Jump to content
Twins Daily
  • Create Account

Otto von Ballpark

Old-Timey Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    20,662

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    74

 Content Type 

Profiles

News

Minnesota Twins Videos

2026 Minnesota Twins Top Prospects Ranking

2022 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

Minnesota Twins Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits

Guides & Resources

2023 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

The Minnesota Twins Players Project

2024 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

2025 Minnesota Twins Draft Pick Tracker

Forums

Blogs

Events

Store

Downloads

Gallery

Everything posted by Otto von Ballpark

  1. Otto von Ballpark
    Yeah, and the Twins won it all as recently as the Bush years!* * Okay, the earlier Bush years.** ** Not the current "Billy Bush" years either, no.
  2. Otto von Ballpark
    I can't believe no one has noticed the obvious until now: Cleveland set us up! They knew since last offseason that we were going to be the closest thing to a competitor for their division crown, and they also knew we loved us some Matty B -- but they also realized that with a fresh offseason, we were trying to quit him and Belisle's career was thus in jeopardy. So, Cleveland signed Belisle to a minor league contract, and after a poor spring put him on the roster anyway as a mop-up guy, just to keep his career alive. After another poor month in low leverage in April, Cleveland dangled him to the Twins on waivers and free agency in early to mid May, but no bite. So they re-signed him to yet another minor league deal, and dangled him again in June -- and this time it worked! The Twins signed Belisle to their major league roster, and Cleveland knew that he was there to stay, and we would foolishly trust him in a close game against them later this season. That moment came last night. I hope the league punishes Cleveland for this cruel behavior. Preferably by forcing them to roster Belisle for the remainder of the 2018 season and postseason, while also restoring native son Brad Hand to his proper place on the Twins roster. It's the only just resolution.
  3. Otto von Ballpark
    Dozier in AA had a 145 wRC+, a well below average K rate, an acceptable walk rate, and played middle infield. If we were acquiring Dozier circa July 31, 2011, I would be much more approving of the trade. I wouldn't say keeping Dozier was worth "nothing". I think we at least nominally care about winning games the next two months.
  4. Otto von Ballpark
    Doesn't really matter. Dodger 2B production was fine last year, near the top of MLB, as they had the best regular season record. Then Forsythe had a good postseason at the plate as they reached game 7 of the World Series. There is no evidence to suggest they would have been better off with Dozier, so thereof there is no reason they should have offered more to get him.
  5. Otto von Ballpark
    No. It was, and remains, a good non-trade for both sides.
  6. Otto von Ballpark
    That's not fair at all. I think this return is an accurate representation of Dozier's current value -- but that doesn't mean I endorse trading him for that return.
  7. Otto von Ballpark
    Perhaps, but that wasn't a good return to begin with. It could be "better" but still be bad.
  8. Otto von Ballpark
    Destroyed high-A? It was a 129 wRC+. Preceded by a 104 wRC+ in A, and now a 119 wRC+ in AA. He was a college draftee, who cares what he did in 44 PA of rookie ball. Looking at his stat lines, I am not detecting power as a standout skill, or contact, or plate discipline...
  9. Otto von Ballpark
    Solid for AA performance, but not much for projecting a MLB future. Below average BB%, above average K%. 119 wRC+ per Fangraphs, and he's almost 24 in AA (admittedly a college draftee).
  10. Otto von Ballpark
    Quick glance is, why bother?
  11. Otto von Ballpark
    "Back in my day, ballplayers weren't pre-Madonna's -- they were pre-Cher's!"
  12. Otto von Ballpark
    Kinsler is having the better season now (particularly with defensive metrics), and he only fetched 2 AAA relievers. And the Angels ate some salary too. I agree, the Twins might as well hold on to Dozier now.
  13. Otto von Ballpark
    Well, Pressly could sign somewhere as a free agent, and then get traded later too...
  14. Otto von Ballpark
    Ventura was wrapping up his 4th full MLB season when he charged Nolan Ryan. At the time, Ventura was about to win his 3rd Gold Glove (although obviously not a boxing glove ). He was even an all-star the previous year. Not quite a rookie anymore. (Unless there is another Ventura mound-charging incident to which you are referring.) I guess relative to Nolan Ryan, though, everyone was a rookie.
  15. Otto von Ballpark
    I mentioned on the other thread, but Austin is out of options next spring.
  16. Otto von Ballpark
    Nah, leave it for future generations to figure out!
  17. Otto von Ballpark
    FWIW, Fowler was ranked on BA's midseason top 100 just before the trade, and maybe MLB.com's too? And then on the following offseason BA and BP top 100 lists. Not that it changes your point. A top 30 for Gibson would be nuts, likewise two top 100s.
  18. Otto von Ballpark
    Rochester was completing a suspended game from June 24, when Cave was still there. He didn't get sent down, but he is still in the final box score.
  19. Otto von Ballpark
    I see Costello has played mostly first base this year. I'd guess he wasn't much of a third baseman?
  20. Otto von Ballpark
    How do you suppose the $75k in the Duke deal came up? Seems like a weird, small number, relative to the total salary.
  21. Otto von Ballpark
    That is weird. Right now Seattle and New York would play each other in the wild card game. Very strange that NY would send SEA a competent reliever...
  22. Otto von Ballpark
    Yeah, he was a possible throw-in. Now: we got him! Maybe we can trade him *with* Dozier!
  23. Otto von Ballpark
    That's great stuff. I'll bow out of this thread now, seems like a high point.
  24. Otto von Ballpark
    I think God actually put the trade deadline on June 15th. It was prophet Peter Ueberroth who moved it to July 31.
  25. Otto von Ballpark
    My bad! I somehow looked at the post above yours. I am getting quoted a lot right now. I'm not really that quotable though! Feel free to read it as "I already know the odds were ~7-8%" if you want. Obviously there is no one figure we can distill this down to, there are plenty of subjective factors too. If we had identical odds and had just lost a Francisco Liriano circa 2006, I'd probably be all about the sell too. What I meant, knowing everything we know.
×
×
  • Create New...