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  1. Bill
    I have always thought this was a source of problems... hands moving forward with the stride instead of moving back.
  2. Bill
    Anyone notice that Rodney does not seem to be warmed up when he starts an inning? First fastballs are usually low 90s. After letting on a few runners he starts to pump it up to 96 to 98. I get that he may only have a certain number of fast fastballs in him per night, but I think a different strategy might be worth a try.
  3. Bill
    Not too much. We gave up a little (slight decrease in already low chances of making playoffs this year) and in return we got a little (moderate chance new minor leaguers turn out to be solid MLB contributers).
  4.    h2oface reacted to a post in a topic: Article: MIN 12, TOR 6: More Like Er-win Sweep-tana!
  5. Bill
    What was up with the 0-2 semi-overhand fastball right down the middle that Hildenberger threw? That batter was toast if Hildy would have just thrown something slow a foot off the plate in the lefty batters box.
  6. Bill
    Usually off balance and lunging at the ball. Torso leaning way forward. Rarely lets the ball get deep enough. Even when he makes good contact, the approach looks bad. At 0:09 of the video where they are talking about his non-kick he hits a line drive to left... on a pitch six inches outside. Then at 0:23, again lunging and pulling a pitch on the outside black to left. So: set up far away from the plate, lunge toward the plate (kick or no kick), and then pull outside pitches. Oooof. I guess this is supposed to be like Molitor, who had hardly any stride and who started far from the plate. But Molitor lets the ball get to him; Buxton does not. Hopefully this gets fixed somehow.
  7. Bill
    Like the baseball card pics.
  8. Bill
    That pitch looks just a little high.
  9. Bill
    In AAA in 2016, Vargas hit .283 against righties and .131 against lefties. The extreme difference is seemingly a fluke of small numbers. That said, there are some years in the minors when he hit better against lefties and some years when he better against righties. Vargas has been a consistently good hitter as he moved up through the minors, and has made a notable improvement at taking walks. I say give him significant PT against both lefties and righties and see what happens.
  10. Bill
    Literally.
  11. Bill
    Remarkably, Eddie Rosario has 0 walks in 74 at bats. He is hitting for average and extra bases, but I would think some pitcher would have throw 4 straight over his head by now. Seems he's still in this mode: http://m.mlb.com/video/v372768683/clemin-rosario-launches-solo-homer-off-tomlin
  12. Bill
    Please do not give away Arcia now... He already hit 20 homers in a season in MLB and 30 seems to be within reason. He is in a funk this year, for sure. But I think he can come out of it.
  13. Bill
    That was too hasty... make it 55-45.
  14. Bill
    50-50 chance he is better than Fein the rest of the season.
  15. Bill
    Feeling optimistic... Already been to Target Field three times this year. Saw Plouffe's grand slam a few weeks ago and his three-run homer yesterday. My son is talking playoff tickets!
  16. Bill
    I thought it would be useful to think about what sort of careers these players might have by comparing the prospects to some past MLB players. For each prospect, I have listed below an MLBer that the prospect would be comparable to in the best case (i.e., if the prospect does the best that could reasonably be hoped). I also listed a player I think the prospect will most likely end up like. Below BC="Best Case" comparison, MLC="Most-Likely Case" comparison, and DMM="Doesn't make the majors". Let me know what you think. Thorpe: BC=Mike Flanagan, MLC=DMM Kepler: BC=Fred Lynn, MLC=John Lowenstein Gonsalves: BC=Scott McGregor, MLC=DMM Walker: BC=Lee May, MLC=Mike Devereaux Rogers: BC=Scott McGregor, MLC=Tippy Martinez Duffey: BC=Storm Davis, MLC=Sammy Stewart Turner: BC=Rick Dempsey, MLC=Dave Skaggs Reed: BC=Tim Stoddard, MLC=DMM Harrison: BC=Doug Decinces, MLC=Craig Worthington Minier: BC=Ken Singleton, MLC=DMM
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