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  1. yarnivek1972
    I don’t think anyone is saying that the Twins should have known they were giving up one of the best relievers in MLB for a couple lotto tickets. But they damn sure should have known they were giving up the best reliever THEY HAD by a considerable margin for those lotto tickets.
  2. yarnivek1972
    If that were the case, Kyle Gibson should also have been dealt. He was at his ultimate peak value and still had 1 1/2 years of control. If the haul for Pressly was pretty good, the return on Gibson should have been much better.
  3. yarnivek1972
    All of which strongly suggests that 1) trading away a good reliever that still had a year of team control was foolish. 2) the organization should be doing more than it has been to develop it’s own relievers. Falvine have been at the helm for 3 years now. They were billed as pitching gurus. Where are the results? Of the 13 man pitching staff, only 5 are products of the Twins pipeline.
  4. yarnivek1972
    Based on what?
  5. yarnivek1972
    Arraez’s ability to draw walks in the minors relates more to the inability of minor leaguers to throw strikes than fear of what Arraez can do at the plate. MLB pitchers are better at throwing strikes. Sure, his selectivity is definitely a plus, but his walk rate is still going to drop substantially.
  6. yarnivek1972
    Trust might be too strong a word. I’ll go with “try” in high leverage spots. He’s next up I guess.
  7. yarnivek1972
    If he can’t fix himself vs the Royals, then who? The Twins don’t play the Orioles or Blue Jays anymore.
  8. yarnivek1972
    Add one more K and an AB.
  9. yarnivek1972
    Who said that fans asking Joe Mauer to get better were being reasonable?
  10. yarnivek1972
    Despite their polar opposite approaches to hitting, I think the criticism of both is based on essentially the same two issues: organizational overhype and a (perceived at least) lack of improvement. Mauer was a number one overall pick, hyped to be a generational talent. While it is true that he had history making acheivements, he certainly didn’t lead the team to championships. Early in his career, the mantra was that the power would come with time. So, we waited. But other than 2009, it never did. I do think that rankled people. No one denies Mauer had tremendous skills. But it seems that he was content to slap the ball the other way when he perhaps would have been a more productive player by turning on pitches and driving the ball more often. He did so occasionally, the question always was why not more? Whether that was coaching or simply “the Joe Mauer way” I suppose only he knows. But the perception was that he simply chose to not get better. Same with Sano. The perception is that he is choosing not to be better in working to cut down his whiff rate. Also, extremely overhyped, largely due to his record signing bonus. I suspect that Minnesota work ethic comes in to play. As I said, the perception is that neither tried (is trying) to get better.
  11. yarnivek1972
    And this is the point those saying Sano’s strikeouts are no big deal keep ignoring. We’ve seen discipline improvement from Kepler, Polanco, Buxton and Rosario over the last three years. Inexplicably, Sano has gotten WORSE. THAT is NOT okay IMO.
  12. yarnivek1972
    I don’t know if I would call that an accurate assessment. The quality of pitching in the postseason makes prolonged rallies extremely rare. 3 or 4 or more hits in an inning just isn’t likely. Indeed, quick strike offenses that capitalize on a pitcher’s rare mistakes are the type of offenses that have postseason success. The Twins of the 2000s had plenty of high average hitters. What they typically lacked was a big time power threat or at least more than one. How did those teams fare? My memory seems to tell me that the Twins got beat by the long ball in the playoffs. I actually think this team (if it can add a couple shut down relievers) is far better to succeed in the playoffs than others of this generation.
  13. yarnivek1972
    Hitting ahead of Castro as he has been probably increase those odds.
  14. yarnivek1972
    I think you remember incorrectly. There was plenty of talk about his weight and frequent injuries. And to some extent, diminished production. 1987 was the only year he ranked better than 10th in HR. 1984 was the only year he cracked the top 10 in RBI.
  15. yarnivek1972
    You are certainly entitled to your opinion Ted. Just don’t be surprised that a lot of people don’t share it. A strikeout is a completely wasted at bat. Sano has a career BABIP of .345. A little more than half of his career PA are balls not in play and 2/3 of the balls not in play are Ks. In a full season, if Sano got 500 PA, he would put about 225 in play and strike out 200 times at 40% ratio. Striking out at a 30% ratio would trim that to 150. That would translate into 17 more hits given his BABIP. That’s almost an extra hit per week. That’s the difference between where Sano is now and where he could be, an elite level player. Sure, he could still improve his plate discipline, but he has done nothing but get worse since day one. That is extremely concerning.
  16. yarnivek1972
    I have nothing personal for or against Sano. I do have a problem with a guy who was promoted, even to some degree by this FO - but moreso by the previous regime, as the next Harmon Killebrew and is looking more like the next Chris Davis.
  17. yarnivek1972
    So, an .847 WPA, huh? That’s got to be one of the highest single game totals of the year, right?
  18. yarnivek1972
    Doesn’t seem likely that Pineda will be outpitched by Perez. Since the start of May, Pineda has made 8 starts. He’s pitched at least 5 innings in all of them, at least 6 in 5 of them. He’s given up 3 runs or fewer in all of them. In short, he has given the Twins a chance to win all those games. Since May 12, Perez has made 7 starts. He’s allowed 4 or more runs in 4 of them, 5 or more in 3. He failed to get through 5 innings in 2 of those starts and failed to get through 3 innings once. That’s not a good stretch and it is an alarming trend.
  19. yarnivek1972
    Who would that be exactly? So far Smeltzer is the only one they brought up that has done well. There’s really no starters at AAA doing well.
  20. yarnivek1972
    Pineda has never pitched in relief at the MLB level. Other than his rehab last year, the last time Pineda relieved in the minors was 2009.
  21. yarnivek1972
    I think I would be asking who was left on the bench. If no one of significance, then yes. I would consider those two bunting acceptable. Indeed, even borderline mandatory. But Polanco is in Trout neighborhood right now. He’s been THAT good.
  22. yarnivek1972
    Exactly. They can’t both be the 5 starter. Right now, Perez is trending the wrong way after a good start. In the playoffs, I could see a situation where they would piggyback, each going once through the order. But a better option would be someone who could successfully navigate a lineup 2 or 3 times by himself.
  23. yarnivek1972
    Is his wife’s name Eliza?
  24. yarnivek1972
    If there had been “fun with numbers” in 1991, when the Twins started 2-9, they had two guys batting their jersey numbers. Dan Gladden was hitting .032 and Junior Ortiz was hitting 0.
  25. yarnivek1972
    The problem with waiting is that if they wait too long, there may not be any body worth getting left. Better to get people in sooner and evaluate them, slot them into a role and then regulate their workload so they are ready for October. Why let a non-contender wreck someone so they can win 72 games instead of 70?
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