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  1. DJL44
    This is correct. If the player had to wait for the 3B coach to make all the decisions for him, he would miss many opportunities to advance by giving away valuable seconds. 3B coach is mainly there to help the runner decide whether or not to advance to home when the ball is behind him. On a tag play like that, with the ball in front of the baserunner, the decision is on the runner. The correct move is to take a few steps off 2B and watch the trajectory of the throw.
  2. DJL44
    Please fire him now. They don't need more mediocre players, they desperately need upside.
  3. DJL44
    I think it's mostly that you're a grownup now and it's really hard to "look up to" a 25-year-old when you're over 50. I'd say that Pablo Lopez and Byron Buxton are just as worthy of admiration as Jim Kaat and Tony Oliva. Joe Mauer hasn't done anything to tarnish his hometown hero reputation.
  4. DJL44
    They have 5 guys hitting below .200 on the roster, so I guess it could have been worse.
  5. DJL44
    They're trying really hard to be the worst team in the AL.
  6. DJL44
    The runner at first should tag up and follow the runner at 2B. If Martin stays at 2B, the runner at first stays as well.
  7. DJL44
    He’s had years of coaching. I’m afraid he might not be all that smart.
  8. DJL44
    That is wins above replacement. Everything is first calculated as runs above replacement, then they divide by 10 (or a number close to 10) to get to WAR.
  9. DJL44
    But they already have two other CF. They don’t have to play Martin in CF. They have 6 OF plus Kody Clemens on the roster now.
  10. DJL44
    They have Buxton and Outman ahead of Martin on the CF depth chart.
  11. DJL44
    Deadline buyers are usually looking for good pitchers. The Twins added Trevor Richards last summer but that isn’t typical.
  12. DJL44
    Please, no. I don’t want Keirsey taking at-bats away from anyone. He is never going to help this franchise win.
  13. DJL44
    A contract extension for Jeffers should be a priority.
  14. DJL44
    That sucks. Lopez will be up in a few days and Davis returned to AAA, but I was hoping to see Emmanuel Rodriguez instead of Keirsey and I'd much rather give Abel innings than Adams.
  15. DJL44
    Wallner has 35 RBI in 335 PA Arraez has 49 RBI in 578 PA Looking at career stats Wallner 123 RBI in 914 PA Arraez 296 RBI in 3436 PA Matt Wallner drives in runs at a higher rate than Luis Arraez. It's a lot harder to drive in a run with a single than it is with a double or a HR.
  16. DJL44
    I don't see Lee as a long-term solution at SS and I'm not impressed with Keaschall at 2B. I agree that they'll give both players lots of innings but there is an opportunity to DH Keaschall more often or replace players on defense in late innings.
  17. DJL44
    If Austin Martin can keep fouling off the pitches he doesn't want to hit, he can continue to decide late. This will help him draw walks and get on base. I guessed before I even clicked into the article that someone would try to turn it into a "Let's bash Matt Wallner" thread. I'm not following that bait. I will say that no major league team is going to be successful if every player has exactly the same approach. That means the opposing pitchers can make one game plan and get your batters out every single night. You need on-base guys and power guys. You need guys that attack fastballs and others who crush breaking balls. You need lefthanded and righthanded bats. It's the mix-and-match approach that works best. Someone in the lineup needs to match up against the opposing starting pitcher's weaknesses.
  18. DJL44
    Rocco should give Buxton a green light on the bases for the rest of the season. It would be great to see a Twin on the 30/30 list.
  19. DJL44
    There is one immediate downside to large market teams. It forces fans to pick one team instead of following both teams in NY, LA and Chicago. You can’t be a White Sox fan and a Cubs fan when they’re rivals in the same division.
  20. DJL44
    I guess I don’t see Rutschman as a better bet to rebound than Ober. Both have been better in prior seasons. Baltimore needs pitching and the Twins need another catcher.
  21. DJL44
    It is funny how the Disney/Fox merger forced Fox to divest the regional sports networks, which bankrupted them, which led to the Twins ending up on ESPN anyway.
  22. DJL44
    Zebby Matthews was mentioning in his interview last night how valuable it is to have Lopez and Ryan on the team and how much he has learned in his off the field preparation from them.
  23. DJL44
    They're not getting a cheap, ace pitcher for an average catcher getting paid an average wage. That's delusional. Mountcastle might be non-tendered, he's projected to make $10M in arbitration. If your paycheck is equal to your production, you don't have much trade value. That's true with Ober, Larnach, Rutschman and Mountcastle.
  24. DJL44
    Interesting, but almost certainly less valuable than keeping Ryan and Lopez.
  25. DJL44
    MLB batting average 1977 - .264 MLB batting average 2025 - .246 That's a 20 point drop in league batting average and the hitters are better now than they were then. With Arraez, all you get is batting average. He's slow, has no power and is a bad fielder.
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