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  1. karcherd
    You really think he can get his average that high.
  2. karcherd
    His defense is not that good, it looks better on this team because of who he is being compared to.
  3. karcherd
    The argument isn't should he be playing over Wallner or Larnach, It is Clemens that is keeping him on the bench. It is hard to argue to keep Wallner in the lineup but there are enough AB's for Wallner, Martin, Larnach and ERod between the corner OF spots and DH. A good manager could rotate them thru those spots and they all could play 4 to 5 times a week. Yes it means Bell at 1B but that is what he was signed for. And this would also mean no Outman. But this team and I do not believe it is all Shelton's decision is fixated on matchups at the expense of putting your best team on the field.
  4. karcherd
    Martin should be in there for Clemens. With the current roster, I think Wallner and Larnach should be in there. But will Martin get any AB's this series with all RH's starting.
  5. karcherd
    Looks like they are going with an extra position player tonight. A bench with Gray, Kriedler and Outman, the Mets may be considering a forfeit. They don't want to risk facing that juggernaut.
  6. karcherd
    Well Julien had only 800 AB's coming into the season and seems to be doing a little better this season, so let's see where he ends up. And Kiersey has a whole 100 AB's so not even close to Keaschall.
  7. karcherd
    If you want Rojas to come in for Prielipp to add length that is good. But don't go in with a plan of piggybacking, after the 6th or 7th inning you have to react to the game situation. They already tried this once with Able and it was a disaster. This is not the minor leagues, the Twins need to develop starting pitching stop all this 4 and 5 inning cap on pitchers.
  8. karcherd
    They did address 1B in the offseason when they signed Bell. The genius Mr. Falvey stated that we was signed to play 1B. For all those who think Falvey was the answer, I think this is a pretty good argument that he was not.
  9. karcherd
    I think short term needs to be put on the back shelf. This year should be about seeing what you have and then knowing what holes need to be filled for next year. Giving AB's and or regular playing time to these journeyman AAAA players is just setting them back long term. And it is not really adding a significant number of wins this year. Make Lee the utility guy and install Culpepper at short.
  10. karcherd
    Any solution with Gray and Kriedler getting regular playing time is not a solution.
  11. karcherd
    I would move Sim to the bullpen and put Morris or one of the other young arms in the rotation. Sim has always looked good the first time thru the order. He has had some longer outings but when he runs into trouble it is after the first time in the order. I would rather see him in some of these high leverage situations than the young guys with no experience. It weakens our starting rotation some but hopefully it would be a start to making the bullpen a little better. He is not the only answer but it would be a starting point.
  12. karcherd
    A few observations from this game and series. The bullpen is going to struggle just like the end of last year. At some point Shelton is going to have to define roles, you can't be in the position of expecting Morris to close out a game in his second major league appearance. And yes those roles may change and change often but trying to match up game by game is not sustainable. The error in the tenth was on Gray, and that is not the shortstop's job to back him up. It is his job to try and chase the ball down to limit the damage. But you really want your outfielder to get that ball as their momentum is going towards the plate and not away. People are really down on Lee but that play was not on him as some are trying to suggest. As for Lee, if they move off of him it needs to be to Culpepper. These 30 something journeymen that offer limited impact at best do not help us. Either ride with Lee and at a minimum find out if he can be the utility player when and if moved. We have 3 30 year old utility guys who should all be the 26th man at best on the roster. One is already getting regular playing time and people are advocating for another, either Gray or Kreidler to be a regular as well. That is not winning or exciting baseball.
  13. karcherd
    Then he should hire someone who he trusts to make those decisions if he doesn't trust Zoll.
  14. karcherd
    Then Zoll is not doing his job. Tom P. should not be making roster decisions. Zoll needs to show him why it is the right baseball and operational decision.
  15. karcherd
    How do you define when he is ready. It does this team no good to play these 30 somethings. It should be either Lee and you hope he figures it out or Culpepper.
  16. karcherd
    It was Gray at third that made the error today. Bringing up Arcia does very little to help the team. Bring up Culpepper if you are going to make a change.
  17. karcherd
    I have seen plenty of posts saying to put Gray at short as well.
  18. karcherd
    That's the guy everyone wants to replace Lee.
  19. karcherd
    Like I said earlier why is Martin not in the lineup every day, it is ridiculous.
  20. karcherd
    It helps that Hunter is giving him that outside pitch and they keep refusing to challenge it.
  21. karcherd
    Are any of their hitters ever going to challenge that outside corner. It's great for Bailey, but that is the pitch they should be challenging.
  22. karcherd
    Another great game from our all star first baseman. It is time to bring up replacements from St. Paul if you aren't going to invest in real major league players. Let them learn and figure out what you have.
  23. karcherd
    I hope you are right but we have to bring up another outfielder to replace him. You can not have both Kriedler and Gray up here at the same time long term.
  24. karcherd
    Or the Twins philosophy of playing journeyman over players with better upside. There is no defending Outman being on this roster, he looked bad last year and he may be even worse this year if possible,.
  25. karcherd
    The defensive specialist gives up an extra base on that hit. Someone please explain the value Outman brings to this team.
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