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  1. Schmoeman5
    He isn't. And now that his hitting has came back down from his monster start its more noticeable. I wonder if he's still getting injections.
  2. Schmoeman5
    100% There was time to get that out. Gray never made a move towards 1st. Not 1 mention of it either.
  3. Schmoeman5
    OK. Got it. Thanks
  4. Schmoeman5
    Can someone explain to me how Maeda can have a WPA of .237 for today's performance while Ryan had a WPA of .197 yesterday
  5. Schmoeman5
    1-3
  6. Schmoeman5
    I disagree. I think they have enough talent. But It'll require drastic measures starting with moving Buxton off as the sole DH. His numbers have been in a free fall since the end of April. That's 6 weeks of very little production from the DH spot. I didn't look to see what the Twins got from the DH spot while he was on the IL but it had to be better than when he was in there. Is he slumping because he's hurt? Idk. But if that's the case. Get him healthy. Correa. His numbers have to improve unless he's not healthy. Don't know how much that PF is affecting him.
  7. Schmoeman5
    Winning a Silver Slugger award SHOULDN'T have anything to do with a Gold Glove award. But unfortunately it does
  8. Schmoeman5
    Juliens error. Scored a hit. And it was an error in 2 ways. #1 cutting in front of Correa and taking his momentum towards 3rd base and #2 botching the play. And Solano getting caught at 3rd potentially taking away a crooked number. Not saying they would have won with the way they hit, but it sure didn't help
  9. Schmoeman5
    A lot of Gold Gloves have been won on past performance. It's a popularity contest sometimes. As per the Mattingly over Hrbek comparison. And if you're using the metrics, you have to use them all the time. Not just when they fit an agenda. 2 cases in point. The official scorer gave hits on balls that were errors in the past 2 days. The Lewis overthrow and Juliens grounder last night. My point being is that scorers make decisions on how it affects their guy.
  10. Schmoeman5
    Well based on that Graph I'd say the obvious answer is DFA Kepler. Where was Correa at 10 days ago? How much did his wRC+ rise in the past 10 games? Larnach is closer to being above avg than Kepler is to being just avg.
  11. Schmoeman5
    And just to follow up. When Milwaukee started Burnes the other night it was a right handed heavy lineup because Burnes has reverse splits. I get it. But is the manager basing his decisions on what the hitters do or what the pitchers do in situations. It seems like they want to manipulate these to justifiy the moves
  12. Schmoeman5
    Most of the best 1st baseman are sweet swinging left handed hitters. Grace Mattingly Clark McGriff. I can list more. I don't remember them being platooned when they were facing the Tom Glavines or Randy Johnsons of their time. I'm pretty sure that wouldn't go over well. If Kiriloff is the hitter they think he is then run him out there
  13. Schmoeman5
    Why limit it to top 5. Should have been his top 25 biggest meltdowns as a Twin so we could really cringe. Satire
  14. Schmoeman5
    Umm. OK. If those are the measurements you want to hang your hat on I guess. If he's the 8th best outfielder in Twins history then that doesn't say much about their history. A player whose slid backwards for 3+ years. I'm not buying it. Let's look at Mookie Betts and his time in LA. It's his 3rd year there I believe. But right now he might rank as the 20th best Dodger outfielder IDK. It takes longevity to get that fWAR number up higher. And of course you're not taking into account the Washington Senator players of yesteryear. The A's Dodgers and Giants don't forget things like that.
  15. Schmoeman5
    I concur. You beat me to the punch
  16. Schmoeman5
    And I realize it wasn't at the trade deadline.
  17. Schmoeman5
    When I first heard about Arreaz being traded, my wife told me about it. Her words were "for some pitcher from Miami" I immediately thought Alcantra. When I found out it was Lopez I thought the Twins got fleeced. The Twins were never completely enamored with Arreaz. Even before last season there was talk of moving him. All he could do was hit. Saw plenty of posts proclaiming the same thing. .300 singles hitter. Defensive liability. But now that Arreaz is hitting closer to .400 and Lopez is a .500 pitcher which is exactly what he was in Miami. But looking at it now; Alcantra is not dominating either. I think the Lopez trade could still work out. At times he looks dominant. And he aways seems to have that 30+ pitch inning that seems to side track him. And even though batting leaders aren't grown on trees I believe the trade can still be a win for the Twins. I admit I still cringe every time I look at the Marlins box score. And if he hits .400. The FO will never hear the end of it.
  18. Schmoeman5
    You're right. I didn't make a list. I didn't make a list because I didn't have high expectations for a lot of the guys being listed as disappointing. Buxton. Is doing what he'd done his whole career. Kepler has been on a back slide hitting wise since 2019. Gallo about what I expected. Miranda 2nd year jinx and being under Correa umbrella might have let it go to his head. So with that here goes. #1 Correa. Signed for big money. I didn't expect .200 in June. #2 Gordon. I did expect him to come out hot. Especially with injuries he was going to get chance to prove last year was no fluke. And he was described by some as one of the best utility players out there. #3 Falvey. In an interview in January or February, he insisted the bullpen would be just fine and didn't require any kind of help to upgrade it. #4. The bullpen except for Duran. I did not expect multiple blown Holds and saves. Although I didn't have high expectations for Pagan. I did think Lopez Jax Moran etc would do much better. #5. Lopez the starter. I saw him this spring and his first 2 starts. I think he threw 31 pitches 1st inning vs KC. But settled in. I was wowed. But since he signed the contract it's be so-so at best. He seems to have that 1 bad inning per start. Disappointed in him since then. But there's hope that they can turn it around.
  19. Schmoeman5
    For real? Trade deadline? Will there be anyone left after the trade? It's on Twitter so it's got to be true
  20. Schmoeman5
    Gotcha. I thought you were talking about the here and now. My mistake. Thanks for the clarification 👍
  21. Schmoeman5
    The Twins lack true up the middle defenders? At what position? 2nd base
  22. Schmoeman5
    Not an argument, but how is 1/2 the time determined? Just play him 1 game at DH and then 1 game in CF till the inevitable happens?
  23. Schmoeman5
    Buffalo New York.
  24. Schmoeman5
    I still disagree 2016 27 did it 2017 29 hit over .300. With the emphasis going away from the homerun on some clubs and going to OBP. You can expect more athletic hitters. That's the kind of increase I expect. And not overnight. But prospects we'll see in the next few years. An I'm not demanding that. I just see baseball moving away from the 3 outcome hitters.
  25. Schmoeman5
    When the Twins signed Buxton to his 100 million dollar extention, how was it a steal? A career .230 hitter with some pop. Great speed. Best defensive CF in baseball. But! And that's the biggest part of it is that he's available a little more than 50% of the time. That's not a steal. That's market value. And now that he can only DH and it looks like his availability remains the same with highly diminished returns. It looks like Buxton got the steal. Not the Twins.
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