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  1. Platoon
    The above is why I do not like the idea of drafting a 1B hitting prospect 1-1. And why this season is still very much smoke and mirrors. The pitching is just not their for long term succes. If, the season stumbles, Santana should be traded for depth. But regardless, their is no discernible light at the end of the SP tunnel.
  2. Platoon
    I would have far preferred if Molly had let Vargas hit, and then pinch ran for him if he got to first base. I turned on the game just before EE hit the next time through the order when Danno was explains the lack of Vargas in that spot. I sort of figured the pitchforks and torches would be out. Actually the move was so Molitorish that it shouldn't raise an eyebrow anymore. Baseball players are pros, and paid to play. But they are also human. I would bet that having a utility IF hit for your DH type in that situation will go a long way towards building confidence and rapport with said player.
  3. Platoon
    I always seemed to me that Oliva and Puckett were good "bad ball" hitters. Both seemed to swing at some pretty off the plate pitches, and hit them. But if you don't, you are an undisciplined hitter. Oliva was a god awful outfielder to start with, Arcia like. Great arm, but the rest was all learned over the years. Rosario is a much more polished OF right from the get go, with a more accurate arm. But there is no way he will ever compare with Oliva as a bat. Oliva was one of the best natural hitters who ever played. His knees robbed him of the recognition of that fact, but the man could hit!
  4. Platoon
    If the FO is having to advise Molitor on rain day pitching changes, and if Molitor persists in burning pitchers, see Kintzlers third straight appearance, in a game with a three one lead, I can't see that as a sustainable situation. I would think neither the manager or the FO would want the FO micromanaging the field staff. In the big picture, how does the FO handle the draft? Please no college 1B pick. And how does the FO either make Moltor their manager instead of Jimmy's manager. Or move on. That issue should be clarified.
  5. Platoon
    McKay as a pitcher, Greene as a pitcher, Wright, Greene as a MI, and McKay as a 1B. In that order. The thing is we are desperately in need of SP. This team still has one proven starter, and is an injury away from having a terrible SP staff. McKay as a 1B? I think we have that market cornered already. Greene is the shiny new object, and would make for Buxton like interest in MiLB again. As for Wright? I hope we have the opprtunity to find out if a 1-1 can be really special. I don't think he will give us that satisfaction.
  6. Platoon
    He is the Twins Ace, and a nice solid MLB pitcher. As someone noted above if put out at the curb for the June garage sale, he will not be considered an Ace for trade purposes. We always overvalue our own players. But I will say this. Four pitchers like him, and another guy who could find his glove before the game would take you a long way!
  7. Platoon
    Where is Timmy Malone when we need him? Or whatever his name was?
  8. Platoon
    So is this one of those message moments? Showing Mejia and Berrios that they will pitch Herb Carneals second cousin in place of them if they don't start to control the FB? I really cannot come up with anything else that would make enough sense to justify one calling himself a MLB GM. While I am not one of those that think these games actually mean anything, as I can't see this team being a season long contender, I still cannot see a plan here. I know the new acquisitions are as expendable as an FBI director but Berrios just is not going to learn anything more from blowing away AAA hitters.
  9. Platoon
    I have no idea if Sano will hit .300 or OPS 1.070. But in general he will terrorize AL pitching for years, he is scary. Vargas has definite impact potential. I am surprised that RG has so few AB? He has a great eye, but when thrown a lot of strikes still seems benign. Dozier will likely go on a tear. But will it be when the games count, or after the seasons finish is decided? Time will tell.
  10. Platoon
    There is validity to the viewpoint that Gibson doesn't handle adversity well. But there is also this point. He has been around long enough that he is basically not going to get any better as a starter. I know they are desperate for starters, but they also are desperate for RP. Mays SO numbers and velocity improved in the pen, but his body was not accepting the role. Maybe Gibsons would. He is nearing the stage of "what do we have to lose"? As for the mention above of leaving players ferment in Rochester for years, it's always seemed a team hallmark. Bring in a guy you know will fail, vs bring up a guy you think will fail. I never have figured it out. Hopefully Falvine will!
  11. Platoon
    I think Rosario, Kepler, Buxton and Polanco are all real. My only caveat is that Polanco eventfully will have to move to second. He will someday prove to be a far better hitter than Dozier. Santana is a pretender, as would anyone be with those numbers in the first few games. The real pretenders are Hughes and Kintzler. As bad as the teams pitching is looking, think how it will look when these two come back to earth. To round out the roster Mauer and Castro are sadly, real. Joe will never be Joe again, it is what it is. And Castro seems to be yet another MLB catcher. Competent, throws better than the previous placeholder, and blocks balls worse.
  12. Platoon
    Pitching pitching pitching and more pitching. And the Twins have very little. They at least have a glimmer of some BP arms in MiLB, but for starters it's mostly Berrios. Its why I would not trade Santana. They just don't have anything close to a MLB staff. Both sides of the Berrios argument have valid, and actually correct points. Berrios is one of their 5 best starters, it's not like there is any competition. That said, the let Berrios work on his craft in Rochester crowd are also correct to a point. This team is not playoff bound, use the year to set up the future as best one can.
  13. Platoon
    While the Twins have a plethora of 1B types, McKay would fit the the Twins timeline better either as a pitcher or hitter. Greene is tempting, but a huge role of the dice, and development might cause him to miss the prime of this teams postion players. (Unless the team changes its stance on signing their own FA) High velocity high school arms like Greene are scary, and if he ends up hurt, he is at least 5 years from TF, if at all. As of this draft, the Twins don't seem to have a farm system that looks to support a long term run of contention.
  14. Platoon
    The simple fact that they could not get anything near what they wanted for a MI who hit 42 HR last year seems to make the idea of an impact trade simple fancy unless Sano or Buxton is included. Trading Santana simply changes names and ages. The team is in a quandary which will likely take a lot of FA money, and some luck. One of which up to now the team hasn't used, and one which isn't really a good operating philosophy.
  15. Platoon
    Giving up 31 runs on 40 hits in 3 games indicates a need for a lot of prospects for trade bait! I don't think Nick Gordon will suffice.
  16. Platoon
    Not really. He may (did) pitch poorly, and has. He also was nowhere near normally being removed in that type of game, nor had thrown too many pitches. Basically a standard job of BP pitching by a Twins reliever. And a postion player was marched out there in his stead. That was done solely for one reason. Whether they sugar coat it as making a statement, or whether it was purely vindictive is a moot point. Molitors assertion after the release that Tonkin had few chances to pitch in leveraged situations was inane. He's the one who didn't present those opportunities. I am not attempting to defend Tonkins performance(s), they weren't good. But there are class ways to do things, and then there is the Molitor Way. And, I am pointing out that Molitor is definitely on a list of managers that I could see as being very difficult to play for. There is absolutely no way this team will be successful, and I mean successful on a national level, with Molitor in charge!
  17. Platoon
    . I am glad to see the FO showing signs of life. I agree with those who don't want to see too many signs, i.e. trading youth. This team is likely viable in 2019, if they can acquire some SP somehow. The rest is probably available in house by next year. But it's going to have to be develop or buy, we don't have the excess prospects to trade. I still think Dozier will end up being moved for what they can get, mostly because of simple logic. They will end up with too many second base types, and he is the most valuable trade piece. Someone above mentioned making the Twins a place players want to go. While Tonkin was not good yesterday, the game was toast and Molitors removal of him for a postion player was obviously meant to embarrass Tonkin one last time on the way out the door. This seems another continuation of Molitors managerial philosophy. How does this pertain to this thread? If players have many places to chose from in FA, they are not going somewhere where the manager is not respected. And vindictive managers are seldom respected. They may be feared, but that is not the same.
  18. Platoon
    If you kicked balls like that where I came from, you received an error! It had nothing to do with keeping a pitchers ERA down, or the batters average up. You were either supposed to catch it, or you weren't!
  19. Platoon
    One issue that should be considered is Kepler's and others youth. And the teams current mode, which is rebuilding. Meaning the Keplers of the team play, against both sided pitching, to develop for hopefully a successful career and not coincidentally a successful team. Giving Robbie Grossman at bats to win a game in April with this team is short sighted. I had hoped that thinking left sometime last summer!
  20. Platoon
    This lineup (somewhat) was discussed in another post. I know Robbie is hot right now, but it just doesn't seem to be MLB with him wearing a glove. I know walks happen, but why they nibble to him is beyond me. He just doesn't chase, and is really not a good enough hitter to scare anyone.
  21. Platoon
    . Your "edit" outlines the entire Twins orginisations operational philosophy over the last, er decade or so!
  22. Platoon
    I have been to Texas (too often) and to the Alamo. And for the life of me I cannot understand why Davey Crocket didn't leave Santa Ana keep both? Hopefully when Texas does secede from the Union, Vanimal takes that job offer from KQ and replaces Terry Traen!
  23. Platoon
    There are a multitude of combos that could be employed in the use of the three regular OF, Grossman, Mauer, and Vargas. But for years, myself and many on here have bemoaned the horrific OF play which has made watching fly balls so exciting. Letting Robbie Grossman stand in the OF with a glove on his hand borders on managerial malfeasance. I know he has some fine offensive numbers, now, and he has a good eye at the plate. But with a pitching staff that continues to play follow the league in SO rates, we need players who run down fly balls, not run after them. If you are going to put RG in the OF, you could have just as well left Sano out there, at least he can throw it back in after he picks it up. I have nothing against the concept of platooning. But then you have to change the mix of this roster, so the fall off on defense is not as drastic.
  24. Platoon
    What to do with Grosman? Since it would seem sensible IMHO to give Vargas some time at 1B you could DH RG as long as he continues to overachieve, which I don't see happening. I would much rather see Vargas play 1B than Robbie play RF. Of course all of this is somewhat a moot point, since Mauer will not sit often, or seemingly at all. Those Cretin boys stick together. As for the OF, it's so much better than anything they have put out there in years. How much better will be determined by how often Molitor feels the need to "rest" on of the regulars.
  25. Platoon
    . No one knows if Haley hit him by mistake, or on purpose. I would swear that's what I just said? I will go back and check again. . One could say that headhunting or not, a discussion with Sano might improve Haleys attention to detail.
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