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But he will be on the 26 man roster as the backup catcher, that is the way Falvey rolls. He is smarter than everyone else. I would have liked to see them protect another pitcher like Culpepper rather than wasting a roster spot on a proven non producer like Gasper.

Clemens had one good month, and was average to below average every other month. If he is on the roster it should be for 200 AB's at the most as a role player off the bench. Either a winning team or rebuilding team should not be giving him regular at bats. Either get a quality first baseman or let one of the kids play there and learn.

I haven't seen a plan from this front office in at least five years. I have always been able to at least get a sense of a plan from this team and I have been following this team since the 70's. And I don't trust Falvey to execute a plan if he really has one. We are in this mess under his watch. He has not managed his assets well, he has been given record payrolls for the Twins that were in the middle of the pack for MLB and has one playoff series win to show for it. I was hoping not necessarily expecting an honest review of the whole organization to understand what they are doing right and what needs to be done differently. Based on the hiring of Shelton and keeping many of the same coaches, this hasn't happened. We are just rearranging the chairs on the Titanic. So no matter how they move forward, I am not sure it will result in success this year or even in the next few years because Falvey is not the answer to put this organization in a position to succeed. And where I blame the owners is if they truly don't know their budget now at the beginning of the baseball business year that is business malpractice and Falvey is not to be blamed for that.

In 2024 he started 7 of the first 13 games and had 25 ab's, not sure how that considered he played himself out of a job when he was never given a real opportunity. And then it took over a month when he started hitting in the minors before calling him up. And he was not 22 years old at the time, they needed to find out what they had in him, not keep trotting out aging veterans which was what happened. And Kepler was not hitting and had not done so in 3 years, so yes he was blocked.

Like when Wallner wasn't brought up from the minors in 23 o4 24 so the likes of Kepler and Margot could keep getting ab's. Even Miranda should have been given a shot at 1B over any of the veterans they brought in like Gallo and even Santana. I know he fizzled last year, but in the years prior he was blocked.

This is absolutely an organizational direction and has nothing to do with pitch counts. Go back and look at the box scores of the minor league games. Pitchers were routinely pulled after 3 to 5 innings with 60 or 70 pitches. And most times it was because they had faced the lineup twice. So if they don't go more than five innings or face the lineup a third time, they can keep their mantra of he has no track record of facing a lineup a third time and doesn't have the stamina to go longer than 5 innings so we must pull him.

A few random thoughts on Falvey and the structure of the organization. It was reported when they combined the two roles that this was an exception, most teams do have one person for the baseball side and one for the business operations, which is different than most businesses. It made sense at the time to promote Falvey if DSP truly wanted to retire, With the team up for sale you couldn't bring somebody in with no certainty of the ownership situation. When Zoll was promoted, Levine made a comment that he hadn't been as involved in the decisions on the baseball side for the last couple of years. Which was kind of strange based on his position. So one of the most experienced baseball minds in the organization was basically squeezed out. It does lead you to wonder if Falvey just wants yes men around him. This is the worst kind of leader you can have. Falvey has limited baseball experience, he needs to hire better people around him. But he thinks it is all about modeling and insists his way is the only way. When Joe P. was promoted to the Executive role of the Twins, it was said that he was the only Pohlad to have an office at Target Field from when he was working in the marketing department. It sounded like he has developed a close relationship with Falvey. Is he too close to objectively evaluate Falvey and his performance, that is my fear. This feels like Joe's team and he has won the battle with the rest of the family because he is the one that wants to keep the team. I am not sure anything will change unless the minority partners have some say and are not puppets and can objectively evaluate Falvey's performance. Otherwise I don't see a way out of this mess. Falvey is not the one to lead us out of it.

Here's an idea, let's not keep taking flyers on injured or players with issues. Let's try and bring some proven players in, a novel concept but it would be nice to try once. Trying once here and there is one thing, but this is how Falvey operates.

He didn't refuse to switch positions, he had concerns and showed his willingness during the offseason by working at 2B. Here is his quote from last year. “I would feel horrible if they put me out there and I'm missing plays that are routine or something,” Lewis had said on Monday, after his second-base debut. “We have plenty of really good second basemen and I don't want to mess up our defense just because we're going to try something new. It's not Spring Training -- or Triple-A, for that matter.” Sep 4, 2024 Now if you want to argue that he should have kept quiet or only said something behind the scenes that is fair. But he did not refuse to move, he was concerned about the timing which I don't entirely blame him for. The Twins think everyone is a chess piece and can be moved around, but these are humans and you do want them to be comfortable, that sets them up for a better chance for success.·

More like seven years to figure out how to play baseball.

Baseball has always been a game of routine and consistency, analytics especially as used by this team refuses to acknowledge this. Players get comfortable hitting in the same spot in the lineup, Dozier fought moving out of the leadoff when he was struggling, Buxton likes hitting leadoff, they are comfortable. Gardy used to hit Redmond third when he replaced Mauer in the lineup so he wouldn't have to move everyone around, keep consistency in the lineup. Many winning teams have a fairly set lineup, but the Twins think they can win every single matchup in a game and try to out smart the other team. Get the best players, put them in a position to be successful, have good role players and you will win more games than not. And if the players aren't good enough, replace them. This front office thinks they are smarter than everybody and that they can win the games, so when injuries happen they don't have enough depth to overcome the injuries.

Pereda has 3 errors in only 8 games as a catcher, how is that possible.

This was talked about by one of the Twins beat reporter, I think Hayes, a few weeks after a couple of starts.

No their performance speaks for itself and it's not a good performance.

Larnach has actually been one of our better hitters. Outman and Gasper are 4AAA guys who can run into one every now and then. I want the best players on the field because that is how you win games over the course of a season.

Oh yes we need Gasper and Outman in the lineup, that will frighten any team.

So they are skipping Ober for a start like this. They don't need 6 starters, send Bradley down and at least get a look at someone that has a chance to be on the roster next year out of the bullpen. Yes I know that there aren't many options at AAA but try something.

That ship sailed last night.

Is Rocco waiting until we are down 8 again before making a change.

Bradley is another one of our front office's great finds. One good outing and everyone he should be set in stone in the rotation. Tampa couldn't fix him, what makes you think our staff is better will do the job. Develop your own players first before you try to fix everyone.

This is the point, Clemens should not be among the top 13 players in any initial list. We know what he can do and at best he should be the 26th man on the bench. Everyone is excited because of one good month and overlooking the many times he has looked unplayable. If this is the production expected, bring up a youngster and see what they can do. It should not be a lock just because of who is on the roster, You need to find a way either to find someone better or someone younger with more potential upside. Get creative with trades to bring in better players but stop settling for players like Clemens this is what is so frustrating.

I want 13 position players that can contribute to a winning team. That is the bar to me you should be shooting for regardless of stats. Look at the 40 man roster and see who can contribute and move on from the others who can't or put in AAA for depth. And if the number needed to come from free agency is too high or too expensive than put in the kids and let them develop, at least there is a plan to get there. But stop signing the retreads because Rocco will continue to play them regardless of other options and they don't make us a better team. I want to get off this treadmill where we are just running in place, either take a step back or get the talent in here to move forward.

A good team will have a player that gets 19 dingers and also give consistent and competitive AB's and will play above average defense with the number of AB's given to Clemens. Clemens has basically had one good month and some good moments the other four months. This is why having him on the roster being used as a regular is a massive failure. Good teams raise the bar not lower it.

Wallner and/or Larnach are not moving to 1B, that would have been done by now if the geniuses in the front office thought it would work. I do not understand on every thread everybody keeps beating this drum. Clemens would be a good fit at the 26th man on the bench I would love to see us have higher expectations for the front office. We keep talking up these retreads who have a very low ceiling. Let's ask and expect for impact players that can contribute to a winning team. If they are not going to contend next year, play the kids and see if they can be difference makers. Guys like Clemens are not going to be difference makers. Honestly I would rather see Julien at 1B right now at least he has more history than Clemens of success. It appears the Twins do not believe in Julien, if this is then why he is on the roster. I can understand why people are skeptical of him, but if he is up here he should be playing over Clemens.

Sure enough, Clemens has a good game and everyone wants him in the lineup next year. He could be a good bench piece but he is not a starter on a winning team. He has had one really good game and a few good games, the perfect definition of a clutch bench piece. Like others have said, he is the type of player that Rocco will play no matter what. He is not a starter on a winning team. Let's try and raise the talent level not keep sinking to the depths of the floor.