I'm guessing that I may not be alone here in being deeply disappointed in the apparent stubbornness by this organization to make changes or adjustments to a formula that clearly isn't working. Been discussed here ad nauseam that this roster is built like the 2019 Bomba thing is coming back: spoiler alert, it's not. We have an organizational philosophy built on swing for the fences, undisciplined plate appearances, shoddy fielding and base running, and no apparent consequences. All those guys in the dugout look just a little too comfortable to me considering how poorly they're meeting the expectations of their job. Hopefully the Miranda thing focusses people a little.
Miranda belongs in St. Paul to work on things, and I'm optimistic that he'll pan out eventually. As what, I'm not sure - he isn't going to magically morph into a plus fielder, and how many DH types do you really need?
I'm honestly the last person to advocate change simply for the sake of change; baseball is a marathon yada yada. But there's a disturbing pattern here of complacency - high priced "stars" looking unprepared to start the season, and no one visibly upset in the dugout when they put garbage like the 7th inning yesterday out there. As pointed out, Baldelli's post game didn't have the sort of fire it should, if only to placate the fans. Maybe that's the point I'm laboring to make - the fans really don't seem to matter to this mess. It's supposed to be entertainment, but I'm not inclined to keep funding this.