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  1. mikelink45
    Love the opening. Has anyone noticed that Farmer is now the preferred PH? Same results, different name. Yup - trade deadline - we struck when the iron was hot. Is that the right metaphor? But of course we can all take pride in a hard hit ball!
  2. mikelink45
    Interesting. I have no way to judge these so I just absorb the various articles. But I wonder how Seth views this - not from stats, but from his eye test.
  3. mikelink45
    We are wasting his season. A year of Margot and Farmer cannot be justified for me. What is the flaw that the FO sees?
  4. mikelink45
    The hate is not personal although it looks like it. It is about the FO reaching for low hanging fruit and not doing something to move the needle. Can we really say he is better than Topa will be, than Varland can be, than Winder is?
  5. mikelink45
    When did baseball decide that making a player into a RP means they could not be a starter? Did anyone ask Johann Santana?
  6. mikelink45
    Excellent argument for keeping OKERT!!! Oh well, he got a mop up inning to drop his ERA a little. Duran is still number one. I am reluctant to leave Sands that high. The real case is for developing our relievers - not grabbing from the scrap heap. And why not Varland? We can put him in the pen at this point and still get him to start if needed.
  7. mikelink45
    Don't forget the rearview mirror. KC is tied with us. And with tie breakers is ahead of us in the wild card standings. We cannot afford to keep rolling over with the good teams - we need to at least break even.
  8. mikelink45
    You miss my point - the thing is, this is the year we need to be all out and we are not. we make do. get players who play the positions - don't play games with service time. I do not have the answer as I said, but there are SS at every level. Player real CF, real SS...
  9. mikelink45
    I do not have a good answer - Holland would work. Keaschall could be pushed, Castillo. It does not matter to me if they have a good glove.
  10. mikelink45
    The argument for Thielbar is fine, but he is being used regularly. Speaking of Okert - any live arm is better than him, but we have proven we will stick with a lousy RP that the FO deemed worth purchasing. At least we gave up on Jackson. But we had to suffer long for Pagan and Luplow and Chi Chi Gonzalez (almost forgot him).
  11. mikelink45
    My issues are two - Margot and Okert. I know they are the big additions the FO made so we have to make them succeed - right? Well two things about Margot who will make it through the season rather than bring up Keirsey - we should not use him as a PH (0 - 25) how long does it take to learn that? Soon he will have an accidental hit and Rocco will feel justified. But today was not a PH - instead he is leadoff again. Come on. He is not a lead off hitter. Don't we have someone better? His is a bottom three hitter. Okert has had so many really bad - not just bad relief appearances I just cannot stand to hear his name in the BP. DFA makes sense - Varland is the next man up for the pen and he deserves to take Okert's spot. Winder is better than Okert. And looking at the BP chart there were other options in this game. They did nothing in FA, nothing in trades, so do something with our pitching pipeline. Bonus grumble - Castro is being over exposed. Can we call up a real SS to cover the position and let Castro take some days off?
  12. mikelink45
    Affected yes, but how many RP were used in each of those games?
  13. mikelink45
    I think I hear Varland yelling - put me in the BP, I am tired of this up and down treatment.
  14. mikelink45
    I think you have answered your own question - He is not ready yet for such a high rating. I do like looking at their MLB potential - I wish that was done more, but your list of needs is too high. We are dreaming, but let's see the milb progression.
  15. mikelink45
    Does Payton Eeles get a call up. Right now he looks like a better option than Julien. With DSL ending will they put players like Beltre into the upper levels? It seems like a good time to remove some of the players we know will not make the big leagues or upper minors. Hard to see all the ILs on the list, especially in our top 5. But reading all the MLB news the number of IL players is significant all over the league. How do they stay healthy?
  16. mikelink45
    So glad Margot got a chance to PH - how did that go? And Wallner is breaking out of his slump so they PH Jeffers for him. What is this fascination with Pinch Hitting? I know Margot stinks, but what is the PH success for the season?
  17. mikelink45
    If I was giving it to a pitcher it is Ober. Ober has given us 134 innings. He is 12 - 5 (go ahead and hate on wins, but I believe it is wins that get you into the playoffs). And he has 3.49 Era and 1.000 whip. Jax wins in ERA and Whip and has 54 innings, 80 less than Ober. Of course I am waiting for Lewis to stay healthy and get MVP. Right now it would be Santana but I don't like that choice. I need something more to finish the season.
  18. mikelink45
    I just do not like defensive ratings - the old ones, the new ones, and any others that someone is busy creating.
  19. mikelink45
    Thank you - I don't remember ever seeing his name so I knew nothing about him. I will take him off my question list.
  20. mikelink45
    I love these looks back - what fascinates me is not the Wally Moon hits, but the fact that Warren Spahn went 13 innings twice - he was not a RP.
  21. mikelink45
    I did not see these two coming - where are they in our prospect ranking? They have been impressive. For that matter Carson McCusker was not on my radar either. I guess I need to fix my radar. Thanks to a comment I know that Bernard does not belong on my list, although the old timer is having a good year.
  22. mikelink45
    Another good summary. But the highlight among highlights that ranks the top is Richardson, Mathews, Festa trio holding serve in the Twins division quest! Amazing - what other team can ride three rookies like this? But please let Lopez and Ober stay healthy. Varland is not the answer if we go down another one and I was so impressed a year ago. I am sorry he has dropped so far in my perception. Can't he be in the BP and step up if needed as a starter for the rest of the year?
  23. mikelink45
    Wyatt Langford is a poor comp for a comparison like this. Just drafted last year - no minor league seasoning - he is batting 242/311/678/ despite an 18 games slump. He might go down, but he has shown remarkable ability. His OPS+ is 93 - not real good, but better than 8 on the BR batting chart for the team. Better than Lee, Camargo, Austin, Julien, Margot, Farmer and just below Kepler. I think he will be great, but who knows he could be another Kiriloff (OPS+ for year 80).
  24. mikelink45
    Nice breakdown - excellent insights
  25. mikelink45
    I did not realize that Winokur was so young. He might be my number two prospect based on what he has done since we signed him. No slight on the others, but I see him rising quickly.
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