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  1. Mr. Brooks
    Castro has a slightly above league average OPS for the season. That's league average for all positions, not just catcher. In what way is a league average bat a "total liability"?
  2. Mr. Brooks
    Should we be concerned that Kepler's injury is far worse than the team is implying? Or are they just being extremely cautious because they have a pretty good lead?
  3. Mr. Brooks
    I never spoke of intangibles, either positively or negatively. I have no reason whatsoever not to like Astudillo. The word "fare" has a very clear definition, it is how he performed on the field, not his intangibles in the clubhouse or his situational value. I'll leave his value in those areas to the discretion of the FO and the field staff. As to how he's fared on the field, it hasn't been good. I'm not saying he should be released, or left off the playoff roster, or anything like that. Simply making an accurate, factual observation of how he's fared on the field. Perhaps small sample size is to blame, perhaps he has played injured, perhaps he'll improve, I don't know. But his performance, over the sample we have to observe this season, has been quite poor.
  4. Mr. Brooks
    The closest stat I can find to measure that is the "power/finesse" split on bbref. Not that there aren't any good finesse pitchers, but most will classify under power due to great pitchers typically getting more strikeouts. Astudillo is faring far worse against power pitchers than he is finesse pitchers, as I'd assume most hitters are. It also defies common sense to suggest that a poor hitter is going to fare better against good pitching. Finally, whether he has a possible role isn't what I was responding to. He hasn't "fared well" by any measurement. He's fared very poorly for the season as a whole.
  5. Mr. Brooks
    In what way has Willians Astudillo fared well?
  6. Mr. Brooks
    I'm not sure where I stand on this issue, but these guys don't work anything even close to those hours. On top of that, they get the All-star break.
  7. Mr. Brooks
    The 42 times they've won by 4 or more runs this season don't count?
  8. Mr. Brooks
    If they have a 3 game losing streak against KC and Detroit, with the division on the line, then they don't belong in the postseason.
  9. Mr. Brooks
    If there are numerous studies, then it shouldn't be hard for you to link just one of them. Because I've heard this theory a thousand times, but have never seen any hard data to back it up. And I've looked.
  10. Mr. Brooks
    He actually has better career numbers on normal rest than he does with an extra day of rest. He does have better numbers with 2 or more extra days of rest, so I'm not sure anything is "clear" yet.
  11. Mr. Brooks
    Because when they play each other 19 times, Detroit is playing an above .500 team, while Cleveland is not.
  12. Mr. Brooks
    The small amount that teams are allowed to fine them under the CBA is practically pocket change for them. I can't imagine that has any affect at all. His run production is a matter of circumstance. He's barely an above league average hitter. I really like Rosario, but this is completely unacceptable. I don't want to hear about learning from it. He's not a rookie, it shouldn't happen in the first place.
  13. Mr. Brooks
    Yes, he should be benched. I'm even more bothered at Baldelli for being fine with it than I am with Rosario.
  14. Mr. Brooks
    I'd have liked to have seen Rosario sit on the bench for a series after his inexcusable stroll out of the box admiring his double.
  15. Mr. Brooks
    Thanks for posting that Chief. I hadn't seen the play until now. That's inexcusable.
  16. Mr. Brooks
    Nope. Super 2 does not allow the player to achieve free agency sooner. It allows them to begin their arbitration years sooner, effectively giving them a fourth year of arbitration. There is no possible scenario where he'll have enough service time to become a free agent any sooner than following the 2025 season.
  17. Mr. Brooks
    Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe those were options for the arbitrator. I believe their two options under the CBA is to either let the 80 games stand, or reduce it to 60 games.
  18. Mr. Brooks
    Silver slugger has always been voted on by the coaching staffs.
  19. Mr. Brooks
    No, Vallimont came back in the Romo trade, for Diaz. Not with Dyson in the Davis trade.
  20. Mr. Brooks
    Because he didn't get a full year of service time this season, there is no possible scenario in which the Twins DON'T have team control for an additional 6 seasons after this season.
  21. Mr. Brooks
    It's impossible for him to be a super 2 after next year, as he'll only have 1.X years of service time. It will be a close call as to whether he achieves super 2 status after 2021, when he'll have 2.X years of service time, which is what super 2 consideration requires.
  22. Mr. Brooks
    I would accept that instantly. That 1st rounder might be a top 5 pick.
  23. Mr. Brooks
    Players suspended for a failed test are not eligible for the postseason, even if their suspension ends before then.
  24. Mr. Brooks
    Eddie Rosario has only an ever so slightly above league average OPS. And that league average includes catchers and shortstops and center fielders. I like Rosario, but I don't feel like his play is worthy of mention for team MVP.
  25. Mr. Brooks
    Not to nitpick, but I've seen this a few times, and I think it should be clarified. MLB did not reduce his suspension. An independent arbitrator did.
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