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  1. DJL44
    The situation that had me yelling at the TV was during the World Series. Ozzie Albies was up and hitting lefty. He only hits .237/.295/.454 from that side of the plate. They moved the fielders to the right of where shortstop normally covers; left side of the infield is open. He's a pretty fast baserunner. All he had to do was drop a bunt to the left side. Nope, grounded out to the second baseman. If you're a power hitter who normally posts 1000 OPS then do your normal thing. If you struggle to break a .750 OPS and they give you a base hit, take it.
  2. DJL44
    Power wins ballgames. The only way baseball will "tire" of the strategy is if HR are harder to come by. Until then they'll try to build a lineup of 9 guys who hit 30 HR.
  3. DJL44
    I agree, 2B has become much less demanding than 3B. P/C/SS/CF/3B/RF/2B/LF/1B Second base stays ahead of LF because they have to be able to turn the double play. One consequence of the universal DH is average defense at 1B and LF will increase slightly. The 15 worst fielders who could hit well enough to play those positions will move to DH. They will be replaced by 15 players who field better than them.
  4. DJL44
    Very unlikely. Modern batting averages are too low to sustain a .400 OBP. 10th best OBP in MLB during 2021 was .375. Anything above .370 is excellent.
  5. DJL44
    Surprised to see no votes at all for Danny DeAndrade. Guess we can call him a sleeper.
  6. DJL44
    That's where the outfielders will come from
  7. DJL44
    If he strikes out less he will also walk less. Some of those strikeouts are coming on close pitches in 3-2 counts. If a pitch is on the corner and is only called a strike 50% of the time a batter will have a .500 OBP on that pitch. Take it and don't swing.
  8. DJL44
    Fangraphs called Miranda a 2B and compared him to Ty France. The defensive demands at 3B are higher now than they were 10 years ago due to increased defensive shifting. It is almost a "second shortstop" position now 2022 Top 100 Prospects | FanGraphs Baseball.
  9. DJL44
    If he doesn't end up at SS long term I think 3B is a good fit. With the shift we are seeing more expected from defense at 3B and less at 2B.
  10. DJL44
    A #2-#3 starter would be worth as much as an average 3B or more. If the top pitching prospects are #2-#3 starters they should be ranked ahead of Miranda. If they aren't as valuable as an average 3B then the team is going to have a rotation full of #4 starters. That's bad. That means they shouldn't expect to contend any time soon.
  11. DJL44
    If the prospects ranked below him can't meet the "legit good starter" bar then this pitching staff is in serious trouble.
  12. DJL44
    I compared him to 35 year old Josh Donaldson
  13. DJL44
    Agreed. They aren't even spending half of the revenue sharing money on payroll at the moment.
  14. DJL44
    If they move Sano at the deadline a spot opens up to rotate players through DH. Donaldson will probably get most of those at-bats.
  15. DJL44
    This seems a little high for someone who grades out as an average defender at a corner position. We all know he's not going to hit .340 in the big leagues. I'm hopeful for a .260/.330/.480 slash line. That's a solid starter in the corners - pretty similar to current-day Josh Donaldson. I think I'd rather have Kirilloff in LF and Miranda at 1B.
  16. DJL44
    I'm not convinced there is one, just an adverse effect on owner profits.
  17. DJL44
    It would be good if teams had to win games to draw fans and make a profit. The current model is to have your favorite team suck and cash paychecks from the Dodgers and Yankees. Then expand the playoffs so that everyone with 80 wins makes it anyway.
  18. DJL44
    Raising the limit on the tax would allow the teams that actually want to spend money to spend money. If the Yankees share less revenue and aren't taxed they will actually spend the money on player salaries. If you force revenue sharing and a tax on the Yankees the small market teams will just pocket the cash and not spend it.
  19. DJL44
    If it's a mistake it's a small one. I don't know if anyone thought Sano would turn into the worst first baseman in the league. He had been the worst RF in baseball and one of the worst at 3B so people should have considered that he wouldn't look good at 1B either.
  20. DJL44
    They will be lucky if 1/4 are starters and 1/4 are relievers. If you want a home grown pitching staff of 13 pitchers you should start with 50 pitching prospects.
  21. DJL44
    Don't forget how awful they are at signing and developing international free agent pitchers. That's 1/3 of the pitching talent in the league and the Twins have produced zilch. Brusdar Graterol, Fernando Romero and Edwar Colina are the best they have produced in the last decade. They signed Huascar Ynoa but traded him away before he was out of rookie ball for a pitcher who made exactly one start for the Twins. It's embarassing.
  22. DJL44
    The most important ability is availability. If it keeps him healthy he should back off on the pitch velocity.
  23. DJL44
    I haven't seen anyone mention Jason Bartlett. The Twins traded him away for Delmon Young.
  24. DJL44
    Duran in AA 2019: 37 IP 4.86 RA9 10.0 K9 2.2 BB9 Duran in AAA 2021: 16 IP 5.06 RA9 12.4 K9 7.3 BB9 He hasn't proven himself in AA or AAA. Winder has pitched a lot better at those levels.
  25. DJL44
    He's running out of minor league options which means he needs to debut this season. That means he's probably headed to the bullpen. If he's only a reliever then he's ranked too high. If he loses this season to surgery then I think he's out of options next spring without any big league experience.
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