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  1. Otto von Ballpark
    For those actually curious, Prince is the Pirates bench coach.
  2. Otto von Ballpark
    Nick, any reason Wilson Ramos isn't on this list? Seems like a more logical candidate than Flowers, given the Rays have already started selling (Colome).
  3. Otto von Ballpark
    Don't the Jays kind of need him? Russell Martin isn't getting it done anymore, and his deal runs out after 2019 just like Castro.
  4. Otto von Ballpark
    I guess you mean draw walks. Larnach had a 20% K rate. Actually his college K/BB profile looks a lot like Rooker's, so who knows how it will translate to the pros. Jeffers is better in that regard, more BB's than K's, but in a lesser conference too?
  5. Otto von Ballpark
    Murphy also had 508 PA in Rochester (and compiled likely his 2 worst minor league seasons to date in the process).
  6. Otto von Ballpark
    Reminds me of Chris Herrmann's hot start for Arizona a few years ago. Herrmann's was more fueled by BABIP than dingers, but I expect this will fade too.
  7. Otto von Ballpark
    No, that rule does not apply for 26th man situations.
  8. Otto von Ballpark
    Aroldis Chapman is a high-profile recent one. I don't think the odds change too much with a trade -- Escobar is probably going to sign where he gets the most money / best chance to start, whether we trade him or not. Of course, trading him could be an indicator we don't want/need him to start anymore, but with Dozier and Mauer as other potential departures, I could see trading Escobar and then bringing him back in FA for 2019 (either Escobar to 2B, and/or Sano to 1B/DH and Esco to 3B again).
  9. Otto von Ballpark
    I won't wade into this any further, but you've stated this several times without any qualifiers for Mauer's opinion on the matter. Thus, I think the characterizations of your position by other posters, that Mauer's opunion is irrelevant to your position, have been accurate. If not, you are free to clarify differently.
  10. Otto von Ballpark
    Keep in mind, when looking at his K numbers, that K's are up in the minor leagues just as much as MLB (if not more than), even without pitchers batting in AAA. Still Littell has been a tick above league average in strikeouts at AAA this year, in his age 22 AAA debut which is nice, but not quite as impressive as the same numbers would have been a few years ago.
  11. Otto von Ballpark
    Fangraphs: "The Padres Paid a Bunch for a Draft Pick" https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-padres-paid-a-bunch-for-a-draft-pick/ Despite the title, the author finds it to be a reasonable deal for the Padres.
  12. Otto von Ballpark
    Well, my post was based on the presumption that he would be inactive. Just that he might rather be around the team for the remainder of the season rather than get a midseason ceremony and go home. But there are enough unknowns here that it's also still probably Joe's call whether to play again. Are these symptoms the same thing he was experiencing regularly for a few years? Might just be a fact of life for him now, whether he is playing ball, or playing with his kids in the yard, or whatever. I don't think we know enough to say the Twins would be morally negligent to let him take the field ever again.
  13. Otto von Ballpark
    Actually that is not really an improvement in OBP -- it is just double-counting his improvement in AVG. (His "isolated discipline" -- OBP minus AVG, or reaching base other than getting hits -- is actually down 5 points.) Likewise, the OPS improvement is doing a bit of double-counting too -- a single will improve both OBP and SLG. So you should expect a 52 point increase in AVG to produce at least a 104 point increase in OPS, assuming the walk rate is constant. His "isolated power" (SLG minus AVG) has improved by 21 points, but that is pretty small, basically 3 total bases. (I notice he has 2 triples already, and minor league triples are usually pretty suspect for non-speed players. Downgrade those to doubles and it mostly erases his purported isolated power gains.) His big improvement is BABIP -- up from .265 to .356. Again, for a non-speed guy, not sure I would count on most of that improvement staying.
  14. Otto von Ballpark
    I could see Mauer preferring to stay with the team a few more months, even if just on the 60-day DL, rather than go home midseason.
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  16. Otto von Ballpark
    Check the game thread too for more "colorful" adjectives.
  17. Otto von Ballpark
    "That is a normal collar. Move on, find a new slant" -- Bryan Colangelo (or wife?)
  18. Otto von Ballpark
    I understand, I was just goofing. Hughes's first relief appearance for the Twins this year was with a 5-run lead in the 9th too.
  19. Otto von Ballpark
    That's the holy trinity of shortstops, right there.
  20. Otto von Ballpark
    So a 3 run lead is save situation -- closer time. And a 5 run lead is mop-up work. What's a 4 run lead?
  21. Otto von Ballpark
    Do the Red Sox have much in the prospect pipeline worth acquiring? There could potentially be a lot of good-performing 2B available in the trade market too. Gennett and Lowrie seem likely to be dealt, plus Asdrubal Cabrera, Cesar Hernandez, and others if their teams fade.
  22. Otto von Ballpark
    Hey, it wasn't entirely mop-up -- Hughes was protecting a 5-run lead. By loading the bases, he gave Brad Hand a save opportunity. More evidence that he's a great teammate!
  23. Otto von Ballpark
    That, and even when successful in the minor leagues, Cave is kind of a low-OBP, higher-K type. Even if he managed to post an acceptable batting line in MLB, it would probably be the result of running into a couple of pitches rather than taking consistently good at-bats.
  24. Otto von Ballpark
    Would you like to bet on that continuing? LaMarre only has 50 PA, and his OBP has been steadily dropping. Why not hitch your wagon to Gregorio Petit's .407 OBP? Only 27 PA, but if he can reach 6 times in his next 23 PA, he'll be right where LaMarre is now. And he plays shortstop!
  25. Otto von Ballpark
    Wade was pretty hot as of May 19 (his injury date), at which point LaMarre was 4-for-22 with 9 K's since his 3 hits in extra innings vs Cleveland. And Buxton at that time was 2 for his last 23 with 9 K's and playing through injury. If they weren't willing to promote Wade by then, even just to AAA, I'm not sure what we can presume about their promotion plans for him in the near future. I'd probably expect Jake Cave to get the next call.
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