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  1. dex8425
    Lewis was optioned to AAA St. Paul on March 26th. He's going to play SS there every day.
  2. dex8425
    The Rangers just made Gibby an early free agency offer that seemed very generous for a guy with huge illness question marks who had barely pitched the year he signed. I would've loved Gibson back on MN but not for 3 yrs/30m. Obviously since he got that contract other teams valued him. He was developed in MN. Far from the worst first round pick pitcher in Twins history. Kohl Stewart was much worse. Every team has pitchers they let go and they catch on elsewhere. We have picked up several waiver wire claims who have turned out well, Wisler being one of them. Belisle was another. I'm sure Wes' coaching methods work with some guys and don't work with others.
  3. dex8425
    Agree. Ryan is a solid pitcher I wouldn't hesitate to start a playoff game. Ober also has a decently high floor, my concern is that he stays healthy since he had so many injury issues in the minors. No idea what we'll get from Bundy or Archer. But they can't be as bad as Matt Shoemaker...right?
  4. dex8425
    100 innings with an ERA anywhere in the 4's would be a huge success IMO for a guy you're only paying 3.5 million and expecting to be your 5th starter. For reference, Shoemaker went 60 innings with an 8.06 ERA so that's a pretty low bar.
  5. dex8425
    I like the move. We need the depth, bad. If he can pitch 100 innings with an ERA in the 4's this signing will be a huge success.
  6. dex8425
    Buxton, Polanco and Correa should be 1-3. Don't bat Arraez ahead of any of those guys. He was a league average hitter last year and he's slow.
  7. dex8425
    Wow, you're probably right based on the fact that Montas isn't a Twin. That seems incredibly steep for a guy with one good MLB season and two years of team control remaining. I mean Berrios' return was good for MN but Arraez+ Martin is greater than Martin+SWR.
  8. dex8425
    Rickey was a super patient obp-king who walked a ton and had a little pop. Buxton is not patient, doesn't walk at all, and strikes out a lot but also slugs a lot more. They're not really that similar of hitters. Buxton is more like...Andruw Jones?
  9. dex8425
    I'd do Martin and Arraez for Maenea and Montas. Straight up that looks fair and seems like it would appeal to both teams? My guess is Twins think that's too steep? The A's couldn't possibly be asking for more than that? Winder or Duran should get you Maenea for one year.
  10. dex8425
    This article is terrific. Gives a behind the scenes view into how it all went down. Certainly the Twins indicated that they were looking for a SS and had payroll flexibility, but Boras has to reach out to the/a team first. The twins made the first offer at 3 years, 100m, no player opt outs. https://theathletic.com/3204246/2022/03/23/theres-a-guy-who-fits-your-ballpark-how-the-twins-and-carlos-correa-pulled-off-the-offseasons-biggest-shock/
  11. dex8425
    Ober looks pretty sharp.
  12. dex8425
    Yeah, Cueto hasn't pitched a regular starter workload in 5 years. I don't think he gives us anything that say, Drew Strotman couldn't, except there's more depth if you sign Cueto.
  13. dex8425
    So it's Sands, Winder, Strotman, then Balazovic, most likely? Didn't realize Smeltzer wasn't on the 40 man because he'd probably be decent enough to get through an order once or twice. Yikes. Isn't Chris Archer still out there too?
  14. dex8425
    Since Cave and Gordon are both out of options, I'd rather have Gordon. First round pick, has tools and a much higher ceiling. Cave doesn't really have a spot on the team and he probably clears waivers anyway.
  15. dex8425
    Certainly the pressure here is much less. It's a vikings town, so most casual Minnesotans probably won't even recognize him around town. He seems like he wants to win another world series though and I'm not seeing that with the current roster as constructed.
  16. dex8425
    There's plenty of data on lighter and heavier balls since pitchers have been training with weighted balls for a few years now. It's mixed-some players benefit, some pitchers can't handle it and get hurt. Forcing everyone to throw a heavier ball is not a good idea. Pitchers train with heavier and lighter balls, but you're never supposed to throw them max effort. Eliminating sticky substances last year caused pitcher injuries. When you've been doing one thing thousands of times repeatedly your whole life, changing it is going to cause stress and strain. "Among players who trained with balls of different weights, 24% got hurt either during the program or the following season. None of the players who trained with only the standard ball were injured." https://www.insidescience.org/news/why-training-heavier-or-lighter-baseballs-could-help-pitchers-throw-faster
  17. dex8425
    Agreed. Sometimes I look at statcast data during a game to see how hard guys are hitting the ball. Expected catch probability is also interesting. But that's it.
  18. dex8425
    That would lead to pitcher injuries, so no way that gets implemented. I'm all for banning extreme shifts as that does take away a heck of a lot of singles. Not sure if lessening homers is the way to go either. Sosa/McGwire HR chase saved baseball. Casual fans love dingers.
  19. dex8425
    You've got a typo in the second sentence of the article.
  20. dex8425
    Gray is a great athlete and fielder as well.
  21. dex8425
    I would like to see a follow up article on which team has the best overall "up the middle" pieces. Dodgers with Bellinger, Turner, Muncy? Braves with Swanson, Albies and Acuna? Twins with Polanco, Correa and Buxton?
  22. dex8425
    Gray: "Wait, that's us."
  23. dex8425
    I think you're right. They may be asking too much for one year of Maenea as well. With Dobnak out, more depth is needed surely.
  24. dex8425
    I love the deal, as well as the optics behind it. Correa has incentive to play well and cash out in FA. If he leaves, we have Royce waiting in the wings and got a 5-7 WAR season for 35 million dollars when we could afford it.
  25. dex8425
    Actually the article says four teams are in, and specifically the Giants and Red Sox. The Astros and Cardinals could be the other two for all we know.
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