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  1. old nurse
    The order of the first 3 pitchers was pretty much set a long time ago. Starting jobs can be lost in spring training as the topic of this thread shows. Backup roles can be won by players destined to be backups or nothing left to be gained by playing everyday in the minors, The off the game qualities would likely come into play there.
  2. old nurse
    Do you think the players are just hoping to sit on their butts for a month. There are a lot of fields for the teams to play on in spring training facilities. They do it all spring, unless there are mass mirages by multiple people. I couldn't tell you if they keep statistics. I would also think it would be safe to assume that they are all being watched, and coached. If you want to think that teams will do mo development of their players for a month, fine. The conditions of last year are not totally repeated.
  3. old nurse
    I do not know why anyone would think there are no spring training games in April for the minor league players
  4. old nurse
    Bryant, Anderson, Judge, Bellinger and Mancini are about the only ones out of that draft class making it. It was a lose draft pretty much at this point
  5. old nurse
    Any trade trade Detroit made with the Marlins.
  6. old nurse
    The last rule 5 player to go from a ball and succeed in the majors was? If the Twins are going to lose either of these players it will be through trades. When San Diego kept players on the roster I do not recall it working out that well.
  7. old nurse
    I once read “that being said” following a statement pretty much negates that statement. You can’t negate the person running the team. There is no closer this year.
  8. old nurse
    Throw strikes. One Rick Anderson used to say that,
  9. old nurse
    One thing that people talk about here when looking at statistics are outliers.. The Chicago numbers against weak teams are an outlier.. They lost the division lead when they did not beat the better teams down the stretch. I don’t know if adding Lance Lynn solves that problem. To win the division the Twins best bet would be to have a better than .500 record against the Sox. If they do as last year and win the season series against the other teams they will be in good shape until the playoffs.
  10. old nurse
    Gonzales was polarizing here? Missed that one
  11. old nurse
    It is unlikely that it was his first time there at that level
  12. old nurse
    Only 3 players project to have an above average bat in the system. Ouch
  13. old nurse
    If they think Kirikkoff is going to be a superstar level they will manipulate service time. I don’t think they expect that level out of him.Given the contracts of the above average players they have extended, another above average outfielder is not going to break the bank, nor has it been that difficult to replace.
  14. old nurse
    This year it looks like a league wide problem. Profar and Albert have been mentioned. Every year there are some players delayed.
  15. old nurse
    Waseca all over once again. That is why you are supposed to have some idea of history
  16. old nurse
    When you have a bad year going into free agency it does limit your value even in the old days. Ruesse had the premise right. You are rewarded for what you do. Dozier and Plouffe were. Their last years were down. Dozier still got a 9 million deal from Washington, Plouffe 5 million from Oakland For a career Plouffe made 22 million, Dozier 30. Do not forget that they had a very good payday along the way
  17. old nurse
    The video. (There should be a better one somewhere but I am not that ambitious) https://pbs.twimg.com/amplify_video_thumb/1287850727969349632/img/kuvcc0btEzG_hDEo.jpg
  18. old nurse
    https://pbs.twimg.com/amplify_video_thumb/1287850727969349632/img/kuvcc0btEzG_hDEo.jpg The video
  19. old nurse
    SNY’s take https://sny.tv/articles/the-true-story-behind-the-yankees-cheating-video
  20. old nurse
    It is not just the 5th starter, it is the 5/6/7/8 starter. One does not expect performance issues from their 1-4 starters. Injuries do happen, hence the 6/7 starters Disaster happens. Nagging annoying stuff happens to pitchers. There is a need for an 8th. You do not want 8 starts out of a new version of Pedro Hernandez. Dobnak Smelzer and Thorpe might not be appealing to the management hence the interest in a pitcher likely to cause the team to need number 6 and 7 starter.
  21. old nurse
    He had a groin injury that year.I don’t know if he was trying to play through it or not. Brandon Warne might know, he usually follows these things. College numbers were under 20%. Rooker seems like a prospect people want to dog rather than wait a couple years in the majors
  22. old nurse
    34% is in the 40% and now that approaches 50%? Wow
  23. old nurse
    Ignorance of history strikes again
  24. old nurse
    Players have a choice to not sign after they are drafted. The reality for a lot of people is they have to go where their job is. Teams tank. So what. Bad baseball is bad baseball. Mediocre free agents are not going to change a bad team into a good team. Past prime players are not what they were. See the Twins teams from the mid 90s They were not very good and the players added were not a drastic improvement. Suppressing compensation. Look at any pro sports league, every league has a draft, every league has a pool of money for the draft. When 3 out of the first three opinions are this flawed I gave up
  25. old nurse
    It is intended for a different fan base.
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