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  1. Richie the Rally Goat
    furthermore, was he not a roving minor league instructor for the core players? How is defensive miscues and baserunning gaffes not on him?
  2. Richie the Rally Goat
    there’s a difference between baseball strategy and tactics. It’s clear he’s not effective at communicating or implementing the tactics. That doesn’t take away from his intelligence. I firmly believe (with no solid proof of my own) that Molitor is a rocket scientist of baseball that may not relate very well to his players and gets paralyzed at times by overthinking the outcomes and not making the timely moves. It also seems that Molly wears out bullpen arms and trots out injured players that he trusts and takes their word for it. He’s not my guy, and I agree with the posters looking for relatable and bilingual
  3. Richie the Rally Goat
    who should bat 1-4? You’ve got Mauer and the Eds and then.... Who? Adrianza? Grossman? Please put together a lineup.
  4. Richie the Rally Goat
    AL East, West and Wild Cards are locked, all they have to do is win the Central huh?
  5. Richie the Rally Goat
    ftp://ftp.baseballgraphs.com/wpa/WinExp.xls The linked chart is to calculate Win Expectancy for the WE chart portion of the WPA calculator. Score impacts him negatively, but he can never blow a lead, so it’s mitigated a bit.
  6. Richie the Rally Goat
    i think you just gotta be patient. Keplers k% down, bb% up, hard hit % up, soft hit % down, BABIP down.... he’s doing everything right but hitting into slight shifts. I don’t think a minor league assignment will help, and sure don’t think Cave will be better. BTW the strib article said Kep was reluctant to change his stroke for more homers, but his flyball rate is up. I think Kepler was trying say the cliched, “coaches think and I implement” type of phrase. It just came out wrong. Maybe he needs to flatten out a bit to try to raise his LD% rate a bit? I’m not feeling good about Carter. At least Morrison brings a little defense to first. Gotta spell Mauer once in a while.
  7. Richie the Rally Goat
    agreed, and it was the right call to do, but it was still a detriment to his development even if it was a necessity. It felt like Polanco had the same minor league development recipe as a US high schooler even though the rules were different. Had the FO taken a more aggressive approach, maybe he’d have been more productive when he was forced onto the 40 man and active roster.
  8. Richie the Rally Goat
    i hope Magill starts getting into some higher leverage situations and a little more regular in his implementation. He’s been so good, but so sporadic
  9. Richie the Rally Goat
    polanco is a prime example
  10. Richie the Rally Goat
    And the corresponding move Mauer and Motter http://mlb.com/r/article?ymd=20180615&content_id=281366410&vkey=news_min&c_id=min
  11. Richie the Rally Goat
    https://www.twincities.com/2018/06/14/twins-demotion-of-miguel-sano-part-of-holistic-plan-to-reboot-all-star-third-baseman/ Sano has said the right things - i nabbed this from the MLBTR snippet “It’s the decision they take and I take too,” said Sano of the demotion. “I’m not mad. They gave me an opportunity. No reason I can get mad. … I’m going to take pride of going down there and working hard so I can come back and be better.”
  12. Richie the Rally Goat
    they needed a roster spot for Belisle
  13. Richie the Rally Goat
    I think the pitching Falvine brought in was exactly as expected. This teams pitching went from worst to middle of the pack, a heroic feat. Morrison hasn’t quite delivered, but for 1 year 6 mil, no biggie It’s the players the Twins relied on last year that have not lived up to expectations. Mauer, Dozier, Sano, Polanco and Buxton. I’m not sure how Falvine is the cause of, or have predicted failure/injury with all of those players.
  14. Richie the Rally Goat
    If he continues this pace, he’d have to accept the QO huh?
  15. Richie the Rally Goat
    there are a number of holes in the lineup. Polanco is coming back, Gordon could be called up, Escobar has been great! Dozier has been very streaky in the past. There are realistic ways the team can improve 2B/SS with in house options. A RH Power hitting RF would be a good way to improve the hole at CF, maybe Cave can provide a spark... And then there’s Catcher... you just don’t see good hitting and fielding catchers available. That’s what made the Ramos/Capps trade so astoundingly stupid. You can never have too much quality catching.... and the entire org is void of legit catching prospects above low A. If Castro comes back in ‘19 it won’t be full time. Time is right for a big move at catcher. It might not be the biggest pain point in the lineup, but a good hitting catcher lengthens the lineup.
  16. Richie the Rally Goat
    they were one injury away in March
  17. Richie the Rally Goat
    the strike zone was as narrow as the “Cave Connection” that links together the famous Lumiang and Sumaguing Cave https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g304053-d1656371-Reviews-Lumiang_Cave-Sagada_Mountain_Province_Cordillera_Region_Luzon.html
  18. Richie the Rally Goat
    this type of trade was possibly the only way JP would ok the DFA
  19. Richie the Rally Goat
    addition by subtraction?
  20. Richie the Rally Goat
    they got someone to take 7.5 mil of Hughes’ salary. I’m thrilled he’s not on the roster anymore, but I’m pretty luke warm on how they did it. Only two picks today
  21. Richie the Rally Goat
    it doesn’t hurt to dream, and with the potential of both Dozier and Mauer (and Escobar) departing in the offseason, plenty of room
  22. Richie the Rally Goat
    hes good at charging in on a ball. His lateral movement is a bit limited. He’s fine fielding wise, so if he can reach his potential hitting, he’ll be a monster.
  23. Richie the Rally Goat
    Lots of comps of Rosario to Pucket, and I’m a fan. I wondered if he turned the corner last year and I feel pretty confident HE DID! Eddie! Eddie! Eddie!
  24. Richie the Rally Goat
    Scored 7 runs or more, 4 of the last 5 games. Sano has knocked in 10 of 32 runs scored, with Dozier crossing the plate 8 times. Escobar and Rosario have been the other major contributors to the scoring improvement lately. Looks like 3-4-5 should be Sano, Rosario, Escobar (order tbd)... another hitter to be on base at the top of the order and Grossman at the bottom would improve further. Looks like they miss Mauer, but maybe Kepler and his 330 obp in the lead off or second spot could improve further...
  25. Richie the Rally Goat
    broken toes take a very long time to heal. Last time I broke toes it took 6 months before I walked without a limp. Nothing to do about it, but try to minimize aggravating movements. I didn’t take any time off of work, and at the time, I walk 20,000 to 30,000 steps per work day. It was painful, I can’t imagine what it’s been like for Buck...
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