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  1. Kirby_waved_at_me
    I'd be up for that - what does San Diego need the most right now? They guys they added don't seem to have helped as much as they had hoped. Do they need pitching? Neither Milone or Pelfrey (or both) would be enough I think - The Padres gave up a couple good young arms (Hahn and Alvarez) that were under team control until 2020 to get Norris. Would the villagers storm the castle if Alex Meyer was mentioned in an offer?
  2. Kirby_waved_at_me
    The Twins should be "wait and see"-ers. no reason to be sellers - They are playing well enough this year that they will likely stay in contention beyond the deadline. They could be buyers - though I think a lot of the problems can be fixed by calling up minor leaguers. They don't have a ready solution at catcher, so that's one area I think they would need to find outside the org. help. The bullpen might also need a little short term boost, as the recently drafted guys are still not quite there yet.
  3. Kirby_waved_at_me
    I guess the key for the rest of the season is finding out if giving Suzuki more rest can help him improve his hitting. If that means Fryer is out there twice a week, you're not really losing much at the plate compared to a tired Kurt Suzuki, but you are getting a defensive bonus. Assuming rest makes Kurt better when he does suit up, that could be a good thing all around.
  4. Kirby_waved_at_me
    So, pretty long odds that the Twins would try to get one of these guys: http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/07/jonathan-lucroy-catcher-trade-market.html Fryer and Suzuki are probably not going to cut the mustard any better than Suzuki and Herrmann. Pinto's still on the DL in AAA, yes? I thought Stuart Turner might make a move up the prospect lists, but he's struggled in AA and Mitch Garver is not doing much better in Ft. Myers.... Seems like the Twins will have to look outside the org to improve the catching this season.
  5. Kirby_waved_at_me
    because home runs are cool? So, uh, almost home runs are almost as cool as that? I think Sac Flies should just be Fly Outs. If a guy scores, sure have an RBI. but it should negatively impact a batting average the same as any other fly ball out. The official rules are sometimes a little funky because of how many times they have been modified. It used to be an out if a guy caught the ball on the first bounce. There used to be no limit to the number of balls in an at bat (no walks)... Stats like sac fly vs. sac hit are one of those odd little things that came out of making up the rules as they went along. I bet if the rule changed now, agents or players or the MLBPA would resist it on the grounds that it would negatively affect free agent stock....
  6. Kirby_waved_at_me
    They made a separate column for Sacrifice flys, at some point, possibly because sacrifice hits are usually on purpose (I.e. intentionally giving up an out) vs. Sac Flies, which are really failures to get a base hit and they wanted to differentiate the two things. It's a way to still give credit for the runner advancing, but not a "hit" because the batter failed. It is a gray area, to be sure... A sacrifice bunt is usually obvious that a batter is giving up an out. I think the sacrifice in which a batter unintentionally grounds out, but a runner still scores from third is now called an RBI groundout and not a sacrifice. On the RBI Groundout, the batter is given an official at bat, with no hit lowering the batting average. With a sacrifice, there's no at bat given, so it doesn't hurt the batting average . I'd like to ask an official scorer to talk about the situations in which they would score something a Sacrifice Hit when it is not a bunted ball. Seems like that would be rare in the current scoring environment.
  7. Kirby_waved_at_me
    There are two types of hits - Base hits and Sacrifice Hits. Base hits require the batter to reach safely. Sacrifice Hits require the runner(s) already on base to advance. If the batter makes contact with the ball and is out and the runners do not advance, it is not a hit of any kind.
  8. Kirby_waved_at_me
    "old" guys on the 2001 team were Rick Reed (36), Bob Wells(34), and Todd Jones(33). Tom Prince was 36, but as the team's back up catcher, he wasn't playing much. Denny Hocking was over 30, but pretty much everyone else was not. Some of the hold overs from the bad old days were still around - - Matt Lawton, LaTroy Hawkins, Travis Miller... I don't really count Radke in that group since he stayed as a core member of the "good" Twins.
  9. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Well, Kris Bryant hit 43 Homers with .325 average in the minors (AA and AAA) last year at the age of 22. Sano has 15 homers so far in AA, and missed all of last year due to injury. I think a better comp for expectations might be Kyle Schwarber, who has 13 Homers in AA this year and just had his cup of coffee. I think some guys are once in a generation, once in a lifetime talents - and some guys are just really good. With Buxton vs. Correa, Terry Ryan has said that Buxton's bat is his least refined tool. He was comparing the two guys just before Buxton was called up and said that Correa has a better bat today, but Buxton is faster, has a better arm, plays better defense, and has the athleticism and desire to improve his hitting to a point where it could surpass Correa. The expectations that Buxton would be a great defender and a burner on the bases were met - his hitting may have been oversold by some. Every prospect is going to bring different things to the table, Bryant (and Sano and Joey Gallo) are bringing raw power, Buxton is bringing speed and defense first.
  10. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Pelfrey to the pen is the least unpleasant option. If Pelfrey can be effective as a middle to late inning reliever, he might find that he has a lot to offer on the free agent market. It would be a good thing for him to show that flexibility. Santana has a track record of being better than average, so hopefully that will continue once he comes back. I keep telling myself this is a good problem to have too many starters that have earned a chance to start.
  11. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Sending Vargas down makes more sense if Sano is going to DH a lot while he's up here. I already thought that Kennys was getting inconsistent playing time (with inconsistent results at the plate), so everybody gets more AB's this way.
  12. Kirby_waved_at_me
    I think people will be pleasantly surprised by Sano's defense. I saw a game in Chattanooga earlier this year and Sano looked really good at third base. He made three good plays on slow rollers/choppers on the infield, and a really good catch on a foul ball that was hit into that Bermuda triangle of foul territory that's near the stands but beyond the dugout. He ran out there, took charge and caught the ball over his shoulder. Granted, it was just one game, and plays that are tough in AA should be considered routine for an MLB 3B - but I stand by the statement that he's not bad defensively. I could see in just one game that he was not tentative, moved well (for a Hulking Man Beast), and has a cannon arm. He might even be able to stick at third longer than most people have projected.
  13. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Kennys to AAA is slightly better than Kennys to AA. Vargas is not going to get better at hitting Major League Pitching by facing AAA pitchers. I'm glad that Arcia is finally having some success again down there, hope he is recalled soon. I'm biased because Vargas is my favorite Twin right now, but if Molitor is not going to play him regularly, I guess having him in AAA is going to be for the best. Regular at bats is better than rotting on the bench. I wonder if sending Kennys down for Sano is also partially an olive branch to Rochester since Sano and Buxton may never play there for longer than a rehab stint. Might as well get some entertainment from some Vargas lasers and moonshots...
  14. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Bummer. Vargas is better than AA competition, for sure.
  15. Kirby_waved_at_me
    I hope you're right, the team is scuffling at the moment. Hicks, Arcia, E. Santana, and hopefully a little magic in the bullpen can happen this weekend.
  16. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Molitor saved Kennys the embarrassment of having to face Chapman there
  17. Kirby_waved_at_me
    OFF TOPIC: You know who was a good bunter? Paul Molitor. 46 career bunt singles, 20 successful sacrifices, in a total of 86 plate appearances. (His batting average on bunts was .727, with 13 RBI ALSO OFF TOPIC: Meanwhile, in Canada, The Blue Jays are celebrating Canada Day by crushing the Red Sox. ON TOPIC: Shane Robinson's elbow injury... how bad is it?
  18. Kirby_waved_at_me
    bummer, Dozier was a tough out right there. Nice AB, not so nice result.
  19. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Molitor must think Suzuki has a better chance of getting on base than J.R. Graham. Graham hit .417 in 2014 for the Braves AA team... (small sample size!)
  20. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Herrmann has been that bad today?
  21. Kirby_waved_at_me
    If GameDay is to be believed that called third strike was about a foot off the plate...
  22. Kirby_waved_at_me
    c'mon Eddie...
  23. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Cincy has a tough time drawing fans for night games, too.
  24. Kirby_waved_at_me
    This is a totally unscientific and unsubstantiated observation by me, but it just seems like the Twins have been trying to play "a national league style" of baseball in NL Parks with no idea of what that actually means. "There's a guy on base, that means we bunt, right coach?" Molitor only played in a few interleague series at the end of his career, and has been AL only as a coach as well. I hate to jump to conclusions, but for as smart as he is, his team has been doing a lot of dumb things in these games. It is especially odd because they seem to have been playing a national league style in the AL and done so quite well.
  25. Kirby_waved_at_me
    TWINS STOP BUNTING. STOP.
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