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  1. Brock Beauchamp
    I don't have a problem with Suzuki getting the nod out of Spring Training. I do have a problem with Gardenhire suggesting that he will not DH Pinto when he's not behind the plate if the Twins don't carry a third catcher. Sometimes, you just want to hit people with a logic hammer until they understand what should be common sense (ie. losing a DH for three innings 1-2 times a season does not matter). ARGH. Ron Gardenhire. Sometimes, just... Sigh.
  2. Brock Beauchamp
    That his birth name was not Willie Howard Mays, Jr.
  3. Brock Beauchamp
    Let's not go crazy here. Mays might be the greatest player of all time.
  4. Brock Beauchamp
    This is a great post on how RBI should be used... Unfortunately, that's not how the stat has been used historically. What we have today that we didn't have 60 years ago is data and the ability to crunch large amounts of it. Since the advent of computers and advanced stat tracking, we've learned a few things: - RBI does not indicate future production - RBI is heavily team-dependent - Over the course of multiple seasons, "clutch hitting" does not exist barring a few incredibly rare exceptions Those things make RBI almost completely useless as a projection of future production or even a good indication of how a player performed outside of "he drove in a lot of runners", which could be a side effect of a team effort, not that individual player. I see no reason to ever use RBI outside of MVP voting or judging a player's career numbers. Slugging % tells us so much more about a hitter than RBI (and even Slugging % is seriously flawed).
  5. Brock Beauchamp
    To further my point a bit, you're looking at this wrong, blaming reaction on the original poster. Take my post, for example. I said I thought the front office did the right thing and mentioned why I thought it was the right thing. "The Twins took a shot at Santana, a player I don't particularly like at his asking price, with a lowball offer. He didn't take. Oh well. Better luck next time." Take my post and flip it. Were I to say "I really wanted Santana. Damn, I wish they had offered more money because they're likely to get $40m of value from him over four years. He has been a top pitcher twice in the past four years and could easily repeat that in future years." Both are fine points to make and opinions to have about Santana. If some posters just can't resist taking a potshot at the front office's spending and arguing about payroll at that point, who's to blame? It's sure not the poster who made one of the two posts listed above. You blame the person who can't resist interjecting his/her opinions about payroll into. every. single. thread. Not the person who made a casual comment about the player and didn't bring up payroll at all. It shouldn't be unreasonable to ask people to act like adults in this forum and that's basically all we're doing.
  6. Brock Beauchamp
    The 52%ers don't get all the blame, not anything close to all the blame. And that's a big perception problem on an individual level. Again, we don't publicize bans, warnings, or anything of the sort. Yet if you squint real hard, you'll notice that some posters are missing from the forum in recent days, some of which were decidedly pro-front office. And that's just it. The pro-52ers scream that we're unfair to them and castigate them unfairly. The anti-52ers scream that we're unfair to them and castigate them unfairly. And the worst offenders from both camps get banned.
  7. Brock Beauchamp
    Yep. But even then, we get into issues with sample size. Maybe over a career, it's useful... Over a season, probably not.
  8. Brock Beauchamp
    It's something we fight with perpetually, that's for sure. Personally, I don't mind the 52% arguments or the "they should spend more" arguments if they're used in a productive context. Again, it so often comes down to how often a particular poster bangs that same drum in multiple threads. As I mentioned long ago in a thread "if you've already brought up payroll in two threads that day, it's probably a good idea to take a breath and reconsider bringing it up in a third". We don't want to discourage discussion on Twins Daily but we do want to discourage the forums reading like a broken record.
  9. Brock Beauchamp
    While I appreciate your sentiment, there's just no way we can be that restrictive with our posting guidelines. The thread was about Ervin Santana and remaining free agents. Talking about the dollars and years Ervin received is completely on-topic with the thread. It's a tricky situation. For example, I'm not terribly fond of Santana and 100% of my opinion on signing him revolved around dollars and years. In that situation, how do I not talk about both the contract he received and my opinion of his value, seeing as that is the basis for my entire opinion on him as a player? They're inextricably linked. And to me, that's the difference. I had an opinion about Santana, not the front office. My comments about payroll were aimed at any front office, not just the Twins... Pursuing good value is smart management. I wasn't using the signing (or lack thereof) as defense or condemnation of the Twins front office. I was talking about the player, the player who was mentioned in the opening post of the thread. And that's why it's not thread-jacking. Discussing player salaries is a huge part of this forum. We can't (and don't want to) stop that... What we want to prevent is the blind defense or criticism of the front office in every thread. Keep the topic on the player at hand and chances are, you'll be okay.
  10. Brock Beauchamp
    Yep. He makes an out 72% of the time. Unless that guy is slugging .450+, he's going to be a complete liability at the plate. And Pedro Florimon slugged .330 last season.
  11. Brock Beauchamp
    Brian, yeah, there are weak-hitting shortstops all over the place... But your two examples are both considered better defenders than Florimon and they're significantly better hitters. There's weak-hitting and then there's Pedro Florimon.
  12. Brock Beauchamp
    Yep. To say that the Twins have made many questionable middle infield decisions over the past 15 years is very generous. Many would describe it as outright disaster most seasons.
  13. Brock Beauchamp
    Again, not sure why anyone is banking on Florimon improving with the bat this season. The guy went into a tailspin after one good month. OPS by month in 2013: .612 .784 .460 .683 .555 .557 I don't see any reason to expect improvement from that player. If not for what appears to be a flukish May, he's well under a .600 OPS for 2013.
  14. Brock Beauchamp
    True, but the OPS posted by Escobar in the minors last season in 188 PAs is higher than anything Florimon has posted anywhere at any point in his career (.880 OPS in SSS). And Escobar is two years younger. Really, I think neither one should be anywhere near a starting job in MLB but Florimon is probably close to his ceiling while Escobar may have some room to grow.
  15. Brock Beauchamp
    It's almost impossible to defend the 2006 season and the shortstop situation out of Spring Training. Now whether that was Gardy or Ryan or both, I don't know... but Juan Castro. Ugh. Juan Castro.
  16. Brock Beauchamp
    Agreed, but I don't even know if he needs to be there until June. Even a month of re-establishing himself as a hitter might be enough to get him back on track.
  17. Brock Beauchamp
    Meager though it may be, Escobar has a little upside. I'd like to see him get a shot at starting this season.
  18. Brock Beauchamp
    What's truly sad is the he's still a below average hitter from his "strong" side of the plate.
  19. Brock Beauchamp
    Good for Perkins, good for the Twins. Glen gets some assurance that he'll remain a Twin, the organization gets a damned good closer for a great price.
  20. Brock Beauchamp
    I think the spot is Deduno's to lose at this point.
  21. Brock Beauchamp
    Only a good idea if Mark DeRosa comes out of retirement. Because, Mark DeRosa.
  22. Brock Beauchamp
    Except this time, Gibson isn't coming back from TJS. It's pretty hard to argue that the Twins handled Gibson badly last season. He obviously wasn't ready for an MLB rotation. We were all confused at their statements about him not being ready yet but after we got to see him for ten starts, it was pretty obvious that they were speaking from a position of knowledge and we were not.
  23. Brock Beauchamp
    Buxton entirely depends on Hicks. If Aaron stumbles again, Buxton might be in line to start CF on Opening Day 2015. If Hicks rebounds, then it makes sense to consider Buxton's service time and push him back to June. I can see your point about Meyer, I just don't see a reason to get up in arms about one week of Spring Training experience. Ultimately, I think it's a non-issue because the Twins have more pressing concerns in the 8-9 guys in front of Alex.
  24. Brock Beauchamp
    Fair enough. I didn't see that comment. I don't really agree with not putting Gibson in the fray but it's not the type of thing I'm going to get too upset about, either. If it's late May and Gibson is dominating the minors while Correia is throwing batting practice, then I'll get angry about it.
  25. Brock Beauchamp
    Honestly, I don't think it matters. Buxton got a couple weeks to hang around the big boys, same as Meyer. Now it's time to start determining the Opening Day roster and eliminating two guys who aren't going to make it is the next logical step. Meyer needs to be stretched out, just like the big leaguers. You can't have him throwing 1-2 innings at a time as you approach late March. Let him get his reps in an environment that will best prepare him for the upcoming season.
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