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  1. jokin
    Nope. Have you seen him close-up? Definitely not anything like porky.
  2. jokin
    Hall of Famers who get disrespected for years on end at the start of their careers- and then enjoy an eye-opening experience with a franchise that lets him be himself and is actually committed to winning, tend to do that.
  3. jokin
    You really think the Twins haven't deserved most of those Ortiz comments?... Kind-of ironic phrasing on your part, since it was him who was jerked around by the Twins for such a long time- who, even Ryan admitted after the fact, they completely were unaware of the fact that he was a HOFer in the making.
  4. jokin
    Throw in a Doug Bernier breezer for a combo pack?
  5. jokin
    Didn't say "break out", I said "breakthrough"... big difference. Meyer is still a long way from 'breaking out".
  6. jokin
    I disagree. He at times was dominating, like no other time previously- not even close. The string needed desperately to be played out longer.
  7. jokin
    Any kid at this point in his developmental timeline, has to learn how to be a MLB-level pitcher, on-the-job, and particularly being 6'9", even more patience is usually required. The fact remains, after curiously being jacked around for both what his actual role was and exactly when, where and how he was going to be used in his latest call-up, Meyer was in the midst of a breakthrough performance when he was abruptly yanked from his last start. And yes, if Meyer is hurt, it is entirely incumbent on the Twins to do everything possible to protect both his health, plus the significant investment they have in him.
  8. jokin
    Still hasn't been proven valuable enough to a certain FO. When push comes to shove... "better than the numbers indicate" is the words they seem to still live by.
  9. jokin
    Last I looked, Chatty won their game, 9-8. And in the midst of a nice Lookout offensive explosion from many, I think Palka deserves a mention for hitting his Southern League-leading 12 HR, doesn't he?
  10. jokin
    Yep... When May was moved to the pen a year ago, he was actually doing quite well. Through June 20 he had a FIP/xFIP of 3.12/3.84, K/9 of nearly 8.00, K/BB ratio of 4.34, a decent enough WHIP of 1.29-especially considering a .333 BABIP. All in all, he was pitching quite well in around 4 out of 5 starts. He had a disastrous start on June 26, not getting out of the 1st inning. And even though he redeemed himself somewhat in his next start, he was summarily placed in bullpen limbo as Santana was making ready to take a starter slot in early July.
  11. jokin
    From the category of "What Have You Done For Me Lately": May 2 through June 4 production: ​​Vargas @ AAA: .287/.404/.516/(.920) BB%/K%: 17.4%/18.4% BB/K: 23/25 Park @ MLB: .206/.318/.380/(.698) BB%/K%: 10.3%/30.8% BB/K: 11/32 Regardless of this relative outperformance, and barring injury, I still don't think Vargas will be called up any time soon, probably never.
  12. jokin
    If James Shields can be traded, there must be hope for Ricky moving, if... (and yeah, the Pads ate half of Shields' contract).
  13. jokin
    On the topic of some chap by the name of Meyer... just who is this guy you refer to?
  14. jokin
    My money is on the likelihood that the Twins best starter has been designated by the Twins as a reliever.
  15. jokin
    Just not for the MN Twins.
  16. jokin
    The run in the 8th was unearned, Nolasco had the Rays chasing all night. Molitor appeared to have a "hunch" with Nolasco and also said that Miller is about equal vs. LHP or RHP. ... plus they had PH options. And most importantly, it appears as if Runzler ...err.... Boshers... errr.... Kintzler was the only guy Molitor decided was available in relief tonight...
  17. jokin
    Good numbers for Palacios in the games both before and after last weekend. Looks like he must have had a case of nervousness knowing you were in attendance? ​
  18. jokin
    Logan Schafer? What, Did Terry lose Jordan Schafer's number? The jam in the AAA OF could grow even worse should Buxton/Kepler be sent back down once the 3 DL'd guys are reinstated. Palka appears to be a streak power hitter with a strong penchant for striking out. I'm thinking he's best served by staying put and continuing to get regular ABs in and working to smooth out his plate approach. I'm thinking he'd absolutely be eaten alive against even mediocre MLB pitching at the present time. Curiously, and hopefully another thing to build on, he has a reverse platoon split in AA, really crushing it against LHP and much more pedestrian vs. RHP. More evidence that Palka still has a long way to go on his plate approach... the gap between his production when ahead in the count vs. behind the count is as wide as the Grand Canyon (about the same PAs): Ahead in Count: .356/.525/.576/(1.101) Behind in Count: .156/.156/.236/(.391)
  19. jokin
    Has the real Jermaine Palacios finally shown up? First 34 games/134 PA: .174/.241/.190/(.431) wRC+ 35 XBH 2 Took 2 days off Last 9 games/40 PA: .314/.359/.543/(.902) wRC+ 161 XBH 5 Any eyewitness reports?
  20. jokin
    How soon does D Rodriguez move to RP, or get released?
  21. jokin
    Hmm... only 2 ex-Twins?
  22. jokin
    Hey, you didn't think TR was going to win Executive of the Year this season by just signing Abad, Centeno and Rex Grossman? Our GM has mad roster-ing skillz with the lesser-talented prospects... *** *** (he even is utterly unafraid at bringing the most marginal and unwanted guys back for an encore [Albers, Mastro]). Yohan Pino has an ERA of just under 6.00 in Korea- right around Albers' level of performance there last year- thus, I'm sure Pino's on the short list for his own Twins encore on the 2017 Twins SP extended depth chart.
  23. jokin
    D B Cooper and Elvis have both had more confirmed sightings.
  24. jokin
    To paraphrase a wise sage... A journey of 1000 appearances back into the starting rotation has to start with the first step... followed by.... 5 consecutive lights-out relief appearances. Whatever the case may be, your point is valid, he was getting rocked not too long ago, and has done remarkably better, of late. If only this club had 5 better starters than him (/sarc), and 5 up-and-coming flame throwing, major-league-ready prospects to assume May's current misplaced role... something that we have been assured were on the way by the FO for far too long now.
  25. jokin
    May's last 5 games: FIP- 0.64 K/BB- 8 K% - BB%= 53.9% K%- 61.5% K/9- 18 Hits- 0 BB- 1
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