Riverbrian
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You and I have both agreed that a RH OF would have been perfect for this collection of players. Look at this way. Escobar is batting cleanup because he is the only reasonable option to hit in that spot with Sano. Look at Molitors Lineup Left - Mauer/Morrison Right - Dozier Left - Rosario Switch - Escobar Left - Kepler Switch - Grossman Right - Buxton Switch - Adrianaza Right - Wilson Molly has consistently balanced his lineup cards like this to try and avoid letting the opposing manager come in with a left hander to face Mauer, Rosario and Kepler in a row. Without Sano in the lineup and without Buxton Performig and with Wilson playing over Garver because of defensive concerns... This Attempt to balance the lineup is futile. Pick any 3 players in this lineup and tell me where it doesn't make sense to bring Hader, Jennings or Boone Logan to finish the Twins off when the Brewers have the lead. Outside of Dozier... The only threats are lefties or Switch hitters. Just bring in a lefty. The Twins can't counter it. -
OK... Buxton has been worse but both are lost and yet key cogs to the lineup construction.
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There ya go... That's what we needed. Now watch them produce a run next time up.
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In 2018... Sano and Buxton are the exact same player in my eyes. Both are swinging at Garbage, Both are getting hurt and Both are critical to providing any kind of Right Handed Balance to a majority left handed lineup. If Sano and Buxton don't help this team, our need for a Right Handed Bat is comparable to the way a Grizzly needs Salmon.
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He is completely lost up there. It looks like he is trying to get a look at the pitcher so he let's the first strike go by right down the middle, then he swings at something out of the zone and boom... there ya have an 0-2 count. Pitch recognition is what he is struggling with.
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Choi's been a good AAAA guy for awhile (their version of Kennys Vargas). They could have called up Keon Broxton (their version of Byron Buxton) or Brett Phillips (their version of Zack Granite) instead. When Healthy: They have: C - Pina, Vogt, Bandy, Nottingham, Bethencourt 1B- Thames Aguilar, Braun, Vogt, Choi 2B- Villar, Perez, Franklin, Saladino(was Sogaard) 3B- Shaw, Perez, Franklin SS- Arcia, Perez, Villar, Franklin LF- Yelich, Santana, Broxton, Phillips CF-Cain, Yelich, Broxton, Phillips RF- Braun, Santana, Broxton, Phillips. When Not Healthy C - Pina, Bandy, Nottingham, Bethencourt 1B- Aguilar, Choi 2B- Villar, Perez, Franklin, Saladino(was Sogaard) 3B- Shaw, Perez, Franklin SS- Arcia, Perez, Villar, Franklin LF- Yelich, Santana, Broxton, Phillips CF-Cain, Yelich, Broxton, Phillips RF- Santana, Broxton, Phillips. Still pretty formidable.
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I talk about 25 guys who can play ofteh. The Brewers are an example of what I'm talking about. The Brewers have Braun,Thames and Vogt on the D.L. The Twins have Castro, Sano and Polanco out. Look who the Brewers can fill with and Look who the Twins are filling with. 25 guys who can play is what I dream about.
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Subliminal Messages from a Canadian is kinda dangerous.
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Yes but the lines to get in are very manageable.
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Turn it off and turn it on again. See if that resets the game.
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Don't let him fool you with that Grill talk. He's in Tucson. He just puts the Ribeye on Tin Foil and puts it down on the porch and let's the sun cook it.
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Whoever finds him first wins
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I really really want Bark back. Nothing made me laugh harder than his brilliant Bark Art.
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Mike... You are simultaneously taking me too literally and not literally enough at the same time. I used Judge as an example... I don't believe it is realistic to acquire Judge. I also don't believe it would realistic to acquire Harper or Trout or Yelich so I'm not sure why you chose to focus on Judge. They were all extreme examples to make my point that if I were to trade Royce Lewis, I would want top of the line production for him. Good production for a catcher is not what I would trade Lewis for. My thoughts as nut-shelled as possible. Catchers require more rest so they don't play as much as other position players, Outside of Sanchez and Posey, the best offensive catchers probably produce at the plate as much as average players at other positions. Catchers who can produce are rare so I assume that they are expensive to acquire because of scarcity. So... If I'm going to trade top prospects... I'd rather do it for someone who will produce bigger stats than what catchers produce... that way you get more bang for the buck. As for what position this big bang for the buck guy plays. I don't care... I'm not a starting 9 guy. Just bring people on who can hit.
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This isn't going to work with me. I'm not a starting 9 guy. I don't care if we have Trout, Harper and Yelich in the OF... I'll still bring in Judge if given the opportunity. There are way too many injuries, slumps and suspensions in Baseball to put things in neat little boxes of having a guy for each position.
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It only matters to me if Gordon is productive and the jury hasn't even taken it's seat to hear those deliberations yet. Dozier may be gone next year. Polanco might come down with a year long case of the Chicken Pox. I'm hoping that Gordon will rise to the majors and shine because we will need him next year and beyond to stay competitive. I will never pretend to know which prospects are going to pan out and which ones are not and I know that a bunch don't. I do know this. Long term success for the Twins will depend on those prospects panning out and that strategy will depend on strength in numbers to work and that's because a bunch don't pan out. My fear is that acquiring a Catcher like Realmuto will be cost prohibitive in terms of prospects. I think he is going to painfully expensive because of his talent and position scarcity. If I'm giving up a Lewis. I wan't better than typical Good Catcher stats in return. I want a banger if I'm giving up a #1 draft pick.
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Let's say it cost us Royce Lewis to acquire Realmuto. If you were going to trade Royce Lewis? Wouldn't he be the type of talent that could bring back even bigger offensive production. The type of production that dents the scoreboard... or legitimate pitchers with big K/9's.
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I can agree with this thinking. However, Trading for Realmuto or Swihart isn't acquiring a wealth of experience either. At least with Garver... he has probably already worked with these young pitchers.
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I see them getting better with the guys that they would have to trade just to get Realmuto.
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We struggle to compete with Three Mile Island Tourism.
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Yeah... I'd think about that some more.
