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  1. yarnivek1972
    I could be wrong (a quick search was unsuccessful for confirmation), but I believe the 60 day DL comes into play on the day of first ST games, which is usually March 1.
  2. yarnivek1972
    Gonzalez may be better than average at 1b and LF, but that really isn’t saying much. That’s where you typically put your weakest fielders. And his offense isn’t good enough to be anything than an occasional late inning fill in for those spots. If he gets 100 innings at 1b or lf this year, that will mean some bad things happened.
  3. yarnivek1972
    ...and 3b and 2b and probably of. If I got rid of anyone it would be Cron. He plays a position at least 5 other guys on the 40 man can play and isn’t guaranteed to be better offensively than any of them.
  4. yarnivek1972
    Given their history, there is no reason to expect them to play more than that. Miguel Sano has yet to start even 80 games at the MLB level in a season at third base Buxton has started more than 90 just once at the MLB level.
  5. yarnivek1972
    I think a likely compromise will be 25 active per game with a 3 or 4 man taxi squad - presumably the starting pitchers who aren’t starting. The alternative from the union perspective will be multiple guys going up and down all year.
  6. yarnivek1972
    If Baldelli goes into the season with relatively equal confidence in May, Romero, Reed, Rogers, Parker and Hildenberger there is little chance they get overworked unless the starters consistently fail to get out of the 5th inning.
  7. yarnivek1972
    For the top of the order to hit for the 4th time in the 7th inning would mean at least 9 batters reached in the first 6. That’s not a game that is going well. Not horrible, but you would prefer fewer.
  8. yarnivek1972
    I don’t know if Astudillo qualifies as a “surprise” to not make the opening day roster. CJ Cron not making the roster would be a surprise. Trevor Hildenberger not making the roster would be a surprise.
  9. yarnivek1972
    I suspect the third baseman after Sano is not in the organization at this time. None of those names project well at third.
  10. yarnivek1972
    I don’t think it is a coincidence that the first two extensions went to the guys that have good BB and K rates.
  11. yarnivek1972
    Kepler posted a .745 OPS vs LHP last year. Prior to last year, his career mark was in the low .500 range. Morneau’s career OPS vs LHP is .710.
  12. yarnivek1972
    His numbers are the epitome of consistent. He just needs a better success rate. A BABIP more consistent with his career norm would up his numbers substantially, presuming he can maintain his peripheral ratios. A BABIP of .300 (which is roughly league average) would make him an all star, even at right field.
  13. yarnivek1972
    Problematically, unless Austin plays the outfield (which isn’t likely barring injuries) only 3 of those guys can play at a time. And only 2 in NL parks.
  14. yarnivek1972
    Polanco’s arm is very weak for a shortstop. It would be even moreso at 3b.
  15. yarnivek1972
    That’s 210 plus homeruns. The Twins got close to that number in 2016-17. Were WAY short in 2018. Besides that, they haven’t been above 200 since 1963-4.
  16. yarnivek1972
    Schoop’s struggles against LHP would suggest he’s vulnerable to the change up - the typical weapon of choice for LHP against RHB.
  17. yarnivek1972
    “Starters are more valuable” I still remember Gardy claiming that Santana was more valuable pitching “3 or 4 times a week than once a week”. He mis-stated usage both ways to fit his narrative. Being used 3 times a week would be 78 appearances. 4 times a week would be 104. Starters typically pitch 3 times every 2 weeks.
  18. yarnivek1972
    He can’t contribute if he is hitting so poorly that he isn’t in the lineup. Frankly, other than 6 weeks of 2017, that describes the entirety of his career.
  19. yarnivek1972
    Has Baldelli announced an opening day starter? One would logically assume Kyle Gibson. But it could be Berrios.
  20. yarnivek1972
    I suspect Mariner games are also broadcast in British Columbia. When Ichiro was there, they had a following in Japan as well. Although, that was likely online and not part of a cable deal.
  21. yarnivek1972
    Entertainers and pro athletes “deserve” the money they get because they generate billions of dollars of revenue. It really is that simple.
  22. yarnivek1972
    I suspect that the difference in their walk rates has more to do with the lineups they have been in for most of their careers than their respective selectivity. Just a hunch that Austin rarely - if ever - hit higher than 7th with the Yankees. Sano has rarely hit lower than 5th. To which one are you going to pitch more carefully?
  23. yarnivek1972
    Reardon wasn’t a FA, but he was certainly a case of the Twins making a preseason trade for an established star closer. And while his 1987 stats look rather pedestrian, that kinda fits in with the rest of the team. No one’s stats were jump off the page stellar in 1987 other thsn maybe Viola. Dan Gladden was also a well established veteran trade acquisition made just prior to opening day in 1987. Both moves increased payroll, that’s for sure.
  24. yarnivek1972
    Here’s a related set of facts that is somewhat disquieting. Miguel Sano turns 26 in May. Miguel Sano has a nearly identical career K rate as Tyler Austin at the MLB level. Austin posted a career best K rate of 30.9% in 2018. Sano posted a career worst K rate of 38.5% in 2018.
  25. yarnivek1972
    I’m not sure who you think was saying that. I was a regular on a handful of fan boards at the time and nearly everyone was saying go get that one piece to make a push. Before the emergence of Johan, it was to get a bonafide ace. After that, usually a bat. Instead, they added stiffs like Rick Reed and Phil Nevin.
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