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  1. DJL44
    It should be disturbing to the team that I am one of the most avid Twins fans I know and I have no idea how the MyTwins thing works or what the benefits are. "Buy a MyTwins, call for details" is an awful marketing pitch.
  2. DJL44
    He appears to be playing through an injury that makes it painful to run. If he didn't have any "fire", I expect he wouldn't be on the field at all.
  3. DJL44
    According to Baseball Reference, that's wrong https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/topaju01.shtml Last 5 games are 4/5, 4/6, 4/11, 4/14, 4/19 He's not in the box score on 4/18 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL202504180.shtml
  4. DJL44
    1) Players don't know where to position themselves on defense during discretionary plays where more than one player could make the play (cut-offs, bunts, in-between fielding plays). 2) Starting pitchers are not prepared to throw more than 75 pitches in April. 3) Baserunners are not motivated to run at full speed That's enough.
  5. DJL44
    I guess, if you're happy with the current offense, then by all means keep going down the path of more weak contact and fewer hard hit balls. A bunch of slow players hitting grounders seems like a bad strategy to me but everyone has their own opinion.
  6. DJL44
    He's running like a middle aged softball player.
  7. DJL44
    I think a new owner might fire Falvey just because he wouldn't fire Rocco.
  8. DJL44
    Where did he pitch the day before? The game logs for April show him appearing 4/5, 4/6, 4/11, 4/14, 4/19.
  9. DJL44
    Did people reasonably expect that this team would have a .300 winning percentage in 2025? I didn't see many baseball pundits predicting fewer than 50 wins. That's how bad they've played since the collapse last season (6-16 plus 7-15 = 13-31). Rocco might not be the whole problem but he's part of the problem.
  10. DJL44
    Zebby has always had good location and the ability to throw strikes. If he's improved his stuff while maintaining his location and ability to throw strikes that is a very good thing.
  11. DJL44
    A batter can be successful in AAA waiting for mistake pitches. That doesn't work in MLB - the pitchers don't make enough mistakes. In MLB you have to be able to do something with the pitcher's best pitches.
  12. DJL44
    With great defense and speed.
  13. DJL44
    I don't think they will make a move on Rocco until the end of May at the earliest. I also don't think it will be Toby who gets the job in interim. It is worth considering what record the Twins will have to have in May to get them to fire Rocco mid-season. I don't think they could ignore a record of 18-40 and they would have to fire Rocco. I think he stays if they are 25-33 (playing .500 from here to the end of May) or better. The grey area is in between.
  14. DJL44
    I thought people here would be thrilled. All last year I heard posters loudly saying the team needed to reduce their strikeouts and stop trying to hit home runs. They've been very successful, reducing strikeouts below league average. Their home runs are now in the bottom 5 teams in baseball. According to Twins Daily posters this should have unleashed their full offensive potential.
  15. DJL44
    The umpire blew a couple calls, but Joe Ryan didn't need to throw a fit on the mound. That was quite unprofessional. The Braves pitchers were also having trouble getting strikes called but I didn't see them throw their equipment into the dugout. The only interesting thing left for this season is seeing what they get in return for the trades they're going to make. On the plus side, I'm getting a lot more reading done during the games. I nearly finished a memoir this weekend.
  16. DJL44
    It is encouraging to see them move on from a decision so quickly. Usually it takes months to get them to change players.
  17. DJL44
    If you want him going deeper into games, he's going to have to drop back on the velocity.
  18. DJL44
    I would usually count that as a win.
  19. DJL44
    Based on a lifetime of living around Vikings fans, 100% yes.
  20. DJL44
    Option SWR until they can find a trade partner for Paddack. SWR doesn't deserve it but Zebby should be in the majors.
  21. DJL44
    The Twins have said they don't want relievers to go back on the mound once they have sat down in the dugout.
  22. DJL44
    Damn near every team uses 3 relievers per night. MLB average was 3.67 relievers per game in 2022.
  23. DJL44
    Almost nobody consistently hits .300. Aaron Judge has a career batting average of .290. Ohtani is .282. The average major leaguer hits .235.
  24. DJL44
    Matthews looks ready. He's consistently one of the best pitchers at his level. I'd like to see him get 6 innings in a start but the Twins don't seem to care. Keaschall hasn't been of the best hitters in the league or even on his team. He's still rehabbing the elbow after surgery. There are lots of reasons not to promote him and if anyone else was healthy he would still be in AAA. Emmanuel Rodriguez also doesn't look ready yet. If you want a promotion, show that your current level is too easy.
  25. DJL44
    So, you're saying they're NOT doing the same thing over and over.
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