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  1. USAFChief
    Eddie Rosario, July: .622 OPS August (coming into tonight): .732
  2. USAFChief
    What do you call a dog with no legs?
  3. USAFChief
    I can't imagine Forsythe back in 2019.
  4. USAFChief
    Dozier is sporting a .308/.438/.768 line for the Dodgers.
  5. USAFChief
    Position flexibility. It's the new market inefficiency.
  6. USAFChief
    If the presence of Belisle on the 25 man doesn't tell everyone that the front office sees no bullpen help in "all the young arms" at Rochester, seeing multi-time failure Duffey return should at least lead one to suspect that idea, no?
  7. USAFChief
    That’s the problem with Mauer...you’re hoping he puts up a .750 OPS. As if that’s somehow a good thing. How does that help put the Twins in the postseason?
  8. USAFChief
    How about betting on Josh Donaldson instead of Mauer? Put Sano at first, where he’s going to eventually end up anyway. The Twins need above average players. Betting on a Mauer, even if you get a .750 OPS, is just a recipe for more mediocrity. I’d rather bet on something that will actually be an asset if you hit, than bet on something that gets you nowhere if it hits. If Donaldson comes back healthy and productive, you’ve got a .900 OPS RH hitting third baseman, and perhaps the same at 1b.
  9. USAFChief
    Well that's because he has.
  10. USAFChief
    Among the many things the Twins need to improve upon next year, they need to vastly improve their control of opposing baserunners.
  11. USAFChief
    I care.
  12. USAFChief
    I seriously doubt Molitor keeps Mauer out of the lineup without some input from Mauer himself. Not that it matters in terms of why the Twins need more from their first baseman, and why they need to look for a better option in 2019.
  13. USAFChief
    As Mike noted, they are not remotely comparable situations.
  14. USAFChief
    Why Belisle? Rosario for real?
  15. USAFChief
    The trick, of course, is in knowing who to show patience with. There was no upside in showing patience with Alexi Casilla, for example, but we got half a decade of repeated attempts to put him in the lineup, with few other options. What were they hoping Casilla could turn in to? And of course, to be both a good team and show patience, you have to have enough well above average players to make up for the below average production from the guy(s) you’re being patient with.
  16. USAFChief
    Cave MAY end up a viable 4th OFer, but they cannot pretend he’s a viable regular CFer.
  17. USAFChief
    Have you seen the shifts deployed against Mauer? They don't even play a right fielder.
  18. USAFChief
    Hildenberger is the latest Molitor overuse casualty.
  19. USAFChief
    RIvera, Jeter, and Posada were full time regulars in their last season. Even WIlliams played 131 games. They weren't kept around as part time players on farewell tours. I guess if you want to put Mauer on the bench, he's a decent option, but again, you're only going to get 1B, DH, and PHing from him. If he hasn't played 3b or RF by now, he's not going to.
  20. USAFChief
    You know he's "played hurt many times" how, exactly? For the record, he's played 150 games in a season exactly once. As many as 140 games in a season another 4 times. That's 9 seasons of under 140 games, out of 14, not including 2018 (which will be under 130.) He is now a part time player, there is really no disputing that, even disregarding the injury time off. I also dispute "he is as capable of hitting .300 now as ever." He's done it once since 2013, just barely, and the other seasons since '13 are all under .280. And of course the BA comes with almost no power. And call me a simpleton, but I don't think "gravitas" wins baseball games. I stand by my opinion...it shouldn't be up to Mauer whether or not he plays for the Twins in 2019. If he wants to play, it should be up to the front office to decide if he's the best option to help win games. And if that's the best the front office can do, well, that's not a very encouraging sign.
  21. USAFChief
    In this case, it's not the manager that's the problem. It's the player. A 36 yr old who only plays first base, provides minimal offense, and apparently needs 2 days off a week from the least physically demanding position on the diamond.
  22. USAFChief
    It shouldn't be up to "Joe" whether or not he plays. And while he once was important to the Twins in terms of winning, that's no longer the case. He contributes very little to winning. If you just enjoy watching him play, fine. But if you want to watch the Twins win, they need to find a better, and full time, first baseman.
  23. USAFChief
    link?
  24. USAFChief
    They're every bit as committed to Molitor and Mauer "contribut(ing) to the future" as they are Logan Forsythe, I assume.
  25. USAFChief
    http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/4885281777_7e7a3727a6.jpg Back in my day they knew how to bring in the closer from the pen.
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