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  1. ashbury
    I watched Austin make catches on 3 foul popups in 2 innings, at that one game in Pawtucket a few weeks ago. Of course at a AAA park there isn't a pit in foul territory to watch out for.
  2. ashbury
    Recognizing that players are not the same as their stats on the back of their baseball card, and they have good games and bad games, is a step up. But I think it's also true with pitchers that they don't necessarily/always have their best stuff when they face their first batter or two or three... think of the many solid starters who have a reputation for "you'd better get him early". Similarly you sometimes watch a reliever struggle for a batter or two, and then find himself. Of course most relievers don't have the luxury of getting a full inning to get squared away. But it's still as much an art as a science. I'm not a Hildenberger apologist by any means, nor a big fan of the Closer role. But I don't think it's automatically a black mark against the dugout braintrust to leave him in, if they feel he's starting to find his feel for pitches. Of course, they can be wrong - it's a competition between batter and pitcher.
  3. ashbury
    I'm not who you were asking for an opinion, but I'll mention that when I took a look at the two pitchers, I was surprised to notice that Vasquez is actually the older of the two, by more than a year. Both have minor league options remaining, so that won't dictate much of anything either. Moya might have a little more room for growth while Vasquez might be close to "what you see is what you get" - that's an awfully fine distinction regarding a little more than a year's difference in age, but it's the reverse of what I had thought to be the case. In his short time in the majors, Vasquez has actually done more poorly against lefty batters than righties. It's still ultra-small sample size, but that could make the decision for management moreso than other procedural considerations if they want lefty arms for LOOGY purposes. At AAA he's been very good against lefties, of course.
  4. ashbury
    Astudillo is a BASEBALL PLAYER. I didn't watch the game last night, so I missed some good stuff from Willians. In addition to the short clip shown above, have a look at this clip. https://mediadownloads.mlb.com/mlbam/mp4/2018/09/15/2487371583/1536981095160/asset_1800K.mp4 Also, watch all the way through, if you want some insight into "team chemistry". Escobar used to clown around with pretending to have feuds with teammates - Astudillo and Berrios are continuing that tradition. It's not my cup of tea for interacting with others, but I can see it being a positive for our guys.
  5. ashbury
    It happens that ashburysteven and I were in KC on July 21-22, but we were there to watch the Twins play the Royals, so we didn't think to explore anything about the 'Bones.
  6. ashbury
    I did not realize the T-Bones were in Kansas state. Makes sense now that it's pointed out - very analogous to Minneapolis and St Paul. Hope the Saints fare better in the KC Metro Area than the Twins did last night.
  7. ashbury
    Moderator's note: Reminder, this is not a thread to conduct a full review of the state of the Twins organization, and it's never OK to call anything "idiotic". If Chris Gimenez's views on leadership don't interest you, perhaps move to a thread you find of more value.
  8. ashbury
    If the "Opener" concept catches on, that record will be toast.
  9. ashbury
    Not on good teams.
  10. ashbury
    Yes. Who's on first trimester.
  11. ashbury
    Southern League Flags Fly Forever.
  12. ashbury
    To me, the way to evaluate such a draft is say that after pick #1, you are in essence drafting at the bottom of the order with the successful teams like the Cubs. Set that #1 pick aside and judge compared to those teams. It's still way early but I think in that light, the 2017 draft looks OK.
  13. ashbury
    His first walk-off! Oh wait, wrong thread. Anyway, I can tell you're a good dad. Raising him right.
  14. ashbury
    ... which nobody expected! ("Our two weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency.... Our *three* weapons are fear, and surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope")
  15. ashbury
    If this is still in response to my stated hope for specifics down in the minors, I don't expect anyone in the organization to say anything, either. This thread is in response to an outsider's view of things; I'm hoping that someone closely observing one or more minor league teams has noticed some trends.
  16. ashbury
    It's something to build on, although the Southern League is a much tougher summit to scale.
  17. ashbury
    Well of course I'm hoping for results too. The process doesn't seem meaningless to me.
  18. ashbury
    I'm hoping for some specifics at some point, though.
  19. ashbury
    Yeah, I had to look them up this morning - top 40ish, pre-season ranking. Not a pushover team, apparently. I'd still prefer a more convincing win before getting too excited, but a win's a win at this stage.
  20. ashbury
    You're referring to the news that Ervin Santana is now definitely out for the rest of the season?
  21. ashbury
    I see that Caleb Hamilton has started 3 straight games for the Miracle. Is Rortvedt dinged up, or is the manager going with who he sees as the hot bat?
  22. ashbury
    Looks like I picked the wrong game to give up snark.
  23. ashbury
    Maybe I scanned too quickly and missed mention, but I'd be interested to know in what ways the new FO has put any kind of stamp on the day-to-day nuts and bolts of developing the young talent they acquire.
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  25. ashbury
    Yes, I can see results, same as you. But the worth of a player comes from the succession of (meaningful) decisions and mechanical actions taken. Those on offense outnumber those on defense. Look, a simple back of the envelope calculation tells you that defense can't outweigh offense from a position player. Offense and defense are basically two sides of the same coin - on offense, you are roughly 1/9 of the team contribution, while on defense you are 1/9 of balls put in play. Up-the-middle positions get more than the share of other defenders, but the pitcher's impact on the game soaks up way too much of the defensive side of this coin.
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