February 22, 20233 yr Sure hope he is there to really put in time with these guys on Base running, Always respected Paul as one of the best base runners and Smartest, Nice pickup front office
February 22, 20233 yr 7 hours ago, mrtwinsfan said: Sure hope he is there to really put in time with these guys on Base running, Always respected Paul as one of the best base runners and Smartest, Nice pickup front office Shouldnt be hard to improve on last years anemic SB stats.
February 22, 20233 yr 8 hours ago, mrtwinsfan said: Nice pickup front office He’s always been with the Twins. After managing he become a roving minor league hitting coach. But yeah, good to see him here at ST … and working on base running!
February 22, 20233 yr I concur, good to have Molly teaching base running techniques. Now we need to see if the manager will be aggressive and take advantage of what is taught. With the new rules it will be interesting to see what happens, but I gotta believe with them bringing in Molly that they are at least considering turning loose some of the baserunners.
February 22, 20233 yr 4 hours ago, Parfigliano said: Shouldnt be hard to improve on last years anemic SB stats. The club is still not going to have much speed, at least to start the season. While they didn't steal many bases last year, I really don't think they'll steal that many this year. Stolen bases were only a small portion of poor base running. If Molitor can help the club make fewer needless outs on the bases and also take extra bases when they have the opportunity, he will have really helped the club.
February 23, 20233 yr Despite being replaced as manager, the FO has great respect for Molitor, and vice versa. That's why he's still been a coach in the system. And just in case someone hadn't been paying attention, the Twins have been drafting more speed and have been more aggressive in the milb system in regard to base running and stolen bases. Reportedly, Rocco and Molitor have great respect for one another. And the Twins have been a very poor base running team under Rocco. Which begs the question, why wasn't he in ST before now? I can only assume everyone was still infatuated with the Bomba Squad of 2019 and 2020. Better late than never, I guess. But the Twins seem to be tailoring the team, without ignoring power, more towards situational hitting and better base running. Better late than never.
February 23, 20233 yr 5 hours ago, stringer bell said: The club is still not going to have much speed, at least to start the season. While they didn't steal many bases last year, I really don't think they'll steal that many this year. Stolen bases were only a small portion of poor base running. If Molitor can help the club make fewer needless outs on the bases and also take extra bases when they have the opportunity, he will have really helped the club. Spot on.
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