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  1. HarmonK03
    Jenkins needs to be up here tomorrow and ERod next Tuesday. They will have to make two moves, are they willing to demote Roden and put Jackson on waivers again. All the comments do not lead me to believe they are considering putting Buxton on the IL yet. Should they, I think they should, but he still feels he can play with treatment. No he isn't helping the team by making them play short for a few games but just because we want him on the IL doesn't mean it will happen.
  2. HarmonK03
    Are you talking about the same Alex Jackson that 29 teams just passed on grabbing for nothing, who has a career batting average of .174. He did some nice things for us like any role player should. But if we lose him, which is doubtful he is replaceable.
  3. HarmonK03
    He has been our best hitter since the first of May. The team needs to find him a position and get him comfortable and competent. They need his bat in the lineup.
  4. HarmonK03
    He pitched in St. Paul a simulated inning, appeared to go ok. Hopefully more of an up;date on timeline by Friday. Sounds like he could be back yet.
  5. HarmonK03
    Based on Audra's comments, I think there may be a lot of disappointed fans on Friday when Buxton is not put on the IL. Now they could still call up Jenkins and make another move but I have a feeling they are going to give Buxton the weekend to see if he can work thru the latest setback. He told Audra a couple of days of treatment and he thinks he will be ok. Now they could find a new injury or something was aggravated but Buxton seems to think he can be back out there soon.
  6. HarmonK03
    I don't think they are going to tell him, Shelton seems to have a good rapport, he needs to convince him. They have shown him great deference not just this year but in prior years as well. And if he is only dinged up and the doctors say he can play, you can't just put him on the IL. I would really like to know what the doctors are saying.
  7. HarmonK03
    The A's are doing the one thing the Twins are scared to do, using their second catcher as a DH without a 3rd catcher on the bench. You would almost think that maybe the Twins aren't as smart as they think they are.
  8. HarmonK03
    It's an issue of pain tolerance, he was moving around well on Monday. So I am not sure there is much the trainers can say. He is not 100%, there is no doubt about that, but what percentage is he. It comes down to convincing him he is not helping the team right now.
  9. HarmonK03
    I am not sure it is that easy, but they have to convince him missing multiple games is not helping the team. We could send down Jackson and put Buxton on the Jackson plan until he is healthy. They have no concerns about sitting a guy on the bench and not using him, put Buxton in that role.
  10. HarmonK03
    Why did we bring this kid up, he needs to do more to help us win.
  11. HarmonK03
    Finally Trevor!!
  12. HarmonK03
    I hope Audra's remarks aren't a foreshadowing of what is going to happen this weekend. The comment from Buck about hopefully a couple of days of treatment and he will be good to go. They need to get a more definitive plan than that.
  13. HarmonK03
    I don't think they have ever built the roster assuming he was going to play 150 games. They knew the risks when they signed him to the contract. That is why there are numerous incentives written into the contract. They can put him where they want to next year. Do you think they will do anything without his buyin though. They still think of him as the face of the franchise whether we agree with that or not. He is going to be given more consideration on any moves than any other player. I actually wouldn't mind him in a corner spot now that we have two legitimate options to play center in either ERod or Jenkins. Everybody says we should do this or that with him or trade him, this isn't fantasy baseball. With a player of his tenure and stature with the Twins no move is as easy as the moves made earlier in the year when we reshuffled the infield. And I think the Twins have shown their belief in him many times over the years and recently.
  14. HarmonK03
    Any transaction won't occur until Friday when they play again if they Buxton on the IL. Otherwise nothing will happen until Tuesday.
  15. HarmonK03
    I am surprised he didn't play the hometown boy, is he not aware of this fact. Maybe he will pinch hit for Bell in the 9th inning and drive in the go ahead run.
  16. HarmonK03
    No one knows what the conversations were between Buxton and the front office. But to just firmly say he would have waived his NTC to play for a contender is fantasy and has no basis for it. I take him at his word and the reason he doesn't want to move. It's important to play on one team, he saw the impact of Joe Mauer and he has mentioned that. So until he states something else or there is an actual trade announced, everything is just guessing.
  17. HarmonK03
    Agree on Ross over Kreidler, either way we have to upgrade the utility for next year. I think Wallner is done with this organization and it is probably for the best for both side. It just hasn't clicked here and I don't think they have much interest in him. I personally hope he can have success but it will be somewhere else. I want the 13 most talented position players on the team next year. I don't care what of the plate they hit from. What position they play should be the only consideration. If there is somebody better GG or Martin I want them up here. This RH outfield obsession over how many years has not led to success, let's find talent.
  18. HarmonK03
    You are forgetting they had Topa and Garcia and took longer than they should have moved off of them. And they kept Eric Orze around because he had pitched in the majors and let him appear in 36 games. They do prefer fringe veterans over the younger players, that has been shown time and again.
  19. HarmonK03
    You say he is clearly injured, has a doctor ruled him out. Yes he is less than 100%, who knows what percentage he is. In this case as it has been pointed out, they are acting no differently than they have in the past with Buxton or any other player in this situation. You can't just put a player on the IL if the doctors are clearing him to play, you have to work with him if he thinks he can play, especially when it is your franchise player. He has shown in the last few days that he can play, Monday night was the most recent example. Now I would have the conversation with him and convince him he is not helping the team. Last night was the final straw for me, if he can't run a ball down in the gap and is going to be out x number of days even if it is less than the length of an IL stint, he needs to go on the IL. Because he is not helping the team. But you are going to need his buy in.
  20. HarmonK03
    They have six pitchers 30 or older, Funderburk has been up and down for a few years and is 29, And one of our youngest starters is Bradley at 25, who is in his third, so is experienced. And another starter will be back soon who is 30 probably replacing a younger starter. I would not consider this staff that young.
  21. HarmonK03
    Which was to be expected. I just hope they don't drag out thru the weekend hoping treatment will work. Make a decision and move forward.
  22. HarmonK03
    What isn't mentioned is that Falvey was given the additional responsibilities of the business side in addition to the baseball in 2025. This is what Tom P, wanted to split back into two roles again the same as it was prior to Dave St. Peter stepping down. My understanding this is how most baseball teams operate. Falvey wanted to continue to do both, I would not call that micro management, but a smart division of responsibilities. I always assumed when Falvey was given those additional duties that it was an interim until a new owner came into place as the team was for sale at the time. But I don't know what his understanding was, so if he left because of broken promises, we won't know that. But the splitting of the two positions makes sense.
  23. HarmonK03
    Yes he does and I have never disputed. I have been saying for months that I wanted a Senior Advisor brought in until he gets rid of Zoll. The timing of Falvey's leaving did make it difficult to make any major changes but that is why a Senior Advisor would have been a good idea. But the idea that Tom P. is saying who to put on the IL or that he wants them to trade for Tommy Nance is ludicrous. He gives direction and JZ identifies how to carry to carry out that direction and what moves and players will help him meet the objectives given to him.
  24. HarmonK03
    That is not a defense of Lewis, it is baseball scoring 101, regardless of who the batter was
  25. HarmonK03
    Earning the trust of the fans and employees is his job, not making personnel decisions. When has he sat on a ballfield and evaluated a player, So he is giving direction to his employees to do that, the problem is he has incompetent employees that can't carry out his directive in a meaningful way to win back the fans.
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