sigh...

well dang it Kepler.

That de-escalated quickly.

What the heck is Kepler doing there?

Small sample size. The question is, which sample is the more accurate one?

sampleSizeOfOne!

That inning went from very good to very bad quickly. Rooker swings at a pitch never in the strike zone to K and Kepler is 35 feet to 2nd base on a ball 5 feet from the catcher. sigh.

What the heck is Kepler doing there?

Getting tagged out at 1st

Looks like Kepler inherited Rosario's baserunning prowess 

You know your rebuild is going well when you feature Robbie Grossman in the leadoff spot.

 

Looks like Kepler inherited Rosario's baserunning prowess 

If that is the case, hopefully he at least got some of the good too...

 

If Rooker can't stop himself from doing things like that, he will not have a very long career.

 

Sano would like a word

Robbie Grossman has an average of .000, but an OBP of .615.

 

That is insane.

 

Robbie Grossman has an average of .000, but an OBP of .615.

 

That is insane.

Well, the old adage is that you want a high on base guy hitting leadoff...

 

...doesn't say anything about getting hits!

 

Robbie Grossman has an average of .000, but an OBP of .615.

 

That is insane.

Not any more, he doesn't.

 

 

Shoemaker: Great FA sign, or greatest of all time?

 

Discuss.

At least we have a nice pitch disparity, even with the disappointing end to our half of the inning.

What does one call a Frenchman wearing sandals?

 

Shoemaker: Great FA sign, or greatest of all time?

 

Discuss.

 

Right now he's the greatest of all time. However as soon as he gives up a hit I'm going to be lobbying for the Twins to trade him

 

Right now he's the greatest of all time. However as soon as he gives up a hit I'm going to be lobbying for the Twins to trade him

See, there's the conundrum. Once he gives up a hit, he's untradeable.

 

Shoemaker: Great FA sign, or greatest of all time?

 

Discuss.

Yes.

Right now he's the greatest of all time. However as soon as he gives up a hit I'm going to be lobbying for the Twins to trade him

You think we could get something for him if he gives up a hit? Gonna have to go the waiver route, I think.

 

Edit: *sigh* ninja'd by Chief

 

Sano would like a word

 

Miguel Sano's career o-swing rate is right in line with league average over the last 3 years (around 30%).  His issue is not with plate discipline, it is with making contact (16.2% swinging strike rate, compared to the league average of 11-ish).  Rooker, in his extremely SSS career swings at 37% of pitches out of the zone, with a 13.7% swinging strike rate.

 

You can be an effective big leaguer with holes in your swing, or with bad plate discipline, but not both.

 

Shoemaker: Great FA sign, or greatest of all time?

 

Discuss.

 

Yes.

 

What does one call a Frenchman wearing sandals?

Lost?

early season Fun with Numbers--Brent Rooker's first pitch strike percentage is 150%.

 

You think we could get something for him if he gives up a hit? Gonna have to go the waiver route, I think.

Edit: *sigh* ninja'd by Chief

What if the team is running low on baseballs for BP? 

 

Lost?

Sorry, not the answer we were looking for.

 

Good one, though.

 

early season Fun with Numbers--Brent Rooker's first pitch strike percentage is 150%.

It's good to pound the zone early in the count.

 

 

 

What if the team is running low on baseballs for BP? 

Eh, not likely. The Twins ran up 37 K's on BP just over the weekend. 

Robbie Grossman has an average of .000, but an OBP of .615.

 

That is insane.

That’s amazing.