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  1. Doomtints
    Dozier rocked last year at the same time everyone else tanked. He deserves a lot of credit for tuning out what was going on around him and mashing the heck out of the ball.
  2. Doomtints
    I It wasn't just Buxton. Gladden pointed it out when this happened many times last year, I think he got sick of hearing it. Rosario was another favorite target.
  3. Doomtints
    Yes. Regardless of the readiness of Garver and Murphy, bringing in a veteran would be money well spent. Young Mauer had the benefit of several veteran catchers to back him up and provide guidance, and that seemed to work out OK. No? And if Murphy isn't ready (likely) and Garver isn't ready (the Twins might not be ready to promote him just yet, regardless of whether or not he can do it), the Twins would have something other than an open tire fire behind the plate.
  4. Doomtints
    Nice looking ring.
  5. Doomtints
    They want him to succeed, not fail. The goal isn't to get rid of him, even if that's a likely result.
  6. Doomtints
    It wasn't "lipservice" -- Molitor is the manager and they need to have a positive relationship with him. They're building that. He is still likely gone in one year barring a legendary turn of events. They are giving Molitor a chance to prove himself, good for them.
  7. Doomtints
    I don't understand your logic. The time for the Twins to trade him would have been when there was an expectation of some potential, not after he becomes great. If he ever became a great player the Twins would have been stupid to trade him. With his flashes of power and respectable OPS, the Twins could have always found a trading partner for him had they bothered to try. The "potential" was there year after year but Ryan never made the move. Now that he's 30 and his durability is a concern it's probably a safe bet he remains a Twin until his contract expires, especially with his severe regression on defense.
  8. Doomtints
    The rest of the Twins not being ready for the blooming phase of their foundation is a sign of a "total system failure" as someone has said so succinctly in the past. So do you squander these guys being about to turn the corner, or do you start over again and wait for the next batch to be ready in another 5 years? The Twins should be prepared to have a complete turnover of the pitching staff in two years. Half of the pitching staff goes now. The half that stays gets a year to prove themselves. Contend by 2019, 2018 with some luck. No aces available? So what. There never are. Shoot for the median rather than staying with the worst staff in the league, just keep the contracts short. These hitters can do some damage provided they're not faced with being behind every single day. Once a medium-level pitching staff is in place, shooting for the ace is that much easier (and would actually make a difference. One ace on a pitching staff of nincompoops won't solve a single problem).
  9. Doomtints
    He'll have an injury by the end of the first month and you'll lose his bat for half the year unless he slides back in at DH and hasn't blown out his arm again. If Sano ever plays a full year at 3B (140+ games) I'll give you fifty bucks.
  10. Doomtints
    No debate there, obviously. But the point is, the foundation is going on its 5th year now. It's time to build on top of the foundation.
  11. Doomtints
    Assuming the foundation is Buxton and Sano, the Twins had their foundation of the future in place by 2012. No? It's time to get some pitchers, fill in some holes, and roll.
  12. Doomtints
    Hopefully that will be the last hurrah of the "wtf were they thinking?" actions we see from Twins management for a long time.
  13. Doomtints
    The Twins had a guy who really only fits at DH (Sano), had another guy who there is only room for at DH (Vargas), but then went and signed a full time DH (Park). And yet some of us here feel that the Twins use the DH position to provide semi-days-off for hitters. Very confusing, no?
  14. Doomtints
    Some of the names on that list are OK. But the ages associated with those names ... ugh. FA isn't the only way to get veterans, though ... trades are possible.
  15. Doomtints
    Nor is he a better ballplayer, so far....
  16. Doomtints
    Very true. This is a symptom of a bigger problem. Sano learning OF in the majors blew up in Ryan's face, even if his failure was exaggerated. This should have been done in the minors and they should have communicated their plans to Sano. Without Sano buying into the idea it was not going to work. Polanco has been treated bizarrely by this team for a long time. Fans have bought into the idea that he's a marginal player, this in spite of his great performance in the organization 4 years running. A fresh front office will help Polanco more than anything and fans will figure him out over time.
  17. Doomtints
    The -8 is the extrapolated number.
  18. Doomtints
    That's right. Most outfielders in the majors start as infielders and transition to the OF because those positions are considered easier and the teams are more interested in the player's bat. Usually this does not happen on the center stage in the majors, with a young player who is already going to be prone to mistakes. Usually it happens in the minors (where fans simply don't see it) or with older players who lose the physical ability to play in the infield. Bill James wrote a long chapter about the "defensive spectrum" and how players can, if given a full season, transition to the OF from the infield. The transition from the OF to the IF is, in his words, impossible. But James wasn't able to find a clear example of a player not being able to move from the IF to the OF. It seems frightfully strange that Sano would be the first one. Fans can be as loud about Sano's failure as they want, it doesn't change anything.
  19. Doomtints
    Negative Total Zone and UZR, sure. But it's not tragically negative and it is based on a small sample size. Those numbers are weighted for an entire season. A small negative in a small sample suddenly becomes -8 when stretched to a full season. And -8 over a full season isn't a big deal. I'm assuming you knew straight up that the theory with Sano was that his offense would overcome his defensive liability. And even though he was not offensively great last year, that did happen.
  20. Doomtints
    You are probably looking at advanced metrics rather than watching him play. When it comes to the prejudice against Sano's defense, most Twins fans in the "Sano should have never been in the outfield" camp are ignoring advanced metrics (which show he was 'mostly harmless' out there) and using the eyeball test. Use that same eyeball test on Bryant and you'll change your mind about his defense. Mentioning Bryant's defense to a Cubs fan brings up immediate laughter. Cubs fans are afraid of the idea of Bryant playing 1B, which is considered the easiest position to play. Nevertheless, Cubs fans don't complain about the time he spends in the OF -- they realize that no matter where he plays he is a liability. Did you happen to catch game 4? I'm guessing not. Take a look at the box score. Look at his postseason defensive metrics on mlb.com -- he is the worst defender this postseason.
  21. Doomtints
    Absolutely. There has been an overreaction to Sano's OF experiment. We'll probably hear about it for years, even after those responsible are long gone. Regardless of where Sano plays, someone really needs to sit down with him and find him a glove that fits his hand. MLB rules regarding glove sizes only concern the webbing and finger length, not where it sits on the wrist, palm, and hand. That comically small glove that sits 1-3 inches off his palms has to go. Also, the Cubs have this youngin named Kris Bryant. He is their everyday 3B and he is terrible out there. He plays in the OF too, but he is equally terrible out there (and dangerous -- he collides with people). I have yet to hear a Cubs fan go on and on about "Bryant in the outfield", this in spite of Bryant probably being a better 3B defender than Sano will ever be which makes the time he spends in the OF even more pointless. How many games did Bryant play in the OF in the minors? Just like Sano -- 0.
  22. Doomtints
    Right. I think any front office in its right mind paces Mauer so he has 5 days off a month, minimum. With that type of workload he may make it through the year and be productive.
  23. Doomtints
    There is really only one position player (or everyday player) that fits this definition, and every fan seems to understand that the Mauer issue is unsolvable. I would be surprised if any fan ever says, "Yeah, I'm not going to the ball park today. They have Joe Mauer out there, and that's intolerable." The real problem is the pitching, and people will stop showing up to games if pitching remains this bad.
  24. Doomtints
    #1 Riddle they must solve: "Why is Target Field so hot?" All the fans left.
  25. Doomtints
    All I know is, if a management team can turn someone like Josh Hamilton around, don't hesitate to hire them. The Rangers have made mistakes, yes. We all have. But unlike the Twins, they don't wallow in the muck that the mistakes made for years at a time. The whole "oh that move was a mistake, so I'd better not make other moves ... maybe if we just wait another year that mistake will fix itself" is ridiculous and hopefully the Twins can retire that mindset forever.
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