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  1. Brock Beauchamp
    I have nothing against Hicks but I just can't do it because: http://i.imgur.com/ie1u9YD.gif
  2. Brock Beauchamp
    I agree whole-heartedly that DH seems to be a natural fit for a platoon this season but this sentence does not compute:
  3. Brock Beauchamp
    I think it's pretty clear Buxton has pitch recognition problems. IMO, the debate should be whether he'd be better served by sorting out his issues in MLB under the tutelage of Bruno and MLB players or whether he should work on his issues in Rochester. Personally, I vacillate on Buxton. I can see a good argument for both sides of the debate.
  4. Brock Beauchamp
    People were asking about Buxton vs. Hamilton speed. I provided an answer. And those aren't dash times. They're from the batter's box to first base and are actual baseball times that matter.
  5. Brock Beauchamp
    Hamilton was timed at 3.3 seconds to first base out of the LH batter's box but that time is questionable because it's so much faster than anyone else in baseball history. 3.9 seconds to first from the LH box is considered "80 speed" on the 20-80 scale. Buxton has been timed at 3.9 seconds from the RH batter's box. 4.0 seconds is considered "80 speed" on the 20-80 scale. It's likely Hamilton is faster, though by how much is certainly in question.
  6. Brock Beauchamp
    I feel the same about 12-13 of the teams in the AL but somebody has to get the under, it may as well be the Orioles (though IMO, the Yankees are on just as shaky of ground as Baltimore).
  7. Brock Beauchamp
    Agreed on all counts.
  8. Brock Beauchamp
    You are correct though it should be noted that the BUH% stat also includes sacrifice bunts. It'd be nice if they broke out intended sacrifices. The stat would be far more useful without that noise mixed in. Gomez's actual bunting average might be 45% once you remove sacrifices. It might be 60%. Dunno.
  9. Brock Beauchamp
    While I don't like seeing bunt attempts as often as Gomez tried it in Minnesota, his career bunt hit percentage is 43.3%. I'll take a .433 OBP every day of the week.
  10. Brock Beauchamp
    Yeah, same here. It's hard to predict the AL because one team going on a mini-streak could be the difference between fourth and second in a division, even if it only bumps them from 78 to 81 wins.
  11. Brock Beauchamp
    Either way, bunting should be in the arsenal of any player with Buxton's skill set. It'd be a waste not to occasionally bunt for a basehit when the defense is playing back and/or sleeping.
  12. Brock Beauchamp
    Eh, this is tangentially off-topic but I don't know if we'll ever see a second coming of Rickey. Was Rickey even the fastest guy in baseball at any point in his career? I'm not sure he was and if he ever held that title, it was for maybe a season or two (Coleman held that title from 85 onward). Henderson's greatest talent wasn't his speed, it was his preternatural ability to read a pitcher, both at the plate and on the basepaths. The man was a freak when it came to knowing what kind of lead to take and when to bolt toward the next base.
  13. Brock Beauchamp
    Next person to step over the line in this thread gets a one day timeout from the site. If you can't refrain from name-calling, think twice before posting another comment.
  14. Brock Beauchamp
    Denard Span. Dexter Fowler. Adam Eaton. Those are off the top of my head. And you need to reel it in a notch. You're taking a tone of aggression for no good reason. We're having a discussion and we don't see eye to eye on the subject. That's okay.
  15. Brock Beauchamp
    Actually, I've never committed to saying where Buxton should start the season, I'm only illustrating that Gomez and Buxton share many traits. Baseball is littered with centerfielders without plus range and speed. They're called "average centerfielders". Neither Buxton nor Gomez were/are "average centerfielders". They're much better than that.
  16. Brock Beauchamp
    Actually, I think McCutchen is a great comp, one I've used for Buxton's ceiling several times. Will he be as good as Andrew? Hard to say because McCutchen also hit his offensive ceiling as an MLB player. And I'm not going to go in circles with you about this because you just equated "guy who can play center" with "blinding speed and an elite defender out of the gate". You seem to think any kind of Gomez comparison is a knock on Byron; it's not. Both are tall, lanky speedsters who play defense and run the bases similarly, though Buxton has a more projectable bat and discipline (both in pitch selection and bat control), which bodes well for his future. I'm skeptical he'll ever have Gomez' power, though... And that's okay because Gomez' power came at the expense of bat control and average.
  17. Brock Beauchamp
    No, I didn't. Do you really think it's that common for centerfield prospects to project to elite range, way above average arm, blinding speed, moderate power, and a slightly unrefined approach? As a prospect, Gomez wasn't in the same league as Buxton offensively but given how Carlos basically hit his ceiling as an offensive player, he's not a bad comp to Byron. Offensive projection was the only truly separating factor between the two as prospects. Everything else about them profiles similarly.
  18. Brock Beauchamp
    There's a lot more in common between the players than "centerfield", especially at age 22-ish. Both are lanky speedsters with plus-plus defense and extremely strong arms. Both are baserunning threats with an unrefined approach to stealing. Both have/had power potential but didn't display much of it at a young age. Both were relatively raw batters, though Buxton has the better bat overall (especially when it comes to discipline). Both are prone to swinging and missing the ball a little more often than you'd like to see. Buxton has been the better hitter from day one but the two players share many things in common. And just as it took Gomez some time to figure out MLB, it may take Buxton a full season or more to do the same (but given Byron's MiLB bat, one hopes it won't take 1500+ PAs to get there).
  19. Brock Beauchamp
    I don't feel strongly about this decision. I think it's a judgment call and I can see arguments for both sides. Ultimately, I'm not sure it matters much, as Buxton is either going to figure it out or he won't.
  20. Brock Beauchamp
    Obviously, my vote doesn't count for the contest but I'll take the under. I think the Orioles age a bit and end up in fourth or fifth place with 74-78 wins. The ALE is always a tough division and I think New York, Boston, and Toronto will beat down their win total.
  21. Brock Beauchamp
    Back to Nolasco: It's still only March 13th but has he already pitched his way out of the rotation conversation? His results are bad but I'm seeing the same problems I saw in 2014/15: hitters continue to square up on him and pull the ball. They're not squeaking through with walks and bloopers; they're drilling the ball.
  22. Brock Beauchamp
    The only really important factor to me with service time is Berrios' age. Adding his age 28 season to service time *might* be a move that pays off in tens of millions of dollars. But most pitchers? Nah, I don't think it's a big deal. And it might not be a big deal with Berrios, I'm only thinking about it because he's so young.
  23. Brock Beauchamp
    I participated in that conversation but I believe my quote was "the GM has final say over the roster". Final say and input are not mutually exclusive. There was ample evidence Gardy was the one in love with the third catcher on the roster, not Ryan. That was one roster spot we saw wasted for hundreds of games during Gardy's tenure. My only point is that because we saw things in the past, we shouldn't assume we will continue to see them in the future. Molitor has all of 162 games under his belt as a manager and given his openness to trying new things, it's not out of the realm of possibility we start seeing more offensively-potent benches in the future.
  24. Brock Beauchamp
    I agree Berrios would be on the roster. The Twins, for good or bad, don't seem to put much emphasis on service time. They didn't hesitate to throw Hicks out there in 2013 and he's not in Berrios' league as a prospect.
  25. Brock Beauchamp
    If the Twins were missing a fifth guy in the rotation, I'd be more bullish on having Berrios in a Minnesota uniform on Opening Day. But given his young age and the sheer number of guys vying for a rotation spot, I have no problems punting this decision to May or June (or even July depending on situation). Gibson, Hughes, Santana are locks. Duffey deserves a spot. Milone probably deserves a spot. I'd like to see May back in the rotation if the bullpen sorts itself out with Meyer and/or Burdi. Nolasco... Whatever. He's there, I guess. That leaves Berrios in a tough place over the short term but I'm sure the team can find a way to work him in there as ineffectiveness/injury takes hold of a few of those guys.
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