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  1. old nurse
    Although they played in the majors before age 26 2 ex Twino, Dozier and Cruz didn’t become difference makers until age 28,I Over the Falvey era 31 different players have played in the outfield. Arraez, Hepler, Buxton and Rosario were the only difference makers. Wallner may be on his way to that. There are only 9 that have a WRC+ greater than 100. That includes Gallo at 100. Near as I can tell baseball is a game of skill. Age is only a factor on the way down, If you have any proof that age makes a difference in young players it might be interesting. If The players start playing in little league they have 10 years experience in the game. Although some players boneheaded plays make you wonder, they do have a lot of experience. Older players at AA or AAA could have benefit from having played at that level before. The usual reason why they are not advanced further would be their skill is not good enough for the next level. AAAA players in AAA.
  2. old nurse
    There are people who seem to have a fascination with age of a player. Kiersey is older than Celestino. Does that matter more than ability to hit a field? How many players have the Twins moved on from after a few years?
  3. old nurse
    What is Gallo hitting against lefties. What are any of the left hand hitters hitting against lefties? If it isn’t a problem why have I seen so many posts about needing a RH bat?
  4. old nurse
    Kepler certainly has stepped up since this article was published. Maybe the Rocket Pig would like to continue the series.
  5. old nurse
    As a situational hitter a .270 hitter against lefties versus a .170 is more than 2 % better. The question becomes does the situation arise often enough to warrant carrying that limited of a player. The analytically driven front office last off season came up with the answer of no
  6. old nurse
    The first half of his career he was an all fields hitter. Later it became more left, left center, were he a pull hitter as a left hand bat, they go to right field
  7. old nurse
    LaMonte Wade for nothing Tyler Wells for nothing Luis Gil for Jake Cave when a warm body should have done it. True Gil has been out with TJ, but darn near who hasn’t Huscar Ynoa for Garcia . Graterol for Maeda.. Maeda was used as a swing man. It should not cost overpays. It isn’t that they made the mistakes as much as it was the compounding mistakes of the overpays for Mahle, Lopez the reliever, Pagán and Paddack, and Gallo They essentially gave away Ryan’s better prospects. Just seemed vindictive or stupid Sort of like they want their players .The all or nothing hitting first round draft picks. How many times must it not come close to working. Analytics have a place. Somewhere someone has to have a feel for the management of the game. They are like the piano player that can hit all the notes but not make music
  8. old nurse
    Why bash Mauer you ask. 1. He made a lot of money 2. He never led a parade like Herbie and Kirby did 3, He never seemed to have any charisma when interviewed or doing commercials 4. He never led a parade 5. Injuries, hero’s are not supposed to get injured. The expert fans here roasted him over bilateral leg weakness. 6. DidI ever mention he never led a parade? AL Championchip?
  9. old nurse
    Yet now I read complaints of the pull happy Twins that can’t go the other way
  10. old nurse
    Gallo’s OPS over the last 5 years is .771. See the problem with 5 year stats
  11. old nurse
    Some 40 years of history would give one the idea that the Pohlads have a budget limit. It would be an aLmost hard cap. To add to the team enough to make it competitive with Houston would have taken getting the 2 best relievers on the market as well as 2 rh bats that can OPS+ above 120 against LH pitching then you would be counting on 5 SP that haven’t pitched that many innings in a long time to continue to pitch another 3-5 more games. The increase in attendance following a run to the WS would pay for the payroll. The probability of that kind of run is small
  12. old nurse
    Those would be wonderful numbers. Who had them this year in MLB?
  13. old nurse
    If that is your argument then you should be using the platoon split for hitting against LH pitching this year
  14. old nurse
    Mancini hasn’t hit since he left Baltimore. You think the Twins hitting coach can fix that? See Gallo, Joey. See Correa, Carlos.
  15. old nurse
    Coulombe was not used much at the major league level by the Twins. He was not even rule v eligible. Wade may have been useful but during that time the FO got rid of a lot of Ryan prospects. Wade, Baddoo or Celestine. They chose the player they traded for. Comparing Hill to Kuechel only adds to the validity of the OP. A rental player is only going to be as good as the player is playing this year. Comparing the season Coi is having versus Kepler again gives validity to the OP Barlow may have peripheral numbers you like but the end result is he is walking batters and giving up runs like Colome used to. Again, deadline trades should be about making a club significantly better. You can give the Padres a good grade but if they do not in the end improve the club enough, the grade is f for failure.
  16. old nurse
    The production of Josh Bell this year is such that if he was with the Twins these threads would be full of trade him comments. See Kepler, Max. Cleveland sold Civale high. Numbers ve peripherals. ERA he is a stud, peripherals, he is as he has been, a 4th starter
  17. old nurse
    Other than Tyler Wells the Twins have not lost a player that amounted to anything in the rule v draft. In thinking other teams would want the current crop of rule v eligible players that are not on the 40 man is wishful thinking at best. The Padres added a starting pitcher that right now is pitching like somewhere between a 5th starter and a batting practice pitcher. They added a reliever that is having a horrible year with an ERA over 5. They added a hitter that is about a league average hitter. They did not give up much to get them. They are only hoping that their past performances will come back. That would not be good additions to this version of the Twins. They already have a few players like that.
  18. old nurse
    The 87 Twins basically only added Shatzader by trade that helped the team win. Niekro was ineffective as a starter and pitched 1 inning in the WS. Carlton added nothing . Baylor was along for moral support. Floro would be the similar relief addition. Citing the 87 Twins actually supports the article
  19. old nurse
    Pretty much reason 3 stands as the most logical. Even in rentals Lopez showed them to stay awa y from career year players. Significantly better than average players would require significantly better than average prospects,, even for relievers. To fill the holes in the roster with these types of players would cost more capital than the Twins have, Adding only slightly better players has a low probability of changing the outcome.for the season.. The players they have playing up to their capabilities is what is needed,. That there is that difference is the problem with the team. Is it then the player, managers and coaches or front office’s fault? Maybe all three. The team still leads the division. Winning the games against the division opponents will be the determinant of the outcome of the season.
  20. old nurse
    No trades were made in 1991. That season must have been less interesting than most
  21. old nurse
    7 and 10 million for relievers are not modest contracts A healthy Thilbar and Alcalla would have made a world of difference. Bullpen Lopez being adequate and suddenly the bullpen isn’t a black hole. That is probably why they didn’t sign much, though a Will Smith type contract would have been a great add.. Maybe he wanted to stay in the South
  22. old nurse
    They don’t need too much. The impossible of Correa and Buxton performing like the All Stars they once were, Polanco to be healthy. Vasquez to find the fountain of youth. Can’t trade to fix that. 3 durable relievers for the seventh/eighth innings so they can go with a six man rotation. The rotation does seem to be wearing down. A replacement for Solano wouldn’t be a bad idea. Not much but really is quite a bit
  23. old nurse
    What happened to the well thought out articles that used to be Twins Daily?
  24. old nurse
    In 5 years you may well know that Manzardo is a failed prospect. It doesn’t matter if Falvey can say the name or not.
  25. old nurse
    Ryan Doumit says hello. Perkins said of his catching the umpires would have a strike zone the size of a postage stamp.
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