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  1. Brock Beauchamp
    Guys with elite plate discipline don't collapse the way Santana did this season. It's really that simple. Will Sano regress? Yeah, probably... but he won't collapse. Worst case scenario is he turns into 2015 Joe Mauer with 2010 Joe Mauer slugging percentage. That's... a really good player. Not elite, but really good.
  2. Brock Beauchamp
    I don't know if Berrios is on the margin, it really depends whether the front office thinks he has 5-6 more starts in him. And there's really no reason not to call up Vargas.
  3. Brock Beauchamp
    The thing is, the roster just isn't that bad right now. Could it improve? Yeah, I think so but we're at the point of marginal gains. There are no gaping holes that can be fixed internally now that short and the pen look to be in decent shape. My big problem is how long it took to get here, not the actual changes that were made. They were adequate.
  4. Brock Beauchamp
    I just watched Sano's moon(catwalk)shot, as I wasn't able to see the game last night. Ridiculous. What a horrible stadium.
  5. Brock Beauchamp
    If you want to watch PBS shows and have an Apple TV, I highly recommend using their native app. Not sure if it's available for Roku, Chromecast, or Fire TV. I suspect they probably have an iOS and Android app you can stream to your TV as well.
  6. Brock Beauchamp
    One thing that tends to get overlooked is that if the Twins make the playoffs - and even if they're knocked out early - that's extra money made by the team. It also means season tickets and attendance goes up in 2016, particularly the first few months of the season. Which means more money (theoretically) for payroll in 2016 and probably 2017. Never let service time get in the way of a playoff run unless the player is going to bring only marginal value (which is actually a pretty legit argument to not call up Berrios, though I think he could have an impact). Not only does it energize the team and franchise but it makes a lot of money the following season as well. Just put the best team on the field and let the chips fall where they may in 2022.
  7. Brock Beauchamp
    The team returns from a 6-4 road trip against potential playoff teams but has the worst roster in the history of baseball. *flails wildly*
  8. Brock Beauchamp
    In the AL, KC and Toronto are the best. After that it's Houston and... uh... other teams. I continue to believe the Yankees are going to get really old really fast before the season is over. They're good but really not much better than the rest of the pack.
  9. Brock Beauchamp
    He has been in the majors for three seasons but only 800 PAs. That's what really matters. The last 180 of those PAs have been pretty good. And while his RHP split is a pretty bad .634, he had ~90 PAs (roughly 35% of his 2015 PAs) with a sub-.550 OPS against RHP. That means he's been somewhere around .700 since the call-up. Still not great but somewhat promising going forward. But I agree with your general point that Hicks isn't the best fit for the Twins right now. Given their other options, Hicks in a corner spot isn't the best use of his talents.
  10. Brock Beauchamp
    Health concerns are completely separate from this argument about service time. No matter the situation in Minnesota, if Ryan feels Berrios is hitting a wall, he has to shut him down. Period. At some point, the Twins need to stop worrying about 2022 at the expense of 2015. Like I said, if it's April 1st, yeah, you play Jose in Rochester for 3-4 weeks and then call him up to grab that extra service year because "why not?" But every. win. matters. right now. If Berrios can fill a role and help the Twins squeak out even one more win without bringing up any long-term concerns about his arm, you make that move because one win could be the difference between making the playoffs or missing by a game. And, again, the Twins can send Berrios back down if he struggles in 2016, getting back that extra service year. The vast majority of Twins prospects bounce back and forth a few times before sticking in Minnesota. I hope Berrios isn't one of those guys but I wouldn't bet against it. On top of all that, don't you think Berrios will benefit from learning what it feels like to compete against the best talent in the world in crucial situations during a playoff run?
  11. Brock Beauchamp
    Yeah, this. If it's April 1st and you have 162 games in front of you and a competent rotation without Berrios, you consider keeping him down for all of 20 days so you can grab an extra year of service time. If it's September 1st and you're in the middle of a playoff race, you say "to hell with that service year" and assemble the best possible roster in Minnesota. If Berrios struggles, there's nothing preventing the Twins from sending him down in 2016 and getting that extra service year.
  12. Brock Beauchamp
    While I'm all in favor of letting Berrios pitch, I think asking him to start games deep into October is a bit much.
  13. Brock Beauchamp
    It sounds like they're taking a "feel" approach with Berrios, which I believe is the right call. The Twins have never mentioned an innings limit for Jose, at least not as far as I know.
  14. Brock Beauchamp
    https://twitter.com/DWolfsonKSTP/status/636884642252124160
  15. Brock Beauchamp
    The Red Wings are not going to make the playoffs.
  16. Brock Beauchamp
    The Astros are good but not without flaws. Still, a tough matchup. The first Royals series is troublesome. It's early enough in September where the Twins will be facing a Royals team focused on maintaining the best record in the American League. The second series, maybe not so much. There's a better than 50/50 chance the Royals will phone in that series.
  17. Brock Beauchamp
    If Berrios doesn't get the call this season, is he a unanimous top ten prospect on major lists? I'm leaning toward "yes". It's almost impossible to doubt the kid at this point.
  18. Brock Beauchamp
    Hicks had a .217 BABIP in August. That's really all you need to know about Hicks' August. He had just 16 hits but six of those hits were doubles or homers. He only drew one walk but given Aaron's history, that doesn't concern me a whole lot. He's going to be a somewhat streaky player, I think... At least until he's able to show a little consistency from the left side of the plate. By comparison, Hicks was truly awful in 2013 and 2014 (as we all know). Here were his BABIP stats: 2013: .241 2014: .300 Even during his disastrous 2013 season, his BABIP was .025 higher than it was in August.
  19. Brock Beauchamp
    Last night's start told me the last things I needed to know about Berrios. Up until now, I was mostly indifferent whether he should get the call. I saw some potential positives but didn't feel it was a pressing issue to call him up right now, especially if he's winding down for the season. Simply put, the kid is amazing. Berrios has pitched more innings this season than any other season of his career. He's 21 years old. He should be getting tired. Instead, he goes out and throws 14.0 innings of one run ball with an absurd 22 strikeouts over two starts. Terry Ryan is in the stands. Jose should feel stress about impressing the Big Boss. Instead, he goes out and pitches his best game of the season. I put Berrios on my untouchable list last season because he seems like the type of kid who succeeds through sheer force of will (on top of immense talent). I'm not sure that kind of mentality can be quantified, particularly in a pitcher. The kid seems unflappable. Call him up.
  20. Brock Beauchamp
    I don't think that's true at all. Beane vastly overpaid for Fuld and most of us felt that way at the time. The performance of each player since the trade has cemented that feeling. Fuld has been a replacement level player for the A's. Milone has been better than that for the Twins. It was a bad trade by Beane, doubly so after the A's collapsed and didn't even make the ALDS last season.
  21. Brock Beauchamp
    I'm a lot higher on Escobar than Dave and even I agree with this. It'd be great if Escobar was the real deal at short but I still view him as a stop gap.
  22. Brock Beauchamp
    I'm saying there's a chance.
  23. Brock Beauchamp
    Win 65. Game #: 2015: 126 2014: 152 2013: 151 2012: 155 2011: n/a Now 25 games ahead of the next closest team.
  24. Brock Beauchamp
    In an hour, the Twins will have sole possession of the second Wild Card spot.
  25. Brock Beauchamp
    In a completely great way, Escobar is making Ryan and Molitor look like idiots for doggedly sticking with Santana for so long.
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