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  1. Dantes929
    I don't know if it falls in that basket but I especially liked the comments back in the day of the "there is no way any serious playoff contender would have the likes of Drew Butera or Nick Punto on their 40 man roster much less their 25 man roster" variety. Both subsequently playing on two playoff teams and each on WS winners.
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    I admit to not having intimate knowledge of any of them but from afar I wish Duffey and Mejia got the spots in place of Hughes. I just don't trust arms that have had surgery being rushed back as if now everything is as good as it was two years ago. Let Hughes work his way back into quality and consistency and have him and Berrios waiting in the wings. I can pretty much guarantee the starting rotation will not be the ending rotation.
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    If Polanco's arm strength is average and it is his biggest weakness then that would make him an above average shortstop. I think I am missing something here. If he ends up average defensively at shortstop I will be happy. I think average is underrated (on average).
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    I have contended all along without any evidence but my eyeballs that the league didn't figure out Duffey or that he was suffering because he only had two pitches, especially since his curveball had so many different speeds and planes it was like having 4 different pitches all by itself. The difference between 2015 Duffey and 2016 Duffey was that his command of the fastball was not the same. I didn't think his curve ball was quite as sharp in 2016 either but concede that not having command of the fastball can affect the use of the curve ball. I am fine with Duffey being a bull pen guy but he will do no better there if his command of his fastball isn't there. I don't care much about ST results but it is a good thing if he is putting his pitches where he wants them to go.
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    I used to play a ton of cribbage on line and won 60% but would still have stretches where I would go 3-19 with some of them even against poor players. Sorry about the bragging but the coin flip is close to 50/50 odds and randomness is what allows there to be wide variations in small sample results. Twins against the Yankees were less than 50/50 con flip but if they were to play another 22 games I would have been happy to take the chances. In fact I am still a bit bitter about 2008 tie breaker loss. KC was one out from their playoff record being 0-1 in 2014 instead of 11-4. Twins getting hot was always a possibility. The fact that it didn't happen is no proof that it could not happen. Those Twins teams always did well really well in interleague and did just fine against the AL West. They were not as good as the AL East teams but still did even worse against them than the bad KC teams against them. I never understood it. More mental than physical.
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    I don't recall him being a DH much but sure they do. Punto was a key player down the stretch in Cardinals Series run. Tyner hit .312 in 2006 and .299 as a Twin. Twins got swept by Oakland who they beat up on in the regular season with our Cy Young on the mound. They played the Yankees a lot who were the better team but they still lost games they had leads in with an all star reliever on the mound. Worse teams have won more in the playoffs (87 Twins perhaps). We had enough talent to do a lot better.
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    Funny. I imagine the same universe where Punto, or Casilla or Tolbert or even Everett got more at bats in games than Mauer, Morneau and Cuddyer. At least it is still possible Buxton could prove to be the right choice.
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    Thanks for the clarification. For some reason I thought that was the 3 year average rather than 3 year total. Either way I am a big believer that runs and therefore games hinge on dozens of borderline calls through out the game and therefore thousands of calls through out the season. I also believe that over the course of the season it does not even out but thought that the plus or minus for each team would be more or less random unless you were the Braves in the time of Glavine and Maddux. I am all for making it less random if possible and increase the likelihood of tilting the borderline calls in our favor with a skills based approach.
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    I'm with except by your own definition Sano and Dozier would swap places. Sano struck out 36% of the time in 2016 and Dozier had 21 points better OBP.
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    Am I reading this correctly? If the stats hold true the Twins will go from a negative 65 runs to a positive 45 runs thereby preventing 110 runs over the course of a season. Last year it would have brought their ERA from 5.09 down to 4.40.
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    He hit 92 mph, he had some strike outs and this is his third spring training start. I was really hoping he would not be in the rotation especially at the expense of May and Berrios but with May out he looks like a lock and I am encouraged by the performance. Who cares about ST? We were 18-12 last year. It means nothing. 92 in his 3rd outing is a good thing. 4 runs in 5 innings isn't a good thing but if he threw 5 shutout it would just be a moderately good sign rather than proving anything. 4 runs is a very moderate bad sign and means little. If he is encouraged by the same results in April then it will mean something.
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    Thank you for the info. I meant is the result stronger from one type or the other. Is there more likely a reoccurance from one or the other?
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    Prior to that it was Sano and what feels like every other pitcher in the history of the Twins. Just curious. Is this their stretching routine?
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    Sounds like just your opinion. I know people that would only get out there for the Hokey Pokey so whatever dancing skills they might have had would only get better, in my opinion. Any sportswriters with opinions on this? Any factual evidence? If in fact the Hokey Pokey is what its all about then all other dancing would be for the purpose of getting better at the Hokey Pokey rather than otherwise.
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    Can you elaborate on that specifically please? Difference in effect, and recovery time to be included.
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    Didn't see the play but isn't this fielding 101 stuff. Santana should be going after it and calling that he can get it but if the left fielder can get it he should be calling Santana off and the outfielder's call should overrule the infielder.
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    He has a pretty good curve ball. When he lost his velocity he got banged up pretty good and then he seemed change his style by throwing more curveballs and change ups with better results. I always thought that if he regained his mph he could end up a better pitcher for the experience. Here's hoping.
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    “Kirby Puckett bunted a lot as a rookie but when he started hitting 30 homers he didn’t bother much.” Mickey Mantle bunted 148 times and had 54.7% success rate. Kirby Puckett had 13 bunt hits in 1992 to lead the team. He led the team in at least one other post rookie season. Hard to find great stats on it but Puckett definitely didn't stop bunting when he started hitting 30 homers and it was a contributing factor to his accumulation of hit totals and batting average. It is an exciting and very disruptive play though I prefer those down the 3rd base side rather than 1st. Buxton should spend a lot of time developing the skill and should attempt it at least every other game IMO. Its a great weapon. Seems odd that in one breath Molitor wants to limit the bloop hits at the expense of doubles on defense but goes the other way offensively. Seems contradictory.
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    If I remember correctly, Morneau was a huge flop in a couple spring trainings and there were the same kind of rumblings. I am encouraged that Sano is in shape and refuse to consider any results in the first 3 weeks as indicative of anything. Still really hoping that three of the guys in the rotation this year are Santana, Berrios and May. I know its not super important that they start the season that way but it would be nice for a change to have it happen that way.
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    Of course there is middle ground. There is a wide range between a curbe ball 2 feet outside in the dirt and a fastball down the middle. There is also a difference between intent and execution. The slider intended to be down and away from the strike zone may spin and be left up and hittable. To be fair the pitches May and Berrios were throwing were probably overthrown rather than no where near the plate by intent which I guess is lack of execution also. I side on annoyance factor in being ahead in the count and then throwing pitches that do not even tempt the batter thereby giving up the advantage. I am ok with people being more annoyed the other way.
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    His point about pitching with an 0-2 count is a good one. While it is annoying to give up hits on 0-2 counts you still need to throw quality pitches near the strike zone or the pitches truly are wasted. When May and Berrios came up they would get guys 0-2 and then throw 2 or 3 pitches that were not even close before walking the guy. IMO that is far worse than throwing a good 0-2 pitch on the corner that the batter hits.
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    Sometimes I think that the day after we draft and sign these guys we should just do this surgery and get it over with.
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    I don't know the significant nuances of what makes an MLB caliber presence with the bat or the pitchers.. If there are things that Garver is really weak on that needs work then that is a variable not present for us to debate. I personally have seen almost none of Murphy and zero of Castro or Garver so all of this is analysis of the written reports on these guys. If there are no significant nuances that show Garver to be weak in any areas then the only way to show MLB caliber presence with anything is to play MLB. The question mark on Garver has always been his defense. Well, is he now above average defensively or not? If they are struggling with the decision in a month from now go with the talent and the upside and that looks to be Garver. Just my opinion but the minors aren't going anywhere. He can always be sent down.
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    "Garver has gone from what some called below average defensively to now being considered an above average defensive backstop. He was one of the best in minor league baseball in pitch framing, and he threw out 48% of would-be base-stealers. He’s always had a strong arm, having thrown out 38% in his minor league career. Garver can also give the Twins some versatility. In 2016, he caught 60 games and played first base 16 times. Because of his bat, he was in the DH spot in most other games. " Can't help but think the debate here should be "Who should the regular be, Castro or Garver?"
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    You say unfortunately, but unless he has a huge drop off I would say any rotation where Santana is a member but not considered the obvious #1 or #2 of that rotation is a very fortunate thing.
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