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  1. jokin
    Even if Dozier takes the QO (big IF), the Twins could have easily afforded him with the coming salary purges. It would have likely been money well spent as a rare dual role of 2019 placeholder, but with leadership qualities and a representation of continuity from among the survivors on the roster- who all might get ornery enough to get their act back together after this year's debacle.
  2. jokin
    According to BRef- Forsythe and Dozier are both making $9M this year. The Twins didn't even get salary relief?
  3. jokin
    I got what they were doing until this deal. Dozier had to go, but as was pointed out, Gordon isn't ready. Better to play it all out. Maybe Dozier passes through on a waiver deal in August, or maybe they QO him in the offseason. But this sparse return is throwing out the season with the bathwater- and having yet ANOTHER "light-hitting-Logan" around just adds a ring-around-the-bathtub insult to their own self-inflicted injury.
  4. jokin
    This is the one trade that should have been easy for Falvine. Guess we'll find out in 8 minutes.
  5. jokin
    ? Buxton still isn't close. He's actually closer to getting shut down or sent down lower than getting promoted.
  6. jokin
    "Flailing?"
  7. jokin
    Great post. In the most recent example, do you think that it's possible that the D-Backs recognize what the Dodgers are doing and actually "bought low" from the Twins on Escobar?
  8. jokin
    I dunno. Let's just hope "we don't get fooled again."
  9. jokin
    To me, it was pretty obvious that they changed "the plan" the day Sano was promoted to Rochester. This decision to move Escobar ASAP, and possibly Dozier's pending move, have been in the works for a little while now.
  10. jokin
    https://youtu.be/j_-qjS37ykk
  11. jokin
    The rest of the team is responsible for less-meaningful games in August, not Escobar's departure.
  12. jokin
    I give the FO credit for the courage to face fan enmity by making the move that had to be made- given how the circumstances aligned. Never would have happened under previous management, Ryan and Co. would have likely overpaid for a well-liked/fan favorite who happened to be coming off of a career year.
  13. jokin
    Yep. He was out of the lineup last night Rochester. I figured something was up when they moved Sano up to AAA a week or so ago.
  14. jokin
    No "maybes" about it. It's often said to be axiomatic that the toughest jump for a prospect is to master High A. Kiriloff is making that "adjustment" look like child's play. Despite missing a season of development and his youthful disadvantages relative to his peers, the kid appears to be a natural born hitter. Can't wait until he further expands the power aspects to his bat.
  15. jokin
    Agreed. But a move to AAA now gives him a chance to work on seeing and adjusting to more breaking balls sooner. If he can make the necessary adjustments and get that K% ~25% or less, he could be an impact- and sorely needed- RH power bat by mid-season 2019.
  16. jokin
    You got that right. Lots of folks were pushing the early panic button. The young man flipped the switch. Here's his slash since June 1: .306/.388/.628/(1.016) I doubt they add him to the 40-man this year... but it certainly seems like it's time to promo to AAA.
  17. jokin
    None needed... Except... Corresponding move... Ervin Santana and 6 man rotation
  18. jokin
    Wow, Spy mad internet skills are faster than my mundane composing skills. Still, all roads lead to Ricky, don't they. . Well, at least we stoic but proud Twins fans got the anti-Ricky bragging rites.
  19. jokin
    What? Compared to Joe Mauer's stoic self, Joe DiMaggio is Ricky Henderson.
  20. jokin
    How many times have you seen a 3B make a catch directly overhead and ~100 feet behind him, plus a crosswind? I haven't seen the probabilities, but it's probably less than 20%. That's almost always a SS or LF play, but of course, both were pre-positioned in another zip code.
  21. jokin
    Perhaps a stat-o-matic glimpse at the future of utilizing pitching staffs?
  22. jokin
    I suspect that there is some temptation in moving things along and having Sano more ready to jump into the lineup to deal with the potentially imminent loss of Escobar and/or Dozier. The front office still has tickets to sell... and having the likes of Motter and Adrianza rounding out the infield going into August isn't going to turn the turnstiles too much.
  23. jokin
    Speaking of prospects/suspects not in the Twins top 20... where might Bailey Ober be @ season's end? The K/BB ratio and strike to ball efficiency are outstanding of late. How many 9 inning A Ball games time out like Cedar Rapids did tonight at 2:18? If Ober can sustain this to successive levels.... Sign me up.
  24. jokin
    Sorry, but RPs, as a general rule, are well-known for their "here today, gone tomorrow" career trajectories. (Like Matt Capps, for instance.)
  25. jokin
    Thanks, Tom (and Thry). Good work. Very helpful.
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