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  1.    rdehring reacted to a post in a topic: Twins 3, Marlins 0: Bailey Ober Throws 1st Career Complete-Game Shutout, and Maddux
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  4. 1985Fan
    Wait, you mean a pitcher can survive facing the opposing lineup two or (gasp) three times! Someone call Rocco and Falvey to let them know it is possible. Loved listening to Molitors’s comments about Jeffers being able to get in a groove at the plate due to being in the lineup more often vs. sitting every other game during Rocco/Falvey. A catcher can play 2/3 of games and won’t explode! Add that to the list of dumb rules Rocco forced onto the team. And the double steal….. So nice to watch a game with Shelton managing.
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    The hype machine still exists! How many times do we get fooled before we learn? I’m not saying KC won’t be a good or maybe even great SS/player, but to anoint him the heir apparent after SSS is a bit much. Since this analysis is solely stat based, there must be analysis on how much to discount AAA numbers vs. MLB. Is there a 10, 15, 20% or more drop-off between AAA and MLB? Let’s revisit KC’s performance in late July to see if he can breakout in AAA as the author suggests.
  17. 1985Fan
    Great team, great season. Mayo Smith was the manager in 1968, not Sparky. He was not an MLB manager yet in 1968. Anderson managed Detroit starting in 1979 through 1995. I remember him more for him managing the “the Big Red machine” teams to two WS wins in 1975 and 1976. He did guide the Tigers to WS wins in 1984.
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  23. 1985Fan
    Wallner is not a big league hitter, I don’t care what the stats say. He can hit his bombs against a bad pitcher, but he’s a strikeout machine against good or great pitching. We were told that he worked on minimizing his exaggerated batting stance and movements during the offseason. He looks the same at the plate to me. On top of terrible swing, he seems to me to guess at the plate a lot. I don’t think he picks up spin or recognizes pitches. Combine that with his huge swing to come to the conclusion that he is nothing more than Sano 2.0. Sano had better swing, he just refused to try to put the ball in play and instead wanted to hit home runs every AB. As another poster said, Wallner isn’t a prospect anymore so it’s time he starts producing. I’d give him another month or so, then it will be obvious to all that he’s not going to be a consistent hitter. He’s just a K in the lineup, wherever you put him. Let’s see what Roden can do when he’s healthy. Should give ERod a full season, or close to it, in St. Paul before promoting him.
  24. 1985Fan
    Great play by Larnach AND Lee to get the out at home. Two perfect throws. Nice to see good defense on that play. I can’t blame Wallner on that blooper in front of him. Keep in mind the OF defense was playing deep to prevent doubles late in a tie game. This loss was on the offense, or lack of. Sometimes you have to tip your cap to the other team for good pitching performance and move on. Future is bright for Prielipp (with better command) and Rojas. It was a competitive game so fun to watch. Mets fans must be ecstatic that their multi-million dollar team finally broke out of their losing streak. I can’t imagine what the Mets fan base has been saying about that organization! Here’s a stat for analytics people: no team has made the playoffs after enduring a 12-game losing streak. Good thing Cohen is spending $300M on payroll!
  25. 1985Fan
    This was predictable going into the season. Lee is not a SS, we knew Keaschall’s defense was suspect (based on SSS from last year), and we knew that the bullpen was going to be a struggle. Bad defense was a problem last season and nothing was done to improve. It may be time to play Kreidler or Arcia at SS, but then what to do with Lee? Lee is the interim SS until Culpepper is ready to step in, but I’ve heard his defense isn’t great either. Next man up is Houston, but he’s a long way off, if he can prove he can hit. Im not a fan of Martin, but he has improved at the plate. Too many mental errors in LF and on the bases IMO. He just doesn’t have high baseball IQ. Im sure they’ll stick with status quo until the season is lost, then go with the young guys. Hopefully that happens mid-season to give the young guys enough time to be ready for 2027, but even that timeline would be extremely optimistic. It’s going be a long rebuild process before the Twins are contenders again.
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  27. 1985Fan
    The AB’s look more competitive overall. Not too many times do you see Twins hitters getting themselves out. It looks like they’re taking more pitches outside the zone, being patient, and making more contact during this winning streak. They look more confident at the plate instead of over their heads. I think that confidence comes from the success they’ve had. We’ll see if they can maintain the confidence when they go through a slump. Love the aggressive baserunning. I’ve seen attempts at bunting and hit-run! I think Shelton keeps them focused on advancing runners and keeping the line moving. Fun to watch! If they can keep winning despite the BP and poor defense remains to be seen….
  28. 1985Fan
    Lee needs to go to AAA to rebuild his confidence at the plate and in the field. He looks completely lost at the plate and it’s affecting his play in the field. Too early for Culpepper, he needs more AAA AB’s under his belt before he is rushed to MLB. Lee had <200 AAA AB’s before being promoted. I think he was promoted too quickly and that is a problem of the current player development system. Don’t repeat the mistake with Culpepper! Arcia was signed for this and bats RH. Between him and Gray they can handle SS and other infield spot starts. Would need to move someone off the 40 man roster. Hey, you’re out man.
  29. 1985Fan
    The good news is front office is being overhauled. They need to overhaul the player development part of the organization so they can turn prospects into MLB players.
  30. 1985Fan
    Looks like Roger’s is on the downward slide to end of his career, so this signing doesn’t do anything other than add an arm to the BP. Hoping he won’t add too much gas to the fire when he’s called into games. We’ll see how long he stays on the roster this season, but it doesn’t look good based on his numbers. I’ve not lost hope for the 2026 BP. I think Preillep, or Matthews, or one of the others starters could slide into a late inning, high leverage role and do well.
  31. 1985Fan
    Dodgers claimed him off waivers and stashed him on their AAA roster. I’m not saying Fitzgerald is a quality big leaguer, but if he’s good enough to be infield depth for the WS champions, I think he could serve the same role for the Twins. They could have kept Fitz at no cost and devoted their limited resources to somewhere else on the roster. Wasting their time and energy dabbling on the margins when they should be working on major flaws.
  32. 1985Fan
    With Arcia and Brujan already on the roster, why even make this move? Brujan was just DFA’d to make room for Gray. Falvey keeps Julien on the roster, so I expect to see him get AB’s this year (since he was outstanding last season). Not sure why Fitzgerald was released, but after the Dodgers picked him up off waivers, they passed him through waivers and he’s been assigned to their AAA. They must like him as SS depth (I did too). A lot of noise for no apparent reason.
  33. 1985Fan
    Great piece that generates lots of thought about what could be, both short and long term. I’m hopeful that the highly touted prospects are able to advance and succeed at the MLB level. I also see that much of the value on this list is generated from their trade value. Thats a problem for this FO since they don’t trade their top rated prospects. As others have pointed out here, this FO track record for players development is poor at best. As far as recent Twins player development under this FO, I can’t recall any prospects that have turned into all-stars. Joe Ryan was developed by the Rays, so outside of him, I can’t think of any. I put a lot more value on young guys with MLB experience. Guys like SWR, Bradley, Abel, Keaschall, and Lee. They’ve shown there is talent there, with flashes of all-star level talent. They should be higher than prospects that haven’t reached MLB yet. I get the thought behind these rankings, but a bird in hand is worth two in the bush (or something like that).
  34. 1985Fan
    I can’t understand how people view Wallner as a productive hitter. If you watched him last season, you could see he was overmatched on most ABs. He looked completely lost. Way too many short ABs, he was an easy out, if not an automatic out, for most of the season. I don’t see how that changes with his swing. He has the longest, most awkward swing of any recent Twins player I can remember. With that leg kick and movement from open to closed stance, I don’t know how he can expect to hit an inside fastball. He should be fighting for a roster spot as a DH. I would have him starting in AAA working on a new swing.
  35. 1985Fan
    Yes, he did. His older brother Oswaldo played outfield for Twins from 2013-2017.
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