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  1. old nurse
    If there was a team out there that had a need for a LF platoon and as a stopgap player and ignores the previous years of hitting he is viable. There is also a needle in a haystack somewhere
  2. old nurse
    Even the Rays couldn’t get a 40 prospect for Larnach. They would find a pitcher they could teak and then trade that player after a successful year
  3. old nurse
    I would guess that would be what the team has to put out in money for the players. Pay, insurance, pension. The same components as competitive balance tax. If they really wanted to inflate the number they could add payroll taxes paid
  4. old nurse
    Houston established his value as a relief pitcher on an expiring contract having a down year.
  5. old nurse
    Farmer was coming off a season of about 1.5 WAR Royce was less than that and unable to plat shortstop. There is a big difference. Farmer did the old age regression over the off season. When that hits is unpredictable. There is nothing comparable there.
  6. old nurse
    Martin RH bat. Larnach, LH bat. 2 different roles.
  7. old nurse
    They have him playing first base. What they thought of Sabato was shown in his call up. Caratini did a Vasquez lite infatuation. I doubt anyone thought that was possible, but Surprise, he did. That leaves free agency, There is always a chance they can get another fountain of youth season out of an aged veteran player. It happens. So does Caratini. Bauers and Bohn have each had one good year in their career. An analytical organization would shy away from big money for them. Career years regress quickly, see Lopez, Felix. They did not think much of Bell’s glove at first. Barring a trade, or a position switch for an outfielder, Lewis at an inexpensive for baseball contract might be as good as they can get for the value. I doubt he is going anywhere
  8. old nurse
    I could see them non tendering Lewis. 3 years in a row of replacement level play. The end of the season thud. He has had his chances. They might keep Larnach if he accepts any offer they make him.
  9. old nurse
    Lawrence, Kent, Garcia, Topa, Go,, Klein, Laweryson, Orze, Voth,and having to use Jackson and Arciay earl on shows that some competence in relief pitching is hard to find. Nance and Banda will be back.
  10. old nurse
    Prospect rankings do not value bullpen arms yet a back of the bullpen arm is a valuable player
  11. old nurse
    The fatal flaw is playing time is directed by the manager. The assumption made was Jackson was the problem. There is no way of knowing if he would have used someone else, be it Fedko, Arcia, Gray or Sobato more often than he used Jackson. It is also undefinable that it would have led to better outcomes.with different players.
  12. old nurse
    Mlb.com still lists Jim Pohlad as the controlling owner with. The three brothers on the board. Tom is listed as the CEO and executive chair. The control of the money has not changed, only the mouthpiece. Believe the spending when you see it. The problem in spending money is that the free agent class position players that are good do not fit their need other than. Jeffers. Spending money on corner outfielders would mean the plethora of AAA outfielders are not deemed good enough. That leaves pitching. Morejon and Skubal will get big bucks. Sonny Gray would have to opt out and want to continue to play. Neither is a certainty. They may well have money, but there might not be any quality to spend it on
  13. old nurse
    XWOBA was lower than WOBA you predict falloff. BABIP was lower than league average, thus predicting better hitting. The assumption of statistics shows 2 different outcomes
  14. old nurse
    Inconsistency and fading is probably one of the reasons for the coaching change. 66 games in a season could have been the cause of Morris’ falloff.
  15. old nurse
    If you wish to ignore progression and regression through the season they are the same.
  16. old nurse
    The pay range was slightly above warm body for payrange. The production was league average, but by available free agents he was much better dollar to production
  17. old nurse
    The list of free agent players is pretty disappointing. They can spend money, but there isn’t much out there but stopgap players. Player with one good season will get mentioned, with people forgetting the 4-5 bad seasons the player had. Resigning Bell and Jeffers might be their 2 best options
  18. old nurse
    Many a player have been wastes of roster spots on all teams otherwise there wouldn’t be so many DFA across the league. That is why there is a rule on how many times a team can call up a DFA player.
  19. old nurse
    The number of ex twins in prominent pitching roles could give some people pause to wonder who makes decisions and philosophies about pitching.
  20. old nurse
    His push through the minors included 19 AAA starts. If a well below league average ERA is fine, then maybe they need to see if Dylan Bundy is still throwing.
  21. old nurse
    But the less than average outcomes that could have been replaced by Jackson is the problem, not that they did not use him. What could have replaced Jackson’s was not anyone that was going to fix that problem . The Twins after July 1 did not seem interested in fixing that problem
  22. old nurse
    Some teams want their developmental players to play and not sit on the bench,. A team of outfielders that are developmental stages would leave someone with the same ammount of Pine Time as Jackson or your developmental players are not playing. You can have your opinion on cup of coffee to sit and watch. I am not sure how watching helps out. Not sure if the Gilberto Celestino/Eddie Bane development plan works I am not sure how 8 AB helped Gonzales he went back to St Paul and slumped. In September
  23. old nurse
    The Twins don’t need Jenkins to be a superstar player only if 2 other players tap up into that level of play.
  24. old nurse
    It is hard for a bullpen pitcher when the team is behind or leading by a large margin to have WPA+. It is a statistic of opportunity. .
  25. old nurse
    Did the back end of the bullpen lose them 7 games with 2 of those 7 being against the White Sox. Would Varlund be as good without whatever knowledge Toronto passed on to him?
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