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  1. Oldgoat_MN
    Bold indeed! Trea Turner... A ball OPS...... .976 AA ball OPS.... .860 AAA ball OPS.. .821 Not that he spent much time at any of those levels, but...wow!
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    Ryan Vogelsong sported a 4.53 FIP and a 1.467 WHIP in 2015. In 2016 he featured a 5.0 FIP and a 1.457 WHIP. He is this year's Pat Dean. Not terrible, but not a SP on a good team.
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    Last season as we checked the box scores for Rochester it was clear that the Red Wings did not have a MLB ready SS. No one in the MI could hit except Polanco. This was obvious to those of us who are simple observers. Something is amiss. Hopefully it gets set right.
  4. Oldgoat_MN
    Very interesting Nick, thank you. You and your equally odd and focused partners have put together a site that fills, well, not a need, but an avenue of entertainment that we take seriously. I still appreciate TenthInningStretch, TwinkieTown, TwinsTrivia, OffTheBaggy, etc., but this is my go to place. A great cure for the depression I was spiraling into upon the retirement of Bat-Girl.
  5. Oldgoat_MN
    It's probably fair to look a little deeper at Grossman's OF history. In 2014 he inexplicably payed 40 innings in CF where he posted a -3 DRS and an impressive -127.8 UZR/150. For the season, in spite of his CF numbers, he posted a DRS of 6 and a UZR/150 of 8.0 (per FanGraphs). In 2015 he posted a -1 DRS and a 0.4 UZR/150. It seems that there is a good chance that he really cannot be as bad in the outfield as we saw last year. At least, that's my hope. * It is also interesting to note that Grossman played 2.0 innings in CF for the Twins last year. Opposing players, considering this a slap in the face, refused to hit any baseballs to him. (Thank you Lord)
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    I'm with the 'one more year' crowd. If it fails, put him in the BP next year. Our lineup for the BP is looking strong. If we can get a couple of them to look like they can be a strong presence in the BP for competing teams we can flip them for promising SP prospects. Set you back a couple years, but SP are where we need depth. No one has 'too much' SP depth. Well, maybe the Dodgers.
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    I absolutely agree, Thrylos. Talent is talent and people will see the same thing different ways. Still, I'm sure they want to have an idea of 'character' before they give a 18-22 year old a check for $4m.
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    You should get that looked at.
  9. Oldgoat_MN
    Rosario's whole story is plate discipline. His splits between RH and LH pitchers is pretty close. If he can become a selective hitter (which might entail taking a walk sometimes) he has the chance to be an exceptional OF for years to come. I'm excited about these guys. I'd say cautiously optimistic, but I'm throwing caution to the wind. Go Twins!
  10. Oldgoat_MN
    Fun post Bark. I'm not sure if any single one of those numbers get hit, They all represent huge steps forward. In fact, none of the 3 ever hit as many home runs in a year as you are suggesting they hit this year. Old Twins Cap is right. The plate discipline will a huge factor in how good these guys can be. Mike Sixel is probably right, too, about the batting averages, but you know how we hate to tell him he was right about anything. Certainly would welcome a step toward these numbers, especially the OBPs. Also Bark, if you WILL these numbers on our outfielders, any of them, would you please start WILLing some good things for our pitching staff?
  11. Oldgoat_MN
    Perhaps I'm wrong, but having a kid with this little experience ranked this high seems somewhat unusual for you, Seth. Hopefully Wander continues to put up comical numbers. He will be fun to keep an eye on.
  12. Oldgoat_MN
    FWIW: Fangraphs projection for the Twins pitchers forecast the following: Tyler Duffey..........3.77 FIP Michael Tonkin......3.82 FIP Taylor Rogers.......3.83 FIP Glen Perkins.........3.87 FIP Buddy Boshers......3.90 FIP J.T. Chargois........3.95 FIP Brandon Kintzler....3.97 FIP Ryan Pressly........3.99 FIP The rest are over 4.0.
  13. Oldgoat_MN
    Fun that each of you seem to appreciate each other. You've all done a great job! Thank you. And that one filter you have, where Seth can't read what we say? Those threads are priceless!
  14. Oldgoat_MN
    I predicted 70 - 75 wins. Not because they did much to improve the team, but because they almost cannot be as bad as they were last year and some of the players should improve. If it were 72, 72.5 or 73 wins I'd pass. At 70.5 I take the over.
  15. Oldgoat_MN
    Kohl Stewart.......... 51.2 innings in A+ ball in 2016....7.7 SO/9....1.123 WHIP upon repeating that level. Fernando Romero....62.1 innings in A+ ball in 2016.. .9.4 SO/9....0.930 WHIP upon his introduction to that level. The 22 year old I'm betting on is named Romero.
  16. Oldgoat_MN
    I like it. One thing about Greg Gagne I always enjoyed is that he occurred like every throw was important, even during warmups. He seemed like he was never 'going through the motions'. Like every time he threw a baseball was a chance to get better. I think this is a good thing.
  17. Oldgoat_MN
    I sure hope this is the problem. We keep hearing that his FB has movement and that his slider is good, but who goes anywhere with K/9 and WHIP numbers like those? It's almost as if the ERA numbers are just a mirage. Hard to get on this bandwagon until we see more Ks and better control.
  18. Oldgoat_MN
    I had to go back and look at Thorpe's stats. All I remembered is that I was really excited about him a few years ago. Hopefully now, at the ripe old age of 21, he can get back on track. Two years off is a long time, but the kid clearly had talent.
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    SIERA and xFIP like Trevor May. He had a HR/FB of 15.2% last year, so that wasn't helpful. The HRs are likely to come down toward the average of 10% which would make a big difference to May's success. If he can issue fewer walks I think he is going to be fine, This should be fun.
  20. Oldgoat_MN
    Prayers, meditations, haikus... We'll pull all the stops out for you Gardy! Get better soon. Let it regress to the mean.
  21. Oldgoat_MN
    As a big Twins fan, I had people wondering why I was saying that 2015 was based on luck then being pessimistic about last season (I didn't expect it too be that bad). Now I find myself curiously optimistic. I think .500 is asking too much, but I'm rather anxious to see how the younger players perform. Nice article. Thanks
  22. Oldgoat_MN
    Thanks for this John. It's fun to get a feel of how things came together. And congratulations. Hope you're proud!
  23. Oldgoat_MN
    Congratulations to you and your co-workers. You've created a place that is very addictive to some of us others who love the game as you all clearly do. Thank you
  24. Oldgoat_MN
    I really believe that he and Gibson are on thin ice. Either is susceptible to having their Starting Pitcher card pulled. We need more than they have shown recently. I mean, sure we'd take Gibson's 2015 or Santiago's 2015, 2013 (better) or 2012 (best!), but neither are showing all that much from last year. Rebound after a single off year for Gibson? Or two years from Santiago? I hope they rebound and do well. We could use all the help we can get.
  25. Oldgoat_MN
    As soon as I read that I was sure you were right. The game I remember was this one. Casilla singled in Punto. They had intentionally walked Span. Punto scored from third for a walk-off in the 10th. Same game or not? Games like that are pretty exciting.
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