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  1. jimmer
    I'm not sure getting an ok reliever in the middle of a playoff race, and nothing more, constitutes a push for the playoffs. It beats selling in the middle of a playoff race, like 2007.
  2. jimmer
    But weren't you last year praising Ryan's efforts and saying we were true contenders, that we had reached the contender window, and would continue to be contenders this year and beyond? If you were one of the people here saying that, then how can you now say it was obvious we were not anywhere near the point of maintaining contention so a big trade for a proven player would have been absurd? Having said that, I am glad we didn't trade Kepler or Berrios for sure, never thought we should, but still.
  3. jimmer
    They had more than their fair share of breaks. The sequencing they had last year was unsustainable that's why many people saw that their roster was mostly the same going into this year and we'd see a fall back (though not THIS far of a fall). Can't blame them not making the playoffs on a few breaks not going their way, you can say they had a lot of things go their way to put this team even in the 2nd wild card race last year to begin with.
  4. jimmer
    Also, Ramos hasn't exactly been the model of health since he's been gone either. This is his 6th season away, this year will be his 3rd one with 90 or more starts. In the 5 1/2 seasons, he's accumulated less than 10 WAR.
  5. jimmer
    baby steps, certainly :-)
  6. jimmer
    Word
  7. jimmer
    Still waiting for the Suzuki extension of the extension. :-)
  8. jimmer
    Just for fun. In 2007, our rotation was 9th in the AL in WAR (11.7) with a 4.38 FIP in 967 IP. In 2008, our rotation was 9th in the AL in WAR (11.4) with a 4.32 FIP in 959 IP.
  9. jimmer
    I don't think we can really say the Capps trade got us to the playoffs. He was with us for two months, had only 27 appearances for us (only 27 innings), and we won the division by 6 games. No way the difference between Rauch and Capps for 27 innings equates to 6 wins. Also, at the time of the trade (4 months into a 6 month season), we had lost one game in which Rauch had been brought in to get a save. One game.
  10. jimmer
    How is this team now on pace to finish above .500
  11. jimmer
    Nunez is tied for 33rd in WAR for AL position players because defense counts too. How many position players originally make an All Star team (before all the injuries start knocking them out)? A player can be having a good season and still not be more worthy of an All Star spot than players who are more deserving that don't make it. Examples: Longoria. Tied for 10th in WAR, not on the All Star team.. Kyle Seager. 14th in WAR, not on All Star team. Kipnis (tied for 15th), Kinsler (tied for 15th), Correa (17th). Pedroia (18th). None on the All Star team. And if it's just about offense, Kinsler, Seager and Longoria (along with some other IFs not on the All Star team ) ahead of Nunez in wRC+.
  12. jimmer
    Mine do. We have family game nights. Current favorite: Catan.
  13. jimmer
    They need the new park to be able to be competitive :-)
  14. jimmer
    I watched the game yesterday
  15. jimmer
    I wish I could say the same. This kind of futility is just a bit too much. I expect young guys to struggle, sure, but he just strikes out way too much, and most of his PA he seems to have no chance at. No plan, nothing. This guy is supposed to be a super-stud according to everyone (Top 2 prospect 3 years in a row. Another year in top 20), but there's nothing on offense. He's doing worse this year than last.
  16. jimmer
    I took into account that Cain was hurt but also that his wRC+ is under 100. I am a big fan of Cain though.
  17. jimmer
    S: Perez 1B: Cabrera 2B: Altuve 3B: Donaldson SS: Lindor OF: Trout, Betts, Bradley Jr. DH: Ortiz
  18. jimmer
    I completely tore my ACL in my knee this year. I opted for rehab and to build up my hammy and quad just to avoid having to have the surgery that comes with so much pain and such a long re-hab. So yeah, I agree with your sentiment wholeheartedly.
  19. jimmer
    Hughes old self wasn't 2014. It was an outlier. For Hughes, I hope the surgery goes well. I hope he's able to pitch again if that's what he wants to do.
  20. jimmer
    Wonder what our team OBP would be without his .367, considering he's second on the team? Our team is already 14th out of 15 (only 1 point above the As) with a team OBP 58 points lower than Mauer's. The Twins on the active 25 man roster with a higher wRC+ than Mauer: Grossman (give him a week or two). Nunez Dozier Unless we're taking into account his salary, he's probably not the guy you bench or release. Still a disappointing season for him, though, no doubt.
  21. jimmer
    He's a fine example of a truly valuable utility IF who doesn't disappoint if he has to play more than a utility guy would normally be called to do. A guy like that has value.
  22. jimmer
    Hmmm, my info says Grossman slash the last two weeks is: .167/.286/.215 (gives him a nice round number for his OPS: .500).
  23. jimmer
    Don't know. Not much.
  24. jimmer
    Well, in the interview with Pohlad, he said the organization believed the team would be better this year than last and that there was no flaw in that logic. So yeah, your last sentence applies.
  25. jimmer
    Nunez is going to get another contract from Ryan.
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