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  1. shimrod
    Sad to say, but replacing the Buxton we've seen recently isn't a high bar.
  2. shimrod
    6 bats is three more than we're accustomed to. The real disappointment is that the guys struggling should be team leaders. A playoff push is when your core veterans should shine - instead we're leaning on rentals and rookies.
  3. shimrod
    Kelly maintained high standards for fundamental baseball. The drop off occurred after Gardy took over and got continually worse throughout his tenure. It infuriated me listening to the announcers obligatory "the Twins do the little things right" commentary as they made mistake after mistake.
  4. shimrod
    "In just two months as an outfielder,..." Says it all. If he's still a bad defender after an offseason of outfield focused work we can revisit this.
  5. shimrod
    This is where the Twins get it wrong. You're better off overpaying for an actually productive player than fielding an entire team of low cost players who cannot produce. Sure, you can't stock the entire team with overpriced players (unless you're the dodgers) but a couple don't hurt that much. No where near as much as the regular demoralizing losses. We're still paying Houston $10M/yr for relieving us of our last scratch and dent acquisition. Compared to that contract Jeffers for a year looks pretty good. EDIT: And let me add, my strong preference was to trade Jeffers at the deadline. Offering him the QO is a bad second option. I say it's better than letting him walk for nothing at all.
  6. shimrod
    I think it was a comment from another sport, but if I recall correctly an executive once said "There is no such thing as a bad one year contract." I was in favor of trading Jeffers at the deadline, but having missed that opportunity the QO is an absolute must. Ideally Jeffers declines it but if accepted what's the downside? The Twins have to actually pay a player what he's worth? After decades of acquiring scratch and dent players at scratch and dent prices it won't kill the team to just this once pay market rate for a productive player.
  7. shimrod
    Elevating KC was supposed to improve our defense. Last night was the first time I've seen him play and he was flat out bad. Really hoping that was first game nerves. The team is running out of positions to hide defensive liabilities.
  8. shimrod
    Sure they can, and should. Thinking they are in the race is the problem. Twins needed to sell, not buy. I've been enjoying the team playing over their heads much of the season; I like seeing them win. I do, however, realize they're playing over their heads and would never have traded away prospects in an effort to polish a turd.
  9. shimrod
    Agree on all points. Twins should have been selling.
  10. shimrod
    Guardians calling up a rookie tomorrow . Yankees did yesterday. Those teams are clearly not as well run. To be fair, Rodney29 was giving his opinion of what the Twins won't do, not what he would or wouldn't do. I don't see any indication he meant to argue the Twins are well run.
  11. shimrod
    Nothing like a successful deadline to fire up the team. Woof.
  12. shimrod
    Another Minneapolis Miracle
  13. shimrod
    Pitchalike too.
  14. shimrod
    Perhaps Walker is included in the upcoming Skubal trade.
  15. shimrod
    Twins adding salary? I think you meant to post this in "Just for Fun".
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. shimrod
    Twins defense is trending up. Thanks, Shelty.
  25. 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.
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