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  1. KirbyDome89
    He does throw the fastball "more and more," it's his only plus pitch, he throws it 60% of the time, and that usage isn't a secret. Pushing Ryan to develop at least one other respectable off speed pitch isn't about fixing what isn't broken, or forcing him away from using his FB; it's about trying to raise his ceiling from fringy back end guy to solid middle of the rotation guy. Better teams were quick to make the adjustment this year; Ryan's numbers against playoff teams were awful.
  2. KirbyDome89
    "How can we tell if a batted ball would have been a hit against a normal alignment? There’s certainly some level of judgement involved, but in most instances, it’s not a difficult assessment to make." There's nothing in the article that shows how they're arriving at these numbers, only the vague statement above. The piece seems to be working backwards, particularly when they start talking about the shift ending the "launch angle era," or being the primary culprit for BA trending downwards.
  3. KirbyDome89
    You're distorting timelines. Sands, Strotman, or Balazovic were in the same position to begin this season as guys like Varland or Henriquez will be in next year. Missing 4 months and throwing only 56 innings is a successful season for Ober? Winder's 4.70 ERA and multiple IL stints with the same shoulder issue was solid? SWR making a single start, or Henriquez's 11 innings were strong debuts? We're so detached from reality here.
  4. KirbyDome89
    No, I opted not to respond because you're just listing names. It "seemed like the pipeline was on the brink of lots of success," last offseason too, hence my point about these posts evoking deja vu. Clip Canterino, Strotman, and Sands. Copy & paste Festa, Henriquez, Varland. Double dip on Balazovic. Sprinkle in some Dobnak despite the fact he hasn't been effective for 3 years. Voila.
  5. KirbyDome89
    Odd that you'd mention them amongst the emerging/legit group, but ok. I very clearly acknowledged the season both Jax and Duran had so credit was given where it was due. I also pointed out the Twins failed to bring up a single arm that stuck over the course of the entire season, a point which you continue to ignore. I was wondering when your classic appeal to the FO's authority would show up; it didn't take too long this time.
  6. KirbyDome89
    Me neither, but you don't get to trade for a finished product and claim development; that's all. No, they haven't "demonstrated they're likely to be part of the future," unless you simply mean they'll get a shot. You're tossing out Ronny Henriquez and Trevor Megill as examples of players emerging or developing, but sure, I'm the one being unreasonable. Reality is a tough pill to swallow I guess....
  7. KirbyDome89
    I'm totally uninterested in minor league movement and reshuffling prospect rankings in the system. Did they contribute at the major league level, and if so, how much? Ryan wasn't a prospect. People need to stop acting like the Twins didn't trade for a MLB ready starter and plug him into the rotation. Great trade, not a product of the Twins system. This. Team. Did. Not. Develop. Joe. Ryan. The only thing Ober established is that his injury issues are always going to be a concern. He threw a whopping 56 innings and missed 4 months. Jax and Duran each ended up having pretty nice (great in the case of Duran) seasons. Winder with his 4.70 ERA and inability generate Ks looked legit? He's also been on the IL 3 times in the last year with shoulder issues. Ditto for Varland, he started 5 games, he's a total question mark going into next year. Megill? He was flat out unusable at times. Henriquez was battered as a starter in AAA, he threw 11 innings for the Twins, and now the hope is he has some utility in the bullpen. You're reaching so far on some of this. The Twins didn't have a single young pitcher graduate and hold onto a spot on the major league staff. Not one. We saw Chi Chi Gonzalez making starts near mid season, and Aaron Sanchez making starts in August & September when this club was trying to hold on atop the division. They also spent the trade deadline trying to plug pitching holes; that doesn't happen if the Twins had this supposed wealth of players establishing themselves.
  8. KirbyDome89
    Jim Pohlad has never been a hands on owner. Hell, it took a Total System Failure in 2016 to move on from a miserable TR reunion. He sets the payroll and that's it. If you want to bitch about how much this team is spending relative to revenue, go for it (and you might be right) but the FO controls every decision regarding personnel on and off the field.
  9. KirbyDome89
    This entire post could be a copy paste from the same time last year. 2022 was supposedly the development year, and very little of that happened, yet here we are, talking about "next year," and "potential."
  10. KirbyDome89
    Having a process is not the same as having a good process. No, Bailey Ober, Louie Varland, and David Festa have not broken through.
  11. KirbyDome89
    Maki was the pitching coordinator in the minors prior to joining the big league club; he's an architect of the ingrained system. I highly doubt he was promoted because the organization viewed that system as needing to be fixed. I'm not laying the injuries at Maki's feet. I think the injuries were a combo of luck and bad decision making. I'm sure some of the poor decisions came from above his head; ditto for the trainer that was just relieved of his job. I think it's odd that the group in charge of dictating the frequency and level of stress to place on these arms is being given a pass, while the group that deals primarily with the aftermath is being held accountable. Eh, a couple good games in September after a rough middle part of the season isn't what I'd call improving as the season wore on. I like Ryan, I'm glad they have him, but he absolutely feasted on some really bad teams, and struggled when he had to face decent lineups. I was tuned in enough this season to notice that didn't change at any point during the year.
  12. KirbyDome89
    It's weird that the pitching coach and/or that entire staff, which has the best opportunity to be proactive when it comes to injuries, is getting a pass here, but the medical and training staffs, who are primarily reactive, are having their feet held to the fire. Ryan didn't really get better as the season went along. His ERA crested after a poor start in NY during early September, his June and July were kinda bad, and even though his August was decent, it was really feast or famine, which was his season in a nutshell.
  13. KirbyDome89
    It is, and sadly too many will celebrate it as something entirely different.
  14. KirbyDome89
    The same thing was said about Colome last year when his potential return was being floated about. You're right, move on, the payoff is minimal. He can be another team's reclamation project and their fans can be beaten over the head with redemption arc write ups that laud his "stuff."
  15. KirbyDome89
    Can confirm, there were a lot more people out and about, particularly in the North Loop/TF area, this summer than last year. The brand comment is spot on. There were a number of games, or even entire series I would check out of because they were just so damn boring. Even when this club was perennially losing 90+ games I wasn't that detached.
  16. KirbyDome89
    I can't believe more people didn't want to spend their time and money watching the Twins play worse baseball than the Royals either Dave. At least local media is holding this stooge accountable for being painfully out of touch, and they're not actively taking to their own social media to bitch about low attendance and criticize fans as well. Oh wait.....
  17. KirbyDome89
    The fact that we're using Gordon as a comp at all is pretty damning no?
  18. KirbyDome89
    I absolutely hate the Kasota Gold so hopefully this is the end of the line for that horrendous accent. The oversized TC on the hats with the gold outline looks like some gaudy Monster Energy cap. Go back to the original, it was such a classy look. Give me the cream pinstripes, give me cursive script, give me "retro," modern. The current kit sucks IMO. The red and navy alternates look like cheap Target knockoffs, and the home whites are the most uninspired, milquetoast things I've ever seen. Good riddance. If the Twins wanted this done right they should've just called me....
  19. KirbyDome89
    Chefs kiss.
  20. KirbyDome89
    We're trying so hard to pin blame anywhere other than where it most obviously belongs. Team doctors operate the same as general physicians or specialists you and I see. To the best of their abilities they'll provide a diagnosis, recommend treatment options, and/or a referral. What anyone chooses to do with that information is up to them, i.e. the team doctors can tell the player and organization what they believe the issue is, they can provide multiple treatment routes, and they can be open and honest about which they recommend and why, but ultimately, the decision about playing time and the route moving forward is up to the player and those in charge. If Tyler Mahle for example, says he feels alright, and wants to pitch, and the FO is ok with taking that risk, he's going to pitch. Doctors are conservative out of necessity. If we're blaming the team medical staff for the injury issues, we're talking about an all time awful group of physicians, like lose your license to practice type of bad.
  21. KirbyDome89
    This. The division was also an absolute dumpster fire after the Sox decided to be a clown show, and the Twins have played like a 90+ loss team for the last 4 months but let's set that aside the last 150 games and focus on preseason projections in September....
  22. KirbyDome89
    Even with the lineups they're tossing out, there's no excuse for getting swept by a Royals team that has been dog water all season. Then you drop 2 of 3 to a terrible Angels team. I can't point to a single player and say definitively that they quit, but as a collective, yeah, I'm pretty comfortable saying this team threw in the towel.
  23. KirbyDome89
    I really wish I had that kind of optimistic outlook, but if/when that day comes I certainly will enjoy following this team more than the last few years.
  24. KirbyDome89
    I'll take that top 5-7 staff bet right now I think trading arms because you can't get your AA or AAA arms to stick in the majors is scary, not successful. That rotation is the same one that torpedoed this year, except we've replaced Balazovic with SWR. 2 guys post TJ, one of whom won't be able to pitch for half the year, 3 guys with major injury concerns, Ryan, Gray, and the "pipeline." It feels like shuffling chairs on the deck of a sinking ship ya know?
  25. KirbyDome89
    I get what you're saying, and I concur, this season isn't just on the pipeline. Pagan and other bullpen cast offs, Bundy, Archer, Sanchez, ect all did their damage. We disagree on the "when they were," aspect of the utilization. If you have guys that are "more than effective," you're not trotting Archer out to melt down in 3-4 innings and burn out an already overmatched pen, you're not sticking with Bundy and his 5+ ERA at the end of July, and you're not trading for a SP in an attempt to stabilize a rotation that's in a tailspin. All of these things don't happen if the pipeline can be utilized as effectively as you've made it seem. One of them? Sure, maybe even two if we want to say Mahle was front end insurance, but in my mind it makes no sense to bemoan back end performance when there wasn't a single pipeline arm that could successfully fill either spot.
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