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  1. USAFChief
    I've been saying for years that corner OF defense isn't worth worrying about. However, I don't feel that way about C, SS, 2nd base, and to a certain degree, CF. Catcher handles the ball on almost every pitch. SS and 2nd base HAVE to turn ground balls into outs, virtually every time, and there are a lot of ground balls between the two of them. The SS or 2nd baseman are going to take every relay from the OF. They handle the ball, a lot. So IMO, no...in addition to the errors, Polanco just doesn't turn enough ground balls into outs.
  2. USAFChief
    People were no doubt coming in to catch the Twins-Sox game on the satellite TV. Time difference, eh?
  3. USAFChief
    I don’t think we know the full story yet. I’m not at all convinced the second story is the “truth,” any more than the first reports. I guess it’s possible a person can back over a police officer at 3 AM outside a club, in an unlicensed vehicle, and it be entirely an accident. But I’m skeptical.
  4. USAFChief
    Been saying this for a long time...the "bullpen guys are easy to find" theory was always wrong, and a dominant pen is the simplest way to gain a significant advantage. Find and acquire at least two legit dominant arms, and another flyer or three. I also believe a manager more adept at managing his pen, and more adept at knowing when to remove his starter, will boost the pens performance all by itself.
  5. USAFChief
    that's were Sano is laying low, apparently
  6. USAFChief
    I dont think that's the problem. If he were hitting 3 hoppers to short on outside pitches, then maybe. His problem is pitch recognition and making ANY kind of contact.
  7. USAFChief
    This is the perfect time to move Sano to first base. The position is open, and while we'd all like to see him remain at 3rd, it's time to just bite the bullet, put him somewhere permanently, and let the process work itself out. He'll either hit, or he won't. That's where his value is at anyway. He'll have fewer physical demands (and the rod in his leg isn't going anywhere), and perhaps can just worry about hitting. Perhaps 150 games/yr at first is physically possible. I wonder if we'll ever see that at third. The simple truth is, the Twins need a healthy and productive Sano in the middle of their lineup, there really aren't many decent alternative. Put him there for the next couple years and let it play out. If he fails, that's bad, but at least they'll know, and hopefully there won't be all these other issues on the side. And truthfully, without both Buxton and Sano performing pretty well, I don't see how the Twins get anywhere over the next few seasons. They need help, of course, but there just aren't enough way above average players on hand to overcome these two failing.
  8. USAFChief
    I can get behind Rosario as the Twins MVP in 2018, but... - that fact really points out how bad this season was, and - I want to believe in Rosario, but I just can't quite put serious doubts behind me.
  9. USAFChief
    So in the middle 99.99 percent. What's the problem?
  10. USAFChief
    Yes.
  11. USAFChief
    Concur 100 percent. The Twins gave Molitor limited talent, and that’s not his fault. But the team, under him, played some miserably bad baseball, unrelated to talent. It doesn’t take talent to throw to the right base, run the bases properly, know how many outs there are, etc etc etc. And for my money, that sort of stuff IS ultimately his fault. Add in the poor pitching management and this was an easy call, IMO. In the interests of full disclosure I’m not in the “managers don’t make much difference” camp. I think they make a great deal of difference. Why would baseball be hugely different than any other group endeavor?
  12. USAFChief
    ftfy
  13. USAFChief
    They haven't called me, either. Cold hearted.
  14. USAFChief
    The FO already made a decision on Mientkiewicz. That has zero chance of happening, IMO.
  15. USAFChief
    Mod note: Let's keep the Mauer stories about Mauer, and not about other posters who don't share your particular opinion. Thanks.
  16. USAFChief
    Zero chance Scioscia even gets an interview. There, he's been mentioned.
  17. USAFChief
    Surprised but pleased with this news. Molitor just had zero sense of how to run a pitching staff. And that's a big part of managing.
  18. USAFChief
    I like Escobar, but he’s gotten quite a bit overrated here. He’s a nice complementary player, he’s not a difference maker. I’d like him as the second or better yet, third add. If he’s the primary pickup this winter, I’ll be disappointed.
  19. USAFChief
    Josh Donaldson. joshdonaldsonjoshdonaldsonjoshdonaldsonjoshdonaldsonjoshdonaldsonjoshdonaldsonjoshdonaldson Josh. Donaldson.
  20. USAFChief
    The main difference, according to Fangraphs: 190 IP with 78 earned runs allowed is equal to 164 IP with 82 earned runs allowed.
  21. USAFChief
    The problem isnt moving players to the majors too slowly. If anything, strong arguments can be made the Twins have consistently moved players to the majors before they were ready and/or before they earned a chance. The problem is they haven't drafted and/or developed enough quality MLB players in the first place.
  22. USAFChief
    It is an interesting question. My own bias is—and this is long held, and unrelated to the opener/primary pitcher idea—is a strong preference to get the starter out BEFORE he runs into trouble rather than after. So I will say that in this case, with a pitcher such as Stewart, if you get six shutout innings, and he’s given you as much or more than you could have hoped for, turn a clean inning over to the pen, and ask them to do what you have them there for. I don’t know what would have happened in this specific case, but over time, I think that’s the way to go.
  23. USAFChief
    I’m as critical of Molitor’s pitching decisions as anyone, but in this case, the Twins used an opener, which is intended to limit the primary pitcher’s exposure to the top of the order, third time through. Moya faced five hitters in the first. Enter Stewart, who faces 21 hitters over six innings. The opener strategy worked to perfection. The problem, as I see it, was Hildenberger. Or, as Tom points out, Molitor’s use of him. They got more than could be expected from Stewart.
  24. USAFChief
    I think if the Twins are serious, they'll find someone else to play first base.
  25. USAFChief
    The Jay pick was really awful. That’s not “unlucky.” That was a stretch, and not a good one.
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