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  1. TheLeviathan
    Why are a random sample of 300 ABs by Sano reason to put him above Schoop or Cron? Especially given the organizational investment and upside? There's just no good reason to put Sano above those two.
  2. TheLeviathan
    Utility player is an unfair term. He is average to above at every position he plays by wRC+
  3. TheLeviathan
    If "replacing a starter" is your new hill I don't see how Sano is higher on that list than Cron or Schoop.
  4. TheLeviathan
    There is no benching required. You get huffy when people take something you didn't say and run with it and you just did that. None of these players have to be benched for Gonzalez to help the team. Any one of a number of very plausible scenarios happens and he's a great guy to have around. Here are just a few, very possible scenarios: Rosario has another several month plunge into poor play that Gonzalez can help spell and maybe give Rosario a chance to reset. He allows us to play Kepler in CF if Cave proves to be less reliable than hoped in the (all too common) event that Buxton is hurt or struggling. If Schoop is the .682 version that Milwaukee benched in favor of playing two dudes at 2B who had no experience - he helps cushion that. If Cron fails and Sano takes over 1B....we have him to help at 3B. If Polanco gets hurt we have an option. Or, in the almost certain event we have a significant injury, he becomes the starter rather than a guy in AAA. Yes it's Sano, but it's much more than that.
  5. TheLeviathan
    They have varying question marks. Our SS is a drug test away from being done. Schoop had a sub-.600 OPS the second half of last year. Rosario struggled mightily as well. Buxton is no sure thing with injuries or production. Ditto Sano. Cron might have been a flash in the pan. I don't know how someone looks at the Twins starting 9 and says "Yup...we know what we're getting from these guys!" *Vanimal sniped me!
  6. TheLeviathan
    The starting 9 the Twins are currently penciling in are hardly a reliable bunch. It's not just Sano that is wise to insure on this team.
  7. TheLeviathan
    I still prefer to use Cave's options and go with Austidillo, Gonzalez, Adrianza, and Garver as the bench from the start. I know it probably won't happen, but I guess I can dream.
  8. TheLeviathan
    You are trying to make this about platoons but you've been making the argument about projections from the get go. In fact, the platoon issue came up in response to you using projections about this year to argue he's worse than anyone in the starting nine. Your entire framing on this doesn't make much sense.
  9. TheLeviathan
    Using projections is a big part of the problem. It's a flimsy place to start. Plus, you framed it as "not particularly strong". No one was claiming Gonzalez was Bryce Harper, but a 104 wRC+ with that versatility is a strong asset. Unless you are using strong in some outlandish sense no one was implying, an average to above average player with versatility is exactly the opposite of "not particularly strong" And while no one has claimed he is Harper, there are people in this thread calling him a utility player and using your posts to justify that. Perhaps you're arguing your point more forcefully than you should.
  10. TheLeviathan
    Why is a 104 wRC+ a point against him? Among qualified players this is where that would rank in baseball: 1B: 17th Best 2B: 9th Best 3B: 16th Best SS: 12th Best (Right behind Polanco if he had a full season) LF: 18th Best (Right behind Rosario) RF: 18th Best (Better than Kepler) That's not garbage. That's not a utility player. That's a guy with a ton of versatility who slots in the middle to upper half of wRC+ for every position he can play last year. Context matters. This reminds me of the "Adrianza sucks" thread where people didn't realize that a .750 OPS is a pretty good ballplayer in 2018.
  11. TheLeviathan
    I would wager on Martinez Gonzalez.....but this was brilliantly done.
  12. TheLeviathan
    He's a capable switch hitter from both sides, he's going to eliminate the need for so many of these kinds of players and provide a lot of matchup advantages for this team.
  13. TheLeviathan
    Excellent.
  14. TheLeviathan
    If they do nothing, they'll have to overpay at the deadline. If they sign Kimbrel and the season doesn't go as planned...you still have one heck of an asset. With the money available, it's malfeasance to do nothing.
  15. TheLeviathan
    This isn't my reason for it....but man I hope he's on the roster from the get go.
  16. TheLeviathan
    I think acquiring this guy will look like a gigantic mistake by June 1st.
  17. TheLeviathan
    Edited for this astute point.
  18. TheLeviathan
    Well, we thought that last year too. Yes, there was an injury, but he looked lost all spring and the handful of at-bats before the injury. I too hope that the service time manipulation serves as a motivator. I'm not sure that helps him hit (read: avoid like the plague) breaking balls, but I'll sure as hell be hopeful about it.
  19. TheLeviathan
    Yeah, my skepticism only kicks in when people try to make the contract too valuable right now and going forward. I think it can be a great value if Kepler starts to hit, but the current Kepler isn't particularly valuable at this price going forward. But a handful of million should absolutely do nothing to impede spending. That impediment starts with a P and ends with Ohlads.
  20. TheLeviathan
    In four years Kepler will be 30 and he might not be the same defensive player he is now. At some point during htis contract he's going to have to have enough offense to offset the fact he is getting older.
  21. TheLeviathan
    I think that depends on whether Kepler improves his hitting. (Which I think he can and I'm in his corner on that) The "value" here isn't going to be determined by a corner OF who gets most of his WAR from defense....it's the bat that will determine that. 2018 Kepler in 4 years, at this price, isn't much of an asset IMO. The flip side, is that his defensive value means any incremental improvements we see on offense will lead to significant value increases.
  22. TheLeviathan
    I would really, really like to keep this kid in the rotation. I get why people are excited about him in the bullpen, but that excitement should get squashed real soon when you think about our rotation options without him.
  23. TheLeviathan
    Low bid....nice.
  24. TheLeviathan
    It's so true. There are pieces that are encouraging....but then you feel like you need to MST3K some of the awful stuff they put in. I have trouble describing it to people, it's like the good parts of the X-men movies with a lot of Batman v Superman "Martha" moments that pop up to keep you confused/irritated/emotions I can't explain.
  25. TheLeviathan
    3M more this season doesn't make me feel all that great about the front-loading aspect and doesn't alleviate the lack of FA action at all. That said, I'm good with both contracts. I hope both players have great runs with the Twins under those deals.
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