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  1. DJL44
    The Cardinals look like a great fit for Murphy.
  2. DJL44
    It would be kind of boring to say that every year.
  3. DJL44
    Finish in 3rd place
  4. DJL44
    Sold. 3 years $27M for a starting caliber catcher is well worth it.
  5. DJL44
    I'm not sure if the Twins want a primary catcher. I think they would rather share the job 50/50. I'm on record as wanting them to sign Christian Vazquez as the other half. The no-hitter last night reinforced that.
  6. DJL44
    I'm going to bet Jeffers plays out his entire career before we get an automated strike zone in MLB.
  7. DJL44
    League average batting average is .243. So, you're fine with them as long as they're a league average hitter which is well above average for a catcher.
  8. DJL44
    People here are fixated on stolen base percentage when you really need to consider stolen bases allowed per inning. Jeffers allowed 31 stolen bases in 496 innings. That's one stolen base every other game which is consistent with the league median rate for stolen bases per game - 0.53. MLB Stats - MLB Team Stolen Bases per Game | TeamRankings.com Jeffers had an 18% caught stealing percentage. League average CS% is 25%. If Jeffers had been league average at catching runners he would have allowed 29 stolen bases. So the difference between Jeffers and an average major league catcher is two extra stolen bases every 500 innings. He's not throwing out as quite many runners because of his stance which is designed to allow him to frame pitches at the bottom of the strike zone. He doesn't have to get many calls with his framing to make it worth giving up 2 extra steals every 500 innings.
  9. DJL44
    Actually other than a weak arm Piazza was a pretty good catcher.
  10. DJL44
    I agree with this. The Twins have money to spend in the budget and are low on prospect capital. They need to spend some money acquiring talent this winter.
  11. DJL44
    The problem with upgrading offensively at catcher is they only play 80-100 games behind the plate. That's about the same as the offensive upgrade you get from the 80 games Buxton plays every season.
  12. DJL44
    I saw him hit a home run, therefore his slugging percentage must be wrong.
  13. DJL44
    If you look at Fielding Bible stats Jeffers is basically average defensively Fielding Bible His arm cost the team 1 run over the course of the season. That's it. He rated higher than both Narvaez and Barnhart. The total runs saved for Arm range from Realmuto (+9) to Kevin Plawecki (-5), This is the easiest thing to measure for catcher defense BTW. You either let the runner advance or you didn't. Looking over the free agent catchers Christian Vazquez is the cream of the crop defensively (11 runs saved overall). Narvaez (2), Sanchez (1), Contreras (-1), and Barnhart (-8) all rate lower than Jeffers. Vazquez has a .682 career OPS vs RHP and .731 vs LHP. Jeffers is .617 vs RHP and .794 vs LHP. They complement each other pretty well. Put them together and you have a .730 OPS catcher who is a plus defender.
  14. DJL44
    One thing that has been made clear in the playoffs is having the best catcher in baseball is quite helpful. During the regular season you can't play your catcher every day but you can in the postseason. JT Realmuto has made a difference this October.
  15. DJL44
    Gary Sanchez was actually pretty good this season. I have no idea what he would expect for a contract. 2 years $18M?
  16. DJL44
    The more I look into Vazquez the more I like him.
  17. DJL44
    Possibly Seattle, Philadelphia
  18. DJL44
    There's a Herschel Walker joke here somewhere
  19. DJL44
    The Pohlads are only interested in the house in Eagan if they can foreclose on it.
  20. DJL44
    I think we could find someone to remodel the doors if they sign Judge.
  21. DJL44
    The area they have excelled is finding athletic outfielders. They have utterly failed at acquiring pitching through international free agency.
  22. DJL44
    No, I mean when Polanco was playing he was producing awful results AND dragging down Correa's numbers. When Polanco was out of the lineup due to injury he was replaced by Gordon and Arraez and the 2B and SS defense BOTH improved. Polanco was a giant black hole of suck in 2022 that made the entire infield defense worse. I hope it was just due to injury and not a permanent drop in his performance.
  23. DJL44
    They have to find someone who can take that spot in the lineup. If not they would need to trade Polanco as part of a rebuild.
  24. DJL44
    It is a little scary to think about that. Polanco was horrible even with a very limited range to cover at 2B. With shifting reduced next season he will need to cover more ground or he will be unplayable. It makes you wonder how much of the shifting the Twins did last season was to cover up for their terrible second base defense.
  25. DJL44
    You have just described the average 2B in 2022.
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