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  1. DJL44
    I saw him hit a home run, therefore his slugging percentage must be wrong.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. DJL44
    Gary Sanchez was actually pretty good this season. I have no idea what he would expect for a contract. 2 years $18M?
  5. DJL44
    The more I look into Vazquez the more I like him.
  6. DJL44
    Possibly Seattle, Philadelphia
  7. DJL44
    There's a Herschel Walker joke here somewhere
  8. DJL44
    The Pohlads are only interested in the house in Eagan if they can foreclose on it.
  9. DJL44
    I think we could find someone to remodel the doors if they sign Judge.
  10. DJL44
    I don't see a reduced injury risk pitching Duran out of the bullpen. Relievers get injured all the time. If he's pitching there's an injury risk. Might as well get as many innings as possible while he's healthy.
  11. DJL44
    The area they have excelled is finding athletic outfielders. They have utterly failed at acquiring pitching through international free agency.
  12. DJL44
    If Berrios didn't qualify as an ace then Rodon doesn't either. You're basically looking for a Hall of Fame level pitcher and the Twins have produced 3 of them in 100 years - Walter Johnson, Bert Blyleven and Johan Santana.
  13. DJL44
    How does this article not mention Jose Berrios at all? Seems like a pretty glaring oversight.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. DJL44
    You have just described the average 2B in 2022.
  18. DJL44
    Odorizzi has a $12.5M player option he is sure to exercise. It costs $6.5M to buy him out so the Braves might choose to keep him.
  19. DJL44
    $20M won't even get you a premier starter. Verlander and deGrom might get double that per season. Scherzer is making $43M. Cole is at $36M.
  20. DJL44
    They don't need salary relief to sign a SS or SP. They have plenty of room in the budget for the next several seasons. Arraez might win the gold glove at 1B. He's not a terrible fielder. Love the line about Bonnes.
  21. DJL44
    Polanco was terrible at 2B in 2022. UZR/150 of -9.2 which was the second worst (to Gavin Lux). Second worst in Outs Above Average (-9) to Nolan Gorman. Below average in every defensive rating system and one of the worst fielding 2B in baseball in some of them. Carlos Correa's defensive numbers at SS started to climb at the end of the season when Polanco's injury kept him out of the lineup. This is the biggest reason why it would be difficult to trade Polanco. Nobody wants to downgrade their 2B defense that much. If Polanco is really this bad defensively then the Twins should trade him now before he becomes unplayable. Arraez and Gordon both graded out as average at 2B - Arraez slightly above and Gordon slightly below.
  22. DJL44
    Let's just be clear - Julien hasn't proven anything yet. Pitching in the Arizona Fall League is lousy this season. I would like to see a half season at AAA before he debuts. They can afford to move Polanco because they have another All-Star 2B in Arraez on the roster as well as plenty of MLB caliber depth (Gordon, Lewis, Miranda) and several interesting prospects (Martin, Lee, Julien, Schobel, Miller and the surprising Dalton Shuffield) in the infield. The upcoming free agent market is actually pretty lousy for 2B. Jean Segura and Brandon Drury are the top talent. Both are older and less desirable than Polanco. I wouldn't even target anything in particular for Polanco. Get the best overall talent you can find. If that includes a catcher even better. The reason NOT to move Polanco is he is coming off a down year with bad defense and time lost to injuries, If they can't find a good return he can absolutely help this team in 2023.
  23. DJL44
    Is there an increased risk of injury pitching in the rotation versus pitching in the bullpen? Is pitching back-to-back games more or less stressful than pitching 5 innings every 5th game?
  24. DJL44
    I saw today that Zach Eflin is about to be the father of twins. Seems like fate to me. There is actually a lot to like there - he's young (28) and he's been a shutdown reliever down the stretch for the Phillies. There is a chance he hasn't yet had his best season in the big leagues. He also shouldn't require more than a 3 or 4 year contract. The Twins seem to have a lot of pitchers to choose from but Mahle, Gray and Maeda are all in the final season of their contracts. Archer and Bundy pitched a lot of innings for the 2022 team and replacing them all with unproven rookies would be a mistake.
  25. DJL44
    The Twins are going to have to decide next season whether to keep Balazovic in the rotation or try him as a reliever. He's getting to the point in his career where they can't carry him on the roster if he isn't able to contribute to the big league team. Sands and Enlow are arms I would say are already destined for the bullpen.
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