Jump to content
Twins Daily
  • Create Account

Jocko87

Verified Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    3,894

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    2

 Content Type 

Profiles

News

Minnesota Twins Videos

2026 Minnesota Twins Top Prospects Ranking

2022 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

Minnesota Twins Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits

Guides & Resources

2023 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

The Minnesota Twins Players Project

2024 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

2025 Minnesota Twins Draft Pick Tracker

2026 Minnesota Twins Draft Tracker: Picks & Bonuses

Forums

Blogs

Events

Store

Downloads

Gallery

Everything posted by Jocko87

  1. Jocko87
    While I agree they aren't one player away, they live in the clearance aisle. Thats kinda what has us in this frustration loop. At least Goldy is a proven player with little risk of his arm falling off. I'd flip for Julien for him and bet the Cards move him to 1st base. No chance of that happening so and I don't really see a big move this year. This feels like the year of addition by subtraction. The best trade will be making room for Wallner and adding a reliever.
  2. Jocko87
    I think he's covering innings so others can keep getting the call. The taxi squad has plenty of guys to rotate but missing those innings take a toll on the Saints. They had a position player pitching the other day. If he shows out great, flip him at the deadline. It's also a solid for Boras.
  3. Jocko87
    Whats the hurry? He's not exactly busting the door down.
  4. Jocko87
    Now or at the time of drafting?
  5. Jocko87
    Alex Bregman. Also moved to 3rd for Correa. Although I think Brooks Lee comps better to Bregman as a player type there you go. 5th tool isn't just speed, it's speed and baserunning.
  6. Jocko87
    The proper comparison for Petty is the pick from the Gray QO. Gray is the gravy in this deal. The Twins got the short term value in Gray and also the long term value of another late first round pick but in a slightly longer term. The qualifying offer was certainly a factor in the value paid for Gray. I do not care if Chase Petty is a first ballot hall of famer. This trade is a home run of third deck proportions. They won coming and going. Also, lets not get too over our skies crowning Petty. Long ways to go.
  7. Jocko87
    But if he'd have only gone 5 innings they might have needed those runs. Much like Correa hitting it into the 2nd deck for a .960 xBA these stats are mostly worthless in the moment. Its my belief, albeit just a hunch, that most of these stats default to fitting larger sample sizes before they mean anything. I get that WPA is a PA by PA deal but situationally Brock Stewart was in a much tougher spot. Surprised he wasn't higher in WPA, he saved the game. From the article and I had to double check, the 105.3 mph, 404 ft home run was not a barrel. Because, you know, the definition of a barrel doesn't actually have anything to do with quality of contact. xBA of only .350 because if hit to the deepest part of the park its probably caught. How they don't at least factor 3 sectors of direction into xBA is beyond me. Anyway, off soapbox, its pretty easy to pick at these stats in the moment but with a larger sample size they work pretty well. I would adjust some of the inputs for more accurate outputs but that's me. Also, today I learned that the Twins have an assistant hitting coach. He was ejected, and now we know him. Good to see Kenta feeling good. Brock Stewart, man. Stud delayed.
  8. Jocko87
    Historically, but he was DFA for a reason. Garlick is better now.
  9. Jocko87
    SOooo, about that. I'm all for Julien and Miranda in left field. Just run to the wall and throw it in. Then go hit. It's not optimal but its what we got.
  10. Jocko87
    I mean, how very Minnesota of them. My inner (outer) Norwegian bachelor farmer approves. Ninja'd On topic, the FO made a bet this off season and lost. I get the logic of being sure Wallner, Larnach, AK et al are ready, there was a lot of risk there. I don't hate it, and now its time to move on. Its not a big deal except that he has 15 years in the organization. I don't mind the loyalty either. It could have gone the other way and the FO would be geniuses. Now they will be forced to pickup salary to get a contributor in return and maybe throw in another piece as well to make it happen. No big deal, only money. I don't see a DFA coming, it would fly in the face of everything we think we know about why he is still here. Some GM somewhere, said something like 2 months evaluate, two months to adjust, two months to ride the wave. We are in the second stage.
  11. Jocko87
    Decent chance the Kuechel thing is more about covering innings at AAA and maybe a trade chip than anything Twins related. Win win for both.
  12. Jocko87
    Let’s start with a day, then gradually work up to two days and eventually a week. If you can do a week, you can do a month. Soon, you’ll be able to join us, in the future times. Back on the topic, sure, pick him up in the no such thing as a bad minor league deal kind of way. Waiver claim, no way. What is better about him than Garlick? Also, IL for kidney stones, yikes. I’ve been hospitalized with a stone but two days after clearing the blockage was normal. Might be a roster helper IL stint.
  13. Jocko87
    Being pre-planned somehow doesn’t make it better. I said what I needed to say in the game thread except this. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. We will see if it catches on. Almost equally surprising was the complete game. I would have been just fine with a Pagan 9th but I love this. Maybe a little message to Sonny from Rocco in there too.
  14. Jocko87
    I've been thinking for a while that Wallner could at least approximate his defense with the arm and some time with working the wall angles but I was expecting a drop off. Now not so sure.
  15. Jocko87
    I don't know if you are referring to me but that is something I have said and will say again. It was and remains true. It just happens that its the one tool that can stand on its own and is a very good one. Is it generational? Doubtful. He will have to make a dramatic improvement in his health and stamina to maintain anything close to this pace. Remember being concerned about his legs holding up? At this point last year he was hitting .362 with an .899 OPS and fell off a relative cliff after. He didn't run away with the batting title, the season just ended before he could be caught. The pure hitter flopped badly in the second half, improbable as it may be. He's not Rod Carew, and as you state, the Twins knew what they were giving up, that goes both ways. Where would he play? We already have enough stone handed fielders to find spots for. The FO knew the DH was occupied. There have been volumes on these pages about a roster crunch. Yes, I know he would have a spot hitting like this but who loses out? Yes, the roster looks much different without this trade, someone else would have gone somewhere, but it doesn't change that he doesn't project to be anything more than a powerless DH defensively. Making proclamations about this trade less than 80 games in is shortsighted at best. Writing these pieces in the name of content production is the worst thing about the internet. While this is a SI article, Twins Daily could take the lesson as well. Less but better content. There is nothing to talk about here.
  16. Jocko87
    "Chance to stick at short" is the phrase that pays for me.
  17. Jocko87
    Brent Rooker is on pace for 28.85 homers. A's on pace for 42.16 wins. An improbable seven game winning streak did include 2 home runs from Rooker but as we all know, when the train gets going its more than one player.
  18. Jocko87
    Sir, that’s an eye chart. Still says DFA Kepler. Sir, that’s the Oakland As attendance graph. Doesn’t matter, still says DFA Kepler. Sir, this is a Wendy’s. What did I say? DFA Kepler.
  19. Jocko87
    I've been preaching this for quite a while now. The numbers are the numbers but analytics is knowing which numbers to use is which situation. Everyone has all the numbers but the good analytical teams are using them better. It's really that simple. The long term numbers will still indicate the same but short term variables will override in the current situation. I do think Rocco could do more of that but I think he would argue that he does. He just looks at different data than we can. The San Fran game is a good example. Its easy to think the moves were just L/R split based but in his comments he said that down 4-0 in the first we needed to get runs quickly etc. Unsaid was, "this offense is really struggling and I have to do everything possible to get anything" the short term and long term agreed but the short term changed the urgency. If the offense was clicking 4-0 wouldn't be an issue that needed addressed immediately. Lots of factors that we don't even think about in the managerial decisions.
  20. Jocko87
    I think building him up as a starter makes the most sense because it opens the most options for when they do bring him back. I could see Varland moving to the bullpen for the stretch run, Meada pairing with the rotating long bullpen guy, Meada as the long bullpen guy, short bullpen guy, opener guy or trade guy. All of those are possible plus some I'm not thinking of by building as a starter. I have to say, I'm intrigued by the thought of Varland in the pen for a stretch run. I don't think there are any innings limitations for him but he might sit at an angry 99-100 in a short stint. His disposition seems perfect for it too. Probably wouldn't need 5 starters in the post season so it would make sense from a roster standpoint too.
  21. Jocko87
    .846 career ops, 139 ops+ in the regular season. Correa .829 and 127. So-so so good. I saw that but it wasn’t related to my point.
  22. Jocko87
    I’ve seen a few broadcasts not even displaying BA anymore. The only reason anyone cares is that it’s been displayed so prominently for so long.
  23. Jocko87
    Two straight off-seasons where he couldn’t do his normal work. Coming off this last one with all the drama a slow start does make sense. Even a guy like him has to be affected by all the noise. I’ll be watching next year for a slow start but I don’t expect him to be bad into June again. Now that he’s settled in hopefully he can stay there. He has also stated many times that it’s all about peaking at the end of the year.
  24. Jocko87
    Exactly, OF lefty masher fills a need too.
  25. Jocko87
    I think is it with the addition of an outfielders glove. If he hits, he will have a spot but the org needs maximum flexibility to hide the glove based on matchups. I don't expect him to be any better with the glove in the outfield but being able to put him in left with a ground ball pitcher on the mound is almost like DH'ing. Ball will still find him but you're taking that chance wherever he plays. He can still mix in at 1B/3B. Key is that he hits. If he does they can find a place. Minimal chance of trading him this year in a down spot. Maybe they can find someone to pay full price and I would let him go if they get that value. Guys that hit but can't catch are the prime targets for this FO to send out. I don't move Lewis or Kirilloff for him in any circumstance. He has to hit like prime Thome to displace someone that can field and hit at his level or better. I can see Lewis moving to center field but don't think it has much to do with Miranda anymore. Much of that talk started due to mentally inserting Miranda at 3B as a fixture. He's now at least 3rd in the long term depth chart at 3B.
×
×
  • Create New...