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  1. nicksaviking
    You're suggesting that if Greene and Stewart where in the same draft, everyone would be putting Stewart on top? I don't buy that one, people liked Stewart but not that much; Stewart was so far behind everyone developmentally.
  2. nicksaviking
    I don't know about the Jay pick, he was supposed to be pretty safe being a college lefty and all. Stewart seemed to pretty clearly be the consensus #4 best player in that draft; I wanted him, I won't fault them for that pick. Buxton over Appel however seems to promote going the risk route.
  3. nicksaviking
    You'd have to give it to the new guys if they dealt Santana this season, that would take some guts knowing the average fan. I'm all for it and looking at Santana's peripheral numbers, his bubble looks ready to burst any minute now, if it already didn't last start.
  4. nicksaviking
    Why would those guys be his ceiling? Or Gausman his floor for that matter? The range of possibilities stretches far above and below those guys. Appel, yes, that could be considered a floor. I'm ready to write him off as a complete bust. And I did want him over Buxton at the time.
  5. nicksaviking
    Did you send him to his room for a time-out?
  6. nicksaviking
    I was just wondering if the command/control issue* was due to being slightly off target or if it's because he's not attacking the zone because he knows AA batters will chase. *To clarify to those who think I'm being pessimistic, I'm not critiquing him, I'm just curious as to the root provocation of his high(ish) number of pitches. I feel good about Gonsalves and I'm just wondering which aspect of pitching he should be working on.
  7. nicksaviking
    What is his velocity at? And is his command now, and in the past been a bit rough? Or has he been one of those pitchers who is intentionally and frequently trying to get swings and misses on pitches out of the zone? Which has always got to be tempting when you know the batters at your level will swing at them.
  8. nicksaviking
    It worked out for Tyler Beede who is also starting to look like a bust. Derek Fisher was also drafted fairly high his first go-round and later improved his draft position.
  9. nicksaviking
    And from reports, he sounds like he has fairly decent command, which probably means he's a "picker" and trying to be cute on the edges and off the plate. For some guys this is a bad sign that their stuff won't translate at higher levels against more selective hitters when they have to intentionally work in the zone. Then there's Jose Berrios who says screw that noise, my stuff will play.
  10. nicksaviking
    Glad Gonsalves is doing well. Looks like his pitches/inning are taking a bit of a step back. From 88 pitches in seven innings in the start on 5/26 to 95 pitches in six innings last start to 96 pitches in five innings yesterday. Regardless of the eye-opening stats, you know that's something the front office is going to demand improve prior to any promotion. And rightly so.
  11. nicksaviking
    He's not gambling though, the player is. He isn't some overlord pulling the strings on all these players, they seek him out and discuss strategy with their agent. If the player wants a less risky decision Boras isn't and can't make him roll the dice.
  12. nicksaviking
    That's the narrative we always make, and I used to be in that camp. However lately I'm not; getting as much money as the player can is obviously nearly always in the player's best interest. I don't think the "greedy agent" stereotype is any more fair for him than it is for any other agent. The players still benefit the most from diligent negotiating. If Boras was hurting his clients to better himself, he wouldn't still be the pre-eminent agent and we'd be hearing horror stories from former employees and clients.
  13. nicksaviking
    It's interesting for sure, but I have a hard time seeing the Twins giving their two biggest bonuses to two HS pitchers. Not saying I'm against it (depending on who the pitchers are) but I thought all we heard about was risk aversion.
  14. nicksaviking
    Even if we can't tell by the ratings, we may be able to determine it based on awards and water cooler attention. AMC let Breaking Bad and Mad Men end when the creators said their story had been told in it's entirety. They were still Emmy darlings when they folded up shop. Kudos to AMC for not pushing harder for longer runs. But judging by their current stable of shows, I'd bet they are now conflicted, it's hard to get that kind of qualify consistently. No doubt Netflix has seen that. HoC and OitNB should have already wrapped, but for all I know the creators were also wanting to tell more of the story even if it should have been over.
  15. nicksaviking
    Watched episode one late last night. Looks like more of the same of Season 3&4; I'll push on though. Thought they would have announced this would be the final season but I haven't seen anything so I'd guess not. It's going to be interesting to see how Netflix handles its popular shows. As far as I know they haven't had a popular one end on its own accords, only unsuccessful ones have ceased producing new episodes. Will they allow their flagship shows to end while still topical and well made? Like some cable stations. Or will they push the creative team to churn out dreck past its expiration date. Like the networks.
  16. nicksaviking
    Or that he presently has a .143 BABIP and there is nearly a 3 run gap between his ERA and xFIP.
  17. nicksaviking
    I'm pretty bullish on 6'0" RH starting pitchers presently. But I understand the concern. His injury history is the only thing that gives me pause with him.
  18. nicksaviking
    If people are skeptical about putting Hughes in the pen because they don't want Gibson in the rotation, how about if the Twins do take Nick's suggestion of calling up Romero for the pen, let him get his feet wet as a long man for a month or so and if he doesn't completely fall apart see if they can ease him into the rotation, hopefully allowing for both Hughes and Gibson to move to the pen by the AS break?
  19. nicksaviking
    I'll settle for having one come June 11th.
  20. nicksaviking
    I'm not sure the moderators could handle what would become of this site should the Twins use pick 1:1 on a high-contact, low power 1B to replace the current high-contact, low power 1B who was drafted 1:1.
  21. nicksaviking
    Just the word "safer" as it is clearly an indicator of comparison where as "safe" is a generally accepted adjective of clear definition. I know it sounds like symantics but it isn't, in this case it is regularly being used to sway opinion. And to be clear, plenty of people here are using "safer". And honestly, I'm 50/50 on Greene and Wright right now. I was heavily in Greene's camp a few weeks ago.
  22. nicksaviking
    Which still seems misleading to me. When comparing poisons we don't say that cyanide is safe simply because it's possibly less lethal than anthrax. When these pundits use the word 'safe' I'm guessing there are way too many readers jumping to the conclusion that the guy is a near lock to be an average if not quality major leaguer when the likelihood is far from that.
  23. nicksaviking
    I agree, but the lack of risk communication is universal among all types of prospects. If they were being rational, they wouldn't label anyone as 'safe'. Every player is 'un-safe' and unlikely to be even an average MLB player. So if no one is 'safe' and everyone is a 'risk' we're really just talking about degrees of those terms.
  24. nicksaviking
    3.5-4.0 is only like a top 40-50 offensive player in the game. Plus WAR gets adjusted backward for 1st basemen. I think I'd shoot for someone with more potential. Plus he'd be a lefty hitting at TF, any power grade is going to have to be reduced significantly. And we're talking about a position that can be filled by just about any player. It's become a position that even if it isn't filled internally can be filled with fairly affordable free agents.
  25. nicksaviking
    Considering McKay's NCAA career BB/9 is 3.19 I'd guess he's no Maddux. Wright is currently and has for his career walked fewer batters. Not that walks are the only factor when it comes to control.
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