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  1. Han Joelo
    If things go well for Berrios, i.e. not a big bullpen game, Meyer needs (I mean literally) to start Friday or get shuffled back down. I can't imagine all this sitting and anticipating is any good for the mental side. Maybe TR needs to send a strongly implied telegram to Molitor. On the other hand, at this point, I think I'd just go ahead and name him closer.
  2. Han Joelo
    I felt Hicks deserved a shot before yesterday even happened. I agree, inexplicable. I just don't get having only two catchers on the 40.
  3. Han Joelo
    Talk me through the Hicks DFA. Needed a spot--why? Murphy? Or (hopefully) Berrios? He was most expendable? Hopefully speaks to Turner/Garver's progress, but is a leap from the days of three catchers on the 25 man roster. Jorge is looking legit, and good to see Burdi jump right back in on a strong note.
  4. Han Joelo
    Nice right up, Seth. Happy to have him back.
  5. Han Joelo
    I would love it if sports stars started replying in poetry. Much more entertaining then the standard tripe. I think the closest I've actually heard, though, is Peyton Manning after the Super Bowl. "I'm going to drink a lot of Budweiser." So much said, in so few words.
  6. Han Joelo
    Nice article. See the ball, hit the ball is probably the way to go, although I was kind of surprised Rosario didn't try to swing at an intentional ball tonight. Or, maybe the specter of Daniel Murphy looming will be enough.
  7. Han Joelo
    Twins opponents are 17-4 combined, which obviously translates to 11-4 against non-Twins opponents as well. Not sure how much that counts, but it certainly doesn't help they've played three teams off to great starts.
  8. Han Joelo
    Berrios' spot in Rochester's rotation coincides nicely with the back of Minnesota's...
  9. Han Joelo
    Nice post, Jeremy. I mostly liked Ortiz for his Yankee slaying ways, but this dwelling on the past is kind of weird. I repeat that I think there is something more to this story. Ortiz acts like the guy who was dating the best girl he's ever met, screwed it up and won't admit it, but instead blames her. Thanks also for the bucket of lukewarm water you threw on Palka. I was pretty skeptical--how does Arizona give him away for Hermann, if he's really any good? But his performance has made me swing the opposite way. Maybe in 15 years he will be ragging on the Diamondbacks the way Ortiz does the Twins...
  10. Han Joelo
    Ever liked Bonds, that is.
  11. Han Joelo
    Not that I ever liked him, but Sano has a Bonds like plate presence, to me. You can almost see it just looking at box scores.
  12. Han Joelo
    I'm down with the M hats. I guess because that was what they were wearing when I became a fan. I thought that was just the way it was.
  13. Han Joelo
    When I look at what Kimbrel and Giles garnered in trades, I think finding out what they have in Bullpen May is a smart business decision. I see the Twins handling this situation like parents might handle a teenager--supportive, not wanting to entirely squash his dreams…yet pragmatic enough to know his math skills ultimately aren't going to get him to NASA. I guess you can criticize the Twins for telling him white lies, but I won't. My dream of going to space, while incredibly unlikely, isn't dead yet either.
  14. Han Joelo
    As far as the title and premise of the article goes, I applaud May for his attitude. He drew a short straw but he's using it to drink some tasty lemonade he's making. Some say that relievers are failed starters, but no one says all failed starters make good relievers. And I would say not all good starters make good relievers. At least I'd say that to myself if I were May. He's looking at being able to make a lot of meaningful contributions to the team's success. I'd also channel John Smoltz, Rick Aguilera, Adam Wainright, the kid from Toronto (egads, theyre leaving him in the bullpen in favor of J.A. Happ!) I'd even, gulp, channel Liam Hendricks. Relish the opportunity to be a fireman, and maybe take those lessons back to the starter's mound with him when he goes back to it.
  15. Han Joelo
    Leonardo Reginatto? Sounds like a most interesting fellow...
  16. Han Joelo
    Re: Chargois. What has Burdi done differently to separate himself? Just curious.
  17. Han Joelo
    Eureka! Thank you. And, umm, duh. I'll shut up now.
  18. Han Joelo
    Clearly I am in over my head with some very basic math here. 8 starting position players + 5 starting pitchers (even with the inevitable "don't need a 5th starter until April 20th or whatever_ + 8 relievers = 4 bench players. OK. I'm not the only one who needs math help…not sure where the 6 relievers comment came from. Anyway, if I wanted to keep a fifth bench player, and if I actually knew anything, I'd probably expose Dean to waivers if I needed a spot on the 40 man.
  19. Han Joelo
    So are we talking five man bench? Murphy, Nunez, Santana, Arcia, and ?? Why not Sweeney?
  20. Han Joelo
    Nicely stated. I hope Arcia and Vargas show up with their hair on fire, but it doesn't hurt to add some gasoline in the form of writing in Park and/or Sano as locks. Same goes with Murphy, although I doubt there is anything that he can do to get in that opening day lineup. He can affect how often he'll play, though.
  21. Han Joelo
    I thought the premise of the article seemed promising--do the Twins have any against the grain, Moneyball strategy at all? But then it just states the BP decided the Twins don't, and moved onto a rehashing of current events. I would have been interested to hear about how BP defined a MB strategy and how they came to the conclusion the Twins don't have one, even if it is the ol' college reliever-to-starter theory. If the premise of the article is: the Twins "System" (definition please, I am getting the impression this is referring to the way in which they count cards while playing blackjack, in which case grouchy uncle Terry and his 'gut feelings' would certainly be seen unfavorably by the Harvard Math grads at BP) is broken, as evidenced by their lack of developed prospects…uggh, long sentence fail. Arguments that throw out Sano, or top draft picks, because those are gimmes, seem pretty biased, as do ones who give little credibility to recently graduated players like Rosario or Duffy because they are unproven or something.
  22. Han Joelo
    I agree with what you've written here. They are damned if they do (Hughes extension, Nolasco) spend the money, and if they don't (insert mythical free-agent actual difference maker here.) Although I don't live in a city with a major publicly subsidized stadium, wouldn't it be fair if the owners "spent" the under on their expected budget on local charities? Heck, maybe they did. Cynically, I'd assume that money is in the Cayman Islands, or a SuperPac, or, being a westerner, maybe they spent it on 50,000 acres of formerly public land.
  23. Han Joelo
    ZERO innings for Berrios? Holy cripes. If my video game console did that I'd throw it out the window. Of all people, I would imagine the Baseball Prospectus people have a graph charting page hits, and I'm sure it's got a nice spike in it right now. My uneducated guess would be that 80% of all fan bases are outraged about their projection right now. "Some supposedly smart guy I've never heard of thinks my teams sucks! He's an idiot!" I wonder, though--why is it "luck" when a team doesn't make their projections, but a "miss" when the computers are wrong? As if a "hit" is a preordained conclusion?
  24. Han Joelo
    Nicely done. Glad to see him settle into a meaningful role and career. I look at all the guys who have had moderate success after leaving the Twins, your Manships and Parmalees and what not, and see that as a testament to the Twins' player development ability. Can you try and interview a former player who will say the Twins run a crappy organization and Terry Ryan is an idiot? I'm not actually joking; would be interesting to hear if that perspective exists.
  25. Han Joelo
    I liked his explanation (not excuse) about his numbers dropping off in Florida--shows he didn't use the heat as an excuse, so much as a learning opportunity. Mature. Not every young pitcher from San Diego gets to work out with Strasburg, Shields, et al. Another point in favor of his makeup. Hard to put a number on something like that. Shields, Strasburg, and Young all strike me as smart, competitive types who wouldn't just workout with a kid because he happened to have the right connections. He strikes me as someone who could really move fast now…Seth, your little "probably not a 2016 debut" comment might be on his wall.
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