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  1. arby58
    It's about pitch and spin recognition. When you've been facing right handed pitchers from the opposite batters box for your whole life, it is not so easy to adjust. I remember when Aaron Hicks briefly stopped switch hitting - turned out even as bad as he was a switch hitter, he was worse batting only from one side of the plate.
  2. arby58
    He pitched against the Yankees in the play-offs before - went 2 innings and gave up 4 runs, for a post-season ERA of 18.00.
  3. arby58
    The contract isn't as onerous as some make it out to be. It's $2.25 million this year (pro-rated, that would be about $800,000 for the balance of this year) , $3 million next, and there is a team buy-out for $1 million (or an option for $6 million) in 2026. $3 million for a #5 starting pitcher is a bargain, if a team believes he has that capability.
  4. arby58
    Correa has 18. Lewis has 4 in 6 post-season games. I doubt Arozarena in his current form can be counted on for post-season HRs.
  5. arby58
    The Twins are 3rd in the AL in runs scored - they don't need (or probably want) Arozarena. Listing these types is little more than FOMO.
  6. arby58
    The recent versions of Lopez, Ryan, and Ober have been pretty good. SWR has a better ERA than any of the three and just threw a very competitive outing against the Phillies. Yeah, he only has 88 IP this year, but the Yankees best starting pitcher ERA is Luis Gil, and he has only thrown 107 IP.
  7. arby58
    Even without three 'big bats' the Twins put up 12 runs in winning the three game series with the Phillies. Yes, they got shut out once (by one of the better starting pitchers in baseball), but that's not too bad considering the Phillies have the second best ERA in MLB. The team is getting good offensive contributions up and down the lineup.
  8. arby58
    His ERA iis pretty good, so it suggests that if you let him start an inning clean he does pretty well. He's definitely earned his way into regular use.
  9. arby58
    His uptick in velocity is certainly part of the improvement. Much as we all like to find fault in the Twins player development from time to time, their ability to add MPH in pitcher development is impressive.
  10. arby58
    It does demonstrate the need for depth. Last year, the Yankees weren't even close to sniffing the play-offs, almost completely because of injuries. I know you said 'most of this crew' but still want to chime in that the 'big two' (Buxton, Correa) that the Twins hoped would recover mostly have. We do have to hope that Correa recovers from his current bout of plantar fasciitis, of course.
  11. arby58
    SWR continues to perform - and against good opposition. His outing last night against the Phillies was rock solid. That's a great hitting ballclub. He handled Schwarber, Turner, and Harper to the tune of 1 for 8, three times through the lineup. The OPS for those three are .795, .911, and .960 respectively.
  12. arby58
    Injuries have been the story here. They have derailed many a promising MLB career. My guess is the Twins ride with him a bit longer and see if he can overcome the injury bug.
  13. arby58
    Not much. SWR is looking worthy of the trade right now.
  14. arby58
    SWR 4 innings, no runs, 1 hit against this potent offense. His pitch count is basically the same as Wheeler's. His ERA is now down to 3.35. Starting to look like the real deal.
  15. arby58
    He's also a veteran who knows his way around a hit (or in his case lots of walks). Festa may eventually get there, but once a runner or two was on base, you could pretty well bank on them scoring - he hasn't yet 'figured it out' at the MLB level. Meanwhile, Varland is still having trouble getting batters out at the AAA level. He has a 3-7 record, 5.91 ERA, and a 1.562 WHIP. Not much better than in MLB this year. Yuck.
  16. arby58
    Combined, Varland and Festa have a 1-5 record, an ERA of 7.75, and a WHIP of 1.67. In a combined 36 innings pitched, they've given up 10 home runs and 11 walks with 33 strikeouts. So, no, they aren't likely to piece together anything remotely effective over 10 starts. Matthews started the year a high-A, then 9 starts at AA and was just promoted and made 1 5-inning start at AAA. If this is all the Twins have got, they're going to have to work hard to make the play-offs.
  17. arby58
    I think 'steal' is a bit too optimistic - many analysts noted his upside but also the injury downside risk. So, he was a high risk/reward draft pick.
  18. arby58
    Sounds like fantasy baseball. Santana is an excellent defensive first baseman and contributes on offense as well. Neither Miranda or Lewis is a first baseman of any skill.
  19. arby58
    That may well be the greatest season for a catcher in modern baseball history. The excellence both at bat and in the field was remarkable. Hitting .365 as a catcher, given all the wear and tear throughout the year, is phenomenal. When combined with a 1.031 OPS, I'm shocked he wasn't a unanimous selection for MVP (he only missed by one first place vote).
  20. arby58
    But the methodology was pick three outfielders, presumably with the best WAR.
  21. arby58
    Not the author's stated criteria, which requires being on an All-Star team in the decade.
  22. arby58
    Except that he didn't make an All-Star team, and that is part of the methodology of this exercise. If you did an all-decade team and took the peak year performance rather than All-Star game qualification and the year of it, you most definitely could construct some monster wins, WAR wins-wise.
  23. arby58
    That's where the best non-pitcher athletes generally are - what is wrong with drafting that? They may end up anywhere else on the field, but you know a player who didn't play shortstop probably won't have as much positional flexibility.
  24. arby58
    It truly is one of the exciting/frustrating aspects of following a team. I remember Marty Cordova winning ROY and having a good second year, then injuries derailed his career for many years. John Castino was also a ROY and had several good years, and then, same thing as Cordova - back issues. Don't get me started on Francisco Liriano - his rookie year had the makings of perhaps another Twins World Series win until he and Brad Radke went out with injuries.
  25. arby58
    Fine, and if they perform, they continue to play - if not, they may find themselves in AAA. BTW, Evan Carter is having an injury-marred sophomore year - his OPS is a pedestrian .633 in 45 games. That's often the story, as they also were with Miranda in his second year.
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