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  1. The problem is the Twins have no other pitcher in the minors as talented as he is, Not even close. Thor berg was DFA the other day so he will go away
  2. There is almost no such thing as an innings eating pitcher anymore. Manaea and Wheeler might be the leaders in IP per game. I can’t find many who even average 6. Not Castillo or Montas
  3. A 90 mph fastball was considered fas back then. Things change
  4. Winder 6 starts, Sands 3. It is not if they will be needed as starters but when. So what the proposal is would be called rob Peter to pay Paul. Good for the moment but maybe not the short term
  5. What do do with Sano becomes evident with his time in rehab. I would imagine it is a little hard to hit for power on one leg. Many here do not seem to grasp the concept that you need to be at 100% as baseball isn’t what it used to be The star burned brightly a decade ago. Now it is but a child’s toy thrown in the box marked Goodwill. The new toys are shinier
  6. Duffey is fixed? The use of Pagan despite the results says not
  7. Considering the recent content here I would say the generality of the new girl is prettier to be true. My takeaway from the article is that a player probably needs a healthy wrist yo hit effectively
  8. Nope, https://www.yardbarker.com/general_sports/articles/news_contract_details_released_for_lsu_pitching_coach_wes_johnson/s1_16586_37628508
  9. Why did Johnson leave? The bullpen was affecting his mental health?
  10. A guy from the area, worked in that area his entire life until coming north takes a job back home. What is not to understand. From my experiences in the South, if I had taken a job down there to advance my career I would certainly have no trouble leaving for home country. Plenty people I know have done similar
  11. Yup, and right there on the bottom is says 2000 innings at third base. Is that to short of time to learn a position or have some sort of clue if he will be any good at it. I do not know what your point was, as it had nothing to do with what I asked
  12. A couple thousand innings is not enough to judge someone’s ability? Miranda did not start playing 3B in the system this year
  13. Smalley made the plays because he knew positioning for the situation. That is how he got the extra outs. There is what the statistics do not measure. That is the limitation of these statistics.
  14. Roy Smalley was never the greatest athletic shortstop but always seemed to be in the right position to make plays. IIRC he attributed that to be a student of the game. Perhaps the computer takes the knowing individuals out of the equation
  15. Your logic here is why I am continually amazed by comments sections. A person who says that statistics can be manipulated has their statement manipulated to mean what they want
  16. In the opening paragraphs the OP seems to think that Miranda is not playing much and the loyal fans do not dispute it. It could have meant that he only plays a few games a week at third base, but I am not inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt. The Twins have seen Miranda play for 6 years. They have an idea of what his ceiling is as a fielder.
  17. Miranda has played in 19 out of 23 games, starting 16 of them. Miranda has not sat an inordinate amount of games.
  18. In the multiple seasons of managing Baldelli has had only one player play nearly every game prt year. 7 day a week player is not the Twins way. SSS but Miranda is -2 DRS at 3B. He has had like 1000 innings at 3B. It would be reasonable to think that the player and the organization knows his capabilities at the position.
  19. Even as high up in the draft as they are, with these mock drafts one can find out who will not be selected
  20. In the 10 rounds after the Twins picked Gordon you have AAron Nola, Trea Turner, Brian Anderson, Rhys Hoskins and Dylan Cease as the only players that amounted to much. Almost every team had a non productive draft. Before Gordon, Schwarber and Rodin have not had stellar careers
  21. Arraez leads in batting average right now. That does not make him a batting champion. The allure of a batting leader is different than a champion
  22. The team is not scoring as much as they should. Statistically by OPS. If there is such a thing as regression to the mean it would indicate the Twins will score more runs in the future WPA by team the Twins are at 2.04 right now. . That is not an indication of failure or mediocrity. For those who say that the Twins hit too many solo home runs I would say prove it
  23. When you look at trades Miranda might yield a very good reliever with a high upside and another pitching prospect thrown in. The only way Miranda brings back a high level starter is he is the second piece with the first piece being a high upside starting pitching prospect. Another month of data on Archer, Gray and Ryan is still needed to see if such a trade is prudent. My guess would be don’t hold your breath for a trade. If Smeltzer continues his strong work and Winder comes back strong it would be more likely Archer would get traded before Miranda. Miranda turns 24 at the end of the month. Thanks for the joke that he is an older prospect.
  24. Historically it seems like the Twins have a famine offense every October. Then again it seems most teams have a famine when they lose. When does something measure what it claims to? Is it possible given all of the variables you can’t for sure know because the same conditions will not last long enough to normalize. Losing 5-1 is no different than 5-0. The number of shutouts is not significant
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