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  1. HarmonK03
    Usually all the Twins Hall of Fame members do for sure.
  2. HarmonK03
    Does he though, he really wasn't given a chance. So what he should work on is his base running.
  3. HarmonK03
    Zoll has been the GM since 2024, not six months. He has been the top guy for the last six months and he has shown that he is not up to the task of leading this team. We need somebody with some experience and knows how to balance analytics as a tool not as the decision maker.
  4. HarmonK03
    If it's to cover a game or two, you can put Lee there. He actually grades out better than Gray on defense.
  5. HarmonK03
    But we would be expecting Houston to play SS every day in the majors, if he is ready I don't have a problem but he wouldn't be up here to sit on the bench.
  6. HarmonK03
    You better hope they have a LH pitcher going because the analytic nerds have determined Gray is a better option than Kreidler against RH pitching.
  7. HarmonK03
    While I wouldn't mind them bringing up Houston, it is apples and oranges comparing him to Polanco. Polanco was brought up the first time because they had nobody else healthy on the 40 man roster and they needed someone short term. He was brought up to sit on the bench and fill out the roster only, not to play.
  8. HarmonK03
    I just got done watching Sprock for a couple of games in Cedar Rapids and kind of liked him. Now I am depressed he is gone. Not sure if he would have worked his way thru the system but it did look like he had some potential.
  9. HarmonK03
    And yet Gray is starting again tonight. The Twins seem to believe in him, just none of us can see why. To keep starting him over Kreidler, should be enough to send Zoll packing. This is an organizational decision, not just Shelton's to keep starting him.
  10. HarmonK03
    You need to take away Bell's glove, he should be nowhere the field. Lewis is doing fine over there and hitting just as well, why would you sit him for Bell.
  11. HarmonK03
    How much money do you want them to spend, it's easy to say they won't spend money, Falvey had at least $14m to spend this offseason and he chose to spend it on Bell and Caratini and no help for the bullpen. Both of these signings at the time were head scratchers, Bell was signed to play 1B, we have seen how that works out. Caratini was signed after we signed Jackson. So how about holding Falvey accountable for once, it isn't always about the amount of money but how you allocate the money.
  12. HarmonK03
    Yes we probably need to move on from Jeffers. But our catching situation is not as settled for 27 as many want to believe. Caratini and Jackson have looked good for the last month but can they sustain over a full season. Caratini has never started over 87 games and that was 5 years ago. Plus he will be 33 in another month. Jackson will be 31 before next season and has never started more than 37 games, again 5 years ago. Can Caratini hold up for 110 to 120 games, can Jackson step and still be productive for 60 to 70 games. They will need to sign someone in the offseason to take some of the load off of Caratini because I am not sure he can be your primary catcher for a full season.
  13. HarmonK03
    So Cleveland goes with a LH hitting heavy lineup and the one righty is the that gets to Ober. Sometimes it pays to play the best options available and tell the analytics staff to sit this one out.
  14. HarmonK03
    Use Paredes for innings out of the bullpen if needed but don't go into the game with a set number of innings he needs to pitch to stay stretched. That is what piggybacking implies you are doing and that is where the plan blows up. Use Paredes as the long guy out of the bullpen or send him back to St. Paul if you want to keep him stretched out.
  15. HarmonK03
    Maybe but you can't commit to o how many innings Paredes goes. And if Prieliepp is cruising with a low pitch count, why pull him. Either put him in the bullpen to control his innings or send him back to St. Paul where it is easier to control. We are supposedly in contention, worry about winning the game.
  16. HarmonK03
    Piggybacking doesn't work in reality. Let the flow of the game dictate your moves.
  17. HarmonK03
    It was planned for him to only play 7 innings. It sounds like either tomorrow or Thursday he will play 7 again before they will bring him back.
  18. HarmonK03
    When Zoll was promoted it was reported that he had been very involved in a lot of the trade discussions and other personnel decision for the prior couple of years. It was strongly hinted at the time that Levine had not been very involved for the same time period. So Zoll seemed to be in the GM role for a while just not officially until 24. So he is very much invested in the ways of the front office and their mode of operations.
  19. HarmonK03
    This offseason was led by Falvey not Zoll. Falvey didn't leave until two weeks before spring training, he is the one who is ultimately responsible for the course they took. I assume Zoll had input but Falvey had the final say as head of baseball operations. I will agree that ownership bungled the transition, it should have been done at the end of the season last year so they could make better decisions for this year. And even if the new investors weren't on board yet, you need to establish a plan or plans for the next year But Falvey had money to spend, we will never agree on this board if it was enough. But he signed Bell for $7m in December to play 1B. That move made no sense at the time and is money that could have been allocated to the bullpen. He also signed Caratini after signing Jackson to supposedly be the backup catcher. Again at the time of the move, it was a head scratcher. There was another potential source of funds to be allocated to help with the bullpen. So Falvey had some resources that he chose not to use on bullpen help.
  20. HarmonK03
    The whole problem is Bell wasn't signed to be the DH, he was signed to play 1B. Falvey said this after the signing, so how they couldn't see he was unplayable there I don't know. I think that is why Larnach was kept, to be the DH. But because of the known flaw of Bell's defense by everybody but the Twins front office, this has created a real mess in roster construction and usage.
  21. HarmonK03
    You do know there is no rule that says you have to platoon players. Players that hit LH are allowed to face LH pitchers. The obsession with platoon matchups does not need to be a factor in every decision. Put your best players on the roster. And you could just as easily send out Gray for Jeffers even if you are his supporter, the infield is covered. But Zoll may not have that option on his dartboard.
  22. HarmonK03
    I will make a similar comment I made in today's game thread. It doesn't matter which player or prospects you want to discuss, the fact remains do we trust Zoll to lead the team thru this process. He helped Falvey get us into the mess of roster construction and lack of bullpen, so can he really come up with a plan for this team. Or will he make trades just to make trades. I think people are giving him a pass for how this roster was constructed and even for the trade deadline moves last year, both good and bad. I don't want him making moves that could potentially hurt this organization and if he doesn't have a plan that could easily happen. And if he has a plan, while he doesn't have to share it in detail you usually see some idea of a plan based on their moves. And I sure don't see any idea of a plan.
  23. HarmonK03
    There is no reason for him not to be up here today then if he is healthy.
  24. HarmonK03
    For everyone hoping for trades or smart moves around the deadline do you really believe in Zoll making the right or best move for the team. So far he has shown no idea of a plan and everything is very random. He kept Gray up here to play SS and moved Lee to 3B when Lee actually grades better than Gray at SS. And there was plenty of time to call up Culpepper before he was hurt. Move Jeffers if you have to, but I wouldn't trust this guy to sell a used car.
  25. HarmonK03
    Why wait, what is going to be accomplished with the Saints that can't be accomplished with the Twins. They say they want to compete than get him up here if he is healthy.
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