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  1. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Good posts. I’m intrigued, but yeah it could go sideways.
  2. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Score really wanted to send a strong message.
  3. Hosken Bombo Disco
    oh, you mean three weeks starting in April ?
  4. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Good hire. I bet he can still knock one into the seats in left, too.
  5. Hosken Bombo Disco
    maybe so, but it might be nice to have that granular data I was mentioning before we decide we can dismiss it. Otherwise it's just a hunch, as hunchy as my hunch or anyone else's This scoop thing came to light right away in April 2018 in Yankee Stadium when Morrison missed a not too difficult short hop throw by Sano in the 9th, which eventually led to the Yankees winning the game. That one helped move the needle the wrong direction.
  6. Hosken Bombo Disco
    And I'm not arguing Mauer is irreplaceable at first base, or that a lot of offense at first base can't make up for subpar fielding there. My belief is that first base defense matters. As far as scoop data, I think it would be interesting to see the speed of throws, spin of bounce, distance from bag, that sort of thing, and then be able to compare similar throws with how other first baseman picked those, before having all that scoop data interpreted or rolled into another stat category. I think Mauer was one of the best, but maybe most good first baseman are pretty close. Don't know. I think moving Sano to first base is now under real consideration; he had throwing problems in the minors and to correct that I think he was instructed to throw low. And he throws hard. Mauer could pick his throws better than Morrison could. I think scooping throws is both an underappreciated skill but also something a first baseman is never charged an error for failing to do.
  7. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Data on bounced throws to first base. We just don't have that data (we the public) other than that "scoops" column, which doesn't tell us much. Absent the stat cast data, maybe a "scoops missed" column is the next step.
  8. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Because they don't exist. At least not readily or publicly.
  9. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Also, if the Twins were to follow the Brewer blueprint on handling Alcala the same way the Brewers handled Hader, that would mean promoting Alcala in mid-2020 after Alcala makes a dozen starts at AAA with a 5 ERA and 6 walks per 9, in other words, so wild that he’s ineffective. And then the Twins would have to move Alcala directly to the bullpen after the promotion, and Alcala would be successful there. Seems unlikely the Twins would do something like that for a guy who “can’t find the strike zone” in AAA, or have it work out if they did.
  10. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I'd like to see Gibson stick around. He is not only a viable starter now, but with the other guys gone he has become the union rep and De facto clubhouse leader (at least for now).
  11. Hosken Bombo Disco
    no, but Lewis might be closer than he appears (if he stays healthy, of course). The Lewis comps with Correa and Lindor are pretty good. We should see Rooker in 2019.
  12. Hosken Bombo Disco
    You are right about the mid-200s team. Seems like most of the 2002 ALCS players made their MLB debuts before getting any significant time in the upper minors. A lot of times they made their debuts and were optioned back down. They also had chemistry, which the 2017 did and the 2018 did not. I am in favor of early promotions but also factor what is best for the player. We should see Rooker early next season. If Gordon has another strong minor league start, promote him (or trade him, as I've been saying for several offseasons). You can always send them back down, and in Gordon's case, will probably need to. They think Kiriloff still needs more time in the minors. We should expect to see Lewis around June 2020 as his timetable and production compares nicely with Correa and Lindor. Except for Lewis, in general I agree with you now that some of our old timers are gone.
  13. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Since Hrbek? Puckett, Knoblauch.
  14. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Agree again, but they can happen. The Archer deal this summer was sort of a sideways deal between non-contenders. Just another idea, that's all.
  15. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Agree completely, but I was thinking in terms of finding the Joe Nathan type of guys already on other rosters having years of control but not being utilized to their fullest extent.
  16. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Only teams in first place can make trades for MLBers? Huh! Learn something every day!
  17. Hosken Bombo Disco
    They could do trade deadline deals. That's how Houston got Pressly from us.
  18. Hosken Bombo Disco
    A jail stint might do him good
  19. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I guess I just miss being quarrelsome ..oh, and now i swydt with half/semi
  20. Hosken Bombo Disco
    True, but Reusse said Molitor has been half-expecting it.
  21. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Sometimes I wonder about LENIII projecting... LENIII was blindsided by this news, therefore Molitor was blindsided by this news
  22. Hosken Bombo Disco
    yep, well put
  23. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Yes very awkward. If so, wouldn't they have let Molitor be part of this announcement himself, to let him save face?
  24. Hosken Bombo Disco
    #process
  25. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Straight from the heart.
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