Brock Beauchamp
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Everything posted by Brock Beauchamp
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I kept your entire post intact because I think your point has merit, but... the bolded? Nelson Cruz says hi. Jorge Polanco says hi. Mitch Garver says hi. These are all players who were effing METAL in clutch situations; the problem is that many of them limped into the postseason and we haven't seen the best of them in the times that matter most.
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It's unfortunate that you think this forum is unwelcoming to an "oldtimer", but you also have to realize that a lot of "oldtimers" tend to dig their heels in and refuse to accept the changing game. If you want to know what the stats mean, please, just ask. There are loads of posters and writers who will be happy to explain what they mean and why they're significant to the game.
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While I don't agree with parts of it, this is a really well thought-out and prepared argument about how to approach the 2020 season. Really well done, Tom. Super well done. You convinced me on more than a few points.
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I'm giving Boone some credit (and I always give Cashman credit, he's a legendary GM), all I'm saying is that the Yankees are in a much better position to rally using a myriad of resources because they have near-unlimited resources. Almost anything they don't do is a self-imposed decision.
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My point is that an excess of riches allows the Yankees to have the best of all worlds. A team like the Rays or A's would have been unrecoverable with that number of injuries in play.
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Boone did a fine job but it's a hell of a lot easier to "patch together" a season when your front office goes out and picks up a player like Encarnacion because of said injuries.
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Good points all around.
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I'm 100% on board with the Twins retaining Gibson if they're confident the disease is in check and will remain in check. But I'm skeptical that is the case. But even so, if you retain Odorizzi and pick up two more good pitchers, I'd absolutely give Gibson a $5-7m flyer and see what happens.
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Ask Willie Hernandez how much his MVP means to him. It's a single-season accolade. Deserved or not, it's an important measure of personal success.
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I won't argue with Rocco getting the nod but it's always a disappointment to see the managers of teams like the A's and Rays get so little love for what they've done while spending so little. While ownership and the front office dictate spending and roster spaces respectively, the manager is the guy on the field who has to make it work and Cash and Melvin did a phenomenal job with not a lot of resources. While it would have irritated the **** out of me to see Boone get the award, I would have tipped my cap to Cash or Melvin had they won.
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It's not entirely fair to remove pitcher PAs because generally, the worst batter also sits in the ninth spot in the AL. The difference between AL#9 and a pitcher is stark, but the numbers are still slightly shifted. I'm not knocking your methodology because it's important to remove pitcher PAs, just pointing that out. Inversely, Wheeler has better career stats away from Citi so home park likely doesn't help him at all. Odorizzi is a wildly underrated pitcher, which is why I want to keep him at almost any cost, but he's also coming off a career year. Wheeler has been good for quite some time while Odorizzi was expected to be a 3/4 going into 2019 and performed more like a 2/3 through the season. I'm not sure we should expect that going forward but he *should* be a better pitcher than what we counted on going into last season. So, yeah, Wheeler isn't amazing compared to Odo but we didn't expect to get that Odo either, so it's something of a loaded point to make.
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I'll be satisfied with either but my preference is for Wheeler and it's not a close competition.
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You're not wrong.
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That’s my fault. I always try to push what technology allows me to do with design but I think I overstepped a bit this time. The design falters a bit under certain hardware conditions. My apologies, lesson learned. Even after you do this thing a dozen times, you still learn because the goalposts always move.
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Front Page: Twins Claim RHP Matt Wisler
Brock Beauchamp replied to Seth Stohs's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
All teams make these kinds of moves early in the offseason as they rotate bodies around the 40-man. The most likely outcome is that nothing comes of this and Wisler is released some time next year but if the Twins see something that can be fixed, why not give it a shot? He's basically a free player if it works out. This move will not impact other, more important decisions this team will make during the offseason. Every team makes these kind of organizational depth moves.- 50 replies
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Front Page: Twins Claim RHP Matt Wisler
Brock Beauchamp replied to Seth Stohs's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Waiver order is now decided via GM thumb wrestling.- 50 replies
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Front Page: Twins Claim RHP Matt Wisler
Brock Beauchamp replied to Seth Stohs's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
It's likely that the team will only "keep" him on the 26-man roster until the time they feel they can sneak him through waivers, probably near the end of the Spring Training.- 50 replies
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I'd rather see the team sign a 3B and move Sano to first base but I won't cry a river if they retain Cron. When he was healthy, he was a pretty good player. I'd prefer an upgrade but given the rotation issues facing the team, it's okay if they focus on that and just keep the lineup intact as much as possible.
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I was pretty okay with the ending but the third season kinda chapped my ass. I think too many gloss over that third season of boring-ass drama and then unfairly bash the end.
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Plouffe didn't have Sano's physical limitations holding him back. Sano is an amazing athlete but only so much can be done with a 6'4", 270 lb frame. I don't know if I'd worry too much about Sano manning third in 2020 but I'd be looking for a replacement, and soon.
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That’s reasonable. Given his rough 2019, seeing him in Minnesota late in 2020 becomes pretty unlikely. As for how he starts his MLB career, pretty much impossible to predict that. How MILB skills translate to MLB pitchers is a mystery. See Arraez, Luis.
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Oh, I agree. It'd be nice if someone fast-tracked to the majors and succeeded for once.
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Wow, you’re drawing an insane number of conclusions about a prospect who had an off season. Yeah, having an off season doesn’t look great. But to say he won’t hit his ceiling or that he’s not living up to #1 overall performance is wildly jumping the gun. Not every player has a neat, tidy approach to the majors, yet that doesn't prevent them from later becoming a star any more than ripping through the minors prevents a player from becoming a bust.
