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  1. Brandon Warne
    With that said, Ehire Adrianza might be able to do exactly what Iglesias did last season (.255/.306/.336 with great defense)
  2. Brandon Warne
    Iglesias can really, really pick it. I wouldn't have a real issue with that.
  3. Brandon Warne
    Stick with Polanco, at least he can hit. I'm the most outspoken advocate of Santana -- and that's damning with faint praise -- but he should not be in the consideration for regular playing time. No way, no how.
  4. Brandon Warne
    The short answer is no. The longer answer is no, sir.
  5. Brandon Warne
    Probably asked each player what they wanted to share.
  6. Brandon Warne
    Wouldn't rule anything out. I think this will be a year for Buxton where he's like a 3-4 win player with like a .720 OPS because his speed and defense are that good. But next year is when he'll really break out.
  7. Brandon Warne
    For $7 million, I'm pretty sure he has.
  8. Brandon Warne
    OK.
  9. Brandon Warne
    It's difficult, but this is obviously true for the August part. In September with roster expansion it didn't matter as much.
  10. Brandon Warne
    Wrote an article today on a theory I've been developing about Joe Mauer: http://coldomaha.com/2017/twins/theory-less-is-more-with-joe-mauer/ As always, love to discuss and hear critiques, etc.
  11. Brandon Warne
    He's not old, but he's not exactly young, either. The two primary things that worked against him this offseason were his age and the side of second base he plays on. At his age at shortstop, he'd be a superstar that almost every team would be in line to acquire. Similarly, if he was say, 26.....he'd have had more value. Then again, if either of those were true, the Twins wouldn't be looking to move him.
  12. Brandon Warne
    He played 112 of the team's first 119 games and hit .284/.384/.417. In that game against Atlanta, he screwed up his quad and the rest of his season was wrecked. He played just 22 of the remaining 43 games (20 starts) and hit just .146/.255/.244 the rest of the way. That's a pretty clear divide if you ask me. There's also this: From the All-Star Break until the Atlanta game, Mauer hit .324/.420/.529 while starting 26 of the team's 31 games. That's 83.9 percent, or about a 135-game per season pace. Before that, he had hit .271/.372/.381 while starting 79 of the team's first 88 games (a 145-game (89.8 percent) pace). My deduction is this: less is more with Mauer. Molitor said that was one of the primary considerations he had during the All-Star Break, and I think it's pretty clear that it was a big deal. So if Joe can get into 120-130 games this year, I think he can be a fairly productive player.
  13. Brandon Warne
    Maybe on a more traditionally structured lineup. The Twins don't have much in the way of OBP guys, so I think you could justify batting him first or second.
  14. Brandon Warne
    31st in OBP, 30 teams in MLB? I'd say that's pretty good. Machine? Maybe not. But if we must compare Joe to other full-time players, it's pretty decent.
  15. Brandon Warne
    He said in the second half that he was aware Joe plays better with more time off. Keep in mind, Mauer was playing very, very well for the bulk of the season before the quad stuff cropped up. It's hard to strike a balance, though it was pretty obvious Joe wasn't right late in the season until he ultimately just sat out the rest of the way.
  16. Brandon Warne
    AL first basemen: http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=1b&stats=bat&lg=al&qual=0&type=8&season=2016&month=0&season1=2016&ind=0&team=0,ss&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0 Joe Mauer: http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=1857&position=C There's a survivor bias in using only qualified players because of how many plate appearances that requires. I prefer to use this information.
  17. Brandon Warne
    .327 wOBA against an AL average mark of .329 102 wRC+ against an AL average mark of 105
  18. Brandon Warne
    He was roughly a league-average first baseman offensively last year. It is what it is.
  19. Brandon Warne
    (which sort of lines up with 20 of his ~250 plate appearances ending with a pitch that fast. roughly same percentage)
  20. Brandon Warne
    For what it's worth, he saw 98 pitches over 95 mph last year. Just over 9 percent of all the pitches he saw.
  21. Brandon Warne
    No, not 20 pitches. 20 plate appearances ended with a pitch over 95 mph. Not exactly the same.
  22. Brandon Warne
    Believe he had the ninth-best OBP among 1B last year. That's not total garbage. I mean....it's whatever. He's a sunk cost who had a serious brain injury. It's not ideal.
  23. Brandon Warne
    I don't follow the logic. He's the best defensive first baseman on the team -- by probably a fairly long shot -- and gets on base more than pretty much anyone else on the team. The "nine-best hitters" bit is an oversimplication, but until he's actually actively hurting the offense, he's going to play. He's very far from doing that.
  24. Brandon Warne
    I did some research and wrote this on the struggles of Byungho Park. As a result, I'm not convinced he can be an impact hitter in the big leagues. http://coldomaha.com/2017/twins/chronicling-the-struggles-of-byungho-park/ As always, read and critique and let's have a good discussion!
  25. Brandon Warne
    No seriously though, what's even the point? To get him off the roster? That's literally the only benefit of designating him for assignment, and that's a murky benefit even on his worst day.
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