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  1. Brock Beauchamp
    What's so bad about a 4.40 FIP when the guy never projected to be more than a back-of-the-rotation starter? The AL average FIP for those two seasons were 4.33 and 4.42. Nick Blackburn's FIP was roughly league average those two seasons. He got a little lucky and his performed at a slightly above average clip in ERA and other traditional stats. I'll take that out of a back-of-the-rotation guy all day and never complain one bit.
  2. Brock Beauchamp
    People tend to ignore that Greg had far more than just impeccable control. He had some nasty pitches to go along with that pinpoint command, striking out over 6 per 9 in his career, over 7 per 9 during his quite lengthy prime. He also kept the ball on the ground (over 50% of all balls hit, I believe) and contained homeruns. Early in his career, he threw in the low-90s and spent his prime throwing 89-91 MPH. In short, Greg Maddux had a lot more going for him than perfect command and the best pitching brain in the majors. He had a hell of a lot of talent to go along with it. I'd hesitate to mention his name when comping him to any other major league pitcher I've ever seen.
  3. Brock Beauchamp
    Yeah, you can't really fault Blackburn's first two seasons with the club. He never projected to be much of anything but performed very consistently for a soft-tosser. He was better than league average over that span. What more do you want out of a guy whose favorite phrases are "pitch to contact", "put sink on it", and "let the defense play"?
  4. Brock Beauchamp
    If only Trevor could emulate the thoughtful - nay, gallant - 1,000 yard stare of one Mr. Brian James Buchanan. Every time I see a picture of Buchanan, I expect the picture to yell "HODOR!" back at me. Bonus points if Trevor could also run routes like Jason Tyner.
  5. Brock Beauchamp
    It's a long season. Next season will also be long, as will the one following that. There's nothing wrong with cheering a guy who you respect and enjoy watching play in the twilight of his career. It's one game out of 162 in a season that is probably a lost cause anyway.
  6. Brock Beauchamp
    I think they're wasting the kid on the bench. He's still barely 24 years old and has shown improvements in power recently. Initially, I didn't think he'd have the power to play first base on a major league squad but I'm reconsidering that belief. He walks at a good clip and has the makings of at least a league-average bat if he continues to advance toward his prime. Morneau is playing well and hasn't lapsed since his DL stint. At this point, I think it's time to put Parmelee back in Rochester and let him play every day.
  7. Brock Beauchamp
    Rob Deer was a walk machine, averaging about .100 points higher OBP than AVG. That helped offset his atrocious BA and turned him from being below average to being slightly above average as a hitter. Do you honestly expect Plouffe to do that? Trevor's OBP was roughly .060 points higher than his BA in the minors and it's a lot easier to draw a walk down there than it is in the majors. Besides, using straight avg/2b/hr stat lines on guys who played 30 years apart is nearly useless. You should be looking more at adjusted lines than straight stats.
  8. Brock Beauchamp
    They were definitely hired for their brains. How hard is it to lip-sync to a song correctly? I've seen dubbed Hong Kong flicks better than that.
  9. Brock Beauchamp
    I haven't been much of a Plouffe fan since not long after he was drafted. But at this point, the Twins have no better options and the guy is raking. Over at BYTO, I raised the question whether his career arc could be comped to a slightly younger version of Garrett Jones (the key difference being that Jones can actually hit righties, a more valuable commodity than hitting lefties). I'm still incredibly skeptical of Plouffe's ability to hit at an above-average level for a prolonged period of time but the Twins literally have nothing to lose by throwing him out there on a daily basis. Guys who can't hit righties don't make for very valuable players in the long run. If Plouffe is going to make it as a hitter, he's going to have to figure out how to hit RH pitchers at an acceptable level (which he is doing now but I doubt his current level of play is sustainable).
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