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    http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BdGLQ_ft7aQ/UMPR5GEB0pI/AAAAAAAASzQ/Ank_qBwpqSI/s400/b5352.gif Oh no - not another development year.
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    My neighbor in Nevada is a diehard Vikings fan, and he still holds out hope for the season. I tried not to be too obviously pitying when we visited last week.
  4. ashbury
    Falvey is one more warning point from an extended time out. He'd best be careful in his choice of TD candidates.
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    Only about 20 guys did that this year, so three or four is a pretty high standard for a staff anymore. But I agree that averaging a flat 5 innings per start puts Odo in a different class than the horses that a rotation needs.
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    Wait. You're not getting credit for this official scoop?!? This is an outrage!
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    Well, then.
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    I was thinking Les Steckel, but have to concede your choice is better. But, more seriously, I've seen Joe Girardi's name mentioned. I don't remember what knocks there might be on him, or why the Yankees parted company with him, but if you want a retread it would seem like you could do worse. I don't think he'd be totally at odds with an analytically minded FO, but maybe that's the problem.
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    OK, I didn't get the context on first try. But I'm trying to think of someone whom we'd acquire, and then if in the same batting order with Buxton would play CF in preference.
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    The stats are the stats, and no question Cave had better ones. I think there's reason to question whether it was sustainable. The decision naturally has to be who will do better in 2019, not to whom to give awards in 2018. I am also not a fan of Cave's glove in CF. He accepted fewer chances per inning than Kepler, both when comparing CF and comparing RF (small sample there for Cave), which may indicate range. He also committed more errors in limited duty than I would like. I don't think Kep's a starting-caliber CF either, for that matter, but to me he's the better choice for substitute duty.
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    What problem does THAT solve? He'll suddenly turn into Josh WIllingham*, never injuring himself again on a tough play? He needs his bat to improve, just for it to play up in CF. It's becoming a stretch to believe the bat would ever play in a corner position. * I liked Josh - he had a bad back and I would have played the same way as he did during his tenure with our Twins
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    I agree. To acquire a free agent to fill either of these players' best roles, with an actual difference maker in terms of seriously contending, means a long-term financial commitment to an asset destined to decline. Then, if our two young guys prove to be solid after all, you have roster problems, because it won't be easy to trade the free agent you just acquired (auction winner's curse), and yet you probably can't get full value in trade for the young guy. A prospective free agent can see the same dilemma as we can, and will say no thanks unless overwhelmed by the financial package, and maybe not even then. I don't know how to solve this dilemma, except for the FO's talent evaluation team to make a really hard decision in the coming month or so. Commit to Sano or trade him. Commit to Buxton or trade him. Two independent decisions. Moves afterward depend on those decisions. Maybe a blockbuster trade for a young and controllable 3B or CF, in preference to a FA. That would ease the roster management later on - after things shake out, you could more easily make another trade. I wish I had greater confidence in those talent evaluation processes, because the past couple of years has been pretty checkered.
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    Jon Gray was worse on the road than at home, so I'm not sure what that commentary really means.
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    For the Twins he has been consistently above Replacement, but below Average - both by the eye test and by analytic methods. That kind of player should be an alternate, not a starter, if you can possibly help it. He should be on the bubble, in terms of the team's roster planning. Much depends on how much you trust Buxton. His being above Replacement, it's not necessarily trivial to replace Grossman, but looking at how he was acquired (released twice), there will be alternatives even if no one in-house were present. Assuming he would get a pay raise via arbitration, already making $2M in 2018, it's very possible that a better use for the relatively small amount of money he'll command could be found. Bottom line, too much outside Grossman's control will determine his fate, to answer the original question.
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    Losing to the Yankees in the wild-card game? I see the similarity.
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    I clicked "Like" only because I am so grateful for the information, even though I'm saddened. She is missed.
  17. ashbury
    Apply for a job at Pensacola, and let's see how things shake out next time there's an opening at the top.
  18. ashbury
    I had to ask, but everyone else, there's your hint. Now you'll all say you didn't need it - that you're the man, too - fine. Ain't nothin' my squad can't handle.
  19. ashbury
    This source leaves out the Internet Exception, which is that if on 100 websites 100 posters demand 100 times each that the player be traded, his rights are terminated and Manny Machado can be obtained in trade for him.
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    Some are born G Cinco, some achieve G Cinconess, and some have G Cinconess thrust upon them. That said... to echo others here, knock that off.
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    This one's a No. Too many PA in 2017.
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    "A boss says, Go. A leader says, Let's Go." OTOH I don't think 68-year old Connie Mack was out there doing wind sprints with the boys when his 1931 A's won the pennant. (Or maybe he did, and that's why his teams in his 80s did poorly.)
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    I think what you want requires using their "Play Index" feature, which requires a login. I don't remember what options they offer for short-period use, as opposed to a one-year subscription which I use. This URL will show you the search that I just conducted along the lines you ask. If you click on it, you should see partial results, which will not satisfy you but at least gives you 1) an idea of what you get, and 2) a first cut at constructing the search criteria, which you may want to play around with. You might for instance add a minimum number of plate appearances. With enough criteria, you can cherry-pick like a boss. I'm not sure whether you can narrow it down to just the games or plate appearances where he was actually in the game as a 1Bman, as opposed to his games at DH.
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    Welcome to the site! I hope we see a lot of good insights from you as we go forward in this new affiliation. A few years ago, we got occasional posts from a woman who had hosted players for another affiliate (Ft Myers I believe). "Madre Dos" had some fun observations about Miguel Sano, for example, and she really enjoyed him. It'll be great to get your views.
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    Didn't I say, "semi"? Maybe LENIII got only the other half.
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