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  1. jkcarew
    Couldn’t disagree more concerning how great hitters (at least those circa Carew) would do against today’s starters. They would DEMOLISH the #3, 4#, and #5’s used today...and do just fine against the 2’s and most the ones. The legitimate argument that hitting is harder now has do do with the quality, depth, and frequent use of the bullpen, not starting pitching.
  2. jkcarew
    I think the point is, it's easy to 'not give up' on a guy when you're not faced with any roster decisions. Even Anderson...despite how it looks now, would have been a relatively risky add to the 40-man AT THAT TIME if the Twins has elected to go that route. For better or worse, Thorpe is already on the roster. We need a reason to remove him...a name. But who? Who's the lefty in the minors that's pushing? The Twins have these left-handers on the 40-man: Rogers, Thielbar, Smeltzer, and Thorpe. The bar for a left-handed pitcher to join (or in Thorpe's case, remain on) this roster is incredibly low.
  3. jkcarew
    Huh!? Did I say anything even close to that in my post? No. What I said is, shop him. If someone is in love with his bWAR and/or 119 OPS+ and offers 'significant pieces'...great. I wouldn't be surprised. But, I might be inclined to take the significant pieces...assuming one thinks one or more of the corner outfield prospects is also going to be at least "firmly above league average". My feeling is Kepler's bWAR going back to 2018 is inflated by the turns he took catching other's fly balls in center field for Buxton. Meanwhile, the OPS+ of 119 has value, but isn't anything near elite for a corner outfielder.
  4. jkcarew
    I’m fairly certain there are some words in this sentence after “but”...however for some reason, when I look at them, all I can see is Dan Gladden jumping onto home plate.
  5. jkcarew
    I know there are more words in this sentence after “but”...for some reason however, when I look at them, all I can see is Jack jumping up and down and waving Gladden in from 3rd base.
  6. jkcarew
    This is by far the funniest Randall’s Stu article yet!
  7. jkcarew
    In one respect, you signed him so you CAN shop him. If you believe in your corner outfield prospects, you should be shopping him. Doesn’t mean you trade him. I’m not too worried about one bad short-sample year, but I’m not sure he’s a huge needle-mover, either.
  8. jkcarew
    Absolutely zero evidence to suggest...as the author seems to be trying hard to do...that Buxton's post season performance (or lack thereof) was impacted by the late-season HBP. Zero. To me, both Buxton/Donaldson injuries are equally concerning in terms of 2021 as there doesn't seem to be a legitimate alternative in either case.
  9. jkcarew
    Near the top of my list would be getting a quality ever-day major league center fielder.
  10. jkcarew
    I guess we could argue whether these games (against this opponent) should have been tight in the first place...but for the most part, you're going to have to win close games in the post-season. And, yes, it won't matter if you don't find players that can make plays, but Baldelli was truly horrible. Shockingly, really. No confidence that anything but a truly dominant team can win playoff series with his approach. Did someone tell Rocco the format was pool play? It's a three-game series, Rocco. Ride your best players, ride your best pitchers, and get out of the way.
  11. jkcarew
    It's possible to agree that nobody deserves what appears to have happened, especially based on that person's race...and still disagree with some of the politics that spills out in the aftermath. It's also possible to disagree on the nature and scope of the underlying causes and solutions. Self-righteous and myopic grandstanding will hurt, not help. The insinuation that those that don't want to deal with it on a baseball website or disagree with some actions in the aftermath...the insinuation that necessarily those people are the unenlightened deniers, to your immense wokeness...is exactly the kind of myopic grandstanding to which I refer. Is this more important than baseball? Yep. Ideally, everyone should spend 2 hours studying/considering how they think the social ills of our country could be improved upon and how best to take action to that end...for every 1 hour they spend on this site. But, I come here...to this website, for baseball. I hope that sentence didn't make anyone feel uncomfortable.
  12. jkcarew
    And yet, we’d have a better team if Lynn replaced Odorizzi.
  13. jkcarew
    Right handed hitting outfielders, not infielders. Specifically a right handed guy that can also play center field because counting on Buxton at this point amounts basically to negligence. Does Kendrick push Cruz to the bench...or Sano? He’s not playing any 2nd base or outfield at this point in his career. Not for the Nationals or any team seriously trying to compete.
  14. jkcarew
    “Jose finished his night with a line of 5.2 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 6 K -- it certainly wasn’t his best effort, but it wasn’t a terrible outing either and he gave his team a chance to win, which is all you can really ask for.” Cleveland has one of the worse offenses in all of baseball. Command was horrible pretty much the entire game. A ton of base runners, 105 pitches to get through 5.2. I realize it’s just one game, and it’s Major League Baseball, but if you can’t ask for more, let’s drop him to the three or four spot in the rotation. Certainly for a series against a playoff team with a good lineup.
  15. jkcarew
    I agree with that statement. But that means something far south of Rooker and Cavaco. I’m not high on either, but you don’t give up that kind of capital for Bauer under these circumstances, IMO...at least not without getting something else besides Bauer in return...something that has a chance to contribute beyond the 5 (at most) regular season games Bauer would play and however many he’d pitch in the tournament.
  16. jkcarew
    “A healthy return” for 1-7 Bauer postseason starts? Because that’s what you’re saying. Twins sitting at a top 3 seed without him...with other help already on the way. And this makes sense in a year where a second class championship will be awarded...if it’s able to be completed at all? Umm...No.
  17. jkcarew
    So, Rocco...protecting the hottest hitter in your lineup against a guy that figures to be hard to score on by batting LaMonte Wade behind him? Yuk!
  18. jkcarew
    Can all three of Hill, Alcala and Duffey pitch really, really well tonight? I think that's what it would take for the Twins to win. If Hill blows up, I'm guessing they will ride Alcala and Coulombe and try to save the bullpen. I'm not a WAR guy for MVP. Not thanks to the defensive metrics included in WAR. I'll go with OPS+ or wRC+, and adjust from there based on what the eyeballs tell me regarding the rest of their games. Team performance means something to me...but not everything. I guess that's why there's often so much controversy. In the AL, I'll go with Bieber for CY; Cruz definitely in the running for MVP even as a DH; great race brewing for RoY among young center fielders Kyle Lewis and Luis Robert.
  19. jkcarew
    Like JLease, I think Garver and Jeffers are potentially redundant longer term. IMO, with Garver and Jeffers you likely have two right handed power bats with relatively high K rates...neither of whom figure to be above average overall behind the plate. Unless one or the other hits so well that you want to play them at 1B or DH at a high frequency...(not exactly likely given other options that should be available)...or there's a long-term injury for one or the other...otherwise, I see them as redundant long term. It's always good to have depth and assets, though.
  20. jkcarew
    Rocco just drew up a lineup with both Cave and Wade starting in the OF a couple games ago. He put Cave in center and Wade in the corner. That tells you where he puts them defensively, regardless of what Statcast says. Still, he was willing to use Wade in center last season for a few games, and if Cave's bat continues to lag or he needs a rest, I'm guessing we would see Wade there. I'm one who thinks Cave is a pretty good major league player, definitely a good 4th outfielder. All other things being equal, the Twins would be better off if the role Cave plays came from a guy with a decent right-handed bat...but that's not Cave's fault. Meanwhile, he's currently one of several players not yet very close to the offensive bar they set last year. The reserve outfielders are never extended a lot of patience, it seems. (See Robbie Grossman, the guy who is OPS'ing 1.038 right now for the Oakland A's....and playing basically full time.)
  21. jkcarew
    “Buxton has reportedly been bothered for some time by his surgically repaired shoulder, not to mention the foot he sprained during Summer Camp.” The surgery was 340 days ago. What’s 10 days going to do? Before the deadline, Twins would do well to find a team willing to part with a true center fielder who bats right handed. Even if the bat is of AAAA caliber...AAA, for that matter. Starting to feel like Gilberto Celestino can’t get here fast enough.
  22. jkcarew
    Missing the point. He had the take sign. The entire issue is that he had the take sign. He didn’t “miss” the take sign...he ignored it. His manager was bailing him out by saying that he missed it. Sounds much better than going public with the fact that the rookie ignored the sign and just did what he felt like doing instead. Should the opposing manager be whining about it? Not in my opinion. 7 run lead...but Texas did have two at-bats remaining. But, it’s not cool IMO, either.
  23. jkcarew
    I actually thought the bullpen looked shakey...other than Poppen and Clippard. Smeltzer, May, Romo and Rogers not so much. Romo inherited the only base runner allowed in six batters faced by Poppen...on first with two out...and made a mess of it. And Wisler was solid in the opener role. Expensive win, though. But it wasn’t far from being a mega-frustrating loss...so I’ll take it.
  24. jkcarew
    Nobody steals anymore. In 2019, there was less than one successful attempt per game...and barely over one attempt per game. Teams don't build around speed...they build for power. Even 2nd basemen weigh 200+ pounds now and hit home runs. And if they aren't, and don't, the next guy in the batting order does. I'm not saying I like it. But just give me a catcher that's a good receiver...and can hit.
  25. jkcarew
    Cave going nowhere. If there was a right-handed bat that could function in CF anywhere near ready in the system...maybe. But there’s not. And in any regard, it’s probably better form if you wait to ask the question on a night Cave was NOT the only outfielder to reach base in the game. Wade could get some starts just for the sake of having a different face...but he’s not as good as Cave offensively, and no better defensively.
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