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  1. jokin
    The word that comes to me is stupefying.
  2. jokin
    The Rays are the vanguard team to a Brave New MLB World. Hello! soon-to-be-routine 4.5 hour games.
  3. jokin
    LaMonte Wade update?
  4. jokin
    Playing hurt?
  5. jokin
    Well, at least they're being proactive and not waited for a week on what to do with Mauer. But in calling up Cave, it looks like they tried to remake his previous approach at the plate to the "Twins' Way" while in Rochester, leading to less than stellar numbers there. Thankfully, Cave ignored their advice in his major league debut today.
  6. jokin
    You just can't make it up any better (worse) than this.
  7. jokin
    I agree that he's beyond AAA. But his presence in the lineup is killing the Twins, as witnessed last night. He looked completely overmatched by a junkballer. Sending him to AAA to "rehab" is one solution that has worked previously. Whatever good habits he had last August and September have simply vanished.
  8. jokin
    In this past frustrating week, I'm getting closer to your position.
  9. jokin
    Well said. That "unwritten rules' nonsense by the Twins really was off-putting (encouraged my rant, to be sure). You don't like losing, do something about it. Buxton's situation is a rerun we've seen before. Take him out of his misery and down to AAA ASAP to get him back on kilter before his career goes up in flames. Bad decision not to get him extensive rehab ABs.
  10. jokin
    Hooray +100. That answers one of the most important questions. A healthy, rejuvenated and productive Sano might be the key to turning this mess around. With all that's happened with him, it's a much more problematic situation this time, though. Hopefully he's back in the lineup before June 1?
  11. jokin
    Suter's stuff was not only less than impressive, it's less than unimpressive. What was the Twins' game plan against him? I saw little deception by a guy who came in with a 5.14 ERA, 4.57 FIP and ZERO Quality Starts. When he left the game, he looked like a kid who just got an unexpected pony for his birthday present. His 87 MPH FBs should have been sprayed all over the park. Suter was throwing them by Dozier right up in his favorite homer wheelhouse. And Suter's 73 MPH change-ups looked like BP pitches, but he still had guys like Buxton completely flummoxed vs. the type of stuff Buck absolutely crushed back in his minor league days. With the obvious exception of Esco and Kepler, a very disappointing hitting performance by the good guys (Kepler was absolutely in the zone, sitting on practically every pitch coming his way. What an amazing improvement vs. lefties!). Regardless of that...Something Has to Change Fast. -The Twins are 3-5 in their last 8, and are only averaging 3.3 runs per game in that span, but were only outscored by 3.75-3.3/gm. Twins pitching has been decent enough- weather conditions as an excuse is no longer viable. -The Twins averaged 5.03 runs per game in 2017, only 4.25 rpg after 40 games this year, 3.3 rpg in the last 8- the trend is not their friend. -Mauer's OBP is now out for an indefinite amount of time with another mystery injury. Do you bring back LaMarre and his .395 OBP as a temporarily stopgap via a Mauer DL trip? -How soon can Sano head out to rehab? If the answer is still "indefinitely", then you've got a problem that needs to be addressed. -Having guys as in the zone vs. lefties as Kepler is right now, actually squaring up to bunt tonight with a man on base borders on dereliction of sabremetric discipline. -How soon does the GM hit the panic button and look to trade for a bat and/or bring up the farm guys like LaMarre in AAA and Gordon and Wade in AA? -Rosario, Esco and Morrison are currently pulling their weight, Kepler is up and down- but could break out with more men on base in front of him and a threatening bat hitting behind him, plus he's now a legit threat vs. LHP- but everywhere else you look in the lineup it's a team of "flailure." Is it time to reconstruct the batting order to reflect the hotter bats? -How about whomever the current hottest bat might be always hitting behind Dozier to get him more pitches to hit? Or do you bite the bullet and move him down the order until he finally gets things going? He's killing the Twins at this point. -Mauer DL, Buxton DL, Adrianza DFA for LaMarre, Gordon and Wade? It would be radical, but is a transfusion of fresh blood soon a vital necessity and wake-up call for a team seemingly on offensive life support?
  12. jokin
    Below is your initial response: I fear we're going down the path of messy semantic arguments here, but here we go... 1) You both agree that Santana will likely "struggle mightily." But then you said "probably not"? 2) Your subsequent comments suggest that he might never be the same pitcher. 3) Lynn's TJ surgery and aftermath is far more problematic than Santana's knuckle joint lock and pain. 4) Nevertheless, given that Santana is 35 and half years old and a 2019 Free Agent, one would logically follow your analysis and conclusions that Santana might forever "struggle mightily", possibly forced to sign minor league make-good deals going forward. I'd call that outcome career-threatening. 5) Certainly Lynn's FA status and 2018 performance stats which are at or near the bottom of all SPs in many categories are career-threatening, until he can prove otherwise. Not many opportunities for a command-free SP. 6) Perhaps we can all agree that Santana might struggle initially upon his return, the injury and long layoff causing some level of struggles for a month or more. 7) However, at this point, I prefer the very positive and independent medical opinion for likely eventual full recovery for Santana, with likely results in 2018 a shade or two below his career averages (ala Steamer/Depth Charts).
  13. jokin
    This is from an article written by Doctor of Physical Therapy, Lucas Seehafer, shortly after Santana's surgery in February: He doesn't seem to concur your Santana-career-threatening concerns. Are other journalists leaning your guys' way, I haven't heard of any to this point.
  14. jokin
    Is there any evidence to suggest this as the most likely outcome for Santana?
  15. jokin
    Believe it or not.... Morrison's May splits are very close to his season numbers last year with the Rays: .277/.358/.489/(.849) OPS+ 130 (135 in '17) wOBA .366 (.363 in '17) Definitely coming around. Once he gets the power groove back...
  16. jokin
    Less Than Zero
  17. jokin
    Lots of good data on Wade, but when push comes to shove, any non-rosy scenario points to the most likely scenario is 4th OF/fringe LF starter on a few teams. I have yet to see any scouting reports that have raved with superlatives about Wade's OF defense. Once Brett Gardner or Alex Gordon's names were invoked as Wade ceiling touchstones, the evaluation becomes more and more about hope than likelihood. I hope I'm wrong, but I'm with jorgenswest, I don't see an emerging plus defender in LF here- but there's nothing wrong with getting an immediate and intermediate upgrade over Grossman for both this year and the next couple of seasons.
  18. jokin
    How about both to Chatty for the September playoffs? Who plays regular SS in Chatty when Gordon moves to AAA?
  19. jokin
    As will Gordon and Wiel?
  20. jokin
    Exactly what I was hinting at, but afraid to say out loud! ( I'm trying like crazy not to put the jinx on, but the guy does seem too good to be true). Are his arm problems fully behind him? One big difference, and a reality check- King Felix was throwing: 150 IP @ age 18 172 IP @ age 19 (84 IP @ MLB level) 190 IP @ age 20
  21. jokin
    Thanks for the update. He's physically matured to the point of being a beast. My only question now is about Graterol's "good weight". Dual meanings in a 60# weight gain being "good". 1) Lean Muscle Mass gain and current % of body fat. 2) LMM produced without artificial enhancement. Assuming he's clean, he's making an early strong case for #1 Twins prospect and a Top 20 MiLB prospect.
  22. jokin
    No MiLB games until Saturday?
  23. jokin
    Disappointed? Impossible. Graterol's ridiculous season stats: Velo- 100+MPH routinely IP- 14.1 K/BB- 21/1 ERA- 0.63 Strikes- 114 Balls- 55 Strike%- 67.5% Hits allowed- 8 WHIP- 0.63 Whew! (Are his age, height and weight correct? Only 19 years old, 6'1, 180#. A few more similar performances, how does he not move into the top #1-3?
  24. jokin
    That's what his proctologist said, too.
  25. jokin
    The placement and context of those quotes seem rather ominous...
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