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  1. OptimisticTwinsFan
    Agreed and then he starts to throw it slower to try to throw strikes... almost looks like he's guiding the ball.
  2. OptimisticTwinsFan
    Correa has 3 batted ball events over 104.5 and is 0-3... tough
  3. OptimisticTwinsFan
    He's throwing it slower and his command hasn't quite been there. He's also unable to command his secondary pitches for strikes and it becomes a little easier to load up on the FB. Lots of small things that add up. Also Ryan has always struggled with HRs but the idea with his pitching style is that in a general sense he's so good at tunneling and he's got the sneaky life on his FBs and he pounds the strike zone to avoid walks along with pitching up in the zone. He's going to have WHIPs near or sub 1, but when hitters do connect it's going to go deep but hopefully a solo HR. Him not being able to command that breaking pitch/split finger at the bottom end of the zone has led to him reverting to being more of a FB pitcher.
  4. OptimisticTwinsFan
    It's been interesting to see Ryan lose the couple extra MPH off of his stuff over the last month or so and how that has translated to more HRs leaving the park. He's also been unable to consistently command his offspeed stuff.
  5. OptimisticTwinsFan
    Don't care about "ideal" defensive corner OFs -- give me an .800-.900+ OPS's across the board and we'll go from there.
  6. OptimisticTwinsFan
    Dreaming of Lewis - Correa - Polanco - Julien - Lee infield/dh lineups with Kirilloff/Wallner in the OF.
  7. OptimisticTwinsFan
    55/60 runner too so it sounds like he could shift to the outfield. I would guess he's groomed as kind of a utility type guy in the Farmer/Gordon/Marwin role. Ideal if he can stick at 2B and also play backup CF at a minimum with games at first. I don't mind having a guy like that with a good hit tool and some speed.
  8. OptimisticTwinsFan
    .700+ SLG last season and 48 SBs in his last 112 college games along with only 62 K's.
  9. OptimisticTwinsFan
    I'm just reading about the pick, I don't necessarily like drafting middle infielders who aren't SS's at lower levels, but it sounds like he's got a good hit tool/speed combo and can potentially even play some CF. I like that he's a younger college junior (22). I do think we need more speed that has decent hitting potential in the middle of the field in the system so overall I can't complain. Based on rankings, it's not a reach.
  10. OptimisticTwinsFan
    Hope they just keep going BPA on their board -- like the upside plays and I think the farm system needs some upside in it.
  11. OptimisticTwinsFan
    Yeah, I'm all for hating Correa but I think you have to have hope in the process of hitting the ball hard. Even his GIDP was like 102 exit velocity and a .500 xBA.
  12. OptimisticTwinsFan
    I mean outside of the result that's what you are looking for unless you're not looking for 109 exit velocity and .910 xBA.
  13. OptimisticTwinsFan
    7 outs of an xBA of .400+ through 6 innings is just comical
  14. OptimisticTwinsFan
    Great article https://blogs.fangraphs.com/joe-ryan-is-off-to-a-swinging-start/
  15. OptimisticTwinsFan
    Did anyone realize that Ober and Lopez are the same age? And Joe Ryan is only one year younger.
  16. OptimisticTwinsFan
    Not to mention once he got promoted to A+ in 2021 he hit .321 - .414 - .907. He was hitting XBH's rather than HRs so his SLG was .493. This means he's been producing like a top prospect for at least parts of 3 different seasons. To me, this should put him at least in the Wallner type tier of prospect. It's not like other Twins "top" guys like Rodriguez, Wallner, and others don't have K issues as well. His BB% has been like ~11-12% across levels over each of the last 3 years as well which isn't bad. I guess to be fair on the other side Wallner has been in like the 15-16 to 18% range which insane and E-Rod is at 21% which is even more insane albeit at lower levels (guy has a 57% K rate this year lmao).
  17. OptimisticTwinsFan
    This is obviously not the way you can do this analysis, but this is fun with numbers -- so I am going to have fun. If you say that AK's 2022 should basically be removed because he was trying to play through a hurt wrist that never fully healed that sapped his power here are his career numbers: Totals 66g 19 2Bs 1 3B 10 HRs 37 RBIs 27 runs 20 BB's 55 K's Splits Avg - .265 OBP - .330 SLG% - .485 OPS - .815 BB% - 9% K% - 22% Per 150 46 XBHs (2b & 3b) 22 HRs 85 RBIs 61 runs *Because I am having fun with numbers I added another 2B to his line because technically he hit an XBH down the 1B line on his walk off that didn't count.
  18. OptimisticTwinsFan
    I would argue “if healthy” is the mantra with every prospect (and every arm). Tommy John isn’t really too different than an ACL these days. Either way, calculated risk.
  19. OptimisticTwinsFan
    Law’s scouting report says that Prielepp could have been in consideration for the #1 overall pick if healthy and repeating what he flashed during his rookie year.
  20. OptimisticTwinsFan
    What happened to Austin Martin's power? I certainly did original expect more; certainly if not HR power yet gap power. Was it a hand injury or a swing change or both? I still think that Martin could have a Polanco like evolution as a hitter going from contact to gap power to some HR power as well. Either way, his ability to get on base, contact skills, and speed is a dynamic that we probably really need on the major league roster.
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