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  1. Nine of twelve
    This is being kind. The strike three call on a pitch that was four inches low put Correa and Baldelli at the precipice of ejection and cost the Twins at least one run. Then the following half inning the Twins pitcher had two pitches in the same area but inside the TV box that were called balls. This prompted a discussion in the booth about instituting the challenge system next season. To me the challenge system is just plain stupid and should never even be considered for use. In the instance of a challenge the electronic pitch call overrides the umpire's pitch call. So to avoid unnecessary delays and ejections and improve accuracy just use the electronic call for every pitch in the first place. And implement it for the 2024 season.
  2. Nine of twelve
    Trading Sonny Gray for prospects would not accomplish what we need accomplished. We need a hitter (or hitters) who can help the major league team this year.
  3. Nine of twelve
    Don't forget about the Pujols contract when you discuss the ineptitude of the Angels. That probably hamstrung their ability to field a competitive roster more than any other single factor. The whole thing is a classic example of an owner who knows and understands way less than he thinks he does.
  4. Nine of twelve
    Yeah, it's like the home on Lake Minnetonka that has no comps for the realtor or potential buyer to go by. It's more like, if you have to ask the price, you can't afford it.
  5. Nine of twelve
    Ted Williams, who was probably the greatest hitter of all time, analyzed EVERYTHING. If he were playing today he would know and understand every analytic available and successfully put all of it into practice. Tony Oliva was great also, but he was almost the exact opposite. Simply see the ball and hit it. Neither of these players ever needed a hitting coach. For Williams, it was because he knew how to do on his own everything a coach would have told him to do. For Oliva, it was because he already did everything right naturally. I wish every player could be like one of those two.
  6. Nine of twelve
    We don't want or need prospects this season. We need a hitter capable of doing well against MLB pitching. That's not going to come our way.
  7. Nine of twelve
    In the case of Gallo and Kepler I think taking a break would be so beneficial that their time off should continue until they are picked up by another team.
  8. Nine of twelve
    Obviously, like any trade it depends on the return. Joe Ryan notwithstanding, teams won't give up much for a 2-month rental. Probably not worth it to trade him.
  9. Nine of twelve
    I doubt this would be the case. I haven't researched this, but I think the vast majority of starters are as rested as they'll get after 4 days off. Of course there will be occasional exceptions, for example someone coming off an injury or someone in the process of converting from reliever to starter, but I don't think the extra day off would prevent the fatigue that sets in after 80-100 pitches.
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    It would be great if Keuchel truly can be effective in the majors, especially because he's a lefty, but I don't think it's a good idea to decrease the number of appearances for Lopez, Gray, Ryan, and Ober. Our bullpen has more room for improvement than the rotation, so if Keuchel is added to the rotation it makes more sense to me to move Maeda to the bullpen.
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    This is not like the three other major North American team sports, in which high draft picks often step right into important roles on the team. As raindog said, our current MLB roster has little to no bearing on draft picks. It's very difficult to project what an 18-year-old will be like as an MLB player because in most cases it takes at least three to five years, sometimes longer, for MLB-level skills to develop, so a team shouldn't draft based on need. Get the players who your scouts feel are the best regardless of position and if that creates a log jam in the future we can trade from a position of oversupply for a position of undersupply. That's more reliable than drafting because we'll have a better idea of a player's potential after being in pro ball for a few years than straight out of high school or even college. And BTW, that's how our FO assembled this year's best-in-baseball pitching staff. How many 18-year-olds have gone straight to the majors after being drafted since the bonus baby rule was abolished in 1965?
  12. Nine of twelve
    This has very little bearing. Each team plays only about 32% of its games against teams from its own division.
  13. Nine of twelve
    Yes, but not completely. He won the NL batting championship in 2014. In 2010 he played 81 games with an OPS of 1.055. That's not merely good, that's rarefied air. In 2011 he played 69 games with an OPS of .619. The concussion robbed him of four years of the prime of his career as an elite hitter.
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    I wish people would give up trying to judge trades too soon after they are made. (I didn't even bother to read this article.) For the umpteenth time, a trade can not be properly evaluated until the careers of the involved players have concluded. And if any of the involved players are included in other trades then it's necessary to wait for the careers of players involved in those trades to conclude. In some cases it can take decades to know. As an example, look at the Escobar/Duran trade. Escobar has had some very good years since we traded him, so based on performances up to now, the Twins clearly lost that trade. 10 years from now it would be judged an overwhelming win for the Twins if Duran has a long career as an elite reliever.
  15. Nine of twelve
    I'm totally in favor of players being recognized for their achievements, both in terms of monetary bonuses and in terms of awards and the like. I think it would be good and appropriate to have bonuses tied to full-season awards, for example an all-pro team, MVP, Cy Young, and so forth, rather than tied to ASG appearances.
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    There are too many words in the OP and the thread for me to read all of it. 2twins87 has the gist of the situation. Scouting and player development are two separate functions and both are instrumental in the success of the organization. It's possible that we have developed our hitters extremely well, but that they simply aren't talented enough to do better, which means the scouting system didn't succeed. It's also possible that our hitters are extremely talented but player development didn't succeed in maximizing their skills. I don't know enough about either matter to know where our organization stands.
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    So ****ing what? The ASG is a meaningless farce that does nothing more than prevent chosen players from getting a beneficial break from games that actually count for something. Actually, that's not quite true. The function of the ASG is to earn take money from advertisers and other sponsors, which ultimately comes from us fans. So I guess from the viewpoint of MLB it's worthwhile. But from my viewpoint it would be just as well if it didn't exist.
  18. Nine of twelve
    Bummer about Lewis. Big time. But this is a golden opportunity for Miranda to try to capture some of what he had going on last year. Let's hope for good times!
  19. Nine of twelve
    Coming out of ST I expected far more games like this than we have seen. As many have already said, if our hitters perform up to their abilities the division is ours, maybe in a runaway.
  20. Nine of twelve
    I strongly believe that he IS busting it down the line as fast as he can but is being slowed considerably by the PF.
  21. Nine of twelve
    Maybe, maybe not. We won't know until the contract is up.
  22. Nine of twelve
    I think it goes back to one of the things Tom Kelly is known for saying: put your players in situations where they can succeed. In Pagan's case, it's lower leverage situations. Avoid late and close. He usually does OK as the earliest reliever. Try to limit him to that. We can quibble about verbiage, but while this role isn't necessarily an important one, it's still necessary to have a pitcher who can succeed in that role so that the high leverage guys can be available when needed. I think about LaTroy Hawkins. The Twins knew he could be a good major league pitcher, and they first tried to use him as a starter. That didn't work. Then they tried him as a closer. That didn't work. Then they tried him in other roles in the bullpen. He succeeded. When he went to the Cubs after leaving the Twins they tried him as a closer. Again, that didn't work. But once he was put in situations where he could succeed he wound up having a really good career. I'm not saying Pagan can be the next LaTroy Hawkins. But with the pitches that he has he should be able to fill a role in a major league bullpen if he is used properly.
  23. Nine of twelve
    If your team has a big lead or a big deficit WPA underweights good performances and bad performances, especially late in a game.
  24. Nine of twelve
    Apparently the FO wants first hand evidence that he's no longer capable of pitching at the major league level
  25. Nine of twelve
    No team has ever used a 6-man rotation for an extended stretch. First, your best starters should pitch every 5th day, whether you have 1, 2, or 5. Second, many pitchers actually pitch less well with too much rest. Third, it means the bullpen is one man smaller. Going with it on a short-term occasional basis or using a one-time spot starter is probably beneficial in special circumstances but I think it's bad strategy generally.
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