I am not sure about this and the other Schoop posts I have seen.  Are we sure that we are not going to start seeing the early season Schoop again?  Unless we have someone who is pushing his way onto the bench Schoop is a good player for us. 

I am not sure about this and the other Schoop posts I have seen.  Are we sure that we are not going to start seeing the early season Schoop again?  Unless we have someone who is pushing his way onto the bench Schoop is a good player for us. 

It's pretty perplexing but he was similarly bad in the same situations last year, (granted pretty good the year before though). The thing about "early season Schoop" is that we were winning games by so much that those were the games where he's gotten a lot of his stats, when we already had the games put away. With the team struggling just a bit over the last month plus, he's really contributed nothing on offense and it's become more noticeable as we've struggled too. He's 0-8 with bases loaded which is absurd. You can see his approach fly out the window every time it matters.

These things tend to sort themselves out - my guess is an IL stint is upcoming.

Putting Schoop on the bench against righties and starting him against lefties, makes sense to me.  Still give him a few slots against righties, he could get hot again.  If he continues like this, will have to see if he gets playoff time.

Ah, just mix up his playing time.

Schoop is certainly in a funk at the plate.  Even when he does lock in on the pitch he's looking for, he seems to be fouling it more often than not.  I'm hoping he comes out of it, because he's been steady at second with an amazing arm.  Otherwise, he may need to just be on the slight side of a platoon.  I can't see dealing him.

The clutch numbers posted are definitely concerning.

I hope they give Arraez a Polanco contract, because he certainly appears to be the real deal.  He's also fun to watch.

For this season they will stick with Schoop at 2nd unless he basically gives up. Arreaz will get more time as long as he keeps hitting but Schoop will remain the starter. He is paid to be a starter. Now with the way Arreaz is hitting he may push Schoop once or twice a week into the bench. But Arreaz will get his other at bats moving around the diamond and he will also spend some time on the bench as well.

I like relegating him to the bench, start Arreaez, and keep Schoop for depth, the one thing you can count on is Schoop striking out when you need him the  most

When the Twins traded Brian Dozier last year, th Dodgers included Logan Forsythe in the deal. I’d like to see Schoop included in a package to another team like that as part of a trade adding pitching to our squad.

I knew that homer was coming!

The reason this team has been successful is its MLB-ready depth. Making trades during the biggest grind of the season will only make the team weaker.

The reason this team has been successful is its MLB-ready depth. Making trades during the biggest grind of the season will only make the team weaker.

Yeah, I have no problem keeping Schoop around, but I think a reduced roll would be pertinent.

Of course he homered last night...

But yeah, I've noticed most of his home runs and stats are coming in low-pressure (aka "garbage time") situations. In his defense, the HR last night was a kickstarter and he also had a HR on the road in Tampa that ended up being huge (but wasn't at the time he hit it).

We're not the only ones who see this. He's found his way to the bottom of the order and has seen playing time decrease. I like the idea of starting him vs. lefties, I'd prefer to see him in the lineup 2x per week at this point, no more. His defense is normally good, that error he made against the Mets proved costly though.

He is absolutely awful with men on base and also has the worst "productive outs" rating on the entire team by a long shot. He pretty much is a guaranteed strikeout with anything on the line. He'll swing right through anything in the dirt and anything high and outside with regularity. If I know this, every team in MLB knows this.

I would trust Arraez today over Schoop if I needed a pressure packed AB...see last night.  With that being said I see him continuing to start over Arraez at least in the short term.  I don't see Arraez rocking the you best play me boat.  Schoop wont be back next year IMO.  TK was on with Reusse last night...TK says the kid just seems to get it.  Normally he likes to see about 2 years of AB'S before coming to that conclusion,  That is a good endorsement!!  

Excellent blog post. I've been contemplating the situation with Schoop over the last few weeks, and still don't know the right answer...

I concur with you that dealing Schoop for players who won't help in 2019 is probably ill-advised. We don't know who will get injured later this year or who will struggle with performance.

On the flip side...

What if he continues this slide at the plate? He showed last year his slumps can last months, and if he wasn't good enough for Milwaukee's playoff team, why should he be for the Twins? He's primarily 2B and can't really play other positions around the field. Could that bench spot be used on a utility player? Or a better bench bat?

I'm guessing he will stay for the season... Perhaps we'll regret keeping him on the bench if he's used sparingly. Perhaps he finds the sweet stroke again... Fun to think about!