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  1. DJL44
    Is #2 catcher better? Teams need 2 catchers like they need 5 starting pitchers and 8 relievers. I doubt they are getting what they hoped for offensively when they signed Vazquez. His paycheck doesn't figure into whether or not he's worth keeping now. They can't find anyone better unless they trade for a different team's #1 catcher. Everyone available on the waiver wire is worse.
  2. DJL44
    Somebody bought on Nick Gordon. 🤷‍♂️
  3. DJL44
    Interesting. It could also be that he doesn't have the same finish on the pitch. If he lets go of the ball earlier it will spin less and locate higher. It might also explain the increased velocity. A pitch that "rises" is experiencing lift which means it is spending some of its thrown energy pushing air. We're talking about fractions of a second on the fingertips.
  4. DJL44
    No, not really.
  5. DJL44
    His value could be even lower next spring.
  6. DJL44
    Catchers mostly don't hit and in this low offense environment it's even worse. Vazquez is 51st in OPS among catchers this season. There are 60 roster spots which means there are 9 teams getting less offense than the Twins out of their backup catcher. Many of those teams are also getting less defense from their backup catcher which is reflected in Vazquez' WAR of 0.0. If Vazquez can provide an OPS the rest of the season in the 580-600 range (like his past two seasons) he would finish the season in the mid-40s for catcher OPS which is a pretty good bat for a backup catcher.
  7. DJL44
    Mazara is certainly more likely than Bryce Harper. If you look at Kirilloff's comps on baseball reference the top 3 are Jason Kubel, Mitch Moreland and Todd Benzinger. Moreland was a good fielding 1B so he's probably optimistic.
  8. DJL44
    True, but it could mean Kirilloff is traded at the deadline if they think he has no future with the team.
  9. DJL44
    According to many Twins Daily posters whenever players fail it is the manager/coaching staff's fault and when the players succeed it's only because they stopped listening to the manager/coaching staff who are always wrong and don't know anything about baseball.
  10. DJL44
    I think this means Kirilloff is out of options. Being out of options and arbitration eligible means his time left playing for the Twins could be short.
  11. DJL44
    If they're constantly in fear of being demoted then they probably don't have the makeup to succeed.
  12. DJL44
    That's inevitable. AAA is a LOT easier than the big leagues. You should expect a 200 point drop in OPS or a full run added to ERA for any player promoted from AAA to MLB.
  13. DJL44
    Vazquez is defending well enough to cancel out his bad bat. He's not the worst catcher in baseball with a regular job. If the Twins released him another team would definitely be willing to pay him the minimum to be their backup catcher. The money is a sunk cost so the Twins might as well keep him.
  14. DJL44
    They swapped bad relievers in order to get Varland a start. It's that simple.
  15. DJL44
    He admitted that the rise on his fastball is gone. Without that movement it is very hittable. Caleb Thielbar struggles in loss to Rockies (mlb.com) It's a very good article. The Twins and Thielbar know exactly what is wrong. He's very aware that he needs to fix the problem or his career may be over. The question I have is why the Twins keep running him out there when his stuff is broken. He is not a pitcher they should be using in a tie game. I think the problem is fixable but it may not happen this month or even this season. He is healthy and lefthanded which means he will keep getting chances.
  16. DJL44
    What would you do with Jose Miranda?
  17. DJL44
    I'm saying he's only received 19 innings because every time they extend his outing he's been terrible. They have every reason to keep Louie Varland on a short leash. I thought they were pushing their luck having him go 5 innings.
  18. DJL44
    Because he's been awful going through the order the 3rd time.
  19. DJL44
    And you think that was a great decision?
  20. DJL44
    So you think Rocco should play a bad hitter even more often because he's been hitting poorly?
  21. DJL44
    Yes. Through some miracle of pitch calling or game plan or whatever they coaxed a great start out of Louie Varland. Don't push it too far and watch it blow up in your face.
  22. DJL44
    Enjoy the games. A meetup could be fun.
  23. DJL44
    I think the Twins are still hoping that Matt Wallner is their big bat and Pablo Lopez is their ace pitcher.
  24. DJL44
    Miranda has the job right now. He'll still be around next year.
  25. DJL44
    If Woods Richardson maintains his performance for a whole season he'll get some Rookie of the Year votes.
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