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  1. Dantes929
    Polanco was a #66 ranked prospect but I wouldn't trade Dozier or Santana for him. Santana is a a good pitcher and i do not want to try getting his equivalent on the FA market next year. Even in my perfect rose colored world next year we have Berrios, Gibson, Duffey, May and ?.... Santana fits in very nicely. He may not be great but he is very good and not someone to give up at perceived fair value. The whole idea of contenders looking for pitchers at the deadline is that they will over pay. IMO, it needs to be a top 50 major league ready guy in a position of need which is catcher. Top 100 is ok if it comes with a good bullpen arm to replace May. "Santana is valuable as an actual player. If we get great value for him as a trade piece fine but I am fine with him sticking around.
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    Like I said, I don't know if it would be better or not because I don't know what it would look like. Your examples seems to take it to an extreme which could be mitigated within the wording of the rule. Volleyball has re entry but you can't just continually keep your best strong side hitter in that spot the entire game. It is easy to keep Trout from batting in spots 1-9 by putting in the rules he has to reentry in his same spot in the order. I think Legion baseball already has a reentry rule that does not enable them to take it to extreme levels. Likewise, I don't want a rule that says a manager cannot use relief pitchers but would not mind seeing one that either speeds up the process or keeps them from making 4 changes in one inning. None of this really addresses the issue of guys dominating the late innings though. I would keep an open mind to any proposals is all.
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    I never learn anything from those who agree with me so no problem there.. Why do you say "except of course if a player has already been removed from the game"? Is the game improved by the inability of a manager to use any player in any position just because that player has already been substituted for? Other sports are not ruined by being able to substitute freely. I don't know why baseball would be any different. Keep in mind I like the rule as it is but don't know what the alternative would look like, just like I don't know what limiting relief pitcher changes would look like. People think base ball is great because it never changes but its really not true. Roster sizes, mound heights, DH, catcher collisions, play review, phantom tags, strike zone, have all changed over the years just to name a few..
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    I am in the camp that says 15 minutes to an already pretty long average game is quite significant. Golf doesn't have a time limit but if you added 15 minutes to every one of my rounds I wouldn't like it. If the 15 minute average increase was because 50% of the games went into extra innings then that would be fine because the increase in time comes with a commensurate increase in action. That is not the case. It is just longer between pitches, between innings, between reviews and between pitching changes. There is no return for my increased 15 minute investment. I also don't think the ability to change pitchers 8 times in an inning is sacrosanct. Its the way the game has evolved but not necessarily the best it can be. Player changes are already limited by roster sizes and that has changed throughout the years. In the early 1900's the roster size was 16 players. I see no problem with making a rule limiting pitcher substituions but don't know what that would look like. In theory, in September with expanded roster size the Twins could change pitchers after every out the entire game. I like the time limit between pitches and don't see why a reliever can't come running in before the manager gets to the mound and get no more than 3 warm up pitches.
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    I gave it a like just for the source. I always go to the Democrat and Chronicle for my Twins news.
  6. Dantes929
    FIP is very relevant but just seems too generic for me. I don't believe it is all just about home runs, walks and strikeouts. I do believe that not all pitchers, even over time, have the same results on balls hit in play when home runs are taken out of the equation. Steve Wright last night certainly induced weak swings and his balls put into play are going to be different than Nolasco. It also doesn't take into account holding runners on, inducing double plays or keeping batters off balance more with runners on base. It may be a better metric than ERA in general but run prevention is still the goal and if year in and year out one pitcher has a better FIP eventually that should also result in better run prevention and into a better ERA. .
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    Lets go with 7 per team which still makes him translate into closer to a 3 or 4 than a 5. Plenty of playoff teams would have been just as well off or better with him as the #5 guy. I just like watching him pitch more than some. He was compared to Glavine the other day and I could imagine him doing pretty well if he was given 5 inches on the outside corner like Glavine instead of squeezed by an inch.
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    No where did I say happy or reverent. He has always been behind Nolasco in FIP but always ahead of him in actual run prevention which, after over a 100 starts means something to me especially now that they pitch for the same team and its pretty much the same story... I would rather have Milone but am ok that you disagree. I would not be reverent but happy enough if the rotation was Santana, Gibson, Duffey, Berrios and Milone. which is pretty much what I wanted at the start of the year and they are all pretty much pitching now like I expected them to all year.
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    I think if the pen has pitched pretty well as of late and they just got rid of the weakest link. Boshers pitched very well when with the Twins and very well in the minors. I get the angst over Chargois and would have liked to see him also but Boshers has earned the promotion. Chargois has earned it also and I expect to see him very soon. What I was hoping to see was Nolasco traded and Berrios promoted. Anyone else noticed that in Nolasco's rebound year he is 4-8 with a 5.04 ERA while Milone is once again 2nd on the rotation in ERA.. One of the problems right now is that for the last month or so the Twins are 15-11 and playing pretty much like they were supposed to all year so I get wanting to ride out this nice stretch for a little bit even though they are out of it and should be thinking more long term. If they get smoked by Boston I see a lot of changes coming.
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    Dozier has slightly better minor league numbers and did have a .320 breakout season. Casilla and Nishioka was the bar Dozier had to beat. Dozier is the bar Polanco has to beat. Its nothing against Polanco. I like him. Unless we do trade Dozier I don't see a spot for him and I don't want Dozier traded unless we get a nice return. If we do trade Dozier then Polanco is a nice option.
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    I had no problem with Berros being sent back down earlier because I think that is where command should be worked out. He has done that so I agree he should not make one more minor league start. Same with Chargois. Polanco I am not so sure of. Its not like he is a .350 minor league hitter. I like him but unless we get something good for Dozier he is simply not as good as Dozier and I don't know how he can project to be better than Dozier.
  12. Dantes929
    I am with you here completely on the extension but how would you feel about one more year. After the slow start he is definitely in the top 10 catchers offensively. If not Lecroy or Ramos then who?
  13. Dantes929
    Especially with guys finally stepping up in the pen the rotation of Santana, Gibson, Duffey, Berrios and May would make me very happy. If they totally blew you would not hear a peep from me.
  14. Dantes929
    I think part of it is we have a bunch of .240-.280 hitters that were hitting .200. They were all slumping and pressing at the same time. While I believe hitting is contagious and success begets success I think everyone just slumped at the same time and now are on a hitting streak at the same time. Its why the AS break came at a really bad time. It often acts as a reset, imo and this year it would have been best if it had occurred around April 6th.
  15. Dantes929
    Correction would be that they are 32-56 rather than 32-36. I see you posted it today which either means you are wrong and they have 74 games left which means we are off to a 1-0 start for the final 75 or that you think there will be a game 163 in which case I like the way you think.
  16. Dantes929
    Twins were 36-39 in their last 75 last year. Sano, Rosario, Escobar, Duffey, Santana and Jepsen were all going very strong. Hunter, Perkins, Dozier, Susuki were horrible and Mauer was poor. I still believe that this team is better than last year in terms of talent and adding Kepler and makes it better still and if Buxton figures it out who knows how good this offense can be. Adding Berrios should help. Of course none of this occurs in a vacuum. In 75 games much depends on how the other team is playing and with call-ups who is playing. Its really unfortunate that the AS break is now because baseball is a game of momentum and confidence. What makes this season different is that 23 guys were playing horribly in the first 75 and now most of the guys are playing well. If I had to bet I would say 38. Whatever Vegas says I would bet the over. As Tom Kelly would say this is better than a .364 team.
  17. Dantes929
    The next cliff is always around the corner good or bad. While we have feasted on some poor pitching I don't think it is fair to say that the last 16 games they have seen pitching substantially different than what they saw the first 68 games. Also, Duffey, Gibson and Santana gave us absolutely nothing the first 68 games but are now pitching well and our relief staff is leaps and bounds better than what May, Jepsen, Fien and Perkins gave us to start the season. I agree that the problems in Texas have helped us but we did score off Hamels better than anyone else. Helped by a down swing in Texas but probably hurt the rest of the year by playing teams when they were hot.
  18. Dantes929
    Does everyone really think this is the same team that we saw the first 75 games?. Then, no one was getting on base, no one was hitting with runners in scoring position, no one was hitting home runs with guys on base and no one was saving games. Literally 2 out of 25 guys were playing to their abilities and that was Nunez and Grossman. No pitchers were doing well. Zero. Now we are seeing what can happen when all the wheels are turning. That won't last either but something in between and something better than 27-54 will result. Anyone else think this was the worst possible time for the AS break to happen? Two weeks ago I was anxiously awaiting it since I viewed it as a restart button. Now I dread it. I don't need too many changes. Deal Plouffe and Nlasco and bring up Berrios.
  19. Dantes929
    I was going to dismiss the defensive metrics and praise his defense but then there was that play last night in the first inning. None of his crashes into the wall have really looked like anything that should even cause bruises and yet he seems to be banged up on all of them. It looked like he was slowing down as he approached and didn't hit very hard. My point about last night though is he definitely should have caught that ball. It may very well have cost us the game since 2 runs scored and we lost by one. How in the world is that not an error? 2 earned runs onto Gibson that should not be IMO. Whats the criteria for being charged with an error by mishandling a fly ball. I would expect him to make that particular play at least 99 out of 100 times.
  20. Dantes929
    I don't know that I expect it but I can certainly imagine the light turning on for Buxton much like it has for Kepler. A little more relaxed and confident will breed more of the same. We are getting a nice glimpse of what a Nunez, Mauer, Dozier, Sano, Kepler Buxton lineup can do when all the wheels are turning.
  21. Dantes929
    imo, this stems from the avalanche of criticism Mauer took for sitting out games, whether it was bilateral whatever or other strains and pulls. I never got on him because I never wanted to see ordinary Joe but tons of posters questioned his toughness and leadership. You can't have it both ways. Either guys should tough it out and play through injuries or rest until they can play their best. I favor the latter. As far as hand injuries go I hurt mine in high school and it was half the season before I realized I had gotten in the habit of holding the bat in my right hand with just the knuckles. Bad habits are another reason not to play through certain injuries.
  22. Dantes929
    Lol, thanks. I just noticed that. Was also wondering about the guy who posted about being excited about Berrios pitching tonight. Had me surfing all over the net. Feeling a little foolish.
  23. Dantes929
    I might be missing something here. I am hoping Berrios is an upgrade over Milone or Nolasco. Why would Gibson be the one to whom Berrios is compared?
  24. Dantes929
    He definitely looks better than he did earlier which is awesome. He has taken some key walks on pitches he was striking out on in his previous stint. I think Buxton is starting to figure it out as well. Mad props to whoever signed this kid at age 16 in Germany.
  25. Dantes929
    With the way the Twins have played the last couple weeks playing .500 the rest of the way is a possibility. If Sano, Dozier and Kepler continue to rake, Buxton improves and Berrios comes up and is a badass I can even imagine the .550 clip. If this happens will you continue to say this is a bad team because of the 90 losses or will you say we were a bad team but now are pretty good? Personally, I have been disappointed in the season but still look forward to watching them way more than I did a couple years ago. Hopefully, they can split in Texas and continue to right the ship.
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