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  1. shimrod
    Another Minneapolis Miracle
  2. shimrod
    Pitchalike too.
  3. shimrod
    Perhaps Walker is included in the upcoming Skubal trade.
  4. shimrod
    Twins adding salary? I think you meant to post this in "Just for Fun".
  5. shimrod
    It has nothing to do with being good or bad. The best managers in baseball get fired. It has to do with relationships getting stale and getting a new voice in the clubhouse. We'll never know if firing Rocco earlier would have pulled the Twins out of the doldrums, but it was certainly worth a shot. The fact multiple Twins regulars have looked better under Shelton is a clue.
  6. shimrod
    Left unsaid is what prompted the turnaround. Red Sox fired their manager and multiple coaches. Twins are currently playing at or above their talent level - this is not a call to remove Shelton. Just a reminder for the "a manager doesn't make much difference" contingent from a couple years back.
  7. shimrod
    It's all bluster and bravado until he actually strokes the check. Someone more media savvy than me can insert the Judge Smails meme.
  8. shimrod
    That's only true if you take the current approach, auditioning waiver claims and AAAA players until you find one who can pitch. Paying for established pitchers takes no time at all. Going young with the position players should free up payroll space for veteran RPs. To be clear, I'm not that interested in saving the owners money. I'm just realistic about how interested they are in saving their money.
  9. shimrod
    Correct. The trade deadline should be addressed from the perspective of bolstering the next generation of talent. The observation that the current MLB team has too many mediocre players is also correct. Twins should be looking to trade quantity for quality. We don't need a flood of new prospects. We do need to add above average players who are competent in all phases of the game. If we lose 6 or 7 players at the deadline, gain 1 or 2, and open spots for the youngsters it will be a success.
  10. shimrod
    After the win against the Cubs I came on this forum and made a positive comment about the Twins defense. I take it back. The last three games have been as brutal as any stretch the last couple years.
  11. shimrod
    It appears to me he throws too many pitches in the middle of the zone. How that improves in the BP is a mystery to me.
  12. shimrod
    The ability to make a play like that (or at least make it close) is why it baffled me the Twins gave so many 1B starts to the likes of Arraez and Solano. Length at first makes the entire infield better as it increases the margin for throws. Lewis can reach throws that would pull a smaller player off the bag, or wind up in the dugout. First base defense matters. Length, athleticism...all Lewis needs to do is keep adding experience and mastering the scoop.
  13. shimrod
    Twins defense is trending up. Thanks, Shelty.
  14. shimrod
    Materially changing the farm system? That's a mighty high bar for any trade; a straw man argument against trading. I'll settle for adding talent to the system, ideally at positions of weakness. No more left handed outfielders. The team has outperformed my expectations but that doesn't make them playoff contenders. There's still a large talent differential between MN and the top teams. Working to reduce that gap by trading pending free agents is smart baseball.
  15. shimrod
    Fans are accustomed to an inaccurate, often biased system. Occasionally corrupt. In such a system you want the call to go your way. Given the option of an objective, repeatable, accurate system most if not all fans will choose accuracy. The challenge system isn't it. It's much better than before but the limited challenges, plus the need to challenge, still allows mistakes. In my opinion the potential for challenge has already done a lot to clean up the calls. Maybe it's eliminating conscious or unconscious bias, "situational" calls, or likely umps simply perform better with immediate feedback on their mistakes. Whatever the reason it's better than before. Next year the league should take the next step and incorporate ABS for every pitch. If nothing else ABS will speed up the game and eliminate a point of contention between players, managers, and umps.
  16. shimrod
    Why is he still on the roster? Waiting for CO to cut Agnos so we'll have a ready replacement. Next reclamation project.
  17. shimrod
    I have no inside knowledge of Twins finances, this comment is based on information I've read at TD. Back before the Twins became the disaster they are now I recall seeing multiple posts on this site that discussed the owners philosophy on team budget. Budget plans included projected revenue and spending was a percentage of the budgeted revenue. Revenue above projected was not retained or reinvested by the team. It was pocketed by ownership. Skimming off profits from good years removes the cushion a better managed team could use to maintain talent and build the team through down cycles. A revenue setback due to any reason (Covid and riots come to mind ) can start a downward spiral that will be difficult to turn around. That said, in my opinion the failed negotiations that resulted in losing the local broadcast/cable television presence was a major factor. Out of sight, out of mind. When you have to actually spend the money to visit the park just to see a game it becomes really, really easy to stop caring.
  18. shimrod
    That would be me. God help me.
  19. shimrod
    Doesn't look like he's ok not being a power hitter. Swinging out of his shoes and missing badly last night. To be fair he wasn't the only culprit.
  20. shimrod
    Reminiscent of the Boston series earlier in the year. To echo an earlier comment, how can a team capable of playing this well play so poorly for long stretches?
  21. shimrod
    Nice to see a game where the Twins outshine their opponent on defense. In a similar vein I can't recall the last time the Twins had a baserunning gaffe. The last couple years we seemed to run ourselves into an out every other game. Almost have to credit Shelton for the improvement on the bases. I think Shelton is probably about average on strategic decisions but the improvement in fundamentals tells me firing Rocco was the right move.
  22. shimrod
    Either way the team isn't going anywhere. Josh Bells best season doesn't make the Twins a contender. You can rephrase the question as "Will Josh Bell be a deadline trade candidate?"
  23. shimrod
    This is why the Twins first base position has been a black hole for decades. The team needs to see you fail everywhere else before you begin learning to play there. I'd love to see the Twins give this kid a first base mitt and the rest of his minor league career to become proficient. His length is more beneficial at first than either center or third. It was infuriating watching the Twins accumulate throwing errors because the likes of Solano and Arraez couldn't reach a high or wide throw. It's just as infuriating watching the current Twins bungle one-hop throws that proficient first basemen handle with ease. A capable first baseman would improve the entire infield defense. That kind of capability is best developed over years of practice. Clemens actually shows the potential, with enough practice, to play an adequate first base. So of course the Twins are now cycling him through the outfield. Asking a 30 year old journeyman to learn the position at the MLB level is not ideal. The Twins disdain for first base defense is hard to fathom.
  24. shimrod
    Drowned out by the screaming of that massive crowd?
  25. shimrod
    I'm not the only one who thought it was premature to bring Lewis back. Poor at bats and lousy defense as expected. I think I read he got one game at second in AAA, today he's your starter. If you're going to change a guys position maybe a couple weeks of practice in the minors isn't a bad idea. The Twins management simply refuses to take defense seriously.
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