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  1. mluebker
    No, it just has nothing to do with the point I’m making: The Twins are getting part-time players for full-time salaries. You don’t have to guess what I mean, I’m saying it straight out.
  2. mluebker
    I sure didn't say the Twins were the only ones with injury issues. But it does seem they're collecting injury-prone, part-timers who are great when they can play, but the problem is the "when they can play" part. Nobody can rely on any of them being in the line-up every day. And let's not forget to add Correa to that list with Lewis and Buxton. If those guys aren't able to contribute commensurate the the salaries they get paid, then it's time to make some changes--maybe find them slots where they're less likely to get hurt. But I'm pretty sure all of them will be expected to run to first base from time to time. Look, I want them to succeed as much as anyone. But how many chances do we give them? When do we acknowledge they aren't and probably never again will be the guys they were when they were signed? When does a small-market team with serious budget constraints like the Twins make some hard choices and cut their losses? Are we satisfied getting part-timers for full-time money? Hope isn't a strategy. Right now, a third of the (projected) starting line-up is unlikely to be on the field regularly for anything close to a full season. That's not a great place to be starting it.
  3. mluebker
    Amen.
  4. mluebker
    Exactly. So how do the Twins get the most out of him and keep him healthy at the same time? DH? First base?
  5. mluebker
    So what, just keep him on the roster and pay him to sit on the IL? Maybe make him a DH? Or just stock the roster with fragile, part-time players at full-time prices? (At least they haven’t signed him to a long-term, guaranteed contract—yet.)
  6. mluebker
    I’m sure he feels bad. But whatever he’s doing to avoid injury obviously isn’t working. He’s coming off months of rest and out of spring training. He should be at his best. But he’s unable to run 90 feet without straining his hamstring? The cumulative effects of his prior injuries apparently have taken their toll and no matter how much we feel for the guy and want him to succeed, he clearly can’t be relied upon.
  7. mluebker
    You’re absolutely right. But once a guy has demonstrated over 2-3 seasons that, for whatever reason, that his body is unable to stand the strain necessary to compete at the major league level, do you just keep sending him out there and hoping he’ll get better? When do you decide that’s not doing him or the team any good, and do something else?
  8. mluebker
    Of course I feel bad for Lewis. But there’s no question he’s injury-prone. And regardless of why, that means his value to the team isn’t going to be any more than as a part-time player who may or may not be available when they need him.
  9. mluebker
    It’s amazing how less durable they are these days, particularly how many end up needing Tommy John surgery.
  10. mluebker
    I don’t know of any particular thing you can do before running to condition your meniscus, but regular and pregame stretching can make a big difference with your hamstrings.
  11. mluebker
    How does a professional athlete playing at this level injure his hamstring running to first base? Heaven help us if he ever has to sprint in from third to field a bunt. What kind of conditioning and stretching routines does the guy follow? Seems like being able to run to first without injuring something would be a basic requirement to play baseball at any level.
  12. mluebker
    Oops!
  13. mluebker
    I can't for the life of me think of a reason why the Twins should trade Pablo Gomez for prospects. They actually have a pretty plausible rotation, so why decapitate it at the beginning of the season?
  14. mluebker
    There seems to be a growing sentiment that Lewis is the Twins’ 1B of the future, but apparently he has to fail at 3B first. Why not save the wear and tear of trying to pound a square peg into a round, harder-to-field position and just put him at first now? Then we all can worry about who’s playing third, instead.
  15. mluebker
    Much as I like traditions, this is one I’d like to see wither and die.
  16. mluebker
    Yeah, and this is the year Buxton and Correa both play 140 games.
  17. mluebker
    So the guy projected for 3B struggles throwing to first, shortstop is going to be manned by a guy who was on the IL almost as often as he was on the field last year, and there’s a gaggle of utility players who are competing to play 2B and 1B, with no one really a defensive whiz at the latter and none of them offering a whole lot at the plate. It would be nice if the hypothetical new owners would stop signing jacks-of-all-trades who might be adequate at play at two or three positions and get guys who actually are good enough to be starters at one.
  18. mluebker
    Looks to me like doing something for the sake of looking like they're doing something in order to placate the fans.
  19. mluebker
    It's kinda the opposite of the usual, "We like your bat, so we'll keep moving you from position to position until we find one where you don't suck." Problem is, there's only one place the guy can hit from.
  20. mluebker
    How many injury-prone and/or mediocre defenders do the Twins need in the infield these days?
  21. mluebker
    The Twins should cobble together an infield from the talent they have, hang onto the pitching they’ve got, and wait for the new owners—whoever they might be—to build on that.
  22. mluebker
    I’m not seeing where the stats bear that out. And Miranda seems able to make that throw to first and stay off the IL.
  23. mluebker
    As far as I can see, Lewis and Miranda are interchangeable at third. So why not move Lewis to first now? He’s less likely to get hurt and he’s going to end up over there sooner or later anyhow.
  24. mluebker
    Sounds good to me. More guys on the mound who genuinely can miss bats to mitigate the uncertainty of whoever’s filling in for Correa and Buxton, and a hypothetical everyday second baseman.
  25. mluebker
    Another season, another attempt to fill a semi-vacant position with a guy who’s not good playing there.
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