Derek Falvey speaks of ‘disappointing’ Twins season

BOSTON As he assessed the first of the Twins season one which has seen them start the year - Derek Falvey kept coming back to two words Frustrating and disappointing were the two largest part commonly used descriptors from the Twins president of baseball and business operations as he addressed the organization s performance Even still Falvey projected confidence in the group s core one which the front office did not deal from despite a - collapse to finish last season Where we are right now is incredibly disappointing Falvey commented before the club s - win in Boston on Saturday Everyone in that room is disappointed Staff s disappointed Manager Rocco Baldelli s disappointed I am too Ultimately it s my responsibility for us to be where we need to be What s particularly frustrating Falvey reported is everything the Twins did this spring to get guys prepared to make sure they were ready to hit the ground running right when the season started While they ve gotten good performances from their pitching particularly the starting staff which rebounded after a tough first go through the rotation but they haven t had the offense to match Entering Saturday s match the Twins offense in the bottom third of the majors in various offensive categories st in average nd in on-base percentage rd in OPS th in home runs We feel by and large that that group has pitched well Falvey noted To not match it up with the offense that we know that we know this capable of is incredibly frustrating We feel like we need to have those things match for us to be flourishing this year There is a few urgency because it s May now Shortstop Carlos Correa has had a particularly tough go of it hitting with a OPS one home run and just nine runs driven in Jose Miranda hit so poorly that he was optioned to Triple-A Edouard Julien is hitting under Injuries to Matt Wallner who had been the Twins the majority productive hitter at the time of his hamstring strain Willi Castro and Luke Keaschall who debuted jolted the unit for a week and then suffered a fractured forearm when he got hit by a pitch haven t helped And Royce Lewis has yet to play in a major league challenge because of a hamstring injury suffered in spring training Castro and Lewis are expected back soon perhaps as soon as Tuesday when the club returns home Getting everything going at the same time has been really hard for us Falvey revealed I can t figure it out I just know that our group I know the work they re putting in every day and I believe in that part of the process and I know the players do too The Twins left their core intact supplementing the position-player groups with veteran free agents Ty France and Harrison Bader who have been among the bright spots early Instead they dismissed their three hitting coaches and they ve wound up with similar results At the end of the day we still believe that the core of that crew in there has the ability to be accomplished Falvey declared It just hasn t been for an extended period of time to start the year Briefly The Triple-A St Paul Saints were rained out for the th time in games on Saturday That means that Royce Lewis hamstring whom the Twins hoped to have play consecutive rehab games in the field will now play Sunday instead Tuesday still appears to be the target date for his return Chris Paddack will take the ball for the final match of the Twins series in Boston opposed by Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas suffered a ruptured patellar tendon in Friday s battle Related Articles Kody Clemens big moment at father s old stomping grounds leads Twins to supremacy Saints rained out give up on double-header Twins lose to Red Sox dropping fourth straight meeting Is there a tighter strike zone this year Twins players have noticed it Twins lose another in Cleveland in walk-off fashion