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  1. djvang
    Buxton shows that September stats should always be taken with many, many grains of salt.
  2. djvang
    I'm not convinced Polanco has enough arm for SS. He seems to know it too and rushes his throws. Hopefully they'll be able to keep Adrianza in AAA as a backup. Dozier could still be dealt during the season with Polanco moved to 2B.
  3. djvang
    It could be Berrios, Mejia AND Duffey. Not impressed with Santiago and Hughes is coming off surgery.
  4. djvang
    Sano is supposed to be the foundation of the franchise for the next ten years so I am more concerned about him than ESan. Agree about DSan.
  5. djvang
    Was at the games Mon, Wed & Thurs. I'm starting to get very concerned about Sano. He's very impressive in batting practice but facing live pitching, not so much. The book on him seems to be to freeze him with two breaking pitches, which he check swings at, then blow a chest-high fastball by him. He seems perturbed when he doesn't get fastballs down the middle. Wouldn't be surprised to see Dozier dealt sometime before the trading deadline with Polanco moved to 2B and Adrianza in at SS.
  6. djvang
    I'd just like to see him try something different at the plate for once. Stop letting the first pitch go by. He used to be a great two-strike hitter. He's not anymore. Whatever that pitch is that he always grounds to 2B, STOP SWINGING AT IT! He still seems to think he's MVP Joe and his approach to hitting doesn't need to change. His numbers show that's not true. Does management even suggest it to him?
  7. djvang
    Plouffe got too muscular and bulky which made him injury prone. And he became the slowest Twin since Matt Lecroy. I would've like to have seen Walker get a few big league AB's last fall.
  8. djvang
    Some players can/will make adjustments. Some can't/won't.
  9. djvang
    The problem is in red. They're stuck with Mauer's mediocrity for two more seasons.They could get some real pitching help for $23M/year. Damn no-trade contract. Without him their IF would be Sano/Vargas 1B/DH, Dozier 2B, Escobar SS, Polanco 3B, Santana utility. OF of Rosario, Buxton & Kepler. Trade Plouffe for whatever they can get. He's become too muscular and injury prone. He's also become the slowest Twin since Matt LeCroy. Mauer is a wet blanket over the whole team. They'll never compete until he's gone. Just heard Reusse predict that Mauer would retire after this season because of bad legs. I'll believe that when I see it. Fingers crossed.
  10. djvang
    "It would be fun to watch a chase for 700 wins." Wins? Did the Germans bomb Pearl Harbor too?
  11. djvang
    NO ONE wants a guy who makes $23M/yr and seems perfectly content to bat .270, 10 HR, 60 RBI. And he would veto any trade attempt because he knows he would be savaged anywhere but in his home state.
  12. djvang
    I don't think there's much mgmt can do other than start throwing big money at top free agents in the off-season, which they've never done. None of their players have much trade value. Their strategy for the past several years has been basically "Wait till Buxton and Sano get here". Well, they're here and they're not doing much. Now what? They gambled on Buxton and Sano just like they gambled on Morneau and Mauer. The jury's still out on B & S but the M & M gamble was a bust because of Morneau's injuries and Mauer deciding that .270, 10 HR, 70 RBI is just fine for $21M/year, no need to change his approach. So they're stuck hoping that their current young talent will blossom. But that's what they were relying on for this season and it didn't happen. That's a tough sell for fans who are rapidly losing patience.
  13. djvang
    Why is it that relievers seem to appear from nowhere to be great for awhile and then turn awful at the snap of a finger? Jepsen was great last year and awful this year.
  14. djvang
    He won't get many doubles down the LF line anymore because they're playing him about 15 feet off the line. Is he even capable of pulling the ball other than grounders to 2B? Does he even try? He's the master of the "useless hit". Doesn't get hits when the game is close but always when behind 8-2 in the 8th. But he's untouchable to mgmt.
  15. djvang
    The youngsters need to play every day. The question is should it be in AAA or the majors? Is flailing away in the majors better than doing well in AAA? Personally I think TR gave in to fan pressure and rushed everyone up before they were ready.
  16. djvang
    "Baseball, like life, is all about adjustments, and hopefully these young players will be able to do just that." Exactly. The league has learned how to pitch to these guys - low outside breaking balls to Sano, anything but strikes to Rosario, any breaking ball to Buxton, no more high inside fastballs to Dozier. It's frustrating to see the lack of adjustment by them in return.
  17. djvang
    I think their "plan" was simply for the younger players to get better. Rosario & Sano had good years but pitchers have learned their weaknesses and they haven't adjusted. Sano apparently did nothing in the off season except gain weight. Rosario will swing at anything. Buxton & Kepler should spend most of the year in AAA learning to hit instead of flailing away in the majors. We're seeing the peril of having a young, immature, inexperienced team with no leadership on the field. They really miss Hunter. Remember 1982 and 102 losses with young Hrbek, Gaetti, Brunansky, Laudner, & Viola. It's takes times for youngsters to figure it out. And sometimes they never do.
  18. djvang
    Buxton only has 55 AB in AAA. He's going to struggle at the plate. I think they're rushing him to appease the fans. But with Sano lumbering around RF they need his range in CF.
  19. djvang
    We'll be there for three games next week!
  20. djvang
    I have a feeling he'll be back at DH before the end of May. I don't think the Korean guy will be able to hit major league pitching. Look for Kepler to be in RF.
  21. djvang
    Are the Twins actually trying to DO something about the Mauer problem? Have they suggested that maybe he should change his approach? Stop taking that first pitch down the middle? Pull the ball into the huge right-center gap they're giving him? Have they mentioned to him that his production is simply not good enough for a #3 hitter? Maybe this is being done behind the scenes but they really seem to be afraid of addressing the problem. And it IS a problem.
  22. djvang
    What I noticed about Hicks is that he hit much better when he went to the plate swinging rather than trying to "work the count". He's a terrible two-strike hitter so don't let him get to that point. When he gets a hittable pitch, hit it! It doesn't matter if it's the first pitch or the seventh. Just hit it.
  23. djvang
    Hicks seems to be a much better hitter when he abandons the "work the count" approach that has infested the game. When you get a hittable pitch, HIT IT! Doesn't matter if it's the first pitch or the 8th. You might only get one hittable pitch per at bat. Don't waste it. Hicks is helpless when he gets two strikes so don't let it get to that point.
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