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  1. Platoon
    There is no way we lose this game 8-1 if Belisle is healthy!
  2. Platoon
    I thought the significant comment was the Twins were the only team that called. That makes the Twins either extremely clever, or extremely "not clever". Keep writing Seth, and don't worry about the comments. People who post on here are generally wrong anyway! :)
  3. Platoon
    This is a pretty disinterested looking bunch right now. Sadly I am talking about the players. The fans have been disinterested a lot longer. The defense has been horrible. All over the field. Never ever did I think at the end of the 2018 season would this be the product that the Twins put on the field. Ugh!
  4. Platoon
    I admit not having taken the control year into consideration. So inexplicable may have been an excessive comment. That said, he is of an age where it's time to settle the issue of his production. As for whether he can siphon time from Cave, if here? That uncertainty is inexplicable!
  5. Platoon
    Unless the FO, for some inexplicable reason, decides to keep Buxton down on the farm, the idea that he has to "siphon" playing time away from Cave is puzzling. While I realize Buxton has had ample auditions, he is one of the two Twins sink or swim players. Obviously Sano being the other. Jake Cave is on the other hand a nice OF option in the event someone else fails. Ergo, a 4th OF. While the Twins future goes through Buxton and Sano, I think it would be difficult to find anyone who thinks it goes through Jake Cave.
  6. Platoon
    Cave will likely spend his entire MLB career looking in a mirror every morning wishing he had half the talent Joe Mauer still does. While Austin has tons of power, he will look in his mirror and wonder how it is Mauer doesn't miss so many pitches by such a wide margin as he (Ausin) does. And, how on earth does he catch all those baseballs at first, so easily?
  7. Platoon
    And it's about, as an aside, pulling Stewart with two outs in the fifth the other night. That's a "message" that's normally reserved for a pitcher who displeases his manager for some reason or another. TK was quite fond of it as a disciplinary maneuver. In this case Stewart should have been given a chance to get that last out as a confidence booster. That is if he hadn't been pitching (unknowingly) in the 7th game of the WS!
  8. Platoon
    The single act itself is not the problem. The problem is the timeline, 4th inning. The problem is it basically eliminated any chance of scoring a "crooked" number. The problem is to score around 5 runs per game, you would have needed to do this 4 out of the last 5 innings to get to that 5 run average. The problem is our pitching staff generally does not support low run outcomes. Speaking of problems, I would have not had a problem with the play if it had tied or given a lead in the bottom of the 8th. This didn't. This was a move that would have caused fans at a Legion game to question whether their coach knew what he was doing!
  9. Platoon
    Wonderful article. Thanks. If Mauer had played on a "coast" team his legacy and likely induction into the HOF would already be secure. Alas he didn't. And his quiet private personality, and a career long success in not drawing attention to his talent has at times almost made him seem invisible. But for years we were able to see someone play one of the most demanding defensive positions in baseball as good or better than anyone who preceded him in the history of the game. There were likely equals in certain aspects of that position, possibly a better arm? More power? Obviously not batting average. But there was no one who wrapped it all in one package, as he did when healthy. It's sad the the guardians of Jim Pohlads purse strings struggle with that fact. Lastly, while the concussions definitely affected Mauers offensive numbers for several years, his move to first cemented one indisputable fact. He wasn't simply a great catcher, he was a great baseball player. I would have enjoyed watching him move to third also. There are few players who have a set of hands like he does. That ability would have made him a fine defensive third baseman.
  10. Platoon
    If JP did not notice this, nor pays enough attention to detail to have a chance to, then perhaps he should let his baseball people make the managerial decisions, and he should concentrate on managing dads estate?
  11. Platoon
    MOY? Friday night. Man on second, down 1-0, no outs. Bunts his 4 hitter Polanco, and Sano hits the sac fly. They score a run, but effectively limit any damage to one run. In the fourth inning? I could see this late in a game, when one run does serious damage. I have said it before, and repeat. Being a MLB HOF member does not guarantee a feel for the game. He never seems to think any further than the inning right in front of him.
  12. Platoon
    As for JP naming the manager? There's an old saying that a lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client. An owner who is his own GM has a fool for a GM. I would think Falvey would be sending out his resume if he would want to remove Molitor and couldn't. If I was gonna sink or swim in a job, I would want my own guy.
  13. Platoon
    Grade D. The aforementioned BP issues, which include no semblance of anyone having a specific place with the exception of Rodney. Leaving Dozier seemingly dictate his batting position for way too long. Way too much Wilson and Grossman for the situation his team is in. If not an actual distrust of younger players, certainly the perception of one. And an inability to instill the need for fundamentals. The players have all been taught fundamentals from Jr. high up. They know them. It's up to Molitor to impress on them that not adhering to them costs playing time. And he hasn't done that at all. Lastly I just don't get the impression that him and Falvey have ever really been on the same page. It's sort of an arranged wedding, with JP being the "arranger"! N
  14. Platoon
    Or you could do what St. Louis has done successfully and broke some of these guys in on relief duty.
  15. Platoon
    From Nicks Post: >>>>>>"People seem way overly worked up about Rosario. Outside of the shiny ERA he hasn't been good for the Cubs this year. Rodriguez is a great story but does anyone really think he'd have even gotten a shot here? Chargois is the loss that bums me out, but it's not a given that he's gonna have more success than Drake".............. My question is why wouldn't Rodriguez have gotten a shot here? Because our pitching staffs have been so overloaded with talent we haven't room? I am not nit picking the Rodriguez issue, but I am nitpicking the Matt Belisle type wasted roster spots. What is the difference if you send. Belisle clone out there in a 5 run game, or a Rodriguez. It can't be about Rodriguez's clock ticking, since you got rid of him anyway. That is the part about FO decisions that mKe me crazy.
  16. Platoon
    Cave would definitely be an upgrade as a 4th OF over Grossman, but that's about it. If we aim higher than that, we do have problems. And Austin sort of fits that category. RH platoon bat, but that's sort of limiting with the short benches. Drake? 31 yrs old. Funky RH arm? 5th team this year? Hmmmmmm, what could go wrong. If your claim to fame as a FO is thinking that you alone can find something in a player with that resume, then you are like that blind squirrel they talk about. Yes, he will find an acorn. But he also will likely starve, since one acorn does not take you through either a winter, or a season!
  17. Platoon
    The point isn't really if May can go out there two or three days yet, time will do that. The question is can he mentally handle the closer role. And there is something to that concern for any pitcher. The closer role may become passe, but there is a different stigma to giving up a walk off win in the ninth, than giving up the lead in the seventh or eighth. And some guys can't handle that. You dont have to pitch 3 days in a row to find that out.
  18. Platoon
    I would concur with the the idea of giving other pitchers a shot at the job, regardless of whether a Hildenberger had two games back to back or not. But does anyone really think the reigning MOY would do that? He is still in 7th game of the WS mode, managing for wins, not development.
  19. Platoon
    IF I had a closer it would be May, no contest.
  20. Platoon
    I don't know if the FO will bring some of these guys up? Would it do any good. Paul (it's always the 7th game of WS) Molitor likely wouldn't play them anyway. Not when you have Garver handy!
  21. Platoon
    If internally they believe he won't ever get serious about his career, I could see this happening. But if they think he wil, and while they have a period of control over him, they will keep him. If they end up thinking he won't work his craft, I would concur with trading him over the winter. Btw, I understand launch angle, but Sano's recent uppercuts seem to be pretty steep. His launch angle is currently about 155 degrees.
  22. Platoon
    Hopefully the message it sends to the clubhouse, and to the fans, is that they are now rebuilding the roster their own way. I know they spent more of Jims money than usual last spring, but the consistent reliance on aged veterans resembled a Ryan Roster. Or worse a Molitor one. Otherwise all that comes to mind is a paraphrase of Colonel Jessup, 'Is that all, tell me you have something more Danny'. It could be an unsettling off season?
  23. Platoon
    It was nice for a change to see someone with a pitch count under 100 starting the 5th inning. I thought his composure was good for a first start. He does look like he has a chance to pitch in MLB. But there is no doubt that he cannot survive defense like today's. On another note, I find it odd that he was accused of facing a AAA lineup. It makes me wonder what sort of lineup the Tigers pitchers were facing today? Finally, while I am not sure how Goodrum fares against other teams, he sure does nicely against the team that didn't give him a chance. But I guess with the plethora of talent we have on this roster there just wasn't room?
  24. Platoon
    I am of the opinion the FO is going to go pretty deeply into a rebuild. They are a little short of a basis to just add some pieces, and sort of too talented to completely tear down and start over. I think to have a chance to be competitive they will need to move quite a bit of dead weight. And I doubt 2019 will be that great a year, since some of their better prospects seem another year away. I would think May is currently their best chance to have a legitimate closer style arm, if he holds up physically? Last but not least, I just do not see how they can go forward with Molitor. I simply cannot find one item that makes me believe in his ability to manage a MLB team. And what compounds that feeling is the timing of the future roster. It's going to take some patience and frankly losing some games to move forward. He has shown no inclination to do that in any year he has been here. No one like to lose, but there are times when it's the key to a winning future.
  25. Platoon
    There are also two different types of players to evaluate. Those you think have it, and those you suspect don't. The only way to find out is give both of them a chance. Who knows. Maybe Stewart becomes a BP piece? Frankly I don't see him making it as a starter, but they have enough invested in him to find out.
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