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  1. HarmonK03
    So he will learn to lay off pitcher's pitches in those two weeks and it will never happen when he gets up here. That is just one extreme example based on your comment earlier. Again no prospect as a finished product. If I am going to see Gray out at SS, I would rather see Culpepper up here learning what it takes to be successful in the major leagues. That is a pretty low bar to meet for performance.
  2. HarmonK03
    You are kind of making my point for me, I know he has things to work on, but if you say mid June, how much can truly be improved in two weeks.
  3. HarmonK03
    So what is the point of this board because everything discussed on here is being decided by the professionals. According to you we should just trust them for everything and we should just shut up. Just keep putting your thumbs down on every one of my posts if you don't agree with me.
  4. HarmonK03
    What is that time frame, no prospect is ever 100% ready. We are running Gray out there tonight, there is a need, sometimes you have to be a little aggressive.
  5. HarmonK03
    Easy solution, bring up Culpepper for short and put Kreid1er in center. Outman has not earned a spot on this roster.
  6. HarmonK03
    I have seen this in multiple games this year, players are going to have to adjust. The umpires are being pretty consistent if you go near your helmet, they consider that a challenge.
  7. HarmonK03
    But with the challenge rules, he needs to change his habits.
  8. HarmonK03
    Can we just be done with Outman on the roster, he brings no value.
  9. HarmonK03
    It would be a great problem to have three or four players that can play and contribute. If it gets to that point, Lee can play three positions and can move around and still play three or four days a week, This would eliminate the need for the likes of players like Gray, Arcia or Kreidler. You would also strengthen your bench with the player not playing on a given day. Look at our bench tonight, Kreidler, Arcia, Bell and Jackson, not exactly going to strike a lot of fear in the opposing team.
  10. HarmonK03
    If Lewis were to return to his former self, which I know everyone has opinions on, those three players are not going to be a obstacle to finding him playing time. Lee could easily slide back to SS over those three.
  11. HarmonK03
    I am not sure their short term plan worked well, maybe they need to stop trying to fix him and let him work on his swing mechanics that were working in spring training.
  12. HarmonK03
    Hasn't Shelton been saying for over a a week that Buxton is close to returning. I am not sure DH only is considered returning. It does keep Bell out of the lineup but if he can't play the field, I would rather get a fresh bat up here. He has not done well in the past DH'ing only.
  13. HarmonK03
    I don't recall seeing any comments about him sticking with what worked last year. But if he did, why did he go to a hitting coach if he was comfortable with last year's results.
  14. HarmonK03
    He also paused his work with his hitting coach apparently the Twins again wanted a different approach. He actually did look better in spring training, so what happened did the Twins change his swing to something he wasn't comfortable with. He hinted at that in his comments, let him do what he is comfortable and tweak that approach rather than change it.
  15. HarmonK03
    The first home run hit was on his fifth pitch of the game. You can't blame that on pitch selection. Even in the second inning, Matthews like any pitcher was still figuring out what was working and what wasn't. The last four innings he gave up no runs and we got only one run for him in the first inning. Picking on his pitch selection seems a little unrealistic when you look at his whole game.
  16. HarmonK03
    I think you are giving Gray more credit than deserved. He had a good start in the first half of April and has already fallen back to earth. His OPS is less than last year in the same number of AB's. And he has made some plays on defense, his defensive ability does not look overwhelmingly superior to others. I am fine with riding with Kriedler who is hitting currently. But if and when he turns into a pumpkin, I hope they don't keep running him out there.
  17. HarmonK03
    But yet in the offseason after that year, he did work on defense on 2B. That part seems to be neglected. So maybe it was the timing of trying to make the move.
  18. HarmonK03
    Not every player comes up a power hitter. Sometimes they need to learn to hit in the major leagues and the power will come with time. Puckett was one of numerous examples of this, he didn't start hitting home runs until his third year. It is easier to score runs via the home run but you can't force every player to be a home run hitter. As others have said right now Luke is a gap to gap hitter and there is where I would like to see more from him.. I think he could be a 20 home run hitter with time but it doesn't have to be right now. He can provide value without hitting multiple home runs.
  19. HarmonK03
    I think we are writing off Lewis too soon. I know his performance has been poor last year and since his return from the IL. But he was looking better before the injury. His swing looks like the early season swing. Are there too many voices in his ear, if so, let him play. This is similar to Buxton early in his career. I believe Lewis still has talent and he is the type of player you want to build around both on and off the field. And Shelton seems to feel this way as well, Lewis was the first player he went to see in person after becoming manager and letting him know his importance to the organization. After 50 games, you are going to change that viewpoint. That seems shortsighted either on the visit or on giving up on him. There does feel like there is a disconnect between Royce and the organization and i am bummed about that. I want to see him successful and I want to see him do it here. But I do believe he can still have a very productive career.
  20. HarmonK03
    How many AB's do you want to give away in one game. Gray and Kreidler are not going to consistently give you good AB's. Arcia will come back to earth but at least he has a track record of being competent. Bell and Caratini are doing nothing at the plate. You would have a whole infield contributing next to nothing at the plate. Yes you need defense but not at the complete expense of the offense.
  21. HarmonK03
    I am not sure why you are saying he was benched this weekend. He was hit by a pitch on Friday and due to swelling was not available on Saturday and could have been used yesterday. Apparently the swelling on his forearm was still visible yesterday. He has raised his OPS by over .80 points in May and is 7 for 23 with a HR in his six games.
  22. HarmonK03
    I wonder if they sat Buxton yesterday because of the conditions. If his hip is flaring up, I am sure they didn't want him sliding around on a wet playing surface. They mentioned yesterday on the broadcast that Keaschall's arm still showed visible swelling. But they thought he was available if needed yesterday.
  23. HarmonK03
    Kriedler has started four games at SS, while he looks better at SS, his defense is above average but not elite. He has not earned the starting job based on this SSS, otherwise why was he not the starting shortstop coming out of spring training. He has done the job when in there, but there is a long way to go to show it can be done on a consistent basis over the course of the season. Keaschall has not played that many games at 2B, we need to have some patience with him before saying he can't play 2B.
  24. HarmonK03
    Or he could go back to his swing mechanics prior to his injury when he was having success in the majors.
  25. HarmonK03
    Is 441 feet far enough for you, like his home run today.
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