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  1. Brock Beauchamp
    I'm allowed to rebut others' opinions, particularly if I think they're bad throwaway takes, which that was. In fact, by the forum rules, the original post was actually trolling. Would you rather have had me infract the poster with an official warning or gently poke fun of a terrible take on baseball? Here at Twins Daily, we frown heavily upon one sentence, negative takes that offer nothing to further meaningful discussion. Particularly takes that are meant only to inflame the board and further encourage more bad one sentence mouth-breaths on the subject. We're not RubeChat. There's also a reason RubeChat shut down. But nice try to turn my rebuttal on a bad take back at me, tiger.
  2. Brock Beauchamp
    Yeah, because it's just awful that those two are on pace to lead the Twins to their *second* 100 win season in franchise history, dating back all the way to 1901. I'm 42 years old and haven't seen a 100 win Twins team. Maybe it's just me but this season has been kinda nice. I'm a big fan of it overall. Oh, and based on your username, you were all of one year old when it last happened. How'd that season feel, champ? Do you relish in that memory to this day?
  3. Brock Beauchamp
    It sure would be refreshing if this team could have nice things in October for once. 2006, it was Liriano, lost while he was potentially the best pitcher in baseball. 2010, it was Morneau, lost while he was on pace for a 10 (!!!!) WAR season. 2019, it's roughly a quarter of the team that is questionable with two of its most important pieces out for the season.
  4. Brock Beauchamp
    In my opinion, it's pretty easy to believe that Pineda didn't intend to take a banned substance (hence the reduced suspension) while also believing what he did was incredibly stupid and inexcusable. I don't see how those two opinions conflict in any way.
  5. Brock Beauchamp
    Apparently MLB did because they decreased his suspension time, the first time I've ever heard of that happening in the 20+ suspensions I've paid attention to over the years.
  6. Brock Beauchamp
    This is my take on it. I honestly don't care if he tried to cheat. I literally do not care why he ingests pretty much anything. What I care about is that the man has made tens of millions of dollars and can't use MLB's own support network to clear EVERYTHING he puts in his body. Or that he doesn't have a specialist on retainer to call and ask about these things whenever necessary; god knows he has the money to pay for it. He needs to be smarter than that. All players need to be smarter than that. It's 2019; there are literally ZERO excuses left for this kind of thing to happen and now Pineda's incompetence has potentially cost the team a postseason run. Everyone involved in this should be furious at Michael: the front office, his teammates, the Twins fan base.
  7. Brock Beauchamp
    They’re still going to win the division. It’s what happens after that where we run into a problem.
  8. Brock Beauchamp
    And Baldelli does something completely different last night, something I fully agreed with from day one: play the matchups. But I also understand why he doesn't aggressively play the matchups on a random day in June, which was part of my point I didn't say out loud. Rocco is smart enough to realize he can't manage a 162 game season like it's September or the postseason, something his predecessor never seemed to grasp. I hope to see a lot more of what we saw last night in October (and maybe a few games in the coming days if it means the Twins can bury Cleveland by mid-September).
  9. Brock Beauchamp
    A series win buries Cleveland. A sweep buries them extra deep. It’s just too hard to gain 7.5-8.5 games with less than 20 to play, especially considering the two weeks of cupcake ball the Twins get to close the season.
  10. Brock Beauchamp
    If Rogers comes out for the ninth and faces three righties, that is a massive failure of analytical management on Baldelli's part. Sure, Rogers has a good OPS against RHB but he has given up six home runs to them this season. Dyson has a similar split but Romo is markedly better. When every out matters like they do in the postseason, I'll be disappointed if Baldelli just rolls with a "he's our closer" mentality, especially because Rogers is left-handed and the Twins will likely face some truly nasty right-handed dominant lineups in the postseason.
  11. Brock Beauchamp
    Oh, for sure. Someone has to show up in the next 12-24 months to complement Berrios. That person is hopefully Graterol with more on the way as we get a better idea of what's in the system.
  12. Brock Beauchamp
    It depends on the situation. It’s unlikely that I’m going to use Rogers earlier than the seventh (because those LHB would be up again before the end of the game) and the bullpen is deeper in the postseason while fewer games are played in a week. That means I’d likely churn and burn relievers and use them for 1-2 outs, saving Rogers for later. On top of that, it's unlikely Rogers is asked to get 4+ outs, something he was asked to do quite a bit earlier in the season when his back-to-back stats started to really collapse. I find it equally likely that Rogers will be asked to get two outs as he’s asked to get four during the postseason because there’s so little reason to lean on him that hard in a pretty deep, lightly taxed, and more evenly-handed pen.
  13. Brock Beauchamp
    I think you might be expecting crazy-good results a little too quickly. Here are the Twins' AL FIP rankings by year: 2013: 12th 2014: 13th 2015: 9th 2016: 13th (Ryan retires) 2017: 11th (first Falvine season) 2018: 9th 2019: 3rd Obviously, 2020 will tell us if 2019 is an aberration or a trend and while Falvine inherited guys like Berrios, they also made some really savvy pickups in Odorizzi and Pineda at very little/no expense to the farm system. And Gibson was a kinda bad pitcher before they moved him on the rubber and changed his approach in late 2017 when he turned the corner and became a much better, more consistent pitcher. Sure, we'd all like to see more home-grown talent but three drafts isn't a ton of time to rebuild a farm system or implement new protocols for player development. Most recent GMs that have taken over bad teams and rebuilt their systems took roughly 4-5 years before they were fielding very good ballclubs.
  14. Brock Beauchamp
    Fair enough. "Unlikely" is perhaps the better term. Looking over the schedule, the Yankees are playing several bad but not awful teams. But the biggest difference I see is home/road. After tonight, the Yankees have only six remaining home games against 15 road games. IIRC, their splits haven't been huge this year but not getting to play in that stadium has to hurt them some. And, like the Twins, it's equally as likely New York basically shuts it down and takes the final week of the season off.
  15. Brock Beauchamp
    Do you expect Rogers to pitch every postseason game? The Twins are likely to lose a few of those games and some won't be close (either in the W or L column, doesn't really matter). Back-to-back nights don't happen to a closer that often and it's less of a problem for the Twins because Rogers isn't a traditional closer. Say it's a back-to-back night. Two of the three hitters in the ninth are righties. Why would you use Rogers there anyway? Play the matchup, not the inning.
  16. Brock Beauchamp
    The Yankees are also +2 in games played. While it’s possible they pass the Twins, it’s also very unlikely.
  17. Brock Beauchamp
    You’d rather have Perez at $7.5m for one season than have Odorizzi for, say, $12m per season for two seasons? Yikes, no way. I choose Odorizzi 11 times out of 10 in that scenario.
  18. Brock Beauchamp
    I don't think that's true. Minnesota is the better team, the rotation is just in shambles right this moment. The Twins can throw bullpen arms out there and keep it close, provided the starter doesn't give up a run per inning. But there's absolutely a danger of being swept. It can happen.
  19. Brock Beauchamp
    Gonna be a rough series with a bullpen game, then Berrios, then Perez. Get through 1-2 and I'll be okay with it. 2-1 would be a small miracle, IMO.
  20. Brock Beauchamp
    The good thing about this lead is just going 3-3 against Cleveland basically buries them.
  21. Brock Beauchamp
    I was wondering about that. I saw him trying to stretch to third and said “WHY?!?!!!” It was not a smart move, though he’s slow enough the run may have scored anyway. Still though, very little point in taking that risk just to reach third base.
  22. Brock Beauchamp
    The Twins have one starter signed for next season and Odorizzi has been worth slightly more than 6 fWAR since coming to the Twins last season. Hell yes I find a way to keep that guy. Dunno if I QO him but it's not out of the question based on his demands.
  23. Brock Beauchamp
    Honest question: what's the point of a 98mph two-seam? Traditionally, a two-seam drops but when thrown at 98mph, pitches don't drop.
  24. Brock Beauchamp
    And Odorizzi. Last six starts, 5-1 with a 2.65 ERA. This rotation might not be awful in the postseason, especially if Gibson and Berrios can get some rest.
  25. Brock Beauchamp
    Yeah, I've been pretty hard on Kyle recently and feel like a giant ******* now that I know what's going on with him. Frankly, it's amazing he has been a league-average pitcher this season considering what has happened to him. Kudos to you, Kyle. Get well and I hope to see the best version of you in October.
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