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  1. jokin
    Beware of foul winds to all who oppose the Soul-Haunting, Win-Stealing Twins as the Midnight Hour is upon you!
  2. jokin
    Gregorio Petit would loudly demur: "Not quite yet, young fella."
  3. jokin
    Summed up my thoughts quite nicely (and more succinctly). Littell already has two seasons under his belt with ~160 innings pitched- and his numbers have stayed solid, if not in some cases, even better, as he's climbed the minor league ladder. it appears that he not only knows how to pitch with his stuff, but also that he's physically ready to pitch effectively into October. Imagine the value and luxury of having a #4-5 SP who could maybe throw 12-16 quality starts out of 28? (By contrast, the Twins 3rd best in QS in 2017 was Kyle Gibson, with all of 10).
  4. jokin
    Littell with yet another exceptional outing, against another good-hitting AAA club. Still only 22 years old.
  5. jokin
    "In a rare 5-game series..." What? It's RARE when Southern League teams DON'T play in a 5-game series.
  6. jokin
    I hope I'm wrong- but a tall Anthony Swarzak? Both throw mostly 4-seamers and sinkers. Velocity is similar at the same stage of development. Interestingly, Swarzak has moved up to ~ around 95 MPH from ~90 since he left the Twins- along with a significantly increased K-rate. Perhaps Slegers can see similar upticks out of a major league bullpen?
  7. jokin
    I'm all for quick progression of the best prospects as much as anyone, but Mr Brooks is absolutely spot on- 2021 for Graterol's debut is the most realistic scenario at this point in time.
  8. jokin
    Rare proper use of the language.... APPROVED
  9. jokin
    Not a FA until 2020.
  10. jokin
    Gonsalves looks like he wants to kick the door down that leads to the Twins' starting rotation.
  11. jokin
    Good classifications and projections. (I predict Hughes will be gone by August 1). I guess the question we all ask: Can Romero become a #1? In any case, I see the potential rotation by mid-2019 becoming possibly Berrios, Romero, Odorizzi, Gonsalves and Littel. The good thing is, to get to that point would mean great internal competition and the potential of the 4 young arms to rise to the top to claim those spots. (And again, as you hinted, the starting depth would be near-Dodgers-like, with the above, plus Jorge and Thorpe knocking at the door).
  12. jokin
    Best cure for a losing streak is returning back into the Classic Lake Division.
  13. jokin
    Good AAA debut for Littell against the #4 team OPS in the IL. Perhaps he's got the secret location sauce to keep good hitters mostly guessing wrong. It would be a big plus if he can come on into the League as a strong #4-5 man in the rotation with a high K/BB ratio. Even though his 2018 AA numbers don't look great, his K% was nearly 33%, as was his IFFB%. If Littell can somehow break through and continue his magic, this rotation could be almost completely made over (for the better) by mid-2019.
  14. jokin
    Virtually all Air Force Academy graduates get commissions as officers. Nice pay scale for Jax while he waits for his MLB call-up. (Some time after the 2020 Olympics?).
  15. jokin
    It looks like that ERA over 5 is a "Littell" misleading. Zack's K% at Chattanooga is nearly 33%, coupled with an astounding 31.6% IFFB percent rate. He also has a .431 BABIP. Seems like he's been experimenting with his location, perhaps more up in the zone, as his GB% has dropped precipitously from career norms and LD% has climbed atmospherically (especially with respect to repeating AA from 2017). Regardless, Littell had an excellent debut start at Rochester today- 6IP 6K 0ER. I think with his solid MiLB history of command and control, plus his increasing penchant for Ks, gives him an excellent chance at becoming the Twins backend starter very, very soon.
  16. jokin
    Paging Peter Bourjos, who just signed a minor league deal after being DFAd by the Braves. Shouldn't cost much to rent him for a couple months.
  17. jokin
    Very telling.
  18. jokin
    Next time, think about multi-tasking.... at least then, you'd only lose an hour and a half....
  19. jokin
    Well, actually... for his career, he's hitting .226 with a .688 OPS before May 1. This year he's hitting .226 with a .668 OPS.... Pretty much what to expect from a notoriously slow starter.
  20. jokin
    Signing: Good Extending: Not Good
  21. jokin
    The nameless, faceless are usually that way for good reason. It would have been nice for the author to have explained how many interviewed for the pitching coach job and why this faceless wonder was determined to be the No. 1 pick. The bullpen has succeeded in raising their K-level.... BUT, every other statistical measure is much worse than last year..... the pen ERA is now over 6.... that's 1.5 runs above their worst years in this century.
  22. jokin
    Ouch, indeed. That one is going to leave a mark. Feel free to forward your feelings to Falvine and crew. Probably still too soon to push the panic button, but there's no denying that this is some of the worst Twins baseball in this decade- beyond Escobar and Kepler, this team looks to barely be clinging on to life support. Not sure of the bonafides, of the pitching and hitting coaches, either. Time for a shake-up of the status quo. How about along with bringing up 3 of the top 10 prospects, hiring Tori Hunter as the bench coach?
  23. jokin
    Seems like that has been strictly a weather-related decision to keep the true prospects playing regularly in better conditions, no? I don't think they could have forseen all the "issues" that have befallen this team in the last two weeks. With the calendar turned to May and the Twins' playoff prospects turning to crap, I'm looking for a lot of prospect promotions to AAA and inevitably to the big club in the next 60 days.
  24. jokin
    Nailed it. Add a corrupt and incentive-stifling political economy and it means many who want opportunity in life are forced to emigrate. The island was already subject to scattered blackouts before the hurricane.
  25. jokin
    Can we throw in a third,fourth and fifth option? Duke's 12.5 BB/9? Mauer's 21.4% BB% Sano's 44.6% K%?
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