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  1. arby58
    You can’t really answer in a vacuum- who else might they have to protect? That’s the first discussion to have.
  2. arby58
    In that case, consider me entirely unqualified as well.
  3. arby58
    I think there’s some recency bias with Gomez. He converted 21 straight saves, then had two blown saves to end the year. That’s still a very high percentage, and if they had come anywhere else but at the end, he would have been an easy number 2 and in the conversation for number 1.
  4. arby58
    No brainer. I would have put Gomez at #2.
  5. arby58
    I’m good with this in theory, but the 1B free agent group isn’t all that promising.
  6. arby58
    The Clemens walk off was incredible. The Twins were two outs and down to their last strike on each of the batters that got on base as well as Clemens. I can’t recall a more improbable Twins comeback with two outs in the ninth inning trailing by three runs.
  7. arby58
    His was a promising year, and the Twins were correct in keeping him in the starting rotation. That said, Taj Bradley was the best story of 2026. His 2026 is what Connor might aspire to achieve in 2027.
  8. arby58
    Hard for me to figure out what Bradley needed to do more of to earn an A. He was durable, a strike out machine, and routinely hit 100 mph as a starter. Led the team in wins, ERA, Ks, games started, innings pitched. It’s an odd grading system that ranks Anderson’s small sample performance as better than Bradley’s.
  9. arby58
    There’s no such thing as a free lunch.
  10. arby58
    Not true. Literally thousands of US data centers that support cloud computing and sites like Facebook, Instagram, X, Google, navigation systems, email systems, etc. AI is the bright shiny object but data centers are not new - and your world would be dramatically different without them.
  11. arby58
    You’re able to visit this site and access its videos and make comments because of data centers. They aren’t just powering AI. They power the cloud as well.
  12. arby58
    I’d bet more pitchers successfully return from TJS than TOS.
  13. arby58
    Just out of curiosity, why do they have any promising player steal any bags? It isn’t just catchers who could get a busted thumb or torn hand ligaments. Maybe because it’s a part of baseball? Joe Mauer was a comparative advantage catcher because he hit for a high average. A catcher who can run and steal a base is a similar advantage.
  14. arby58
    This is MLB, not little league handing out participation trophies.
  15. arby58
    It’s like looking for a needle in a haystack. For every Rooker you’ll have 10 Fedko McCumbers. Keep in mind that Rooker had 3 seasons of negative WAR before he found hitting religion in Oakland - nobody’s gonna give Sabato that long a leash.
  16. arby58
    He wouldn’t be the first pitcher to return from a long injury lay-off. Jose Rijo missed 5 seasons because of arm injuries before returning for a couple years (at age 36). Even more incredibly, Daniel Bard was out of baseball for 7 (!) years before returning and earning NLComeback Player of the Year in 2020.
  17. arby58
    Comparing Edwards to Jenkins in terms of age and development is apples and oranges. Dozens of teenagers play (and many star) in the NBA every year. There are currently no teenagers on a MLB team roster - and only a handful of players younger than Jenkins.
  18. arby58
    Lackey’s following a similar path as Culpepper (9 games at Ft. Meyers) and Houston (12 games) before getting called up to Cedar Rapids.
  19. arby58
    I agree on Larnach, but if you get the same type of season out of Bell, you stick him at DH and don’t worry about it. He leads the team in runs, hits, and RBIs. He’s also a veteran whose good in the clubhouse.
  20. arby58
    Even if he’s traded, there is an excellent chance he will play at Target Field.
  21. arby58
    And last night he scored 4 of the Twins 9 runs.
  22. arby58
    And how poorly Quentin Young is performing. 5 Ks last night - now struck out in 45% of his plate appearances. He also has 30 errors in 278 chances. By contrast, Culpepper had 4 in 229 chances at St. Paul. He certainly looks like a DH, in the field at least.
  23. arby58
    Some day, we’ll get to watch robots play - sure will be nice to finally get the human element out of the game.
  24. arby58
    Excellent analysis. Encouraged by the bounce back from a 1 for 9 start - of course, the 1 was a HR. Demonstrates a bit of mental toughness, which is important for a young player.
  25. arby58
    Fans fixate on recent events. 3 of the 4 drafted ahead of Jenkins were college players. Clark, the one HS player drafted ahead of him, has been up for 18 games. He had 418 plate appearances at AAA, more than Jenkins.
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