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  1. jokin
    He seems like a nice and sensitive guy. A team guy. But the way he's been handled this year by management might try the patience of his agent... who is... Scott Boras. I don't remember ever hearing of Boras invoking a work action for one of his players, but perhaps he has expressed some frustration with Terry and things are on hold at the present moment?
  2. jokin
    Winner???!!!???
  3. jokin
    You're missing the point by a wide margin. The general thinking seems to be that if he's "not the superstar we thought", than therefore, "Buxton is a bust".
  4. jokin
    I was going to do an article just before opening day, entitled: " Murphy.... 54-81-100?" The gist of said article was to have TD community members guess which number of games would be closest to the number of starts at Catcher for JR Murphy. At that point in time, my guess is most would have put their guess at above "81" and many more at "100", as the consensus coming out ofST seemed to be that Murphy would easily ease into the starting role by the ASG. I'm thinking the organization's projection would have been between 54 and 81. My guess would have been "just below 54". *** ***(I just didn't know that should have been more clearly stated as 54 starts for Rochester.)
  5. jokin
    We still have Tommy. He's scheduled to start for Rochester tonight.
  6. jokin
    Thanks Seth. Although, I've already moved beyond curious in the case of Meyer- this whole thing is becoming downright strange.
  7. jokin
    Ha... Yep. I can't conceive of any reason to hold him back any longer. (The BABIP and Strand rates look a little unsustainable, but using those numbers against him to keep him from the jump to AA would look more like one of the typical excuses for not moving him- he's earned his promotion). One interesting peripheral stat that I have not seen previously mentioned- and which has apparently directly aided Gonsalves' dominance of the FSL- his GO/AO ratio is 1.39, which is double his average before this season. And among the best in the FSL. (Stewart's GO/AO ratio is 1.45).
  8. jokin
    Uhhh... so can we officially now list Alex Meyer as Missing In Action?
  9. jokin
    Isn't it just a little odd, or disconcerting, that, assuming Meyer starts Tuesday night, that it will mean that he hadn't pitched in exactly one week, and that last appearance w/ the Twins, a short start?
  10. jokin
    This
  11. jokin
    You've missed a few. We even have threads on Twins Daily that have something to that effect in their title. And then you have these publications: Draft Day Dilemmas: Is Byron Buxton just a bust? Pipeline Inbox: Could Buxton be a bust? Minnesota Twins Byron Buxton: Boom or Bust in 2016? Sports Live: Is Byron Buxton just a bust? The Line Drive: is Byron Buxton just a bust? Minnesota Twins fans: Temper your 2016 Byron Buxton expectations "Draft Day Dilemmas: Is Byron Buxton just a bust?" Byron Buxton / The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 337 – Putridity
  12. jokin
    I made no reference to your post, and in no way alleged that your post remotely resembled likening Buxton's career as being on the brink.
  13. jokin
    Well stated. This existential concern for Buxton's career being on the brink- just a bit overblown- methinks.
  14. jokin
    Not sure if serious or not*, but trust for Ryan to successfully pull off any kind of a blockbuster deal has to be about ZERO at the present time. *(Why did you mention 2 key guys under team control that the Yankees would be highly unlikely to move?)
  15. jokin
    And sadly, it was the White Sox that demonstrated this weekend that they are the ones that have learned this lesson- like the Royals before them. The Sox overall pitching peripherals are actually down this year- they actually trail the Twins in K/9 and K% rates! But no matter, they reminded Ryan and Molitor this weekend that the one of the Twins Way sacred rules is sacred to them, and seemingly forever forgotten in Minnesota.
  16. jokin
    Actually, just based on the general TD consensus, I don't think it's ever been closer.
  17. jokin
    Again, prospect not suspect.
  18. jokin
    Ha, but I said a trade for one of their catching prospects, not suspects.
  19. jokin
    If at first you don't succeed...
  20. jokin
    The Twins' pitching staff K/9 has improved appreciably year-over-year- 8.20 vs 6.52 in 2015. They've actually improved to 7th in the AL from dead last in 2015- ahead of the mighty White Sox- who are only 9th best- despite having the best overall AL pitching staff. That tells you a whole lot about the value of a good defense. And this improvement by the Twins has come with an uptick in walks- BB/9 3.39 vs. 2.59 in 2015. Along with a BABIP that has gone up marginally- .316 vs. .300 in 2015... leads to... Too many baserunners, liberally taking too many extra bases once they get on base. We all knew the OF was going to take a big step backwards, especially since many of us weren't even counting on Buxton being in the opening day lineup. But the play at 2nd, SS and 3rd has also somewhat surprisingly slipped badly. This is almost inexplicable given that there are 3 firmly ensconced veterans who have all played reasonably well in the recent past.
  21. jokin
    If Berrios wasn't pitching tomorrow night, the only really intriguing things going on the whole organization would be Gonsalves and Meyer pitching and Buxton in the field.
  22. jokin
    Don't see Paulie getting booted out of the country club just yet, just not Terry Ryan's MO.... although Molitor was looking pretty forlorn this weekend. A lot tends to be forgiven or forgotten if you win a few series in front of your hometown fans.
  23. jokin
    The Yankees are looking to pull the plug on Headley at 3rd base. CC Sabathia is on the DL and appears to be near the end of the road. You would think within that set of information there would be a way for the Twins to pry loose one of the Yanks top catching prospects.
  24. jokin

    Who Said It?

    jokin replied to jokin's topic in Other Baseball

    It does call into question the veracity of some of Ken Burns' level of historical scholarship.
  25. jokin
    I would think if anyone is deserving of the "go slow", step-by-step approach on the MIracle staff, it would be both Stewart and Jay. In terms of demonstrating dominating-type success, their experiences are fewer and more fleeting than Gonsalves and Jorge.
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