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  1. Hosken Bombo Disco
    They could have let him pitch in relief. I still don't understand why they didn't consider a temporary stint in the bullpen for him last September and now this season.
  2. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Agree. Berrios is just part of the larger pattern. Poor kid.
  3. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I doubt Berrios needed any fixing when he was called up, though I agree he needs fixing now.
  4. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Dozier is the closest thing to a leader we got. I couldn't trade him. Should have traded Buxton or Sano when those guys still had value.
  5. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Thanks again. Haven't seen Park mentioned lately. Is he slumping? Is he being taught to stretch forward for low throws instead of backing into the base path?
  6. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Love it.
  7. Hosken Bombo Disco
    By 50/50 do you mean either it will or it won't? If so, there is also a 50/50 chance that I will win the lottery this weekend.
  8. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Sorry, but I am less and less impressed with Plouffe as a piece moving forward. He's just not that good and he doesn't appear to be getting better with age. Keeping Plouffe at third base pushes Sano to DH, but the plan is to get Mauer more of that DH time. This extra DH time might be what is accounting for Mauer's mini-offensive resurgence. Defensive stats are not perfect, and in a few years StatCast data will make Fangraphs data look primitive, but Fangraphs shows Sano to have really good range. Sano is 6.8 runs above average as measured by RngR, which is second best in the majors. Plouffe is 6.6 runs below average in this stat, which is near the bottom. Plouffe was also in the bottom quartile of third basemen in this stat last year. Plouffe has better hands than Sano, but won't get to nearly the number of balls Sano gets to. Is that a trade off you would accept? http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=3b&stats=fld&lg=all&qual=200&type=1&season=2016&month=0&season1=2016&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sort=21,d&page=1_30 If we attribute Plouffe's poor fielding this season to injury, then why can't we attribute everybody's poor fielding to injury? Also, what about the other infielders? Just some thoughts.
  9. Hosken Bombo Disco
    You are correct. Poor phrasing.
  10. Hosken Bombo Disco
    On the surface, some combination of Escobar, Sano and Polanco on the left side makes for a weak looking group of fielders, but I've made my peace with the error statistic, and those guys make up for it in other ways, so it doesn't really bother me as much as it bothers the next guy.
  11. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I completely agree. At least 50/50.
  12. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I'm happy limping along with Escobar for another season or two. Going into 2017 my Plan A would be: Sano 3B, Polanco at SS, Escobar as Utility. Plan B if Sano cannot play third: Polanco 3B, Escobar SS What are your thoughts?
  13. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Another note about Tate: He has already been part of a trade. His value has already been maximized by the team that drafted him. For better or worse it's hard to picture the Twins trading a Jay, Stewart, or Gordon or whoever while they are still raw and fairly unknown quantities.
  14. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Oh, definitely
  15. Hosken Bombo Disco
    The best writing rules I've seen: Strunk & White: Omit needless words. Elmore Leonard: Leave out the stuff nobody wants to read.
  16. Hosken Bombo Disco
    JOE!!!
  17. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I usually choose option 4. http://66.media.tumblr.com/0d37ffa89a27032b5e7811ddf14f6843/tumblr_ns9fbmkSsE1utfx72o1_500.gif
  18. Hosken Bombo Disco
    The accolades come from: 1. Freeing Nolasco 2. Cost savings on Santiago let loose after 2016 3. Going along with the idea that Meyer might have chronic shoulder problems If neither of the last two end up true, then any love for this trade needs to be reconsidered.
  19. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Oy. (What Ashburyjohn said)
  20. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I would be happy if the #NeverSano and #NoMorePlouffe camps can compromise on Polanco.
  21. Hosken Bombo Disco
    There should be no pressure on him up here. There is no pennant race.
  22. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Buxton's career AAA slash is .357 .415 .585, an OPS of an even 1.000 Not sure it's AAA he needs.
  23. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I can't disagree with you. Cross your fingers with regard to the Tyler Jay experiment.
  24. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Yes he was. Duffey was a nice find, but he was not drafted within the first two rounds. He was also developed as a starter in the minors. I was looking for guys like Chargois and Burdi who were taken with high picks and who were relief pitchers all the way back to their days in college. I found 19 guys like that, and 11 of them made it to the majors, as detailed above. (note: I ended up editing my original reply to answer your question better)
  25. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Here is my sample of college relief pitchers: Made it to majors: Bill Bray, Huston Street, Craig Hansen, Joey Devine, Chris Perez, Eddy Kunz, Ryan Perry, Daniel Schlereth, Drew Storen, J. T. Chargois, Paco Rodriguez. Converted to starters before reaching majors: Jeff Marquez, Nick Webber, Sean Watson, Matt Long, Daniel Moskos, Brett Cecil, Nick Haggadone, Trystan Magnuson, Jess Todd, Brant Rustich, Andrew Cashner, Carlos Gutierrez, Bryan Price, Josh Lindblom, Bryan Shaw, Mike Belfiore, Jordan Swaggerty, Chris Rreed, Will Lamb, Mason Melotakis, Nolan Sandburn, Sam Selman, Andrew Chafin, Jimmy Nelson, Perci Garner, Aaron Miller, Garrett Richards. Traded away from team while still in minors: Casey Weathers, Josh Fields, Billy Bullock. Retired or released while still in minors: J. B. Cox, Cody Satterwhite, Daniel Tillman. Two still with their teams: Lenny Linsky, Luke Bard. Drafted but did not sign contracts: Luke Hochevar, Josh Fields, Scott Bittle, James Paxton.
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