fathom Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 On 8/29/2019 at 6:54 PM, Jack Parkman said: I really don't want to be that guy but.... We should probably expect some sort of adjustment period for Robert and Madrigal as well. Expand Robert has many of the same holes Eloy does at the plate. Struggles with velocity up and in and chases any and all sliders. Madrigal shouldn’t have a big adjustment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 On 8/29/2019 at 6:54 PM, Jack Parkman said: I really don't want to be that guy but.... We should probably expect some sort of adjustment period for Robert and Madrigal as well. Expand I think that goes without saying, just a little puzzling how well both of Cease and Eloy finished last year we thought they'd come up and succeed fairly quickly. Baseball is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 On 8/29/2019 at 6:56 PM, fathom said: Robert has many of the same holes Eloy does at the plate. Struggles with velocity up and in and chases any and all sliders. Madrigal shouldn’t have a big adjustment. Expand Robert acclimating to MLB is still a huge upgrade over Engel at his best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 On 8/29/2019 at 6:56 PM, TheTruth05 said: I think that goes without saying, just a little puzzling how well both of Cease and Eloy finished last year we thought they'd come up and succeed fairly quickly. Baseball is hard Expand It’s been apparent since May that Cease would struggle with his command in the majors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 (edited) On 8/29/2019 at 6:54 PM, Jack Parkman said: I really don't want to be that guy but.... We should probably expect some sort of adjustment period for Robert and Madrigal as well. Expand Every player gets that slack. Doesn't matter the team. My problem with Cease is that his AAA season wasn't exactly great either. He's going to have to prove he belongs next year, because Kopech will probably be up in May and Dunning could push him too. And of course, Rodon later on. Edited August 29, 2019 by flavum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 High fastball and Eloy pounds it into the ground. I’m thrilled the organization is considering fixing his stance/swing, as he reminds me so much of Avi his first few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Just curious. Cease got some experience this year. Should we just send him back down to work on some things. Let him pitch two more weeks in AAA then shut him down? I don't really care either way and am still high on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Good god, this is pathetic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 On 8/29/2019 at 6:58 PM, fathom said: It’s been apparent since May that Cease would struggle with his command in the majors. Expand Fathom deserves credit for saying that all year. He has noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted August 29, 2019 Author Share Posted August 29, 2019 Get him out of there. I truly believe that injuries and underperformance forced Cease to the Majors this year. It's pretty clear that he's not ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Odds that Cease gets shut down after this start? This is Very reminiscent of Kopech’s last start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strike27 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Their entire team is on roids and you can’t convince me otherwise. This is comical 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Never Cease to amaze me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Is this finally the Twins' year? WS champs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan of Steel Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Cease has had good outings tainted by awful innings. This is the worst I've seen him at any point all season by a wide margin. He needs to sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted August 29, 2019 Author Share Posted August 29, 2019 On 8/29/2019 at 7:01 PM, strike27 said: Their entire team is on roids and you can’t convince me otherwise. This is comical Expand I approve of this sentiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 On 8/29/2019 at 7:02 PM, greg775 said: Is this finally the Twins' year? WS champs? Expand Yankees are their kryptonite. They probably can't get past Houston either 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Sox are so far behind the Twins in terms of talent and coaching, it’s not even funny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted August 29, 2019 Author Share Posted August 29, 2019 On 8/29/2019 at 7:04 PM, fathom said: Sox are so far behind the Twins in terms of talent and coaching, it’s not even funny. Expand Revisit this statement next June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Cease threw far too many sliders today. Not a good idea when it’s his 3rd best pitch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted August 29, 2019 Author Share Posted August 29, 2019 On 8/29/2019 at 7:06 PM, fathom said: Cease threw far too many sliders today. Not a good idea when it’s his 3rd best pitch. Expand It has a better pitch value than his curveball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba phillips Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 On 8/29/2019 at 6:54 PM, Jack Parkman said: I really don't want to be that guy but.... We should probably expect some sort of adjustment period for Robert and Madrigal as well. Expand God forbid that one of our rookies should hit the ground running like the countless times we've seen it done by players on other teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetman Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 On 8/29/2019 at 7:01 PM, Orlando said: Odds that Cease gets shut down after this start? This is Very reminiscent of Kopech’s last start Expand Exactly what I was thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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