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  1. dex8425
    Idk, Altuve swings at a lot of pitches outside the zone. Of course, he also has won an MVP and batting champs, OPS'ed over .900 this year, and plays second base, not a corner outfield spot. But his approach can be frustrating at times.
  2. dex8425
    Heck, even the Rays signed Charlie Morton.
  3. dex8425
    Smeltzer was the only effective pitcher in an entire game against the Yankees not that long ago. Perez and Thorpe have both been awful. I like the pitching selections a lot. My only slight surprise is that Arraez and Ehire are healthy enough to go in this series, which effectively bumps Astudillo off the roster. You probably need a backup shortstop for Polanco and Rocco hasn't been comfortable putting Marwin there, so that was probably a factor.
  4. dex8425
    I think my MVP actually goes to Cruz, slightly over Kepler just because of Kepler's recent injury. "Player we would have least liked to lose for the full season" would be Taylor Rogers. Remember how bad our bullpen was before the all star break? He was the only consistent guy in the pen.
  5. dex8425
    Ha! True, but Hader really did struggle with control last night. The Zimmermann hit was super cheap though.
  6. dex8425
    If I've learned anything from watching baseball for 28 years, it's that baseball is weird and unpredictable. Exhibit A would be last night. HOF pitcher gives up three runs early. Brewers best reliever gives up three runs in one inning and the Nationals win. I could foresee a scenario where Berrios is dominant or where Berrios gives up 4 runs and goes 5 innings. Heck, I could say the same thing about Dobnak and Odorizzi. I could see us scoring 10 runs in game one and I could envision us scoring 2. Anything can happen in a 5 game series.
  7. dex8425
    That's a great stat to point out. Some team will want Buxton to play corner OF and OPS .800. But we're comparing Buck and Sano here. Rosie's ops is much lower than Sano's. 800 ops from a centerfielder is fantastic, especially from one as good defensively as Buxton. 800 ops from a corner outfielder is good, not great. Sano has been great this year.
  8. dex8425
    Buxton's ceiling is absolutely higher, however unless his bat improves tremendously it won't play at the corner outfield positions in his later years. Sano could be a productive DH/1b OPS'ing over .900 for many more years than Buck might be in the league. No idea who ends up having the better Twins career. If I had to guess, I'd guess neither will have long Twins careers. Completely unrelated, but speaking of long careers, Trout could end up in the top ten in career WAR.
  9. dex8425
    I wouldn't be upset. Maybe a little surprised, but if that last spot is down to Gibby, Perez, and Thorpe, then I'd get the rationale. I think I'd personally take Perez over Thorpe, but not sure between Gibby and Thorpe. Gibby has pitched really well in Yankee stadium before. He has strikeout stuff. If they determine he can give us an inning or two, I like his chances over Thorpe's.
  10. dex8425
    Gibson is the longest tenured Minnesota Twin, and I love the guy. He's a terrific person, teammate, and great with the media, and he has perspective that most 31 year olds don't possess. I'll be rooting for him in the future, whether that means signing with the Twins, somewhere else, or retiring from baseball to focus on things that are more important than baseball. Regarding his pace, he works faster than Pineda and I don't hear anyone stating we shouldn't resign Pineda because he is painful to watch. I'd rather watch Gibby strike out guys slowly than watch Perez, when I turn my head and blink the other team has scored six runs.
  11. dex8425
    There is a correlation to max pitch speed and average pitch speed and tommy john surgeries/innings pitched. Basically, the higher the delta between a pitcher's avg fastball and his fastest fastball, the healthier that pitcher is likely to be. The best example is Verlander, who can throw 101 but seldom does and has not had TJ. Obviously JV has been incredibly durable and will be in the HOF. https://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/05/tommy-john-surgery-james-andrews-amsi-recommendations-mlb
  12. dex8425
    Without PED's his injury problems will be even worse. Hard pass. Plus, there's the fact that we paid him for two years and got one half a year of help.
  13. dex8425
    Absolutely I'm listening on Rosario for a starting pitcher. But after spending some time looking around at young controllable starters, I don't see any beneficial practical deals out there for the Twins, so the reality is that it won't happen. Free agents? Sign Pineda. Gerrit Cole, Hyun Jim Ryu, Kluber-we will be outbid. Sure, for a 1-2-3 year deal: Madbum, Zack Wheeler, Brett Anderson, Gio Gonzalez, Wade Miley, Tanner Roark Pass: Keuchel, Porcello, Hamels, Wacha, Wood Actually Keuchel or Wood on a one year deal would be okay but I don't think they'll be looking for a one year deal.
  14. dex8425
    I have relatives in Houston who are Astros fans and they seem to think the 'stros are pretty popular. The Astros were 6th in MLB revenue last year, behind the Red Sox, Yankees, Dodgers, Cubs and Giants.
  15. dex8425
    I personally am happy with the two deadline deals. At the beginning of the year, I thought we were 2 pen arms away from being a legitimate playoff series contender. I would have rather had Kimbrel, but Dyson and Romo are solid pieces and it does look like one or more of the AAA guys, or May, can be a shut down 6th-7th inning guy. Making a huge splash is fun, but nobody expected the Twins to do that and I'm not sure I would want the Twins to do the Greinke deal the Astros did.
  16. dex8425
    The Dbacks look like they did very well, depending on return for Greinke. Losing Davis hurts a little but I like this trade for the Twins. At least we did something, unlike NYY.
  17. dex8425
    This earlier deadline sucks. Teams are too risk averse. Mets, Giants, Dbacks all think they're buyers.
  18. dex8425
    Falvey and Levine hoping for significant injuries to Astros, Yankees, Indians and A's in order to be competitive this year.
  19. dex8425
    Farm systems don't win championships. Why are the Yankees or Twins not getting Wheeler?
  20. dex8425
    Well, hopefully Cody Stashak turns into 2019 Ryan Pressly?
  21. dex8425
    Joel sherman on the MLBN just now: "Where are the Twins?"
  22. dex8425
    As surprised as I am that we don't have more pen help yet, I'm even more surprised the yankees haven't added a starter.
  23. dex8425
    Kinda surprised the Reds are apparently keeping Bauer. I thought they might flip him.
  24. dex8425
    One would certainly think so but it's the Marlins, so nothing they do makes sense.
  25. dex8425
    I haven't been either. But I have a feeling we'll add someone else and there will be a bunch of trades in the final hour. Otherwise I would be getting work done right now instead of writing this post...
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