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  1. DJL44
    I expect 1B (or LF/RF) to be the best hitter on the team. Santana fell short of those expectations.
  2. DJL44
    This is the big problem with development. Contrary to what other posters have said, they actually draft a lot of toolsy shortstops. Royce Lewis should be able to field much better than what he has shown. They need to move people to their best position in the minors and give them a lot of reps instead of turning everyone into a bad utility player.
  3. DJL44
    His offensive contribution was about the same as Royce Lewis. Are these grades of the position player as a whole or just the bat?
  4. DJL44
    If anything, pitcher injuries are up. This is all about maximizing velocity. Velocity gets outs but it also limits the pitches thrown in a game and injures arms.
  5. DJL44
    Zebby and Festa are contrasts on what it takes to get minor league hitters out versus what it takes to get major league hitter out.
  6. DJL44
    Also, after 8 years of your strategy not producing the results you wanted, adjust your strategy. I have a feeling they'll just keep going with the same strategy for 30 years thinking "it's just a small sample size, eventually this will work".
  7. DJL44
    Is Levine going to be the sacrificial lamb? I would love to see a reporter ask Baldelli what he was wrong about this year, what he learned and what he is going to do differently next season. If he gives a rambling non-answer then he should be fired. If he can't learn from his own mistakes he's useless.
  8. DJL44
    Conversely, if this front office couldn't buy 4 more wins for $20M then they probably deserve to be shown the door.
  9. DJL44
    Pinch hitting Manuel Margot.
  10. DJL44
    If you want to play everyday in the big leagues be good at defense.
  11. DJL44
    When I read the headline to the thread I assumed the author meant we should sit in the doorway at Target Field and not let Max leave until he takes six Cool Whip containers of leftovers home.
  12. DJL44
    Twins Hall of Fame? His entire list of league wide awards is: AL Player of the Week August 7 2016 AL Player of the Week May 26 2019 I like Max Kepler but there's no reason to exaggerate his accomplishments.
  13. DJL44
    I'm glad that Rocco is disappointed in this season and upset with himself. I have little confidence that he will be able to change his habits to address his weaknesses. Is he capable of self-analysis and changing his preparation and training?
  14. DJL44
    If they really feel they need to keep Rocco because he is under contract and they don't want to pay two managers then that's one more piece of evidence that the bottom line is more important than winning.
  15. DJL44
    The Giants need a SS
  16. DJL44
    If they "can't afford" Pablo Lopez then they will never be able to compete and I have no idea why they signed Carlos Correa (or Christian Vazquez). If they absolutely need to dump $20M in salary the players to move are Vazquez and Paddack. The reason to go Friday is the weather is terrific, Pablo is fun to root for and baseball is almost gone for months. Go out and enjoy a night at the ballpark.
  17. DJL44
    Injuries happen in MLB. The Twins were basically middle of the pack in games lost to injuries by their starting players. The biggest problem wasn't leaning on rookies, it was leaning on bad veteran players (Santana, Margot, Farmer, Okert) and not making any adjustments to the roster when it was clear changes needed to be made. This team refused to adjust from their plan in March even when it was clearly not working. I don't know what the minor league development plan is for the rookies to learn how to play baseball but there are issues with fundamentals and baseball IQ that are not being addressed in the minor leagues. Some of that is developing players to play at one position in the minors, then promoting them to play a completely different position in the major leagues. That doesn't explain problems with baserunning or situational hitting. They have been able to improve the talent of their minor league pitchers, but the position player development seems to be "teach them to hit for power, they'll figure the rest out in the majors".
  18. DJL44
    He's not helping.
  19. DJL44
    Do you think they are going to bring in high-priced veteran talent to keep the rookies in AAA?
  20. DJL44
    I have no idea how Margot survived the entire season on the roster. The Twins have this obsession with keeping "their guys" all season. Someone needs to explain "sunk costs" to this front office.
  21. DJL44
    Season ticket renewals are going to plummet. The fanbase does not want to watch Rocco manage this team anymore.
  22. DJL44
    Do you think professional pitchers just sit all winter without throwing a single pitch?
  23. DJL44
    If the Twins want Polanco back they should be able to sign him this offseason quite cheaply. He was bad this year at the plate and in the field but that hasn't stopped them from signing guys before. Michael A Taylor was also bad this season - cut by the Pirates.
  24. DJL44
    They generally go to college to play baseball. You're not going to see them playing in the Dominican league for teenagers.
  25. DJL44
    Or about what Baltimore paid Craig Kimbrel to pitch poorly for them. That can't be correct.
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