Comments on: Live From The Bay Area

By: sane

sane — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:00:07 +0000

JP,
I agree.
If this year’s upgrades in MLB hitting talent is not reflected in MLB batting stats, then a shakeup will be warranted next offseason.

By: sane

sane — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:57:50 +0000

romer,
Two bad MLB hitting coaches in a row would not cause the hitting problems which reach from AAA all the way down to Rookie League and has lasted since Mauer and Morneau reached MLB.
It has come about from years of pitcher-first drafting and pitcher-first trade returns. (when the Twins trade veterans for prospects)

By: JP

JP — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:24:05 +0000

I’ve read most of the comments. Sane I agree with some of what you say. But lets not assume Vavra is still here because of his performance. As a Twins fan WE KNOW how loyal this organiztion is. While it is complimentary on many levels it is a very painful situation if the employee is of lesser quality. The Twins are loyal to a fault. We’ve seen that with coaches like Ulger. We’ve seen it with players, like Punto. And IMO if this team doesn’t hit better than last year when you’ve traded a top prize pitcher for a top prize hitter. Added Harris. And sacrificed defense for hitting (Lamb). Plus gotten rid of a lot of dead weight (Tyner, Ford, Rodriguez). Given time to Kubel. THEN you have to question Vavra regardless of the job he does. If there is not significant improvement this year, then he has to go.

Period.

Thanks Travis. Looks like good stuff. I’ve added you to my favorites.

By: JimCrikket

JimCrikket — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:14:21 +0000

Young, Gomez, Tolbert… maybe even Buscher and Span. At various points in the year perhaps Buscher, Casilla, Pridie and others. There will be no shortage of young hitters in the Twins’ batting cage this summer for Vavra to work with.

I agree, seeing what sort of improvments the young hitters show over the course of this season will be a fair test.

By: Travis Aune

Travis Aune — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:10:52 +0000

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Thanks

By: romer

romer — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:53:03 +0000

mike wants wins says: “JimCriccket has it correct. The organization has failed to develop hitters for about a decade. It is not all on Vavra (though some could be).”

This could be true. And at the same time it could also be true that the Twins have had 2 bad hitting coaches in a row.

How about we all look and see what Vavra does with Young. Should be a good litmous test.