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  1. jokin
    Thanks alot for throwing cold water on the "All Hope is Lost" vibe coursing through this thread- way too overboard on the negativity. I fully expect (and the underlying facts support the expectation) Gibson in 2014 to resemble more closely the semi-consistently lights-out pitcher in Rochester in May and June..... than his July and June dead-arm, steep learning curve pitcher.
  2. jokin
    Cole DeVries on line 2....
  3. jokin

    Liriano

    jokin replied to kydoty's topic in Other Baseball

    You and me, both, brother. And last night didn't help matters any. Liriano throws 7 shutout innings, 4 H, 13K, only 2BBs. His ERA is down to 2.53. He's made a strong case for a top 5 finish in Cy Young voting. But hey, looking on the bright side, Pedro Hernandez threw 5 innings of shutout ball in AA last night, so there's that.
  4. jokin
    Yep. The Twins need to be scheduling more day games and putting the future on in prime time more often. Having the actual game on, and not talking heads TK and Roy blubbering and taking up virtually the whole screen, with great plays like Byron Buxton's Catch of the Century occasionally acknowledged in a small pop-up bubble, is a nice upgrade, too.
  5. jokin
    That WHOP just bought him a ticket to Rochester, so the Twins must think so.
  6. jokin
    I tend to agree, but Arcia is still young, lithe and quick enough to physically overcome some of his inexperience and IMO, inability, to play a decent, but not good, OF. As I stated, I think he is destined for DH as he ages and becomes more statue-like. For the next few years until Buxton, Hicks, and possibly Rosario, become ensconced in the OF, Arcia will probably be acceptable.
  7. jokin
    Don't "they" actually say situational "bunting is stupid"? Good bunters looking to use it as a weapon to force a defense and pitcher to change their approach, get an easy on-base hit to start a rally, or as a way to break out of a slump are not stupid uses of the bunt. Bunting that just creates an out, lowers the chance for a big inning- with the heightened chance to score, maybe, only one run- is what's stupid.
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    Not good, but forgivable if he can average an OPS+ of 125 or better for his career- which I think is quite possible. But he really looks like a prime candidate for full-time DH as he gets older. (The Twins platooned Kubel in RF with a career OPS+ of 112, at this point in Arcia's career, he is slightly better in the field than Kubel- but they both have negative dWAR numbers).
  9. jokin
    Yeah. I read the same. As I stated earlier in the thread, that's an incredibly lame excuse if there is actually any organizational concern about possibly risking the loss of a Hermsen, et al.
  10. jokin
    Yes. James Loney is another great example. I momentarily questioned the move for a declining player by the Rays at the time....and then I quickl;y realized it was the Rays who had made the move.....what a classic Rays-type bargain @ $2M.
  11. jokin
    Yep. That gust we're all feeling is Twins fans everywhere breathing a collective sigh of relief. Hopefully today's effort means the clean bill of health that gets him back up to New Britain and full-tilt resumption of his fast track to the Twins starting rotation. Overlooked here is a good bounceback effort from Thorpe. Couldn't quite match Meyer, but I'll definitely take 0 hits and 6 Ks in 3.1 innings pitched. 2 much-needed bits of positive Twins news.
  12. jokin
    Rebuilding teams that appear to be pursuing all avenues for the rebuild deserve to have attention thrown their way. The excitement level on the South Side concerning the young guys now with the Sox and the potential of all the recently-acquired prospects deserves our attention and possibly begrudging admiration, not bulletin board sarcasm, mockery and ridicule.
  13. jokin
    Not speaking for Nick, but I think he's more talking about the starting pitching cupboard being bare, and not nearly enough has been done to keep that cupboard fully stocked- for immediate, intermediate and future time frames. The distant future (2017-18?) is beginning to look a lot better with the likes of Stewart, Gonsalves and Berrios. But the immediate and intermediate still looks fairly bleak. Your highlighted comment is the problem, their philosophy needs radical adjustment. Why not call Kyle Gibson up when his arm was still fresh right after his near-no hitter in Rochester (preserving his Arb-2 status in favor of more starts for Worley and PJ seems pretty silly at this point)? Why not call up Albers, as veteran after veteran was continually flailing and failing in the spring and early summer? How can a rebuilding team seriously throw Perez and Harden into the mix as potential starting options on the depth chart? Where is the failure in the Twins system that makes them unable to identify near-major league ready potential starters- ie, Ryan Pressly was their Rule 5 pick, but a failed starter..... A more major league ready starter available in the draft was 23 year old Kyle Lobstein, who could start for many teams, but is blocked in Detroit, so they have him stashed in AAA (I advocated for Lobstein or Lara at the time). The Twins needed more starting pitching options! Their pen was just fine! In another example among many, why would TR turn his nose up at acquiring Todd Redmond, for free on the waiver wire (he had 2 chances to claim him this spring)?
  14. jokin
    Which 2 would crack the Detroit rotation? I humbly ask and reiterate with emphasis what you later related, which 2 would crack the White Sox rotation? The Sox have a clear 24 year old Ace, 3 very exciting additional young, live arms and a veteran stabilizing, innings-eating, presence in Danks. (Imagine feeling so comfortable about your rebuild, that you perceive you have the luxury of trading away 1.5 years of Jake Peavy for prospects). Patrick Reusse summed up the weekend series quite well yesterday evening. His disgusted comments were something to the effect of: "Just look at the 2 positional lineups trotted out for this weekend series, with the exception of Joe Mauer, there isn't one player on the Twins who you would choose over the corresponding Sox player. Coupled with 4 exciting young SP arms, the Sox are poised to be ready to compete as early as next year. The Twins?..... Still appear to have more questions than answers in how and when this rebuild is pronounced "completed."
  15. jokin
    Hey DC. As you are on the scene, what is it about Haren this year that has made him such a disaster? His peripherals all look great relative to his career numbers (with the huge exception in that he's practically reversed his GB and FB percentages). He's been very effective in July and August. Based on your description, it seems unlikely that the Nats will try to re-sign him for 2014. This looks and smells like a classic buy-low, big reward-type, opportunity. What are we missing here that you, in your advantageous position as a daily eyewitness, can provide concerning Haren that would dissaude one from pursuing him in the offseason?
  16. jokin
    Did the Twins have the $29.5M type of monies available for a "quantity with potential quality set of pitching acquisitions", or didn't they?
  17. jokin
    OK, maybe not a "Band-Aid", how about Ryan successfully applied a generic store-brand bandage to the gaping wound, then? All those savings of these last 2 years (and the next round of cuts this upcoming offseason) are being compiled in a huge secret stash somewhere in the Cayman Islands for when the timing is finally just right to add those "last FA pieces" in one offseason's flurry of signing activity, right?
  18. jokin
    Wait, what? There is a correlation between spending money and improving your roster? I thought that notion had been thoroughly debunked. Not only am I not "convinced (that the Twins) would pursue this route", this "avenue" is such a seeming dead end, that, if it happened, you could knock me over with a feather. And a lot of us would be maligned for reacting in a way deemed "too positive"- by those who champion and value mythical bonus "spend-thrift style points"- about the team taking on such risk.
  19. jokin
    Granted, position players might be easier to find- and Ryan deserved credit for putting the giant Band-Aid on the 2012 season with the acquisitions of Willingham, Doumit and Carroll and especially the Bullpen. However, to put it mildly, he's been less than successful at finding and then hitting big on buy-low former top prospects. And the biggest area of concern remains Starting Pitching. As has been discussed, the Cubs hit on Strop and Arrieta. Surely, there must be a dozen teams, at least, that have one or multiple Jake Arrieta-types floating around their organizations. Signing a couple of Scott Feldman-types can help get you pitching buy-low former top prospects- but we'd have to wait until mid-season in 2014 to pull the trigger. What major league talent does Ryan have left to make those types of trades in the offseason? How many talented prospects does it cost and is it worth the risk and effort to acquire 2 Arrietas? Feldman deal looking sweeter with time - Cubbies Crib - A Chicago Cubs Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
  20. jokin
    You say: "Inconsequential"? The Twins say: "Affiliates"! The Red Wings now have the IL POY back in their lineup.
  21. jokin
    The article contained little that needed interpretation, that's why I included the "wizard/curtain" analogy. It seemed pretty obvious to conclude from their comments that the Twins braintrust is trying, but is still uncomfortable with advanced metrics..... and, in turn, most comfortable using, and relying more upon traditional (some would say "archaic") strategic methodology and good-old-boy, napkin-scribbled-upon, scouting reports.
  22. jokin
    Point well taken in your first paragraph, but isn't Anthony's demonstrated ignorance just symptomatic to the stated concerns we all have contained in your second paragraph? I am ever-reminded when the "wizard inadvertently drew back the curtain" during a spring training interview (I think it was StarTribune). You must remember the interview with TR and Gardy?.... when unassuming Jack Goin happened upon Ryan's office for a moment, and when he left, both the GM and the manager felt most comfortable back-handedly mocking both Goin and the "alleged" value derived from advanced metric analysis. Most cringeworthy.
  23. jokin
    Gee, my Dell Notebook only weighs about 3 pounds.... oh wait.....you meant something else, didn't you? TR walks around with 5 pounds of paper, huh?
  24. jokin
    While not surprising one bit....this is still just plain sad.
  25. jokin
    No doubt he was a stone cold racist, but I think it's pretty fair to say that he was an equal opportunity hater and all around lout. I don't think he ever missed an opportunity to hurt, intimidate or humiliate anyone of any race- opponent and teammate alike- when they stood in the way to what he intended to do. From ESPN: "Q- Who was the most hated player in the history of baseball?" A_ "Ty Cobb by far. Not only did his teammates hate him, they once sent a gift basket of congratulations to a player on another team after they thought he beat Cobb for the batting title. Cobb would go to a place in the dugout where the infielders on the other team could see him, and sharpen his spikes. Cobb was called "the dirtiest player I ever saw" by the normally reserved Connie Mack. The best story is about a young pitcher who intentionally beaned him in his first plate appearance. Cobb took his base without saying a word. The next time he came up to bat, he dropped a bunt down the first-base line. When the pitcher went to field the ball, Cobb knocked him over, then spiked him on the chest. The pitcher was sliced open and had to leave the game. If you look up the definition of "dirty" in the dictionary, there's a picture of Ty Cobb." Which reminds me, I've got to finally get around to seeing "Cobb". Tommy Lee Jones seems like the perfect actor to portray him.
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