Article: Camp Sleepers

[Deduno Abides]

The "someone needs to step up" approach. I completely agree. 

 

I would argue that it's also the job of the manager to identify the players who can lead and motivate them to lead.

I may be naive about this issue, but I have always understood that one of the supposed advantages of having a manager who was a Hall of Fame player is that HE can provide motivation and leadership.

[Oldgoat_MN]

 

Hey wait a minute...I just noticed something about all these posts.... Why am I the only one who has "0 warning points" printed under my name? Are you trying o tell me something?

 

You see 0 Warning Points under your name?

Why do we all see 174 Warning Points under your name?

 

If you really had 0 Warning Points you wouldn't even see a Warning Points field. 

Edited March 2, 2017 by Oldgoat_MN

[Oldgoat_MN]

I suppose if one of Rosario, Buxton or Kepler is injured we could see Stubbs coming in as a regular OF. We really don’t have anyone other than Palka that is close and he is no guarantee. Maybe Granite. That would be fun.

As far as this line of ‘we need a veteran presence’, it worked for Terry Ryan so Falvey and Levine decided they’d use it, too. It stands for, ‘we didn’t sign anyone who would be very good because those guys are expensive, but look who was still available in February!’

[ashbury]

Hey wait a minute...I just noticed something about all these posts.... Why am I the only one who has "0 warning points" printed under my name? Are you trying o tell me something?

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[Lefty]

Everyone wants to see the youngsters take over, I just hope that they're okay with another 100 loss season.  Not that these 35+ year old vets are shut down pitchers by any means, but these kids have shown NOTHING yet.  Duffy wouldn't pitch for any other mlb team.  It's truly sad that we have to debate which of these guys needs to be on the roster.  I'll take a chance and say that they will have all seen time by June.  

[Blake]

 

I may be naive about this issue, but I have always understood that one of the supposed advantages of having a manager who was a Hall of Fame player is that HE can provide motivation and leadership.

Well, let's just say I'm not totally enamored with Mr. Molitor as a manager. My comment is as much a knock against as it is an observation.

[mikelink45]

This is a depressing column.  Not that it is wrong, it's just that a 103 loss team should be adding quality not questions. 

[tarheeltwinsfan]

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Sorry. I was just trying to be funny.

[ThejacKmp]

 

Stubbs and Shuck address that embarrassing blush from the fanbase when we must turn to Grossman as a late-inning defensive replacement.  

Has Grossman ever been a late inning defensive replacement?

 

I'll be interested if the Twins bother to carry a traditional 5th OF or if they use an IF as an emergency version. Gone are the days of a plodding Delmon Young or Josh Willingham who you wanted to replace in the field when you lead going into the 8th. Our three starters profile as our three best defensive OFs. The future is now.

[Mike Sixel]

 

Sorry. I was just trying to be funny.

 

I thought it was funny. 

[DocBauer]

Right now, today, only a few games played, I'm not all that worried about a roster filled with a plethora of mid to late 30yo FA invites. These guys are not on the Twins 40 man, or anyone else's, for that matter, for a reason. And the TWINS are not the only team to bring in such players to camp every year, we're simply focused on the Twins. Every team brings in a bunch of guys like this for game depth in the spring, to help fill the AAA roster, and because you sometimes find a useful piece or two to be the 24th-25th man on your roster until someone better is available/ready.

 

Despite the rebuild and general youth movement taking place, to say there aren't holes in the roster, or that every prospect on the 40 man is ready for the majors is a bit naive. Is there room borderline a Breslow until Melotakis is ready? Yes. Is there room for a 4th OF so that Granite can play everyday at Rochester for now? Again, yes.

 

Even if a couple of guys do make the club, it doesn't mean they are permanent fixtures by any means.

[Mike Sixel]

 

Right now, today, only a few games played, I'm not all that worried about a roster filled with a plethora of mid to late 30yo FA invites. These guys are not on the Twins 40 man, or anyone else's, for that matter, for a reason. And the TWINS are not the only team to bring in such players to camp every year, we're simply focused on the Twins. Every team brings in a bunch of guys like this for game depth in the spring, to help fill the AAA roster, and because you sometimes find a useful piece or two to be the 24th-25th man on your roster until someone better is available/ready.

Despite the rebuild and general youth movement taking place, to say there aren't holes in the roster, or that every prospect on the 40 man is ready for the majors is a bit naive. Is there room borderline a Breslow until Melotakis is ready? Yes. Is there room for a 4th OF so that Granite can play everyday at Rochester for now? Again, yes.

Even if a couple of guys do make the club, it doesn't mean they are permanent fixtures by any means.

 

I read this same quote last year. And really only Berrios and Chargois came up. And it's possible one (or both?) of those won't start in MN this year. When do they actually go young? What does ready mean, exactly, because I read all the time we should not expect rookies to be good right away?

 

Why should I want to see a bad RP or bad SP start, and not see Melotakis or Berrios? Frank Viola wasn't ready his first year or two, but they developed him in the majors. Why not do that with Berrios or some RPs?

[Otto von Ballpark]

Right now, today, only a few games played, I'm not all that worried about a roster filled with a plethora of mid to late 30yo FA invites. These guys are not on the Twins 40 man, or anyone else's, for that matter, for a reason. And the TWINS are not the only team to bring in such players to camp every year, we're simply focused on the Twins. Every team brings in a bunch of guys like this for game depth in the spring, to help fill the AAA roster, and because you sometimes find a useful piece or two to be the 24th-25th man on your roster until someone better is available/ready.

 

Despite the rebuild and general youth movement taking place, to say there aren't holes in the roster, or that every prospect on the 40 man is ready for the majors is a bit naive. Is there room borderline a Breslow until Melotakis is ready? Yes. Is there room for a 4th OF so that Granite can play everyday at Rochester for now? Again, yes.

 

Even if a couple of guys do make the club, it doesn't mean they are permanent fixtures by any means.

Other teams also bring in some younger bounce back guys, change of scenery former prospects, etc.

 

It's a little weird that there are rumblings that the Twins have basically lined up 4 low-upside old guys (Belisle, Breslow, Gimenez, and Vogelsong) to all grab roster spots this spring.