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  1. Brock Beauchamp
    While I don't usually nit-pick Baldelli's decisions, he has not managed this series well. I would have gone to almost anyone in that situation, probably Graterol if you're that scared of burning your best pitchers early. More likely I would have gone to May as a middle ground. The use of Arraez over Schoop in game one and the fact Rogers hasn't pitched at all is just straight-up bad management.
  2. Brock Beauchamp
    I watched the game. I saw that almighty lefty give up a few homers and a bunch of Twins hitters flail away like they'd never seen a major league pitcher before. Whereas the Yankees spit on every Berrios pitch that was even close to being out of the zone. It's more than just the pitcher. The hitters have a role to play here, too. And the Yankees hitters flat-out beat the Twins hitters, despite the Twins hitters getting a few good pitches to knock out of the park (but always with no one on base because other hitters were swinging out of their shoes on bad pitches). And DESPITE THAT, Berrios gave up all of one earned run while Paxton gave up three. BTW, Berrios struck out six. Paxton struck out eight.
  3. Brock Beauchamp
    I'd take Berrios over Paxton and Tanaka so YMMV on this argument. And Houston has a historically good starting rotation so aiming for that kind of improvement in a single season just isn't going to happen.
  4. Brock Beauchamp
    You're underrating Berrios. Do you realize just how good he was this season? The Yankees didn't have a single starter as good as he was this season. Berrios, second starter? Yes, absolutely. But even if you pick up someone better than Berrios, it wouldn't surprise me in the least if he's better than what you picked up by season's end. But aim, at the minimum, Berrios or better for a starting pitcher acquisition.
  5. Brock Beauchamp
    Yeah, they need three starters. But if they start with a trade for a guy like Minor (basically, someone Berrios equivalent) and keep Odorizzi, they can then try a reclamation guy and probably be okay. Given how Smeltzer, Thorpe, and Graterol have looked, I'm optimistic one of them (probably two in rotation) can hold down the fifth spot for the season. I'm okay with running through a bunch of guys in the fifth spot for the 2020 season. The farm has enough talent, they should be able to find a guy who sticks.
  6. Brock Beauchamp
    True, but he's WAY better. I don't even need Cole, though. Find a way to acquire a good pitcher like Minor, retain Odorizzi, and the Twins are most of the way to a good rotation. But fer chrissakes, don't just sit on their effing hands for an entire offseason again when it comes to pitching.
  7. Brock Beauchamp
    I don’t think I was this embarrassed for the team when they finished with 100 losses. From top to bottom, everyone involved with this team should be afraid to show their face in public. Just awful.
  8. Brock Beauchamp
    I agree, but he also had a big hit that brought back a run in his favor. But also, Cron should have ****ing caught that ball. It was basically a gimme.
  9. Brock Beauchamp
    How so? What did Baldelli do to lose this game? I agree that Schoop should have started but it's not as if Arraez blew the game wide open through incompetence. Berrios wasn't locating his pitches and was out early. I'm not sure what is controversial about that.
  10. Brock Beauchamp
    The Yankees swung through Berrios' low pitches in the first inning and then laid off them the rest of his outing. He only threw his offspeed stuff low and well out of the zone and lived off his fastball. He didn't adjust. Combined with the defensive errors, that's what lost the game.
  11. Brock Beauchamp
    I would have used Schoop to start against lefties so I don’t know what the hell I’d do with him if that’s not the case.
  12. Brock Beauchamp
    Someone should probably let him know that catcher defense is kind of important.
  13. Brock Beauchamp
    That’s certainly feasible. I’m hoping that they’re so confident Max is healthy that they didn’t feel the need to add Wade.
  14. Brock Beauchamp
    If Kepler can't play, I suppose they could just swap him for Wade in the ALDS. If the Twins advance, Kepler would then be unavailable for the ALCS.
  15. Brock Beauchamp
    No, he's really not. The problem is that his best trait - framing - is largely lost on viewers. But Castro is a good defensive backstop. And given his .851 OPS against RHP this season, a good option to complement Garver.
  16. Brock Beauchamp
    Huh, that's an interesting point, one I hadn't considered. But you're right. If Kepler is still banged up, it's hard to think they'd roll with Cave and only Cave as a CF option.
  17. Brock Beauchamp
    For what it's worth, I totally read The Office bit as retaliation to that post as satire. It also made me laugh because Michael's sheer hatred of Toby is always funny, particularly that scene.
  18. Brock Beauchamp
    I don't think he gets rest, he just doesn't start. The moment Paxton is gone, Schoop will follow, methinks.
  19. Brock Beauchamp
    I can't help but wonder if the Twins are considering using an opener in front of Gibson for game four and then trying to squeak three innings out of Kyle, hoping that over a week of rest will give him enough oomph to get through a lineup once.
  20. Brock Beauchamp
    Not 100% dictated but probably no less than 75%. My take is also "how Berrios goes, so go the Twins".
  21. Brock Beauchamp
    No big surprises there. Gibson makes it, which I agree with... If you get into a pinch, at least Kyle gives you some chance of pitching a couple of effective innings, even in his depleted state. A bummer for Wade, though. That kid impressed me, even if his numbers don't really show it yet.
  22. Brock Beauchamp
    Especially on a team that plans to throw two bullpen games in a five game series. Odorizzi and Berrios are needed to stabilize the bullpen and not burn the wick at both ends.
  23. Brock Beauchamp
    I agree but Bemidji is roughly 80% larger than Thief River Falls. Who knows, MLB's cutoff could be somewhere in between those two populations (assuming subscriber rate across both populations are similar).
  24. Brock Beauchamp
    On regular rest, I want Odorizzi. Berrios is more sink or swim while Odorizzi is more of a steady performer, especially in the second half. It’s interesting to me how Twins fans look upon those two pitchers so differently when Odorizzi has been a slightly better pitcher in 2019.
  25. Brock Beauchamp
    I get it, I wonder the same thing myself... but that's a gut feeling not based in reality. Any quick hook you give Dobnak, you can give Odorizzi. And who is the better pitcher? That's pretty clear. It's Odorizzi. The only thing that convinces us Dobnak will be good is his quick hook, not actual talent.
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