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  1. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    I'm not sure why Vargas would be considered any less than dead even with Park in contending for a future roster spot at this point.
  2. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    To piggyback on this, while it's true that the Twins are throwing a "new" and inexperienced guy into the deep end at the trade deadline, Antony has all the organization's analytics and scouting resources at his disposal. It's not hard to imagine that he'd be more inclined to use them and less inclined to assume he can rely on his knowledge alone than a long-tenured GM would be. Edit: I realize that either the org's scouts or (especially) their analytics department can be reasonably criticized as behind the curve; my point is simply that whatever organizational knowledge was there for Ryan is there for Antony and he might be more inclined to take advantage of it.
  3. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Who are Pozzo and Lucky in this scenario?
  4. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Remember when the Twins were posting such a high team BB rate a couple of seasons ago (led by Dozier and Willingham I think) and the players credited Bruno and Molitor, who were in their first season as coaches? Seems like a long time ago now.
  5. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Picks 7 through 9 were all players I semi-realistically would have wished to see the Twins get at 15. Any chance Kyle Lewis slides to 15?
  6. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Thought it might be worth pointing out that a week ago MLB Trade Rumors published a list of 10 current trade candidates and had Plouffe at #8 (as well as Abad at #10.) This opinion doesn't represent "the industry," and doesn't necessarily mean that the Twins would get a lot for him, but it does seem that people outside the fan/homer sphere think there's some trade value there.
  7. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    So the Twins don't have more than one first-round pick, but they have several lower in the top 100. Is that just not enough money to take a high-price-tag guy at 15 and save with lower-bonus guys at the later picks? Or is it a question of spreading risk across the picks versus counting more on the first pick to work out?
  8. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    His velocity isn’t changing much the second or third time he’s seeing hitters and his release point is dropping fractionally, but not enough to explain a 900 point increase in opponents’ OPS...(Alternatively, Milone could be tipping his pitches, but there aren’t any other symptoms of that). What other symptoms of tipping his pitches might you be looking for? (Not a gotcha question, but an honestly curious one.) Opponents hitting him significantly more and harder the 2nd and 3rd times through the order seems like a big symptom already. It may not be statistically significant this early in the season, though.
  9. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    They were bullpen-only guys by the time they reached the Twins organization. The expectations for Rule V picks are not that high (the occasional Johan Santana gold-strike notwithstanding); if a team gets a good bullpen arm for multiple years from the Rule V, that's a relative success. And where's the starting spot they need one of those guys to fill?
  10. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    At first reading, this doesn't make sense. All teams are built through player development and acquisitions, no? It seems like that first point is really to critique how much analytics (and what kind of analytics) feed into the development and acquisition processes. I think that's a good point, but I'm also not sure it's the same point the rest of the article is making.
  11. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    he alternated games between the 2 middle infield positions with 17 year old Yeltsin Encarnacion This is an astoundingly wonderful name. There is a better one coming soon
  12. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Given the overall quality of that video, I wouldn't trust it for information on the actual shape of a person.
  13. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Wilin Rosario was DFAed by the Rockies. The rich man's Josmil Pinto?
  14. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    MLB.com (via the Twins website) has an article saying that the Twins are likely to protect Dean. I would guess that there's some mouthpiece within the organization associated with that information. What's the disconnect between what the organization sees in him and what everyone here sees?
  15. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Beyond the more immediate reactions to the Park posting that are out there, I think there's a concern shared by some (including me) that any kind of roster crunch making one or more players look redundant hurts the Twins' trade position. At least it's some consolation that they can make room either by trading Plouffe or by trading an outfielder, and with different suitors for an OF and for a 3B, that might be some kind of leverage.
  16. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Not only that (the second comment) but Kepler throws with his left arm. I've read speculation that it should be possible for lefty throwers to play catcher, but for whatever reason, maybe just hidebound traditionalism, all pro catchers throw righty as far as I know.
  17. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    At the same time, IIRC Boyer is on the 15-day DL, so I'm guessing that if they needed to add someone for September, moving Boyer to the 60-day would be the easiest and first thing to do to clear a roster spot.
  18. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Do you think Bowden sees the bigs with the Twins? The bullpen is crowded (leaving quality aside, just speaking of quantity) and I think the 40-man is full, but do they find a way to give him a look?
  19. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Realignment into two 15-team leagues makes a certain amount of interleague play a mathematical necessity where it wasn't before. If that were somehow not a factor, I'm not sure whether I would prefer more, less or no interleague play. It seems like it changes an aesthetic aspect of the game but at the root I'm not sure it really matters much to the experience of a fan. I don't think interleague play alone should push the leagues toward a universal DH. I do wish they would re-balance the unbalanced schedule, though...
  20. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    I don't really know anything about most of these amateur players, but did it seem like Austin Rei, the college catcher drafted right after the Twins picked in round 3, might have been a good choice?
  21. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    This is not directly related to the above, but I just was looking over the Chattanooga roster - do they really not have a single left-handed pitcher on that team?
  22. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    I agree that this will be an issue in the long term, but if they wanted to get Sano's feet wet in the majors later in the summer (and I don't think they should be in a hurry to do that yet), it can work for a partial season. If they think he's ready for a trial, Sano can be a part-time starter for a few months without it hurting his development. Rotate him in at DH and let him start a few games at 3B while Plouffe rests or takes a spot start at 1B or LF. Sano could take Nunez' spot and you wouldn't miss much besides a third-string shortstop.
  23. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    JBX?
  24. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    While it is true that the third spring training has almost passed since those trades, they were effectively two seasons ago. Everyone at the time knew that Meyer and May were about two seasons away, one of them has already debuted, and they're both likely to be in the majors for good this year. There are absolutely things to criticize about the player acquisition and management record of this team, but what is your point here?
  25. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Now here's a money quote. This rivals Gardenhire - or anyone really - for saying nothing and needing a lot of words to say it.
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