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No rumors worthy of sharing here as to where Rosario will end up? That is what i am wondering. I am glad for him that he has his freedom, even if the money is now expected to be less than arbitration level.

Yeah... We're falling further and further behind our 0-16 target. Let's go 0-19...

To my knowledge, no extra runs are given for an extra long homerun. But it is easier to hit a routine fly ball than a homerun, and with increased exit velocity, more of those cans of corn will clear the fence. Also liners and grounders are more likely to find a hole if they get there faster. So he may still benefit from more refinement, but hitting the ball harder does tend to lead to better results and more runs given a similar contact profile. As to the over all question, the other core Twins would also get tendered or not based on the talent behond them. They still could get traded, but with their contracts, it would need to be a really good return.

I will miss his play. The good with the bad, not to mention the ugly. Will definitely pay attention to him wherever he may end up.

Science may discover the underlying principles, but how do we apply them to achieve results. This sounds like a job for... Engineering. So... If we cook our turkey over a dumpster fire, we will win in the playoffs?

I am groot.

Ah, i found where to ask after the little brown jug. Do we got a chance? Are we really ranked? I shoulda paid more attention.

Happens every 30 years or so. '91 North Stars and all. (Too lazy to do the math as far as if that is in line with random results for some model or other. Also too lazy to quote something apt from the opening dialogue of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead.)

I'll take the blame for this one. If i hadn't said anything about hoping to see the continued Atlanta pitching earlier in this thread, the universe wouldn'ta known how to disappoint me.

Not enough analysis in this article for me to take it seriously. 100,000 debates? What was the distrubution of results? If simple numberical manipulations reveal interesting results in even 30% of the debates, it is a useful tool. If it carries the debate in more than 70%, that's it, I'll find something better to think about.

I think am kind rooting for Atlanta, just 'cause of the dominant pitching. And a little bit 'cause i like biggentleben's contributions here.

I am fine with the decision to go for it too... But then, I am used to losing. Still, I know it is a fine distinction, I prefer to play to win rather than just not to lose, even if the latter is safer.

Liam Hendriks gets the win in relief to keep the A's alive in the series. And closes it out, as expected.

Some pitcher we faced recently was named Luis Castillo. That confused me a bit. Pretty sure they got knocked out, seeing as all central teams are gone. With so many balls leaving the park between A's and Astros, maybe Twins would have been better served playing the first series on the west coast...

Hey! We beat Houston. Does that mean they didn't sweep us?

I do hope we beat Houston... Even if it means going 1-15.

But we won a game 163... Next year let's just play into the 170s.

Well, at least they don't mess about. Hope to see ya all next spring!

Marwin!

Kirilloff flashing the leather.

I was just happy to see him at the plate.

Sano!

Only "mostly dead"... "Hello in there! Whatcha got that's worth hitting for?"

Just imagine what we could do with a 5th catcher!

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