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  1. Otto von Ballpark
    The context was post-injury. Oliva was almost exactly a league average hitter after that.
  2. Otto von Ballpark
    I don't think so. Puckett was fairly borderline on quality but had an exceptional postseason record and weird injury. Koufax also had an exceptional postseason record and was an all-time great during his peak too. Johan Santana actually had an 8-year peak similar to Oliva's in terms of fWAR. Don't think he will even get the consideration that Oliva has.
  3. Otto von Ballpark
    "Pretty good" on the level of Ryan Doumit or Pedro Munoz or something. Post-injury, Oliva was exactly a league-average hitter that exclusively played DH.
  4. Otto von Ballpark
    I can think of a few more pitchers, in addition to Kershaw (or perhaps even more than Kershaw, given their salaries). Chris Sale and Corey Kluber come to mind. Would never happen in a million years, though, not within the same division, unless we parted with at least 2 of those top 4 prospects and then some.
  5. Otto von Ballpark
    Protecting an additional guy last week wouldn't have been entirely without consequence -- it would have guaranteed that player a 40-man roster spot into March, I believe. So they could have protected, say, Gilmartin, but then if/when they add free agents, contenders, waiver claims, etc., they'd have to cut a different guy from the 40-man and they couldn't use the Swarzak/Gilmartin spot anymore -- they'd have to cut Duensing or whoever. Now, most of us think there are still enough suspects on the 40-man to make it a moot point, but the Twins probably just didn't value any of the remaining Rule 5 eligibles as much as those suspects and having some flexibility with that roster spot. Heck, they still may need to cut a few of those suspects too.
  6. Otto von Ballpark
    I was thinking some rule, especially since the process isn't fully complete. (I don't think the losing bids ever officially become public, right?) But now that you mention it, I'm not sure why teams would volunteer the information. Both teams are simply waiting for something out of their hands at this point. Meanwhile, the Twins and Rangers might be bidding against each other for other players right now. The Yang bid may ultimately be pretty inconsequential, but so is satisfying one's curiosity in advance of the Korean team's decision.
  7. Otto von Ballpark
    Just don't let the Twins front office read this before they make the announcement.
  8. Otto von Ballpark
    We agree then -- TR should absolutely wait for a team to call offering a top-of-the-rotation pitcher with team control for something less than our top 4 prospects. So, now that we're not making any trades, what do you think we should do?
  9. Otto von Ballpark
    Folks will get this page now.
  10. Otto von Ballpark
    If a guy you like is a FA next winter and can't/won't sign an extension with his current team, why not just keep your prospects and aggressively try to buy him next winter? I'm not against trading prospects for MLB talent -- it's something I'd like to see TR try at some point -- but I have yet to see such a proposal that makes sense, at least concerning the 2015 Twins and top-of-the-rotation starters.
  11. Otto von Ballpark
    I don't think any such pitchers are available for less than $100+ mil in FA or a king's ransom in prospects, and I am thoroughly against paying the latter price.
  12. Otto von Ballpark
    Might be rules against teams sharing bid amounts? I don't blame anyone for these conflicting reports, really -- the Asian posting stuff always gets pretty weird. Possibly more so in Korea since they do less of it, and when the player isn't that great there is probably less interest and less bothering to accurately share information or correct published reports.
  13. Otto von Ballpark
    I agree too... but then, why is TR so sanguine about having Antony as his #2 in charge, or permanently handing the job off to Bill Smith?
  14. Otto von Ballpark
    I have no idea what "replacement level" is for inherited runner scored percentage, but yes, they were below average in that measure for a month and a half. For the season, Burton was actually the best on the team by that measure, with a percentage better than the best team bullpen in the league. And Duensing was within one run of league average by this measure too. There's a case to be made that these relievers are worth replacing, but it's not in their below-average inherited runners scored percentage over one-fourth of the season.
  15. Otto von Ballpark
    But if you hypothetically outscore your opponent 15-14 only because you won one game 14-2 against a bad starter, mopup guys, and a position player pitcher, I really don't know if you're underperforming with a 1-2 record that series. Over a larger sample, those things tend to even out, but when you take a one-quarter slice of the season containing our two biggest run differential games, you're still dealing with pretty big error bars.
  16. Otto von Ballpark
    Chris Carter is projected to make $3.5 million in arbitration -- if he indeed passed through waivers, that would be part of the reason why.
  17. Otto von Ballpark
    Because Colabello's role probably doesn't belong on this MLB roster either? Or arguably not even the 40-man roster?
  18. Otto von Ballpark
    I doubt the Twins beat writers have many good Korean contacts (or if they did, they probably don't have specific knowledge of this situation). And the US news agencies with the right contacts probably don't care enough to get involved -- it does seem to be a pretty minor transaction.
  19. Otto von Ballpark
    The situations are very different. One decision is being made by complete strangers behind closed doors in a foreign language and a foreign country. The other decision is coming from known associates and has been closely monitored and reported right here in Minneapolis. The fact that the pitching coach job has been reported for a few days as down to 2 finalists, and now one of them is out of the running, makes it pretty clear, I think. If either of those prior reports was egregiously wrong, I think there would have been a correction by now. The Yang situation, on the other hand, has no prior reports and nobody interested or available to set the record straight.
  20. Otto von Ballpark
    Exclusive backup DH is a thing we need? I guarantee you, such a backup would almost certainly see more action in the OF than you suggest. He would be the top replacement for any injury -- and we have seen how much this team has resisted DL stints at times. I do not even want that temptation around if the guy is not an average defensive OF. If he wants to go to AAA, preferably not even on the 40-man roster, maybe.
  21. Otto von Ballpark
    I think Molitor's major league coaching experience is far less than 2 decades -- more like 5 years? He was minor league baserunning coach for 9 seasons there...
  22. Otto von Ballpark
    Wrong question. Can he be significantly better than those guys? With our run scoring improvement, I would like to aim high for OF defense for a change.
  23. Otto von Ballpark
    That is weird, what is going on in Tampa...
  24. Otto von Ballpark
    Although Fuld was available as a free agent as late as February, and then signed with a team where he was unlikely to start or even make the roster (he only did so temporarily as an injury replacement). We may have noticed Fuld earlier if we hadn't already reserved spots for the "non-guaranteed" Kubel and Bartlett...
  25. Otto von Ballpark
    Do you know a Korean language equivalent for "battle your tail off"?
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