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  1. drivlikejehu
    Santana should have been playing SS in AAA last year, and still this year. He's not ready offensively or defensively, and with his development set back, who knows whether his career will recover. He was always a borderline talent anyway - athletic but inconsistent, and lacking in some key skills.
  2. drivlikejehu
    The thing is that Ryan won't admit he was wrong even if the Twins end up with 90+ losses. He's good at saying words like "accountability" and what not, but even better at avoiding the actual realization of those concepts.
  3. drivlikejehu
    Sure, that's his "only problem" other than having a .250 OBP and being at -0.5 WAR on the year.
  4. drivlikejehu
    But he will be replaced by Nolasco. That leaves, in no particular order: Pelfrey, Gibson, Hughes, May, and Nolasco. And then Santana will be coming off suspension. Hence, 6 starters for 5 spots, unless the Twins go to a 6-man rotation, which is possible but not necessarily likely.
  5. drivlikejehu
    I think they'll be fine. The lineup is solid and their defense is actually good. Their pitching staff is average, but that's an area they may bolster via trade. Ultimately I wouldn't be surprised at all if they won the division. The only team not in the mix is the White Sox.
  6. drivlikejehu
    No, when Santana's suspension ends. Milone is only a short-term sub for Nolasco.
  7. drivlikejehu
    Even a 6-man rotation and 13 man staff would require one demotion. I'm just skeptical that the Twins would stop there, given Molitor's (justified) opposition to the 13 pitchers.
  8. drivlikejehu
    Then who, assuming Nolasco is healthy at that point, will get booted from the rotation?
  9. drivlikejehu
    Milone will go back down, but the real issues are whether the Twins stay with 13 pitchers and what happens when Santana's suspension ends.
  10. drivlikejehu
    No matter what they do, there is going to be a roster crunch. But decisions will be made based on salary/seniority, not performance. Right now they are at 13 pitchers. Assuming no significant injuries, and assuming they go back to 12: - Milone will stay in AAA - Pressly demoted to AAA - Santana added to 25-man - May demoted to AAA Possible variations: - Twins trade for Graham and option him to AAA so that Pressly or May can pitch out of Twins bullpen - Twins demote Aaron Thompson to make room for Milone, May, or Pressly
  11. drivlikejehu
    Turns out Molitor hates Escobar; if he starts him at DH for another couple months, Escobar's career WAR of 1.3 will move into negative territory. Meanwhile, his atrophied defensive skills will leave him without a job and permanently in the red for his career. Devious plan indeed.
  12. drivlikejehu
    If he could get on base, play defense, or hit righties, he'd be pretty good.
  13. drivlikejehu
    Ryan & Molitor like the defense Escobar brings to the DH position.
  14. drivlikejehu
    I'm not sure what the excitement is about for a 5th starter that throws in the mid 80s...
  15. drivlikejehu
    Until Santana gets back. He could throw 5 shutouts in a row and still be the one to get pushed out of the rotation.
  16. drivlikejehu
    Getting on base is just the entire point of baseball. Other than that I guess it isn't too important.
  17. drivlikejehu
    The strikeout decrease is very concerning.
  18. drivlikejehu
    He lost me at Escobar being good defensively in LF.
  19. drivlikejehu
    Thanks to you, "Paul Feiner," for your original, well thought-out, and community-building article. We can only hope that you will continue to bless us with further contributions.
  20. drivlikejehu
    It's from the front office. Major League teams have all kinds of coaches in the organization - they don't report to guys in the big club's dugout. Their orders come from upstairs.
  21. drivlikejehu
    That's what Fangraphs' BaseRuns standings are, for all intents and purposes.
  22. drivlikejehu
    The complaint about the contract was that the Twins got so little upside from it - the guaranteed money should have come with an option year or two. It wasn't an anti-Dozier complaint at all, in fact it was the exact opposite of that.
  23. drivlikejehu
    Neil Allen isn't in charge of the organization's pitching philosophy. That's not a knock on him at all, I like him, but it's just not his role.
  24. drivlikejehu
    Yeah I'm not a Milone fan, but I like May better than Pelfrey and am not going to enjoy when the former is demoted to make way for Santana. May's ERA isn't reflective of how he's pitched. Not exactly what you were discussing, but related in the sense that Pelfrey's ERA is certainly not indicative of how he will pitch going forward.
  25. drivlikejehu
    Why should we give them credit for luck? What did Ryan do to cause Mauer to have a fluky average with RISP so far this year? Hint: nothing. Also, why should we give them credit for having a good record at the end of May, when only the record at the end of the regular season counts for anything?
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