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  1. Willihammer
    No, but it does show actual facts regarding Walker's swing tendencies as opposed to hearsay, even but it is limited to 2 strike counts. FWIW his BB% was 7.9% compared to a career average of 6.8%. So unless his swing and miss tendencies changed in 3 ball counts, he did not see a significantly higher proportion of them last season.
  2. Willihammer
    I always thought players with extreme contact tendencies could benefit by adhering to a red light-green light matrix. If Walker's whiffing is putting him at a disadvantage, give him the red light! On the opposite end a guy like Revere might have benefited from a red light since he never swung and missed. All his balls went into play and he never got deep enough into counts to draw any walks.
  3. Willihammer
    I can't find any data to support this. In fact it looks like Walker swung as much as he ever has. From minorleaguecentral.com
  4. Willihammer
    Can't help but notice that the guy scouts say has durability concerns due to his lack of size has been among the most healthy/productive pitchers in the Twins system. Hope it stays that way because this kid's stuff is electric.
  5. Willihammer
    Not too late to DFA Milone. If they do it before ST they only owe for 30 days pay.
  6. Willihammer
    http://i.imgur.com/gMhfLE0.gif Next!
  7. Willihammer
    I was impressed by May too. He has to pitch better out of the stretch if he's going to eat innings though. Its strange because it was not an issue in 2012-2013 but he just got hammered last year.
  8. Willihammer
    What if he makes Duensing, Stauffer, et. look bad?
  9. Willihammer
    http://tinyirony.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/4lloyd-xmas-take-21.jpg?w=535&h=330
  10. Willihammer
    That's an interesting case but nobody triples their walk rate jumping A to AA unless there's something else going on. I know a groin injury was in there somewhere but I imagine there were other issues. In lieu of more examples, is there a study or any kind of research on this topic of increasing BB rates jumping from A to higher level do to hitters having better plate discipline?
  11. Willihammer
    Interesting. Maybe that's one case. Its probably worth noting he put up a 7.7% walk rate in limited MLB action following that spike in AA-AAA.
  12. Willihammer
    Are college and A-ball walk rates that unreliable?
  13. Willihammer
    I've never heard of players hiding command issues in college or A ball. Can anyone site an example?
  14. Willihammer
    Its on the books like mixed marriage laws in Alabama are on the books. To start enforcing it now would change the whole pace and feel of the game, for the worse I believe.
  15. Willihammer
    I just hope MLB works obvious-to-obscure and not the other way around. Start by improving replay and eliminating the patriotic circle jerks, before messing with a 3-PA minimum for reliver or eliminating defensive shifts(?), shot clock, etc.
  16. Willihammer
    Certainly didn't help. Gibson's a GB pitcher though. GBs have a higher BABIP than FB's, that might explain some of the FIP-ERA spread. In any case, unless he figures out a way to strike out more batters I don't see why he deserves a leg up on any of the 5th starter candidates.
  17. Willihammer
    Absolutely. I'd also add, that a lot of times when Gibson was "off," he wasn't really that off. He was just being a contact pitcher and achieving the mixed results that are the nature of the beast.
  18. Willihammer
    I could see the Tribe ripping off 100 wins and running away with the division. They look primed to explode IMO
  19. Willihammer
    Therefore Joe Mauer should swing less than Adam Dunn. Mauer isn't a power hitter, and never has been. When you accept this then Mauer's approach makes perfect sense. It maximizes output from a skillset that's frankly more limited than people think. Certainly more limited than Dunn's. Consider, in 2012, Mauer needed 98 swings to hit a home run. He needed 3.0 to produce an out. Dunn needed 29 swings to hit a home run, and 2.8 to produce an out. Two different batters, two very different swing-take equations. If anything, its remarkable the results were so similar. It just shows how incredibly good at collecting hits Mauer was, and how incredibly bad at collecting everything that wasn't a K, BB, or HR Dunn was. They're a fun tandem to compare.
  20. Willihammer
    Parker, fans and the Twins have been talking about trying to get Mauer to pull the ball and hit for more power for a while now. I can't find the quotes but I remember last spring there was actually some talk from Gardy and the FO about it. In your estimation, did Mauer try pulling the ball more last year?
  21. Willihammer
    Another team that you wonder will they call James Shields. Danks is washed up and Noesi does not inspire a lot of confidence. Without Shields there would be a lot riding on Rodon and the health of the front 3. Unless there's someone else in the wings I'm not considering.
  22. Willihammer
    The Tigers have sort of flip flopped. Now the rotation is top heavy but the lineup looks pretty damn deep to me. Davis/Gose Kinsler Cabrera Martinez Cespedes Martinez Castellanos Avilla Iglesias with a rotation Price Verlander Sanchez Greene Simon/Farmer/?
  23. Willihammer
    I gotta think if Shields is still around this spring the Tigers will call. 1, maybe two starts by Alfredo Simon ought to do it.
  24. Willihammer
    I expect the Royals to take a big step back too. Gordon and Cain look like regression candidates. Gordon in the defensive runs saved dept. and Cain in the BABIP area. No power from the infielders, or anywhere really. The possible exception maybe is Moustakas. The way he finished last year, you wonder something finally clicked. And the loss of Shields is going to hurt. Duffy and Zimmer both have shoulder issues and there is not much upside left except Ventura. I suspect he needs to get familiar with the top of the zone to reach his potential.
  25. Willihammer
    That's how you have to start the year, IMO. Let it ride for 6 weeks and re-evaluate based on what Hicks is doing in Rochester and what regression is or isn't doing to Escobar / Santana.
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