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Hmm...headline begins with the premise that the 2023 Twins have been saved. Still seems very much in the balance, whatever the merits of the players (Castro and Taylor) themselves.

Hmm...headline begins with the premise that the 2023 Twins have been saved. Still seems very much in the balance, whatever the merits of the players (Castro and Taylor) themselves.

Hmm...headline begins with the premise that the 2023 Twins have been saved. Still seems very much in the balance, whatever the merits of the players (Castro and Taylor) themselves.

I don't get all the negativity. The Twins are only 6-7 good players from being a really solid team.😜

I don't get all the negativity. The Twins are only 6-7 good players from being a really solid team.😜

I know I'd have felt better if the Royals swept the Twins and Greinke struck out maybe 25 batters in 4 perfect innings.😜 

I don't get all the negativity. The Twins are only 6-7 good players from being a really solid team.😜

In theory a hitting coach is there to help a player understand and change this. If our hitting coaches or players can't do that, one or both need to be replaced. 

In theory a hitting coach is there to help a player understand and change this. If our hitting coaches or players can't do that, one or both need to be replaced. 

In theory a hitting coach is there to help a player understand and change this. If our hitting coaches or players can't do that, one or both need to be replaced. 

In theory a hitting coach is there to help a player understand and change this. If our hitting coaches or players can't do that, one or both need to be replaced. 

In theory a hitting coach is there to help a player understand and change this. If our hitting coaches or players can't do that, one or both need to be replaced. 

In theory a hitting coach is there to help a player understand and change this. If our hitting coaches or players can't do that, one or both need to be replaced. 

Always one person who tries to confuse the conversation with facts.

Halfway to the sweep of the Detroit series!

Always one person who tries to confuse the conversation with facts.

Halfway to the sweep of the Detroit series!

Halfway to the sweep of the Detroit series!

Boy, the title of the article just feels depressing.

Boy, the title of the article just feels depressing.

Boy, the title of the article just feels depressing.

Most games a team will make 27 outs. That those outs are strike outs only matters when you need a productive out (advancing a runner, scoring a runner on a sac fly) and when the strikeouts are correlated with not hitting at all.  (Which they often are.)
Sure strikeouts are tough to watch (but any tougher than a pop-up or a weak ground out?) But if strikeouts are accompanied by 12 hits and 9 runs, you should take that every game. The Twins will win a lot of games scoring 9 runs.

I would have preferred the headline to read "Bats Wake Up Late". 

This and more. It sure feels like a systemic problem rather than a random one (as @HokeRif) stated. The veterans (and the players who have been brought up) all have hitting track records much better than current performance. 
Baseball is often a game of adjustments. What adjustments are needed for each under-performing hitter, and are those things being worked on?
Kepler is a perfect example of an incredible athlete whose mechanical hitting flaws have been apparent for years. Is he unwilling to fix those things? Unable? Not receiving the coaching and reps that would help him do it? Not working for management that insists players (and coaches) do the work, and cuts bait with anyone who doesn't? I don't know, but a well-run organization should have answers to those kinds of questions and take action accordingly.
This year's starting pitching suggests the Twins can put together an effective mix of players and coaching (unless that's just random also.) But for over a year there has been the need to improve the hitting side of the team (through shuffling of personnel, coaching etc.)  Otherwise, as the OP suggests, the Twins are just frittering away any chance for real success.

This and more. It sure feels like a systemic problem rather than a random one (as @HokeRif) stated. The veterans (and the players who have been brought up) all have hitting track records much better than current performance. 
Baseball is often a game of adjustments. What adjustments are needed for each under-performing hitter, and are those things being worked on?
Kepler is a perfect example of an incredible athlete whose mechanical hitting flaws have been apparent for years. Is he unwilling to fix those things? Unable? Not receiving the coaching and reps that would help him do it? Not working for management that insists players (and coaches) do the work, and cuts bait with anyone who doesn't? I don't know, but a well-run organization should have answers to those kinds of questions and take action accordingly.
This year's starting pitching suggests the Twins can put together an effective mix of players and coaching (unless that's just random also.) But for over a year there has been the need to improve the hitting side of the team (through shuffling of personnel, coaching etc.)  Otherwise, as the OP suggests, the Twins are just frittering away any chance for real success.