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  1. bean5302
    A-Ball is also filled with International prospects, and high school draft picks working on new approaches. You'd expect experienced top league College players to be better in terms of results (not necessarily talent). Polish gets you a long ways in the low minors.
  2. bean5302
    Worth noting Quick's numbers for A+ look awfully similar to his numbers at Bama.
  3. bean5302
    I'm not really seeing a lot of change. His fastball grades out as pretty elite and he's leaning on it very heavily. He's getting ahead in the count and that's paying dividends. 51% Fastball, 31% Sweeper. Just enough curve and sinker to keep hitters honest.
  4. bean5302
    I'm glad Riley Quick is back facing competition similar to what he faced when he was with Alabama in the SEC. No reason other than conditioning or evaluation to have Quick start off in Ft. Myers in the first place.
  5. bean5302
    Except Escobar had a few years of starer worthy performances under his belt so the history supported him. Clemens is probably most valuable as a 2B to somebody.
  6. bean5302
    I truly, really, don't get this one. I'd be willing to bet money Mike Hazen thought he was getting a prank call from Minnesota. "Hello, Mike Hazen. Wait... what? Who? Oh, you want him? As Chris Carter would say... Come on, man! Wait, no. Seriously? Yeah... let's work out a trade. Whatever Toronto gave you for SWR. A case of Gatorade and a box of Snickers bars? Done! Pleasure doing business with you, Jeremy. Don't listen to all that bad stuff people say about you!"
  7. bean5302
    Falzoll struck while the iron was hot after forwarding the case of Gatorade and box of Snickers bars acquired by moving Simeon Woods Richardson to Toronto. The package was forwarded to Arizona along for a soft-tossing righty named Taylor Rashi who the Diamondbacks had just DFA'd. Rashi made his debut for a handful of innings last year at age 29, and while his K rate was impressive, it seemed more luck based than skill. He's been hit hard this year, again in a very SSS, and he walks quite few batters which is a little unexpected given his 91mph fastball. Rashi's had some mediocre results in AA and AAA the past few years, but Stuff+ doesn't look highly upon any of Rashi's offerings. He does come with all 3 options... meaning AZ wasn't even willing to spend an option on the pre-arb pitcher. Can't fathom why Falzoll made this move. I think he might be trolling fans. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/06/d-backs-to-trade-taylor-rashi-to-twins.html
  8. bean5302
    Getting expensive, mediocre, approaching free agency: Sign him to an ill advised extension right away!!!! Pre-arb, team controlled through 2029, hitting well with good advanced metrics: Trade him now for a bag of White Castle sliders!!!! There is no reason to expect Clemens to turn back into a pumpkin, but he doesn't have enough track record to get much back. He's finally been giving regular playing time and he's thriving. xwOBA says he's legit. Teams which are retooling don't generally trade good pre-arb position players because it defeats the entire purpose.
  9. bean5302
    To your point, Winokur over his last 143 PA (start of May onward). I don't have batted ball data, but the BB/K rate change is big from April.
  10. bean5302
    Which is one reason to wait until the criminal case is settled. If convicted, there's no leg to stand on. I'm not sure if your experience speaks as much to the civil trial system or to our medical and political system.
  11. bean5302
    What a glowing review for a guy who: 1) Is not generating a lot of power (.177 ISO). 2) Is generating almost no well hit fly balls. 3) Is striking out 30.0% of the time in A+ 4) Has been entirely moved off SS. It's not like Winokur is a lost cause, but I don't feel like his changes are exciting right now.
  12. bean5302
    If two Cy Youngs weren't enough to keep Santana on the list for a second year, I don't think 3 changes much. The ding against him is the same. No good playoff results, limited career WAR due to a short career. Santana was the best starter in the American League for 3 years. He was in the conversation for the best in baseball along with several other candidates for those 3 seasons. He had one other great season. Outside of that, he was good to very good. Do I think he should get the nod for Cooperstown? Yeah, I think he deserves it, but I can see why some voters want to see more body of work for a career.
  13. bean5302
    There has never been a more hated player on Twins Daily than Matt Wallner, lol. TBH, his decline in sprint speed shown earlier this year along with his absolute ineptitude at the plate were pretty remarkable. If the Twins trade him, they trade him, but there's literally nothing for him to prove at AAA.
  14. bean5302
    What is the purpose of the "Swarzak?" The 2021 Twins bullpen did not stink. Guys with 20+ IP in relief below, though ERAs were much higher before the deadline. Minaya 2.48 ERA Farrel 3.04 ERA Duffey 3.18 ERA Thielbar 3.23 ERA Rogers 3.35 ERA Coulombe 3.58 ERA Alcala 3.92 ERA Colome 4.15 ERA Anyway, I think what is really being talked about here is a mop up guy needed for a bad pitching rotation. If you have starters who can go 5.0+ or 6.0+ IP, the mop up guy isn't a necessary role.
  15. bean5302
    Erickson didn't hit anybody, but he was convicted of a misdemeanor reckless driving. It would be pretty shocking to see jail time handed out for that. As far as being an accessory, there was certainly no intent to hit the children and Erickson was convicted of the crime which was actually intended (street racing/reckless driving). If authorities could've charged Erickson with any felonies and made them stick, they would have. Convictions in the United States are easy to come by so if prosecutors didn't think they could get one, it wasn't going to be close at trial. Rebecca Grossman was convicted over 2 years ago in February, 2024. The appeal took another 2 years, until March, 2026. It's common to have civil suits wait until after the criminal trial for a lot of reasons. Basically, they decided to street race, two kids died and Grossman's getting 15 to life. She blew .08 (legal limit). She's been in prison for 2 years already. I'm not sure what Justice "American style" means.
  16. bean5302
    Wallner's K rate is like 22% over his past 15 games and the Twins are like dead last in MLB for RF production. He's got a wRC+ of like 169 over that time frame, but he was ice cold to start. Seems like he's controlling the strike zone well. It remains to be seen if MLB pitchers are just going to eat him up inside again, but might as well find out.
  17. bean5302
    Why not just advocate for DFA'ing and releasing him?
  18. bean5302
    Skubal just threw 5 innings and he's expected to be back for Detroit's next series. The $32MM price tag will be the value reducer, but any team who is actually serious about the World Series would want him.
  19. bean5302
    Was at the game and that 9th inning come back certainly made for some excitement! The quick hook for Prielipp for a shaky reliever (Morris) definitely had me wondering what the heck was up. Prielipp is unquestionably the better of the two. Oh well. Nearly silent bats for 8 innings didn't help the cause. I think Lewis looked pretty good today. I feel like he could have made a play on a hit through traffic, but it was clear he was unpolished at 1B. Did fine otherwise.
  20. bean5302
    I don't think anybody felt Martin was ever going to be a "power hitter" but his raw power was typically graded about 50. His max exit velocity is around 107-108mph which is well below average, but his actual ISO is far below that still. Martin's raw power probably puts him into a .080-.140 ISO range, and Marin is firmly at the absolute bottom end of potential power production. Luis Arraez has similar raw power, but he almost never swings hard. He makes his living looping soft liners over the heads of infielders, dropping down in front of outfielders or in the gaps. Those balls frequently lead to doubles which Arraez accumulates 30-35 a year that way. Martin is a ground ball machine. Those grounders exit much faster (watch bat bros for examples) and because the grounders are so much faster, fielders get to them quicker and they slow down faster due to friction with the ground. This means those balls find fewer gaps, and make it to outfielders fast enough to eliminate doubles.
  21. bean5302
    Matt Wallner last 15 games. .317/.414/.650 OPS 1.064 wRC+ 169 11.4% BB, 21.4% K, .333 ISO
  22. bean5302
    Turbo Tubs... sounds like a skateboard move my friend made up when we were like 8yrs old. I guess maybe it's like TikTok trash? Some 22yr old intern thought it was a great idea and sold it. Btw, Get of my lawn!!!!! Also, I just looked Wichita up. Man, that is a pretty little city. Realistic AI render. Looks similar to other photos I've seen.
  23. bean5302
    I think looking for power with Martin was a sound strategy. He's just not going to be a starting caliber player without more power, and the Twins were hoping for upside. If Martin could even have mediocre power, he'd have been our starting corner outfielder the past 3 years instead of a AAA shuttle, backup piece.
  24. bean5302
    What chance? The chance Fedko is as good as Outman is maybe 50/50. The chance Fedko is as good as Martin is less than 5% IMHO.
  25. bean5302
    I don't think the Twins will make any decisions until it's clear they're out of it. Right now, the team is 2.0 GB of the Wild Card. The reason you trade Ryan is because the Twins have no hope of advancing in the playoffs and a single injury could completely wipe any value Ryan has to the team in an instant. Sure, they could technically make it for a Wild Card series (probably not), but advancing? With what? Buxton and Ryan aren't Ohtani and Trout, and even Ohtani and Trout couldn't get the Angels to the playoffs. Rank in terms of WAR by position players: C - 4th 1B - 21st 2B - 19th 3B - 25th SS - 24th LF - 3rd!! wtf Trevor Larnach? Who is this guy? CF - 5th RF - 30th DH - 20th Mean average = 17th. Moving away from expected metrics to reality for pitchers to ERA. The Twins starters rank 18th. The Twins relievers rank 25th. Pitching wins playoffs. If Abel returns and is good. If the Twins can identify a couple high leverage relievers If Lewis returns to form If Culpepper provides the boost at SS the Twins desperately need. If the Twins can identify a solution for RF They could be good enough to advance. But let's be real. They're not beating Atlanta. They're not beating the Dodgers. They're not beating the Yankees.
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