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  1. Platoon
    I had heard earlier in the year Kepler was not a big fan of launch angle, etc. He felt his game was more suited to line drive hitting. Perhaps he was right?
  2. Platoon
    MOY, square pegs in round holes. Hildy is not a closer, Polanco is not a SS.
  3. Platoon
    Offensive line! Offensive line! Offensive line! You can't play football without an offensive line.
  4. Platoon
    There must be more. Any defensive metric that leave Robbie The Glove and Buxton only 3 of anything apart needs some explanation. :).
  5. Platoon
    You cannot just go out and get a new team. Therefore I only see one avenue to turn this roster into a competitive team next year. It starts with the players who were supposed to carry us. Sano, Buxton, and Berrios. Assuming Castro is back and healthy, him and Garver are going to have to do. I would hang on to Astudillo this year for insurance, since both Garver and Castro are not a sure thing. I find a defensive SS and move Polanco to second. (He should be there already) if I can field an OF of Rosario, Buxton, and Kepler with Cave the fourth man, I would live with that. Plus Austin plays some OF. I am not a fan of Sano's or Austin's gloves, but I think I would start there if Sano shows up IN SHAPE. A good SS and Polanco playing closer to first will mitigated Austins lack of leather. Robbie leaves and we find another decent corner IF to rotate at DH with Sano and Austin. As usual the bull pen will be a crapshoot, and I still don't like Hildy as a closer. I still would prefer May to close in this current group. Finally they will have to,spend some money on SP. I don't know how else to acquire it. I do look for Romero to be in the rotation. I know this looks a lot like a current roster, but we still need Buxton and Sano to produce. If they don't, this whole team basically implodes, yet again. And finally, for goodness sakes, get a new manager. I cannot stress this enough. Anyone who sees Jorge Polanco as a MLB SS, has no business managing a team in this league!
  6. Platoon
    When Mauer was healthy he was simply one of, if not the best catcher that ever played. I realize that's a subjective view, but simply the fact that it is a legitimate argument says wonders. While his quiet demeanor probably cost him notice, it should not diminish how he excelled at the toughest defensive position in the game, not to speak of an unheard of three batting titles at that position.
  7. Platoon
    Thanks for the recaps, I read them every day. It's hard enough to watch the Twins now, it must be almost impossible to think and post about them. Btw, my birthday is in March, I will be forwarding a pic for you to use on that recap.
  8. Platoon
    This will be a make or break off season for the FO. For better or worse they have chosen a direction, the future is now in their hands. The question really isn't if they can put a contending product on the field next year, the question is can they put an improved product on the field next year? Can they clear the 40 man of some chaff? Can they somehow field a team capable of fundamental baseball. Can they solve the Sano and Buxton dilemma? And can they keep moving legitimate prospects up the chain. Something tells me this is going to be an unsettling year for players currently on the 40 and 25 man rosters. So unsettling that I would not be extremely surprised to see Sano traded.
  9. Platoon
    "He's dead Jim"
  10. Platoon
    He suffers from that most non metric of all deficiencies. He doesn't look like a baseball player. I also think he's quicker than he looks. So whatever he does has to be better than normal. It's really nice to see a player who has such a high contact rate. As jorgen mentioned he does pull too many pitches too far when catching. This tends to make umpires reticent to call anything he moves. But I do like the way he plays. That was some effort on the bunt. Too bad he wasn't around when Gardy was. Gardy could have had his third catcher in case one catcher suffered a heart attack, and the other came down with lime disease, all in the same game. And he would have still had someone to play in the field with his two man bench.
  11. Platoon
    I can see the argument has some merit, but seems to be there would be an unintended consequence. It would leave poor baseball teams whose only assets are players with expiring contracts, in even worse shape. Those players aren't going to magically start signing extensions, and the FO isn't going to start offering above market contracts to lure them to do so. Players that get to free agency want to try the market, the grass is always greener............ This would leave teams holding unto a Dozier for example, and getting nothing in return but a wave from BD as he rode into the sunset next winter.
  12. Platoon
    He did that to a guy I played baseball with. They played on a baseball diamond. The guy said the ball barely made it over the pitching rubber, and just kept going up.
  13. Platoon
    Before I retire for the evening, I leave this thought. Why is Polanco playing short? He just is not a MLB SS. He should have been moved to second and left there after the sell off. This way by next spring they would have an idea if he can play that position. He wasn't a SS when Molitor anointed him one, and he still isn't.
  14. Platoon
    Gonsalves is the crafty lefty, without the crafty part.
  15. Platoon
    I don't have anything particular against the "opener" with the exception of confusion. So we talk of the poor numbers when a pitcher faces the order the third time? Which statistically seems true. Basically we are dealing in three segments. So we now have pitcher A take segment one, and pitcher B take segments 2-3? Or the traditional way with pitcher A doing 1,2 and 3? So, since 3 is the problem in the traditional manner, simply jerk pitcher A when he gets to the top of the order the third time, and bring in B who would have been A in an opener game. The same pitchers are facing the same batters the same amount of times. But the fact is, no manager will want to make that decision in A flew through the lineup twice will they? I realize there may e some optimal match ups available early with an opener. But it's likely those guys are still going to be hitting in the 6 inning also!
  16. Platoon
    There is a saying in golf, "no one ever made a putt that was left short"! In baseball, no one who strikes out ever (as a rule) reaches base. It's why I simply cannot understand the current lack of concern over strike outs. As to working counts? Last night, I TiVo'ed the game and frankly didn't pay attention to who said this, but it was a Twins color man. Sounded like Roy. A Yankee was 2-0 and got a fast ball. Didn't hit it, then got a slider for 2-2. He made the point, why not hit the fastball if it's in a decent spot, why wait for that slider? Getting ahead in the count, and hitting your pitch makes sense. Getting ahead in the count, and taking a good pitch does not. I can't believe that if stats like how many pitches a player averages per AB are bandied about as being significant, it doesn't cause hitters to become squeamish early in the count. Baseball games are not won on pitches per AB, they are won by runs per game. It used to be bullpens were weak rejected starters, those days are gone. It's not always such a great idea to "work" your way into a bullpen.
  17. Platoon
    Since the Twins, and most teams, have so many strike out prone players lately, I found this sort of interesting. To me, it seems common sense. Flatten the swing should improve contact percentage. I realize some players have benefited from increased launch angles. But I don't think it's a one size fits all solution. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2795099-trevor-storys-505-foot-power-makes-him-criminally-underrated-mlb-superstar?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial
  18. Platoon
    A baseball blogger who I respect, and at times even agree with recently posted that Astudillo has no business near any teams 25 man roster next year? I totally disagree. He isn't the greatest thing going, but due to his versatility, the dire lack of MLB capable catchers, and the short bench he certainly can play somewhere for someone. I appreciate defensive chops, but I really don't see any catchers the Twins employ who's glove mandates their starting position.
  19. Platoon
    Used to? They still do here, and potatoes, gourds, squash, popcorn, and if your lucky enough to get into WI near the cranberry bogs, fresh cranberrys!
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  21. Platoon
    Put me down as totally shocked. (And out $20). I bet someone Whine Line would outlast Sid Hartman's column. I am also very disappointed. I always expected you and The Intern to carry on Sid's scoops and shower interviews. Now who will I turn to when I need to find out who the Gophers lost to, due to a horrible officials call in 1958?
  22. Platoon
    You do realize that if Molitor stays, and Rogers excels, his left arm will likely fly into the visitors dugout around the Memorial Day weekend! . But taken care of, he does seem the real deal. As for Hildy, Molitor has despite his original statements of a closer audition, settled on Hildenberger. Maybe it will work, but I am not a fan of gimmicky pitchers.
  23. Platoon
    Chief may be 2 or he may be 7? But only if you reverse the numbers, put them next to each other, and then add the 2 and the 7 to that number! .
  24. Platoon
    When you look at Rochester, who would you want on the 40 right now. No one is in danger of being lost, as it can be recalibrated this winter. As to Dozier not being offered an extension or a new contract? Maybe that simply tells us, and BD exactly what it sounds like. Add to that the view that he couldn't wait to get outa here, and it is what it is. As far as for EE, he is just as attainable this winter in this situation,as he was this summer. Pay him, he comes back, don't he doesn't.
  25. Platoon
    I don't see the angst over the trading deadline "sale". We weren't going anywhere, and as we may have noticed there is nothing in Rochester that indicates we are going anywhere next year either. Any talent, if it exists is south of there. There are things that can't be controlled. Injuries, sadly suspensions, and unexpected slumps. These happen to everyone. The issue is what do you do when they happen, and the season is lost. In some aspects they did fine, get what you could for expiring contracted players. But after that you need to use the time to find out what you have, and what you don't. Polanco to me is an example of how not to do this. Once Dozier was gone it was time to move Polanco to second base and let anyone, even Giminez, , play SS. You already know Polanco can't, so you have to find out if he can play second. Garver is another example. WAY to many wasted innings with Wilson and Giminez. These things seem obvious, at least to me. What isn't obvious is who is responsible? Molitor? Or the FO? Something just seems amiss in the coordination of the roster, and the on field playing time. One last thing. Teaching "launch angle" style hitting to players who don't have the natural power to hit the ball consistently into the seats is senseless. I would guarantee it ruins as many hitters as it improves. I think Kepler may be a good example.
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