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  1. ashbury
    ... "to a good home"?
  2. ashbury
    He's hitless this spring. I suppose that makes him Vazquez's heir apparent.
  3. ashbury
    I'll try to remember to repost my contribution tomorrow, as well. 😀
  4. ashbury
    Get these guys some ankle support!
  5. ashbury
    We've already got a hit, in just 5 innings? Mid-season form!
  6. ashbury
    To keep tantalizing him with a spot on the big league roster. Our FO has a cruel streak.
  7. ashbury
    Probably add 10 MPH to those old-timey figures. It has to be difficult to throw something super-slow and still keep the same basic pitching motion, otherwise you're back to hitters sitting on what they have a fraction of a second's notice on from your windup and delivery. Also, there are diminishing returns on how much slower an off-speed pitch should be - hitters are pretty talented and if they can detect the slow pitch early enough they can adjust at that last instant. I'm sure the pitcher and his coach could explain many other details I'm not even capable of imagining.
  8. ashbury
    To me the money isn't the defining issue. Paddack has sufficient service time accrued, and Stewart has no remaining minor-league options, so that they can not be stashed at St. Paul at will. Festa can. Unless the FO is willing to commit to removing a player entirely from their roster, the plan you laid out fits with reality. Blame MLB rostering rules, not some kind of penny-pinching motivation.
  9. ashbury
    Ryan pitches tomorrow!
  10. ashbury
    Under appreciated is that a knuckleball specialist has to have something else, same as any pitcher must be more than a one-trick pony. Even the Niekros had enough of a fastball to keep the hitters honest. No hitter likes to swing through an 83-MPH "heater" because he was sitting on a 65-MPH offering.
  11. ashbury
    Wallner leading off against a good lefty. What does he do? HBP! He's known for that, and I guess it's better than meekly making an out, but it still is a missed opportunity for him to show something that will let him be a full time player IMO.
  12. ashbury
    I suppose consistency is the biggest hurdle and the reason it's not more common in the majors. Consistent unpredictability, I mean. A mis-thrown instance goes from Knuckle ball to Batting Practice ball to Home Run ball in a hurry.
  13. ashbury
    Since we're going there, apparently, here is my periodic reminder of the compendium of great but off-color baseball names, by renowned baseball historian Stew Thornley. NSFW, obviously, as well as thoroughly juvenile, and nobody blame me if you click the link after those warnings. https://www.milkeespress.stewthornley.net/allnameteam.html
  14. ashbury
    Yeah, I think by this point the Twins may even have gone to the county courthouse and gotten his legal name changed to include that question mark.
  15. ashbury
    Did we win yet?
  16. ashbury
    As opposed to the massive amount of say we have with Rocco's platooning tendencies or Edouard Julien's propensity to look at third strikes? 😀
  17. ashbury
    The composite scouting report on his defense in the OOTP computer game has him as a potentially capable corner outfielder whose arm in particular would make him no better than adequate in CF. Indeed their overall scouting report would have him as a poor-man's Emmanuel Rodriguez. For better or for worse and with much the same baggage for debate.
  18. ashbury
    Maybe I missed it in the article, but was there injury involved in his 2023-2024 seasons when he had a lot fewer plate appearances than when he still looked like a solid prospect in 2022 and before? (/edit - actually it appears he's always missed significant time as a pro, except in 2022.) If the Twins see something they like in his fundamentals, and believe the injury jinx is behind him, I wouldn't start him at AAA but it's a reasonable investment of a roster slot at AA to see whether he can regain his former luster, with a possible promotion to AAA mid-season. Even some low-leverage PA with the big club during Spring is a very auspicious signal. He could be a sleeper prospect. In fact, quite possibly the perfect sleeper. Cerda? Serta? Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha hahhhh, I slay me.
  19. ashbury
    "Those grapes would have tasted sour anyway, probably .... " For reference, compare the discussion in this article in October. Then: Spending doesn’t guarantee success, but as the Dodgers and Yankees remind us, not spending almost certainly guarantees failure. Now: smart, sustainable decision-making is just as important The messages are not at odds, but certainly the emphasis became different.
  20. ashbury
    Yes. One inning. Three walks, no runs. baseball-reference.com has their 2025 page up for the Twins and it has current Spring stats: https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/2025.shtml
  21. ashbury
    Ohhhhh. So close. Welp.
  22. ashbury
    Kala'i with the walk! Come on Rubel, big finish now.....
  23. ashbury
    Almost, almost, almost......
  24. ashbury
    Jeferson!!
  25. ashbury
    Gasper!
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