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  1.    PatG reacted to a post in a topic: The Minnesota Twins Were Rostering MLB's Worst Position Player and Starting Pitcher Before Matt Wallner's Demotion
  2. PatG
    Please hit some singles/doubles to right field. For about a month. You get to see the ball a bit longer through the strike zone. Get your timing back. I remember him saying early on that he is a line drive hitter, stay on top of the ball Also, remember the "I don't do slumps"; amazing how karma is a part of life. Get through this slump, hit some to right field. This is Sano 2.0; he got into that Home Run derby and wasn't the same
  3.    PatG reacted to a post in a topic: Royce Lewis and the Fastball Problem the Twins Can No Longer Ignore
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    Lewis' mistake was to say "I don't do slumps"; funny (not) now charisma comes around in life. Please Royce: hit singles to right field for a month. Get used to seeing the ball a bit more in the zone. Ignore Buxton's HRs to left (even encourage Buxton to get some bunts or at least occasionally try to hit the ball to the right field gap - but, gotta love the HRs to left). I know I missed the gist of the Culpepper article.......
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  16. PatG
    My uneducated opinion: Royce needs to hit singles/doubles to right field (gap) for a bit. Get his timing right then go from there. See the ball for longer in the "hitting zone". He used to be a .300 hitter, line drive machine. He loves the Buxton HRs to left field, tries to emulate. Royce, those will come, get your timing back. For that matter, who wouldn't like to see Buxton get a couple bunt hits per week!! (average higher, his bunt singles immediately turn into doubles)
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  18.    PatG reacted to a post in a topic: The Twins Can't Keep Platooning Austin Martin... Can They?
  19.    Hashim reacted to a post in a topic: Top Pitching Prospects Kendry Rojas, Connor Prielipp to Join Twins in New York for Mets Series
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  23. PatG
    Wouldn't this be a grand time to try Zebby in the bullpen....(L Varland clone)
  24.    LambchoP reacted to a post in a topic: 3 Twins Position-Player Prospect Predictions for 2026
  25. PatG
    Dumb question: Why don't the Twins just play E Rodriguez at RF right out of spring training?
  26. PatG
    I am struck by the similarities between Buxton and Lewis as far as injuries, playing time and maturity. I think by letting him settle down, show his stuff, we'll get a much greater R Lewis (just like Buxton of 2025).
  27. PatG
    Will the players be locked out after the 2026 season and are the Pohlads getting ready for this? I read on "some social media site" that the owners want a salary cap and will lock out the players till they get it.
  28. PatG
    Most excellent answer and very accurate; except if the Twins want to actually compete next year, yes in 2026.... Bout Mathews, I think he should be moved to pen to concentrate more on each pitch. To me, it seems like he isn't "ultra-zoned" in on (committed?) to each pitch. Here we go: I believe by moving him to the pen to pitch every other day (without fail), he would mature quicker and home in on every pitch of his most excellent pitching arsenal. Then, begin the process of stretching him out to 2-3 innings (30-50 pitches) per outing and voila, you have an excellent 5-inning pitcher (Twins starter). This process would necessarily take about 4 weeks.... This process could be repeated with the pitchers with stuff (eg Abel, Bradley)
  29. PatG
    Besides Festa, I would start thinking about moving Zebby Mat to the bullpen. I think he'd be a better "Varland" very quickly. 1-2 closers Festa and Mathews. Mathews might tick up a couple mph with move.....
  30. PatG
    Could someone again tell me why McCusker isn't up (striking out) with the big club???? I am looking for any spark that will come to the Twins (I know the "end-of-season" spark is coming) Hmmm, how to get Outman back 2 years ago...Perhaps we could get him to change his name to "GetOnBase"Man......(Irony....I've seen it on TD before)
  31. PatG
    I hate to quibble (really, I love to quibble), but: Fitzgerald is 31, Gasper 29, Keirsey 28, Julien, Martin 26. (ERod 22, Cardenas 25) We've seen Keirsey and Julien at the big league level (Hitting?? Competitive??), Gasper as well. Fitzgerald is in his "20 game" try-out. Martin seems like a keeper. Why haven't we seen Cardenas and ERod (I know, Injury). McCusker strikes out a bit more, but hits Home Runs way more (RBIs). His OPS was a lot higher earlier in the year. Seems like his "call up" kind of messed with his confidence. Why not try to get 5 years of the guy? I'm probably wrong, but this team needs a spark.......
  32. PatG
    At this point, does is it seem like a weird, wild idea to bring up McCusker and actually give him a "20 game" chance? Is Roden (fill in your player) the person we want to give a chance? Can someone explain why McCusker isn't playing at Target? Or just someone that even acts like they want to hit the ball (think Mr Baseball, Tom Selleck, "I want to hit a baseball")
  33. PatG
    Hey, when they get that Upgraded Nutritionist coming with the new Owners, watch out!! Perhaps the new Owners can check out the Vikings facilities.....
  34. PatG
    IMO, Falvey n Levine were brought in to establish a pitching pipeline. To some degree they have succeeded!! What team could lose 2 of their top 3 starters and stay in contention (with most bats not performing)....... They now are in a position to deal from strength (excellent bullpen) at the trading deadline. Under previous admins, Mathews, Festa, Adams would still be toiling in the minors to eventually become (the finest of) AAAA players. These young guys are pitching now... Some mistakes have been made (Mahle trade). BTW, Doesn't anybody want McCusker up here???? I do, push Larnach, Walner.....
  35. PatG
    "Intangibles" of bringing someone up from AAA: Remember when Correa was hurt (bout 2 year ago), B Lee was brought up and was tearing it up....amazing how quickly CC healed from injury and was on the field. IMO, Larnach and Walner NEED to be "motivated", No penal actions for them not producing (eg Walner's letting in the winning run against Reds, vice just cutting the ball off). Guarantee: you see McCusker hitting at big league level, and we'll then see a spike in production from Walner/Larnach. The young guys bring that youthful exuberance!!
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