Jump to content
Twins Daily
  • Create Account

DaveW

Old-Timey Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    13,009

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    33

 Content Type 

Profiles

News

Minnesota Twins Videos

2026 Minnesota Twins Top Prospects Ranking

2022 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

Minnesota Twins Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits

Guides & Resources

2023 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

The Minnesota Twins Players Project

2024 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

2025 Minnesota Twins Draft Pick Tracker

Forums

Blogs

Events

Store

Downloads

Gallery

Everything posted by DaveW

  1. DaveW
    I mentioned in a couple other threads: I would trade Gibson, he is the one who can actually bring you some solid value back in return like C or SS help. Gibson+Arcia+A couple prospects for Tulo?
  2. DaveW
    Say what you want about his struggles, but his hits (and more specifically his HRs) seem to come when the Twins need them the most. His HR yesterday may end up being the most important at bat of the season for the Twins if they make the playoffs. The Twins were in a massive slide and about to drop 3 of 4 extremely well pitched games against the Cardinals, it was 1-0 in the 8th inning with 2 outs. That HR may have very well saved the season for this club.
  3. DaveW
    He will be fine. The whole team sans dozier is hitting like dog doo doo lately.
  4. DaveW
    I personally think the leadership is overblown, and I'm not sure he would make the greatest coach regardless.
  5. DaveW
    Hunter (like most of the Twins) is struggling as of late (.567 OPS in June), lets see how he bounces back before we even consider bringing him back, I wouldn't extend him prior to the end of the season regardless however. The reality is he will still be a 40 year old RF heading into 2016, if he ends up pricing himself out of the equation for the Twins in 2016 it's not a huge deal since they have an abundance of potential in house candidates and if those don't pan out finding a veteran corner OF to come on for a 1 year deal is the easiest thing to find on the free agent market. Well, besides AAAA type SP
  6. DaveW
    The Twins are over due for a big offensive game, I think Buxton shines tonight and the Twins follow suit.
  7. DaveW
    You are being extremely dissmissive and ignoring people's posts that specifically point out statistics (which aren't hyperbolic at all btw) You are certainly entitled to your opinion of top 2B, but you shouldn't dismiss everyone else's well thought out posts as "people who only watch the twins and are homers"
  8. DaveW
    If you say so.
  9. DaveW
    Also one other note when using WAR in a small sample size is that often defensive metrics (which make up a good chunk of the WAR equation) often can't be trusted in small sample sized measures. For instance, Kipinis had a combined negative 10.8 defensive value in 2013/2014, in 2015 he is at 4.4 already (on pace for 10+ overall), now it's very possible he could have improved, but to go from a below average defender to an elite in the span of 60 games? Not very likely.
  10. DaveW
    If you read what I have been saying this whole time you would see that I said he has been first in WAR since the start of 2014, instead of using a smaller 64 game sample size I am going off what he has done in the last year and half, since then he is #1 in WAR, #1 in OPS, #1 in HR, #1 in wRC+ in the 200+ games. (much more accurate sample size IMO to gather somones value)
  11. DaveW
    You are only using one stat "WAR" in a 64 game sample size. How many of those guys also lead in OPS, HR, Runs, Slugging, etc etc etc
  12. DaveW
    He is 1st in baseball since the start of 2014.
  13. DaveW
    Dozier is 1st in WAR, 1st in OPS, 1st in HR, 1st in WRC+, 1st in Runs, 1st in doubles. That is a large difference IMO from 4th, 6th, 6th, 8th, 8th, 3rd. A valid comparsion for Norris to a 2nd baseman would be someone like Kendrick or Zobrist, both good players no doubt, but not elite. A valid comparison to Dozier in re: to a catcher with similar "standings" in those categories would be Buster Posey (1st in WAR, 3rd in HR, 1st in RBI, 1st in WRC, 1st in Slugging etc) who is elite IMO.
  14. DaveW
    Comparing Derek Norris to Dozier is pretty silly. Dozier is the leader amongst all 2b in several categories over the last season and a half. Norris though a solid player no doubt is 6th in WAR and much lower in every other none defensive category.
  15. DaveW
    2B ranks since the start of 2014: fWAR: 1. Dozier 7.4 2. Kinsler 6.6 Slugging 1. Dozier .451 2. Walker .431 6th in OBP HR 1. Dozier 36 2. Walker 27 wRC+ 1. Dozier 125 (tied). Altuive 125 R: 1. Dozier 164 2. Kinsler 138 BSR 1. Dee Gordon 12.9 2. Brian Dozier 11.0 (The gap between Gordon and Dozier in this area is HUGGGGGE though) Is Dozier elite? Absolutely. Is Dozier the most underrated player in the league? Probably. Is Dozier the best hitting 2B in the league? Most likely. Is Dozier the best all around 2B in the league? Most likely.
  16. DaveW
    None of those guys listed are middle INF. If you compare him to other "elite" 2nd baseman I think you will find the average isn't a huge concern. Examples: Ernie Banks was a career .274 hitter Joe Morgan was a career .271 hitter Ryan Sandberg was a career .285 hitter And these are all "best of the best" hall of fame top 10 all time type guys. Over the past 365 days Dozier is in the top 2 or 3 for OPS, HR, R and several other categories for 2B, when you are in the top 2 or 3 in the whole league that makes you elite IMO.
  17. DaveW
    The way he is hitting this year he looks a lot like Robinson Cano (sans this year). I too would drop him to 3rd in the order in the near future. Put Buxton and Mauer batting 1-2 in front of him and let him knock those guys in.
  18. DaveW
    I would give up watching the NFL ever again if the Vikings won a super bowl.
  19. DaveW
    Is this game even gonna happen?
  20. DaveW
    I'd much rather have the twins go to a 6 man batting order
  21. DaveW
    You are just best off releasing him at this point. Some NL team might grab him eventually, but no real reason to try to even sneak him through to AAA. What I am wondering about is why the Twins continue to think they need 13 pitchers...
  22. DaveW
    Yup, draft three, if one hits enough to stick at 1B and DH you win.
  23. DaveW
    I would say 5-6 years you can see how its going to work out. 2010 is looking pretty rough, however if Rosario reaches his potential and becomes a solid every day LF with great defense and a pretty good bat (15HR 20SB) that helps that class out a lot. Guys like Dean, Achter and even Wimmers could be productive for a season or two as well and at least are decent org filler for the time being. Niko is still very much a project jury is still out on him, which shows that yeah, 8 years is probably about right.
  24. DaveW
    Way too early to say that, Stewart is still a top prospect and only 20 years old, his results haven't been out of this world but they haven't been Shooter Hunt catastrophic either. It was always known that he would be a long term project, great raw talent but best case scenario when he was drafted was saying he would be ready at earliest for 2018. Gonsalves however has been a stud from that draft class. Peterson has been an intriguing arm out of the pen.
  25. DaveW
    Wade info: 2015 Stats AB: 158 Slash Line: .335 / ..453 / 468 HR: 4 RBI: 32 SB: 7 K-Rate: 9% Pros: plus athlete, complete defender, gets on base, good speed, doesn’t strike out, squares everything up Cons: won’t hit many home runs 17418291149_42e987357e_zVittas: Wade is everything you want in a top of the order hitter. He gets on base in a variety of ways, makes consistent solid contact and is a threat on the bases. He walked 10 more times than he struck out this year (20 K, 30 BB) and drove in a remarkable 32 runs in 42 games as a leadoff hitter. After originally being tagged as second half of the draft guy, Wade’s stock is rising because of his terrific run in the NCAA Tournament. He made three run-saving plays in the Regionals, showing off his remarkable athleticism and cannon for an arm. MLB Comp: Adam Eaton
×
×
  • Create New...