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  1. Old Twins Cap
    Turley, if he could ever locate his curve in the Majors, he might have a chance. No curve, no spot on the MLB roster as hitters just sit Red.
  2. Old Twins Cap
    Comes down to hitting with runners in scoring position. Not sure of the exact number but something like 4 for 30 over two games, then there was the Houston series as well. When Sano and Mauer aren't hitting with runners on base, this team has no chance. Not that anyone else is producing.
  3. Old Twins Cap
    Rosario, as a rookie, had a ton of assists. Have not seen him make a good throw in a long time now. He's got the arm, just not making good throws.
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    I don't know, I like having Bartolo start against the Yankees. He's a magician and a freak, and he might just muster a good outing. That's must see baseball, IMHO And for the pure rebuilders, I always remember the Twins, when competitive having an old someone or other that starts big games in August and September. Didn't always work out, but still, it's okay to throw a veteran out there and hope.
  5. Old Twins Cap
    Why did Twins take out Buxton? He okay? Baseball is a funny game. If you don't get outs when you are supposed to get outs, the balance tips and sometimes it can tip dramatically. Looked like Jose did not get a couple outs when he could have in the second, didn't have command and that was the game that inning. It happens. And, it happened to every Central team last night.
  6. Old Twins Cap
    The other possibility with Romero, since he is on the 40 man, is that the TWins are dialing him back so he can pitch in relief at MLB level. Once can hope.
  7. Old Twins Cap
    Think about it: You got three top pitchers at the top of the draft. Odds are, one will end up being an Ace or near Ace. One will be a decent starting pitcher for a number of years, maybe a 3 or 4. The other one will be a bust, or at least significantly underperform. Do you want to put all your eggs into sorting out which is which? Or, do you take the TOP position player, with speed, and use the savings to draft two top prep hurlers who may be the equal or better as anything available in this draft/ Twins done well in my estimate.
  8. Old Twins Cap
    Polanco may be edging toward AAA, if he has options left, if not, the bench. We can play Escobar at SS, DH Vargas, and have Sano and Mauer in the lineup. Or, throw Grossman in at DH to grind out ABs. Lots of cylinders firing: Rosario, Kepler, Escobar, Buxton, even an occasional hit from the catcher. Sky is the limit for this team offensively. Same with defense. Pitching will be a crapshoot all the way.
  9. Old Twins Cap
    First game of the series, it was Buxton on first who beat the throw to second on a grounder to 1B. Now this. And, Kintzler, All-Star or whatever, I am sure glad we had the extra runs last night. First time I have seen Buck that excited after his single to get Polanco home. He is arriving before our eyes. Age 24.
  10. Old Twins Cap
    Granite will be late inning replacement for Grossman, if Grossman is in the field, and a potential pinch-runner late in a close game. Smart FO move to get him some experience up against the All-Star Break so when he is needed, and he will be, it won't be frying pan to fire.
  11. Old Twins Cap
    I don't think it's accurate to say Twins were "not sold" on the three top pitchers. They just didn't want to put all their eggs in that basket and chose instead to spread the risk.
  12. Old Twins Cap
    With Gibson, the thing that is so unusual is that hitters do not often chase out of the zone, even when the ball crosses through it and down. And, they also can hit his curve, when it is down and in on lefties. He nibbles, he does not throw strikes when he should, but he also doesn't get the kind of help he needs from the hitters. To me, that means, for whatever reason, his raw stuff is not that good.
  13. Old Twins Cap
    They didn't have good months.
  14. Old Twins Cap
    Twins playing the worst baseball of the season right now. For a team made up of young players who need to grow and get better, that is discouraging. Not hitting, not pitching, and now not playing good defense.
  15. Old Twins Cap
    Some bad luck, sure. But Twins did not play well last night or in this series. Kepler let one get over his head. Sano swinging out of his spikes. Getting zilch out of the catcher position. Buxton, still trying to find himself. Young guys, learning on the fly that MLB ain't patty cake. This will help, in years to come. That statement has credibility now, as compared to 2011-2014.
  16. Old Twins Cap
    Projectable as Corey Kluber. Like the sound of that.
  17. Old Twins Cap
    Bunting Polanco in the 7th would be acceptable if the Twins were going to pinch-hit for Gimenez when the Sox brought in Hembree. But they didn't and thus, Molitor = weak in-game manager. Belisle = weak reliever. Nothing going on with his pitches. Twins didn't play well and lost. The managing is correctable.
  18. Old Twins Cap
    Hey, 94 mph with sink, good location and command, unflappable. And results. I'm feeling good when they get to Kintzler.
  19. Old Twins Cap
    Once the lineups were posted, Twins win expectancy was less than 5%, Gibson vs Kluber, Gimenez in left, Grossman in right, no Sano. That's why they play the games.
  20. Old Twins Cap
    Two 40-man moves. That will be interesting. Start cutting the chaffe.
  21. Old Twins Cap
    I have been on the Rosario bandwagon. The idea of Kepler, Buxton, Rosario outfield growing together is compelling. But, there is something about Eddie's attitude that has started to grate on me. He sulks, his facial expressions, his body language: it's all about him, good or bad. Even Sano, at least, is showing up as a team guy. Now imagine we have a scrappy, high OBP, speed guy leading off, who is better defensively, raises havoc on the bases and is all about team and being the underdog. Call me Granite curious, but at the rate he is going, I can see the Granite skill set fitting in better than Eddie over the long term. Twins have power and defense, but they need OBP, speed and an ankle biting underdog, IMHO.
  22. Old Twins Cap
    Yeah, people on these websites are always extolling trades and draft candidates. In my long experience, the best way to upgrade a team is to have EXISTING players outperform their expectations. Twins, unfortunately, have not had much of that lately. But, in the past, they have. At SOME POINT, the key to Twins success has to be that SOME PLAYERS STEP UP and outperform expectations. Who that is, no can predict. But that is always the elevator up in MLB.
  23. Old Twins Cap
    Twins will not make the playoffs, will not go far if they do, and have no chance to win the World Series. So, accepting that, what makes sense? Build for the future. Pitching, pitching, pitching. And catching, catching, catching. Then, find a 3B for when Sano goes to 1B. They can make their nest from there.
  24. Old Twins Cap
    Hey, the goal is to play .500 baseball. They are still in the running. But seriously folks, the Twins don't have any pitching, and their offense is dependent on young hitters showing up. They play good defense, that's why they are better than last year. The young guys need to experience failure in order to learn and grow. The got a taste last year, but going from first to worst over the course of two weeks this season will be the kind of humbling that can truly motivate and inform. Hard to take as a fan but this kind of medicine is necessary and effective.
  25. Old Twins Cap
    Twins don't have a lot of bullets right now, but Molitor is not exactly making the right moves at the right time either. Once a pitcher shows they are not able to keep runners off base, and not generating swings and misses, and not controlling the ball in the strike zone, even when the game is 1-0 -- OR ESPECIALLY when the game is 1-0, sometimes you have to make a move. As it is, poor pitching, poor managing combined with poor hitting is taking the Twins down. When you play big games and big series, there is no substitute for playing well, being aggressive and taking it to the other team. Twins ain't there right now.
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