Brock Beauchamp
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Everything posted by Brock Beauchamp
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I have zero statistical information to back this up and it could be observation bias but the Twins always seem to be shifted where the ball ain't this season. -
No, it could be any number of things but it worries me a fair amount going forward. If he was reliant on substances to be an MLB quality pitcher, we'd really have no idea because he hasn't been in the league long enough to have pitched before they became en vogue.
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Yep, which is why Maeda's wildness last night is particularly concerning to me. If his grip on the ball requires sticky stuff to maintain control... yikes.
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I never said he was the second best starter so start your line somewhere else. Also, don’t be a childish ass.
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The obvious conclusion is that pretty much all of the paid baseball professionals are wrong about this and you’re definitely right. Spin doesn’t matter because you said so. That checks out.
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He also had no control, which makes me suspect he couldn't grip said ball for *whatever* reason... who knows? What could make someone suddenly lose the ability to grip a baseball?
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What I listed was a minimum amount, not a maximum amount... and guaranteed $25m for a mid-30s pitching season is a big difference in money.
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I don’t think Buxton accepts that amount and I’m close to positive Berrios would laugh you out of the room upon seeing that offer. I don’t see Berrios signing for less than 6/$125m.
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Twins 2021 postseason odds
Brock Beauchamp replied to Otto von Ballpark's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
On the podcast, Gleeman recently mentioned this has been a problem with BP projections for a long time and it was a source of frustration while he worked there. -
Ah, there you go. That's the data I was trying to find and couldn't see where it was thanks to two screaming children (summer vacation is awesome!). That graph:
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I’d focus more on making sure he’s healthy and getting reps before making any big changes. If you look on that graph, it appears his average FB spin is down about 50 rpm, which isn’t nothing but also isn’t terribly significant. Some guys are losing 300 rpm so Maeda’s marginal loss of spin could be explained by any number of things (including sticky stuff).
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I think the Twins should try to trade Donaldson as 1)risk mitigation and 2)they could use that money for pitching. The Twins offense is in pretty good shape (though losing a bat as capable as Donaldson always hurts) while their pitching staff is pretty close to "in shambles" territory.
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Yes. I believe that was the first Jefferson Starship video from Parker. Hilarious.
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2011 was just as disappointing.
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It’s definitely bad. The worst? Dunno. I remember some truly awful teams from 2012-2016, never mind the 90s. But that’s picking nits. They were all terrible at baseball in fundamental ways.
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This team just finds ways for the wheels to come off.
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Dude, Kepler, seriously.
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I don’t consider 70mph “hits” the fault of the pitcher.
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He’s making his pitches, that’s all he can do.
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Woof. Maeda finally looks good, induces weak contact, and this is the inning he gets.
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Simmons is really something else in the field.
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And now Maeda looks like a completely different pitcher.
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That was a pretty **** move from Anderson.
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What the hell?
