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  1.    mluebker reacted to a post in a topic: The Minnesota Twins Were Rostering MLB's Worst Position Player and Starting Pitcher Before Matt Wallner's Demotion
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  5. mluebker
    But it also seems to be a red flag with guys who’ve been around for 2-3 years and keep underperforming. They keep getting second and third chances because of that magic word, continue to disappoint, and still have people making a case to give them more chances when they’ve pretty much shown us who they are and what they can do.
  6.    mluebker reacted to a post in a topic: The Minnesota Twins Were Rostering MLB's Worst Position Player and Starting Pitcher Before Matt Wallner's Demotion
  7.    PatG reacted to a post in a topic: Royce Lewis and the Fastball Problem the Twins Can No Longer Ignore
  8. mluebker
    I think you nailed it. He’s a guy who obviously was successful at every level he’s played. He learned how to handle that just fine, but apparently is unable to deal with things not coming naturally or easily. He’s probably been the star on every team he was part of and thought that always would be the case. And that initial success probably convinced him that was going to continue. But now everyone else out there was the best or among the best, and it sounds like for the first time in his experience they’ve figured out his weaknesses and he can’t adjust. For all the talk of his talent and tools, he seems to lack the ability to deal with that kind of adversity. Send him down to try to fix that, sure. But at this point the clock is ticking.
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  13.    mluebker reacted to a post in a topic: Why Statcast Says Byron Buxton is Just OK in Center Field, and Whether It's Right
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  23. mluebker
    The Twins have always been and will continue to be a better team with Byron Buxton on the field and in the line-up. While the statistical analysis is interesting, it’s not relevant to his real value, much of which can’t be measured by numbers, but by the confidence in and respect for him his teammates and the fans have for him.
  24. mluebker
    I love watching a guy who can use his head like that to gain an advantage. Smart baseball.
  25. mluebker
    It’s tempting to think a spending spree would have made the Twins more attractive to buyers when the Pohlads were trying to sell. But there are just too many other factors in play (detailed in the comments above) that make the Twins’ and Padres’ circumstances too different. That’s not to say I wouldn’t _like_ to see the Twins invest in more on-field talent—I think doing so probably would make the team more attractive to some buyers. But $3.9 billion attractive? Not anytime soon.
  26. mluebker
    We keep hearing about Lewis’s potential upside while he continues to perform only marginally better at the plate than Kody Clemens, with far less defensive flexibility. While I started off a big fan, it looks like he’s never going to overcome his consistency and injury issues. Unless there’s a miraculous turnaround when he comes back from his current trip to the IL, maybe it IS time to start shopping him around.
  27. mluebker
    This doesn’t happen by accident, it happens because the recent iterations of the Twins have tried to build a strong offense with little regard for defense. Too much nostalgia for the Bomba Squad, maybe. The result is a roster full of guys who have little idea what to do with a glove, too many of whom have also not lived up to the hype about their hitting skills. So except for Buxton and Jeffers, it’s a roster with too many underachieving hitters who aren’t getting on base or scoring runs who then give away outs and runs when they take the field. The best you can say is they’re consistent (just not at anything that wins games).
  28. mluebker
    It’s getting old and worn out, because both of your statements are true. This is what it means to be a Twins fan in 2026.
  29. mluebker
    Dang, there’s always someone talking sense to me!
  30. mluebker
    Oops, you beat me to it!
  31. mluebker
    Then Brooks Lee can move to third. Culpepper looks like the Twins’ shortstop of the future—no need to try to turn him into another utility player.
  32. mluebker
    Even better yet I'd say managers should take both historical data into account as well as the current game situation, and make decisions appropriately… Or best of all, have a manager who’ll put down the iPad once in a while and actually manage the team based on his accumulated experience and what his gut is telling him. I hear that used to work pretty good.
  33. mluebker
    You’re a generous man and I hope you’re right. But it feels like we’ve seen this movie before.
  34. mluebker
    Meet the new boss(es). Same as the old boss(es). Ryan’s only given up one hit and thrown 85 pitches, but he gets the hook so the Baltimore line-up won’t see him a third time? With a stitched-together bullpen where no one even has a fixed role? It’s gonna be a loooooong season.
  35. mluebker
    Not on this roster. Too many “could develop into a reliable hitter” guys who probably shouldn’t even own a glove. Good for Lee for working on his defense.
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