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  1. Platoon
    Myth 1©. If one yearns for an uptick in payroll spending, using Bill Smith as an example will likely not encourage Falvine to follow that path to unemployment. .
  2. Platoon
    I did not see much of Garver behind the plate this year, but from what I saw in that SSS was not promising. If I had to ump behind him, I would consider wearing my own catchers mitt as a backup.
  3. Platoon
    So what your are saying is that there has been improvement over these last 5 years! (Albeit incremental) .
  4. Platoon
    There is no real reason to tinker with the OF. The only decision is Grossman. And I would only make that based on his ability to DH. You just cannot let him play OF. It's almost a dereliction of duty as a manager. I have no doubt that Polanco will turn into a very productive hitter. But unless it's a 2B it is a wash due to his limited defense. Mauer should get the GG simply for keeping him in the league. Neither Sano or EE will ever win a GG, but at least Sano's bat should carry his glove at a bat first position. Leave him there, IF he stays in shape for now. Dozier is in the same boat as Polanco. In a defensive position because of his bat. If it was me, I would move Dozier, insert Polanco there, and find a glove first SS. But it's not me. Since I assume the Twins won't re-up Dozier with a long term deal, and I hope they won't, he will be gone after next year. I would take the trade I could, and improve the whole middle of the infield. And use that money for pitching, pitching, and more pitching.
  5. Platoon
    This is silly! You don't need advanced metrics to see how ridiculous this is. Without Mauer the Twins IF becomes below mediocre, it seemed half the throws to 1B were in the dirt. Maybe they should change the award to the Gold Batting Gloves Award!
  6. Platoon
    I would not want to stake my playoff chances on a Kintzler level arm. Don't get me wrong, he has value. But if he is the top of the pecking order for our pen, then I can't see the talent level showing much improvement. The best hope is that some of the MiLB guys make the next step. The odds of that are greater than the team spending the kind of money experienced talent would receive.
  7. Platoon
    Mauer and Oliva share somewhat of a tragic connect. While all analysis are subjective, Oliva's pre injury numbers indicated he would have been one of the great hitters in MLB history. He really was that good. Mauer, sans injury, would have easily been considered the best catcher to have played. Besides his obvious ability with a bat, the biggest differentiating aspect of Mauer vs many other catchers is the fact that he was a phenomenal athlete playing catcher. He wasn't forced to the position by some limitation that prevented his playing other positions.
  8. Platoon
    Pretty much concur. I would not let the possibility of a Buxton injury impact my decision. And agree, Sano is a tough call. This could be a big year for him. He is either going to work hard and become one of the most feared hitters in baseball,.............................. Or he won't!
  9. Platoon
    Disappointed, but likely inevitable. The sac bunting and pulling the IF in early in games, and the odd BP moves are hard to watch. We can only hope that the reason it took 4 days is that Molitor had to write on the blackboard 1000 times "I WILL NOT SAC BUNT BEFORE THE 7TH INNING".
  10. Platoon
    There are so few plain to see, easy to discuss looks inside a managers mindset. The bunting is one. I am not against sac bunting. But there are a lot of caveats, most of them related to the inning, who's AB, who's next, score, location, and opponent of that day's contest. I cannot fathom one that would include a sac bunt in the first 7 innings, let alone early on, or by my 3 hitter. This indicates someone who plays for one run, while owning a pretty poor pitching staff. Odd! Pulling the IF in early seems to give the same impression. Lastly, IF Molitor had say, 3 stellar RP? What's to make anyone think he won't turn them into toast before the trade deadline? Sometimes in a 162 game season, you have to walk away from a game, and let pitchers have that day off. He talks about it, but his game time actions dispute his talk. The team had a nice year, but bringing him back because of the W/L record ignores the fact that this was a weak division, and that when we stuck our heads above the .500 level opponents, we didn't exactly strike fear in anyone's heart.
  11. Platoon
    So many memories! And all bad..... You are so right about the Blair Walsh miss. I turned to my wife, and told her he would miss it. It was like it was pre-ordained!
  12. Platoon
    If that's why Perk goes out, to be with family instead of hangin around for a couple more poor years, good for him. And good for Radke. Neither will ever live long enough to spend all the money they made, but they will now get to enjoy their family. While the money is great, the lifestyle of a MLB player has to be that of a well paid long haul trucker! Good for Perk. As for the Tigers Romine pitching to Sano? I really doubt that Detroit, even if they had considered it, viewed their visit to Mpls as a chance to prepare the Monnesota Twins for the playoffs.
  13. Platoon
    Another blogger who I read regularly and is a metrics disciple says that you now place your best hitter in the two hole. That the temporary theory of him in the one spot and hitting the pitcher 8th in the NL has fallen out of vogue. I would imagine that Mauer is the Twins best hitter this year. Someone else may do more damage with one swing of the bat, but that bat will be easier to miss than Mauers. The offense does not surprise me. The precious regime put offense over defense almost exclusively. EE is still here because he could hit a little better than a lot of other utility guys. He certainly is not a defensive whiz. Dozier and Polanco are bat first players. As was Rosario through MiLB. This teams hitting will only improve. It will eventually be an awesome offense. But the real reason it has surged since Aug 19th? It's most likely the tour made through the dregs of the AL.
  14. Platoon
    Let's ask these questions. If the Twins had not made this deadline trades, or giveaways to some, would they have finished higher? Caught NY? Caught Cleveland? We ended up further than anyone thought. We will play NY in NY. And while it's going to be very difficult not to have Garcia pitch for us, the main issue will be if we get ahead and don't have Kintzler to close. Or Perkins? Or Joe Nathan? Garcia was almost a reclamation project traded to a team more desperate and well heeled than us. Kintzler was a ground ball pitch to contact closer. The truth is while he had a nice run, and seemed to have the psyche to close, if Brandon Kintzler is the best your bullpen has to offer, you have pitching issues. I don't want us to just hang around every year hoping for the ducks to line up for a second WC chance. I want us to be at the top, looking down at the peons hoping for someone else to lose 6 games in a row so they can call themselves a playoff team. I hope that's what Falvine are looking for. Otherwise, even if they keep adding "playoff" spots, crappy baseball is still crappy baseball.
  15. Platoon
    I had no problem with trading Garcia or Kintztler. Garcia has been barely serviceable. And as stated Kintzler was never at a higher value. But he did have a trade value. He was a seventh inning guy in a closers role. Sooner or later that was going to catch up with him. Add that to the free agency, and the teams status at the time of the trade, and I cannot see the angst over the trade. The chance for the return was too good to pass up. For years this team refused to move marginal players during a career year. Sell high was not in their lexicon. I for one welcome the change in philosophy.
  16. Platoon
    I won't try and look it up, but I will admit I did not know you could completely rebuild your roster between the WC game and the next series. If so, this is quite the idea. I do like the Vargas Duffey switch for this reason. While you may get into a spot where a long ball is your only hope, you will never get into a spot where Duffey is your only hope. I loved your outside the box thinking.
  17. Platoon
    That would depend a lot on your bullpen?
  18. Platoon
    After Santana there seems to be convincing arguments for any one of 4 other starters. Not many teams can boast having four #2 level SP on the same roster. . Meaning, anyone you pick is a crapshoot. My roll of the dice would be Gibson then Berrios. Gibsons mental approach seems better, but will the new mentality stand up to the bright lights? If he can get off to a good start he has a better chance than Berrios to get into the 6th inning. The fact that Colon is even considered an outside option, sets the level of the staff at a fairly low point.
  19. Platoon
    I was not in the group who thought they were that bad. And I had lots of issues with Gardy, a few less with TK. Baseball is really in the eyes of the beholder, maybe more than most sports. But I always thought these guys had two things. A formula for pen usage, and the desire and fortitude to not abuse their best arms. They looked long term, Molitor has looked short term for all three years. Even last year, he was trying to win single games at the end of the year, when in actuality his template with those players and that record should have been as a MiLB manager developing talent.
  20. Platoon
    I have saw nothing to make me think that Molitor would be any better a manger with a good pen than this one. If he had a couple dominant relief pitchers he would likely fry them to a crisp by August. Good managers know that somedays you just take a loss and live for another day. It's a long season. He can't seem to do that. As for the bunting? It's getting so obsessive, some fans should consider turning it into a drinking game.
  21. Platoon
    CC didn't like bunting against him when he was young and, er, not svelte. He always was slow afoot and a lousy fielder. Also short tempered. Eventually you would get one in the ribs if you kept it up. Is that ok? It may not be, but your ribs won't care.
  22. Platoon
    Thanks. I don't have the time right now to peruse the whole thing, but I would like to say this: I don't expect any manager to be able to delve completely into all the stats involving all the scenarios between every pitch or batter. But I would expect a manager to show some semblance of recognition of score, pitcher, situation, game location, BP, etc. Not just simply bunt endlessly. Given a late opportunity however slight against a dominant pen, to get ahead, you better go for the kill. The future in the 8th and 9th innings (Chapman) ain't bright! Add your own pens likely inability to hold the other team in check, and it's actually dismal.
  23. Platoon
    Let's say Garcia threw around 90 pitches. I see two called strikes off the corner, and one that clipped the corner. I see one strike called a ball. During the GT there were a few comments about the very large strike zone employed last night? Not as large as advertised? The difference in the game was Chapman. His stuff is ridiculous. A question on the "win probability"? Does that drop in percentage soley relate to the chance to win? Or the chance to tie? Or both. There's an old baseball axiom, play to win on the road and tie at home. We played to tie.
  24. Platoon
    He can play there is no doubt. While his success at every level has followed a seeming adjustment period, the one up here lasted a little longer. Probably not that unusual. He is truly gifted. I do hope that he quits running into the OF fence. The knack of finding the fence, THEN jumping is still in the development phase. He won't win any MVP's face down on the warning track.
  25. Platoon
    That's exactly what happens to teams that need offense to win. Of the big three, pitching, defense and offense, the most variable by far is offense.
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