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  1. bluechipper
    I'm fine with the Twins hard stance on Santana. If you can't get everyone you want, then keep him as the solid veteran in the rotation for next year.
  2. bluechipper
    Really? Have you seen Dozier try to make a throw to home on a relay? It's not very pretty, and almost every throw to first is a lob. I'm not saying he's a bad fielder, but his arm is not his strong point.
  3. bluechipper
    And we're 1 for 1 with Polanco on the bench. Thanks Paul.
  4. bluechipper
    I don't want to see Brian throw 64 mph lobs across the diamond.
  5. bluechipper
    Yeah he's only leading the AL in stolen bases and hitting around .300. The Nunez bashing in regards to the All Star game is a little over the top in my opinion.
  6. bluechipper
    Regarding defense, I would have to assume Palka is better, given the reports that we've seen from Walker and his awful throwing arm. Palka also stole 24 bases last year, so he must have some speed and athleticism.
  7. bluechipper
    Fangraphs WAR has Naquin at 2.2 and Fulmer at 1.8. I'm not saying WAR is the final answer, but if it's close, I'm usually going to lean towards the position player. They have Kepler at only .5 WAR.
  8. bluechipper
    3rd or 4th place at this moment isn't even considered close?
  9. bluechipper
    Tyler Naquin is far and away the leader right now. He's been great. What I'm saying is Kepler is right there with every other rookie hitter, and that's with a really low number of his hits falling in. There's still 70 or so games to go.
  10. bluechipper
    Naquin: .417 BABIP Kim: .370 BABIP Moya: .353 BABIP and 35% K rate Anderson: .383 BABIP Kepler: .241 BABIP If/when these normalize, Kepler should pass these guys in stat lines, and he's already pretty close.
  11. bluechipper
    10th rounder Brandon Lopez is off to a good start, although that is what you would hope for/expect from a college draftee. He's at .340/.492/.404 (.896). He's shown good plate discipline, but not really any power.
  12. bluechipper
    Yeah a 21 year old in E-Town who has been over 10 BB/9 in both years there is pretty concerning. On the bright side, the 12.4 K/9 is nice.
  13. bluechipper
    I also think it's worth mentioning that Max Kepler was my Adopt-A-Prospect during his breakout season last year.
  14. bluechipper
    Tyler Naquin is the clear front-runner. He's hitting .324/.387/.636 (1.023) with 12 HR and 29 RBI. Nomar Mazara is up there too. He's at .278/.331/.410 (.742) with 11 HR and 37 RBI, although I think Kepler would be ahead of him, and third overall behind Naquin and Fulmer.
  15. bluechipper
    Next year's bench possibilities right now look like: Escobar, Santana, Grossman, Polanco, and then one of Vargas/Park, plus the catcher. Santana looks like the easy DFA candidate, and I'd be on board with trading one of Dozier/Nunez, preferably before the deadline in oreder to get Polanco some playing time. So basically what I'm saying is some moves need to be made.
  16. bluechipper
    If it weren't for some awful defense, Gibson would have had 7 IP with 2 ER. He pitched a pretty good game, so I'm not sure what you're referencing.
  17. bluechipper
    I think Neil Ramirez has shown that he's still terrible. Get J.T. Chargois some MLB experience in this lost season so he can be ready to contribute next year.
  18. bluechipper
    And he's made some pretty dumb moves recently anyway. He's a way overrated GM.
  19. bluechipper
    In their first year at High-A, Crawford had a 119 wRC+ compared to Gordon's 126 this year. Crawford is once again around the 120 range at AA and AAA this year. I get the 1 year age difference, but why is Crawford in the top 5 on most lists, with Gordon being somewhere around 50 or lower? Or maybe this is another Francisco Lindor type of player, where I look at their minor league numbers, and they're ok, but then they make it to the MLB and show why they were ranked in the top 5.
  20. bluechipper
    Gordon has shown a better bat and higher slugging percentage than J.P. Crawford, who has been a top 5 prospect on most lists recently. I'm not sure if this is a good thing though in terms of how the two compare defensively. A red flag for me is the 10/18 on stolen bases. It would have been nice if he was somewhere close to Dee's speed and baserunning ability.
  21. bluechipper
    I'm wondering about that too. He's at 5.6 K/9 as a 22 year old in High-A, with what's been described as a mid-90's fastball. That's pretty underwhelming, but just my prediction is that he stays on the 40 man due to upside and left-handedness.
  22. bluechipper
    I'm not the biggest Kyle Gibson fan, but over his last 4 starts, he has a 3.65 ERA and 8.8 K/9. I'm looking forward to see if he can stay close to maintaining that for the rest of the year.
  23. bluechipper
    Jermaine Palacios is finally getting it going. In his last 10 games, he's hitting .308. I think it should also be noted that Stuart Turner hit a 3 run HR yesterday, and he's hitting .353 over his last 10 games.
  24. bluechipper
    I was about to ask if Michael Cederoth should be promoted, as his ERA and SO numbers are impressive, but then I looked at his full stat-line and he's at 7.1 BB/9 right now. Hopefully he gets that figured out because I know he's got a great arm.
  25. bluechipper
    Adam Brett Walker might be another guy that falls off top 20 lists this offseason. If he is what he is, the 40% K rates with a .300 OBP and poor defense isn't going to get it done.
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