Jump to content
Can the Twins take advantage of a reeling Mets team? Join the discussion! ×
Twins Daily
  • Create Account

Oldgoat_MN

Verified Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    2,437

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Profiles

News

Minnesota Twins Videos

2026 Minnesota Twins Top Prospects Ranking

2022 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

Minnesota Twins Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits

Guides & Resources

2023 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

The Minnesota Twins Players Project

2024 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

2025 Minnesota Twins Draft Pick Tracker

Forums

Blogs

Events

Store

Downloads

Gallery

Everything posted by Oldgoat_MN

  1. Oldgoat_MN
    I'm sure your numbers are all correct based on 100 innings. I was looking at qualified starters, which I think is like 160 innings. It's a custom table at FanGraphs, but maybe the link will work. Here
  2. Oldgoat_MN
    Gordon - yeah, it looks like he can be a solid, average SS someday. That's great, but not what you might hope from a #5 pick. Romero - really anxious to see if he can keep close to the WHIP and K rate he's been showing! Diaz - why can't a guy who weighs 180 pounds figure out the outfield? If he can hit triples he can't be a statue. It would really help if he had some positional flexibility Jay - man I hope you're right! Javier - I really like it that you get excited by these really young players. This year should tell us a lot about him. Thanks Thrylos!
  3. Oldgoat_MN
    If by 'drop that down to 5%' you mean that you expect it to jump 50% again when he comes up, I can appreciate that goal. I'm sure I do not need to tell you, Thrylos, that only 6 starting pitchers had a 5% or lower BB% in 2016. Your point is certainly valid. No SP with 160+ innings in MLB had a 12% BB rate. I also think, though, that if someone (limited number of people) coaches him well he can put up near the walk rates he was putting up in AAA. And yes, that coach is probably not on the Puerto Rico coaching staff. If he is we should hire him.
  4. Oldgoat_MN
    I agree that Gibson should not be a lock. I also think he and Santiago are almost the same pitcher. Santiago is a little younger and has had more success, but neither is setting MLB pitching stats on fire. I suspect both to be on a short leash early on. Issues with either could result in a trip to the bullpen as they see what Mejia, Duffey or whoever else doesn't make the initial starting rotation has to offer.
  5. Oldgoat_MN
    You have Adalberto Mejia as an option in the bullpen. I believe they want to see if he can be a starter,. We'll see.
  6. Oldgoat_MN
    ... Blyleven has no history of any kind of diagnosis of a mental illness or dementia,... To be fair, he's never been tested for such.
  7. Oldgoat_MN
    There were 25 DH last year with >= 100 at bats. Vargas was 8th in OPS, 9th in wRC+ and 5th in ISO. It wasn't luck either, as he was 12th in BABIP. I hope we get a chance to see what he is capable of.
  8. Oldgoat_MN
    He has a career 103 OPS+ for his short career. I'm going to focus on his 123 OPS+ from last year. He got jerked around by his manager last year, as did several other players. He seldom started against LH pitchers, even though he had a 1.262 OPS against them. And as has been noted on this thread and others, he seems to get benched when he's hitting well. I think it would be foolish not give him a regular slot, whether that be as the 1B when a LH is pitching or to try him against everybody. Basically we do not yet know what he's capable of. Vargas' use is one of the reasons I have no confidence in this manager at all.
  9. Oldgoat_MN
    What does Luis Arraez look like as a hitter? Does he have sufficient bat speed? What do the scouts say about him? For a 19 year old to post an .830 OPS in A ball is pretty sweet. I'd have more confidence in Gordon if he were to put up numbers like that at some level.
  10. Oldgoat_MN
    I like it. Both EE and Polanco hit LH pitchers better than RH pitchers, too. Good idea.
  11. Oldgoat_MN
    Good point. I don't know. He only pitched 22.1 innings last year (in MLB). He pitched 102 innings in 2013 and then 187 innings in 2015. Maybe they blew out his arm.
  12. Oldgoat_MN
    Henderson Alvarez is projected by FanGraphs to have a 3.91 FIP this year. His ERA last season was 6.45 in spite of his FIP being 3.85. His WHIP and SO/9 were terrible. He's 26 years old. Was 2016 an off year for him or has he already lost it?
  13. Oldgoat_MN
    I suspect that with Greene it will be all about his secondary pitches, which he really doesn't need in HS. If he wants be drafted #1 he is going to have to display his entire arsenal. If the secondary pitches look good I will be interested to see the reviews. I expect the word 'rave' to apply.
  14. Oldgoat_MN
    Then you'd have to factor in the pitching. "How many runs did the pitchers give up in Target Field in 2010?, 2011?, 2012?..." And for each team. Otherwise the talent on the pitching staff would have everything to do with how many runs the Giants scored in Target Field, especially as the Giants have a SSS in Target Field. Lots of variables.
  15. Oldgoat_MN
    To see a prospect step out of college and immediately do well in class A ball is encouraging. Good luck to him!
  16. Oldgoat_MN
    2016 Twins per FanGraphs: Fielding.................29th of 30 Batting..................25th of 30 Pitching (starters)...26th of 30 Pitching (relief).......23rd of 30 So, two things: 1. You are right 2. Our bullpen was the highlight of the team last year
  17. Oldgoat_MN
    So... he's all these things and still better than Kyle Gibson. I agree with you, and that's why I think the FO will be looking for an upgrade within the organization if Santiago or Gibson don't show better results this year.
  18. Oldgoat_MN
    Even with his terrible start with the Twins Santiago had a better 2016 (all in the AL) than his slightly older teammate Kyle Gibson. I expect both of them to be on a short leash this year. If Either or both are pitching poorly we need to find out if the younger guys can make it work in MLB. No more hanging on to guys for seemingly no more reason than the have seniority and the are 'adequate'.
  19. Oldgoat_MN
    Haha. That was pretty good, I knew it was bad, but I had to look it up to see he had 12 SB and was caught stealing 9 times.
  20. Oldgoat_MN
    I would be very surprised. I think if you go into the playoffs with a 3rd catcher that is an interesting move. If you try to play through a season with 3 catchers it would limit your bench too severely.
  21. Oldgoat_MN
    I think it would be very valuable to have an emergency catcher on the 25-man roster. It would have to be someone who could play other positions and could actually hit. Cesar Tovar used to be the emergency catcher for the Twins and he actually caught. I was told he would catch a couple of ST games each year so, if needed, he wasn't too terribly raw, but I have no first hand knowledge of this. (i.e. the guy who told me that story has a tendency to make things up)
  22. Oldgoat_MN
    In 2013 Austin Malinowski had a 1.091 WHIP with 9.6 SO/9 as a 20 year old. Sure it was rookie ball, but it was only his second year. How could he ‘retire’? Can we get him to join the Lookouts? Even if he likes the Pats.
  23. Oldgoat_MN
    How Will Derek Falvey Improve Twins Pitching? Apparently by signing NL older relief pitchers to one year contracts to pitch the all-important 7th inning on a non-contending team.
  24. Oldgoat_MN
    Hey Platoon! Does this also qualify as 'faint praise'?
  25. Oldgoat_MN
    I don't think I like it Tom. Boshers is 28 year old, had a 1.167 WHIP, a 2.84 FIP and 9.3 K/9 last season. If that were as bad as it gets we wouldn't have lost 103 games. EDIT: For those who prefer xFIP, he had the best on the team with 3.38.
×
×
  • Create New...