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  1. yarnivek1972
    I happen to believe that who the owner is and how he runs his team (and that includes the perception of how he runs his team) is extremely relevant in the discussion of the next manager. First, I guarantee Pohlad will have the final call on whoever it is. Second, interviews run both ways. The Twins are trying to decide who fits best. The candidates are trying to decide if they are a fit with this organization, and that includes the owner and his budget.
  2. yarnivek1972
    Posada started 52 games at catcher in 1997. Then 85, 98 and 136 in 2000. So, the Yankees eased him in to the full time role, but he was the primary catcher as early as 1998.
  3. yarnivek1972
    Didn’t the Dodgers have a guy that played cf and 1b regularly this past season? Lead, follow or get out of the way.
  4. yarnivek1972
    According to BR, his career LD% is 24%. MLB average is 26%. So, he’s lower than average, but not nearly enough to explain a .260 career babip. I wish I could explain it. I certainly hope someone working for the Twins can and is able to do something about it.
  5. yarnivek1972
    He was one of the worst for obp because his batting average was so low. His BB rate of 11% was better than any Twin with more than 100 PA other than Grossman, including Joe Mauer. His 15.7% K rate was team best with at least 100 PA. Austudillo only had 97 PA. That shows he’s not swinging at pitches he shouldn’t be very often. I think the initial post is spot on. His launch angle needs improving. Too many pop flies. He needs more line drives.
  6. yarnivek1972
    I agree with much of this article and I also believe that Kepler is extremely fixable. He’s shown an ability to make adjustments. His improvement vs LHP is a testament to that. He has already demonstrated an advanced command of the strike zone as indicated by strong BB and K rates. That skill in and of itself earns Kepler at bats in 2019 IMO. With the likely retirement of Mauer and the possible departure of Grossman, there are few players the Twins will have that have demonstrated strike zone command. Reducing his playing time would be foolish and lead to a team full of swing and miss hitters.
  7. yarnivek1972
    I don’t give a darn.
  8. yarnivek1972
    Cave is barely 6’. Kepler is 6’4”. That is part of why he has been mentioned as a possibility. Much bigger target. He also has played a little at first in the minors and I believe once or twice in the bigs.
  9. yarnivek1972
    He was taken out of his last two MLB starts after 5 IP with a sub 80 pitch count. Maybe he would have struggled after that, maybe not. Part of developing players is allowing them to find out, particularly in a lost season.
  10. yarnivek1972
    There are likely candidates on teams still playing Falvine want to interview. I wouldn’t expect movement until after the World Series ends.
  11. yarnivek1972
    Of course, part of the reason why Hrbek wasn’t promoted to AA was because they had this stud hitter that they were transitioning to first baseman there. Surely you remember Scott Ullger. 1981 was his THIRD FULL season in AA.
  12. yarnivek1972
    You know what they say: The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
  13. yarnivek1972
    It certainly flies in the face of being competitive in 2019. Why trade arguably your most dominant and most experienced reliever, especially when he was still cheap and likely agreeable to a multi-year extension? I can pretty much guarantee that replacing Pressly will cost more than he will get in arbitration.
  14. yarnivek1972
    Rogers has never not been lights out against LHB. There is no reason to believe that won’t continue. (Wow, quadruple negative. Follow that?) He likely won’t be as effective against RHB as he was in the second half. However, he has improved against RHB every year he’s been in the league. No one is saying he’s Andrew Miller in his prime, but he’s a guy that can get lefties for sure and hold his own against righties. I’d be wary of using him in high leverage situations against higher quality RHB though.
  15. yarnivek1972
    How can you possibly know that? Maybe he comes up in 1984 and does as well as he actually did in 1985, 86 and beyond.
  16. yarnivek1972
    Maybe if the Twins had held him in the minors longer they wouldn’t have had to trade him in 1989 and maybe he could have been the anchor of the 1991 season instead of Morris. Viola made less in 1991 than Morris btw.
  17. yarnivek1972
    Kinda comes back to the elephant in the organization: not being able to develop players as well as other teams in the league.
  18. yarnivek1972
    Kinda comes back to the elephant in the organization: not being able to develop players as well as other teams in the league.
  19. yarnivek1972
    None of the players you list has had success above AA. Bringing players to the MLB level when they will be overmatched is how the Twins found themselves in the situation they are in with Byron Buxton. Making that same mistake with 3-4 more young players would be fireable IMO.
  20. yarnivek1972
    This ownership group was willing to fold the franchise less than 20 years ago. That is not fabricated.
  21. yarnivek1972
    I think it is interesting that national writers consider the job attractive. They understand they would have one of the most notoriously cheap owners in MLB, right?
  22. yarnivek1972
    Out of 33 shortstops with 1000 innings in 2017 and 2018 combined, Polanco’s UZR/150 ranked 32nd. That’s not average.
  23. yarnivek1972
    I wouldn’t know which is the better shortstop. Presumably, someone working for the Twins does.
  24. yarnivek1972
    I personally don’t believe Gordon will ever be a better hitter than Polanco already is. Polanco was hitting MLB pitching decently at age 22. Gordon has not yet proven he can hit AAA pitching.
  25. yarnivek1972
    Rogers has been pretty dominant vs LHB since coming into the league 3 years ago. He’s getting better vs RHB, but he’s a long way from prime Andrew Miller territory.
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