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  1. bighat
    Ummmm....disagree. Both could improve, but right now Sano is superior to both of them combined, especially when he starts hitting. Because he will, and that's a guarantee. The other two don't come with guarantees. Larnach and Kirilloff aren't rookies. They are 2nd year players who failed their first tryouts - one couldn't hit, the other couldn't stay healthy. Nothing has changed in either scenario so far this year. If this audition doesn't go well for Larnach, he may be sent down to AAA purgatory and may never make it back to the bigs after this year. Kirilloff's career might be in jeopardy if he can't get over this chronic wrist issue. And you think they are both better than Miguel Sano, a guy who will hit 30 HR this year and who has done so many times in the past? I know hating on Sano is the cool thing to do, and it's low-hanging fruit, but c'mon. You have to be realistic.
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    Good win for the Twins. Bundy is doing everything we'd hoped and more, though I'm not sure we can count on him to keep producing like this. Will be interesting to see Paddack in KC. Sanchez, Kepler, Larnach and Sano were 0-16 today. This team won't be able to stay competitive if the 5-9 spots continue to perform so horribly. Again, good victory but at some point the Twins are going to need at least 2-3 more guys to start hitting like major leaguers for this team to have any shot to content for the playoffs.
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    Agree to disagree. IMO it was a misplay, no worse than any fielding error made on any given day by any given player. There were 20 errors in MLB yesterday, Sano's wasn't the only one and it was nothing special. It wasn't worse than this, this, or this. I think Sano's fielding has been pretty solid so far this year, frankly. He's always an easy target, and when things aren't going well for this team he's always the first guy Twins fans want to tar and feather.
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    It was a misplay, but honestly it wasn't as bad as some people are making it sound. It looks like Sano thought the ball was hit much harder than it was. He was ready for it, but he was early. If he would have caught the ball it would have been a fine defensive play. It was definitely an error, but it wasn't the worst play in the world. If the Twins were winning and Sano was hitting, we wouldn't even be talking about it.
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    Rocco's known as a "player's manager" and I think most players really love playing for him. He takes it easy on his guys, only praises them in public, is never critical and isn't shy about handing guys the day off. We'd all prefer a chill, relaxed boss over a hard-ass grump with an unpredictable temper. Unfortunately this is a team that has a bunch of underperforming players who are sleepwalking their way through their second straight season. Clint Hurdle or Buck Showalter or Lloyd McClendon would be ripping these guys a new one. Question is....would an angry manager really help this team? Would a press conference with a guy pounding on the podium, calling out Sano, Correa, Kepler and Jeffers be helpful? As upset fans we might like to see it because we feel the team deserves a little castigation, but I have no idea if that would motivate the players. Either way, Rocco's definitely going to be in charge this year and probably for the foreseeable future. This team is going to have to find their own motivations to win, because it's not going to come from Baldelli.
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    Sure hope so. Because losing the next two will drop the Twins to 3-7 and be under some serious pressure to win series in KC and against Chicago. We saw last year that falling behind in April can shut the door on hope very quickly. Shouldn't we have been concerned as soon as they traded Garver? Jeffers hit .190 last year, ran into a couple for a few HRs, but there was never anything to indicate he was going to be even a .240 hitter in the majors. How crazy is it that we'd be happy if our starting catchers both hit .220? Awful. Sure would. We're still just 10 games in but Correa needs to play like an All-Star asap if this team wants to content.
  7. bighat
    Tough even for guys who are used to it. Kike Hernandez misplayed that Larnach fly ball out in center field where that little corner juts out. Not an easy place to play outfield.
  8. bighat
    Great article and thanks for sharing all of those details. Five in a row, good for you! As for that scoreboard thing where they're showing the pitch sequence, I totally agree that they're oversharing a bit. The batter should at least have to keep track in his head, rather than having the host team feeding them the data. I wonder how Twins pitchers feel about that, yikes?
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    Hope I'm wrong. Alas I fear it's more likely that I'm insulting Chris Parmalee. Sorry Chris.
  10. bighat
    Agreed. The Front Office (and many Twins fans it seems) appeared to be operating under the foregone conclusion that Alex Kirilloff was a set-it-and-forget-it part of the OF this year. Remember when the Twins gave up Eddie Rosario the FO convinced themselves and many fans that AK was just going to pick up the slack? Ridiculous. And going into 2022 did nobody ask themselves "Hmmm, I wonder if maybe a 2nd year player who hasn't played in 9 months, coming off a chronic injury might not be that good and/or reliable?" I'd frankly take Garlick over Upton right now, but the Twins are going to have to address this problem rather than try and fix it with bubble gum and duct tape. Larnach isn't the answer, he's looking at a Chris Parmalee ceiling at this point in his career. His window seems to have passed.
  11. bighat
    I hear you, but I suppose when it comes to right-handed DHs, I'd prefer Urshela rather than Sanchez.
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    Yeah, I mean on the plus side he definitely had a "trial by fire" and was quickly schooled by the highest level competition. The walks, then that double-steal on him was just brutal....I'd have thrown my glove down and ran up to the stands looking for mommy. The strikeout was nice, but after that even the outs were hard hit balls. That sac fly would have been a sure home run if it weren't 41 degrees and raining. To his credit the kid sucked it up and got out of the inning giving up just one run. The next time he gets out there he'll think to himself "I got Mookie Betts out with a man on 3rd base, I can do this". There's gotta be some silver lining.
  13. bighat
    Gary Sanchez 0-for-3 with three strikeouts. First two ABs he didn't even take a pitch, just swung and missed at 3 straight pitches and sat down. He took 5 pitches his 3rd at bat but never made contact (not even a foul ball) and also went down swinging. Seven swings - not one of them drew iron. Would like to see the Twins rotating Arraez and Urshela between 3B and the DH role. No reason the backup catcher should be DH'ing anyway. Speaking of Arraez, I don't see how Rocco can keep him out of this lineup, whether it's a righty or lefty on the mound. Winder didn't look great, but hey, it was the kid's first ever game and he's out there pitching to Mookie Betts. The loss of Alcala is looming very large right now. Here's hoping the Twins have a live arm to replace him because it looks like they'll need all the help they can get.
  14. bighat
    Yeah, I agree. My main reason to throw cold water on the "Duran is our closer" philosophy is.....what about his career as a starter? We can't forget that's who we've all expected him to be until this spring. Imagine getting 5-6 innings of Duran to start a ball game for years to come? Wow.
  15. bighat
    I think Kepler and Sano - guys we used to rely on as major offensive pieces to this team - are probably the biggest concerns we have on offense right now. Defensively both look good, but they may have to be hitting 7-8 in the order for the foreseeable future.
  16. bighat
    Royce Lewis tearing it up in St. Paul, heck yes.
  17. bighat
    Arraez looks to be a guy that Rocco can't afford to sit, those ABs were incredible. Buxton is as locked in as he's ever been, it's can't-miss baseball when he's at the plate. Cy Bundy looked as good as we can expect, nice work on the mound. Sano's baserunning mishap wasn't exactly his fault, he was waved home after all. Kirilloff's, not sure. Either way frankly I don't mind the aggressive baserunning. Half the time those throws home miss the mark or the catcher can't handle them.
  18. bighat
    I hear ya - I mean, that's really a much longer discussion than we can have on a post-game thread about the 3rd game of the year. Short response is that honestly I think they're going to have to move the mound back, but it'll probably be 10 years before they are going to even seriously discuss it.
  19. bighat
    Donaldson's "walk off" was a seeing-eye dribbler that squeaked through the infield, after a man had automatically been put on 2nd base for him. Sanchez breathed life into a winless team with a 2-out grand slam, rallied the crowd with the no-doubt blast. I'll take that any day over a weak ground ball through the shift.
  20. bighat
    Great interview with Buxton, "Go Twins!"
  21. bighat
    Problem is that Kirilloff is looking just as bad as Sano. And you can't sit both of them, which I think in a perfect world would be the best thing to do right now. Plus we're going to have Sanchez catching on Sunday.
  22. bighat
    Yep, this is exactly what was happening last year. If I recall the Mariners came to Target Field in April and took 3-of-4. I hate to say it, but I think Ober gets rocked tomorrow and I wouldn't be surprised if the Twins got swept. It's not "early". Early is March, when they play practice games. These games count just as much as the ones in September. This Twins team isn't ready, tied for Cleveland for last already. To blow this game after Bux hit the go-ahead HR in the bottom of the 8th has the stink of 2021 all over it.
  23. bighat
    As Morneau said, in month that ball Sanchez hit in the 9th is 5 rows deep into the seats. Tough way to end it. Maybe Kiriloff should flip spots with Kepler in the batting order. Looked overmatched today, and not just against Ray. Duran looked like the real deal, what a day for him. Fantastic AB from Luis Arraez in the 9th, the guy can just flat hit. Let's hope Bux didn't leave everything down in Fort Myers. Very disappointing day for Byron and the rest of the bats.
  24. bighat
    To sum up the last month: Twins trade Garver: "Oh no! Now weak-hitting Ben Rortvedt is our #2 catcher? Ugggh!" Twins trade Rortvedt: "Noooo! He was awesome defensively! Why!?!?!" Twins get Urshela, Sanchez: "Still no shortstop, this team is cooked!" Twins sign Correa: "Ugh, waste of money, this team still has no pitching" Twins trade for pitching: "Season's OVER! Terrible trade!" Good lord people.
  25. bighat
    I'm with you. Twins are ushering out their 30+ year old aging stars who were on their way to be free agents (Garver, Donaldson, now Rogers) and they've received younger players back with more years of team control. Rogers was awful in 2020 and while he rebounded in 2021, he wasn't exactly lights out. Then came the injury - don't forget he'd have been traded last July if it weren't for that. He hasn't pitched in an MLB game in a long time. Rogers isn't a sure thing for San Diego, gang. Twins needed starters guys & gals, and say what you will, they're doing what they can to go get them. Let's wait until we see how Paddack looks before we boo this trade, gang.
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