twinstalker

Yeah, the gun there at CHS appears to be 3-5 mph higher than reality. I've taken an interest in this across MLB, too, over the years. Yankee Stadium is 3 mph high. Target Field has been pretty accurate over the years. This "analysis" is pretty subjective, but it's easy to see the difference between ballparks, and you have to assume the lowest readings are the most accurate. I don't have a lot to compare CHS to, other than Target Field, but I think it's an easy comparison. You do have to be careful to not give a lot of credence to Bailey Ober's 92-93 mph fastball at Target Field on Tuesday, as that dipped quickly to 89 once the adrenaline wore off. So, yeah, Duran. If he's in the high 90s, that's pretty good.

He tilts his head, his eyes remaining fixed on the quote. Something isn't right, he thought.

Thanks, always enjoy. Two things: 1. The prospects of Canterino pitching for the Twins in 2020 are not uncertain. He didn't. 2. Misael Urbina is not at the complex and should have his stats listed. Thanks!

I'm commenting to see if we're done with that double-spacing issue. Please oh please oh please. Yay!

Will I be able to double-space now at the end of sentences and also not have to read everyone else's non-spacings (also double-spaces)?

So it is okay to bat Jeffers versus a lefthanded pitcher. I was wondering.

It's 5 years, $8.25 million, with three option years, and a buyout of $1million after the 2025 season. So AAV of 1.65 million. He would have gotten about 1.25 over then next two years total, so 3 yrs, 7 mil added to that is fair both ways for his player type. I think the Twins realize his new pitch puts him in a new category. He had everything already except an out pitch.

I do not think this word means what you think it means. Debacle.

Buxton's non-availability wouldn't be such a big deal if the Twins actually planned for it. That's a very difficult thing to do, and it's costly, so I'm not sure it's possible, but think about it. The Twins have Kepler, Kirilloff, and Larnach. They can get a good OFer vs lhp. Signing Buxton for 4 yrs, 50 million makes a lot of sense. Kirilloff has flexibility with 1B. Basically, instead of 10 very good offensive players (like now with the super-utility but minus a second top catcher) they would be carrying 11 (four very good OF, one with flexibility to play CF, one 1B, and your normal infield with an Arraez type). Instead of counting on Buxton, you pay for his upside and are ready when he goes down. I just don't know how much you're willing to pay and what Buxton will accept. I do know that when it kicks in Sano, Donaldson, and Cruz will be gone, and pretty much everyone else will be cheap, with the exception of some free agents they might pick up.

Gordon will get a cup of coffee or two.

Counting down makes no sense. Oh, Alex Kirilloff is #1? I've been waiting five articles to find out! The big pubs start with #1 for a reason. JMO

The Dodgers are light years ahead of other teams, trading-wise. Friedman is the guy who started the TB thing, after all. I would stay away from those guys, because the one you get is the one they want you to get. Yes, I know, we got Maeda and he had a great 1/3 of a season, but their deal when committing to give Maeda to the Twins there was about getting Betts.

I had to read to the end to see if Rogers and Colome and Duffey were going to be on there, but it was worth it. Whew!

Great. I would say "Garofalo." Not a dad. Not that I know of.

Great article. Not to be that guy, but in 1986 Letterman was the host of Late Night on NBC. The Late Show wasn't a thing until maybe seven years later. And obviously you meant it wouldn't be the last time Pride sang for Killer. One of my earlier memories, for whatever reason, is that of Charlie Pride (because he stood out as a black man in country music), and as I was listening to the Twins game on radio with Harmon on 1B and Bert pitching vs Nolan Ryan, I also then leaned that Pride had played baseball. I may be making up the exact game I learned that, but I do remember the frustration of listening to that matchup, because Bert would pitch well and the Twins still had no chance. Rinse and repeat during those years. In honor of Late Night's David Letterman's Top 10 lists, here are the things I remember learning from listening to Twins radio after going to bed in the early '70s in Iowa: 1. Charlie Pride played baseball but never made the majors. 2. Nolan Ryan threw over 100 mph (and Twins couldn't touch him). 3. Wilbur Wood (SP, ChA) killed the Twins with his knuckleball. 4. Aurelio Rodriguez (3B, Det) was tough against the Twins, Dick Allen (ChA) was phenomenal. 5. Disney World was in Florida. 6. Freddie Patek (SS, KC) was 5'4". He later grew an inch. 7. David Clyde (Texas) was a phenom who would go straight from high school to pitching against the Twins. Later in the season, the Twins would send Eddie Bane against him in a promotion touting two pitchers who never pitched in the minors. It was a frustrating game to listen to. Clyde was better. 8. Jim Kaat won the Gold Glove every year. 9. Frank Howard (1B, Was/Tex) was the largest man who will ever wear a major league baseball jersey. 10. Ray Christensen, Herb Carneal and Halsey Hall.

"Someone should have brought up St. Paul by now." This made me laugh. Normally, once I read the headline, the joke's done for me, but this was a good line.

Yeah, an earlier article explored who might be out there for the Twins to select and mentioned Gonsalves, at which I balked that he wasn't eligible for Rule V. That's where that name comes from.

Guys like Romero and Gonsalves wouldn't be eligible for the Rule V draft even if they weren't on the 40. Once you're on a 40 and tossed back off, you get to be a free agent at season's end. That might not be true of younger prospects (or it might be), but it's definitely true of guys who've been with ML organizations for as long as those two have.

What does that tell you?

As a fake doctor, take my word that Gonsalves needed TJS before he left here. I don't know whether he's had it, but I wouldn't touch him if he hasn't. Also, I don't know he qualifies here. He's way more than a 6 yr minor leaguer even. I don't think he's subject to Rule V.

The problem with Whitefield isn't putting him on the 40, it's taking him off the 40. Bring back Pineda or possibly Romero, and you have to expose Whitefield to waivers. Now it may be that he has to be put on the 40 in November anyway, and they just won't be able to do that, but teams make claims often just to expose a guy right away, and therefore they become the default team when everybody passes. Basically, what I'm saying is that if the Twins were interested in keeping Whitefield, he wouldn't be on the 40. My guess is they think there's a decent chance other crap happens (like someone going on the 45 day), and he can stick through the regular season, or if nothing happens they dfa him when Pineda comes back. As for Celestino, they definitely don't want to have him on the roster. A full year's service time if he stuck for the 60 games. They don't really want to start his clock until a while into 2022.

Balazovic is not on the 40-man, and all the starting pitchers kept, except Chacin, are on the 40-man. Whether we're talking Balazovic, Sands, or other prospects not on the 40, I'm sure each is being handled and worked with and on a program. It's not perfect, but I doubt there's a ton of difference between whatever program they're on and being at CHS field. In fact, expect him and others at Ft. Myers.

The rest of the world likes Rosario better than the Twins do and the analytics do. Yet he has no market. What does that tell you?

Apparently, Trov, nobody can answer your question about the 40-man roster and DFAing. I've spent two days looking for that answer. It almost bugs me more that people don't seem to care. It was literally my very first question when MLB said taxi squad.

Is there a database of all signings and their rankings by BA or such? It would be nice to know how all teams are doing.