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  1. Brock Beauchamp
    It seems to me that casual fans are getting a crash course on why shifting for every hitter isn't a great idea.
  2. Brock Beauchamp
    Please share your work. I'm skeptical but not trying to bait you. I'm honestly curious about your methodology.
  3. Brock Beauchamp
    I don't believe their drafting can be classified as "very good" when they've swung and missed at two pitchers drafted in the top six picks.
  4. Brock Beauchamp
    I feel the same way. I think they likely lose a couple of games with a Santana trade but how much that impacts them really depends on who replaces him. If it's Gonsalves, the difference could be -3 games or it could be 0 games. Hard to say.
  5. Brock Beauchamp
    Could they, though? I agree the bullpen could/should have been addressed in a more significant way but the rotation was basically a crapshoot from day one and there was little to be done about it. Also remember that one of the key pieces of the rotation - May - was lost just days before the season began. That stung. It's possible, maybe even likely, the Twins are 3-4 games better right now solely by replacing a terrible starter with a mediocre May (which is a reasonable expectation, as his ceiling is probably more in the "decent starter" range). Never mind that it's a leap to assume Santiago was going to be a tire fire because he lost velocity. The bullpen should be better than it is today but I simply don't see a way the Twins could have significantly improved the rotation. Of course, we can't assume all starters will be healthy for a full season but even a partial season with a rotation of Santana, Berrios, May, Santiago, and Mejia would be miles better than what we've seen in recent weeks.* *With all of that said, call up Gonsalves already. Crikey.
  6. Brock Beauchamp
    Yes, at this point, just clearing him off the 40 man is a victory of sorts. It's nice to get a lottery ticket for him, just as the Twins did with Palka. The thing about lottery tickets is that they often don't pan out. It doesn't mean it's a bad deal. If you're releasing a sure loser to pick up a possible winner, that's a deal you make every time.* *not that Murphy is a sure loser, but he's damned close to it at this point
  7. Brock Beauchamp
    Eh, Palka is a disappointment but Herrmann had an extremely lucky year. I call the trade a wash, a shuffling of deck chairs. Chris Herrmann, as it turns out, has turned back into exactly what we knew he was.
  8. Brock Beauchamp
    Appears that way.
  9. Brock Beauchamp
    That's a possibility but True Detective was its own beast. It was a standalone story that took years to craft. Whereas Stranger Things is a more linear, traditional show. That doesn't mean the showrunners know where to go next (see Heroes) but it's easier to write a second season of this kind of show than starting over from scratch with a new idea.
  10. Brock Beauchamp
    And missing what was far and away their best bat this season.
  11. Brock Beauchamp
    Maybe a little but still not a certainty. Colon has been bad this season but only marginally worse than Gibson and his recent track record is a lot better than Kyle (though he's ancient so those halcyon days may be over for good). As for Santiago, I'll take a healthy Hector over a healthy Kyle if I'm trying to win this season (and probably in general, actually). They're close enough in age where it's not a factor and... Gibson has 667 IP, an 86 ERA+, a 4.39 FIP, and 6.0 K/9. Santiago has 785 IP, a 101 ERA+, a 4.85 FIP, and a 7.8 K/9.
  12. Brock Beauchamp
    I simply do not understand this narrative, which seems to have gained traction on the board. Gibson had a decent game against a terrible Detroit team. Before that, he had what looked to be a decent start that, in typical Gibson fashion, imploded at the end. Before that, he had a brutal game where he went 4.0 innings and gave up 7 earned runs. How is Gibson getting hot? Because if this is him hot, yeesh.
  13. Brock Beauchamp
    That's how I'm reading the tea leaves as well. And I'm not being snarky here but it always fascinates me how people seem to get upset every time the Twins release a mediocre player. Honestly, why does anyone really care about Haley? He was on the DL for a couple of months and was a marginal talent in the first place. If anything, I'm in favor of the Twins releasing more players of his ilk (which they've been doing more, though I wish it had started a month ago).
  14. Brock Beauchamp
    I'd prefer to see if Santiago can get healthy and bump Colon out of the rotation. If healthy, a rotation of Santana, Berrios, Mejia, Garcia, and Santiago should be quite competent. If one of the latter three go on anything approaching a hot streak, it might even be a good rotation. All of those pitchers are either already above average (Santana, Berrios), somewhere around average (Mejia), or have a long track record of average pitching (Garcia, Santiago).
  15. Brock Beauchamp
    Nonononono. Mejia has earned his spot. He has a solid ERA and strikeout rate. Mejia stays, Gibson goes. No question about it. You're better in both the short and long term that way.
  16. Brock Beauchamp
    Move Polanco where? He's out of options.
  17. Brock Beauchamp
    Which is why I lean toward Gonsalves. He's not on the 40 man but he's pitching well in AA and is 23 years old. I don't think the Twins should care too much about burning options at this point.
  18. Brock Beauchamp
    If they can't get a deal done for a starter at the deadline, they need to call up either Romero or Gonsalves. Hell, that might be the right decision either way. It's not likely but it's possible that one of those guys could outperform someone like Jaime Garcia over ten-ish starts.
  19. Brock Beauchamp
    And it's not as if the Twins have no room in their rotation for both a healthy Santiago and another pitcher. God forbid, that might actually make their rotation passable.
  20. Brock Beauchamp
    Some have, but I always thought he was a decent retention. Yeah, there's risk with any mediocre pitcher who outperforms his peripherals but considering this pitching staff, his modest upside could have been useful given the other options.
  21. Brock Beauchamp
    And if Santiago was healthy, we might not be having this conversation.
  22. Brock Beauchamp
    It takes talent to get talent. Garcia is mediocre but Burdi is a wildcard due to injury. I wouldn't jump at the idea of giving up Burdi but it's a reasonable trade.
  23. Brock Beauchamp
    40 man be damned, Thorpe is still just 21. I can see the Braves questioning Burdi's medical but if I was them, I'd take Thorpe for Garcia and howl for joy immediately afterward. He's an injury concern but so are lots of guys. Right now, he's healthy, young, left-handed, and flat dealing. It's not as if Garcia is some lust object in the rotation.
  24. Brock Beauchamp
    Maybe, but that's being stupid-picky. I'm not one to usually overvalue prospects but I'd be immensely disappointed if the Twins let Thorpe go for a middling starter rental.
  25. Brock Beauchamp
    Nope, just an assumption based on watching baseball for 30 years. Established starters don't go for nothing, nor should they.
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