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  1. Brock Beauchamp
    You said almost exactly what I've been saying. Dozier picked it up in Detroit. He stumbled a bit later but hey, he's a rookie. It happens. Cuddyer and Kubel took their lumps before emerging as quality players and they were better prospects than Dozier in their MiLB stints. I feel like Casilla and Carroll are pretty much interchangeable. I like Casilla because he's younger and will be slightly cheaper than Carroll. On the other hand, having an old MI vet around might help Dozier. Either way, I'm not going to get worked up about it.
  2. Brock Beauchamp
    Yeah, James Shields has a lot of potential but is an up-and-down pitcher. Much like a certain lefty we love to bash...
  3. Brock Beauchamp
    I'm not going to hold Alexi's epic-awful age 24 season against him. He's been pretty good since that point (though not so much this year). On the other hand, I don't really disagree with anything else you said. When he plays, he's an alright player. The problem is that he doesn't play enough. Part of that is the front office, part of that is management, part of that is Alexi himself. At this point, I don't see him starting anywhere but I think he's a solid backup player. I'd rather have him on my team in 2013 than Jamey Carroll (and I also think Carroll is a solid backup).
  4. Brock Beauchamp
    Right now, I don't think it's a good idea no matter how Valencia is playing... but if the team has Trevor take spring training reps at second next season, I wouldn't complain. Plouffe is going to have a hard enough time adjusting to major league pitching and playing a position he hasn't played much before now (third base). Now that he's succeeding, it's not the time to pull the rug out from under him again.
  5. Brock Beauchamp
    I meant that when he makes contact, the ball is going further than it did in previous seasons. Also, the increased patience is an improvement. It's often one that doesn't stick but, again, at least he isn't going the other direction. He's still only 22. There's a lot to be positive about with his current play even if he hasn't sorted out all his problems against righties.
  6. Brock Beauchamp
    Happy happy joy joy. Move Span for a pitcher, pick up a decent starter in the offseason, get Gibson healthy, and this team has the makings of a non-embarrassing starting rotation.
  7. Brock Beauchamp
    It's still a significant improvement over what he has shown in the past. He has a long way to go but at least he's not pulling a Joe Benson right now.
  8. Brock Beauchamp
    He's going to fail miserably. Everybody except agents like this rule. The owners, the front offices, the MLBPA... They're all supporters of this system. Scott Boras can suck it.
  9. Brock Beauchamp
    Which might be an okay idea if Valencia wasn't putting up Punto-esque numbers in Rochester. Right now, Plouffe is hitting well and playing an adequate third. Why mess with that when no one else in the system looks like they can fill in for him?
  10. Brock Beauchamp
    Pretty much this. Defensive metrics are far from perfect; everyone who understands that freely admits it. But because something isn't perfect doesn't mean it's completely invalid, either. If two players are close, outside reference is needed. But if the players are miles apart statistically, you know there is something to that player that is good or bad. Again, defensive metrics are generally evaluative tools, not predictive tools. They take too long to accumulate data to be predictive in nature. By the time you have a guy's stats nailed down, he's two years older.
  11. Brock Beauchamp
    He was also one of only a few decent Yankees during those years so his votes were compounded.
  12. Brock Beauchamp
    You can view the page at http://twinsdaily.com/content.php?780-MLB-All-Star-Game-NL-vs-AL-07-10-2012-7-00pm
  13. Brock Beauchamp
    It's that time of year, folks. The All-Star Game is upon us. Tonight, Matt Cain of the San Francisco Giants goes up against Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers. As has been much-discussed here at Twins Daily, Joe Mauer is the only representative for the Twins. What inning do you see him entering the game? How many ABs will ol' Joe get tonight? And most importantly, do you care about the All-Star game? Here are your starting lineups, be sure to join in the game conversation found below! I apologize in advance for not providing the wall of stats for this game... Sorting out individual All-Star stats was proving to be too difficult so I opted for only the lineups. NATIONAL LEAGUE DH Carlos Gonzalez, Rockies CF Melky Cabrera, Giants LF Ryan Braun, Brewers 1B Joey Votto, Reds RF Carlos Beltran, Cardinals C Buster Posey, Giants 3B Pablo Sandoval, Giants 2B Dan Uggla, Braves SS Rafael Furcal, Cardinals P Matt Cain, Giants AMERICAN LEAGUE SS Derek Jeter, Yankees 2B Robinson Cano, Yankees LF Josh Hamilton, Rangers RF Jose Bautista, Blue Jays 1B Prince Fielder, Tigers 3B Adrian Beltre, Rangers DH David Ortiz, Red Sox C Mike Napoli, Rangers CF Curtis Granderson, Yankees P Justin Verlander, Tigers
  14. Brock Beauchamp
    The key difference is that now, signing bonuses are slotted. That limits what Appel can get in the first place.
  15. Brock Beauchamp
    Bold and unbolded. That's how I do it. But I agree that the icons are a little wonky... I need to read up on how they're generated. They don't make a lot of sense at first glance.
  16. Brock Beauchamp
    It's not only his arm. As he matures, it's been widely speculated that Trevor wouldn't be a middle infielder. His range and hands weren't exactly praise-worthy, either. My understanding is that on his best of days, he's not as rangy as Dozier (who also has doubts about sticking at short), nor does he have as good of hands. His only plus attribute is his arm, which is erratic.
  17. Brock Beauchamp
    After 2 ABs, guys are often hitting 1.000. Obviously, we should extrapolate that out for an entire season, no? Fielding stats are even more so. Every guy will get to 95% of the same balls hit to them. That means the difference lays in those final 5% of hit balls. And it takes time to gather enough of that "5%" to say anything meaningful about the player. You remove outliers (say, a guy tripping, getting an unusually bad jump, or getting lucky by being shifted badly on an oddly hit ball) by waiting until you have more data. Outliers have far less impact if an odd play counts for .1% instead of 1% of the gathered data. In the meantime, those same outliers can drastically skew data one way or the other in SSS. It's Statistics 101 stuff.
  18. Brock Beauchamp
    The Twins need Gibson more than anyone else in their farm system right now. It's good to hear he's pitching in game situations again.
  19. Brock Beauchamp
    An extra year of free agency after his six year service time is worth up to ten times more than any additional bonus he'll get for holding out.
  20. Brock Beauchamp
    Nothing I've seen has given me any indication that Trevor Plouffe can handle a MLB middle infield position. He's doing just fine at third. Let him stay there.
  21. Brock Beauchamp
    About what I'd expect from the two players given the era differences.
  22. Brock Beauchamp
    Don't put too much stock in the defensive metrics of part-time players using partial season statistics. WAR is basically useless until an entire season has been played and it's a little sketchy until you get two years worth of data. The other defensive metrics aren't much different. But overall, I agree with your point. One should go. I'd prefer it be Carroll because he's making too much money but I'm not going to get too riled up about it one way or the other. If the Twins think Carroll is a good mentor character for the young infielders, so be it.
  23. Brock Beauchamp
    I forgot about that. He was raking in 87 or 88 when he wasn't chosen and got mad about it.
  24. Brock Beauchamp
    On the other hand, more savings could be found by keeping Casilla and offloading Carroll (if that's even possible given his contract). At the end of the day, I'm not sure it matters much.
  25. Brock Beauchamp
    Kent Hrbek has as many All-Star First Basemen appearances as Ron Coomer. Ouch.
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