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  1. karcherd
    Witt in his first 150 games 31 doubles, 20 HR's, 80 RBI's, .428 Slugging .722 OPS Lewis in his first 142 games 26 doubles, 33 HR's, 103, .524 slugging, .860 OPS I know Lewis is slumping now, but let's wait to see what he becomes. He is actually putting up better numbers in his first 150 games.
  2. karcherd
    Don't bring in Jax until we have a lead.
  3. karcherd
    Actually it comes from the analytics staff and the dugout follows their directives.
  4. karcherd
    Notice the difference in bullpen management. The Guardians have roles for their pitchers, Gaddis isn't pitching in the 5th inning, he is the set up guy. We try to match up every hitter and then run out of pitchers by the end of the game. Irvin should have been left in and now Sands is done and Varland will pitch one inning. Get ready Tonkin or Blewitt to pitch in a tie game. And they will have Clase and Smith to pitch.
  5. karcherd
    Let Irvin pitch 2 or 3 innings if effective, we need length from him today. Don't try and match up on every hitter, it hasn't worked so far.
  6. karcherd
    Give Santana a day off or even 10 days would be better.
  7. karcherd
    Santana was so successful as the clean up hitter last night, why not try again. We have a long season ahead of us.
  8. karcherd
    "the Pohlads' unwillingness to spend an even remotely acceptable amount at the trade deadline." Do you have a source that supports this statement. I am not a Pohlad backer but the narrative is that they would not spend at the trade deadline. Is this a statement of fact or opinion. They have stepped up in the past, they did cut payroll for this year which really stunk. But was it Falvey trying to wait out the market or was it the Pohlads not providing the additional funds the reason for no activity at the trade deadline.
  9. karcherd
    Yes it was disappointing when the owners cut payroll at the beginning of the year. Do we know for a fact that they denied any requests at the trade deadline for additional payroll dollars. They deserve their share of blame but why does Falvey keep getting a pass. The pattern in the offseason and at the deadline is to wait out the market and try to outsmart the rest of the league. Then when nothing is left, they grab someone like Trevor Richards. They do not make smart decisions with the dollars they have, signing all of Farmer, Margot and Santana, was that really the best use of limited resources. And last year with the record payroll they gave $11m to Gallo when no one else was offering him anywhere near that. The fault of the ownership is in continually trusting the front office dynamic duo to put together a team and hiring a major league manager.
  10. karcherd
    For all you Santana lovers, remember this game when he was 0 for 5 with RISP. A flyball instead of a groundball at least brings home a run. And he has had multiple games like this on offense. He is a defensive replacement and play only against LH pitching player.
  11. karcherd
    When did Miranda fail. In 22, teams were inquiring about him and the Twins wouldn't move him. Last year he had 142 AB's because he was injured. He has been one of our better hitters this year despite not having a regular position. His defense will improve with more rep's, where will he top out, no one knows.
  12. karcherd
    Our top RBI player who is batting fourth is now 0 for 2 with RISP. Sure glad he is in the lineup over Lewis.
  13. karcherd
    I guess he doesn't want to come back for television work next year.
  14. karcherd
    The Twins have actually stated this is their philosophy. You keep stating everyone does this or that, and if they are, great because some of those teams are having more success than the Twins are. But you can't wait until they get to the majors to determine their position, you need to do it in the minor leagues at some point so they can learn and master the position. Again this is why we keep seeing sloppy and poor decisions when they get up here.
  15. karcherd
    If the starting 8 is not in the organization then build for it. But the Twins are not doing that. They are purposefully drafting shortstops to move them around later. They are not trying to build a starting 8, they want to move players around like chess pieces and this is where the logic fails in the playoffs. They don't have a Wallner or Julien ready to play against LH pitching and you have to start lesser players. That works during the season over 162 games not in the playoffs. This year Wallner should not have been sent down when he was, he should have had a longer leash, Kiriloff should have been at 1B. Yes you have to plan for 162 games but you don't have to move players as much as they do.
  16. karcherd
    This is where we need Kiersey up here instead of in St. Paul.
  17. karcherd
    Having a strong starting 8 mitigates the need to move players around. That is where you only need a player like Castro to fill in at different spots as needed. And this is my frustration, they seem to value position flexibility over having a strong starting 8. Texas pinch hit once in the World Series last year, that should be the goal. You have a bench to give players a day off here and there not three days a week. I get platooning one or two guys like Leius and Pags at 3B in 91 but having a team of platoon players is not a winning recipe.
  18. karcherd
    My point on moving players around is it not just based on injuries, they do as a regular part of their lineup juggling and other teams don't do it to that degree. I agree with you on when injuries occur.
  19. karcherd
    The pinch hitting streak will not be continued today for Margot, maybe Rocco is trying to let him break the record at home.
  20. karcherd
    He is starting at third today.
  21. karcherd
    This just shows the platoon model doesn't work, it leads to players like Castro and Santana leading your team in AB's. It also leads to sloppy play in the field because players are not being put into positions that are their strengths. I know are you saying this in the context of utilizing the platoon model. I am hoping against hope that they will do an honest assessment of this model and realize it isn't working. I don't have a problem moving Castro around but he gets stretched at some positions i.e. shortstop and by playing every day. That is not putting your best team out there. And not all the other 30 teams move players around like chess pieces like the Twins do.
  22. karcherd
    When do you trust Miranda, we already lost this year of development for him, at what point do you give him a chance. At some point we can't keep waiting for prospects until they are 27 or 28 to determine what role they can play for the team. They need to either play them or trade them for other needs. They have done this with Larnach and Wallner as well. This is not a good use of your assets.
  23. karcherd
    Castro has shown he is not an everyday player. He needs to play 3 or 4 days a week. If a player goes down, they need to bring up a replacement that plays that position, not just throw a body in the position because they can stand there. Castro's best position is probably LF, he can cover other positions on a short term basis but shouldn't be asked like he was this year to cover those other positions long term. Having Castro lead the team in AB's is not a formula for winning.
  24. karcherd
    Does Rocco just throw a dart at the board to see who pitches next, not even a spreadsheet would come up with this usage.
  25. karcherd
    Are the Twins trying to get into the playoffs or they acting like it is still June. You have to play your best players, put the spreadsheet down and watch the game.
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