OvertheHill
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Yeah I'm torn this way too. In the moment, it's exasperating watching these clueless plate appearances, yet I believe in the "math" that says they can only get better. I'm in that growing crowd of people that find this recent version of Twins baseball/roster construction nearly unwatchable. As it's been posted, why on earth would you ever throw a strike to most of these guys when they're so eager to help a pitcher out?
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Lou I should have started my post acknowledging that your article was both clever and accurate as far as Keplers value. All things considered he’s kind of an asset/luxury for the Twins at the moment but as you point out, is going to eventually need to leave the party. Like a lot of people I grew weary of watching pound grounder after grounder into the shift, seemingly unwilling to consider any adjustments. But hey, I saw him take a pitch the way recently! Im not banking on him getting traded, and he’s got too much value to just dump, but there’s a roster jam on the horizon and it’s going to be increasingly difficult to defend him, especially when this little hot (lukewarm?) streak ends.
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I'll agree to put away the torches and pitchforks as far as running Max out of town. For now. We have ample evidence to confidently know what he is; a plus right fielder, capable in a pinch of playing centerfield, with a decline (but not completely useless) bat. To my knowledge he's carried himself well, not been a negative clubhouse guy, and most casual (?) Twins fans think well of him. I just don't want to see him batting near the top of the order.
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Maybe not a Broadway show, but it’s supposed to be entertainment nonetheless. Im not alone in finding this brand of Twins baseball painful to watch. Rocco hasn’t shown any feel for the “moment”; his in-game decisions are uninspiring to say the least. That Gordon AB was classic.
