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  1. Mr. Brooks
    4-16 in their last 20 postseason games. Zucker has 1 goal in his last 16 postseason games. He, Coyle, and Nino combined for 0 points (!!!) in this series. This team is not built for postseason play. Fletcher knows exactly what he's doing, IMO. Build a team that's not bad, which is all it takes to make the playoffs in the NHL, and hope that buys you a lifetime of job security. The baffling Koivu extension, with full no move clause, along with the Parise and Suter albatross contracts, limit this team's ceiling to one and done playoff team for the foreseeable future. Again, maybe that's good enough for some people. It does nothing for me. The only thing that matters, in the end, is if that's good enough for Leopold. We'll find out soon enough.
  2. Mr. Brooks
    It's not just tools. It's tools + destroying milb pitching at every level. Countless guys have had the tools and didn't pan out. Countless guys have put up milb numbers and didn't pan out. Rarely (maybe never?), has a prospect had both, and failed to pan out. You are right that the bat hasn't been good enough. But, barring injuries, I personally have zero concern that he'll figure it out. And the Trout comparisons were always preposterous and unfair. Trout might finish as one of the 3-5 best to ever play the game. Nobody should be compared to him.
  3. Mr. Brooks
    Not at all suggesting they micromanage Molitor. What I mean, is they chose to bring Molitor back, and they know he will not use a LOOGY. So, they have/had two choices. Hire a manager that will use a LOOGY. Or, don't sign a LOOGY, when you know your manager won't use him properly.
  4. Mr. Brooks
    But Molitor has made it abundantly clear with his actions that he has no intention of using a LOOGY correctly. So, that's still on the FO as well.
  5. Mr. Brooks
    Well I personally believe that guys still can improve a lot from age 24, so I'm not too concerned about his game. The migraines do concern me though. For some people, they can be debilitating, and near impossible to control.
  6. Mr. Brooks
    I think he's Matt Ryan, if he stays healthy.
  7. Mr. Brooks
    I would blow the whole thing up, personally. Unless the goal is to be good but not great, you get great by tanking and getting a #1 or #2 pick.
  8. Mr. Brooks
    And this is the team that Fletcher has built from scratch. There should be no excuses. Unfortunately, I fear there will be. They'll use injuries as an excuse, like every other team is immune to injuries. Or the officials were against us. Last year they just got unlucky, ran into a hot goalie, etc. Year before that, the Hawks are just better, poor us. Year before that, bad puck luck, puck went in off a stanchion, we just can't get a break. Thirty years from now I'll be an old man, and I'll still be hearing how the Wild just can't catch a break, how Fletcher is actually great because we make the playoffs every year. Of course they won't mention that more than half of the teams in the league make the playoffs! Like that's some amazing accomplishment.
  9. Mr. Brooks
    If he's on that short of a leash, why not just release him now? I'm certainly not holding my breath waiting for them to cut him.
  10. Mr. Brooks
    I think the trait that translates best from college to NFL is pocket presence, and being able to consistently make all the throws from the pocket. And from everything I've read, Rosen is the head of the class in that regard. His accuracy also looks a lot better when you consider his receivers had 31 drops last year. He's also very confident in the pocket, trusts his blocking, and doesn't get happy feet. He was among the national leaders (might have been #1) in completion % when blitzed. From everything I've read, he's also very smart, in fact, his intelligence has even been pointed to as a possible negative, as in he's hard to coach because he questions everything. I'll take that in my QB any day. Give me a QB who is poised, smart, and confident in the pocket, has good enough arm strength, good mechanics and delivery, and is an accurate passer, and I'll let the coaches handle the rest. I get the durability issues, but I'd take that risk.
  11. Mr. Brooks
    I think it's actually been 11 months since Hughes has started a MLB game.
  12. Mr. Brooks
    Yeah I don't get the Allen love, he'll bust, IMO. I disagree with Levi on Rosen though, I think he'll be the best QB to come out of this draft.
  13. Mr. Brooks

    Machado

    Mr. Brooks replied to cmoss84's topic in Other Baseball

    Why would a hitter's stats be inflated because of the NL?
  14. Mr. Brooks
    You think Morrison's problem is that he needs further minor league development? He's 30 years old and has over 3400 MLB plate appearances. There isn't anything he's going to learn in the minors. If they don't think he can come out of the slump, you just cut him.
  15. Mr. Brooks
    Someone please tell me that I shouldn't be concerned about KAT.
  16. Mr. Brooks
    A week won't change my mind, because I was concerned about his k rate even when he was going good last year. You are right, it's only 2 weeks, nobody is freaking out. I simply asked how long before it's a concern. But i will say I didn't think he would be successful at higher levels without improving his k rate, so that's why I'm a little concerned, despite the small sample size.
  17. Mr. Brooks
    When is it ok to start worrying about Rooker?
  18. Mr. Brooks
    Parise has been their best player the last 3 weeks of the regular season, and the playoffs (not counting goalie). I don't know what specifically you are basing that opinion on, but I don't think you'll find any company.
  19. Mr. Brooks
    With Nickel basically being base defense these days, I'd consider CB a starter, not depth. Though some might think more highly of Alexander than me.
  20. Mr. Brooks
    The minor leagues are for player development. Clearly, I have no idea what went into the decision, but if winning the game trumped Romero's development, I'd have a problem with that.
  21. Mr. Brooks
    LaMarre is on the roster for the PR series.
  22. Mr. Brooks
    He's only gotten 180+ hits twice in his career, the last time being 9 years ago.
  23. Mr. Brooks
    Is 2000 hits really an accomplishment that typically gets national media coverage? Until Joe got close, I'd never in my life heard 2000 hits even mentioned.
  24. Mr. Brooks
    I'd assume it's to discourage the unlikely, but theoretically possible scenario of a guy who doesn't really want to play baseball, taking the signing bonus, then "retiring" from baseball as soon as the check clears, and going to Florida State to play football. Spreading the bonus out over five years would ensure a commitment to baseball if the player wants to get the full bonus.
  25. Mr. Brooks
    According to this article, Mauer was ranked as the third best defensive fist baseman. So he still wouldn't have won the gold glove.
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