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  1. kenbuddha
    That's the deal though. The situation the Twins are in is not "normal". They have an interim GM and are looking to hire a Head of Baseball Operations. It's a non-normal, frustrating situation and all actions that clubs would normally take are out the window. Firing anyone at this point is just rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. Besides if they continue to lose ballgames, our draft pick gets better.
  2. kenbuddha
    While I don't disagree with your article, I think it's an article that articulates where the Twins went wrong, not where they are currently going wrong. Your first sentence seems to imply that this article will articulate what is wrong with their plan. If it is an article about what is wrong, I think it is premature. The Twins are in a holding pattern right now until they hire someone to create a plan. Since they had intended that Terry Ryan finish the year as GM, I assume they didn't plan on making that hire until the season was over. So, in the mean time, Antony fills in and while several players have gone through waivers, I doubt they make any major moves without a new Head of Baseball Operations in place.
  3. kenbuddha
    I guess I'm encouraged by this. I may be naive but I assumed it would be some sort of internal set of Twins execs who were going to solicit resumes and wait for them to roll in or that they already had a few candidates in mind. Plus the fact that they aren't saying it's a search for a new GM, but rather a reference to a larger role. They'd be in a better position if it was October and anyone involved with someone like the Cubs would be done with their season (why leave before then). Or maybe that's what Korn Ferry will recommend? Anyways, I'm glad they're soliciting outside advisors on this decision.
  4. kenbuddha
    Is this real? Have the Twins actually hired a search firm to help them find a new Head of Baseball Operations (vs just a GM)? https://twitter.com/RandBallsStu/status/758059802371031041
  5. kenbuddha
    From a team perspective, and we all know we're a bad team, after 84 games... To end up at .500, the Twins would need to play .667 ball the rest of the way. If the Twins play .550 ball the rest of the way, they’ll end up with 90 losses. If they play .500 ball the rest of the way, 94 losses. If they play .400 ball the rest of the way, 102 losses. If they play .370 (their best monthly % this year = June), 104 losses. I can’t help but think that somebody is going to lose their job. Knowing this franchise though, it will probably be me.
  6. kenbuddha
    An issue I see with playing Sano in RF is that by doing so, Molitor will feel he needs a late inning defensive replacement. Which means he takes Sano's bat out of the lineup. If a late inning defensive replacement is necessary, it's a close game, and if it's a close game there's a realistic chance that our bullpen blows it and we now go into extra innings where Sano's spot in the lineup bats again. It's already happened once this season. You take your best hitter, you make him comfortable and you leave him alone. Yes, even at the expense of a veteran player.
  7. kenbuddha
    Sorry I gotta go with spring stats = small sample size (56 AB) = meaningless. It would be nice if it translates to in-season numbers, but based on Santana's overall minor and major numbers, I can't buy into it. But since it's spring and hope springs eternal, I'll compromise and hope that it indicates some fundamental change in Santana's hitting prowess. My hope expires on May 1 though. ... and since I'm follic-ly challenged, I refuse to let their haircuts hold any sway.
  8. kenbuddha
    On the other hand, Santana's 2015 spring training stats were .333/.339/.456 for a .795 ops. Or was that sarcasm?
  9. kenbuddha
    Plouffe had 28, Mauer 22. My impression from watching him is Mauer is always doing that sort of thing, but his last 4 seasons: 23, 7, 12, 22 and each season had over 500 at bats. What? My eyes were deceiving me?!
  10. kenbuddha
    So what you're positing is benching Mauer's bat for Arcia's. Given that Mauer had the 2nd highest OBP last season over 666 atbats (vs Arcia's 65 atbats), who's going to be on base when Park and Sano come up to bat? Mauer definitely isn't what he used to be but he's still better at getting on base then anybody else on the roster (except Sano). Will Mauer play 158 games again? No, will he actually be benched for Arcia? Highly doubtful. To be credited with an RBI somebody has to get the R.
  11. kenbuddha
    Believe me, I understand what you are saying and agree he'll get plenty of atbats. As of now though, he's not a starter. Regarding Beltran's situation, the Twins used Torii Hunter for 567 at bats last season after he had a -18 Rfield the season before. Teams do crazy things sometimes and the Yankees aren't immune to crazy.
  12. kenbuddha
    If you check a Yankees depth chart, Hicks is the 4th outfielder. He'll get lots of playing time, but he won't be a starter. Having said that, I wish him well as well. I also wish great things for Murphy.
  13. kenbuddha
    The Twins can afford top contracts. They choose not to except for one (Mauer's). Their TV revenue is $80M/year, their overall revenue (at Target Field) has been estimated to be about $250M. Their payroll has been kept below $100M for 4 out of the last 6 seasons, maybe for competitive reasons, or lack thereof, but if they had paid for a couple of top salaries (add $40M/season say), they'd still be spending about 50% of revenues on salaries (and they'd be more competitive). So, they can afford top contracts, they've made a choice to not do that.
  14. kenbuddha
    Right now their record is 30-19, if they keep that pace they end with 99 wins. Okay, not likely, but that's the upper bound. The lower bound would be if they play the rest of the way at a pace that a lot of fans thought they'd play (a 90 loss season), so .444. So, if they play .444 ball the rest of the way, 80 wins = lower bound. If they play .500 ball the rest of the way, 87 wins (rounding up). Based on the where they're coming from, even the lower end at 80 wins is a HUGE improvement over last season and I'd be happy with that. So, yeah, a losing streak may (will?) come but this just doesn't seem to be the same team as the past 4 seasons. So, sit back and watch what happens. Will the team make some disappointing decisions, sure. Will they lose some close ones or have their pitching shelled a few times, sure. But don't let the fact that we're seeing amazing outcomes so far allow us to be disappointed that they don't keep winning at this level. The fact that they're stringing together runs and wins is a good sign that consistency could lead to even better long term things. Accept and enjoy. Win Twins!
  15. kenbuddha
    Can we just drop Parmalee from the conversation? Hasn't he proven that he can't hit and his defense isn't a plus? Why do we keep including him?
  16. kenbuddha
    I'm not sure you know what "intangible" means. You quote a bunch of stats and then call them intangible. If they are measurable, then they are tangible.
  17. kenbuddha
    Hunter did not have Puckett mentoring him, nor did Hunter mentor Span. When Hunter came up it was Rich Becker and then Otis Nixon playing CF (Puck had retired a couple years before Hunter came up). And when Span came up he played RF because it was Carlos Gomez playing CF. Maybe those players were good mentors, I have no idea, but there wasn't a direct line from Puckett to Hunter to Span. Hicks on the other hand, just kind of showed up with no real mentoring at all (which may be your actual point).
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