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  1. Otto von Ballpark
    It's obviously a solid investment for the Braves, but those counting stats overstate the matter! Acuña actually took a little step back in the batting department this year from 2018, a 143 OPS+ down to 119. He may still wind up closer to Justin Upton than Mike Trout, which would make that contract seem a bit more reasonable.
  2. Otto von Ballpark
    I don't about "tremendous" -- only a 122 wRC+ with the juiced AAA baseball, no different overall than what he did in AA for the Dodgers the previous season. And that AAA performance looks even less sustainable, as it came with a Danny Santana-esque .403 BABIP (and 30.4% K rate). Raley might still prove to be useful, of course, and it's a shame he got hurt. I suspect he gets a 40-man spot this offseason so we might see him next year.
  3. Otto von Ballpark
    Littell was actually acquired for Jaime Garcia (and by extension, Huascar Ynoa). The Lynn trade got us Tyler Austin and Luis Rijo.
  4. Otto von Ballpark
    Pizza in the morning, pizza in the evening, pizza at suppertime... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQBan9MOy60
  5. Otto von Ballpark
    I think he made it in response to the general assertion that Rocco's resting has been beneficial this year. Neither side really has the data needed to prevail in the debate. The 2019 Twins have done well, for sure, but it's not clear what role rest really played in that. Chief is right that there have been plenty of other successful teams throughout baseball history that didn't use this rest plan -- but that doesn't necessarily mean such a plan may not be optimal for the Twins personnel in 2019. Let's just hope all the Twins starters play every game of a World Series run this year, so we can all claim our theories about rest are correct.
  6. Otto von Ballpark
    I'm pretty sure that the 2017 Twins won MLB's "Most Improved Odor" trophy.
  7. Otto von Ballpark
    "'Tis better to have playoffed and lost, than never to have playoffed at all." -- Rick, Lord Anderson
  8. Otto von Ballpark
    That's fair. And I didn't think you were sniping, just that others might see it as a prompt to do their own sniping. That said, 100 wins is also context dependent achievement. The 2006 Twins won 96 games, when the best team in MLB only had 97. The 2010 team had 94 wins vs. the MLB best of 97 too (and that was with a 2-8 finish after we clinched). Fangraphs projects our 2019 squad to 99 wins, but with 4 teams ahead of us, the best teams at 105, and even the two AL wild cards just 3 games behind us at 96. There is no doubt that this is the best Twins team since at least 2010. But I could see why some might wait until the postseason to declare them better than 2010 or the 2006 team. (Even the Morneau/Liriano absences have at least been partially offset by the recent Buxton/Pineda news.)
  9. Otto von Ballpark
    Where are you getting your odds? I recommend Fangraphs, and they update every morning: https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds And the cool thing is, you can adjust the date on that page and look back at their previous published odds too. The Twins division odds went from 94.1% to 99.4% with the doubleheader sweep yesterday!
  10. Otto von Ballpark
    When the Vikings season ends? Seriously, though, this is an odd place to post this, Brock. The OP of this thread certainly wasn't saying the Twins were not a very good team, just that they were very banged up at the moment and still had some work to do to win the division. Both of those things were undoubtedly true a few days ago (much less so now, thankfully). Beyond that, this language is subjective -- I suspect some fans might reserve the "very" good qualifier for success beyond the regular season, especially after the TR years, which isn't unreasonable and has yet to be tested this year. This just seems like an invitation to sniping about other posters...
  11. Otto von Ballpark
    Actually, only our last 10 vs NY in the playoffs. World of difference! Last 13 overall in the playoffs, though, which includes our 2006 sweep by Oakland.
  12. Otto von Ballpark
    Pretty sure the OP meant "Dear Husband."
  13. Otto von Ballpark
    Got it. But by this point, every team knows he's going on waivers by November. I guess you might find someone who wants to give a little something to essentially jump ahead in the waiver priority list, but the emphasis would be on "little." Probably not enough to worry about from the Twins perspective, if they think there is a better use of the spot (although I agree, I suspect there isn't right now).
  14. Otto von Ballpark
    Dyson has nothing to do with it. Judging by this move, they were apparently prepared to cut Diplan and add Alcala after the season anyway. No real point in waiting to do it, once rosters expanded.
  15. Otto von Ballpark
    No MLB trades allowed right now, though, so you can't get him off the roster via trade until after the World Series.
  16. Otto von Ballpark
    Okay, the next Monday. Good catch, I had the Twins and Indians schedules both open, and I got them mixed up. Cleveland has an off day Monday.
  17. Otto von Ballpark
    At least Jaylin Davis is only 3-for-21 with zero XBH for the Giants so far... Silver lining: we could petition to replace Dyson on the postseason eligibility list! Let's go, Alcala!
  18. Otto von Ballpark
    Rocco Baldelli unveiling his pre-constructed lineup for today:
  19. Otto von Ballpark
    Ha! No. But our top 5+ are basically as rested as possible right now, and will get more even rest on Monday. I think we have been planning for them all to pitch this weekend anyway. I mean, if something crazy happens, like Mays get through 2 innings on 10 pitches total or something, sure, send him out for a third. But otherwise, I wouldn't push him.
  20. Otto von Ballpark
    Answered in the other thread, but yes, it is on FSN.
  21. Otto von Ballpark
    Even that is probably unnecessary, though. We have an 18 man staff, and every Twins reliever is available and rested (some extremely rested!). Plus an off day coming up on Monday. If May breezes through an inning or two tonight, then you save him for another potential inning on Sunday.
  22. Otto von Ballpark
    Yes, it is on FSN. Also MLB Network, it appears, for those outside the FSN market (although those folks should have MLB.TV anyway ).
  23. Otto von Ballpark
    Definitely foolish. Most of the Twins best relievers have barely pitched the past week, and they have the upcoming Monday off too. No sense messing with any starters right now.
  24. Otto von Ballpark
    SP aren't really conditioned to pitch on consecutive days, even if they didn't throw many innings. Not about the innings as much as the schedule. It would actually be more plausible to see a different SP make a brief appearance if it was their "throw day" between starts, although with an 18 man staff and the brevity of such an outing, plus an off day on Monday, the benefits are probably minimal. Maybe if game two goes into extra innings...
  25. Otto von Ballpark
    "Cave and Gonzalez are Close" means that together they are re-enacting some of Glenn Close's most famous roles, including that of Cruella de Vil.
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