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  1. mdonaghue
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  3. mdonaghue
    I don't think it's fair to blame Sano for the loss. As a team they lost three games in a row, did not compete in any of them, and appeared unready to play. Their coaching staff let them down by failing to put them in position to win. Their 1-2 starters should have been Berrios/Odirizzi. This wasn't Sano's fault at all.
  4. mdonaghue
    Completely disappointed. No one remembers if you don't win it all. The Twins senior management has the long-time Red Sox/Cubs approach - if we field a team that is competitive in the regular season, people will show up. We've made our money, who cares about championships? If they were serious about winning - they would have picked up some serious starting pitching, told Buxton to stay at AAA until he figures out how to avoid crashing into walls (injuries keep him off the field - if he can't play, he doesn't help the team), and hired a manager who knows how to run a bullpen. Baldelli seems to be just like Gardenhire in that regard - completely indefensible bullpen moves. The real issue, though, is not showing up to play in the playoffs. Baldelli took Molitor's guys, had a DH added to the mix (who had a great year), and rode them to 101 wins. And, then he has the gall to say that he isn't disappointed. In the real world, Baldelli would be fired for that performance and statement. He's clueless.
  5. mdonaghue
    Fire the manager until we get a playoff manager who actually reads scouting reports. Baldelli, thus far, is as incompetent as Gardenhire was. Solid in the regular season, then his brains turn into water for the playoffs. How do you not play healthy guys, fail to scout the other team's pitching, fail to scout the other team's hitting, and fail to show up prepared to play? In the civilian world Baldelli would be fired. At least when Molitor and Kelly were around the teams showed up to play, regardless of the talent level. 12 in a row - why didn't we just forfeit as soon as we saw it was the Yankees?
  6. mdonaghue
    Today's article was about showing patience with young pitchers. If the team is serious, put him out there as a long reliever and see if he can work his way into a starter or set-up man. KirbyDome89 is right, May is a long way from being dominant.
  7. mdonaghue
    Um, shouldn't the whole team be the bounce back candidate?
  8. mdonaghue
    I wonder how much better Sano would be at third with better scouting and a good bench coach doing the positioning.
  9. mdonaghue
    I looked it up. The team was 6th in strikeouts,
  10. mdonaghue
    Bruno's guys seemed to strikeout a lot. Maybe this will impact that in some way. Does anyone know where they ranked in strikeouts?
  11. mdonaghue
    I love it. I was at Wilson Ramos' first game when he banged 3 doubles! Too bad he isn't our backstop and Mauer is DHing with Murphy as a super solid back up catcher.
  12. mdonaghue
    I don't understand how "veteran presence" Plouffe helps a team that lost 103 games. He takes playing time away from younger players. At this point in his career Sano is a terrible fielder. Koskie was a erroneous fielder at this point in his career, too. Sano needs to play his position every day. Keep Kintzler and Gibson. Keep Kintzler for 1 year and transition May to the bullpen with an eye towards becoming the closer by the end of the year. Trade Dozier for true top of the rotation talent. Berrios becomes 5th starter as he grows into the MLB game. Bullpen could be better simply if starters can stay healthy and get the ERA down. Let Plouffe go. Put Sano at 3rd every day. Escobar at short. Polanco at 2nd. Vargas at 1st. Mauer full time DH/back-up 1B. Outfield appears set. Is that a team that could win 70 games?
  13. mdonaghue
    Good luck, Guys! I hope we are all patient with you!
  14. mdonaghue
    I realized hinsight is 20/20, but... Mauer's contract has created a mess for this team. If he was out of the picture, they could have done the following in 2015: 1. Plouffe starts at 1B 2. Sano starts at 3B 3. Vargas makes the team as a backup 1B/DH 4. Arcia as RF/DH 4. Park starts the year in AAA to get used to the American game. As it played out, Vargas would have started at 1B due to Plouffe's injury. Arcia was released and replaced by Kepler. Park got hurt. Sano would probably have had a MUCH better year because he would have played 3B/DH. We would have had a full season sample size on Vargas - so the team knows what to do with him. Kepler is now entrenched in RF (at least for 17). The team would at least know what is going on with three key positions. The key is they have to move Mauer.
  15. mdonaghue
    I came onto TD this morning to read some baseball that WASN'T Cubs related. The national media's coverage of the Cubs was just over the top and quite tiresome. I watched the entire Series (not an easy chore when you have to listen to Joe Buck) and am wondering if anyone else is thinking the same things: 1. A healthy Indians team would have won it in Wrigley. 2. Maddon over managed. I am tempted to say that his team's talent overcame some of the moves he made. His made me kinda felt like I was watching Gardy manage in the postseason.
  16. mdonaghue
    I hope he is able to improve player development down on the farm. There is loads of talent there but it sure looks ugly when it gets to the big show. I'd love it if we had young outfielders who threw to the cutoff man, young infielders who could at least move to the right position on a play, and young pitchers who can get someone out. Striking out a lot less would be great, too! Not moving young talent into positions they have never played - and doing it for the first time at the MLB-level - would be great, too! Letting a player do something that works - and has worked for their entire MiLB career - at the MLB-level would be great, too! Having everyone in player development and scouting interview for their jobs would be great, too! Not that I have any strong ideas, or anything. Good luck, Falvey!
  17. mdonaghue
    The Twins have signed one mega deal, which imploded on them, because they would have been crucified for not signing Joe Mauer to play in Target Field. They made a couple of bad trades in an effort to stay competitive. They signed back-end inning eaters to get back to being competitive. But they have NEVER, since the Andy McPhail days in the early-mid 80s, truly committed to rebuilding. It is amazing watching the jerk young players around. Sano is a perfect example - a guy who has never played in the outfield. So what do they do? Put him in the outfield so Plouffe can play third base. How about commit Mauer to DH, trade Ploufe and one of the back-of-the-rotation starters to a contender for a good AA prospect or two? Bring up Vargas, let him start at first and Sano starts at 3rd. If Sano can't field, too bad. He gets sent down for a few weeks to know the team is serious about him being a good all around player. The whole Berrios tipping his pitches issue is another thing. No one in AAA saw that? Really? That's indicative that the big league club isn't inspecting/scouting their own system and holding the farm teams accountable for producing solid all around ball players. Whomever they hire as President of Baseball operations has a mandate to fire everyone after a 100+ loss season.
  18. mdonaghue
    A team floating around .400 shouldn't be playing anyone over age 30. I don't care what the advanced stats say, they aren't winning anything for the next two years. Give the young guys consistent playing time and see what they can do.
  19. mdonaghue
    Agreed. I can't believe they don't relegate Mauer and Plouffe to the bench. I get Sano's elbow issue but he needs to play every day. Everyone seems to forget what a horrible fielder Koskie was when he came up. If the ball wasn't hit right at him, he couldn't get to it. Mauer has become a tease with the stick - flashes of what he was but not consistent. Stick Vargas and Sano out there the rest of the season and see what happens.
  20. mdonaghue
    I just don't buy that "he was out of time" argument. I'm not "Mr Sabremetrics" but here's what I see: Arcia (age 25): 967 career plate appearances, .240 Batting Average; .303 on-base percentage; .429 slugging; .732 OPS walked 68 times, struck out 305 times played weak defense in right fieldwaived by his team at age 25Here's another player (age 23): 928 career plate appearances, .236 Batting Average; .325 on-base percentage; .475 slugging; .800 OPSwalked 113 times, struck out 209 timesplayed 3B, 1B and LFPlayer B was....
  21. mdonaghue
    This just doesn't make any sense. If you look at Killebrew's first 100 games, he was on a par with Arcia. The kid showed a lot of commitment to getting better this winter, so clearly he's willing to work. Why aren't they trading Plouffe for whatever they can get; moving Sano to third; and starting Kepler, Buxton and Arcia in the outfield? The key, then, would be to let them play the rest of the season without jerking them around between the big league club and AAA.
  22. mdonaghue
    Say what you want about Plouffe, he's more valuable to the organization at this point in his career than Mauer is. Bench or trade Mauer (even if you have to eat virtually all of his salary - throw Nolasco in, too, and get some bullpen depth). Call up Vargas and start Sano at third. Use Plouffe as your corner utility infielder. If you keep Mauer, he can DH, play a little first base and even pick up some time in the outfield if absolutely necessary. Getting rid of Plouffe is not a good option.
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