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  1. HarmonK03
    That would be a great improvement, let's not get excited about Gray. He is not an everyday player, he has had his moments but he is a 30 year old journeyman for a reason. He is the Clemens of 26. Keaschall will be fine.
  2. HarmonK03
    And who replaces him?
  3. HarmonK03
    He hurt himself sliding into home.
  4. HarmonK03
    Betsy Helfand tweeted that he is starting a rehab tomorrow in St. Paul.
  5. HarmonK03
    Is Klein really in the rotation, I thought I read they were putting him in that 4 inning role that they have fallen in love with. So do they consider him a starter or reliever.
  6. HarmonK03
    Please keep Culpepper at short, quit moving him around. Let him try to excel at one position, if he comes up, Lee can move around.
  7. HarmonK03
    The bullpen is an option that needs to be considered. He seems to do well the first time thru the order.
  8. HarmonK03
    Has Banda had a clean appearance yet this year?
  9. HarmonK03
    And who will he platoon with, we have no other RH batters on the bench, a lefty has to be in the lineup.
  10. HarmonK03
    Gray is a 30 year old journey man who has contributed to a couple of wins. He is the Clemens of 2025, he has a couple of good moments and then he is declared the savior of the team.
  11. HarmonK03
    Royce is our third baseman if he is healthy. He did improve the second half of last season and has an OPS of over .800 this year. I don't get his comments sometimes but the hate on him is overblown to some degree IMHO.
  12. HarmonK03
    You might want to fact check Google, last year he was healthy from July 1st to the end of September. I believe that would be more than 35 games.
  13. HarmonK03
    2 for 11 in his last 4 games, yes one hit was a home run but not sure that should guarantee a spot in the lineup.
  14. HarmonK03
    Looks like the storm is staying south, we should be able to get the game in.
  15. HarmonK03
    Again two good games should not earn you the job. This is 25 Clemens all over, he add a good three week stretch and they are now making him an every day player leading off. You need to put players in a position to succeed and I don't believe based on history Gray will succeed as an every day player.
  16. HarmonK03
    Oh sure, he has had two good games and now let's anoint him our every day third baseman. He has done what a bench player should do, he has contributed. But he is 30 years old with 130 AB's in the majors. Let's stop with trying to turn every pumpkin into Cinderella. We are going to win more games with Lewis, he has been playing better since last August and I will take his upside over Gray's. We need to know if Lewis will be part of the next wave of core players. We know Gray will not be.
  17. HarmonK03
    And yet the Twins keep playing Clemens and batting him at leadoff over Martin.
  18. HarmonK03
    Can we end the Outman experience please. He is totally lost at the plate and has no business being on a major league roster.
  19. HarmonK03
    What is with the insistence to make Clemens a regular, he is a bench piece and that is how he is most effective. What does Martin have to do to get regular playing time. The only reason he has gotten regular time is because of all the lefties we have faced. I get this is a get away lineup, but get a leadoff hitter in there and not Clemens.
  20. HarmonK03
    Then why wasn't Kreidler made the opening day SS, you don't move off of Lee after 14 games unless it is for a long term solution. Kriedler is not the answer for the rest of the season, Lee is a better option for the season until Culpepper is brought up, which they don't seem to be in a hurry to do.
  21. HarmonK03
    A couple of thoughts on the replacements. If Culpepper is not going to brought up, Lee needs to be at SS. Until you are ready to move on from him as your everyday SS, you can't move him around. It is not that difficult to play Martin, Larnach, and Bell in the lineup against RH's. It just means that Clemens is on the bench where he should be and Bell plays first. No he is not optimal there but that was why he was signed and Clemens is an upgrade defensively but not by that much.
  22. HarmonK03
    I think Falvey had a larger role than we realize in determining the pitch counts and player usage. We were churning thru waivef wire pickups for the middle innings last year, we weren't getting to the better arms until later in the game. The only difference this year is we don't have the back end arms like last year.
  23. HarmonK03
    Martin is not platooning with Larnach though, it is actually Clemens that has been keeping on the bench. Because of their insistence on playing Clemens every day against RH pitching, that is what is keeping Martin on the bench. They should DH Larnach, play Martin in LF and Bell at 1B. There is no need for a platoon.
  24. HarmonK03
    It was great to see them sweep the Tigers. There appears to be an organizational shift, whether it is from Zoll or Shelton, I am glad that this twice thru the order and removed is no longer in play for the pitchers. There is no way last year Abel would have been out there in the fifth inning much less the sixth. The pitchers need to learn to work their way thru the lineup and to get out of trouble. This bullpen is not going to hold up without reinforcements and it is good to get innings from the starters.
  25. HarmonK03
    Jack of all trades, master of none. That is what this model produces more times than not. Just because a player can play a position doesn't mean they are proficient at it. Castro could move around the field but was average defensively at most positions and was stretched to play some over a longer period of time. Let a player get comfortable and master one position. Moving them around accomplishes very little. It was interesting to hear the talk about Martin in that he looks improved in the outfield and is taking better routes on the ball. This a perfect example of letting a player learn a position and keeping him there. Now if you want to make a move because someone comes in and takes over a position and a player needs to learn a new position. That is a different story, give them reps in the offseason and spring training to get comfortable and work with them to master the position.
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