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  1. arby58
    Given the Twins current infield, I'm not sure that wanting more ground balls from a pitcher is a good idea.
  2. arby58
    Usually, this type of pick up is for cash considerations. I doubt there is much involved.
  3. arby58
    The injuries he sustained are on Falvey? This is the definition of a sweeping generalization.
  4. arby58
    Agreed. The love for BA alone is misplaced. The current MLB average batting average is around .243, and there are plenty of impactful players well below that - Kyle Schwarber is hitting .205 but has 11 HRs and 20 RBI. James Wood is at .232 but has 10 HRs and 25 RBIs.
  5. arby58
    Really? Poor defensively, no speed, no power - yeah, lots of teams win the World Series like that.
  6. arby58
    Batting average is over-rated. There is no better example than Arraez, who hits for a high average but rarely is among the league leaders in any other category, including runs scored. Why? He hits singles and doesn't run well.
  7. arby58
    The first base dearth, though, is semi-new. This is a franchise where both Killebrew and Morneau won AL MVPs at that position. It also boasted Kent Hrbek and Joe Mauer. I see they are trying Gonzalez there a bit at AAA, which makes sense, given the outfield situation.
  8. arby58
    I'd say both Keaschall and Wallner have out-underperformed Lewis.
  9. arby58
    I'm at a loss for the rationale behind the 'unfairly treated' claim. He was provided over 500 PAs last year and mustered an 80 OPS+ while playing substandard defense. For his career, he has a negative WAR and a 79 OPS+, while being a slow runner and poor defender. He's a little better so far this year, but not enough yet to move him out of negative WAR territory. Yes, Wallner is having a bad start, with a -0.7 WAR. Funny, that is Lee's career WAR. The contrast is that Wallner has a career OPS+ of 120, versus Lee's 79.
  10. arby58
    How did Cedar Rapids get two DHs?
  11. arby58
    1 game sample size? Really?
  12. arby58
    I still think Emma is the quickest call up, and it is hard to find anything in his numbers so far in 2026 that doesn't inspire confidence. 101 PAs, 15 R, 6 HR, OPS of .925 and a decent outfielder.
  13. arby58
    It's Emma time at Target Field. He has absolutely nothing else to show or learn at AAA. Get what you can for Larnach and/or Wallner and get an athletic outfielder into the mix.
  14. arby58
    Wow, 11 errors in 1 month? Better find another place for him than SS. How about 1B? At least he won't have to try to catch his own throws.
  15. arby58
    Think of the two extremes - a lazy fly ball and a lazer shot into the gap. Which do you think has a greater expectation of finding the grass? Even sharply hit ground balls (i.e., higher exit velocity) have a better chance of ending up as a single or double. Home runs are as much launch angle and backspin as exit velocity, although it sure doesn't hurt.
  16. arby58
    He's 6'3" and left-handed, which is a pretty good starting point.
  17. arby58
    Johnny Bench was also 19 when he first made MLB. He went from A to AAA at 18 and then most of his age 19 season at AAA.
  18. arby58
    The MLB team at least isn't as bad as some predicted - it is hard for me to believe, for example, that they will lose 100 games (and some around here predicted that). With pretty good starting pitching and my belief that we will see some of the next young core coming up from AAA later in the spring/summer, they might get to around 75 wins this year.
  19. arby58
    Agree about Mendez, but even if they move OFs, his best path to playing time is at 1B, and I don't understand why they aren't playing him there more.
  20. arby58
    J. Santana transitioned back to being a starting pitcher just fine. Others in other organizations as well.
  21. arby58
    He's at high A, and the Twins have a better hitting (and still decent defensively) SS at AAA. They can take their time with Houston - and seeing them both in the Twins defensive lineup together would be a huge improvement over the current situation.
  22. arby58
    Interesting. Who was first? Ted Williams? He had an amazing career OBP.
  23. arby58
    Carew's .388 BA season also seems untouchable. Also, in today's era, Kaat's 25 wins in a season looks pretty untouchable.
  24. arby58
    Wonderful equivocation. I predicted the Twins would be well over 62 wins at the start of the season. Are you moving off your prediction or not?
  25. arby58
    It is hard to claim the Twins lack clutch hitting through their first 19 games - they have a higher than average runs scored when in scoring position. Taking one game and suggesting that proves the claim is, statistically speaking, lame.
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