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  1. karcherd
    And yet the Twins keep playing Clemens and batting him at leadoff over Martin.
  2. karcherd
    Can we end the Outman experience please. He is totally lost at the plate and has no business being on a major league roster.
  3. karcherd
    What is with the insistence to make Clemens a regular, he is a bench piece and that is how he is most effective. What does Martin have to do to get regular playing time. The only reason he has gotten regular time is because of all the lefties we have faced. I get this is a get away lineup, but get a leadoff hitter in there and not Clemens.
  4. karcherd
    Then why wasn't Kreidler made the opening day SS, you don't move off of Lee after 14 games unless it is for a long term solution. Kriedler is not the answer for the rest of the season, Lee is a better option for the season until Culpepper is brought up, which they don't seem to be in a hurry to do.
  5. karcherd
    A couple of thoughts on the replacements. If Culpepper is not going to brought up, Lee needs to be at SS. Until you are ready to move on from him as your everyday SS, you can't move him around. It is not that difficult to play Martin, Larnach, and Bell in the lineup against RH's. It just means that Clemens is on the bench where he should be and Bell plays first. No he is not optimal there but that was why he was signed and Clemens is an upgrade defensively but not by that much.
  6. karcherd
    I think Falvey had a larger role than we realize in determining the pitch counts and player usage. We were churning thru waivef wire pickups for the middle innings last year, we weren't getting to the better arms until later in the game. The only difference this year is we don't have the back end arms like last year.
  7. karcherd
    Martin is not platooning with Larnach though, it is actually Clemens that has been keeping on the bench. Because of their insistence on playing Clemens every day against RH pitching, that is what is keeping Martin on the bench. They should DH Larnach, play Martin in LF and Bell at 1B. There is no need for a platoon.
  8. karcherd
    It was great to see them sweep the Tigers. There appears to be an organizational shift, whether it is from Zoll or Shelton, I am glad that this twice thru the order and removed is no longer in play for the pitchers. There is no way last year Abel would have been out there in the fifth inning much less the sixth. The pitchers need to learn to work their way thru the lineup and to get out of trouble. This bullpen is not going to hold up without reinforcements and it is good to get innings from the starters.
  9. karcherd
    Jack of all trades, master of none. That is what this model produces more times than not. Just because a player can play a position doesn't mean they are proficient at it. Castro could move around the field but was average defensively at most positions and was stretched to play some over a longer period of time. Let a player get comfortable and master one position. Moving them around accomplishes very little. It was interesting to hear the talk about Martin in that he looks improved in the outfield and is taking better routes on the ball. This a perfect example of letting a player learn a position and keeping him there. Now if you want to make a move because someone comes in and takes over a position and a player needs to learn a new position. That is a different story, give them reps in the offseason and spring training to get comfortable and work with them to master the position.
  10. karcherd
    And who plays short, Lewis isn't going anywhere this year, he is your third baseman.
  11. karcherd
    I seem to recall Falvey saying that Bell was signed to be the primary first baseman. If that is correct then I am not sure Zoll was on board with the signing of if he was, for the same reasons. That said I think Zoll is a placeholder in the GM role and is not much different than Falvey.
  12. karcherd
    For everyone who is wondering where Roden or ERod would play if called up. There is a very easy solution, left field. They obviously are not going to play Martin there against RH pitching, so one of those two could play there. Then Larnach slides to DH and Clemens moves to the bench where he belongs. Again play your best nine players and I will take the upside of Roden or ERod over Clemens any day.
  13. karcherd
    Can we please end the Outman experience for our sanity.
  14. karcherd
    It looks like Shelton got the word from the front office, play Outman.
  15. karcherd
    For those who keep saying Buxton should be traded, most of you know he can't be traded without his permission. Why keep banging this drum. He has to realistically know the odds of this team winning and at least his public comments indicate he wants to be here. And to some degree I believe him, he does seem like the type of person that does want to play on one team and does value loyalty. We already have prospects that we could call up, but can this field staff develop them better than the previous staff. To keep trading for more prospects is not going to work if you won't play and develop them.
  16. karcherd
    I am glad Martin is in CF for Buxton today and not Outman. But in what world is Clemens the leadoff hitter especially with Martin in the lineup.
  17. karcherd
    The only player in the organization that should move Lee off of SS is Culpepper. Gray is the utility guy and should be the one moving around.
  18. karcherd
    Gray did what you want your bench players to do, he helped to contribute to a win with a nice hit. But he is still what he is, a journeyman utility infielder. You need your bench guys to contribute when they come in but that doesn't mean that success will translate when put in an every day role. They need to give Lee a shot longer than 7 games or else he shouldn't have started the season as the starting SS. If they move on, it needs to be to Culpepper, not a journeyman. Clemens is a great example of some success doesn't translate to an every day role even though they are trying hard to make him into a regular. Wallner needs to play, if by the end of May he doesn't start to produce then it may be time to move on. Sending him down at this point, means he has no future with the team and it is way too early to consider. They did this in 24 with him after only 25 ab's, every player can have struggles over a 25 ab stretch, you need to have some patience.
  19. karcherd
    I am not a fan of Clemens being our regular first baseman, needs to be limited to 2 or 3 starts a week.
  20. karcherd
    Again no Martin, he has earned a shot at being an every day player. Yes he may be a placeholder for ERod and Jenkins but he should be the leadoff hitter and not Clemens. Why did they sign Bell if he isn't playing 1B, Clemens is not an every day player. This obsession with the handedness of hitters and pitchers has to balanced out.
  21. karcherd
    Hopefully Abel improves on his ace like performance today if you want him to lead us to the playoffs. I think there is potential there, but let's see some sustained production in the regular season before we anoint him a savior or even a set in stone member of the rotation.
  22. karcherd
    Remember this game when members of this board call for the Twins to piggyback pitchers. It doesn't work, they pitched the 6th and 7th innings as if they were more concerned with Abel getting his work in then trying to win the game. I know the bullpen is weak, but it was obvious Shelton managed the game differently today vs, yesterday. This was only one of the many reasons for the loss today, but we need to develop players throughout the roster that can actually play the game, get runs in and prevent runs.
  23. karcherd
    Bradley right now is a #5 pitcher, your top 3 has to give you more than 4 innings. Until he can command his stuff with consistency he will continue to be a back of the rotation pitcher who probably should move to the bullpen. If Abel builds off his strong spring he will be fun to watch but let's see what happens now that it counts.
  24. karcherd
    Lee slides to third and Culpepper plays short in that situation. Lee should be the utility guy not Culpepper.
  25. karcherd
    Culpepper should be playing shortstop, let the vets who are only organizational depth at this point play 3B and 2B. He is not a utility player at this point let him develop at short. It is one thing to flip between the corner outfield spots but Culpepper should not be getting moved around.
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