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  1. Thrylos
    Yeah, he just got tied by that kid who is pitching for them.
  2. Thrylos
    So far so good. Gibson leading the majors with 18 K/9.
  3. Thrylos
    Fresh from the press. Here. Twins #21. Down from #2 two seasons ago. Cubs were #1 then...
  4. Thrylos
    No kidding. Here is a shot of him from this week. Colon? Hardly: (check out the change up grip btw. Those are some huge fingers...)
  5. Thrylos
    How about this: Bill Smith did more things right in his tenure as a GM for the Twins than Terry Ryan did in his tenures, highlighted by the fact under Bill Smith the Twins have had a better record as a team than under Terry Ryan who was the GM under whom the Twins have had their worst record. Just a fact. But people bringing up Ramos who matter of fact was blocked by you know whom and unless Capps was brought in, the Twins would have not made it in the post-season that season...
  6. Thrylos
    I think that capacity with the MLB ball factory output in Costa Rica an limited supply of material is the issue here, thus the manufacturing of the MiLB balls in China. Specs are the same.
  7. Thrylos
    He's traded
  8. Thrylos
    This crediting the scouts cuts both ways. See: Nishioka, Tsuyoshi
  9. Thrylos
    Agreed. And fans have short memories, otherwise players like Jim Thome and Bret Favre would be ran out of town. As far as the big question goes, I really think that there are more stats about players than teams/owners. Unfortunately for the owner, the stats for them are W-L and $MM spent. I suspect that there are people who are calling Pohlad "cheap" and the same time argue that Mauer did not live up to his contract. I think that it is a non-issue.
  10. Thrylos
    Could happen but if I were the Twins I would want to start valuable pitchers at Chattanooga (historic average 70 high and 45 low, the first week of April) than in Rochester (historic average 51 high and 33 low same time.) Nothing wrong with having some of the non-roster invitees pitching games in the cold in AAA until the weather warms. As far as competition goes, it is pretty similar between AA and AAA.
  11. Thrylos
    Hard to argue with this ranking. The key for Romero is to prove that he is a starter and for this he a. needs to get some real innings under his belt (90-1/3 in 2016 was ok; he needs to be pushed to 140ish) and b. develop that changeup because even though he has two plus plus pitches (fastball and slider/cutter,) he will need a third to start. Otherwise he is right up there with Burdi
  12. Thrylos
    Nope. He did not fail at LF. Never played that position. That former Twins' GM decided to play him at RF out of the blue last season. Sano has been playing 3B for 6 seasons. Had never played RF before Ryan's failed experiment last season. Knowing a position and anticipating things helps a lot. Tracking fly balls at the OF is tough, unless you had a couple thousand reps.
  13. Thrylos
    90th best in the majors among hitters with 400+ PA in 2016... Been around .075 or so isoD the last few years. Difference? BABIP. .280ish this season vs .260ish previously , pushed the BA at .268 from ~.240 the previous years getting that OBP to .340 instead to .310 territory. Sustainable? We'll find out. Footnote: Oswaldo Arcia and Brian Dozier had identical BB%, 8.8, with the Twins last season.
  14. Thrylos
    Deal. Based of bWAR. Injuries nullify the deal
  15. Thrylos
    I'd place the likelihood of Baez putting better numbers than Dozier in 2017 at about 75%. No way the Cubs are doing this.
  16. Thrylos
    I took a first cut at a projected Twins 25 man roster, using these 3 criteria: The new Front Office is looking for veteran leadership in the clubhouseDefense is very important for the new front officePlayers who chose to play in the WBC over fighting a position battle during ST, will be at a disadvantageHere is the result, and it looks a bit different. Of course without a single pitch or plate appearance in a game yet, I am sure that I will change my mind on the matter... Again, this is not what I would do, it is trying to guess what the Twins will do...
  17. Thrylos
    you missed the parts where I said that his WHIP is BABIP-driven (which is now at .250) and his FIP is driven by his ridiculous 0.22 HR/9 IP. When those regress to the MLB norm, his WHIP will be in the 1.400s and FIP in the 4s, just like Perkins and Diamond...
  18. Thrylos
    These are interesting, but some sort of career numbers will help frame those players' performances... Here are Campbell's in 3 years: 10 G, 5 GS, 19 IP, 16 ER, 15 BB, 7 K, 7.58 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, 7.1 BB/9, 3.3 K/9
  19. Thrylos
    MLB.tv for subscribers
  20. Thrylos
    career .932 vs .935 fielding %. With one detail missing. Kinda big: Polanco last played SS at age 21 and Santana at age 24. So let's compare apples to apples: Polanco's FP at SS up to age 21: .932 Santana's FP at SS up to age 21: .926 No Santana was more of an error machine than Polanco at the same age.
  21. Thrylos
    Mauer started 156 games last season, including 20 against LHSP. He hit .224/.291/.319 against LHP vs .272/.383/.410 against RHP, while Vargas hit .378/.462/.800 against LHP (and .168/.280/.374 vs RHP) . Grossman hit .344/.418/.576 against LHP. I hope that a more analytics-based approach will sit Mauer against LHSP. So that would be him starting about 135-140 games a season, plus coming as a PH later in the games, if necessary. Not a bad approach.
  22. Thrylos
    This is not a new pitch, it's a new grip. I disagree. A "new pitch" plays with the batter's head who has not seen it and potentially anticipating something weird...
  23. Thrylos
    Nope. Sano's weight is the #1 topic
  24. Thrylos
    As I indicated earlier, his FIP is artificially low because of his low HR/9 numbers. I project those to jump to MLB-average levels in the majors, giving him mid 4 FIPs as an average.
  25. Thrylos
    MiLB.com has issued their ranking for farm systems, as far as position players go. They rank the Twins' system 23th overall, and the number 1 is a surprise... 1-10 11-20 21-30
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