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  1. h2oface
    Folks sure seem to stick with a top pick. Being number 4 overall seems to create a magic cloud of denial around him that continues to cloak reality. Michael Jordan was a tremendous athlete, too. All I have to say about Stewart is.... and I am not from Missouri....... Show me! I am starting to yawn just hearing or reading your name.
  2. h2oface
    I don't think so. I think it is the total WAR for the time on that team, and the position assigned is the one most representative of that time and player. Killebrew's total years for the Twins/Senators is included in the parenthesis. Baseball Reference has Killebrew's total war for his 21 years with the franchise at 60.5 for all his playing time (-0.1 for his 1 year with KC). I could be wrong. Might have to ask the author.
  3. h2oface
    Did I read somebody referred to Sano as "Sandoval light"? The Panda is a belly with legs. Sano is so muscular and his body is nothing like Sandoval at all. I can't that I find any justice in that comparison. I think this whole thing is total BS now. But I am used to disappointment since 1991.
  4. h2oface
    That was a lot of fun. The only player I could find with a higher WAR for a single team/franchise than Walter Johnson's 152.3 in 21 years was Willie Mays at 154.6 in 21 years. Koufax was only 53.2 for 12 years, and even if you double that he would only be at 106.4 for 24 years...... And to think when folks voted for the top 4 players in the franchise, "The Franchise Four"..... Walter didn't get enough votes. Nobody is even close to Walter in the franchise. "These four, voted on by the fans, were selected as the most impactful players who best represented the history of each franchise/category ": Carew's 12 years netted 63.7 and Killebrew's 21 years, only 60.4. Oliva's 15 years, 43.0; and Puckett's 12, 50.9. Johnson was more than double Carew and Killebrew, and more than triple Puckett and Oliva (well, almost triple Puckett... 0.4 short). Not even close. Not. even. close. Just because the franchise changed its name, doesn't mean it isn't the same franchise. Maybe if the Twins became the Minnesota Senators (like the New York Giants to the San Francisco Giants for Mays, the Milwaukee Braves to the Atlanta Braves for Hank Aaron, or the Boston Braves to the Milwaukee Braves for Warren Spahn to make Atlanta's Franchise Four) .....then more Minnesota fans would have honored the history and one of the greatest and most impactful pitchers to ever play the game.
  5. h2oface
    He sure came up clutch in the playoffs for the Giants. But even they got tired of his lack of commitment to his game, and his excess.
  6. h2oface
    Ahhhhhhhhh..... now I understand.....
  7. h2oface
    You know, I've got problems, but a phone isn't one of them. "It has never trickled up to me. It still hasn't, so I'm thinking that he's fine." How hard can it be for Ryan to pick up the phone and call the guy that supposedly works under him and gets paid $23 million to do so? Or for Mauer to make the call. This is all kind of childish and ridiculous. When people respect each other, they talk to each other and keep it out of the media frenzy, no?
  8. h2oface
    Fien, the losing starter(s), Abad...... even Jepsen and Perkins..... are all just as big of question marks as anyone else that could be considered for the bullpen right now. Past years mean nothing as the new season starts. Absolutley nothing. I still contend that Hughes, who can never (except for one season in his whole career) pitch well as a starter in April, should be in the pen to "warm up" as well, and see if he can get his velocity back and not have the team down 5-0 by the third inning.
  9. h2oface
    My guess is no. Bench coach or other coach would be, and always was in my opinion, his best fit.
  10. h2oface
    Prince must be sooooo bummed.
  11. h2oface
    This is not what this thread is about, and I do not want to hi-jack it with this aside. I will respond one last time, briefly, to the OP's response, and be done. It is just not true that Morhardt was not saying that at the time, at least to the Angels, who he worked for. Of course a scout isn't going to be blabbing it to the world and tip others off to his insight when there are so many picks ahead of them. The whole story was chronicled in a great Sports Illustrated article by Tom Verducci back in August 2012, I think it was, with the cover story "The Supernatural". (It also told the tale of how a trade with the Mets for a mediocre infielder named Ron Gardenhire that took Jeff Trout's AAA spot led to Mike's dad hanging it up and having kids..... and Mike Trout's existence). To say "nobody" knew is technically true. Nobody ever knows the future. But Morhardt was all in, and especially at the time. Regardless of the other 99 stories, this was a one of the ones. And there are a lot of people who are eventually "let go" in professional sports' jobs. Even those that win multiple championships.
  12. h2oface
    "Trout was not an uberprospect entering the draft." Trout was always who he was, and was going to be. Greg Morhardt knew it in his bones, and would tell anyone over and over who would listen. Trout most definitely was an "uberprostpect" that everyone but Morhardt didn't have the right stuff to see. In a 2012 Orange County Register story, Morhardt recalled how high he was on Trout. (Morhardt happened to play in the Twins minor leagues in the 1980s with Mike Trout's father, Jeff Trout.) "I didn't think there was a better player than Mikey," said Morhardt, who by that point had become a national cross-checker for the team. "I'll put him against anybody. Sometimes you have to jump out there a little bit. I didn't think there was a better amateur player in the country. At some point he's going to have a chance to be a Hall of Fame baseball player."
  13. h2oface
    The article sure makes Kintzler sound attractive. I really don't get too excited about a reliever with such a low strikeout rate though.
  14. h2oface
    I just don't see what they are even interested in by having Quentin around.
  15. h2oface
    Exactly 1, 129 /130. But it reads ABs, not PAs. A player shall be considered a rookie unless, during a previous season or seasons, he has (a) exceeded 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in the Major Leagues; or ( accumulated more than 45 days on the active roster of a Major League club or clubs during the period of 25-player limit (excluding time in the military service and time on the disabled list). This guys thinks Buxton is inelegible, though, because of the 45 days...... http://inningseaters.sportsblog.com/posts/8036920/byron-buxton-no-longer-rookie-of-the-year-eligible-for-2016.html
  16. h2oface
    They just got him to represent the Twins in the new underground fight club this spring training. Seriously, Quentin? Arcia and the younger hotheads really need Quentin around to get more fired up?
  17. h2oface
    Thanks for posting the link to the well done article. The young man is a beast!
  18. h2oface
    But then, no matter what, the bottom of the strike zone is strictly a guess from the umpires point of view always and on every pitch, regardless of the size of the catcher. Certainly the large catcher can't help the guess, though, eh?
  19. h2oface
    I bet that is the case. Dense muscle weight/tissue is added and some much looser fat tissue lost, with a net loss. We like to think of it as converted, but the tissues do not convert into each other. Depending on how much tissue is lost and replaced, it could look quite significant to the eye, and several overall inches lost, even if no net weight was lost. Still, 5 lbs is like one large dinner with the boys. A glutenous Thanksgiving dinner for you and me. It would seem, for someone with that much weight, that 20 lbs should have been a pretty easy proposition if he really stayed focused. All I can think about is the same thing Buxton is thinking about..... “Man,” Buxton said, “I’m just going to try to not get run over.” Addressing the question asked by the poster, I am totally ambivalent and have the confidence of calling the roll of the dice that I know are going to be thrown.
  20. h2oface
    ..... and Killebrew would hardly be considered big at all now.
  21. h2oface
    If Plouffe can improve as much as he has in the field as a 3rd sacker (and Koskie did, too), just why can't Sano? I think Sano profiles fine as a third baseman. For what it’s worth, I believe that Miguel Sano can handle the duties of a third baseman just fine. I think if he commits to it and really wants to be a good third baseman, I think he can. I know he’s a big guy. Everyone knows he’s a big guy. He walks in the room and you think ‘Dang, that’s a big guy.’ But, he’s athletic and he’s young, and obviously he’s got a great arm. I think he profiles just fine at third. Being young and athletic has lots of advantages. If Plouffe gets hurt and Sano isn't, I sure hope that Sano gets the call to start in his absence. It would be a shame if he doesn't.
  22. h2oface
    A lot is being made of an off-the-cuff "aside" comment as part of a long article on lots of things. For what it is, I take it as good news and a valid hearsay pass along. It should have become apparent to Mauer and Perkins and Dozier (and every player) to make sure they get on the fitness and cardio bandwagen a couple years ago, but now is still a good time.
  23. h2oface
    Without Buxton in center, the outfield is a total mess. Arcia and Park can be a left right platoon at DH, at least to start the season, giving Park a better opportunity to adjust, and Aricia a better chance for success. This is a total mess, with lots of hope for it to all fall in place. Without Buxton coming through, it is a massive mess.
  24. h2oface
    Damn. The Twins sure could have used a performance like that in their rotation or their bullpen.
  25. h2oface
    .....or Meyer. Wicked fastball and slider shutting down the opposition, with May and Berrios in the rotation. A guy can dream, right?
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