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  1. Thrylos
    Field is OF depth at AAA with Buxton in the DL. These guys are running out of OFs. Other than Wade, they have Corcino, Hazelbaker and Kemmer. I dunno about Drake...
  2. Thrylos
    Hrbek 38.6 bWAR vs Brunansky 22.0 bWAR, using a metric that punishes 1B more than OFs. Hrbek was the best player. Even if Brunansky was a 1B, Hrbek would still be the best 1B (and best player). Same with Rooker and Kirilloff, in my opinion. YMMV. It is all subjective.
  3. Thrylos
    1B is actually on of the positions which, because of the seer amount of chances, FP, or errors, is a decent metric, in addition to a range indicating metric, like plus minus, or DRS or UZR. Good luck finding advance defensive metrics for minor leaguers. If an opinion is widely accepted in the internet, does not make it a fact Esp. in subjective matters like this, which do not have many facts. Was Delmon factually the best player to come out in a decade?
  4. Thrylos
    Sounds good. The only things I would do differently is to get Astrudillo up and cut Wilson. As far as OF goes, Cave, Rosario, Kepler, and Wade are all LHBs, and all but Rosario are left throwers so they have minimal position flexibility. If I were to cut Grossman, I'd like to see what Zander Wiel can do. He deserves a chance and this team needs RHBs Also, I'd play Austin at 1B 70% of the time and Mauer there about 30%. He needs the reps on the field more than Mauer. Also, I'd replace Forsythe with Gordon. Let's finally see what he can and what he cannot do. Forsythe (or Astrudillo or Adrianza) are not part of the future there for the Twins. In other words: out: Wison in: Astrudillo out: Morrison: in Austin out: Forsythe: in Gordon out: Grossman: in Wade out: Belisle: in Wiel And the last thing I would look (in a trade, FA signing, IFA signing, draft pick) in the next 3 years is yet another left hitting, left throwing OF
  5. Thrylos
    I think that there is a misunderstanding between WAR baseline calculations and subjective projected prospect ability According to the above logic Brunansky > Hrbek, which I don't think was ever the case... To say that in general someone who can play OF, can play 1B, is a bit of generalization. The problem with that is that 1B is the position with the most chances in baseball, since it is involved in the majority of outs. I am not convinced that Kirilloff's glove will ever be good enough to play 1B and have 20-30 chances or so instead of 5-6 or so a game
  6. Thrylos
    Rooker is a first baseman, not an outfielder. So comparing them at OF does not make much sense. Rooker's plate discipline, power, speed, and fielding tools are better. And at the AA level. He can field first base fine. They are playing him at the OF in the minors for versatility purposes and to give others reps at 1B, but he is not an outfielder.
  7. Thrylos
    Compared to Graterol and Rooker, he is. They are both ahead of him. Kiriloff's hit and power tool are above average and might be approaching plus. His fielding and arm are both below average and his speed/base running is much below average. He does not walk much (career: 0.044 isoD). To me he projects as a LF/DH. Which is fine. He is still a top 10 prospect in this system, with pretty much similar profile to Lanarch btw who might actually be a step ahead of them in fielding, arm, speed, and discipline. My point is that he is overrated, which means that I think that there are better prospects than him, not that he is a bad prospect. Just not that high in this team.
  8. Thrylos
    I am not even close to give it an intelligent thought regarding how these guys will rate among the other Twins' prospects quite yet, because lots of them will be traded. That said: I would agree that Duran should be higher than what the MLB.com pipeline rating is. Both he and Alcala have future closer stuff. The other guy who popped out was Luke Raley. Same age, same level as Brent Rooker, and just almost as good in the numbers, other that K stuff. And the guy makes me think Logan Morrison for some reason. And I have not settled in my mind whether that is good or bad. Yet. (and Kirilloff and Gordon and Gonsalves are all overrated btw
  9. Thrylos
    Nothing typed in this whole thread can be concluded with any real certainty as well, since nobody who is typing here has been there for the whole season. It is all a bunch of assumptions. They just vary depending on the eye of the beholder.
  10. Thrylos
    I think that certainly if Dozier was trying to play leader and try to chastise either of the Eddies, both could have had a valid argument that a. he has done nothing on the field this season and b. he publicly admits that baseball is a side thing for him, so he has no place to stand and criticize others who are better and are 100% in the game. I can really see a "who are you, again, and what have you done?" type of attitude against Dozier in the clubhouse. Not to mention the politics part... Simple.
  11. Thrylos
    + Mauer who is a free agent + Santana ditto
  12. Thrylos
    Methinks that you missed the point of this post It is not about why the Twins are losing, it is about chemistry.
  13. Thrylos
    And the manager, too, who tolerated it. Bottom line is that it is his clubhouse.
  14. Thrylos
    Glad that he got what he wanted. The Twins kept him too long for "a part-time" guy. Hope the door did not hit him too hard. He was mopping since the beginning of Spring Training for not getting an extension. That's got to rub on some people and rub others the wrong way.
  15. Thrylos
    Buxton and Sano were not in the clubhouse. The "veterans" are to be blamed here...
  16. Thrylos
    FTFY
  17. Thrylos
    Will really miss the "Twins player on the side" in Dozier's twitter profile. Sigh
  18. Thrylos
    When was the last time the Twins traded 5 players at the deadline before this season? The answer is never. Never say never.
  19. Thrylos
    No worries. Soon both Logans will be Longgones. (They had to pick up Forsythe for Tax $$$ reasons.)
  20. Thrylos
    Wish he makes the best of his chance under the Hollywood spotlights.
  21. Thrylos
    Addison Reed off the DL
  22. Thrylos
    Austin has a career 268 PAs and 96 OPS+ (a hair below league average.) If he is a "failed prospect" after 268 PAs, what was Torri Hunter with a 71 OPS+ after his first 440 career PAs? Not to mention certain other current Twins? Matter of fact Joe Mauer has 100 OPS+ this season and Austin 98. I guess that the people who are calling for Mauer to return, based on his and Austin's performance, should be more than happy to have a replacement with about the same performance...
  23. Thrylos
    FWIW, the Twins' 40-man roster is at 39, with plenty of dead weight (Wilson, Belisle, Astrudillo etc) and hopefully a few more coming off in trades today to worry about De Jong taking a spot.
  24. Thrylos
    So far this Front Office has done a nice job getting something for the players who will be free agents this off-season. Santana, Rodney, and Dozier should hopefully follow today. At the end $10M + the 2018 second round pick + lost opportunity in 2018 might weigh more that what Tyler Austin and Luis Rijo will bring to the Twins, however this Front Office has proven that it can take a calculated chance and if it does not work out, cut its losses, which is a breathe of fresh air for the Twins, and about all one can ask from the Front Office.
  25. Thrylos
    Been there done that and outrighted him. He is not on the 40-man roster and will be a minor league Free Agent after the last AAA game
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