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  1. bean5302
    Churning is the practice of rotation through the roster. Shuttling the hot hands from AAA or waiver wire to the replace the cold hands on the MLB roster. Same thing for the investment world. It's a negative connotation for the most part. Agents and advisors who "churn" the business focus on replacement of stocks, bonds, life insurance, other investments with similar products/offerings under the guise of chasing a hypothetical performance improvement. I would consider the idea to lack any merit. To know a guy has gone cold, you have to let them blow a couple games with bad outings in the first place. Then you have to trust the "hot hand" in AAA will say hot on the mound at the MLB level. Basically, you keep throwing your replacement level guys out there and rotating through them with other replacement guys hoping one of them turns into a diamond in the rough. End result, you still lose tons of games, but maybe by the end of the year you have a slightly better bullpen? Probably not. You're not going to find a ton of free high end talent floating around. The source of the phrase comes from the act of churning butter.
  2. bean5302
    Tom didn't take over until mid-December, and he was appointed to be the person in control by ownership. Tom doesn't make roster decisions. It's mind-boggling to me how so many fans on this site believe MLB owners are in the scouting rooms making personnel decisions. If Tom was doing this, there would have been no need to keep half of Falzoll. Aside from this owners make roster decisions stuff, it seems to me Tom gave Falvey a couple weeks to change the Falzoll philosophy. To actually put a team together which was going to be competitive and when Falvey was, yet again, completely bewildered by the concept of where you spend money when you have budget constraints, Tom fired him. Even a layperson can understand high floor mid-salary veteran guys who the team is going to play every day doesn't win championships. Tough decisions were needed. Falvey and Zoll didn't make them. Falvey was incompetent as a GM, and his other half, Zoll seems to have the same mindset.
  3. bean5302
    The guy with the 6.35 ERA and 1.68 WHIP? Yeah, definitely want him on the mound when it counts. In 5 appearances, he has one game with an xFIP below 4.67.
  4. bean5302
    Duran. He's a great closer and a workhorse. He's on the IL right now, but threw a bullpen yesterday and is expected to be back soon.
  5. bean5302
    If fans are clamoring for a AAA player, the Twins are going to have to believe that AAA player doesn't have to work on their hitting to be successful at the MLB level or they're good enough at the plate with good defense in a position which is performing poorly at the MLB level. AAA C - Jackson wRC+ 44 1B - Wagaman wRC+ 46, DFA'd, claimed by Mets 1B - Sabato wRC+ 82, non-40 man 2B - Arcia wRC+ 94, non-40 man SS - Culpepper wRC+ 87, non-40 man 3B - Schobel wRC+ 71, non-40 man LF - Gonzalez wRC+ 71, non-40 man LF - Fedko wRC+ 107, non-40 man CF - Jenkins wRC+ 86, non-40 man RF - Roden wRC+ 139, on IL with torn shoulder RF -Rodriguez wRC+ 145 Basically, the only two players hitting well enough to suggest they might be able to hold their own or better in MLB are Roden and Rodriguez. Roden is hurt. Rodriguez is probably on the short list to replace Wallner. I'm not sure Keaschall isn't on the short list for a demotion, but there's nobody worthy of a roster spot to take his place sooooooo
  6. bean5302
    Remember that part of my post you didn't fully read before mashing "quote?" Yeah, that part.
  7. bean5302
    Wallner's been given a pretty short leash, historically. As have some other young sluggers with the Twins in recent history. He got demoted fast in 2023. He got demoted fast in 2024. Calls to demote him come quick. Not saying he didn't need the demotions.
  8. bean5302
    Austin Martin is way outperforming expectations right now. Not my expectations, the metrics. Adjusting his walk rate to a reasonable level and his xBA you get .257/.337/.366 OPS .703 wRC+90 based on his terrible base running this year.
  9. bean5302
    There's reason to be cautiously optimistic about Houston hitting well enough to punch a ticket to MLB. He's in Cedar Rapids and basically holding his own at the plate as a 22 year old college draft pick who made it to junior year. He honestly needs to make it to AA this year if he's going to stay projectable. Average high level prospect promotion path from college is 2-3 years before MLB.
  10. bean5302
    The dichotomy here is hilarious. Send Wallner down... Lee hasn't been given a fair shake, LOL. Lee is a terrible defender who has never hit and has 80% the total plate appearances as Wallner. Lee's been allowed to play terribly for extended periods of time and has never been given a reset in AAA, meanwhile, Wallner has a bad 2-4 week period and he gets demoted.
  11. bean5302
    Which is why I wanted to get both Outman and Wallner off the roster. If we want a pinch runner, we should at least call up somebody fast.
  12. bean5302
    Wallner needs a change of scenery. His sprint speed is in the toilet this year, he's totally outmatched at the plate and not seeing the ball well. He'll either get his head in the game or wash out of the game. Emma should get the call and play every day as Outman gets DFA'd and Wallner demoted.
  13. bean5302
    Jon Rauch through his first 16.0 IP in 2010 = 1.69 ERA, 2.77 FIP Varland is absolutely melting faces this year. There was nothing to suggest he was capable of this kind of performance, and I do not expect it will continue, but he's certainly earned everything he's produced thus far with pinpoint control to go with very good stuff. I didn't like the Varland trade as part of everything else, but on its own in isolation, getting Rojas was worth it.
  14. bean5302
    Balls in play drop in for hits when Buxton is in center field which well above average MLB center fielders catch for outs. Buxton is fast. It doesn't make up for him not getting good reads off the ball. He doesn't start running until well after an average center fielder does. DRS 2024-2026, UZR (2024), OAA 2025+ all reflect Buxton being about average. Matt Wallner was "fast" for a right fielder back in 2023. He was still bad at fielding.
  15. bean5302
    Better to follow a process and determine if results are consistent with what you expect the results to be, especially in small sample sizes. Last year, Clemens was just as good for the Twins as Josh Bell is right now.
  16. bean5302
    Yeah his xwOBA and BABIP seems to be reflecting bad luck, even if Clemens winds up trailing expected by 10-15pts throughout his career, he's been solid enough at the plate.
  17. bean5302
    I can't get on board with the "Buxton doesn't need to play well because #intangibles" mentality which seems to come from his fans. Buxton is an average center fielder at this point since he's made a conscious effort to protect his health rather than recklessly risk it, and since he isn't elite reading the ball off the bat, he'd need to risk his health to be a plus defender. That's totally fine. CF has been roughly the same value as 3B or 2B in terms of position in recent history which means it's a plus value defensive position and he's certainly good enough to play there. His real quantitative value comes from his bat and that's been the case for the majority of his career.
  18. bean5302
    You mean having 9 bullpen arms pitch per game and forefeiting every other game because the team has no pitchers isn't a viable strategy?
  19. bean5302
    Yeah, I think he just needs desperately to develop a shorter memory if he's going to make it in MLB.
  20. bean5302
    Varland was nothing special while he was here. He wasn't good enough to stay in the rotation, and while his velo played up in the bullpen, he wasn't dominant. I expect the regression monster is coming for his stats sooner than later, especially when the scouting reports catch up to his knuckle curve. Never forgiving the Twins for trading Varland seems so extreme. I don't get the legendary status he seems to have acquired around here.
  21. bean5302
    Not at all understanding the continued concern with Prielipp's "injury history" which really amounts to 1 injury. UCL replacement in 2021, and the surgery failed, but it wasn't discovered the surgery failed until 2023. He underwent a UCL brace to strengthen the ligament. That's about it. There is no storied injury history. It was a common injury and the surgery didn't take so it had to be revisited. There's also no reason to be concerned about him throwing 80-90 pitches. He ended last year with a 6.0 inning start as I recall. I don't see a reason to be concerned for Prielipp going 140 innings this year.
  22. bean5302
    3B doesn't need the range so they don't need the speed. The glove is obviously important, but a 3B is involved in a lot fewer plays/outs than SS, and the 3B has fewer types of plays and responsibilities. Gonzalez doesn't have the range to play OF, but he's got a cannon arm. He's either a DH, 1B (a little lacking in reach) or 3B. Only 1 of those positions honestly makes sense for his bat limitations as an everyday player.
  23. bean5302
    Gotta be honest, I think Wallner needs some tough love at this point. I've been pretty defensive of him, but he honestly is just terrible at the plate. It looks like he's just guessing at pitches rather than seeing them and he needs to get out of his own head. "Figure it out or end your MLB career here and now. We're sending you to St. Paul in hopes you can get out of your head and start trusting in your eyes and following a process." should be the message he gets. Nice to see Prielipp successful. It was raining all day out there so I'm not sure how much that played into making control more difficult. Regardless, a lot of run support and it started fairly early which was great! I was in club level since I picked up a ticket for $20, but it was a terrible turn out. Maybe 5,000 fans in the stadium. Drafts at 34 was closed by the 5th inning.
  24. bean5302
    Seriously. I do wonder whether Gabriel Gonzales could learn 3B.
  25. bean5302
    Combined no hitters are meaningless to me. Nothing more than the equivalent of a participation trophy. Glad they have value to somebody, but I only care if somebody goes the distance. Obviously, that is kind of not a thing in the minors as it's really not what the minors are for, but it's what the game was about. Zebby clearly reaching back for an extra couple mph again. Only threw 1 curveball in the game.
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