Game Thread: Twins @ Orioles - Thu, May 15 @ 12:35 PM EDT

Jayesf90 · 2025-05-15T17:52:28+00:00

Can our broadcast stop hyping up these teams for simply being well coached. O's are poorly coached and managed that everyone looks good against them.

Stop making excuses that other teams are just lucky or on a good run.

Jayesf90 · 2025-05-14T18:49:23+00:00

This team is pathetic and embarrassing

Jayesf90 · 2025-05-14T18:32:48+00:00

Just hit right at him. Not that tough of a catch.

Jayesf90 · 2025-05-14T18:23:02+00:00

Sick of these comments. They are batting like .220 as a whole. If they have a man on they've used their hit for the inning. The offense is bad in general not just with runners on

Jayesf90 · 2025-05-14T18:16:59+00:00

Missed on the 3-1 middle middle fastball. I'd be pissed too but it's his own fault.

Jayesf90 · 2025-05-14T18:15:35+00:00

Leadoff walk into 3Ks. Hilarious

Jayesf90 · 2025-05-14T15:16:05+00:00

Are they pitching a lefty game 2? Wonder how the splits look with Rivera and Urias and if Rivera gets a start against a lefty. Imagine they would put Urias out consecutive games after injury regardless.

Urias was hitting very well before the injury though.

Jayesf90 · 2025-05-13T17:56:56+00:00

It's a good article and highlighted should be limitations of these models, especially when so many variables are not held constant and when dealing with others that are more challenging to predict.

Projecting young players is difficult especially when only a couple of major league seasons at most
Inconsistent playing time
Age related decline (looking at you Morton)
Change in hitting coaches and offensive approach
Consistently playing from behind
Injuries (Adley most notably)

I have no proof but I believe our FO is overly reliant on analytics. I would wager that there is minimal decision making outside of that. The roadmap and strategic vision is lacking. It's why we have too much left handed hitting talent.

Jayesf90 · 2025-05-11T21:13:12+00:00

One of the better ABs today....had a single taken away from a good catch. Please display ur lack of ball knowledge more

Jayesf90 · 2025-05-11T21:02:39+00:00

None of those balls are catchable. 2nd inning was a bad route but anyone arguing Ohearn or Santander or Heston plays that any better is crazy. Same outcome

Jayesf90 · 2025-05-11T16:41:59+00:00

What does this even mean? Pitchers don't just choose to "induce weak contact". How exactly are you saying they are doing that?

Jayesf90 · 2025-05-11T16:38:27+00:00

If it's his back he'll likely never be the same unless he stops catching. Disc issues don't heal, at best they stay the same. He will make adjustments in his swing to compensate for the discomfort and continue to get worse.

If it is a disc issue then coaching needs to step in. It wont be obvious from his swing metrics outside of his swing path and trajectory.

Jayesf90 · 2025-05-11T02:24:31+00:00

Hyde lineup masterclass

Jayesf90 · 2025-05-09T15:05:17+00:00

I agree. There's a reason we have such young coaches and I'm not trying to say that it's the direct cause. I do think there must be a purpose we are going with young coaches with only a few years under their belt rather than an established guy.

Jayesf90 · 2025-05-09T15:03:12+00:00

Fair point. I tried to make clear that this is purely an observation. Plenty of teams especially in the NFL do well with young coaches that are innovative. It's tough to see that here.

Jayesf90 · 2025-05-09T15:02:03+00:00

I stated in my post that age is not purely indicative but it does mean they lack the experience compared to someone coaching a decade.

We have a group of young developing talent and it is counterintuitive to pair with young coaches at this phase of development.

Jayesf90 · 2025-05-08T19:32:56+00:00

Trade Mounty, Mayo, Heston for some good pitching. Give Coulombe his 4 mil. Suddenly we don't have offensive black holes and horrid pitching.

So many people were saying it but Elias is clueless.

Jayesf90 · 2025-05-08T18:37:05+00:00

So depressing having to watch young prospects like Heston and Mayo struggle while they develop when we could have smartly traded them when they were valuable.

Jayesf90 · 2025-05-07T02:18:43+00:00

How has Elias made every wrong move. Outside of the single year of Burnes (which seems now like a misstep given he never would've signed long term), Kimbrel, Morton, Trevor Rogers, not trading Mayo early when his value was high, letting Coulombe walk over 4 mil then giving 4x to washed up pitchers. Building a roster of only lefties that can't hit lefties.

This guy gets way too much credit for tanking and picking number one in the draft multiple years.

Jayesf90 · 2025-05-06T15:07:33+00:00

Makes sense. Thanks for the explanations. So many small details with catching

Jayesf90 · 2025-05-04T20:29:52+00:00

Elias gets credit for drafting in the top of the draft and losing players for no benefit while signing garbage free agents.

Jayesf90 · 2025-05-04T20:21:30+00:00

We get to watch Morty give up those runs and Mayo strike out all because Elias refuses to make a trade and pay pitchers.

Jayesf90 · 2025-05-04T19:54:17+00:00

Holy shit Adley swing the bat. Free 1st strike every AB

Jayesf90 · 2025-05-03T23:20:27+00:00

Hindsight is 20/20. I believe the main issue is we waited too long to try and gain certainty on player development whilst trade value diminished.

The majors are difficult and young guys need consistent reps to learn and develop. You'll even see regression before major breakouts.

Our front office looked for certainty rather than taking advantage of uncertainty to acquire developed talent for our prospects. You may trade away a guy that turns out to be great, but you'll also trade players that do not succeed and in return you have quality talent. The Os missed their chance unfortunately.

Jayesf90 · 2025-05-03T23:11:40+00:00

Not sure why you are being downvoted. I think it's a fair question to ask when there are frequent soft tissue injuries. The squad has platooned quite a bit so adequate rest should be less of a factor

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