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  1. h2oface
    The best part about Mahle, with his 4.00ish ERA, is that now that he is on the Twins and doesn't pitch to/at us, he can't break Buxton's hand anymore with one of his out of control pitches. Expected numbers are never as attractive as actual performance.
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    I wouldn't say that is always true. As nasty as the whole cheating scandal was in Houston, after the changes and penalties, the Houston "culture" seems to be quite successful when it comes to results, if a "winning culture" is what the goal is. And that was with what may be the most active owner in baseball since the scandal. The players still have to suffer through endless hatred on the road, and seem to all like each other, have bonded together, and appear to very much be a family - even the rookies like Jeremy Pena.
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    "Most recently, as Executive Vice President, he was involved in the rollout of the new Twins branding, logo, and uniforms, including introducing the changes to the media and fans at the Mall of America earlier this month." "Executive VP of Brand Strategy". Rebranding is his one shining moment so far? Impressive. Fashionista. Something that really means something. That's something to hang his (new) hat on........... But seriously.... I wish him the best. Nepotism doesn't have to be a negative. I hope he likes to spend lots of his Dad's and Uncles' money.
  4. h2oface
    "Batters hit .245 against his slider but slugged nearly .500 against it. However, the xSLG versus his slider was 143 points lower, so that might point to luck from batters against that pitch." Not quite sure what you are saying here....... @Cody Christie I can't see either party wanting an extension yet at this point - one year of the show in the books.
  5. h2oface
    Well, looks like we didn't even have time to get to high noon to draw. ?ZZZZZZZzzzzzzz?
  6. h2oface
    Sign Contreras and Narvaez and you have the R/L covered, and trade Jeffers or, if options left, have him for depth. That is what he should be. Depth, He has had many years to mature and he is just getting worse at the plate.
  7. h2oface
    Everyone has opinions. I agree with Jim Callis, that our best chance for a ROY is Lewis. Wallner, with very weak defense and worse than Sanoesque strikeout tendencies (and in the minors) would be a massive surprise for me. https://www.mlb.com/twins/news/pipeline-drafts-2023-rookie-of-the-year-teams?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage
  8. h2oface
    Looks to me like mikelink45 is well aware that Steer is now a Red, @mickster
  9. h2oface
    "with great stuff "..... I love it. Stuff. The oft used term/phrase. Stuff. They consistently under perform for years with the "great (unspecific) stuff", yet are always worth another try to watch them get bombed again on your team, all the while flashing some flashes of that elusive "great stuff". And they get paid several millions of dollars to fail once again. Hell, our pitching gurus of a FO picked up the pitcher with perhaps the worst overall stat lines for a relief pitcher spanning the last three seasons and two different teams and leagues, Pagan, because of what? Wait for it.........."Stuff". Sometimes, they are even "young for their level" and have the "great stuff". That is some heavy stuff.
  10. h2oface
    Seems like the favorite thing to repetitively say is "young for his level", like that ever matters in the scope of a career. The minors are full of long term players that will never make it and get old there. Young is 20 to 23 for the show. 24 -28/9 is prime time for most that make it. I guess it is a fall back for writing about someone, regardless if it really matters.
  11. h2oface
    My thoughts exactly.
  12. h2oface
    They actually pay people to do this. And people will buy them. As P. T. Barnum is credited with saying, "There's a sucker born every minute".
  13. h2oface
    The Orioles traded him and they were in a race for the playoffs as much as the Twins were. To me, that was an immediate red flag. It made no sense, unless the Orioles were aware of something that was not so obvious. He was good for 3 months. But both Buxton and Correa were on record as wanting him and thinking he was wicked. Alas..... he could be a 3 month wonder. I hope not. It is not unusual. Maeda had a great 3 month season in 2020. We will see.
  14. h2oface
    I think that it is the biggest part of the decline. The FO folks are hired guns, with little loyalty to the teams that hire them... virtual visitors running the show. They are most interested in advancing their personal career, and would leave for the bigger money without remorse. They trade off the fan favorites for prospects continually and fill rosters with other filler visitors for a year or two if they are lucky and the home team becomes predominantly strangers. We end up haveing to root for many we don't even like. It can make even a life long fan become disenchanted.
  15. h2oface
    Kansas City's World Series winning model of mediocre starters going 6 innings but 3 shutdown relievers closing out the wins didn't last long, but it sure was effective. Now teams' FO's and Managers barely let starters complete 5 innings. Many claim that relievers are not to be paid much and are only good for short term, yet they want Duran to commit to that role and be under paid and tossed out after a couple years as a toasted pen arm. That right there is a reason to try him in the starting rotation and get others to man the pen, and a reason for Duran to push to start to maximize his career earnings.
  16. h2oface
    Jax led MLB in meltdowns, yet is touted as one of our best of 2022. Go figure. What does that say about our pen?
  17. h2oface
    Looks like the awards platforms are confused, and inconsistent. For GG he is a First Baseman, even though there is a GG for Utility. For Silver Slugger he is a Utility Player, even though there is a Silver Slugger for a First Baseman, And, really, in what type of advanced stat can Arraez be considered ....... a "slugger", It would really be something if he would have won a GG as a DH. That would truly be noteworthy!
  18. h2oface
    And Mahle, the supposed savior, is one of them, even if he would have actually pitched regularly.
  19. h2oface
    From MLBTradeRumors today: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/11/dodgers-rumors-clayton-kershaw-gavin-lux-shortstop-carlos-correa.html "It’s worth noting, to at least some extent, that The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal wrote this morning that Dodgers officials harbor some concern as to how Correa in particular would be perceived by fans. It’s been five years since the Astros’ 2017 sign-stealing scandal, but fans have a long memory and still hold plenty of resentment for how that season played out. There are greater public relations implications with a Correa/Dodgers fit than with Correa and another club. Adding my own two cents to the matter, it’d be particularly problematic if both Correa and Turner wind up with comparable price tags — as many expect — and Correa gets out to a poor start. Even setting performances aside, there’d be plenty of fan backlash at the notion of letting Turner, currently popular and productive in Los Angeles, leave in favor of Correa if the two indeed have comparable price tags. Plus, as Rosenthal alludes to, the Dodgers tend to shy away from such lengthy contractual commitments. Mookie Betts is a notable exception, but Freddie Freeman is the only other contract of at least six years given out by the Dodgers under Friedman; Correa and Turner both figure to command lengthier pacts."
  20. h2oface
    "That likely contributed to the decision to acquire Tyler Mahle at the deadline. He threw 180 innings in 2021 (would've led the Twins by 60), and had completed six or more frames in eight of nine starts for the Reds leading up the trade. " This seems to importantly not consider that Mahle was out and on the IL with a "?tired shoulder?" (or whatever it was and became again during his 2 inning third start for the Twins) between July 2 and July 24 and during that 8 of 9 starts, and only had 2 starts with the Reds post IL before the trading deadline. That seems to be a pretty big gamble, as well as experiment, if one is looking for innings..... and proved to be, as Mahle pitched only 2 innings after he went out the first time with the Twins.
  21. h2oface
    I agree, the end numbers were very good. But don't forget all the mentions and horrific stat lines of the lack of coming through in important at bats (runners in scoring poition and 2 outs for instance) for at least 4 of the 5 months of the season with the pressure on. The stats were padded in the 6th month with no pressure and the team tanking in September, when it really didn't matter what he did.
  22. h2oface
    Carlos who? Just a visitor here. I'd rather have Jeremy Pena on the Twins than Correa. Houston doesn't miss Correa at all. Pena won the GG, and the WS MVP. ..... as a rookie. Yup. And with no baggage. Carlos who? Clean it up. No Sano. No Correa. Moving on....... Spend on the best starting pitchers.
  23. h2oface
    I'd rather have Jeremy Pena on the Twins than Correa. Houston doesn't miss Correa at all. Pena won the GG, and the WS MVP. ..... as a rookie. Yup. And with no baggage. Carlos who? I really hope the Dodgers do sign him and he tanks. Would be so ironic, and serve them all right.
  24. h2oface
    I hope they didn't pay anybody to do nothing.
  25. h2oface
    I think I agreed that it is possible that the Dodgers may try to sign him. FO people are visitors, and are doing what they do for a salary, not love, and don't really care that much about the fans, for sure. It was "end of story" before your post. You just repeated yourself once more. I got it, and I think other readers did, the first time. Say it again if you like though. It appears to make you feel good to "combat", even though there is no combat.
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