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  1. Linus
    Of course we would have to define ace to be able to discuss this. Joe has improved and is much better than I thought he would be and I’ve been a fan since day 1. Put whatever label you want - to me he’s just a really good pitcher who I hope stays healthy. The rest will take care of itself.
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    Correct. His time spent on the IL takes away more innings than Rocco’s plan.
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    I believe this is the essence of the old Casey Stengel saying about how to swing a bat “not too fast, not too slow, just butcher boy”. Whatever that means.
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    I think this topic is more complicated than who can generate the fastest swing speed. Who can generate the fastest swing speed while maintaining the proper mechanics of their swing is the real winner. Kind of like the old saying “he’s swinging out of his shoes” would indicate the first priority it to be able to barrel the ball.
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    I wouldn’t be surprised if the payroll number was $140+ but Falvey had to wait for the bargain bin to fill. Or it’s a lower number and the subtractions will soon start.
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    Interesting- thanks. There is another aspect to this. While swinging a heavier bat supplies more for the mass part of the equation for some guys swinging a lighter bat at greater velocity results in the most force. Each player has to find their optimal combination. One of the Twins greats, Harmon or Tony switched to a lighter bat towards the end of the season for this reason.
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    Has anybody heard whether Twins TV has been picked up by DirectTv? Or Sling for that matter.
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    But are they really good at developing pitching and outfielders? 9 years and our outfielders prize is Larnach and Wallner? Pitching is Ober, Jax and Sands? To me this is their big problem - IMO they aren’t really good at player development. Hence hey we can plug this hole with Ty France or Harrison Bader.
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    These are words to live by!
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    If you take a step back and look at it, the Twins having to pursue this strategy most years tells me they have a player development problem. It’s understandable this will happen occasionally with all teams but the Twins are forced to do this way too much.
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    Would have been nice had they did when, you know, good players were available to sign.
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    So I’ve been neutral on Falvey appreciating the system upgrades and ability to hire good coaches. I’ve always felt he has been too rigid in some of his beliefs to adapt and improve. This signing just gives me the sinking feeling that he is wedded to a process whose ceiling is barely making the playoffs but with no real shot to make a World Series much less win one. Do I think Miranda is going to be a great hitter? I doubt it but a good chance he is a decent or better hitter. We all know what France is and it ain’t putting us over the top.
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    Hard no across the board. By definition guys that become free agents in their early thirties are ripe for a decline. You got 6 cheap years from them including their prime. If you really want to make them the QO otherwise you take your bargain and move on. It’s actually a benefit of drafting mostly college players - they don’t hit free agency until you don’t want them anymore.
  14. Linus
    I think players having a full healthy off season to train is a big deal. It seems like guys who don’t get that because they are recovering from injury / surgery seem to get hurt more often the next year. I’m hopeful that Buck is entering a new phase of health. Finding the Plica problem with his knee seems to have really helped and now he has a fully built up body from the off season. Back stuff - who knows? Stewart with a shoulder surgery is never a good sign. I would be shocked if they got any meaningful innings from him.
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    It’s been painfully clear that the veterans will play regardless of performance. And I wouldn’t really care if the veterans were upper end players but they never have been. At some point the difference in performance between the scrap heap veteran and the AAA young player is negligible.
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    Another bat first guy that’s really going to have to hit to ever make the bigs. Based on other reports I’ve read he’s really close to being a DH
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    Just a really bad idea. Willis greatest value is plugging all the holes of this oft injured and inconsistent lineup.
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    Why wouldn’t just let Miranda play first?
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    Ok hissy fit alert. I do not want to read about how our FO “prides itself on finding creative solutions”. Waiting around every year so you can sign some decline phase vet for peanuts is hardly creative. In fact it’s the opposite of creative. It’s all the more maddening because we can’t develop our own prospects to be difference makers so you end up with…..average. Let’s add Canha and go get those 82 wins.
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    Some of it is decision making. If you judge that you can catch the ball then you want to take the most direct route. If you can’t then you want to position yourself for making the throw. Mixing up the two is a problem ala Jake Cave. It’s easy to say that Buxton is a great fielder because he is fast (and he is). His real genius is getting great jumps and knowing exactly where the ball is going and taking the proper route to the ball. He rarely misses-judges whether he can catch the ball or not. Wallner isn’t great at any of this. While we all hope that RF will suit him better he has logged a lot of innings in the outfield in the minors so he kind of is what he is.
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    I came here to say that I think projection systems are bunk and then they predicted the 86.5 wins which is where I think the Twins will end up. Damn.
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    This was interesting. It brings me back to my basic beef with framing as a metric. It’s a real thing but it can’t be accurately quantified.
  23. Linus
    I would do that deal. Have no idea how realistic it is but I would be comfortable losing those players for a year of Cease.
  24. Linus
    I’m with you that Ryan or Ober is a non- starter - I mean hang up the phone non- starter. I’m not even sure I would give up 5 years of SWR for one year of Cease but I’m a little higher on him than most.
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    It was always a source of great amusement to watch Gardys reactions to the stuff GoGo would do. Drove him nuts.
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