Comments on: Twins Notes: The Good, The Bad, and The Hairy http://aarongleeman.com/2011/06/30/twins-notes-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ Baseball news, insight and analysis from Aaron Gleeman Fri, 17 May 2013 19:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Houston Jimenez http://aarongleeman.com/2011/06/30/twins-notes-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-6911 Houston Jimenez Mon, 04 Jul 2011 09:08:28 +0000 http://aarongleeman.com/?p=49117#comment-6911 He’s played 22 games. Give the guy a chance to adjust before you conclude he sucks. He’s been abysmal so far but what’s really really stupid is to write the guy off already or dismiss the move as a total bust.

]]> By: Pedro Munoz http://aarongleeman.com/2011/06/30/twins-notes-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-6909 Pedro Munoz Sun, 03 Jul 2011 18:00:25 +0000 http://aarongleeman.com/?p=49117#comment-6909 Your comment wasn’t crazy- just really, really stupid. We don’t know that Nishioka is a good player and the horrible performance so far suggests he isn’t. Mauer will bounce back. This is looking like 14M down the toilet

]]> By: Eduardo http://aarongleeman.com/2011/06/30/twins-notes-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-6908 Eduardo Sat, 02 Jul 2011 06:10:34 +0000 http://aarongleeman.com/?p=49117#comment-6908 No, I’m saying that a sample size of 19 games– several of which came while recovering from a major injury– isn’t enough to conclude that a guy completely sucks. Call me crazy.

]]> By: Pedro Munoz http://aarongleeman.com/2011/06/30/twins-notes-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-6904 Pedro Munoz Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:03:49 +0000 http://aarongleeman.com/?p=49117#comment-6904 “If he starts hitting like he can and gets more comfortable on defense everyone will get back on the bandwagon.”

So what you are saying that if a guy who completely sucks stops completely sucking and plays well, people will be happy with him?

]]> By: Eduardo http://aarongleeman.com/2011/06/30/twins-notes-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-6899 Eduardo Fri, 01 Jul 2011 06:02:09 +0000 http://aarongleeman.com/?p=49117#comment-6899 Nishioka will improve with some experience. He’s a good player. There’s a lot of nerves right now, and you’re talking about a player that has to overcome a major injury in addition to cultural differences and major differences in game play. He’s behind the 8 ball this year but it’s a bit early to start piling it on. Twins fans are great at the 20/20 hindsight. If we hadn’t resigned Mauer everyone would have gone apes**t. Now they’re bashing him and talking about how bad the contract he signed is. Lots of readers of this site were grousing about not signing Liriano to a long term deal. Obviously Nishioka has some weaknesses and if you ink a guy to a 15 million dollar deal you expect him to step in and contribute right away and that’s valid. If he starts hitting like he can and gets more comfortable on defense everyone will get back on the bandwagon.

]]> By: Scott http://aarongleeman.com/2011/06/30/twins-notes-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-6898 Scott Fri, 01 Jul 2011 01:48:48 +0000 http://aarongleeman.com/?p=49117#comment-6898 I see your point, and I agree with it. However, I feel that Smith and the front office allow Gardy to dictate some of these moves. The front office, bill smith and gardy need to share the same philosophy on how to build a baseball team. Right now, they do not.

]]> By: Rod http://aarongleeman.com/2011/06/30/twins-notes-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-6896 Rod Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:25:01 +0000 http://aarongleeman.com/?p=49117#comment-6896 I recall your analysis of Nishioka when you first published it; because of it I wasn’t expecting much and am therefore not particulary disappointed. Thanks for a realistic appraisal.

]]> By: Scott W http://aarongleeman.com/2011/06/30/twins-notes-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-6895 Scott W Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:10:16 +0000 http://aarongleeman.com/?p=49117#comment-6895 Scott,

Personnel decisions are completely on the GM. Smith shouldn’t be allowing the manager to dictate those decisions. You don’t see Billy advising Gardenhire on the lineup card. I’m not saying a manager can’t have some input on personnel, but ultimately the final decision is the GM’s and his alone. The Hardy trade was indefensible at the time, and it’s getting worse the more he produces in Baltimore.

]]> By: Scott http://aarongleeman.com/2011/06/30/twins-notes-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-6894 Scott Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:41:41 +0000 http://aarongleeman.com/?p=49117#comment-6894 Don’t put the Hardy deal on Bill Smith, Gardy basically said Hardy can hit well all he wants but he’s not “fast” enough, so he didn’t want him on the team.

]]> By: D-Luxxx http://aarongleeman.com/2011/06/30/twins-notes-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-6893 D-Luxxx Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:28:54 +0000 http://aarongleeman.com/?p=49117#comment-6893 I’m pretty sure I said that Baker was the most underated during one of the live chats. Glad to see him having another solid year. It drives me nuts every time I hear “Moonshot Scott” thrown around. I think Bert’s dislike of Baker has rubbed off on the common fan.

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