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Could you imagine the sound of 29 jaws collectively hitting the ground around the league if the Twins actually managed to pull this off? This would be like the Parise/Suter signing without the 'poison pill' of the back end of the deals. San Diego East baby!
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Maybe it was my age at the time, but to this day, I've always wished that Willie Banks would have figured it out.
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Not a fan of the "re-envisoned" retro look.
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So a solid Navy Blue and a solid White jersey combo with Navy cap (unless all this promo stuff is a red herring).
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I was actually going to come back and edit in a car for Pagan......
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Topic Suggestion: Traditional batting lineup construction (https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Batting_order as a reference) vs. Along the lines of the modern pitching analytics, do you simply go by something like Total Bases/Plate Appearance (or some measure of "best hitters") and simply go 1-9 on the theory that you would maximize your best hitters PAs, and as such should maximize "production"
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I don't think this is fair. You know exactly what your are getting with a Hyundai, a reliable, OK, 'everyday' car that simply starts to show it's age (in every way) in fewer years. Sonny Gray is a Hyundai. We will see, but Joe Ryan could be a Honda (I don't like the software programming of the Toyotas); Bundy and Archer are the 'salvage' titled Camaros and WRX's that have been owned by teenage drivers and look like it. Those are "Flyers".
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So, not seeing any gold; The neck is bare, so assuming the navy and red stripes are at the ends of the sleeves. Above it? Looks too wide to be the base of the T in the TC logo, so I'm venturing a guess it is the bottom of a state of Minnesota patch of some type.
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More clues. Unveiling at MoA on 11/18
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The other day I got an email from the twinsbaseball,com Partners showing: There is no other description as to what these packs are on the email itself. Clicking on the "Get Packs Now" takes you to this page at Candy.com: Now, I'm in the computer industry and like Al Gore, have been on the internet since it's inception, so tend to be fairly tech saavy, but this? I'm assuming they are selling NFTs here? I'm just very surprised at the total lack of information as to what you are actually buying, even if it is NFTs. Am I missing something? Or is this a Twin's partner that literally wants nothing to do with the Twins other than getting access to the "try to get rich quick" Baseball Card/NFT industry?
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Looking at the stats over the last 6-7 years, the number of SP's that make 30-32 starts a year and average 5 1/2 innings per start have been dwindling (from around 70 guys in 2014, going down and seemingly leveling off at around 40). So, really, just averaging a little over 1 SP per team. Is this due to injury? Decrease in the 'quality' of pitchers in the league? Or, since even the very best pitchers, "Aces" if you will, are seeing their innings per start decreasing; is it that they are unable to fully overcome what analytics are 'suggesting' the Managers do? Essentially saying, even the best pitchers are affected detrimentally by the "3rd time through the order". So do you really want an "Ace" at "Ace" pay, or do you want a "Bulldog"? If you notice, Berrios, as poor as his numbers were, still made 32 starts and averaged over 5 innings per start. I would argue that we should be looking for (stressing) durability and good control over raw power in our SPs. Especially with the automated strike zone coming, we should be looking for guys with good command and get guys out by fooling them and keeping them off balance (which is what Johan Santana did with his circle change), as opposed to trying to overpower everyone.
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Pitcher Cruelty
Original_JB commented on Dave The Dastardly's blog entry in Dave The Dastardly's Blog
So, sort of a rule of thumb?
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I remember an interview with Carl Pohlad and his sons a little while after Eloise had passed. The interviewer was asking about her legacy, and how much she loved the team and game, and Carl was giving the interview and started talking about his years of ownership, how he wouldn't be around forever, and how the team would one day be the sons' to own/run. The looks of disdain and disinterest on Jim and Bill's faces as he said that told me all I needed to know. They aren't baseball fans....at all. I gotta believe it makes DSP and the FO job all that much harder when the sole interest is in the +/- on the ledger sheet. And maybe that's what makes it so hard to be a fan here, the utter indifference shown by ownership in how the team performs. From a purely business standpoint, I can't really complain too much about how the team is run/paid for, but wouldn't it feel much better, even if all financials were exactly the same, to see the ownership living and dying with the team like the fans do? To see that they actually cared? Not saying to always just throw more money at things, but the 'meh, whatever' attitude about being an owner is just a buzzkill. I guess what I want is an owner who WANTS to own a baseball team.
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John Smoltz.
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Thought he was awesome as a "child" in Vice Versa.
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I was going to say Judge Judy!
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So, you've moved on from Lewis, and keeping Gordon?
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ChineseGandalf’s 2023 Payroll Blueprint
Original_JB replied to ChineseGandalf's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
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Thank you. I knew that if I walked away that someone would write this up, and you get exactly what I'm saying and expressed it eloquently. I'll add another thought, it doesn't need to be done overnight, or in dramatic fashion. You start with the statement that every pitcher on the staff is capable of going two innings. Even if you have short starts, this alone will cut down on the 5 relievers/game we're starting to see much too regularly.
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I wonder if the Twins put together a 10 year deal where it's $20M/yr PLUS $15M/yr in incentives (for achieving the kinds of numbers you expect to receive from a $35M/yr guy), if it would fly. You've got a long term "base" price which is somewhat reasonable, and a payscale that reflects the type of year the player has. I realize Boras will not go for such a thing, and it only takes one team to throw out a bigger 10 year all guaranteed offer, but if CC truly loves it here, that's probably the best sort of deal he can expect. Heck they could toy with the incentives and even make it the highest (possible) contract ever to appease Boras (and the players' union). I don't see it happening, but I think it's about as "creative" as I can get. Unless you get Andersen Windows (or other local company) to sponsor the contract (CC gets a AW patch on his jersey, AW gets a "now batting 3rd, brought to you by AW, Carloooooooos Correa" announcement at each AB).
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"What has been on consistent thing for these two year (besides winning and low attendance)?" Horrible ballparks and low budgets
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Since this is sort of a "Moneyball" approach for pitching, let's look to the past. When the A's implemented it for their batters/fielders, what happened? They eschewed $$$ players and played the efficiency game. Did people stop going? Did people stop buying jerseys/memorabilia to any degree? I think winning tends to trump everything else (I can't explain Tampa any better than I can attendance for NFL games in L.A.), but I don't know the numbers.
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And maybe "dumpster diving" isn't the most apt way of looking at this, more of a "Moneyball" sort of thing, where you can take advantage of certain "inefficiencies" in the league in some ways, in this case, the fact that "long relievers" aren't necessarily super coveted or highly paid. As for the comments about wasted roster spots/days off, Starters (who throw 100 pitches, be it in 4 or 8 innings) in theory need the 5 days off between starts; your closers and 1 inning guys can go a couple days in a row but essentially need a day or two off between usages; OK, so your 50-55 pitch 4 inning guy needs 3 days off between usage. There, that wasn't so hard. With the relievers blowing up their arms throwing so hard, maybe ease back a titch, go 3-4 innings and stay injury free?
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Heads Up! Frontline Worker checks/debit cards arriving unmarked.
Original_JB replied to Original_JB's topic in The Sports Bar
Yes; the Frontline Workers checks that were applied for a few months ago. -
regarding pitching, and their propensity for dumpster diving for pitchers on the cheap (diamonds in the rough), might it be prudent to lock in 2 or 3 of the best (efficient) long relievers over the last couple years and see if we can stretch them out to 4 inning starters? (I know, I hate the concept, but it seems that they want a staff of guys who can all go 3-4 innings). And if not, we seem to need a pile of long relievers anyway. One would think we should be able to do it on the cheap which always seems to be a FO plus. Let's see those high end evaluation skills Falvine.
