryan. Another great trade. After that, Sonny looked rough in his outing. Mahle is a ticking time bomb until proven otherwise. I need to see more from Maeda as well before concluding he’s back for good. There’s certainly a lot to be excited about there, but it can change quickly. Offensively, we’re already tapped out in terms of depth. I know some people love Gordon for whatever reason, but he’s just not that good. Him hitting lead off at any point is a huge concern for me. That’s just terrible. Al cantata is a great pitcher, but the offense looked beyond anemic last night. If we need to rely on Joey Gallo to hit multiple extra base hits to score runs, it’s going to be a long year. I don’t expect Larnach to keep up his hot start. We’re still riddled with injuries. I’m fairly concerned about the lineup right now. Great start to the season, but I’m reserving judgement until I see more.
  19. Beast
    We have plenty of fine leadoff hitters. Why Baldelli keeps inexplicably throwing the worst option for the lead off spot (arguably) into the leadoff spot is a mystery. Buxton is our best all around hitter. He hits for a ton of power. He avoids double plays better than anybody in the MLB. He should be put in a position to hit with runners in base. Other than that, put anybody there. If Polanco makes it back, he’d be a pretty good candidate. Gallo’s ability to see pitches and take walks would even work fine. It may even help Kepler to get out of this prolonged funk if you took some of the pressure off and buried him in the 7 or 8 hole.
  20. Beast
    The move was never a head scratcher. It was clear why they did it. Nobody on the roster can stay healthy, and the “surplus” hasn’t proven they can sustain production at the MLB level. If people can’t see the value in a player like Gallo, I don’t know what to tell you. Throw the offense in the trash, even though there’s significant upside: The guy can play every position in the OF at a high level - a place we’ve been decimated by injury in recent years. He can play third, a place we have an unproven Miranda (defensively). He can play first, where our once top prospect has spent 2.5 years dealing with chronic wrist issues. Back to offense: We have no threatening left handed hitters (no, Nick Gordon doesn’t qualify). We have next to nobody that can take a good, professional AB and work a deep count consistently. We don’t have a ton of power. If he can even partially bounce back from last year, he could check all those boxes. The guy was a perfect fit for the Twins. Especially when you don’t want to lock yourself into a long contract. Being optimistic is a good thing. But, just blindly hoping that “surplus” of players would pan out givin their individual histories wouldve been negligent. Letting that group ride is how you end up collapsing like we did last year.
  21. Beast
    No, they’re just being used improperly (mainly Ober). None of these guys are workhorses by any stretch. Even if they were, we just saw Baldelli again yesterday pull a starter with a shutout fairly early in the game. So, instead of getting creative and using a 6 man rotation or piggy backing guys like Maeda and Ober in the same game, they’re going to fill the void created by short starts with low quality relievers like Pagan, Sands, etc. It’ll cost the team games, for sure. The question is how many. 3? 5? I could argue it cost them at least that last year with just Pagan alone. It also may cause issues with lining up starts. Let’s say Mahle cant make a start because his shoulder flares up and Varland and Ober started yesterday and the day before. You may not be able to get your MLB guys ready guys to fill those gaps and end up with whichever AAAA retread is available (Gonzales and Chi Chi types from last year). Maybe it only costs them 1 or 2 games throughout the year if they’re lucky. Still too many.
  22. Beast
    Did it hurt the Dodgers to relegate Maeda to the bullpen? I would say definitely not. It may have helped. It showed they’re not screwing around and want to win. If a player’s priority is not losing their spot to a superior player, I don’t want them for multiple reasons anyway. Good players want to win. That’s what hurts the Twins in free agent negotiations. They’ve largely stunk for 20+ years, with a ceiling of being utterly non-competitive in the playoffs. Free agents have seen very good teams hamstrung by being passive. They have seen HOF caliber talents like Mauer and Santa squander their career. They’ve seen the AL central teams playing in barren stadiums, televised on obscure networks that switch out due to bankruptcy every 3-4 years. That’s why nobody wants to come here. The Twins have cornered the market on yawn inducing apathy and hopelessnes. I’m a huge fan, but I can recognize that they’re one of the lamest professional sports franchises in any sport. That’s just my take on it. I don’t know if it’s Maeda I’d move to the pen, but I certainly wouldn’t be scared to. I do know that burning any of Ober’s innings in AAA is an absolute abomination of roster management. We’ll be lucky if throws 100 innings this year, and he could very easily wind up being our most effective starter while he’s healthy.
  23. Beast
    Burning Ober’s limited innings in AAA is just a gross mismanagement of resources. You could easily find the innings for him here while keeping him “stretched out.”. He’s never been someone who goes deep into games. Bad decision. Ball guys overthinking it.
  24. Beast
    Well, as a CPA that leaves with me a bunch of questions. ”Higher than revenues suggest it should be.” What does that mean? He needs to define a couple of terms there. What revenue? Total revenue? Operating revenue? Our payroll is very middle or the road, and we suffered one of the biggest losses? That sounds like a revenue generation problem, not a payroll being too high problem. Who the hell can’t figure out how to make money off of a professional sports team over there? You have a state of the art facility, some highly marketable players, you have a massive geographical region covering 4 states with multiple highly populated areas (Minneapolis/St. Paul, Duluth, Rochester, St, Cloud, Mankato, Fargo, Sioux Falls, multiple cities in Iowa, etc.) that are completely devoid of competition. Another point: There are a lot of ways to make it look like you lost money on paper. Depreciation and Amortization - what’s that number? How much did the Pohlads draw from equity? How are they recognizing certain revenues (deferring, etc.)? Do they recognize the unrealized appreciation on the value of the team? Carl bought the team for $44 million in 1984. It’s worth $1.5 billion now. It went up 5% last year. You have the audacity to tell your fans, who paid for your stadium, that you’re losing money? At the end of they day - it’s your fault you can’t sustain a middle of the road MLB payroll without losing money (which is disingenuous). Do your job better. If the team hadn’t been godawful for the last 15 years, maybe you wouldn’t be “losing money” on a $130M payroll. You need to sell me the product. Would Ford motors come out and say, “sorry guys, you just have to accept a worse car than our competitors - were actually putting way more into making them than we should be! - you’re welcome!” What an incompetent. If I were a Pohlad I’d have half a mind to have his office cleaned out before he got in this morning. What a disastrous things to say PR wise. Things were going fine on the “cheap Pohlad” front, and he just reopened the can.
  25. Beast
    How can Acuna and De Andre have a higher current hit tool than a guy like Julien who put up a higher average against better competition? Seems flawed. Future I understand. But, current is current.
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