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  1. jkcarew
    Carew basically OPS+’d almost 145 over a decade...so unlikely that Polanco will be that...but you never know. Meanwhile, he can be more valuable defensively than Carew was by continuing to improve at SS...or even by being a very good 2B. I agree that his handsy swing...deliberately going the other way when pitchers are working him outside...particularly from the left side...is reminiscent of Carew. So refreshing, if for no other reason than breaking the monotony of watching all the factory replica pull and launch swings employed by seemingly everyone else
  2. jkcarew
    Agree. Kirilloff being real, and Kepler taking even one more half-step in his development...would be a nice problem to have, as they say.
  3. jkcarew
    You sure? After the Twins got good in the late 80's, it seemed inconceivable that the outfield of Gladden, Puckett, and Brunansky would be broken up. But the FO was able to leverage Brunansky's value to obtain Tommy Her-- No. Wait. Never mind.
  4. jkcarew
    Yeah. I think we could assume Toronto's first choices would include a top pitching prospect with a chance to show by 2020. Not sure they'd be convinced that the Twins have that, given where Romero, Gonsalves, Stewart, and Thorpe are at this point. So, I also think Graterol would have to be in play for Toronto to be interested in the Twins. How much more? I don't know...Gordon seems reasonable from our standpoint.
  5. jkcarew
    I'm fine with that . But like I posted earlier...I knew Perez would get chances to start against a weak team (or three...our division is full of them)...but I still never expected to see results that good in terms of being in control, avoiding hard contact, getting deep into the game, getting K's, etc. I'm in Brock's "he's probably not THIS good...but it looks like he's legitimately/materially better than the old Perez" camp.
  6. jkcarew
    Not sure how it would impact Lewis. In fact, Baddoo is known to take a lot of pitches, which would be good for Lewis. FWIW...Baddoo has been a better offensive player than Lewis so far this year. Both have under-performed, but Baddoo is hitting for extra bases, and has 4 home runs which is 4 more than Lewis, Larnach, and Miranda. Granted, OBP is exceeding low for a lead-off hitter...but I don't think the organization cares that much what that might do to the likelihood of winning A+ games.
  7. jkcarew
    The large majority of those that can do that while playing major league shortstop are already on major league rosters.
  8. jkcarew
    We’ll see. And that’s the point. It will be interesting to see how the Twins look at it. So far, the only person the Twins have put at SS other than Polanco is Adrianza. And that includes games where a hot-hitting Astudillo was available to play 3rd. My guess is the Twins would be willing to give him the random game at SS to spell Polanco...but wouldn’t want to make him an everyday player there if Polanco went down.
  9. jkcarew
    I didn’t like the signing...figured the Twins were well stocked in no 5 starters, some with higher potential. Now, it’s May 6 and that’s two Pérez starts as good or better than the best start I figured he’d have for the entire year. I’ll be glad to keep track as the season continues.
  10. jkcarew
    Or are both catchers just having phenomenal framing games? REALLY. PHENOMENAL.
  11. jkcarew
    As an everyday shortstop? I’m pretty sure the entire organization would beg to differ. It will have to be a player that can be better than replacement level defensively at that position.
  12. jkcarew
    Cave is the first. Makes the team even more right-handed. Meanwhile, there's little to suggest the staff will be anything less than 13, at least for any meaningful period of time. I'd guess we are 4-6 weeks from finding out a couple of things...how comfortable are the Twins with Gonzales filling in at SS to spell Polanco? How comfortable going with Gordon in the event of an IL stint for Polanco? If the answer to either of these is negative, I don't see them parting with Adrianza. Hopefully, we find out...because that would mean no injuries to other players making the questions moot.
  13. jkcarew
    I liked the trade at the time. And it might still end up being a good trade, ignoring context. But, as Mike points out above, the FO then was (or should have been, IMO) obligated to plug the 2019 hole it created. Maybe they though one or more of May/Mejia/Romero, etc. were going to take that step? If so, they appear to have been wrong, so still obligated to do something. I don't feel that strongly about it...yet. But I see the argument, for sure.
  14. jkcarew
    Can I have your word that I wouldn't have heard (read) you _itching last year, even once, about the every-day right fielder, Rex Grossman?
  15. jkcarew
    Because it gets stale only having the umpires, Yankees, and Twins radio/TV personalities to hate? I'm guessing.
  16. jkcarew
    It'd be a complete waste of time giving Lewis anything other than SS reps in the minors...up until the time they think he can't be a MLB shortstop. Shortstop is the most demanding position on the field (other than catcher)...it's literally why they talk about a SS prospect being able to 'stick' at the position. From '74 to '84, Robin Yount started about 1500 games at short and zero in the outfield. The following year, they threw him into the outfield...center, no less. It worked out OK.
  17. jkcarew
    Sending Dave Hollins to the Mariners in 1996 for David Arias is a trade I’d make again.
  18. jkcarew
    Yesterday, I noted that it seems like Rortvedt is a better hitter than Jeffers at this moment in time in their development. Today, I say to Jeffers...You’re welcome.
  19. jkcarew
    Weird that Thorpe's starts seem to have only been amazingly great or horribly awful. No in between. One day I want him called up immediately. The next, I'm completely counting him out as an option with the big club. It's unusual to go back and forth the way he has. Struggling to get a feel for the 'new' ball might be plausible, here?
  20. jkcarew
    Interesting that Jeffers would get the extra at-bats at DH, and Rortvedt not be considered for that as well. Says something to the early perceptions we develop of players. Rortvedt was struggling offensively in professional baseball as a teen. If the first we had heard about Rortvedt was as a 21-year old raking at a mid-tier college (like Jeffers), we'd probably think of him as a hitting prospect, not 'just' a catcher. At this particular point in their development, Rortvedt certainly appears the better hitter, SSS notwithstanding. Walking more way more, striking out way less, hitting for more extra-bases (even HR's)...everything. And Rortvedt is younger. Yes, I get the power potential with Jeffers bat. And to their credit (at least IMO), Gardenhire/the organization is, in fact, not shorting Rortvedt PA's relative to Jeffers. They have almost the exact same number there. Meanwhile, they are both (especially Rortvedt) throwing out base-runners at a very good clip. It'd be interesting to hear/see early reports on Jeffers' receiving skills.
  21. jkcarew
    Regarding the state of the Yankees, the HR was symbolic more than anything...the Yankees were already somewhat buried at that point in the season...and were headed to a stretch of extended irrelevance. When the Twins have been legitimately better than the Yankees, they’ve beaten them...trouble is, that hasn’t happened in this millennia. But it was the case for a stretch of 6 or 7 years through about 1970 and then again for a shorter period in the earlier 90’s. The Twins are better than this injury-depleated version of the Yankees, and need to take advantage.
  22. jkcarew
    Sano will get more pitches to hit in 3/4 of a season than he saw in the 3 previous seasons combined. I think the results could be pretty good. Also, I love the idea of Sano being glued to the side of Cruz at all opportunities, day after day, game after game. We’ll see.
  23. jkcarew
    With the warped numbers in the FSL, it ruins normal context. The hitting, as bad as the numbers are, isn’t that much below league average. The opposite with the pitching. As good as the pitching numbers are, they’ve been good, but not outstanding, relative to the league.
  24. jkcarew
    Agree that the Twins have done just fine against Houston (even if they lose today.) But I'll stick with my opinion on where they stack up against the best in the league. (Although I admit, if Perez and Odorizzi put two or three of these starts together...?) But we're debating the margins, here. Obviously, the objective is to win as much as possible and continue to get better...it's just where you draw the line on what you would be willing to do in 2019 in terms of a 'win now' move where we might differ. In fact, I'm more convinced...with Cleveland just seeming to be caught in 'one of those seasons', that the Twins pitching is going to have to be REALLY bad...worse than it's been...to prevent a division championship.
  25. jkcarew
    I figured if Perez got 20 starts this year, he'd never have a game that good, or even close to that good when you factor in the innings pitched, pitch count and the opponent.
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