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  1. Willihammer
    I haven't watched a single pitch from Haley this spring. Is his stuff any good? Better/worse than Tepesch's?
  2. Willihammer
    Good take from a national writer. Clearly did her homework unlike that SI piece.
  3. Willihammer
    Grossman could easily be the best DH option anyways. He hit .828 last year with an elite OBP.
  4. Willihammer
    Is it possible that finalizing the roster was more Lavine's call than Falvey's? I've never been clear on the division of GM and PBO duties.
  5. Willihammer
    Incidentally Seth, he's still Adalberto Mejia right? Or did he switch to Aderlin?
  6. Willihammer
    Fingers crossed the Duffman excels out of the pen like he did at Rice.
  7. Willihammer
    For starters he puts the ball on the ground a lot, and that appears to be intentional (see Parker's article a few weeks back). There's a decent chance he's optioned. He ended last year on a sour note and has been lousy this spring. Can't hit homers if he's not on the roster.
  8. Willihammer
    Hard under on Kepler getting to 18 HRs, otherwise pass on the rest.
  9. Willihammer
    Kinda wonder if last winter Falvine were counting on Perkins being ready by now.
  10. Willihammer
    Well he's got the bloodlines.
  11. Willihammer
    He has a good eye and takes good ABs. The power is there. What the heck is his problem with contact? Parker?
  12. Willihammer
    In the last 50 years pitchers have scoffed at taking AB's. Attitudes are changing. We have Zach Greinke and Jake Arrieta and Madison Bumgarner, Otani showing that it is possible to take that side of the game seriously too. I don't think it existed in the past because, far as I can tell, the expectation simply wasn't there.
  13. Willihammer
    How much additional time would be required to say, develop McKay into a first baseman - relief pitcher? He already has two good pitches.
  14. Willihammer
    Exactly. Imagine if he'd thrown a couple thousand innings as a pitcher and provided another 10-15 WAR. Plus, the roster spot it would have freed up. There are only 25 spots on the roster, flexibility is valuable, and it doesn't get much more flexible than being able to hit, field a position, and pitch.
  15. Willihammer
    I'm damned intrigued by McKay too. He was the "John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year" in his freshman and sophomore years, and is a lock to win it again this year. Prior year stats on his bio page: http://www.gocards.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6788&path=baseball If the Twins take one of the two-way guys I really hope they find a way to develop him as such. I think each player would face different challenges in doing that however. With Greene, playing on the left side of the infield everyday would involve a lot of throwing. Too much I would think, to simultanously pitch either as a starter or reliever. He would have to move to first, DH, or maybe the outfield to keep his arm in shape. But to do that he'd have to hit like a corner bat. With McKay, since he's already planted at first base he wouldn't throw basically ever during everyday play, no position change would be needed. The downside obviously is he would have to mash to hold an everyday job at first. So, to remain two way players, both guys would have to mash. Question- which player has the higher upside with the bat? Higher floor?
  16. Willihammer
    Jobs >>>>>>>>>>>>>> anything else.
  17. Willihammer
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/trump-takes-aim-at-obamas-efforts-to-curb-global-warming/2017/03/27/18cd955c-1363-11e7-bb16-269934184168_story.html?utm_term=.260372982226
  18. Willihammer
    My favorite part of that was the DL bit.
  19. Willihammer
    TIL Hawk Harrelson writes for SI.
  20. Willihammer
    "[Albert Pujols] is still among the top righthanded hitters in the game.... Kole Calhoun is a plus defender with a plus arm" (On the A's): "They could compete in this division because of their pitching depth, plus depth in their lineup." "Marcus Semien doesn't have the hands to be a plus defender, but he's the kind of guy you want your daughter to marry, so I understand why they've been patient with him. Plus he's a 20–30 home run guy who can turn on a 97-mph fastball.... The A's don't believe in giving out the c for captain, but Stephen Vogt is the guy who'd have it. He commands that staff, commands respect from every person on the roster. " "Dansby Swanson is a true grinder, plays plus defense and plays hard and seems wise beyond his years." "Todd Frazier is one of the best third basemen in the game"
  21. Willihammer
    Yeah its hard to take this very seriously. Reads like it was written 20 years ago.
  22. Willihammer
    http://www.ekusports.com/news/2017/3/28/baseball-fisher-earns-national-honors-for-second-straight-week.aspx Fisher is #1 in the NCAA in HR and #2 in slg%. Senior, first baseman, L/L, 6'1, 215. Overall: 42/99 with 17 BB and 16 Ks against 13 HRs and 9 doubles. .424/.508/.909/1.417.
  23. Willihammer
    With the Twins suddenly interested in accounting for the time players spend on training, BP, bullpens, etc it would seem unlikely they'd develop Greene into a two-way player, no?
  24. Willihammer
    Trump's on again / off again twitter war against Ford has been totally self-serving but does he deserve some credit for Ford's investment decisions? It kinda sounds like Ford cancelled plans at the San Luis project (Mexico), and decided to invest in a data center at the Flat Rock Assembly plant because of him. At least he seemed to be a factor.
  25. Willihammer
    I know Girardi was under strict orders last year not to use any reliever 3 days in a row (Molitor definitely was not under any kind of rule). Knowing how rested pitchers are would be relevant info if late inning matchups were a consideration in lineup construction.
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