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  1. Twodogs
    Its true, id much rather have Milone pitching than Dean. But nonetheless, I think Berrios had earned at least one more start with his track record over the last two seasons. All in all it isn't bad that he is down, he is obviously in the Twins overall future plans and I'd bet that if he goes back down and lights them up in AAA that he will be back sometime mid summer. Hopefully to stay.
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    Nope, only to us
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    Yeah, someone like Dozier might have the right make up to kick some of these guys in the butt. Plouffe maybe also, except they shopped him around all off-season so he may be still waiting for the shoe to drop on him; other than those two Mauer should be the one to lead, but he doesn't seem like he has what it takes to be a leader. Maybe if Suzuki were better the kids might listen to him. It almost has to be an everyday type of player(s) that lead too, hard for a guy who pops out there every 5 days to really get in there with them and say what needs to be said, not that that couldn't happen, but a lot harder for a guy like Ervin Santana to take on that role. But also, you made mention of Molitor; he is really the one who needs to force action in the first place. I almost think he needs to flip out on these guys just once to see what happens?? You know like in Money ball when Brad Pitt (Billy Beane) walked into the locker room and saw (Giambi) dancing and he grabbed a bat and smashed all of the stereo equipment and basically went nuts and asked the guy playing Giambi; do you like losing, he said no, then why are you dancing. Then when it got super quite, Brad Pitt said, there, that's what losing sounds like! Molitor needs to show some emotion like that and go nuts just to see if it will light a fire under these guys?? Maybe he has, I dont know, but it is getting hard to watch the games.
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    This is correct. The Twins have no on field leadership, and they are playing like it. They have absolutely no fire in them, they seem mentally soft and have no sense of urgency out there on the field. I know the Sabermetric people are going to bash me for this one, but one of the main differences between this Twins team and last years is the on filed leadership of Torii Hunter. He was a leader on and off the field for the Twins last year. When they did good they had their dance offs, etc... He wasn't afraid at all to tell the players when they messed up also and at least told them and showed them how to go about their business everyday. Right now they don't have that, Joe Mauer is not a leader, sure he takes care of himself, but he is not an everyday player that is an on field leader. No matter how bad Torii was according to the computer specialists, he couldn't be any worse than Mastronni and half of the other guys they are throwing out there. Right now they are lacking leadership and I'm not sure if there is any of it laying around waiting to step in and take over that role. They are not going to be a whole lot better as the year wears on.
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    You mean like Donald Trump??? Ha ha, I jest.
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    I don't think they ever should have even called up Meyer, he had a couple of decent starts in AAA, they should have left him there to get more confidence and more work in. I think they jumped the gun a little on him. they need to send him back and put him back in the rotation down there and see how he does.
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    Seemed to me that Castro laid down a nice bunt against the Twins yesterday. I mean if you know teams are going to shift you, you should be practicing bunting at least an hour every day. If then continue to run the shift out there and you can bunt successfully against it, a hitter will probably get at least 1 extra hit per month, add 6 - 7 hits on to any one of the Twins averages last year and I bet their overall hitting averages go up fairly significantly. All this whining about shifts makes me sick. 7 extra hits for Joe Mauer last year takes him from .265 to .277. I mean how stubborn are these hitters. Start bunting or drag bunting or pushing the ball into open spots if they aren't going to fill them. Obviously with a guy on 3rd and the team needs a fly ball to score him you hit away.
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    Santana would be great as a backup outfielder. He belongs on this roster.
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    All these guys that get shifted all of the time, Molitor should probably sit them all down and teach them how to bunt. If Arcia could put a bunt down towards 3B at all and everyone would have been safe. I know bunting isn't sexy but if they are giving it to you?
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    It is really frustrating watching the twins constantly strike out in important situations
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    I just don't get why they would pull him out of the rotation in Rochester and not pitch him with Minnesota. I think Meyer should go back down and pitch every 5 days until they need him to start. JMO
  12. Twodogs
    Nolasco and Arcia were probably the most hated Twins players coming out of spring training and everyone wanted to get rid of them. So far they have both been big reasons as to why the Twins have even won any games this season. Nolasco so far has probabaly been the most consistent starter the Twins have and Arcia has come through in the clutch a few times already this year.
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    I think Buxton will be fine.
  14. Twodogs
    Buxton is hitting .172 and Sano is hitting .190. So do you think Sano's growth will be stunted also? They aren't performing to differently?
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    But there are a lot of sellers, the Twins need to have something that the other teams want, and generally they haven't had that lately. So they will have a tough time being picky about what they get back, only way they can be picky is if they are willing to keep the players they are trying to dump.
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    Well Nolasco is hitting 94 on the gun. I was saying earlier that after missing parts of two years I think his arm and legs may be a little stronger this year. could be his year this year.
  17. Twodogs
    Seems like Santana came in with a game plan that shut Baltimore's hitters down a little, Pressly seemed to kind of follow that same game plan, whereas Fien, May and Jepson all came out throwing fastballs and Baltimore kind of teed them up like they would in a spring training game?
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    Kind of like the old Metrodome, with the AC on?
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    K rate, OBP
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    I watched him against the Nationals I believe and he reminds me of Serrano from Major League. Coach Brown, Wow!!! this guys hits a ton, why hasnt anyone else picked up on him yet? Scouts or player director, Ok, no more fastballs, throw him some curveballs, Swings and misses Coach Brown, Oh!!?? I see Parks bats looked afraid of the curveballs. Ha ha Hopefully he overcomes that.
  21. Twodogs
    Not too many former pitchers made the cut: Matt Garza (Brewers), Francisco Liriano (Pirates), R.A. Dickey (Blue Jays), Vance Worley (Orioles), Pat Neshek (Astros), Jeff Manship (Indians) and Liam Hendriks (A's). Former PItcher Mike Pelfrey is slated to be 4th in the Detroit Tigers Rotation I believe??
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    Well I wonder what that same scout thinks about Detroit's rotation?? Since Pelfrey is slated as their #4 starter??
  23. Twodogs
    Probably the old adage a bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush. They have something that they know what they are capable of and they have a tough time trading it for something that they don't really know? They do it in a heartbeat if they feel like they can get more back for the prospect, but even up trades are hard because they are probably just not familiar with the other guy in the deal. So maybe they just go ahead and keep what they have? I think back to the Restovich, Buchanon et al days. I mean they had guys like Morneau, Hunter, all of those guys that you just knew were going to beat those other guys out. So why didn't they trade those other guys when their value was high? Most likely because they knew what they had, those other guys were capable, and if a couple of the dudes in front of them went down with injury or just didn't pan out they had someone else that could maybe produce. So they held on to them. Had they traded them they probably would have ended up with someone not quite as capable, but then again they may have found some diamond in the rough too? JMO
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    then he had a pretty decent year in San Diego or something like that also.
  25. Twodogs
    Well I'd guess that if he were changing his approach that maybe he'd do some more off season strength training, but it doesn't appear that that has happened?
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