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  1. Otto von Ballpark
    Maybe they took the average. Maybe Littell stole the award thanks to lingering East Coast, Yankee prospect bias.
  2. Otto von Ballpark
    Actually Chattanooga has run a 6 man rotation for portions of the season already, which is not uncommon in the minor leagues. So I don't know if it was that, exactly, although perhaps it could be related. They may want to keep Gonsalves specifically on a 5 man rotation schedule, to get him a few more innings this year and perhaps prime him for a September call-up?
  3. Otto von Ballpark
    I think it was supposed to be Barnes -- the stat line behind Littel's name matches Barnes (7 K) rather than Littel's own performance (5 K).
  4. Otto von Ballpark
    Oh, is this not a playlist thread?
  5. Otto von Ballpark
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSWPTU_krTY
  6. Otto von Ballpark
    I read the title as "Front office fires 4 Scots" and I thought, oh no, just what we need, some kind of Braveheart-style discrimination lawsuit...
  7. Otto von Ballpark
    Are we sure Mauer didn't get let go yesterday, along with Jack Goin and the four area scouts? The new FO has had a few months to evaluate him now, it might be time for them to install their own first baseman.
  8. Otto von Ballpark
    Like everything, it is a matter of percentages. Not many teams make Rule 5 picks, and even fewer Rule 5 picks actually stick. If Slegers has a 10% chance of getting selected and sticking, not sure it makes sense to protect him. We likely have higher odds of losing him if we add him to the 40-man, but then have to remove him (for a FA? trade acquisition?). As counterintuitive as it seems, the best way to keep him in the org long term, as a AAA/depth piece, might be to leave him off the roster. Also, we are nearing the point where the rules discourage teams from adding fringe guys. Starting August 15, anyone we add to the 40-man can't even be DFA'd or outrighted off the roster to the minors from November into March.
  9. Otto von Ballpark
    They only have 17 returning pitchers on the 40-man, not counting Jorge and Romero who you already listed. And that is counting guys like O'Rourke, Boshers, Turley, Busenitz, Chargois, etc. - some real fringe pieces. Not to mention potential nontenders Pressly and Gibson. For that matter, they only have 16 returning position players on the roster right now too, and a couple of those are pretty fringe (Palka and Vargas, chiefly). And virtually zero potential 40 man additions on the position player side. I don't think the 40-man is going to be all that compelling this winter. Far more interesting will be what talent they can leverage in FA and trade.
  10. Otto von Ballpark
    Most remarkable about Colon's complete game is how late he was able to stay up.
  11. Otto von Ballpark
    Does wishing for a playoff berth (more games) violate the "can't wish for more wishes" rule?
  12. Otto von Ballpark
    E-Town's season wouldn't start until after the 2018 draft, so he would definitely start in Cedar Rapids next year.
  13. Otto von Ballpark
    And Jaime Garcia got tagged for 6 runs over 4.2 IP in his Yankees debut last night. Of course, it was against a bit hotter / more competitive squad (Cleveland). And I suppose the Twins are in the odd position of paying his salary while he lost to our division rival...
  14. Otto von Ballpark
    As of tonight, there is now one team that has more complete games than Ervin. (Yes, I know you said "other team" but I like my joke.)
  15. Otto von Ballpark
    Indians, Craig Breslow Agree To Minor League Deal https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/08/indians-sign-craig-breslow.html
  16. Otto von Ballpark
    That's what I've understood about in-season trading -- teams would rather wait until late July in most cases. About Garcia specifically, I would have liked a follow-up question about potentially acquiring him last offseason, expanded to the general topic of our lack of offseason activity overall, especially the bullpen. I know we've come up with explanations here, but it might have been interesting to hear it from the front office.
  17. Otto von Ballpark
    Which is exactly why the Twins are spotting him in LF and 1B in Rochester? And not just on his catching off-days -- they've already started him at positions other than catcher in back-to-back games 6 times this year. I get your general sentiment, but this assumes a precision to evaluation and preparation that I don't think exists.
  18. Otto von Ballpark
    Remember the strike that wiped out the 1994-1995 offseason? I suspect that's what made attendance so low in 1995 as opposed to 1996, rather than the absence of Molitor. (And since they played a shortened season in 1995, your "nearly 400k increase" was actually under 250k, prorated.) Also, Molitor (and Steinbach, and Aguilera, and Tewksbury, etc.) was still playing with the Twins in 1998, when per-game attendance dropped below even 1995 strike levels. Maybe it was that 1997-1998 offseason deal to sell the team to Don Beaver and move them to North Carolina? Note how little attendance changed after Puckett's retirement -- they only lost 108 fans per game from 1996 to 1997. Maybe there are too many factors going on here to try to link modest attendance changes to the presence of specific players?
  19. Otto von Ballpark
    Like, by batter? By inning? Not sure what you mean here...
  20. Otto von Ballpark
    Who is this FA starter that projects to be no better than Hurlbut? Have other teams completely missed the boat on Pat Dean, Andrew Albers, Logan Darnell, Jason Wheeler, etc.? We're a veritable machine at churning out these FA 4th or 5th starter equivalents, it seems... I am pretty sure we will put a prospect or a FA starter with more potential in the spot first, and if they get hurt or falter, Hurlbut or an equivalent will probably be sitting on our AAA roster if we really need to use them.
  21. Otto von Ballpark
    The post I was responding to said he was "pretty close to a sure thing" to be selected in Rule 5. Sounds like you'd disagree more with that post than mine. Look at it this way, Seth -- has your prospect ranking of Slegers changed significantly since last winter? If not, I don't know why you'd expect MLB teams to have significantly changed their evaluation of him since then.
  22. Otto von Ballpark
    Just like Haley was an easy stash in our pen this year?
  23. Otto von Ballpark
    Romero could have played a role this season, in the bullpen (if not in spot starts prior to the bullpen assignment too).
  24. Otto von Ballpark
    Correct, today. In the context of Jorge's MLB starts, which came a month ago, it was a little different. Personally, I would have liked to have seen Romero. His turn lined up for those 2 starts as well. Where possible, prefer upside.
  25. Otto von Ballpark
    I don't know why you'd expect Slegers to be taken in Rule 5. He doesn't fit the profile of most Rule 5 selections -- seems a bit like the recently returned Haley, who was a bit of an odd duck among Rule 5 picks himself. Also, while he's on a nice run right now, his overall stats at AAA are pretty much in line with his AA stats from last year, when Slegers was first eligible for Rule 5. I don't think the reason he went unselected last winter was his lack of AAA experience -- and the same questions about his role, upside, and MLB transition ability remain.
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