Brock Beauchamp

You really need to witness that visually.

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Remember when you used to blink sometimes and a game would be in the fifth inning? When is the last time that happened to you? For me, it was years ago. I can’t even remember. And I watch quite a bit of baseball that isn’t the Twins.

This is not an exciting baseball game.

Berrios has been shaky at times but has the put away pitch nailed down tonight.

You misspelled “drunb”.

I have very good eyes but am also very drunk. The sizes are accurate for a reason.

Language barrier.

Here’s where I get to gloat a bit. My view for the game, it’s finally a free night and warm enough to be outside.

I've noticed a market inefficiency lately: the Twins have yet to give up a run between innings.

Damn, that was a great pitch from Berrios.

Thank god you don't work for tips.

She’s a mime in Milennial Park. *runs for cover*

Okay, everyone, let's drop the shoplifting argument and move on. It's a strange divergence on the topic at hand and not relevant to the discussion. Everyone had their say, let's move on.

You're becoming pretty hyperbolic here, man. There are no "rights" being violated. It's a baseball game where players are being inspected for cheating, not a civil rights violation. Let's tone it down or we're going to have to start issuing warning points and/or close the thread.

I think I they both have ceilings a fair amount higher than Cuddyer but if they both turn out like Cuddy, that’s a big win for the Twins. Hrbek is probably a better ceiling comparison for Kirilloff.

I don't have time to respond to the rest but there are so many great locations in the northwoods it's hard to pick one but you won't go wrong heading north of Duluth on highway 61. You'll absolutely want a car to travel almost anywhere outside the cities.

I don't think I agree that Larnach has the better approach. His isoD is certainly better but not phenomenally so. On the other hand, Kirilloff has a small advantage in almost every other aspect of offense, including slugging. And let's not forget Kirilloff is younger, to boot. Either way, they're both very close offensively. Here are their minor league totals. Kirilloff Year Age AgeDif Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB 2016 18 -2.5 Elizabethton APPY Rk MIN 55 232 216 33 66 9 1 7 33 0 1 11 32 .306 .341 .454 .794 98 5 2 0 3 0 2018 20 2 Teams 2 Lgs A+-A MIN 130 561 512 75 178 44 7 20 101 4 3 38 86 .348 .392 .578 .970 296 10 4 0 7 4 2018 20 -2.4 Fort Myers FLOR A+ MIN 65 280 260 39 94 24 2 7 45 3 2 14 39 .362 .393 .550 .943 143 6 2 0 4 0 2018 20 -1.4 Cedar Rapids MIDW A MIN 65 281 252 36 84 20 5 13 56 1 1 24 47 .333 .391 .607 .999 153 4 2 0 3 4 2019 21 -2.7 Pensacola SOUL AA MIN 94 411 375 47 106 18 2 9 43 7 6 29 76 .283 .343 .413 .756 155 11 6 0 1 1 2021 23 -3.8 St. Paul AAAE AAA MIN 2 6 6 2 3 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 .500 .500 1.500 2.000 9 0 0 0 0 0 Minors (4 seasons) Minors 281 1210 1109 157 353 71 10 38 180 11 10 78 196 .318 .366 .503 .869 558 26 12 0 11 5 Larnach Year Age AgeDif Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB 2018 21 2 Teams 2 Lgs A-Rk MIN 42 177 152 27 46 13 1 5 26 3 0 21 28 .303 .390 .500 .890 76 2 2 0 2 0 2018 21 -0.4 Cedar Rapids MIDW A MIN 24 102 91 17 27 8 1 3 10 1 0 11 17 .297 .373 .505 .878 46 1 0 0 0 0 2018 21 0.7 Elizabethton APPY Rk MIN 18 75 61 10 19 5 0 2 16 2 0 10 11 .311 .413 .492 .905 30 1 2 0 2 0 2019 22 2 Teams 2 Lgs A+-AA MIN 127 542 476 59 147 30 1 13 66 4 1 57 124 .309 .384 .458 .842 218 12 4 0 5 4 2019 22 -1.7 Pensacola SOUL AA MIN 43 181 156 26 46 4 0 7 22 0 0 22 50 .295 .387 .455 .842 71 4 2 0 1 0 2019 22 -0.4 Fort Myers FLOR A+ MIN 84 361 320 33 101 26 1 6 44 4 1 35 74 .316 .382 .459 .842 147 8 2 0 4 4 2021 24 -2.8 St. Paul AAAE AAA MIN 3 15 13 4 3 0 0 2 4 0 0 2 8 .231 .333 .692 1.026 9 0 0 0 0 0 Year Age AgeDif Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Minors (3 seasons) Minors 172 734 641 90 196 43 2 20 96 7 1 80 160 .306 .384 .473 .857 303 14 6 0 7 4

The problem with fines is that the MLBPA gets their say when money becomes involved, which throws a wrench into the works and makes useful change almost impossible to achieve. Like so many aspects of today's world, the MLBPA and MLB often seem to oppose each other because they can, not because they should.

If we're going to be pedantic about it, I'm fine with any of the change options, I merely prefer two of them over the third. So I'm technically in the majority now (the no change option just went under 50%). *pushes glasses up nose*

Right now the poll is split exactly down the middle between no change and increased penalties so I’m not sure how I’m in the minority.

As I said earlier, then make the batters stand off the plate more than is currently enforced and increase the punishment for HBP. This doesn't have to be a one-sided solution.

Come on, you know the pitcher has far more control over the ball than a hitter does. It’s a bad comparison. BTW, out of curiosity I looked up deGrom’s HBP numbers. They’re basically non-existent and he’s the hardest throwing, best pitcher in baseball. Just one data point to show “easy” or “natural” velocity isn’t linked to wildness. deGrom is the best pitcher on the planet and topped out at 7 HBP in a season in 2018 (none so far in 2021).