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  1. Richie the Rally Goat
    I think Buxton could be a superstar for someone else. If this was even a remote possibility why would Falvey screw around with arbitration timeline/eligibility? The value in an extended arbitration eligibility comes in lower contract, or return on trade. It might have been easier to negotiate a lower extension value after the team proposal being chosen by the Arbiter, and Buxton wouldn’t feel screwed by the Twins. 50 mil can fix a lot of things, but is trust one of them? If this is the plan now, why wasn’t it the plan in September? If it was the plan in Sept, why not bring him up to work with Rowson on the side and collect his two weeks? My guess is, the plan was to extend him or trade him, when extension talks failed, Falvey went down the trade route in August.
  2. Richie the Rally Goat
    https://www.mlb.com/news/2019-mlb-free-agents/c-293292274 The first base market doesn’t do a lot for me, so I’m on Tom’s track to improve DH, OF and middle infield via FA. Kepler is pretty much a lock to be my starting CF until Buxton forces his way up to the bigs.
  3. Richie the Rally Goat
    that dang hamate bone injury keeps flaring up. I hope Buxton gets his wrist cleaned up early in the offseason.
  4. Richie the Rally Goat
    I wonder if there will be some big league or minor league coaching/managerial changes as a result. Is this Rocco’s staff or Lavine’s
  5. Richie the Rally Goat
    All conjecture and I'm talking out of my rear end, but... Until 10 years ago he was able to play a 162 game season at a high level. but if he could play, he can travel and watch, coach, and manage - the exertion level has to be much lower as the manager. Speaking personally as a person who would be identified by others as "disabled", all I want is the opportunity to succeed or fail. Baldelli has shown the tenacity and competitiveness to be a major league baseball player. He's shown the mental toughness to gut out the physical demands of being a manager. All he wants is the opportunity to succeed or fail, and I applaud the FO to give him his shot based on his merit
  6. Richie the Rally Goat
    I’m a fan!
  7. Richie the Rally Goat
    Innovative - I want someone who can pull together all of the data, analysis, and experience to create a strategic advantage. All the information in the world doesn't mean diddly if you don't do something with it. Something creative that no one else has done before. Bullpenning, Launch Angles, Money ball, all things that are readily accessible to the media and fans. What are the tactics and strategies to be implemented from new learning?
  8. Richie the Rally Goat
    https://twitter.com/DWolfsonKSTP/status/1054434701119815685 edit: corrected the link Sounds like Shelton could stick around too
  9. Richie the Rally Goat
    upthread I suggested free agent signing - There's a few of us in agreement that Kepler's bat doesn't play as starting RF, but does as CF.
  10. Richie the Rally Goat
    I'm in the "Buxton starts in AAA until he proves he can hit" camp. Kepler is then my tentative starting CF for '19. If Buxton somehow figures out the bat and hits like he did for that magical 2 months... Kepler is the 4th outfielder and Cave goes bye bye.
  11. Richie the Rally Goat
    thats a really good comp to Kepler! Not an upgrade, if that’s a free agent suggestion....
  12. Richie the Rally Goat
    this is a thread about “what if Kepler is what he has been?” Infield isn’t really relevant to the discussion. I think Kepler is what he has been, which is valuable, but in need of an upgrade in hit tool for RF but perfectly passable in CF, and excellent 4th OF
  13. Richie the Rally Goat
    http://twinsdaily.com/_/minnesota-twins-news/process-set-to-yield-results-for-kepler-r7105 And yet Kepler’s swing induces a ton of pop ups. That goofy loop in his swing where he kind of chops down and the pushes his hands back up... I wonder how much time has been spent trying to get him to flatten his swing out so the barrel stays in the zone longer?
  14. Richie the Rally Goat
    I was thinking Marwin Gonzalez or Andrew McCutchen for RF
  15. Richie the Rally Goat
    is that pitch selection or hitting mechanics? Parker Hageman’s gifs in the comments were especially helpful for me. http://twinsdaily.com/_/minnesota-twins-news/process-set-to-yield-results-for-kepler-r7105 The mechanical contrast between Kepler and Rosario were especially enlightening for me. I’ve been of the opinion that the Twins need to acquire a big hitting RF this offseason and let Kepler and Buxton compete for CF/4th OF. I wouldn’t wait to find out the answer to this question, i’d accumulate as much talent as I can and trade strength to improve weakness. If Kepler and Buxton both suddenly figure it out and you have two all-stars additionally, great! More is better. If Buxton needs more time to figure things out, Kepler is a very adequate CF with approximate league average bat. He’s certainly a valuable player you hold onto.
  16. Richie the Rally Goat
    seems like the "Scoop" definition could be a little narrow to answer the question asked. The quality of a first baseman's fielding play would be similar to that of a hockey goalie - how many thrown balls did the first baseman stop from getting past them? What was their "save percentage"? What is the WPA to the first baseman standing on their head? How many runs does save failures at first base cost you over a season? Frequently errors get attributed to the 3B/SS/2B, but what we want to know is how often does the first baseman stop things from getting out of hand. As Mike said, the data is out there, but the analysis is tricky. Scoops may be a solid leading indicator. Much like OPS is a leading indicator to contribution to runs created, Scoops might be a leading indicator to runs prevented. I wish I had time to dig in....
  17. Richie the Rally Goat
    following the Brewers lead, pair Mejia with Odorizzi as a tandem and change who starts/who relieves but pairing them in starts could get you 7-9 strong innings per turn through the rotation and mitigate platooning.
  18. Richie the Rally Goat
    Just to play devil's advocate, what if the gun shots reported were fired by somebody else, and spooked Sano, who drove off to avoid the gun fire, and accidentally drove over the officer? What if the officer was shaking him down for a bribe? Lots of unknowns - I'm not a fan of Sano, with the stuff that went on last offseason, but it's too early to say what happened here.
  19. Richie the Rally Goat
    I'm a fan of the FO so far and generally like the direction they've taken the Twins. That said, they tend to come off as cold. baseball is a business, and you gotta be a little cold sometimes... but, it's still a business of people, as all businesses are. Case in point: Buxton. I understand the individual decisions made, but the cumulative treatment was bad for him and bad for the organization.
  20. Richie the Rally Goat
    http://m.startribune.com/twins-seek-pitching-upgrades-and-an-update-on-jake-mauer/463409553/ Jake left, so not really internal
  21. Richie the Rally Goat
    TK retired then took the role inside the org?
  22. Richie the Rally Goat
    https://www.mlb.com/news/paul-molitor-out-as-twins-manager/c-296881192 Per Bollinger: “It's unclear how many coaches the Twins will retain next season.”
  23. Richie the Rally Goat
    So you say that Molitor is friends with the Pohlad family?
  24. Richie the Rally Goat
    It would be great to see Joe ride off into the sunset on a high note. Great article Seth
  25. Richie the Rally Goat
    im not either, I thought you were right
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