HarmonK03
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He probably won't see the field again until spring training.
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No I don't think they should sign someone to be DH only. For one I am not sure if there is a quality bat out there who would fit but also this team likes flexibility, why handicap yourself with a bat only player like Bell this year. They have four outfielders if it plays out as you laid out which I believe it will. They all need regular AB's so rotating thru the DH spot accomplishes that. I think that was the original plan this year was to rotate the DH maybe with Larnach being there more. They did not sign Bell to be the DH, he was signed to be the first baseman which was a huge miss by Falvey, don't make the same mistake this offseason.
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I love the fight in this team, they don't give up. Bradley needs to give us more than 5 innings if he is going to considered a top of the rotation arm. He still has too many times where he just loses control. This has always been his issue and hopefully he can find the solution because when he is on he can be very dominating.
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Actually Lewis wasn't that bad at third, he was moved after being sent down after struggling at the plate. But both players were so bad at their positions the moves should have been made before the season. Changing to positions that they have never played before, there is a going to be a learning curve. And to expect otherwise is not reasonable. They have been two of our best hitters the last couple of months so you have to take the good with the misplays.
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What does Keaschall have to do to be considered basically a lock for a starting position next year. We know about his defense, but some of this is on the coaching to get him competent at a position. He has been our best hitter since May, he needs to be in the starting lineup day 1 next year.
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This is what happens when you move players around to new positions in the middle of the season. There are going to be mistakes.
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That was completely on Fundy.
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How was that on Royce, he's holding the runner on and has to range way to his right, even if he gets to it, who is he throwing it to, Fundy was nowhere near the bag.
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You are probably correct but I don't think he wants to be on the road 7 months out of the year.
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'Why aren't you applying that same logic to every other player that has been in a slump. I don't hate Roden, but he hasn't shown that he is anymore than a 4th outfielder at best and if he can't be trusted to be a defensive replacement in the late innings than where is his value.
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I was referring to Roden, who they didn't put in there last night. As I recall when he was traded for, he was supposedly plus average defensively.
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By that logic Clemens should have benched the first half of August, Buxton before he went on the IL and Bell for the month of July. Slumps happen and right now Larnach has earned the right to play thru it until you have a better option. And it's not Roden, they didn't even trust him to play defense in the 9th inning last night.
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Trevor is hitting .269 with an OPS of .778 this year, I am not sure how you can say he hasn't earned playing time. If you are going to replace him, do it with someone with more upside or who has actually produced this year and Roden hasn't in 3 different stints in the major leagues.
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I am not worried about where they play in the outfield, Roden has not done anything defensively or at the plate to say give me more playing time and Larnach has.
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He has earned his playing time this year, he is in a slump and maybe shouldn't be in there every day. But Roden has not done anything to say give me regular playing time.
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They are going to go with him, there is no one else to put in there.
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Keaschall providing a spark all around today. Hits drop for him no matter where he hits or bunts it.
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I thought the reference was to the double play ball. The one he dove for, that's usually not going to be an error when it's not an ordinary play even in todays scoring environment.
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Can't assume a double play, since he got the lead runner, no error.
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So you think the Twins should move on from Buxton, that is fair. But state that then saying they should do him a favor or that this is a business. I think the Twins made it pretty clear that Buxton is not going to be traded and they are not approaching him about him. And I doubt anything will change this offseason. Quite frankly, I think this is a situation Tom P. will give input to if they even think about approaching him. I am just as frustrated as anyone that he isn't out there for 140 games but I enjoy every game he is out there because he is an exciting player to watch. And that is what the casual fan says and sees as well. And based on Tom P. comments about winning back fans, I don't think he would want to take the PR nightmare that would come with moving Buxton.
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I know he usually doesn't play a day game after a night game but he should not be worn down with the time missed due to the injury. And with the day off tomorrow I don't understand why he couldn't be in the lineup today. The only good news is we have a viable pinch hot option on the bench.
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In this business they give players who have played 10 years in the league and 5 years with the same team veto rights on any trade. And Buxton has said he wants to stay here. So no they can't just trade him because they want to, Buxton has to approve. That is the business rule for baseball.
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I have always liked Larnach, so from that standpoint I would like to see him stay. But in reality like you said he should be moved or non tendered.
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Wallner has to be with another organization, it is past time. It hasn't worked out here and the Twins have obviously moved from him. Larnach probably should be non tendered unless he is here as the LH DH which I would not be completely opposed to. Roden is probably at AAA or the 5th outfielder unless he shows something more this last month and a half than he has so far.
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How are you doing him a favor when he says he wants to be here for his whole career and has the power at least until his contract is up to say where he will play.
