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  1. KirbyDome89
    Nobody, myself included, is arguing that Varland can't or won't stick. Give him as much time as you want. I don't care, that's not the argument. He hasn't had any sort of sustained MLB success so to point to him as an example of pipeline production is incredibly premature. I don't know how anybody can argue with that right now, but here we are.
  2. KirbyDome89
    We don't?
  3. KirbyDome89
    Why conflate restraint with "getting down on Varland." History probably isn't the argument you want to make here...
  4. KirbyDome89
    If you're going to sell me on Varland's potential, not his recent performance, we've answered the question of whether he should be included on the list of "successes."
  5. KirbyDome89
    Players struggling their first time (or two) up isn't uncommon. Those guys becoming All Stars, Cy Young finalists, or HOF'ers.....that's not. If you want to believe the Louie Varland will become Randy Johnson don't let me stop you, but the names you're throwing around are by far the exception and not the rule. Nobody is dismissing him, but counting him as a success story right now is ridiculous. He's been worse (in a shorter period of time) than Bundy or Archer was last year, and I'd argue that using either of those two is setting the bar too low to begin with.
  6. KirbyDome89
    Are they the exception or the rule?
  7. KirbyDome89
    "Royce has enjoyed a .418 BABIP in his limited sample this year." He's not necessarily wrong about this team needing to put the bat on the ball more often, but yeah the BABIP is massively inflated, he's rocking an above average K%, and the BBs are nonexisent. Idk if that's the path to turning things around either...
  8. KirbyDome89
    Louie Varland and his 5.30 FIP is "indicative of pipeline success?" Randy Dobnak? Caleb Thielbar? Wtf is this nonsense? Seriously....
  9. KirbyDome89
    Is Nick Maton Detroit's version of Max Kepler? Stay tuned....
  10. KirbyDome89
    It's hard to see Buxton being the answer in CF at any point moving forward. Celestino's ceiling is likely as a 4th OFer. I guess we have to hope Lewis agrees to the move or it's likely groundhog's day in 2024.
  11. KirbyDome89
    Undoubtedly a SSS (I used 16 ABs not the article) and I'm not against him sticking it out with the Twins, but yeah the high K%, near nonexistent BBs, inflated BABIP, ect all point to issues under the hood. The dude is 6 for his last 10 or something like that since the Detroit series so who knows.
  12. KirbyDome89
    For the love of god do not find a way to give this guy a single inning with the big league club. The risk btw is that the Twins do just that.
  13. KirbyDome89
    We're really stretching the definition of depth here....
  14. KirbyDome89
    We're really stretching the definition of depth here....
  15. KirbyDome89
    I'm speaking more about what materialized rather than what was expected. Zero interest in parsing out credit or blame. Failing to maximize or capitalize is the camp I'm in as well.
  16. KirbyDome89
    Yeah I just don't think it does, at least not one series. Even the current version of the Twins is capable of beating a WC team in a 3 game series; look at what they did in Toronto. That doesn't change who or what this team has been. I don't think they have to play markedly better. Honestly. There's nothing about Cleveland that makes me think they're capable of putting together even 4 weeks of solidly above average baseball. Chicago, Detroit, and KC aren't threats. The Twins can ride the .500 rollercoaster all the way to a division title.
  17. KirbyDome89
    Buxton and Sano were two of the top prospects in baseball. They've probably each underperformed to some extent while Kepler (maybe?) and Polanco have provided more than expected. Rosario kinda was what everybody thought he'd be. It was a really nice, young position group to inherit, obviously, because most of the success this FO has had is tied directly to that group. No doubt the pitching was an issue, I mean that's specifically why Falvey was brought over from Cleveland. I'd add Rogers to your list and even though May was rough to start he was also a big part of that 2019 pen.
  18. KirbyDome89
    If they're winning 95+ games consistently are we actually talking about firing this FO? I really doubt it. Conversely, if we're at the point of seriously entertaining the idea of letting them go, winning a truly awful division and then taking 2 of 3 games in an October series shouldn't flip that discussion on its head. Again, if this team plays markedly better baseball over the next 80ish games I'm happy to reconsider.
  19. KirbyDome89
    The last 2.5 years have been pretty bad. We'll see how the next 3 months go. If sweeping changes are made, and they start rolling in the 2nd half, maybe it'll be time to readdress things. We spend the entire 162 game regular season preaching patience and not getting too wrapped up in single game(s) results, that shouldn't change because the calendar flips to October.
  20. KirbyDome89
    I'm not going to take the time to look up where the farm system was ranked at the time of takeover, but guys like Buxton, Sano, Kepler, Polanco, ect were all breaking in with the Twins right around that period. The FO definitely wasn't inheriting an organization devoid of talent.
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    It makes perfect sense if you care at all about the context in which those results are achieved. I'd argue the exact opposite, that putting so much stock in a hollow division title or winning a 3 game series in October is the emotional response.
  22. KirbyDome89
    I'm not a fan of the FO's employment being contingent on postseason or division results. We've seen enough after 7 years; winning an awful division, breaking the 18 game losing streak, or even winning a 3 game series shouldn't be a life raft that saves their jobs.
  23. KirbyDome89
    If I told you on March 29th that the rest of the division was going to be so awful even a 36-38 record on June 20th would've been good enough for 1st place I'm guessing the expectations for where the Twins would be right now would've shifted dramatically.
  24. KirbyDome89
    There's a difference between going through a rough stretch, or a slump, and being overmatched. That's the point that the article is making, and that nuance seems to be lost in these comments. Also, hard pass on having Lewis or any of these young guys up but not playing consistently.
  25. KirbyDome89
    Sometimes it's just as much about getting somebody in the everyday lineup/rotation that isn't actively hurting the team as it is about "resetting," the struggling player. Continuing to run out somebody who is overmatched is also a losing strategy. Of the 6 names you mentioned (I'm not counting Gordon in with this group) only Larnach is pushing into that awkward zone of becoming a roster issue. The others are either tracking normally (Wallner & Julien) young and still have some MLB experience (Lewis and Miranda) or are playing well at the major league level (AK).
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