MABB1959

Could it be Houston is better coaching and player development. I would give the Twins 1 star

Sounds a awful lot like the Twins.

Why is Garlick out and Kepler back. Why not use the same lineup again. Pretty sure Garlick could handle 2 games in a row.

Keep Garlick in RF. Make them earn playing time! The Twins really don’t have a DH do they?

Besides Kepler having IMO another bad year. He is non-existent to the fans. He doesn't seem to do interviews where he admits he is disappointed in his play. He could be a clubhouse leader but it doesn't seem like it. Hard to say what they should do. I would say bench him for the rest of the year and let some of the kids in the minors get a chance. Can he be dropped from the 40 man? How was Tim Beckham a #1 draft pick? How terribly sad! I saw a line-up this week with him DH'ing and batting 8th. To me that was a sign we are at the bottom of barrel. Is there anyone in AAA that should get a chance in place of Kepler or Beckham?

Not saying he doesn't try or is not working hard. If there is nothing that can be done we are in trouble. Just saying that something is not working. Comparing gymnastics to baseball is a little far-fetched but if you know anything about gymnastics it is not easy on the body especially at the high levels. Most have abs of steel! My granddaughter is at a high level and the things she does is incredibly hard on the knees, wrists, hips, ankles and especially the back and having a strong core helps to prevent injuries that would put them on the IL so to say. Her gym has a great conditioning program and unless they break a bone or get a concussion there are not many that need to take time off. Overall the Twins have a great deal of injuries so is it the training staff?

Why pay to see a game if you are going to be glued to an electronic!

They need to come up with a good conditioning plan for him. Surgeries are one thing but conditioning is huge when trying to prevent injuries. I know totally different sport but but gymnastics is a sport where all parts of the body can take a good pounding everyday. They practice 20 hours a week but at least 5 hours of that is pure conditioning. Good core strength is the key.

Stats and numbers seem to make this one of the weakest lineups to date. Buxton leaving is more than disappointing, especially with Houston coming up.

What kind of managers/front office puts a .091 player as a DH? Is that the best we have?

If you were managing a little league team where would you bat Kepler?

SWR is not here and has proved nothing. It has been over a year and we have nothing to show for the Berrios trade! Berrios has had some clunkers and gems. He does give his team a good 7 innings for the most part. He has given the Blue Jays 128 innings. Twins closest player is Joe Ryan at 107 and Dylan Bundy at 103. The rest are all under 100. The Blue Jays believe in him and he has acknowledged his clunkers each time and works really hard to improve.

It is a combination of failures. I know all teams have injuries but the medical staff of the Twins has to be at the bottom. How on earth did they think Mahle was healthy? Far too many.

When do heads start to roll? I don’t think we have really won or come out on top with trades made? It doesn’t seem like player development is even good. The few players that have made it as MLB quality are few and far between. Keeping players healthy has been horrible. Questionable day to day lineup’s and pitching management not even average. Kepler should be DFA’d or at the very least benched instead he often hits in prime spots. Not even sure how to categorize the lack of getting the team to even appear that they want to win. A few really put their hearts in the game. We are now 2-3 years past being the competitive team we were supposed to have. It doesn’t seem like they are rebuilding. Basically if most of us were this incompetent we would have been fired a long time ago.

There is no denying that the Twins are a better team with Buxton on the field. Lots of stats but the only one that matters is W/L.

Lineup was posted a few hours ago. https://www.mlb.com/twins/gameday/rangers-vs-twins/2022/08/21/661652#game_state=preview,game_tab=,game=661652

He is at 337 Aaron Judge 447. Plus he isn’t playing his position much and that is a big part of his value and good for the team all-around!

Kepler?

Sorry but Buxton needs to play everyday now including CF. What’s the point of resting him if they don’t make post season. He can’t be that soft and if he is what a waste of salary dollars. I love him and glad he is a twin. But their comes a do or die time and they are definitely there now!!!!

Greedy MLB, owners, satellite companies and to some extent players. They have made it so you cannot get to really know your hometown team. Many can't afford to attend a game and if you can why spend it on a team you barely know! I think maybe 5 games have been televised this year on "free" TV. Owners: There are some teams that invest and I would not put them on the greedy list. I would put the Twins on the greedy list. This has to affect ticket sales that trickles down to less revenue on food and apparel, parking, downtown business revenue, etc. MLB: They can now charge us for apps so we can hear a game while we watch the fake players on Gameday. But again this has to affect their overall revenue. It is not much but I will not renew it again next year. Especially if they can't come to an agreement with Bally's. Even the few "free" games are blacked out, Satellite Companies: When Bally's first dropped, their reasoning was to save us money. Well Bally's left and we did not see a reduction in price. So DiSH isn't paying Bally's and pocketing that money. Players: IMO their salaries are ridiculous. $700,000 a year to play a game with 5-6 month's off each year. 10 of the top paid players are pitchers and IF they stay healthy they will pitch may 35 games and throw about 3,000 pitches per year. Twins pitcher's far less. Max Scherzer, who will make more than $43 million. Mike Trout is second, at more than $37 million Anthony Rendon, third at more than $36.5 million The New York Yankees' Gerrit Cole and the Mets' Jacob deGrom round out the five highest paid players for 2022. They each will make $36 million. Our own Correa at $35.1 Pitchers who average 33-35 games a year: Of the 28 highest paid players in baseball this season, 10 are pitchers, who also make up five of the 10 highest paid players in baseball. For a game deemed to be America's past time it is overall ridiculous!

How many days until he next scheduled start? Hopefully that is all he needs but if he needs more time can he go to the IL list and back-date to today. Goodness we have 0 luck or people who do not know what they are doing. I has only be 2+ weeks since we got him right?

I don't think anyone would pick him up if we just let him go. Did Duffey get picked up yet? Right field? Isn't that usually for good hitters and okay defense?

This reminds me of Brian Dozier. Very likeable but I think we need a better hitter in his place. This team cannot afford the slumps he has. I don't think we would get much for him in a trade but maybe? I would prefer to start looking at some of our prospects since most things point to us not making the playoffs (ouch it hurts to say that and I hope I am wrong),

He always manages to stay out of the dog house and rarely mentioned in negative posts. Seems to me he is another player that should be paid out and let go. There must be prospects that could hit as well or better and meanwhile get MLB experience. Even though all is not lost yet, Kepler isn't adding to the "race".

Not much to sell