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  1. yarnivek1972
    He hasn’t done anything to be immune from being sent down. He’s been about the lowest leverage pitcher the Twins have had and when brought in with runners on, they usually score.
  2. yarnivek1972
    I’m not sure how many more times Baldelli needs to see Harper come in with multiple runners on to see it isn’t a good idea. Harper has come into 7 games with more than one runner one. At least one scored five times. He’s allowed almost 60% of inherited runners to score. By comparison, the banished Trevor Hildenberger has allowed just 26% of inherited runners to score.
  3. yarnivek1972
    What relevance is team ranking at 3b? Sano hasn’t even played 1/4 of the team’s games there. It is also worth noting that in 0 seasons has Sano started even 80 games at 3b at the MLB level. I suspect he won’t in 2019 either. So, I would suggest that Twins decision makers have already reached the conclusion that Sano isn’t a fulltime third baseman. Whether it is due to injuries or performance issues is irrelevant. He isn’t the full time third baseman in the present and almost certainly won’t be in the near future.
  4. yarnivek1972
    I don’t think a rating of zero is “average”. There are 39 thirdbaseman who have played at least 1500 innings since 2015 (Sano has 1700). Sano is ranked 26th. That’s not good, nor is it average.
  5. yarnivek1972
    It’s worth remembering that homeruns aren’t considered “balls in play”. So they don’t help his BABIP. They don’t hurt it, directly except that it takes away those at bats. A higher than typical (career-wise) HR rate is likely going to result in a lower BABIP.
  6. yarnivek1972
    It is if he can stick at 3b. I (and just about anyone who makes a living in the sport of baseball) don’t think he plays there even part time for more than 5 more years. He’s a terrible defender. So far in 2019, he’s had about 50 chances at 3b. 40 of them ranked as routine. Of the other 10, he’s converted just two into outs, and they ranked as “likely (60-90%)”. I’m not sure exactly how fangraphs has him at a UZR/150 of 17 right now, but I suspect before the year is over it will be back in negative territory as it has been for his career.
  7. yarnivek1972
    Harmon Killebrew had an OPS+ of 131 or better from 1959 through 1972, his age 23 through 36 seasons. Sano is literally the same type of “three true outcomes” type hitter. Sano isn’t anywhere close to that good and probably never consistently will be. He was certainly touted that highly. He is a good player. Not a great one. The problem is that I suspect he and his agent think he is better than he actually is. So, I expect him to do his time with the Twins and let someone else make a Chris Davis type mistake.
  8. yarnivek1972
    Filling in for an injured player is exactly why you have a guy like Gonzalez. Adrianza is a quality bench player, but that is what he is - a bench player. Adrianza can play and even be somewhat productive. But Gonzalez is just far better offensively. He is essentially Gonzalez’s back up. Sure, the deeper you have to dig into your depth, the lower the quality. But you don’t hold on to Cave (if as I said someone will give you something worth acquiring for him) just in case you lose two starters and a back up.
  9. yarnivek1972
    Marwin can and has played OF. Indeed, statistically, he’s far better in the OF than infield. Lamonte Wade is still around too. He hasn’t done much at AAA other than draw walks, but it is better than not being able to do so. I doubt Cave adds anything to trade talks, but if someone is willing to give up something for him, there should be zero hesitation in pulling that trigger. Back up outfielders aren’t difficult to acquire.
  10. yarnivek1972
    A lottery ticket and two guys that project as role players.
  11. yarnivek1972
    Let’s hope not.
  12. yarnivek1972
    There is no such thing as a player who can hit a good slider. The good ones are unhittable. You hit the bad ones.
  13. yarnivek1972
    The days of platoon players are pretty much over in this era of 12-13 man pitching staffs. Even when rosters go to 26 next year, there are still only going to be 4 (occasionally 5) bench players.
  14. yarnivek1972
    I seem to recall Greg Gagne making two catches of balls that bounced off the Metrodome roof.
  15. yarnivek1972
    Cleveland is barely a .500 team. You really think they will get 3 representatives?
  16. yarnivek1972
    After being diagnosed with cancer at age 9, I don’t suppose much would faze him.
  17. yarnivek1972
    I think I would rather have seen him take a professional at bat in the 9th last night as opposed to the “swing first, swing second, swing some more and MAYBE if a pitch is a foot outside don’t swing” approach used by Mr. Rosario and Mr. Sano.
  18. yarnivek1972
    I’m not sure the Orioles or Marlins are going to win 54 this year. However, both may have 54 losses by the AS Break.
  19. yarnivek1972
    We’re getting to the point where 8 relievers seems excessive again. The most pitches thrown by the entire pen in any one game this week is 53. The Twins top 2 relievers in terms of leverage have thrown 11 pitches since Tuesday. Pretty clear that when Cruz returns, a pitcher will be sent out. No point in keeping an extra arm that isn’t needed. They can always bring someone back if they need to.
  20. yarnivek1972
    That is certainly a valid decision. However, the current regime has played Arraez at shortstop sparingly. Clearly, they don’t think he’s even a part time shortstop.
  21. yarnivek1972
    Umm, huh? His A/LI is .64. 1 would be medium leverage. Taylor Rogers is at 2.15 this year.
  22. yarnivek1972
    Personally I always felt that Gardenhire’s handling of players (particularly young ones) was poor. He did criticize players publicly. That’s not a millenial issue, it’s just bad management. Tom Kelly rarely called out a specific player to the media. Granted, he didn’t manage in the social media age, but still. He tended to use general criticism. “We didn’t pitch well”. If only one guy pitched poorly, the message is pretty clear. But at the end of the day you win and lose as a TEAM. Criticising individuals accomplishes little.
  23. yarnivek1972
    Time spent at SS by Arraez is time not spent there by Gordon. Decision time.
  24. yarnivek1972
    Why would ANY team be trying to trade a top line starter with “multiple” years of control? If you have that guy, you should be building around him.
  25. yarnivek1972
    Frankly, Berrios didn’t pitch well enough to deserve the win. That’s on him, not Rocco.
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