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  1. DJL44
    They released Castillo to bring Varland up for the spot start. They added Jackson because they needed another warm body. They could have re-signed Castillo and added him back (he's a free agent) but chose not to. I expect them to fill that 40th roster spot with a waiver claim soon.
  2. DJL44
    Actually, the metrics show Vazquez as one of the top defensive catchers in baseball, good enough to keep him around replacement level despite his lousy bat.
  3. DJL44
    And yet they're basically league average in allowing stolen bases and 20th in stealing bases. It's not a big part of their game but that's true for most MLB teams.
  4. DJL44
    Oh, and last season MLB stole 0.72 bases per game. The Twins are pretty much average at controlling the running game. Tampa is 6th in steals per game at 0.96.
  5. DJL44
    I ran the numbers after today. Jeffers is at 19% CS% and Vazquez is 21% - league average is 22%. If Jeffers throws out his next baserunner they're even. Jeffers has allowed 0.066 stolen bases per inning (0.6 per 9 innings) and Vazquez is at 0.089 stolen bases per inning (0.8 per 9 innings).
  6. DJL44
    So you're saying the Yankees can't coach hitting?
  7. DJL44
    I was able to watch the Saints game yesterday. The most exciting thing about Lee hitting three doubles is he did it against lefthanded pitching. He hit two off the starter Hurter and one off the reliever Lucas. In contrast, Wallner looked completely lost against Hurter and missed a center cut fastball from Lucas. There is an easy way to get Wallner out right now - use a lefthanded pitcher. Lee looked very locked in as a RHB. Unfortunately, he looked like he had trouble making adjustments as a switch hitter during the game and gave away his last at-bat from the left side of the plate. Switch hitting is hard and it will slow down his development but the payoff should be worth the investment.
  8. DJL44
    Utility players and second basemen don't make the big bucks. Offer him a 3 year $18M deal and see if he accepts. He's probably worth $30-40M over the next 3 seasons.
  9. DJL44
    Ichiro was a gold glove right fielder, stole 509 bases and hit 96 triples. Not close to the same thing.
  10. DJL44
    It is against AAA pitchers. I've been watching the game today and Lee has hit Toledo's lefty starter quite well. Wallner, on the other hand, looks completely lost.
  11. DJL44
    Correa played through a foot injury all of last season and it was necessary if the Twins wanted to win games.
  12. DJL44
    He has a 600 OPS in the minors against LHP. The Twins aren't going to play him every day in the big leagues until he can hit lefties. If he came up to play 2B right now they would platoon him with Kyle Farmer.
  13. DJL44
    And this thread was on a six-post whining streak
  14. DJL44
    Possibly. Ruth was better compared to his competition but his competition was segregated. Mays was the greatest living ballplayer until yesterday. Now I think that has to be Barry Bonds.
  15. DJL44
    Saints game is free on MLB.tv today
  16. DJL44
    0-18 with 3 walks is remarkably bad for a pinch-hitter. If that's your pinch hitter you're better off not pinch-hitting.
  17. DJL44
    Nice job by the Twins and the rain getting Tampa to empty their bullpen (used 7 relief pitchers in the game).
  18. DJL44
    Lewis would be a worthy All-Star except he's only played 12 games. Correa is having a great season but so are several other shortstops so his competition is stiff. I think Joe Ryan has been worthy of an all-star game selection. Griffin Jax would be the representative for several teams but I've always thought they put too many relief pitchers on the roster.
  19. DJL44
    I could compare them. As in, Luis Arraez is clearly not as good as Tony Gwynn or Rod Carew. Or, Luis Arraez plays baseball like 38-year-old Tony Gwynn. Arraez is a 1-tool player, a slow DH who only hits singles. If he could play defense he'd be valuable but he's been awful. He's the worst 2B in baseball in Outs Above Average (-8). Santana, for comparison, is tied with Bryce Harper for #1 among 1B (+6).
  20. DJL44
    How did Toronto get in there? The All-Star Game is literally a popularity contest. Fans vote for who they want to see in an exhibition game designed for fans.
  21. DJL44
    Did Canterino ever re-appear? Kirilloff is now on the injured list with a back injury. They backdated it so his option didn't actually happen. My guess is he will get the full 20 rehab starts when he's deemed healthy enough to return.
  22. DJL44
    Wallner finished last season with less than one year of service time so they have him controlled through 2029 / age 31. They don't need to give him a longer-term deal than that. Better to go year to year with arbitration.
  23. DJL44
    You bench Santana and his 680 OPS vs RHP. Santana hits LHP very well but Wallner has to be better than a 700 OPS vs RHP if he wants a job.
  24. DJL44
    A few takeaways from this article. The AAA run environment is much higher than MLB. In MLB there are 3 teams with an ERA > 4.8. In AAA that's the median ERA. To translate AAA stats to MLB take 200 points of OPS away for batters. You mentioned the team struggling against Omaha - that's the best pitching staff in the International League. If all the hitters get better all of a sudden it's far more likely the team has been facing a run of bad pitching. If Tony Kemp is crushing it then it's very likely that the pitching sucks.
  25. DJL44
    Margot has an OPS > 900 in June (35 PA). Farmer does as well but it's in about half as many plate appearances. I think they should find both of them a new home but they're not useless this month.
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