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  1. NYCTK
    I've made my feelings on Matt Wallner known before. Happy to see him succeed, but I do think the Twins need to have a 4th OF that is able to hit lefties decent enough in the event that Wallner's inability to hit LHP persists. I do think a likely situation is the 4th OF having to share duties with Wallner in RF next season. This is a bit of a concern since our starting CF is also someone we know has to have a competent backup since he can't be expected to play 75 games in the field. Both of these players needing a planned competent backup is a huge burden on the front office in terms of roster construction. Castro can fill in, but an actual 4th OF is needed. Because much like this season, I'd expect them to get as many, if not more, starts as the starting 3. Case in point, useless 4th OF Margot is tied for the lead in OF appearances the next time he comes in. How pathetic is that?
  2. NYCTK
    He's pitched in 53 games and 10 times the team has been significantly worse off, largely because of him. This isn't bad, per se. But it's not great. The much, and rightfully, maligned Clay Holmes has been in 60 games with 12 hurting his team.
  3. NYCTK
    He's been a big disappointment. But that's due to expectations. I thought he was Clase. Turns out he's just a very good reliever instead of a shutdown stalwart.
  4. NYCTK
    At the same time, he is tied for the team lead in meltdowns, an occurrence of the team's chances of winning being significantly less when he leaves a game than when he enters. His Win Percentage Added on the season sits below Randy Dobnak and ahead of Trevor Richards: -0.11 WPA
  5. NYCTK
    Ew. Why would anyone want to associate with that POS? That'd be a good way to make sure I drop the Twins for good.
  6. NYCTK
    They didn't sign him. He was part of a salary reduction trade.
  7. NYCTK
    A lot of fans are rightfully mocking of the thought that the Twins are exhausted late in the season, and I'm right there with them...with the exception of the pitching staff. Pitching is so damn tough on the arm, whether they're in the rotation or the bullpen, throwing consistently for 6 months is really quite a task. I don't hold against Simeon his recent struggles. I still think he's a solid arm, but asking him for anything more this season is hard to do. If only this was entirely foreseeable and the team could have acquired backup at the trade deadline. Oh well!
  8. NYCTK
    I apologize, I didn't mean to quote the words, but express criticism of the sentiment we've all heard often and which was conveyed in your post. When Buxton and Correa were healthy, was that indication of good training methods? Frequently injured guys getting hurt again doesn't tell me anything about the medical or training of the organization.
  9. NYCTK
    I just hate this "woe is Twins" attitude. No, the Twins haven't been unlucky. The Royals are just incredibly healthy but otherwise every other team has to deal with significant injuries. The Guardians lost their Cy Young candidate in the first week of the season. The Braves lost their MVP. The Mets lost their Cy Young candidate for the near entirety of the season. The Brewers lost an MVP in the midway point. The Yankees lost their Cy Young contender and LF hot shot prospect for half the season, not to mention Stanton. Astros lost a truckload of pitching. The Twins lost high impact players to be sure, but anyone that though Buxton would play 162 is a fool, and Carlos Correa is only on the Twins because two other franchises took a look at his health and decided to cancel their contract agreement. So, can we really even be disappointed that these two players in particular are hurt?
  10. NYCTK
    This just isn't a very good team. They're completely fine. If we ignore the White Sox for just a minute, the Twins are a .500 ball club. Which is exactly how they've seemed since we last played the White Sox after the trade deadline. They may or may not make the playoffs and it doesn't matter because they're not the type of team that is going to make a splash if they do limp in. And it does come down to terrible management. There's nothing more emblematic than their trade for Manuel Margot. Apparently their scouting is so bad that a complete liability in the field was an absolute mystery to them. The star CF who never stays healthy was paired with a backup that can't hit or field. And from what I can tell, isn't even much of a clubhouse guy. Not saying he's a cancer, but he seems aloof.
  11. NYCTK
    You think Austin Martin is gonna jump from a .100 ISO guy to a .145? There's not a chance in a hell.
  12. NYCTK
    Do I have confidence the solidly below replacement player can become a slightly above average replacement player? I guess so. If he can prove competency on defense, he can be a reasonable utility player. But I haven't seen it.
  13. NYCTK
    Front office did a bad job building the bullpen and did nothing to address it when it was obviously wasn't working. Ownership sucks, front office is failing. At least the players are trying...
  14. NYCTK
    Cole Sands leads the team in "Meltdowns". That is, times he's come into a game and the team's chances of winning got significantly worse. I don't exactly trust him. But he's a fine #5 in the pen. Unfortunately, he's being forced into more high leverage situations due to the disappearance/ineffectiveness of others. I can continue seeing him improve throughout his career, and could potentially become a reliable bullpen arm. Happy to have him in there again next season.
  15. NYCTK
    Weren't people here just telling me how good Miranda has become at 3B?
  16. NYCTK
    Is he though? I guess he's as ready as he will be. He's just not any good either. He's better than Margot by way of being on a minimum, so he's got that going for him. I don't know, he looks to be Terry Tiffee at best.
  17. NYCTK
    Well...that's unacceptable. Jesus.
  18. NYCTK
    Martin is just a really bad baseball player right now. 😢
  19. NYCTK
    every position is "important". its just a fact that 1B is the easiest to fill. therefore, its the least important.
  20. NYCTK
    Yep. If we're resigned to this fact, we should trade him. I don't think that's true, but if you do, Royce is simply not a valuable player and he would return way more than he's actually worth.
  21. NYCTK
    Would love to see Lee play well enough to earn 2B, but man he really stunk. The last 89 PAs his OPS was 520. He didn't look outmatched and his peripherals suggest he should perform much better than that. But woof! I have a lot more faith in him being a good big leaguer than Julien, though, that's for sure.
  22. NYCTK
    Which is slightly better than Miranda this year and way better than Miranda last year. And his arm is significantly stronger than Miranda's. But sure, let's move the better athlete and defender off the position based on a fabricated belief that it might help him stay healthier?
  23. NYCTK
    And this is why anyone poo-pooing a Rich Hill signing are being stubborn. Is Rich Hill for sure better? No, but if we're playing important September games and in need of a start would I rather it be Dobnak, Hill, or Varland? I'm taking Hill.
  24. NYCTK
    It's easy to say it was a mistake in hindsight, but the team did the 100% right thing by playing him at that position on that day. You can't be afraid to move ATHLETES around the field because you're afraid someone's body is made of glass.
  25. NYCTK
    Dude has hit 230 in his minors career. He has made it up to AA, but even if he makes the show, he's going to be a backup infielder. They were completely right to trade him away. But sadly we had to take Margot in return so they won the trade by default.
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