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  1. Nine of twelve
    I don't like the Manfred Man rule but I agree with your thinking. Following that logic, they should load the bases. If the goal is to make it easier for the teams to score runs then don't be half-assed about it.
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    The one thing I can say in Hand's favor is that he's still only 32 -- 3 years younger than Caleb Thielbar. Don't know enough about his health history to comment whether his arm has enough left in it for him to become an effective major league pitcher. Maybe a minor league contract and let him prove himself in AAA. I wouldn't give him a roster spot unless a move to the majors is indicated.
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    Found a stat that in 2019 56.9% of MLB home runs were solo shots. https://tbonesbaseball.com/why-solo-home-runs-are-on-the-rise-in-major-league-baseball/ You don't give a number but it sounds like the Twins were about average, maybe even a bit better than average, at hitting multi-run homers that season.
  4. Nine of twelve
    Yeah, for a good part of the season the eventual Cy Young winner was our second best starter.
  5. Nine of twelve
    Not as soon as you would be if you ate one every day.
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    Can we please give up trying to categorize starting pitchers? I don't give two ****s whether someone on this site or at a major national sports outlet rates a particular pitcher an Ace, a 2, 3, 4, 5, or 47. Just find good pitchers, coach them to their best performance, and put them in the rotation.
  7. Nine of twelve
    First base.
  8. Nine of twelve
    A brief internet search found that the over/under lines on the Twins' 2023 win total ranged from 80.5 to 84.5. This may not be "good" but I certainly wouldn't call it "bad". I do agree that the Twins have a high level of uncertainty. Two disclaimers: One, this is not close to a detailed analysis of the relative strengths of MLB teams on my part. Two, while betting lines are based on the analyses of knowledgeable people, they are also highly influenced by wagers placed or expected to be placed by bettors. Most fans tend to bet on their favorite teams and usually tend to have optimistic views of their favorite teams. Accordingly, in most cases the betting line will be set a bit higher than the casino experts' actual evaluations. I don't gamble on sports but if someone gave me money and told me I had to use it for a wager based on the above lines I would bet on the over for the Twins.
  9. Nine of twelve
    That means you are saying the Twins are bad. I think it might have been better to use a different theme. Or no theme at all, just straight-up analysis.
  10. Nine of twelve
    I've never been to this stadium. One person I know who has been there said it is like sitting in a giant coffee can.
  11. Nine of twelve
    I don't know that I would describe playing the Sox and the Sox as a "bad" part of the schedule. Neither team finished over .500 and the Red Sox are thought by many to have a weaker team than last year.
  12. Nine of twelve
    And the Twins can certainly sweep all the games.
  13. Nine of twelve
    Losing body fat should do nothing but help a baseball player. Losing muscle mass is a different matter of course, but there's no reason that this should have happened with Miranda.
  14. Nine of twelve
    Who is Arreaz?
  15. Nine of twelve
    Players like Goltz may be "forgotten" by younger fans but not by me. One of the best games I ever attended was on 7/21/1977. The Angels got 2 runs off Goltz in the top of the first and the Twins got 3 off Nolan Ryan in the bottom of the first. In my mind's eye I can still see Carew rounding third and heading home on a Lyman Bostock triple to tie the score. After the first inning it was basically two pitchers humbling the opposing lineups. Both threw CG's. Good stuff.
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    I have hopes that Paddack (note speeling) won't have to be rushed back because our starting depth will be holding up just fine without him.
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    My understanding is that the author of the article was referring strictly to the best defensive outfield. The title of the thread was misleading about that, and even the article itself wasn't completely clear until the last paragraph.
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    Maybe. Or maybe it shows the wisdom of removing a pitcher at the end of 6 innings, performance during those innings notwithstanding.
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    I don't think there is anyone who doesn't appreciate Smeltzer's story and who doesn't hope he does well. While it was disappointing in some ways that he was let go I would have been more disappointed for the Twins to prioritize keeping him over keeping a younger player with a higher ceiling.
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    Of course this is true. But one of the things to look at is how much worse the worst performances are and how many of them there are. If very few outings have very bad results it's more reasonable to assume that they are not reliable indicators of the overall performance.
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    Got me. Just as I deserve.
  22. Nine of twelve
    With the exception of Nelson Cruz I don't think there's anyone on this list who would have been worth signing for more than one year. Of course that begs the question: how many were worth signing for even one year?
  23. Nine of twelve
    It's comforting to know that I'm not the only who sometimes gets past the point of resisting correction of grammatical, spelling, and other language errors.
  24. Nine of twelve
    From what I remember the chant was "Point Two Six", referring to the result of the test done on his blood. It certainly wasn't the entire stadium but it was definitely audible. And I agree, that was cringeworthy.
  25. Nine of twelve
    I was at the game and sat in the top row of the second deck, about even with home plate on the first base side. I'm not quite sure where you were seated because there were only two decks at the Metrodome. And while it certainly was an exciting game, I could hardly bear to watch. It was excruciating.
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