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  1. bean5302
    Topics like these are really difficult to analyze. Evaluating free agent signings is more than just dollars paid or WAR, etc. The player's fit on the team's needs, and what position they were supposed to occupy, what expectations were, and whether or not the player remained on the team could be taken into consideration. I still like the Bundy signing in a vacuum. The Twins paid him nothing, he gave the Twins a ton of solid starts, and I think Baldelli was way too quick with the hook when Bundy was pitching well. 15 of 29 starts, Bundy left the game with an ERA under 4.00. 2x he left with an ERA of 4.50. For a guy making $5MM and giving the Twins 29 starts? That's pretty dang cheap. He was not the pitcher the Twins should have been signing, though. The Twins didn't need a whole bunch of #5's. That's why it was a bad signing for the team.
  2. bean5302
    I've seen the Twins there a couple times, too. Great times. I'll totally be tailgating for the next time, haha.
  3. bean5302
    For the record, rehab assignments have 2 parts from an MLB team's perspective. 1) Is the player's injury completely healed? If they're sore on a rehab assignment they can skip a day or two or three to rest without putting a drag on the 26 man roster or forcing another 10-15 days lost on an IL trip when the player only needs 2 or 3. 2) Is the player in game day form? Live game at bats are a lot different than hitting in the cages or throwing a bullpen. Timing, feel and routine often take a few games to get back. Being the reason a AAA club loses a game is a lot less of an issue than being the reason the MLB club loses a game. To the players advantage: Performance = pay. In a 504 plate appearance season, the difference between .302/.371/.502 OPS .873 and .291/.357/.482 OPS .840 is a 4 game 0-16 streak while the player gets their timing back.
  4. bean5302
    I'd rather bring somebody up who isn't getting caved in by AAA bats.
  5. bean5302
    Oh, I don't know about that. Trolling is deliberately posting inaccurate or misleading content which is dismissive of logical and rational debate in a sole attempt to solicit a frustrated reaction from other readers. Flame Baiting, to me, is posting offensive content designed specifically to anger people rather than debate anything at all. People are allowed to have emotions connected to the Twins, and I think game threads are a particularly raw and unfiltered emotional rollercoaster, similar to what you'd see in person at a bar.
  6. bean5302
    This. There are 26 roster spots which can be filled. 13 are going to the pitchers on pretty much every MLB team right now. That leaves 13 spots left. 9 have to be for your starters, and 3 have to go to utility infielder, utility outfielder and backup catcher. That leaves 1 open spots for platoon guys, but the Twins are like... "hold my beer, I've got 20 platoon guys!!!!"
  7. bean5302
    All that said, the Rockies have great attendance because at least their owners understand the game day experience doesn't depend on: A) The name on the players jersey B) The winning record of the team. C) The storied history of a franchise D) Catering to smaller humanoids who have no money. Coors Field is an awesome venue to attend a game. While the Rockies might lose, it's a rarity there isn't something exciting going on, and Denver is a migrant powerhouse. Chicago, Minneapolis, Kansas City, San Francisco. There are tons of people who've flooded into Denver over the years so the visiting teams have a strong presence. In addition, Denver rarely has weather delays or canceled games, and through the course of May-Sept, evening games are absolutely awesome. The stadium has been designed largely to cater to young adult fans, and the Lodo area around Coors Field boasts tons of recreation, roof top seating, etc. It's a lesson in how to operate a stadium. You can also watch the Rockies on TV these days.
  8. bean5302
    The Rockies have an owner who demands to be directly involved in the running of the franchise. That's the issue. Who stays, who can be traded, etc. Dick and Charley Monfort are kinda like a combination of Arte Moreno and Jerry Reinsdorf. I'll tell you who we're going to get/keep, but I'll spend money. Also, I want an echo chamber of nepotism, please.
  9. bean5302
    ...and you expected Baldelli to say something else? Something like, "I pitched him way too much and he's going to be unavailable for a few days, but now we've got a roster crunch and I need to manipulate the 26 man a little so we're sending Alcala down for a couple weeks because he has options."
  10. bean5302
    Can't agree with your take at all. We've seen this time and again from Twins prospects who play the positional shuffle in the pursuit of flexibility. They never get comfortable. Positioning and awareness of the situation are largely the result of repetition. Steer was not scouted as a poor defender, and if he was given regular playing time at a single position, there's no reason to expect he wouldn't improve quite a bit. 3rd base might be a stretch as his arm is pretty weak.
  11. bean5302
    My thoughts exactly. MLB is cracking down on the good 'ol Phantom IL trips. Paddack's starts in order avg fastball velo., change from previous start negative numbers in ( ), change from 2 starts ago, First pitch strike %, pitch count, 94.4 Not Avail., Not Avail., 50.0%, 82 pitches 95.0 +0.6mph, Not Avail., 54.5%, 87 pitches 94.0 (1.0mph), (0.4mph), 63.3%, 89 pitches 94.2 +0.2mph, (0.8mph), 70.4%, 96 pitches 92.4 (1.8mph), (1.6mph), 62.5%, 95 pitches 94.3 +1.9mph, +0.1mph, 83 pitches 93.0 (1.3mph), +0.6mph, 99 pitches 92.9 -0.1mph, (1.4mph), 95 pitches 93.1 +0.2mph, +0.1mph, 100 pitches 91.8 (1.3mph), (0.4mph), 74 pitches 91.5 -0.3mph, (1.6mph), 88 pitches When did the arm fatigue kick in? It would be suspect after throwing 99, 95, 100 pitches in 3 consecutive games, but he's already shown velocity drop offs like this previously in the season. If you watch the trend, he's been losing velocity pretty steady most of the season. It looks to me like Paddack is trading velocity for command.
  12. bean5302
    Alcala is a veteran player with 100 MLB appearances, who was arbitration eligible last year, and he made his way back to the big show at the end of last year with a full Spring Training this year. Your comment seems to suggest he's a rookie or prospect who needs some seasoning in the minors.
  13. bean5302
    It might have something to do with how many prospects Falvey parted ways with in the past few years, and how much talent came out of the farm system. Wells, Cano, Povich, Hajjar, Petty, Baddoo, Wade, Jr., Steer, Encarnacion-Strand, it's been a lot. Falvey's drafting and development results had been pretty abysmal up until Royce Lewis' break out, IMHO.
  14. bean5302
    I tend to agree with Schmoeman5, but I'll take it a step further. Jorge Lopez has been living in and playing baseball in the continental United States for 14 years. His entire adult life. Even if he did mess it up because he's not highly fluent in English, I don't have a ton of sympathy for him.
  15. bean5302
    Nice views from todays game. Truly on Deck and Club Level R
  16. bean5302
    Noticed Duran was asked to throw a whole lot of off speed and breaking stuff again today.
  17. bean5302
    Heck yeah, he's hitting like an MLB regular player this week! Tearing it up!
  18. bean5302
    That's really the point. They are expected to make money, but partners like Bally Sports did not make money. There reaches a point at which nobody watches. If nobody watches, the advertisers don't buy spots and the networks don't make money. There's a possibility at least worth considering the level of fragmentation results in a revenue collapse. I don't think it's a problem for 10 or 20 games or something, though.
  19. bean5302
    Keaschall will be a guy to keep an eye on for sure. As a 21yr old second round pick out of college last year, seeing him in AA already is very promising!
  20. bean5302
    Spencer Steer is a RHB with a wRC+ 105. He plays 1B/2B/3B/LF. Anybody on the Twins who he might replace? CES definitely looks like he needs a reset in AAA, but his xwOBA is 80pts higher than actual. The Twins lost the trade and lost it horribly.
  21. bean5302
    I heard Rodriguez's arm is off, but he replied "I've had worse!" so the Twins labeled it a minor injury. In regard to Zebby Matthews, the development list has usually been used to give a pitcher a little innings break. The IL has a minimum return time, but I don't think the development list does so Matthews could just have a start pushed back or he could just be clearing some temporary space on the roster with all the guys moving around? It's not like he's been pitching too many innings.
  22. bean5302
    I honestly have as much or more faith in Farmer than I do Margot or Santana or especially Vazquez if Farmer were to get more consistent at bats. Even though Farmer's bat has been ice cold this year, the components of production are there. Max EV, batted ball type/data, BBs, Ks, it's all solid enough. His HR/FB rate is really what's killing him, but certainly having a BABIP of .221 instead of his career average of .293 doesn't help, either. Keep in mind, Farmer's only had 100 plate appearances. That's the equivalent of less than a single month of playing time, and it's been sporadic. Change just 2 fly outs to home runs and his OPS jumps from .515 to .628. His max EV and batted ball data suggests a couple HR are due. Wonder how Farmer would look behind the plate instead of Vazquez? It's been a few years, but the Dodgers did commit to making Farmer a catcher during his development. It might be a way to keep Vazquez out of the batters box if Farmer can handle an occasion day catching. I don't think Farmer is going anywhere, though perhaps the team should be willing to talk to him about accepting an assignment to get some playing time or working behind the dish.
  23. bean5302
    Joe Pohlad is not "the owner." He's also not the chairman (Jim Pohlad is). The Pohlad family, who collectively own the Twins, can re-organize who is actively involved in running the team any time.
  24. bean5302
    The best option is to play Jose Miranda at 1B every day. No platoons. There's no need to platoon him since he hits righties just fine. Miranda needs the reps at a static every day position. He's played a grand total of 126 games at 1B between MLB and MiLB, and that's not nearly enough to settle in. Even Joe Mauer struggled with 1B while learning on the job over his first year. Jose Miranda moves to full time 1B, Carlos Santana can move to PH/DH, and Margot gets DFA'd. That's how it should play out, but it won't. What will happen is Alex Kirilloff will get demoted, Jose Miranda will move to primary DH and Santana will stay right where he is.
  25. bean5302
    It felt to me like Falvey couldn't care less about the Smith/Ryan draftee's who hadn't yet established themselves as top prospects. He was pretty quick to ditch them.
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