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  1. Platoon
    I re read your post, and really didn't comprehend the power your lineup envisioned. It's other worldly. But I stand by my belief that overall defense wins over a season. Hitting is simply volatile. Offense is all sports comes and goes, defense is far more consistent.
  2. Platoon
    Forced to make a decision. Hmmmmm In a short series, the sticks. In a season the gloves. Since the pitching is the same. Hitting is volatile and cyclical. Plus hitting stats pile up in big margin wins. Defense is far more consistent.
  3. Platoon
    The Twins mediocrity was not accidental. The Twins for years were run by TR in concert with Pohlad as a bottom line business. Every move or action they took was made with the intent to make things look like they were going in a positive direction, but at the least possible expense. Safe experienced veterans, with some name recognition, and past their prime. Good marketing moves, poor baseball moves. This was a P&L team. I don't know if that will modify or change, but it seems to have this last winter. That's where I hope this rebuilding of the system is taking us. If it doesn't, we are falling into the old, "fool me once shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me"!
  4. Platoon
    You can't rebuild a MLB farm system in two years, and get much help on the big club. But you can build a foundation, which they do seem to be doing. I do agree with the posters on the "Belisle" type moves. They seem to have brought up an awful lot of dead weight. It would be nice to know the rational for this. The problem I have is that if they can figure out that Royce Lewis has great potential, and that Sano cannot play baseball at 300 lbs., then I assume they can figure out that Matt Belisle is not a bull pen savior. So what gives?
  5. Platoon
    It was fun to watch. KC defense was exceptional last night. Without several outstanding plays, the drama would have been over much sooner. What was funny was you could see he know it was in his grasp by the sixth inning. He was very demonstrative. Sadly, you could almost feel the walk coming in the ninth. I bet he was gripping the ball so tight you could have found indentations from his fingers on that last pitch. Kudos to the Twins for making this such an interesting evening!
  6. Platoon
    "Timed spatial awareness"? I can understand why he hasn't got a shot in MLB. . There is an old saying about hitters we used all the time. "He could get up on Chrismas morning and hit". Mauer was one of those. He likely would have ended up a MLB hitter, no matter what. As might Kiriloff. Hand eye coordination, depth perception, motor skills. Great hitters are not normal human beings. I am not belittling coaching, but I do think there are times it can be counter productive. It's so common to see players move around, or move up the ladder and encounter different coaches, with different practices and agendas. Leg kick, no leg kick. Hands high? Low? Back? Toe tap? Ugh. If you are trying to remember where to put your front leg, you aren't thinking of the baseball. Yes there are necessary basics. Short swing is likely the primary one. But there are as many hitting styles and stances as there are players. No one stance has ever been proven to be the best. Btw. I don't know if Mr. Kiriloff is onto something with timed spatial awareness, or if it's a marketing version of "see the ball, hit the ball"? But the sooner you focus on and pick up the baseball, the longer you have to use your elite physical abilities to hit it. With or without a leg kick.
  7. Platoon
    Now you need one just to get to the second inning:)
  8. Platoon
    Chief is so old, some of his jokes were new the first time he told them!
  9. Platoon
    It would have been almost impossible for any baseball team above the D2 level to lose to KC last night. Did u say 7 walks? And how many lousy plays? Since I don't have time to post this three times this will have to suffice. (3)
  10. Platoon
    That brought a wave of nasuea over me this morning.
  11. Platoon
    I have stored this in my filing cabinet under "F". 'Faint Praise Indeed'.
  12. Platoon
    I never saw Gonsalves pitch an inning before he came up. And I understand rookie jitters. That said I haven't saw anything whatsoever that makes me think Gonsalves is a MLB pitcher. That doesn't really bother me, and this is definitely the time to find this out. What does concern me, that if this was the best we had in MiLB, we are in trouble.
  13. Platoon
    Seems so. The problem with this theory is that you build the first three to get someone on base in the first inning. Then if you succeed, instead of one of your best hitters coming up, you have your #2 leadoff hitter? Odd concept, built on the expectation that your first three will fail consistently. Which, IMHO, begs this question.: Why are they the first three then? On one side of the equation we are using the "starter" to combat the loaded top of an opponents order? On the other side of the equation we are hitting our #2 leadoff hitter in an RBI spot so we get a good start on the second inning, in the first inning. I need an analytical expert, or a couch.
  14. Platoon
    I have believed that Molitor and Falvine are not on the same page for two years. Molitor got shoved up Falvines posterior, and any chance they had of Pohlad giving the OK to a change went out the window with that dizzy MOY award.
  15. Platoon
    I am beginning to believe that the secret to the "starter" philosophy is to have good pitchers. Oddly that seems to be the secret to having good baseball teams. My experience is that if you put a poor pitcher in, no matter the inning, he is likely still a poor pitcher?
  16. Platoon
    I normally don't argue with my elders . But if the MOY can see his way to start Giminez YET AGAIN, I am sure he could easily hit RG fourth even if he had JD Martiniez on the roster. Or it could be our punishment for believing analytics when they tell us batting lineups don't matter. .
  17. Platoon
    This is what happens when yourj manager tries to make square pegs fit round holes. I never considered Polanco a MLB SS, but I do consider him a MLB hitter. To paraphrase a different post in another thread, 'you cannot have a competitive MLB team with Jorge Polanco as your SS'!
  18. Platoon
    I fully agree! Consistency is what made Dozier so valuable. :)
  19. Platoon
    I am a huge Buxton fan and believer in his ability.but frankly if he doesn't stop running into fences and sliding hands first he is going to keep getting hurt. He is an elite CF'er as is obvious. But his major flaw is he seems never to have learned how to "find" the fence and jump. Hitting it at 23 mph just isn't that smart, nor healthy. As to bringing him up and then offering an extension, I think he made it clear earlier in the year he wasn't interested in extensions, or getting years bought out.? On one other point, I do wish EE was still here, but I fail to see exactly what we "did" to him and Dozier that was so horrific. It was the trade deadline, we weren't good, those are the kinds of players you move. Not an Andrainza. Besides, BD couldn't get out of here fast enough, I wouldn't be surprised if he got a speeding ticket on the way to the airport?
  20. Platoon
    Polanco is not, nor ever was, in anyone's mind but MOY a MLB SS. Yes he can play SS, but only in this context: If your SS is Jorge Polanco, you do not have a good baseball team! I hope if he moves to second base, and has a little more time, and a little less stress on the throwing aspect, he can suffice. I think he will hit well enough. One other troubling aspect, which btw seems to inflict all Twins IF'ers, is the inability or lack of desire to battle a crappy throw to a base. They don't get an error, but they also don't get an out. Lots of matador attempts on that type of play.
  21. Platoon
    I am having a very hard time understanding the Cave/Buxton/Field comparisons. Yes Cave is having a nice run, with I think as someone has posted a 31% SO ratio. And several balls rolling to the CF fence. Field? So far his calling card has been the ability to run out to LF, and back. Buxton has a Platinum glove and some MVP votes. Let's simplify this. Let's put all 3 on the trading block this winter. Then let's see what the other 31 GM in MLB offer for each. I will be taking bets on Platoon@TD.com
  22. Platoon
    I think the tenor of this topic may be more who will be able to make the Twins, someday, a truly competitive team? Jake Cave may contribute to that in a small way. But that chance will not evolve without Buxton reaching his ceiling. And since there is no empirical data that Jake Cave is a fool, he knows that more than anyone. Molitors comments likely fall into the depth and category of Gardy's bilateral weakness one.
  23. Platoon
    Ted, while I appreciate your passion on this, I don't think the sky is actually falling here. Part of being an excellent MLB player is staying on the field. Frankly Buxton has not been able to do that, even in MiLB. These 13 games would have long ago disappeared without all his injuries. No, they are not all his fault such as the toe and migraine, but running into walls and sliding hands first are. He has to learn to take care of his body, or as a speed valued player his value will diminish well before those control years are up. I do think he has special talents, and I do agree the whole season could have went differently in all areas. But I do think this is the best avenue left for the Twins to pursue. One thing would have been nice though. Molitor could have simply not touched on the subject. Suggesting that Buxton is not the likely center fielder next year gives one of two impressions. Molitor wanted to get a specific hurtful dig in on Buxton, or Molitor has finally confirmed he doesn't know know a quality baseball player when he has one on his roster. Frankly, and sadly, in Molitors case either or both is possible.
  24. Platoon
    I read Bernadinos column. To quote, "Jake Cave has opened some eyes in centerfield". He has mine. He has some decent power if and when he hits the ball. He makes amazingly bad judgments on diving for balls, runs mediocre routes, has an average arm, and plays hard. Sans Buxton, you could easily improve the OF by moving Rosario to RF, Kepler to CF, and Cave to LF. What Jake Cave is, isn't even a CF'er on this years version of the Twins, not to speak of a CF'er on a competitive MLB team.
  25. Platoon
    There is no conceivable reason Austin should not hit every day for the rest of the year. LH, RH, or ambidextrous pitchers notwithstanding. I don't even care where he plays, but some OF time wouldn't hurt. Giminez should play only after Garver gets kicked out of game, and Astudillo has a broken right arm. Anything over that is wasted AB's. (Edit this to include Field alongside Giminez on the bench)
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