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  1. yarnivek1972
    Under that logic, the Twins should just cut bait with Buxton now and move Kepler to cf full time. Why pay a premium price for premium defense that is unimportant?
  2. yarnivek1972
    I’m concerned that the two candidates that seem to be “in the lead” have zero coaching or managing experience at any level. No thanks.
  3. yarnivek1972
    I think we need an autocorrect on TD for some of these hard to spell names. I’m sure there’s plenty of bandwidth available for that...
  4. yarnivek1972
    You are just going to eat the $8 mil owed to Castro? How important is the offense the Twins get from Castro? Maybe with renewed health, it will be closer to 2017 levels. Someone has to hit 9th.
  5. yarnivek1972
    From 1986 to 1995 Puckett’s worst OPS+ was 119. Coincidentally, that is Rosario’s best - last year. When Rosario can produce like that, he can swing at anything he wants.
  6. yarnivek1972
    Alan Busenitz had similarly stellar AAA numbers too. He likely will be taken off the 40 man roster at some point prior to the beginning of the season.
  7. yarnivek1972
    Bullpen guys are easy to find. If you aren’t picky as to how good they are.
  8. yarnivek1972
    Might be the worst infield defense ever.
  9. yarnivek1972
    Don’t most newer vehicles have back up cameras?
  10. yarnivek1972
    Adrianza’s bat doesn’t play at 3b. It MIGHT be passable at SS.
  11. yarnivek1972
    I looked up TKs pythag wins vs actual per baseball ref. 1987: 85 actual, 79 pythag 1988: 91, 90 1989: 80, 81 1990: 74, 74 1991: 95, 94 1992: 90, 91 1993: 71, 68 1994: 53, 49 1995: 56, 57 1996: 78, 79 1997: 68, 73 1998: 70, 73 1999: 63, 65 2000: 69, 69 2001: 85, 81 Gardy’s tenure 2002: 94, 86 2003: 90, 85 2004: 92, 87 2005: 83, 84 2006: 96, 93 2007: 79, 80 2008: 88, 89 2009: 87, 86 2010: 94, 92 2011: 63, 62 2012: 66, 68 2013: 66, 63 2014: 70, 75 Molitor’s tenure 2015: 83, 81 2016: 59, 66 2017: 85, 83 2018: 78, 77 If my math is correct, TK was + 5. Gardy was + 19. Not sure if that proves anything. Tom Kelly won 16 playoff games that few expected him to.
  12. yarnivek1972
    I’d be curious to know how TK did in that regard. His teams always seemed to overacheive. Possible exceptions being 1992 and 1997. I may have to look it up.
  13. yarnivek1972
    Cave for AL ROY? No way. The voters will give deference to guys that played all year long. I would think Miguel Andujar would be the overwhelming favorite.
  14. yarnivek1972
    Yes one would. Which leads me to speculate that there is some adjustment he needs to make to improve them. As I have stated before, what that might be, I have no idea. Hopefully, someone employed by the Twins does. Plate discipline is one of the LAST things young players learn (just ask Rosario, Buxton, Sano). I think he’s more likely to improve than Sano or Buxton - neither of whom have EVER shown strong plate discipline.
  15. yarnivek1972
    He raised his OPS vs LHP almost 300 points. He increased his walk rate and decreased his strike out rate. I guess I would call those signs of progress.
  16. yarnivek1972
    There is no way any team trades a top of the rotation starter for Buxton or Sano right now. Why would they? Top of the rotation starters are the most valuable trade commodity there is. The return is going to be a lot more than a hope and a prayer. The return is going to be bona fide major leaguers and/or blue chip prospects. Buxton and Sano are neither right now.
  17. yarnivek1972
    I tend to agree. Buxton and Sano have 6-7 bWAR talent. Maybe more. The Twins aren’t going to get that in the FA or trade market. Sure, plan B. But that’s exactly what it is. Plan B. The Twins maybe can compete with Cleveland and the dogs in the AL Central, but without Sano and Buxton fulfilling their potential, the Twins just don’t stack up with Boston, New York or Houston.
  18. yarnivek1972
    Pardon my french, but no f-ing way do I let them struggle for two MORE years before pulling the plug. Two more years and both will have 2000 plus at bats. That is more than enough to judge whether or not they can cut it at the MLB level.
  19. yarnivek1972
    Granted, many of those players are gone (or will be), but the Twins were the 8th OLDEST team on opening day.
  20. yarnivek1972
    Astudillo will still have rookie status in 2019.
  21. yarnivek1972
    Koufax won 3 Cy Youngs in 4 years. Keep in mind that was AL and NL combined then. No one else won more than one when it was combined. Koufax won 5 consecutive ERA titles (3 of which were MLB ERA titles) and had six consecutive seasons where his FIP was MLB best. Pretty sure those are unique to him.
  22. yarnivek1972
    With an average age of 29.1, the Twins opening day roster was 8th oldest in MLB. In an era when other (GOOD) teams are getting younger.
  23. yarnivek1972
    Morrison would be the exception. Lynn and Castro are about as expected, yes. Last year was the outlier for Castro offensively, not this year. Odorizzi, Duke and Rodney all performed about as expected as well. Let’s put it this way: of the players they brought in, only Morrison significantly hurt the team with his play. And how much of that was the manager continuing to play a struggling hitter when other choices were available?
  24. yarnivek1972
    Falvey and Levine inherited Sano, Buxton and Dozier. Their lack of production is what led to 2018 being a season of failure. For the most part, the players Falvine brought in this year were as advertised.
  25. yarnivek1972
    I like Tom Prince.
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