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  1. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Torreyes has barely played, but I'd think he might have a shot too as another true shortstop to back up Polanco. However, there's not an obvious player whose spot he'd take from this roster - so maybe not.
  2. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Why did Stashak only throw 3 pitches?
  3. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    The principle of "no one is untouchable if the right offer comes along" makes lots of sense and I'd think it's how front offices really operate - being willing at least to listen on any player, even if the official line to reporters is that certain guys are unavailable. Beyond that, I like how this article puts the top Twins prospects in a tier (or two), especially the pitching prospects. Despite the FO suggesting through the media that Graterol is untouchable, I wonder how the internal evaluations of him, Duran and Balazovic compare - whether they're close enough to give the organization some confidence it can trade any one of them without depleting depth too much.
  4. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Fernando Romero has upside, but has been a disaster and out of options after his year. If he's out of options and the transition to relief isn't going well at this point, why not start to stretch him out to be a starter? If returning Romero to starting doesn't work, they didn't necessarily mess with a good thing by trying it, and if it does work there's clearly a spot for him.
  5. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    their lone move was acquiring reliever Mark Rzepczynski who definitely made me check my spelling no less than four times when typing his name. M-A-R-C
  6. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    How did Romero's numbers as a reliever in AAA look? Knowing none of the inner player-development calculations in the decision, and only looking at how his year has gone, is it possible that moving Romero to the bullpen didn't really...work? That he pitches better when he prepares as a starter?
  7. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    I like that in theory, and at a broad view I'm sure it works out sometimes. But don't trades for impact MLB-level pitching very often include at least one significant pitching prospect in return?
  8. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Was thinking similarly - if they're going outside the rankings around this range of picks, I would have liked to see it be for pitching. Then again I know so little about these players so what do I really know...
  9. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    I was wondering what was up with Odorizzi getting pulled in the middle of an inning with no one on base. He was at 90-some pitches but having just gotten the first out by strikeout could he have been given a little leash to try to get through the sixth? Or was there some sign that he was tiring out?
  10. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    The beginning of Baldelli's postgame that I watched certainly supports the conclusion that the pitching changes were predetermined to get Pérez some work. A little jarring for the manager to say that point blank.
  11. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Maybe more than this, I wonder what they were thinking about Fernando Rodney, who wasn't pitching that badly and for whom they got quite a bit less in trade last season than they did for Pressly. Not sure the Rodney Experience wouldn't be more beneficial than one additional stockpiled prospect at this point. I wish that, if Romero's going to go back to Rochester, they'd let him get back into the rhythm of his old role rather than settling into a new one.
  12. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    From the MLBTR article reporting the same: As in most cases, he suggested, the team’s interest is twofold. “Having those guys under control for longer than what they presently are would be a good thing, in our minds,” said Falvey. Likewise, he added, “it’s helpful to know you are going to be able to plan out a number of years with a lot of young players.” How is that "twofold" reasoning not just saying the same thing two different ways? (As I read it again, I think this is less of an case of the convoluted corporate-speak we sometimes get from the FO and more of an issue of slapdash MLBTR writing.)
  13. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    So far, with the moves of the Falvey/Levine front office that I haven't liked or that have seemed questionable in restrospect -- e.g. trading Rodney for a light return when he had an option year and the team would need bullpen help again this offseason; jumping early on Schoop when Lowrie ended up signing a reasonable 2-year deal and Gonzalez still hasn't signed -- at least the reasoning behind the moves has seemed fairly apparent. Pérez is the first move where I really don't see the logic. I can squint and kind of see some reasons (which have been covered in these comments already) but they don't convince me this move was better than no move would have been.
  14. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Would Andújar push out whichever of Austin or Cron doesn't lose a roster spot to Cruz? He comes with probably even more speculation that he has to move off 3B than Sanó does.
  15. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    The Lynn trade between NYY and MIN was completed not long after this. I wonder whether and how much that imminent trade might have been a factor. MLB Trade Rumors suggests the Yankees might be viewing Lynn as a long reliever upgrade over Warren. With these 3 trades happening in close succession you can squint and almost see it as a 3-team trade.
  16. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    No, s/he doesn't like the 2010 Giants.
  17. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    I checked Gameday just in time to see someone named Scott Barlow strike out Sano, Escobar and Kepler on 10 pitches in the 12th inning. Is this guy a secret bullpen ace or was every Twins hitter trying to take the lead with one swing at that point?
  18. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    I'm not sure what to make of Darvish's reported contract vs. what the Twins could have offered, because the AAV clearly is lower than expected, and if they didn't offer more than $21M/year that seems like a big mistake - but would we have wanted them to top that total value if they weren't willing to go six years? That would have meant topping $25M/year over five years. And depending on how easy the reported incentives from the Cubs are for Yu to reach, the $21M/yr actually may not be the right point of comparison. In other words, there's a way to read these numbers where I understand why the Twins would balk. Arrieta might be the most interesting domino to watch now. He seems to be perceived as the closest thing to Yu's tier among free agents, but also something seems to be keeping teams away, presumably more perceived risk of fast decline. With Darvish's deal known, I wonder if a shorter deal for Arrieta at slightly higher AAV would end up being a compromise - palatable to teams and ostensibly still a win for Boras. The Twins' new pitching analytics guru came from the Rays. If they acquired any of Cobb, Archer or Odorizzi I would tend to trust their valuation of whichever one pretty confidently - though perhaps that would also help the Rays' case to get more value back in trade for one of the latter two, since the teams might be assumed to value these guys similarly. I think I recall a stat geek wrote somewhere about Odorizzi having a high swing-and-miss rate that hadn't translated into great K rates or overall performance yet. That seems like an interesting indicator of some remaining upside.
  19. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    I guess I wonder what distinguishes the hard-throwing reliever with questionable control they took from the one(s) they lost. First instinct is I'd rather have Bard still in the system than Kinley, but that probably has as much to do with valuing the guy I've heard of as anything.
  20. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    How's Castro doing vs. lefties this season? Seems like they could have afforded to use one of the two RH-hitting catchers on the bench here.
  21. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Rooker's not going to be a way over-slot sign at 35, though, is he? Is there something else coming at 37 to use more of the pool money?
  22. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    As of this morning (4/17), Santana's start on 4/15 leads the majors in Game Score, with 92. The next 3 are tied at 86 - interestingly (though not surprisingly, given the small sample of games) all from this past weekend. http://www.espn.com/mlb/stats/topperformers/_/type/pitching
  23. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Is it possible that "Vargas at third" signals that that's a joke?
  24. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    What about Polanco leading off instead of Buxton? I'd bet on Polanco's on-base skills and strike zone control right now.
  25. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    BB-Ref lists it as "AY-ray AY-dree-an-zuh" for some reason. Names are not as phonetically regular as most of the Spanish language is, but I'd put money on that not being how his Venezuelan mama has ever pronounced his name.
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