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  1. yarnivek1972
    I think back to 1997. After 1996, there was a ton of optimism in Twins country. Cordova had built on his ROY with a 111 RBI in 1996. Becker broke out hitting between Knoblauch and Molitor. Stahoviak looked primed to break out. Todd Walker was the trendy preseason ROY pick. Improvement was expected from Frankie Rodriguez and Rich Robertson. Aggie was back to the closer role after starting in 1996. It was a disaster from day one. Stahoviak got hurt stealing a base (of all things) and literally none of the up and comers showed progess other than Radke. Tom Kelly famously said “I guess we overated some people”. IMO, that is exactly the case in 2018.
  2. yarnivek1972
    I’ve been noticing a lot of players wearing the extended “jaw protector” flap on the batting helmets. Used to be that only guys with an injury there used them. Is that going to be the new normal?
  3. yarnivek1972
    Wasn’t that an umpire review on a ball that left the field of play?
  4. yarnivek1972
    Romero should have been out after the replay delay.
  5. yarnivek1972
    Romero warming up. He thinks he’s staying in the game.
  6. yarnivek1972
    Check that, Romero may be done now.
  7. yarnivek1972
    My guess is Slegers starts the third.
  8. yarnivek1972
    I would say that is extremely likely.
  9. yarnivek1972
    lol, 3. Romero might give up 4-5 this inning.
  10. yarnivek1972
    Welp, looks like Slegers will get an extended outing.
  11. yarnivek1972
    But the question is are Sano and Buxton really underperforming, or is this who they are? Take away Buxton’s strong finish last year and Buxton has a career OPS+ in the 70s. Miguel Sano since his rookie year (after teams had a chance to get a “book” on him) has an OPS+ in the upper 110s range. That’s not bad, but it certainly isn’t a game changing type hitter. Obviously neither is even doing that now, but to expect those two to be substantial contributors might not be accurate.
  12. yarnivek1972
    How does that explain his hitting before he was injured?
  13. yarnivek1972
    Probably Magill or Hildenberger. Neither will be available for at least a couple days.
  14. yarnivek1972
    If the Twins don’t have coaches that can help Buxton, Sano and whoever else at the MLB level, then they need different coaches. IMO there is no value in sending Sano or Buxton to AAA. Everyone knows they destroy AAA hitting. Falvine needs to find out NOW if they can hit MLB pitching. Because if they can’t, Falvine will have to decide what they want to do about that THIS offseason. I’m definitely in the “sell” camp. Too much underperformance and add to that players not playing at all for various reasons. The Indians are too talented to play poorly all year. Indeed, they are 7-3 last 10, while Twins went 4-6. Those 7 games against the Indians in the next 3 weeks will likely put the nail in the 2018 coffin.
  15. yarnivek1972
    Run differential. Indians are +31, 5th best in the AL, yet just 4 games above .500 with the 7th best record. Seattle is 12 games over .500 at +9. The Brewers are 15 over at +33. That suggests the Indians should have a few more wins and they have been underperforming, or unlucky. Meanwhile, the Twins are -18. They should be several games below .500, and they are.
  16. yarnivek1972
    Polanco’s contact approach also balances a lineup filled with guys that swing and miss a lot. Put the ball in play and good things happen.
  17. yarnivek1972
    But the replay was pretty clearly out.
  18. yarnivek1972
    In real time that looked like a late tag.
  19. yarnivek1972
    Sano was out by 20 feet on a slow roller that forced the shortstop to range far up the middle. Even average speed beats that out.
  20. yarnivek1972
    And there could be a Gordon on both...
  21. yarnivek1972
    Sano hasn’t played 3b since coming back. What makes anyone think that will change?
  22. yarnivek1972
    It could be the end of Petit or Adrianza. Escobar probably will shift to primarily 3b when Polanco gets back. If the Twins are still on the south side of .500 at that time, it is pretty likely that Logan Morrison will be packing his bags and Sano shifted to DH full time.
  23. yarnivek1972
    6 games under .500. As bleak as things looked at times last year, the Twins low water mark was just 4 games under, occuring after losses on August 1, 3 and 5. Meanwhile, the Indians have put together a good stretch and now find themselves above .500. The talent is either underperforming or not performing at all.
  24. yarnivek1972
    I think releasing them at the end of the season (sans improvement) sends a clear enough message. Indeed, I would say shuttling them back and forth between AAA would send the message that they don’t trust their MLB staff to help players. It’s not like there is some uber prospect in AAA that Buxton or Sano are standing in the way of promoting.
  25. yarnivek1972
    3). For the Indians to continue to play way below their run differential. The Indians are just as likely to pick it up as the Twins. Moreso perhaps. It would be shortsighted to think they are going to continue to sputter through the season. They have barely scratched the surface of their AL Central schedule either.
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