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  1. karcherd
    According to MILB his home runs were measured at 405 and 406 feet. I know many want to trash Lewis on here, but at least be fair when you do it.
  2. karcherd
    I am not against multi-inning relief appearances. It is the plan they have with Rojas as stated by Maki. They are committed to a four day schedule with 45-60 pitches You can't come into the game with a preordained plan. It almost blew up on them in the 7th inning yesterday, similar to what they did with Abel in the opening series. You can't just keep a guy out there in the 7th inning or later just because you want them to get work based on a plan. You have to manage based on the game situation. If they want to keep him stretched out then send him to St. Paul. They currently have no starters there because every pitcher down there is on the bulk plan pitching no more than 4 innings per outing. My issue is this bulk pitching plan, it needs to be phased out in AAA and the major leagues at a minimum.
  3. karcherd
    So is he a starter or reliever. This plan works better in St. Paul. one more base runner in the 7th, they would have had to consider bringing in another pitcher. They have to get away from this bulk pitching nonsense.
  4. karcherd
    Is Kreidler or Arcia at SS vs. 3B going to add an appreciable number of additional wins. IMHO that will add up to one or maybe two wins over the course of a season and have no impact for 2027. So for that you are moving someone who hasn't really played that poorly to warrant to be moved. Hopefully he is on board with the move, but I am not sure it sends the right message.
  5. karcherd
    It doesn't look he had a natural position, he played SS and the OF mostly other than 2B in the minors and college.
  6. karcherd
    Regarding Keaschall's fielding, there are moments he has looked better. It does look like going to his right he still struggles. But he has less than a full season worth of games between the minors and major leagues at 2B. I think he has the athleticism that he can become at least serviceable there. Not everyone comes up a finished product. Koskie was brutal at 3B and did improve with time. I think a little patience is warranted as long he starts to hit better.
  7. karcherd
    Lee and Martin redeem themselves.
  8. karcherd
    It's too far out to say for sure. This is Minnesota's only trip to Boston, they will do everything they can to get the game in.
  9. karcherd
    They just said Bradley is in Boston.
  10. karcherd
    So is Adams heading back to St. Paul after the game, so they can activate Bradley.
  11. karcherd
    He gave up two runs in his final three innings. Yes he labored to get thru 4 innings and would have liked to see him go longer. But he is really our #5 starter, he has been fine and at least held them after the first inning.
  12. karcherd
    It is not a major injury, everyone can relax.
  13. karcherd
    He cut his lip sliding head first into second, they couldn't stop the bleeding.
  14. karcherd
    Then put a real option out there, Kreidler is not an option to be an every day shortstop at this point in his career.
  15. karcherd
    He is not a handicap at short.
  16. karcherd
    They made a decision to make Lee the every day shortstop at the beginning of the season. While his play has not been spectacular, it has not been at the level that he should be displaced. If you move him, it should be for another proven veteran shortstop or a top prospect, Kreidler is neither. IMHO this is sending the wrong message to the player. And this is my frustration with the Twins they appear to favor the vets over the younger players. And these are not vets with a proven track record. And this happened throughout the Falvey tenure and appears to be continuing with Zoll.
  17. karcherd
    I don't believe Lee should move off short for Kreidler. He hasn't played that poorly to move him for a utility player.
  18. karcherd
    I don't want him in the lineup or even on the roster, this is more of an indictment of Zoll's decision making to even bring him up here.
  19. karcherd
    And why is Kreidler not at 3B, Lee is the shortstop. Show faith in him, the decision was made for him to be the starting shortstop, don't move him around especially for a utility player. And Kreidler actually played the most games at 3B this year in St. Paul. And people wonder why the young players don't have success.
  20. karcherd
    No Arcia in the lineup against a LH. For all those that said he would be a great trade chip at the deadline, he first needs to get on the field. But why is he here if they aren't even going to play him against LH pitching. He is another bad option but you would think he would be in there at some point.
  21. karcherd
    Moving Royce to another position now would be management malpractice. His hitting mechanics are completely out of whack, who knows truly where his head is at and than you want to throw more on his plate. Let him figure out his hitting and stay where he is comfortable. If you want to look at a position change, do it in the offseason. And no I don't believe Royce ever refused to play second, his comments were that he did not want to make a mistake when they were still in a pennant race that cost the team at a position he was not familiar with. He has changed positions for the team, so I think the whole not moving to 2B narrative is overblown. These are human beings and having them comfortable where they play is beneficial. Now some players get more preference than others due to different factors. And at the time Royce had earned the right to stay at third. Remember Dozier resisted moving off of hitting leadoff near the end of his time even when he was struggling. But he had earned the respect of his manager to keep him there similar to Buxton this year. But this has been going on throughout the history of baseball.
  22. karcherd
    I will cheer him on, but I am also keeping my expectations low. It is not very often a player all of sudden turns the corner at this point in their career. I am necessarily down on Kreidler specifically but the Twins organization, they constantly bring in players like this and expect them to contribute more than their history says they will. Now sometimes you do get surprised and someone will exceed expectations, but it doesn't happen often. And as soon as we see a little success, many on this board and elsewhere will say this player is the answer. Let's see some sustained success before we annoint him the next starting shortstop.
  23. karcherd
    But there is still a matter of talent, that technology, video analysis or coaching can only help so much. Some players are able to get more out of their talent due to doing the little things and preparing. But technology is not going to make you a star or even average player if you don't have the talent. Or else everyone on this board could suit up tonight and wipe out the Red Sox.
  24. karcherd
    He's played 10 games with the Twins, I am not sure you can define his tenure as a success or failure at this point.
  25. karcherd
    I am a believer in Royce and hope he can turn it around, but it is up to him. This comment reminds me of when Buxton struggled, it seemed like there were a lot of voices in his ear and it may be happening to Lewis as well. This is on the organization to get a unified approach that they want from him and he needs to shut other voices out if that is happening. Shelton has mentioned he is putting the work in, so I think sometimes he is not being given credit for that. . He does become his worst enemy when he speaks but if he was going well and performing we would be applauding his transparency and not speaking in cliches. I want him to talk less and let his performance stand on its merit. It does appear that he is thinking too much at the plate and needs to get a stable base as mentioned in an earlier comment. I. would like to see him use the whole field, which he seemed to do when he first came up, hopefully they don't encourage him to pull the ball based on analytics, Hopefully he can find himself in St. Paul and contribute up here. But there should be no defined timeline and any success he finds needs to be sustainable for a period of time before consideration to being called back up. But this team does need Lewis to find himself and be the player he has shown he can be to be successful.
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