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  1. Brock Beauchamp
    But it fits into the larger GOP platform quite well; advocate free markets and small government but only when they align with the party platform. And let's not ignore the racial undertones of "cracking down on marijuana". The older and whiter a person is, the more likely it becomes they conflate "reefer madness" and "thug life".
  2. Brock Beauchamp
    On top of that, there's a huge portion of Spring Training that happens (largely) outside what we see as fans. There are practices, backfield sessions, preparation, and even locker room atmosphere to consider. I don't know how much those do (or should) weigh into the player evaluations, but they all count for something.
  3. Brock Beauchamp
    I have no idea how this front office evaluates Spring Training. Unfortunately, the old front office seemed to put some weight on in-game performance, as evidenced by the untimely promotion of Aaron Hicks in 2013. But Spring Training is different for every player. I doubt Brian Dozier cares at all about his ST numbers but I bet Byung Ho Park cares deeply about his numbers. And it's up to the front office and coaching staff to sort through each player and judge them accordingly.
  4. Brock Beauchamp
    Hmmm, going with Gimenez makes more sense when framed this way.
  5. Brock Beauchamp
    Grossman's advanced metrics are bizarre. Before 2016, he wasn't a liability in the outfield. In 2016, he was absolutely atrocious in the outfield. He was roughly neutral as a corner outfielder pre-2016. Hell, he logged 230 innings in center in 2013 and posted similarly bad numbers to his 2016 corner outfield metrics. That's just... weird. Lots of SSS with Grossman. Which is the real Robbie Grossman? Dunno, which is part of the reason why I want to see him get another chance with the Twins. If he can post an .800-ish OPS against LHP and play "meh, whatever" defense at the corners, he's almost a perfect fit for this roster, which is full of good defensive outfielders who can't hit lefties for ****.
  6. Brock Beauchamp
    I understand why Gimenez got a ST invite - need all teh catchersssss - but I don't understand why he's in the conversation for the 25 man roster. Murphy is the pretty obvious solution for backup catching duties. He's a decent defensive catcher and has offensive potential. It won't kill Garver to spend a bit more time in Rochester playing every day. If Murphy fails, you call up Garver. Maybe you demote Murphy, maybe you just release him and pick up more catching fodder to fill out your 40 man. Either way, I don't really care... But Murphy's track record is good enough that he deserves another shot at hitting in Target Field.
  7. Brock Beauchamp
    On top of that, Spring Training shouldn't be a numbers game. Scouting and evaluation is what should dictate who makes the roster on Opening Day. If Park left spring with zero home runs but put it on the warning track ten times against 95mph fastballs, he should get consideration for the 25 man roster. If he hit 15 home runs on 88mph fastballs but missed every 95mph fastball thrown his direction, he should pack his bags and head to Rochester. Obviously, those are unrealistic scenarios but they illustrate how little Spring Training numbers should matter. What the guy is doing during 80-ish plate appearances, half of which came against minor leaguers and pitchers lobbing softballs in February, shouldn't matter much to the front office and coaching staff. And it probably doesn't, as all of those people are professionals and smart enough to realize what matters and what doesn't.
  8. Brock Beauchamp
    Of all the things this administration could do to alienate itself from the population, I think cracking down on marijuana may be one of the most damaging. Many people under the age of 50 - even some conservatives and most Libertarians - simply do not view marijuana differently than alcohol. It's sad that this issue may be the thing that turns the tide but weirder things have happened.
  9. Brock Beauchamp
    As it probably should be. Spring Training is such a bad indicator of regular season performance. The numbers shouldn't be a factor; if the front office sees a radically different approach and the ability to hit 95mph fastballs, then he should get consideration. Whether he hit four or 14 homers shouldn't be the deciding factor.
  10. Brock Beauchamp
    Hahahahah. Luke Hughes was not an outfielder and he was out of the system five years ago, IIRC. If not five years, close to it. Apparently you really have forgotten about Luke Hughes.
  11. Brock Beauchamp
    *look at calendar* Yep, still February 27th.
  12. Brock Beauchamp
    It's not as if opposing teams don't have film on pitchers. They'll figure out a guy is throwing a new pitch approximately 1.5 seconds after he does it the second time anyway, may as well get some publicity out of it and help stoke spring training fever in the team's fanbase. Stuff like this is good fodder for journalists and getting people ramped up for baseball again.
  13. Brock Beauchamp
    I agree but I hope the new front office gives Molitor better tools to realize those things are counterproductive to winning baseball games. I'm not sure the old front office really hammered away at stuff like that. Molitor is a smart baseball guy; if you give him sufficient evidence that something is a bad idea, I'd hope he would take that evidence and change his approach.
  14. Brock Beauchamp
    Given Allen's track record, I think there's a good chance Falvey and Levine wanted him to stay on. Allen fits much better in a Falvey system than he did a Ryan system, especially if Allen starts receiving pitching prospects ready for his coaching style. Given a few of the comments made over the past several months, it's possible a large part of Allen's frustration came from having to retrain pitching prospects on the fly because they weren't ready for Allen's preferred approach. Given Molitor's recent comments, I have to wonder if the same isn't true for him, too. I've been encouraged by Molitor's recent complaints about the old system, as it may indicate he's willing to adapt to a new, more analytics-driven, system. I hope that's the case. I don't really want to see Molitor fired, I just want him to stop doing stupid things.
  15. Brock Beauchamp
    Hey, I hate Trump more than all y'all. I hate him so much I draw a weekly comic blasting that little toad of a human after swearing I'd never draw a weekly comic.
  16. Brock Beauchamp
    Santana more so than Escobar, IMO. Escobar's 2014/2015 is about all you can ask for out of a utility infielder. He was adequate most of the time, occasionally peaking to quite good. His 2016 was a disaster front to back but that could have been injury-related.
  17. Brock Beauchamp
    Another good point. His hands seem to be a problem but man, I just haven't seen enough of the guy to really make a decision yet, particularly after he was jerked around in the outfield last season.
  18. Brock Beauchamp
    3B is harder than LF but Sano's failures in the outfield have little bearing on his ability to be an infielder. Trevor Plouffe was a terrible outfielder, too. Playing guys who aren't extremely agile, lithe, and athletic out of positions tends to make them look really bad. Sano has a strong, accurate arm. He comes in on the ball pretty well. Whether his reaction time and range are adequate is really the question.
  19. Brock Beauchamp
    I'll have to keep an eye on Nvidia. Square got a nice boost today of 12-13%. Their earnings report was only negative four cents per share, which means they could become profitable in the next few quarters. Which, hilariously enough, puts them in better position than Dorsey's other company, Twitter.
  20. Brock Beauchamp
    Wait, what? No. This is a ridiculous idea. Polanco has the same question marks as Santana, except is younger and has a better track record. They're both out of options. IMO, Polanco is a pretty ****ty option at short. I'm not going to scour the earth to find an even ****tier option in the name of "competition".
  21. Brock Beauchamp
    Given how the Twins were -12 wins under their sequencing last season, a 15 game improvement isn't completely out of line when you consider how the division should be weaker overall. 74.5 is interesting. That sounds about right to me, though maybe slightly on the high side.
  22. Brock Beauchamp
    Eddie Rosario was a pretty good contact guy in the minors and still managed to lose almost 100 OPS points transitioning to the majors. Of course, Rosario OPSed well over .800 in his minor league career so he could lose that 100 points and not fall off the face of the earth. Max Kepler basically stopped striking out in the minors (~75 Ks in his final ~620 PAs) and also lost roughly 80 OPS points transitioning to the majors. And that 80 points is from Max's career line, not his bonkers .900 OPS 2015/16 line. Adjust for that and his OPS loss is around 160 points.
  23. Brock Beauchamp
    Sure, I like the idea of Granite rotating into the fourth outfield position but we're talking about a guy who has struggled to post an OPS of .700 for most of his minor league career, a guy who hasn't taken an at-bat in AAA yet. Is that the guy we want to rush? Remember what happened to Aaron Hicks, a vastly superior hitter to Granite.
  24. Brock Beauchamp
    Hard to say. Grossman was roughly an average corner outfielder in Houston. He was a terrible fielder with the Twins. Which is the real Grossman? Dunno.
  25. Brock Beauchamp
    Dude, you really need to stop cherry-picking stats. 1. Nunez only played 141 games last season. 2. Only 55 of those games came at short.
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