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  1. HarmonK03
    Yes his career batting avg of .218 and OPS of .608 have nothing to do with it.
  2. HarmonK03
    Gray is the stereotypical AAAA player and should never see another day in a Twins uniform.
  3. HarmonK03
    Bell is basically at all his career averages in most statistical categories, I would argue he is performing as expected.
  4. HarmonK03
    Lewis has hit over .275 and has an OPS over .800 for the last two and a half months since returning from St. Paul. And you say he's getting away with poor plate coverage, at least be honest in your evaluation of Lewis if you don't like him. He is on a sustained run that has been one of the key factors in keeping us in contention.
  5. HarmonK03
    We are his fourth team this year, he actually pitched in 47 games for SD but looks like most likely a multi inning reliever.
  6. HarmonK03
    I hope you are correct but I believe the key is who is in the front office. This current office likes to establish players for each position based on what side of the plate they hit from. They have typically not had 4 starting caliber outfielders and make the lineups accordingly so everyone gets at bats. I know it can be done but I am not sure this front office will do it if Bell is here.
  7. HarmonK03
    I don't think he makes that diving catch last night if he is injured. He needs to shake the rust off and do it very quickly.
  8. HarmonK03
    If the current management is still in place, which I hope they aren't, he wouldn't be a security blanket. He would be holding back either ERod or Jenkins. If either Bell or Larnach are on the roster next year, one of those two will not be. And we will have another lost year of development and finding out what they can do. The current front office loves these one year league average at best vets. And it did hurt this year, if Bell is not here, ERod probably makes the team out of spring training and we would know now where he fits into the future. Bell has contributed to this team but we truly don't know how many games back we would be without him. We can't keep sacrificing the opportunity to give the younger players a chance, that is why we are developing a bottleneck now.
  9. HarmonK03
    And now they are 3 games under .500 an improvement of only 3 games. That is the ultimate stat, wins and there is not much improvement so how is Bell leading us to the World Series.
  10. HarmonK03
    We have a backup catcher and a defense first utility player on the bench and two spots we refuse to use. At what point do you try and help the offense, bring someone up from St. Paul to see if they can contribute. I understand you are trying to give the players who got you here a chance to right the ship, but there needs to be a sense of urgency. And if it has to be someone on the 40 man roster, than call up Wallner or ERod. I am not calling for anyone specifically but this offense has been scuffling since the All-Star break and they need to try something to see if it can spark this offense. They looked like they were going thru the motions last night, maybe a move will give some of these guys a sense of urgency, competition isn't a bad thing. But they know they aren't going to be sat when two players won't even be used.
  11. HarmonK03
    Matthews has been blown up in three of his starts, the other 14 he has given up 4 runs or less and is averaging 5 2/3 innings per start. That seems pretty good for a #4 or 5 starter, especially after what Sim was giving us earlier in the year. Prielipp has gotten up blown the last two starts after probably being left in too long and had two other bad starts in May. Otherwise he has consistently been pitching into the 5th and 6th inning giving up 2 to 4 runs a game keeping his team in the game. I am not sure what more you want. If Able and Rojas can come into spring training and beat them out, then they should be in the starting rotation. But what do these two have to do to become part of the rotation, they have earned their shot next year until you bring somebody in that is clearly better or they are beat out. Abel has had two good starts, we have no idea what he can do. Rojas has looked better in St. Paul but has had troubles throwing strikes up here. Those two need to prove themselves before I hand them a spot when you have other options.
  12. HarmonK03
    Bell has had his moments, but he has mostly been league average. He had a good June, and has been hot the last three weeks. April and May he was not good. He has 10 more RBI's than Lee hitting in the middle of the order while Lee has been hitting mostly in the bottom of the order. So how much of his RBI production is from his spot in the lineup and should we expect more. I have no interest in keeping him for next year. Leave the DH spot as a rotating spot to give the other starters a half day. Don't keep clogging the roster with a bat only. We need to get more athletic and keeping him doesn't accomplish this. We have to commit to Jenkins and Erod. If they bomb then you regroup in 2028, but at some point you have to find out and now is the time. And I keep hearing about the clubhouse aspect, that is great but I want players that will contribute on the field. It feels like that is becoming a driving force of the roster construction especially if reports about Jackson being kept for this reason are true. There has to be a balance but ultimately they have to produce on the field.
  13. HarmonK03
    Don't know if it is serious or not.
  14. HarmonK03
    He was pulled because of injury. Dropped his glove after one pitch in the second inning.
  15. HarmonK03
    He had a stretch between May 28 and August 6 where he only threw out 1 of 27 stolen base attempts. Which stretch will it be. I don't think Caratini is a #1 or main catcher however you want to classify it. He is a good backup for 60 to 70 games. That is something that I think needs to be addressed but probably won't be.
  16. HarmonK03
    Over the course of a season this can work because the odds will even out with the desired outcome. The problem comes when you get to the playoffs or a short series, you need the best players to win and can't rely on a platoon advantage. This is where they keep getting themselves caught. Like you said develop these players fully, don't handcuff immediately when they come up.
  17. HarmonK03
    You are correct, you play the schedule you are given and you take the results you produce. And they are competing in the AL something 3 teams have not been able to do. While I am enjoying this year, I am hoping the front office is taking a realistic view of what it takes to compete in the future. Will the American League continue to be this even or will more teams pull away. I want the front office to be thinking and acting on how to be one of the teams to pull away. But you have enjoy being in a pennant race at the end of August and having something to play for yet.
  18. HarmonK03
    We don't know yet what impact Abel would have had on the season. He could have put up Sim type numbers or could have been closer to Bradley. We did need someone to give innings and he probably would have done that after looking good his last two starts. But unfortunately we still don't know what we have in Abel.
  19. HarmonK03
    I needed to come back to you as well one more time on this subject. You were providing sound logical responses to my comments and others as well yesterday. I was frustrated and probably still am and that showed in my responses. But I do appreciate your thoughts and rationale on this subject and others as well. Hopefully we can disagree on the lineup on day 1 of the playoffs because that is what we all are rooting for.
  20. HarmonK03
    I wanted to come back to this one more time. My responses to your comments yesterday were not probably the best or even fair. You have been giving a sound logical argument to all the comments being put forth here and I should have shown more respect than I feel I did. I was and am frustrated at the roster construction but you are providing another point of view that is sound and reasonable.
  21. HarmonK03
    And while I am not familiar with their situation, it doesn't appear they have a clear opening for another starter. They traded Castillo at the trade deadline because of an excess of starting pitching and now they call up their top prospect and are finding room for him.
  22. HarmonK03
    I am not as convinced as you are on Keaschall playing some at 2B. But Larnach has to start hitting, he is hitting .159 the last month, if you are in a pennant race, he has to continue to produce and right now he is not. I realize what he has done all year, but you still have to finish. As for Buxton, he is not going to play every day, they are going to manage his playing time. My guess either Saturday or Sunday this weekend he will either be out of the lineup or DH. Lewis shouldn't be playing 2B either in my opinion if the goal is to keep your top hitters happy, then he needs to play 1B only. They definitely blew it by not calling up Jenkins when Buxton went on the IL. We are not to going agree and I understand that, but this offense has been struggling since the all star break and to say there are no ways to try and improve, I don't agree with.
  23. HarmonK03
    This talk about the locker room is great but it shouldn't be the only criteria. You are there to win games and if you can make a move to try and make your team better, you do it. There are no guarantees in life. There is a fine line between earning a spot and keeping your spot and that is where Larnach is right now. But no he shouldn't be benched but he can sit a couple of games a week. If Shelton is so good at managing the locker room he should be able to manage this. But to roster a player because he's not competition to beat anyone out and continues locker room harmony is just sheer baloney. Are we in Little League or the Major Leagues.
  24. HarmonK03
    Is Buxton going to play every day for the rest of the season, I doubt it. My guess at a minimum he will DH at least once a week. Sitting Larnach who has been struggling two games a week and Keaschall can move to second two games a week. There are 5 games a week to try and give your offense a jolt. The offense is struggling right and needs some life, there are never guarantees in life. But this is someone you can find playing time for and I don't think it is going to totally disrupt the team. If nothing else tell them to perform better and they wouldn't have had to make this move.
  25. HarmonK03
    Maybe not a fair comparison, you are correct but the point is still there, someone with Jenkins talent you can find at bats for.
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