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  1. Thrylos
    Better than average? In which way? Dozier's rankings among second basemen: fWAR: 13th wOBA: 17th wRC+: 16th OPS: 18th fangraphs Clutch: 29th That's looks pretty mediocre/average to me. Objectively.
  2. Thrylos
    Nope. Adrianza is a .337, ahead of Dozier.
  3. Thrylos
    Dozier is part of the problem here, since he keeps Escobar on the bench when everyone is healthy. The Twins are a better team with Escobar at second than with Dozier. I know all about "digging the long ball", but Esco is a phenomenal .322/.366/.545 with men on (Dozier's pathetic numbers are up there.) Plus there is a long line of middle infielders waiting in the wings (or the Lookouts for that matter) Dozier is part of the problem here, and if they have the opportunity to move him, they should. If DeLeon was offered 1:1 for him last season, I suspect that they are regretting not pulling the trigger. Dozier should be upset with himself and his pathetic performance on the batter's box with men on. Big part of the reason the Twins are sellers (and that pitching thing.) Mauer is also sub par as a first baseman, but the Twins do not have better MLB-ready options at this time point, and he is an immovable object, and not only because of his contract.
  4. Thrylos
    Walker is at or below replacement level. And his best defensive position is DH. I cannot see how a Twins' fan getting upset about Walker not getting called up and making one of the worst defensive teams ever last season, even worse.
  5. Thrylos
    "Right" to point a finger at a rookie teammate's deficiencies publicly, while he was the team's player's Union rep? Sure. That was a response for the "a great clubhouse guy".
  6. Thrylos
    And where did an average pitching rotation take the Twins? Not that far. They need to do better than that. They need at least one, if not 2 pitchers better than Berrios to say that they are going some place. (and the pen is another story altogether)
  7. Thrylos
    Sure. Other when he throws his Rookie catcher under the bus on the papers. Good. Riddance.
  8. Thrylos
    The fact that they moved to AAA from AA means nothing about being added to the 40-man roster in August, so they can receive a promotion.
  9. Thrylos
    Forgot about him. He is just tailor made to be a Saint.
  10. Thrylos
    Perkins and Santiago are free agents. Good. Riddance. May started a throwing program and hopefully he will be part of the Twins' rotation. Chargois and Burdi hopefully will anchor the Twins' pen. Hughes will likely have another one of the same surgery. Fork stuck in him too.
  11. Thrylos
    I think that you are answering your own question here... They are playing the veterans because they are still trying to win. If they were not trying to win, they would had gotten rid of all veterans, starting with Dozier, Gimenez, and Santana, and let the kids play. Re: Adrianza: He was at 1B because Sano was day to day. Do you want to DL Sano (and decrease the Twins' probability of winning) and get Garver up? The reason they are doing this is because they are trying to win and they think that the veterans will give them higher probability of winning. Do I agree with that? Nope. But that's why they are doing it. They are playing for 2017 and not for 2018.
  12. Thrylos
    Amateur area Scouts. Not pro scouts. Bit of a difference. Those guys were working the draft. "Alan Sandberg, who covered Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and upstate New York." Sandberg is from around here and has been with the Twins since 2010. Here are his picks, from most recent to least recent. Alex Kirilloff, Andre Jernigan, Travis Blankenhorn, Rich Condeelis, Tyler Mautner, Ethan Mildren, Brandon Easton, Seth Wagner, Jake Proctor, and Alex Wimmers. Other than the two recent high picks for whom the jury is still out, but both have problems, everyone else (other than Jernigan who is about to go and Wimmers) are out of baseball. And the list includes several picks in the teens. And Wimmers (and Kirilloff ) were his two big ones...
  13. Thrylos
    Have you heard of Mike Hessman? Career leader in HRs in the minors with 433 (and a .233/.316/.466 slash line compared to Walker's .246/.303/.480 career line ), career 5 cups of coffee with 3 different teams in the majors, never more than 32 games a season and with a career .188/.272/.422 slash and 79 K in 250 PA (31.6 K%) Hessman is ABW's ceiling. Randy Ruiz was a better player than ABW is
  14. Thrylos
    Solid? .183/.219/.416 in 54 games this season after he was demoted to AA. He deserves an opportunity in the Independent Leagues. He will be a solid contributor there.
  15. Thrylos
    Agree with #3, but I'd rather see what someone like Enns can do in Colon's space, who has 5 years of team control, probably higher potential than the washed outs, and he is about to enter his prime.
  16. Thrylos
    Johnathan might have had a good July, but his July was not as good as Alberoni's (and you gotta love that name) From the ignored affiliate down South, July notable hitters: Alberoni Nunez: .500/.554/.793, 6 BB, 14K, 5 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR Yeltsin Encarnation: .365/.431/.615, 6 BB, 5 K, 2 2B, 4 3B, 1 HR Estamy Urena: .346/.417/.500, 6 BB, 7K, 2 2B, 2 HR
  17. Thrylos
    And from the ignored Twins affiliate down South: Michael Montero: 5 GS, 2.59 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 24-1/3 IP, 9 BB, 27K
  18. Thrylos
    The people want sports teams in their home areas. Government does should do what the people want. Can you imagine if the Twins and the Vikings left the Twin Cities because the government would not contribute? (and get paid back, as is the case with all government funding. It is a bond, not a grant. A loan) I'd say you'd have a new government... The best thing would had been to put it on a referendum, with clear options: There is either government loaning or there is no Twins in the Twin Cities, and let the people decide. But it would had been a landslide... Want it or not, the Twins is pretty much a feature of the Twin Cities Minneapolis, and without it, Minneapolis would not be the same. Same with the Vikings, same with the Foshay Tower. The local government would have to do everything it can to keep that feature.
  19. Thrylos
    I hear this. Often. Always unsupported with data. Do you have anything to support that the (now dead) Twins owner promised that "he will do whatever it takes to bring a championship team" once Target Field was build? BTW unless you labored in the building of the ballpark, you did not build it. The royal "we" has its limits. The funds that the "public" contributed was a 0.15% city sales tax in Hennepin Cty. So if you live and buy in St. Paul, you contributed as much as someone who lives and buys in Malta. Enough with the "poor taxpayer" BS.
  20. Thrylos
    Logistics: Adrianza and Gimenez are not FA. Both are arbitration eligible. Gimenez will be a FA in 2019, Adrianza in 2021. Boshers and Vargas will not be Arbitration eligible until after next season.
  21. Thrylos
    Escobar (102 vs 101 OPS+ total, .336/.377/.575 vs. .215/.309/.326 with men on.) Polanco until further notice is a SS.
  22. Thrylos
    Nope. The existing 40-man by the end of August (during the season) influences that, because someone needs to be on that roster by 8/31 to be called in September. Trades also need to be taken into consideration. Let's say that the Twins fully plan to protect Gonsalves, Stewart, and Curtiss (just throwing names out there) . However, they work a trade with (let's say) Tampa and all 3 are included in a trade for (let's say) Archer. They do not need to be protected. And even if they were planning to protect them, for sure they would not need to do that in August so they can pitch in September...
  23. Thrylos
    He is the Twins' new closer Hot is not hot enough to describe him. 0 ERA and 0.462 WHIP in 7 appearances after the All Star game. I was kinda disappointed that nobody wanted him before today...
  24. Thrylos
    He is either "solid" or a "journeyman". Can't be both. I'd take door number 2 and say that he just got lucky and will get exposed big time.
  25. Thrylos
    Here are a few reasons: 1. So they can get something for him before he walks as a free agent 2. So that they get someone at 2B who will reach his prime when the core of the team does 3. Because he is getting worse with both the bat and the glove, and is past his prime 4. Because some one else at second base will give the Twins a better possibility of winning 5. Because getting 5K a day and not getting benched the next does not teach his teammates a lesson 6. Because he is an almost near collision on any infield fly ball 7. Because he is hitting .217/.311/.329 with men on and he his on pace for a 2 fWAR (or less) season; and he is getting older (and worse) 8. Were he a "leader", the team would not had lost 100+ in his career season. 9. Because he does not close the door to the bathroom when he does his business, and he makes it a point to make his private business public, in general Want any more?
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