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  1. Nine of twelve
    I agree; I was just nitpicking your post just because it's what I do.
  2. Nine of twelve
    I concur with all this, except to say that there have been player-managers over the years and a DH would be the easiest position to play while managing.
  3. Nine of twelve
    Now you're just making stuff up.
  4. Nine of twelve
    How long is long term? And how important is short term? Castro has been better than Gordon so far this year and to me it makes little sense short term to keep Gordon on the major league roster, especially if it means optioning Castro. We simply can't keep everyone. Regarding long term, next year things could be completely different and in 2025 things almost certainly will be completely different. In baseball it's nearly impossible to predict how much a player will improve or worsen, and that's especially the case with minor league players. But it's reasonable to expect that there will be someone younger (and less costly) than Castro ready and able to supplant him on the major league team by 2025. So commit to Castro long term? Probably not. But commit to Castro short term? Absolutely.
  5. Nine of twelve
    What the Cardinals are saying is, "Make us an offer and we'll consider the ones that overpay the most." I don't think we are in a position to make overpaying worthwhile. I think Texas is the most likely to do that, maybe Atlanta or Toronto also.
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    Highlighting this just for emphasis. Trade any player at any time if the trade improves the state of the franchise. Period. And regarding the 1987 Twins, I also wish people wouldn't use that example. In today's American League (including Tampa Bay and its stellar record) and today's postseason format the Twins would have been the 3rd Wild Card team, seeded 6th. In 1987 they got through two 7-game series with two quality starters and good luck (like Terry Pendleton barely able to play for St. Louis, for example). That's not going to happen ever again.
  7. Nine of twelve
    Nitpick: I think GB stands for Games Behind. Shouldn't this be 2.5 GA (Games Ahead)?
  8. Nine of twelve
    Interesting viewpoint with a lot of merit. This would probably distance them even further from the rest of the AL, both in the regular season and the postseason. The only question is whether they have the cojones to pull the trigger.
  9. Nine of twelve
    Regarding Jax: yes, it's very tempting to want him to pitch longer in his appearances based on his current run of success, but be careful not to kill the goose that lays golden eggs. And, just as important if not more so, I think we probably need to start using Duran the same way. One inning tops, max effort, then done. Don't tempt fate.
  10. Nine of twelve
    It's very common to misapply statistics. There's a big difference between saying that there will be at least one MLB pitcher who won't pitch next year and saying that one specific very good MLB pitcher won't pitch next year. The former happens 100% of the time and the latter almost never happens.
  11. Nine of twelve
    Of these Cleveland is the only one I've visited. It's a good stadium, solid middle-of-the-pack, but nothing particularly noteworthy. Upon reflection I realize I've been to only 8 current MLB stadiums. No bucket list on my part but if I'm in the vicinity of any of the other 22 when there's a game I expect I'll go.
  12. Nine of twelve
    What is the source on this? No such transaction has posted on the Twins' web site.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
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    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.
  23. Nine of twelve
    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?
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    This has very little bearing. Each team plays only about 32% of its games against teams from its own division.
  25. 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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