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  1. John Belinski
    If they picked players who strike out the most the Twins would have several players picked. I can not even think of any Twins hitters being in the top 5 of any spot in the field. It is really sad when a team has no hitter even close to being picked. It appears the Twins will be lucky to finish above .500 and the future doesn't look good unless some changes in leadership occurs, but that will probably not happen. The Twins have a nice baseball field, but fans will just not keep coming unless something changes. Signing Rocco as manager has really not worked out and he will never win a playoff game, but the Twins keep managers for a long time. I think that if they had signed Doug M as manager, instead, the Twins would have had a better record over the past several years.
  2. John Belinski
    The Rays have a good front office and good manager something the Twins do not have. The Rays do not overpay players like Buxton and Correa plus bring up young players from minors. Without leadership the Twins will continue to be, at best, a .500 club.
  3. John Belinski
    It is hard to support the front office of the Twins with all the questionable moves they have made recently. Over paying Correa, extending Lopez, extending Rocco, trading our best hitter for .500 pitcher, sending Wallner down and many more moves. Can not think of one really good move that the front office has made in last 6 months that helped the Twins.
  4. John Belinski
    Just do not understand why Wallner is not being called up? Twins need hitters and Wallner would seem to be the player that could help them.
  5. John Belinski
    Pablo Lopez has been fine? He is 3-3 with a ERA of 4.5 so he is a .500 pitcher with a high ERA. The Twins have 2 rookie pitchers with better records plus the front office gave him a big contract so we will have to keep him for several more years.
  6. John Belinski
    I just read about a former Twin hitting almost .400 so far this year. I wonder what the Twins record would be if he was still a Twin and the .500 pitcher we got was not on the team. Hitters that can hit .400 are very hard to find, but pitchers with a .500 record are everywhere. When the trade was made our front office said it was a win-win trade. It was really a win for the other team and the Twins were the loser. After looking at this trade and the signing of Correa it is hard to have much faith in our front office. Trading a good everyday player for a player that plays every 5 days just doesn't make sense.
  7. John Belinski
    Think the Twins should IR him and bring up Wallner. If Wallner keeps hitting then Max has to go. I have always liked Max, but he just is not playing well. Several writers have mentioned that he might have some problem with his eyes, but someone in management would know if there is a problem.
  8. John Belinski
    Our front office has made some trades that certainly did not work out, but it appears the signing of Correa was their worst move. Just do not understand why our front office decided to sign him when 2 other teams decided, after medical reports, to not sign him. I do think Rocco wanted Correa, but that should not have been a good reason to sign him. Those 2 teams now are happy they did not sign Correa and the Twins have him for 6 more years batting in the 3 spot with a .200 average. Everyday this looks worse and worse. As a Twin's fan I can only hope Correa starts hitting, but he looks lost at the plate.
  9. John Belinski
    Max was a favorite of mine, but he just cannot hit anymore. Setting Wallner down was really a big mistake for a team that needs hitters. Rocco just cannot make changes. How long will it take for Rocco to stop using a .200 hitter in the 3 spot? I can only assume that Rocco keeps thinking that Correa will start hitting so he leaves him in the 3 spot. Correa is the worst hitter in the 3 spot in all of baseball. Move him down until he starts hitting and then move him back to 3 spot. For a manager that looks at numbers it is really hard to understand why he is keeping a .200 hitter in the 3 spot.
  10. John Belinski
    Trading our player with the highest batting average for a .500 pitcher looks more and more like a bad trade. WE had a hitter that would get on base every game and played everyday that we traded for a .500 pitcher that plays every 5 days. I think the Twins would have a better record if they had not made that trade. Our two rookie pitchers are better than Lopez and they did not require the Twins to trade away their best hitter. The Twins front office has been a disappointment making this trade and then signing a .200 hitter for $200 million. After two teams decided not to sign Correa our front office signed him, but I think that Rocco wanted him and now the Twins have a .200 hitter in the 3 spot for many years.
  11. John Belinski
    Lopez looks like he has no control over his pitches and is certainly a big disappointment . Think Wallner should have been recalled based on his hitting record in the minors. OK game since we can't win them all. Happy to win today and take 2 of 3.
  12. John Belinski
    Correa is number 1 by a large margin. Then maybe Rocco for batting Correa in number 3 spot where he hits into a number of double plays when there are runners on base. Correa has cost the Twins 2 or 3 wins when he hit into double plays with several runners on base. There is NO reason Correa should be batting in the 3 spot since he has lowest average of any 3 spot hitter in baseball.
  13. John Belinski
    Their faith in Rocco certainly seems to be misplaced. The signing of Correa after two other teams rejected him and then extending Lopez after just two good games seems to show they may not be doing the best of jobs.
  14. John Belinski
    Wow the Twins were lucky to win this game. If our 2 overpaid stars (double play Correa and strikeout Buxton) had not left the game the Twins would have lost this game. Just do not understand why Rocco keeps batting Correa is the 3 spot, he is the worst 3 spot hitter in baseball. If Rocco doesn't change then he needs to be replaced. No other team in baseball has a .200 hitter in 3 spot. I keep wondering how good the Twins would be with an experienced manager, but we will have him for many years to come due to front office.
  15. John Belinski
    WOW Rocco finally took Correa out of 3 spot and the game. It is so sad that our 2 $100 million players can not produce and we win with them on the bench. If Correa would have come up to bat with bases loaded he would have hit into a double play. Maybe Rocco will finally move him down in the lineup. I was wondering how long Rocco would leave Lopez in the game last night. One of the worse outings ever by Minnesota RP. Hope we do not use him for any close games. He makes Pagan look good.
  16. John Belinski
    When your top 2 paid hitters both hit into double plays it shows the Twins are in trouble. Only Rocco knows why he keeps batting Correa at top of lineup when he is just not hitting. Rocco must think Correa will start hitting, but maybe dropping him in lineup will help take pressure off of him. No other team in baseball has a number 3 hitter with a average of about .200. Rocco will just not make changes and that is one of his problems. If he refuses to make changes then the Twins need to hire a new manager, but the front office just extended his contract. I guess we will have to put with losing teams and Rocco for another 3 years which is so sad for Twins fans.
  17. John Belinski
    With Gallo having problem with his leg it would have seemed to make sense to put him on IR and let Wallner play a few more games with the Twins. This should have been a easy choice for the front office.
  18. John Belinski
    Maybe Lewis is the spark that has been missing. Without him the Twins would have lost that game. Sometimes when a player gets hot it also rubs off on other players so the whole team plays better.
  19. John Belinski
    I hope the Twins can win 1 game, but they way they are playing it would be a surprise if they win 2 games. Sending Walkner down made no sense for a team that needs hitters and base runners, but what can we expect from our front office. It seems like the Twins have no leadership anywhere, not in the front office, not from manager and not from players. Unless something changes the Twins will not be a winning team. Looking at last half of 2022 and now 2023 unless something changes the Twins will have a losing record. It seems like the front office and the manager are just hoping something changes, but are not willing to make changes. It is hard to be a Twin's fan and watch this team play poorly.
  20. John Belinski
    The team really needs leadership and it just doesn't seem like Rocco can provide it plus no player seems like a leader. The 2 high paid players should be expected to provide leadership, but have not shown any leadership due to poor hitting. Buck is really a part time player and Correa is hitting about .200.
  21. John Belinski
    The Twins front office just extended his contract so they would look foolish if they replaced him, but they looked foolish when they extended him.
  22. John Belinski
    Sending Wallner down just did not make any sense when he has been on base 8 times in a row. If the Twins had a good front office they would have found a way to keep him playing. Why not IR Gallo who has an injury and is not hitting? It seems odd that fans have some ideas, but the front office doesn't.
  23. John Belinski
    I was surprised they did not find a way to keep Wallner on the roster since he was doing so well. We need hitters and baserunners. I think he was on base 8 times in a row. It seems that they should have found a way to play him. When a team has a hot batter they should play him until he cools off. The Twins do not have any player that has spark and need to find one to be a winning team. The 2 high paid stars are not providing any spark and if they do not start hitting the Twins will have a hard time keeping a winning record.
  24. John Belinski
    Both Lopez's have been disappointments. Starter Lopez looks like a number 4 or 5 starter and RP Lopez just cannot be counted on. I expected more from both of them.
  25. John Belinski
    Do you buy that Rocco is a good manager? How would you rate him? Is he below average, average or above average?
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