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  1. Otto von Ballpark
    People don't get hooked as fans from channel surfing in 2019. If someone gets the idea that they want to watch a MLB postseason game in 2019, it takes seconds to sign up for a free trial of YouTube TV and they're watching on whatever device they have. (And the World Series, most likely to interest casual fans, is still free over the air.) It's actually easier now to watch a MLB postseason game than any other time since 2006 or so, due to the abundance of no-contract streaming providers as alternatives to cable/satellite. In many ways, it might be easier than times before 2006 too -- I love free over the air TV, but it's not exactly convenient for a lot of people, either due to a lack of signal or lack of a equipment. Streaming isn't perfect, but it's much more versatile. If you're complaining that MLB Network isn't available on every streaming provider, keep in mind that a lot of streaming providers are trying to provide cheap/skinny bundles to their customers. That's not MLB's fault, and it's not a bad thing for consumers either.
  2. Otto von Ballpark
    The postseason package was still blacked out in the US. It was mostly for international customers, or US customers that just wanted the radio feeds. (Or you could also log in with cable credentials, I think, to prove you got the game on US cable -- and then you'd have access to the MLB.TV alternate feeds, at least.)
  3. Otto von Ballpark
    Games on national TV (including all postseason games) are blacked out across the entire US. But yeah, no blackouts outside the US that I know of -- except perhaps those new YouTube exclusives. I think even Canada is blackout-free, as Rogers (Jays owner/broadcaster) chooses not to enforce them. (Not sure about postseason in Canada, though.)
  4. Otto von Ballpark
    MLB Network has aired a couple postseason games each of the past few years, so it's nothing special about wrestling.
  5. Otto von Ballpark
    Matt Kemp managed .342 but in only 311 PA.
  6. Otto von Ballpark
    McCann managed a .333, Sandoval .330. A pretty good list, but a lot of them had a lot more power, of course. (And a lot more PA.) Bogaerts might be a good low power comparable. https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=350&type=8&season=2019&month=0&season1=1961&ind=1&team=0&rost=0&age=14,22&filter=&players=0&startdate=1961-01-01&enddate=2019-12-31&sort=14,d
  7. Otto von Ballpark
    If you connect to MLB.TV internationally, I believe they are available. But blacked out in the states, as is customary for national TV games.
  8. Otto von Ballpark
    I think most every starter will be on extra rest to begin the postseason, just like they are after the all star break. Routine is nice, but they can adjust to this particular circumstance without too much difficulty.
  9. Otto von Ballpark
    As mentioned above, there has been no recent switch to cable. Everything but the World Series (and perhaps one LCS) has been on pay TV networks since 2007. Ratings are pretty meaningless, compared to revenue. Especially given the changing media landscape -- ratings in 2019 aren't really directly comparable to the ratings from just a few years ago, much less historical ratings from further back. As long as revenue is strong, it's hard to blame MLB for their TV strategy. They're trying to make MLB Network attractive to customers and carriers. And beyond that, it's generally the networks who decide to put a game on FS1 instead of Fox, or ESPN instead of ABC.
  10. Otto von Ballpark
    Duffey pitched 1.2 innings vs Cleveland on Sep. 14. He also pitched 1.1 innings vs Detroit on Aug. 23 and vs Miami on July 30. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=duffety01&t=p&year=2019 That's less frequent than Rogers, May, or Littell, but Duffey has pitched slightly more often than those guys too (especially Rogers and Littell). It's about the same rate of multi-inning appearances as Romo (who has spanned multiple innings 3 times since we acquired him).
  11. Otto von Ballpark
    Dyson would take that in a heartbeat. But no team would do it. Dyson's hardly a guy teams outbid each other for, as it is (see his modest trade return for 1.5 years of control). Heck, just the 40-man roster spot this offseason alone is probably too much of a cost given the very uncertain outlook for a late 2020 return (which would mean one less prospect to protect from the Rule 5 draft this winter). Dyson's made $14 mil in his career to date, so I expect he'll be fine without a paycheck for the next year.
  12. Otto von Ballpark
    The Cleveland loss last night did more than clinch the division for the Twins -- it may have buried Cleveland in the wild card race. In just one day, their wild card odds dropped from 43.7% to 13.6% over at Fangraphs. They're now 1.5 games back of Tampa, and 2 games back of Oakland, with the following remaining schedules: CLE - 1 vs CWS, 3 vs WSN TBR - 3 vs TOR OAK - 4 vs SEA Washington has clinched a wild card spot, but can still play for home field advantage. They lead the Brewers by 1 game, but the Brewers hold the tiebreaker and are leading this afternoon vs the Reds, and play their final 3 in Colorado.
  13. Otto von Ballpark
    Doubtful. Starters generally have a more competitive market than relievers, which can necessitate a team commitment like Pineda's deal, and more importantly, shoulder surgery is very different from Tommy John surgery. It's much less predictable if and when Dyson will return to effective pitching. Dyson will likely be looking at a minor league / incentive type contract for 2021.
  14. Otto von Ballpark
    I haven't heard anything about a 2019 Homer Hanky, although it would be fitting for this club! The last time they were available was in 2010, and at that time they were available to purchase online at the Twins official site. https://www.journalmpls.com/news/2010/10/target-field-return-of-the-homer-hanky/
  15. Otto von Ballpark
    The Twins have clinched things in the last 9 years -- a wild card berth, top draft position, most "Logans" on the roster, etc. (Just not a division title. )
  16. Otto von Ballpark
    I think retroactive is fine. You just can't call up a minor leaguer and make their IL stint retroactive (like Poppen, he was on the minor league IL for awhile but that time doesn't count toward his MLB 60 days).
  17. Otto von Ballpark
    Well, when you're responding to someone who specifically says we need O'Rourke to face Gardner in the postseason instead of, say, Perez, I thought it was worth noting! Of course, even if Gardner was 0-for-3 against O'Rourke, it wouldn't necessarily swing the case the other way either. I certainly won't be including those small samples among the central points in my thesis about Ryan O'Rourke, as I pursue a degree in loogyology, but I thought it was fair game for a message board discussion.
  18. Otto von Ballpark
    Sure. But in the context of O'Rourke, you probably won't find any sample that suggests he deserves a MLB postseason roster spot over, say, Perez. That was my point, really.
  19. Otto von Ballpark
    Nope. There was a whole big debate about that around here. Basically, when you add someone to the 40-man, you either have to add them to your active MLB roster immediately or option them for at least 10 days. So we couldn't just add Graterol to the 40-man on August 31st (when the active roster limit was still 25) and recall him on Sep. 1st (unless he was recalled to replace an injured player). We could have added him to the 40-man on August 21st, though... In any case, it's pretty easy to petition to replace someone, and the Twins now have two candidates who could easily be eligible for replacement (Gordon and Dyson).
  20. Otto von Ballpark
    Yes, they can. You can't option or outright a MLB player while they are injured during the season, but you can release them anytime and you can absolutely non-tender them in the offseason (it's fairly common to nontender a pitcher who just had surgery).
  21. Otto von Ballpark
    MILB DL indeed counts. Nick Gordon would be the obvious choice for replacement. (I think Gonsalves was already activated off the minor league DL, per his MILB page.)
  22. Otto von Ballpark
    Anyone on the 40-man roster as of midnight Aug. 31st is postseason eligible. But you can also petition to replace injured postseason eligible players with anyone who was in the org as of midnight August 31st -- so Torreyes could be added that way. (Not that I expect him to be!) Graterol looks like the only real candidate for that injury replacement petition right now.
  23. Otto von Ballpark
    Wade's minor league splits don't necessarily support that. 2018 is the only season in his minor league career so far that shows a platoon split by OPS. He hasn't faced them much in MLB yet, but he's also only started 12 games in the majors too -- he hasn't faced much of anybody yet.
  24. Otto von Ballpark
    Yeah, no argument from me there. I wouldn't worry too much about rostering a LOOGY instead of Gibson or Perez, especially when said LOOGY would be Ryan O'Rourke.
  25. Otto von Ballpark
    Sure, although the language in the original story here definitely seemed to go beyond that due diligence.
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