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  1. NYCTK
    Trevor Bauer not only sucks as a human, he sucks as a pitcher. May as well sign Curt Schilling if you want to ruin your team's clubhouse with a washed pitcher.
  2. NYCTK
    Still too late to stretch out Jax as a starter? Seriously think that was a huge error not to even entertain the idea in Spring Training.
  3. NYCTK
    Aah. Thank you for the correction. I still think the fact we've not heard any updates means we shouldn't anticipate him to rehab anytime soon. And I'd expect him to do time in Florida before going to AAA. I'll take the over on ASB.
  4. NYCTK
    He's on the 60 Day so he's not eligible to start rehab until late June. And then given we're running up against the all star break soon after, the earliest anyone should expect to see him back in the majors is July 18th, and that's if everything goes well.
  5. NYCTK
    As I said, the 4th OF on any major league baseball team IS significant playing time. So that doesn't mean anything to me. Especially considering Bader has never had 450 PAs in his career. So that player saying he expects significant playing time means 400-450 PAs to me. 4th OF are very important which is why Bader was always a great signing. And now his role has increased since Larnach/Wallner are able to be hidden as a DH regularly with the failures of both Miranda and Julien.
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    You can say this. But you're only guessing. I on the other hand would point to him getting work in RF as to why that's wrong. You don't hear about many players locked into the first spot on the Depth Chart told to get work at a different position in Spring Training. What's more likely is he was signed as the 4th OF which tend to play a lot in all three positions even with the best of rosters. And he worked well as an insurance policy in the event there were even a small amount of injuries or ineptitude, which is the case, allowing the Twins to use Larnach as a DH instead of Julien or Miranda which was the initial plan at the opening of the season. Quite honestly though, 4th OF is a vital position of depth. Look at last season in the AL Central alone: Wenceel Perez - 4th most PAs for the Tigers Garret Hampson - 113 games for the Royals and who can forget the infamous Margot, with his team leading 113 appearances in the OF as the 4th OF
  7. NYCTK
    He's perhaps very slightly improved this season against lefties, but he's still really bad. Here are his splits this year: v LHP: 5.3% BB / 28.1% K / .211 wOBA v RHP: 8.9% BB / 19.7% K/ .354 wOBA He's a fine player, worthy of 500+ PAs but he shouldn't start against LHP and and should get PH for in high leverage ABs against LHP.
  8. NYCTK
    Yeah. Not a surprise. Still think he's good enough that he should be getting a bulk of the starts at 2B, but I'm not really a B-Lee-ver so I get why others would prefer to see Lee get a bulk of the playing time there instead.
  9. NYCTK
    Yes, but that's really minimizing the importance of a 4th OF. Like you said, a 4th OF is going to get a lot of playing time just as a result of being on the roster all year. If he's a halfway decent manager, he 100% should sit Larnach when there's a lefty on the mound though. Unlike Wallner - who has hit lefties in the minors and even when struggling, shows some good peripherals against lefties - Larnach simply can't hit lefties well enough to justify playing. Career .546 OPS or wOBA of .243 or RC+ of 53. That with a K rate 25% higher and a BB% rate nearly 50% lower and his same terrible OF defense. Why would we criticize Rocco for making a smart managerial decision and sitting Larnach against LHP?
  10. NYCTK
    This has become one of those weird things that a lot of people just now hold as truth despite what actually happened. Wallner was striking out in half of his plate appearances, fully lost at the plate. And when he was sent down he continued to stink for a full month or more in AAA. He obviously turned it around but it wasn't like the Twins kept him down there well past when it was obvious he was ready to hit in the majors again. He missed 3 weeks of major league playing, tops. And it's due to how terrible he himself was to open the season. Would it have been better to hope he figured it out at the major league level? I doubt that. Calling him a world class hitter is a bit ridiculous with fewer than 700 PAs to his name. But then again, I might say that about James Wood and he has just over 600. It is unfortunate that he's as bad as he is in the OF but even so, he should be playing every day. Unlike Larnach, I do think he should be trusted enough to hit against lefties.
  11. NYCTK
    I can cosign on DFA'ing Alcala. Adams, Lovelady, and Misiewicz all deserve a chance over him.
  12. NYCTK
    Agreed. But Larnach should never see a LHP (except a low leverage reliever).
  13. NYCTK
    I said this last month. Terrible, terrible practice. Straight to baseball jail.
  14. NYCTK
    People kind of just need to grow up. Peter is a writer on this website. This isn't the AP so there is going to be commentary in addition to the facts presented. Peter is entitled to write what he wants, using his voice to say what he wants to say, and if at some point the people that run this website disagree they can step in or relieve of him his duties. There is no 'no politics' rule. There is a rule against inserting politics into irrelevant conversations, or in a way intended to inflame. There's nothing to suggest Peter was disrespectful to anyone or intended on inflaming anyone. You, anyone not you specifically, are allowed to disagree with Peter. You can even write why you disagree with Peter. But to suggest he can't write something because you don't agree is just infantilizing stuff. If you don't like something don't read it, or engage in respectful conversation describing why you don't like it. This is really no different than people complaining about there being so many Royce Lewis articles. OK. So...just click away then.
  15. NYCTK
    Neither do any of those players.
  16. NYCTK
    Cool. Anyways, happy Pride Month to all!
  17. NYCTK
    Those two specifically? I can go into detail but I won't for the sake of keeping this board cleaner. Like I said, it's very explicitly NOT because of the safety of the internet and due to their actions. I would gladly tell them what I think of them to their face. If you're offended that I think very poorly of two massive losers that lie and sensationalize to their audiences for monetary gain, I frankly don't care.
  18. NYCTK
    We should send Kiersey, Paddock, Gaspar, and Cody Clemens to Fort Meyers. Open up space on the roster for Pete Alonzo.
  19. NYCTK
    I haven't examined their roster close enough and their options aren't great but: a) McCusker if they just want a bat but they didn't give him any look when he was up so no real point, so Gasper if you want to just store a bat b) Fitzergerald if they want an IF defense only c) Keirsey if they want an OF defense only
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  21. NYCTK
    Can't wait for DaShawn Jr to rake in AAA and have people forget how he played in the show.
  22. NYCTK
    Not quite. I would absolutely call Clay Travis and Riley Gaines massive losers to their faces because they are, in fact, massive losers. And it is simply a fact that both of those losers have been elevated to a high status in the MAGA media world based on the lies they spread and the narratives they feed.
  23. NYCTK
    I get it. The anonymity of the internet turns off something in people's brains and allows them to say things they would never say to the other person if they were in front of them. Myself included. I even edited a comment immediately after posting it in this very thread because I found myself doing exactly that.
  24. NYCTK
    I understand the reason why and don't blame you for this at all. But there is also a certain level of cowardice in this sort of moderation as well, and it has helped this country get to the extreme polarization we now see. Unfortunately there is often a sad lack of respect when this sort of conversation is broached which is why I understand the reasoning for this level of moderation, but these sort of conversations SHOULD be held respectfully in everyday life. Instead we all go off to our echo chambers with our alternate realities and learn to hate each other even more.
  25. NYCTK
    There are like 3 write-ups a day. I'm sure those topics have been written about as well!
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