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  1. DJL44
    I thought he was already in.
  2. DJL44
    Trading prospects for relievers seems like a worse idea than using the prospects as relievers. That is pushing the “undo” button on last year’s trade deadline. They might be able to get a reliever for Larnach, but not a good one. They have been obsessed with “raising the floor” this offseason and have made one move that raises the ceiling: Caratini. Improving a 65 win team to a 75 win team isn’t helpful.
  3. DJL44
    The "short sides" never end up being short. They already have too many outfielders on the 40-man roster. Just bring up Emmanuel Rodriguez - he doesn't need a short side platoon.
  4. DJL44
    Thumbs down for using AI to make your argument. I have no interest in discussing baseball with software.
  5. DJL44
    Gosh I hope not. I don't want Fedko to block Jenkins.
  6. DJL44
    I don't get this move. They must be really confident they are going to get Jackson through waivers. Julien and Outman are still on the roster.
  7. DJL44
    I am predicting Fedko as sire of Fort Myers
  8. DJL44
    With Dominguez gone, there are no RH RP remaining with a projected WAR above 0.3. Their best options to raise the ceiling for the bullpen are a) convert a prospect starting pitcher b) convert a free agent starting pitcher
  9. DJL44
    Baseball pervert seems accurate
  10. DJL44
    I wouldn't call myself a Funderburk supporter. More of a Taylor Rogers skeptic. Rogers had an awful end to the season. I don't want either one of them to block Connor Prielipp from a bullpen job.
  11. DJL44
    41 innings for Funderburk, 50 for Rogers. Funderburk was better.
  12. DJL44
    And yet, Funderburk pitched better than Taylor Rogers did last season. If they want to win in the playoffs, they need 4 or 5 of them.
  13. DJL44
    I'm worried about the opportunity cost here. If they have Funderburk and Rogers as their lefties, then they probably won't add Prielipp because the pen would be "too lefthanded".
  14. DJL44
    I hope all the thumbs-downs are from Topa fans who are upset that I compared him to Rogers. Topa performed much better than Taylor Rogers last season.
  15. DJL44
    FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB 4.38 1.382 8.3 1.2 4.1 9.4 2.30 3.35 1.512 9.7 0.4 4.0 8.8 2.22 The difference between Taylor Rogers and Kody Funderburk is Rogers gives up more dingers. Statcast has Taylor Rogers with a 8th percentile fastball, 20th percentile for hard hit. He's a sinker/slider guy now and his sinker gets hit really hard (.403 WOBA). It's an upgrade on Genesis Cabrera, but I don't want Taylor Rogers anywhere near a close game in the late innings.
  16. DJL44
    Adding another Topa-level arm to the bullpen. Another "floor" move that doesn't help the ceiling.
  17. DJL44
    If they want another Baez level player they can sign any minor league free agent. He is a non-prospect.
  18. DJL44
    I will agree that they upgraded Gasper to Gray in two moves. They removed someone who doesn't belong on a 40-man roster and added someone who does. Same with Wagaman versus Ryan Fitzgerald. They have also added two players who belong on a 26-man roster in Caratini and Bell. They still have three players on their 40-man who don't belong on the roster at all (Julien, Outman, Kreidler).
  19. DJL44
    That's putting a lot of faith in the last 16 games of the season. It's boosted by going 4 for 9 in 3 games against a Texas team that was going through the motions. They can't platoon Julien and play him against teams that don't care for a whole season.
  20. DJL44
    Roster fit is a LOT more important than ballpark fit. The Reds and Pirates are each looking for a LH OF/DH.
  21. DJL44
    I'm not sure why this roster needed another Kody Clemens, but he's probably more useful than Eddie Julien.
  22. DJL44
    So, who is going to be left without a roster spot in two weeks? My bet is one of the fading starting pitchers (Jon Gray, Jose Quintana, Martin Perez, Chris Paddack, Marcus Stroman, etc) decides to take a spot in the Twins bullpen to keep his career going.
  23. DJL44
    Ed Julien throws 4 Mph faster than Keaschall. Should he stay at 2B? Wallner throws 96 MPH, maybe they should move him to second.
  24. DJL44
    I'm glad whatever AI that wrote that comment agrees with me.
  25. DJL44
    Quickness on the pivot and accuracy are more important than MPH on the throw. The throw is less than 90 feet. The difference between 73 MPH (107.1 ft/s) and 85 MPH (124.7 ft/s) (the range of velocity for MLB second basemen) over 90 feet is 0.84 - 0.72 = 0.12 seconds. The time it takes to turn the pivot ranges from 0.7 to 1.0 seconds. The average baserunner is running 27 ft/s, which means the difference between the max and min 2B throw velocity is 3 feet, but the time spent on the pivot is 8 feet for the baserunner. I looked for ratings on how long it takes 2B to turn the pivot but couldn't find anything on statcast.
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