MIN 5, CLE 4: Awesome Sauce!

I think you may be right. Although after watching Terry Ryan go year after year after year do nothing at the deadline with teams that were absolutely cooked (or teams that were competitive), I like the approach. Levine said “we are either looking to improve this year’s team, or next year’s, not just standing still.”

Who is this Magill guy you spoke of???

 

Santana will, IMO, have too limited of a time frame for any trade value. He will be gone for 2019, or signed to a friendly deal with incentives.

 

Personal note to Molitor: Please don't play Garver any more than you absolutely have to. I know he calls a good game. I know he's been showing signs of improving behind the plate defensively. I know his bat shows hitting and power potential. And I know that potential has been showing itself the past couple of months. But I'm just not sure if he's the same "gamer" that the 35yo AAA Wilson is.

Nice thing about Garver is that he's very athletic. His defense should improve over the next couple years as he gets more thousands of reps blocking curves in the dirt. If his bat holds up, man... Good catcher. 

 

 

 

If it is indeed the last time, I'm dropping this here...

 

Why is he already shooting an already dead chicken dinner?  Is this the point? It must be the point.

 

Why is he already shooting an already dead chicken dinner?  Is this the point? It must be the point.

 

Yes?

 

 

Or perhaps if Bark sees enough of my editing "skillz" he'll (mercifully for the forum readership) take up his throne again.

 

Yes?

 

 

Or perhaps if Bark sees enough of my editing "skillz" he'll (mercifully for the forum readership) take up his throne again.

Yes. And please.

Sano should observe Garvers swing / approach.

I found it difficult to discern the post Escobar fog from the all season fog. Now I am really worried about the Lynn fog, which while it may be the same, will move verrrrryyyyyyy slooooowwwllly........ And induce drowsiness. That said, Garvers big hit was made possible by Garvers efforts at blocking balls in the dirt with runners on third earlier. While he still needs better technique I will say he has been working his butt off on it. Effort is not a problem. Someone must have convinced him that pitch blocking is part of catching.

I got choked up and tears were welling in my eyes when Sano took that walk. That was his best at bat all night, and it led to the winning run!  Nice to see him cut down on his swing and take what they gave him. Hard not to be really inspired by last night's effort from Miguel.

Garver has his visable defensive issues that Wilson doesn't have. 

 

However, The team was starved for offense, the team died from that starvation and are currently donating the organs. 

 

Garver OPS .760 

Wilson  OPS .480

 

Garver provided more calories. 

 

Now Garver is getting playing time? 

 

I question the decisions.

 

The question to the question is, whose decisions? Was it MOY that thought Wilsons defense improved the chances of winning, and now has thrown in the towel and used Garver? Or did the FO issue a directive to analyze Garver the rest of the season? Something seems amiss, I still don't think the FO and the MOY are on the same page.

 

I got choked up and tears were welling in my eyes when Sano took that walk. That was his best at bat all night, and it led to the winning run!  Nice to see him cut down on his swing and take what they gave him. Hard not to be really inspired by last night's effort from Miguel.

I am confused. He got on, but got picked off.  He got is daily does of special K.  It was not a bad day, but this is the start and I will be inspired when he starts hitting the ball hard and has consistent contact over a length of time.  I have been through the Sano and Buxton script too long to not be skeptical.

 

Garver has his visable defensive issues that Wilson doesn't have. 

 

However, The team was starved for offense, the team died from that starvation and are currently donating the organs. 

 

Garver OPS .760 

Wilson  OPS .480

 

Garver provided more calories. 

 

Now Garver is getting playing time? 

 

I question the decisions. 

 

The team was starved for offense, the team died from that starvation and are currently donating the organs. 

Monty Python just called. "I'm not dead yet!"

 

I am confused. He got on, but got picked off.  He got is daily does of special K.  It was not a bad day, but this is the start and I will be inspired when he starts hitting the ball hard and has consistent contact over a length of time.  I have been through the Sano and Buxton script too long to not be skeptical.

 

Sano did make a baserunning mistake. Call me crazy, but I'd be willing to bet he doesn't get picked off again this year - these things happen and I can live with it. As for going 2-for-3 with a double, single, walk and an RBI...I have absolutely no problem with the strikeout.

 

I would be careful about comparing Sano's struggles to Buxton's. Miguel Sano has had his fair share of slumps, but he was an All-Star last year, HR derby, and he has shown a far higher level of consistency in the majors. Buxton on the other hand might be relegated to being a defensive replacement, pinch runner, 4th-outfielder type. Or a career minor leaguer. He might do well to start thinking about Japan as a backup plan. Big difference.

It would be absolutely amazing if the Twins swept Cleveland and were only six back.

 

Part of me wants them to keep Dozier on the off chance he goes nuclear and the Twins can keep it a race into September.

Yes, agreed. You sound like a starry eyed dreamer optimist after my own heart. I also note the Twins have a four game series next week in Cleveland.

I can't imagine the Twins keeping Ervin beyond 2018 at the rate he's going.  I think they will pay the 1 million buyout.