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  1. Han Joelo
    I'm not sure we should kick sand on the Royals just yet and label them a "bad" team. They took 2 out of 3 against the Astros, missing the sweep thanks to our buddy Strahm, in a 12 inning game. Sweeping the former Champs to start the season was huge. Poo-poo Kintzler all you want, but I have great confidence in the guy now. When his finger momentarily hurt yesterday, I felt a panic attack coming on--who is next in line at this point? Pressly? Belisle? Duffman? Anyway, it's all just sequencing, luck, lousy opponents, unsustainable BABIPS, and Danny Santana is still the worst baseball player in the history of man...they'll regress to the mean.
  2. Han Joelo
    Burdi is off to a good start. Hildenberger seems like someone we will maybe see sooner than later. Wimmers was probably throwing strikes to get the game over with, and got punished for it. Bummer though; his chance at the major leagues is so tenuous right now. Good for Gordon getting his homerun for the year out of the way early...or is it the first of many? Or a few? Or some? Or a couple? It's tough being a SS prospect. A power hitting SS is the holy grail of baseball. Gordon's going to be playing baseball at shortstop for a long time, regardless of how many home runs he hits.
  3. Han Joelo
    Thanks for sharing. Your photos reminded me I of another photographer from Cedar Rapids I got the chance to river guide with back in the nineties, Goerge Henry. He would bring two full trips worth of folks from Cedar Rapids out to Utah every summer on whitewater rafting trips. Every time I smush down a piece of french toast with a spatula, I think of Goerge Henry. Anyhow, what a nice looking day at the ballpark.
  4. Han Joelo
    I'm going to borrow that name next time I order a coffee at Starbucks. "Grande Caramel Machiatto for...Eduardo Del Rosario!?"
  5. Han Joelo
    Here's the Ringer's obituary for the KC Bullpen: https://theringer.com/mlb-2017-kansas-city-royals-bullpen-woes-1b50f082f464
  6. Han Joelo
    Thanks for the link to the Polanco play. Nice play, especially with that small-moon size asteroid that was also going for the ball. I am no judge of arm strength, but that looked legit to me.
  7. Han Joelo
    Very familiar statline for Stewart. I have decided that I'd rather hope he is some statistical anomaly that will find success this way, rather than suddenly become a strikeout guy. He is not fascist.
  8. Han Joelo
    But will they have any fun? Great article! Thanks.
  9. Han Joelo
    1. Dozier -R 2. Kepler-L 3. Buxton-R 4. Mauer-L 5. Sano-R 6. Castro-L 7. Esco-S 8. Rosario-L 9. Grossman-D Love it, except I wish Polanco was in there, although I like the idea of having a switch hitting pinch hitter like him available. Molly really wants someone to be on base when Dozier or Sano connect.
  10. Han Joelo
    Thanks for the article, Nick. As is often the case, you eloquently put in writing much of what I was thinking. I keep thinking that if Park had been batting cleanup, he would have struck out, and then Sano would have struck out, too.
  11. Han Joelo
    Postgame radio interview.
  12. Han Joelo
    Man, I hope this thread can make it to the 18 or 2000 pages that the one criticizing the roster did. Winning is fun, but maybe not as fun to talk about? I dunno. Quick overreactions: I feel a new, calm sense of confidence when Rosario comes to the plate. I think he's grown up. Polanco is good. Hitting wise, he's going to be among the best SS. Scrolling through the gameday summary of plays, I noticed in the one half-inning, Sano fielded all three outs. Routine or not, that is cool. He then promptly hit the bomb. Coincidence? Santana striking out the last three batters...his first 3 K's of the day? Did I get that right? Can pitchers do that? Just flip a switch from letting the defense work, to K mode? Kintzler's comments about Belisle's pregrame speech. Apparently he's a great speaker, and makes Kintzler want to storm the beach. Some call it corny, some snicker at chemistry and veteraness, but I don't take the idea lightly. Between him and Castro, the FO needs to be given a pat on the back.
  13. Han Joelo
    Nice post. I grew up in and live in Idaho. I chose to be a Twins fan. My NBA and NFL choices from age 12 (the Rockets and the Dolphins) have fallen by the wayside for me, but I remain a Twins fan, because I like the culture. I'm glad Falvey and Levine didn't just come in and nuke it. I believe the Twins can come close to .500 this year, and hope for more. A .500 season could look like a so-so April, a blistering May and early June, a slow fade, a trade of some veterans, and a gentle let down at the end. I've got no hot takes, other than maybe to say that Park is being treated as the relatively unproven "prospect" he really was all along. Is he really much different from Chris Colabello or something? And having made that comparison, I think he could have a nice season once he comes up and maybe even be parlayed into a decent prospect come trade time.
  14. Han Joelo
    Pretty meh. Best case is that KBB (see what I did there?) hold serve until midseason and get traded for lottery tickets, as the Young Guns (Jake BurdoTakEnbergeRio). Not to mention Tyler Jay. Wimmers will be up if Tonkin flops one last time. Haley still intrigues me. Not just because he is a Rule V pick, but because the Twins maneuvered around so much to get him, essentially spending the top pick to get him. (I haven't checked, but I'm pretty sure there are some Rule V picks pitching better than him this spring.) Still hoping the braintrust saw something special in him and he's worth it. Whatever they saw in him probably wouldn't show up in a smaller spring sample. Thats the most lipstick I can smear on this, but like others have said, its not like we didn't see this coming- with the exception of Chargois choking and Duffy pitching himself back into the rotation.
  15. Han Joelo
    There's always been too much of a Gulf with Tonkin between his fastball's speed, and how effective it actually is. Anyway, I'd like to see Wimmers get the call right now. It may be SSS, but maybe he has the hot hand right now. And, maybe, like many former first round pick starting pitchers, after years of trying to start, injuries, and other vagaries of life, Wimmers is about to blossom into a BP weapon. I wish the best for Tonkin, he'd get claimed probably. Hopefully he puts it together and becomes a reliable MLB guy for someone. Reading between the lines, seems like Molitor likes him, so I bet Falvey let's him win this one. It will go in his personnel file "Was given sufficient resources?" Check.
  16. Han Joelo
    Their weights and heights notwithstanding, Miller and Chapman are excellent comps. Miller has been covered. Chapman, though--maybe I misremember, but didn't the Reds kind of do the same things? Half-heartedly try to make him a starter, and then fast track him in the pen? I'll bet there are even articles out there that say the Red's wasted (did not maximize value) the big signing bonus they gave Chapman. I'm a hundred percent behind the move, and about 75% behind the original pick. Nailing that 'ace' pick is not easy. Just ask those six teams that passed on Kershaw.
  17. Han Joelo
    I'm starting to think the Twins got what they paid for in the Hicks-Murphy swap. So, until Garver is ready, Gimenez works for me. It's not about the offense with any of those catchers except Garver. Gibson is freaking me out. He's gonna go all former-first-round-pick on us. Extend him now! (Actually, if he does well, I am already looking forward to those thread debates at the trade deadline.)
  18. Han Joelo
    There is a lot of PTSD on these pages --Post Terry Stress Disorder. I'm not too worried about Berrios getting his chance this year. Or Vargas. If I'm worried about anything, its the decision to DFA Park this winter. That could have been a colossal blunder, given the way he's hitting. But, its spring, and he started off okay last year too. Whether it was intentional or purely luck of the draw, I'm encouraged that they threw Stewart to the wolves. I was listening to the game. He came in for what amounts to his MLB debut, to face Trumbo, Davis, and Hardy. His first two pitches, which were probably "take a deep breath and don't hit the backstop" type pitches, went for a double and a home run. Pretty decent of him to battle back. Sounded like the catcher was having trouble handling his breaking pitch? Not sure, but Provus and Gladden didn't think his defense (catcher) was helping his cause. Jay's move to the bullpen has been properly lamented, but I think most agree he will have a MLB career there. The Twin's have been lambasted for taking the safe, high-floor route both with picking Jay and now, moving him to the BP. Stewart, on the other hand, was a huge gamble on a high-ceiling, no-floor player. I guess you can blame their development (I don't) but you can't fault them for swinging for the fences. I'm still really hopeful for the kid.
  19. Han Joelo
    Thanks again for sharing. Who is that big dude "Aluko?" Is the the one that came via Alaska?
  20. Han Joelo
    Nice catch on the Santana/Duffy comp. I too, know nothing (about pitching) John Bonnes. I literally can't throw a ball, at 40 mph max, and be reasonably be confident of hitting the broad side of a barn. Analyzing pitching is akin to splitting atoms for me. And probably for the experts, too.
  21. Han Joelo
    criminy, it's March still. I'm buying this cool cup of Kool-Aid. Well done, Tom. As for that rival scout quoted by SI; he doesn't work for the Phillies, does he? Sports media goes with narratives. The popular, and easy narrative, is that the Twins suck, they're old school and resistant to change, so far behind the curve that they're almost ahead of it.
  22. Han Joelo
    Riveting! My head hurts. Like, it was riveted or something. (Thanks for the report!)
  23. Han Joelo
    Good luck to Vogelsong. Getting old is hell. Sometimes the "veteran leadership" comes in the form of saying, "don't blink boys, this will all be over quicker than you imagine. Make the most of your shot." I have to admit, I kind of felt like I was getting gaslighted by the people lamenting his "inevitable" inclusion on the roster. I never thought he had much of a chance, but after a few hundred such comments, I, too thought he was making it. Seems like a classy dude. The ol' number 4 starter, still hanging around, while Lincecum is gone and Cain is diminished. Seems like the type of guy you want to bring to camp, even when (or maybe because) the odds are so far against him.
  24. Han Joelo
    I like Bob's post above. Phase 1 of pitching development is drafting and signing. Phase 2 is figuring out what you've got. In that 2006 draft I mentioned several pages back, the Tigers realized they picked wrong in taking Miller over Scherzer and Lincecum. A few trades later, they had Scherzer and Miguel Cabrera. Meanwhile, Miller flopped along for a few more years, eventually getting cut by the Red Sox. Someone with the Sox believed they could fix him, they got him to resign, and he finally blossomed. The Royals tried for years to make Hochevar (the no. 1) pick a starter; they finally got a few decent relief years out of him. Similar story for Brandon Morrow at no. 5. Kudos to the new regime for moving decisively and circumnavigating a few fruitless years. Bummer he didn't show up and blow everyone's doors off as a starter. Didn't do it. Turn page. Move on.
  25. Han Joelo
    Egad! Forsooth, the game is afoot. Lest ye forgetteth, backend competitions such as this, in days of yore, were oft championed by the likes of Livan (On a Dream) Hernandez and Kevin (Not Carlos) Correia. Thrice times youthful candidates? Soldier on, young hurlers, and shine.
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