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  1. Original_JB
    Why not go with a 4 year 'rolling average' type floor. That gives teams time/room to build for the 'windows' method many teams feel they must use.
  2. Original_JB
    I would argue that the 'physical' talent is off the charts in today's game compared to any time in history, but also that the 'baseball' acumen is also at it's lowest point in history. How many guys can mash the ball or throw 105mph, but can't bunt, steal a base, throw to the correct place, etc. Used to be, ALL the players were making "heads up" plays, now it's talked about as a rarity.
  3. Original_JB
    Back and forth on this one. We will see some tantalizing "look how good they can be" stretches, and some, "OMG, turn the dial" ones. The roller-coaster inconsistency of almost every player on the roster, and the lack of starting pitching has me splitting the difference on the poll question. I see 65-75 wins, max.
  4. Original_JB
    The names that come to me from the days of listening to the games on 'CCO at night in bed are Goltz and Hisle.
  5. Original_JB
    This was gleaned from a MLBTradeRumors article linking Robbie Ray to the Twins: "Minnesota is perhaps the most interesting of the new teams in the mix. Like the Tigers, the Twins are a revenue-sharing recipient and also the holder of a Competitive Balance Round pick, which could mitigate the draft capital they’d lose to sign Ray." Didn't the Twins shift from 'recipient' to 'donor' with the opening of Target Field? Have revenues dropped (or other teams' increased) to the degree we're back on the "take" side of things? I really don't have more, other than being pretty surprised if it is true.
  6. Original_JB
    I only love this deal if there are 2 more "real" SP's to be signed/acquired by the Twins, otherwise, Pohlads/St.Peter signed the guy "the fans wanted", at a price 'they' liked and as such can consider their work 'done' outside of the retreads to fill out the rotation. You can't bring back a guy you already have with a shiny new contract and claim that you spent big money (like you would have with a free agent) and call it a day.
  7. Original_JB
    That's the thing; for the money+player/prospect Segura would require for one year of service @$16M ($14.85M +$1M buyout), you could probably re-sign Simmons to a 2 year deal, figuring he is still great (not as good as at one time, but still) in the field, and most likely recovers somewhat at the plate. Doesn't cost you any prospects and gives you a controllable body at a reasonable rate at the deadline next year if things don't pan out. The question is, is he a good mix in the clubhouse? We've heard a variety of things this past season. Throw this idea completely out the window if there were personality clashes, aloofness, or whatever you want to call a "bad" teammate personality-wise.
  8. Original_JB
    Can (would) JD play/platoon 1B?
  9. Original_JB
    Not that I want him back, but did I miss an article somewhere where the Twins have stated they're moving on from him?
  10. Original_JB
    Kirby Puckett. 1982: 65 games in the Rookie League; 1983: 138 games at A; 1984: 21 games at AAA and then came up and played 128 games for the Twins that same season. *young and inexperienced*
  11. Original_JB
    Baldelli pulling Berrios at 84 pitches with a no-hitter going comes to mind. (and yes, I realize it's early in the season after a shortened season and he wants to be 'careful' with his pitchers, but still).
  12. Original_JB
    Only problem with that is if you go and look at the actual data, looking at the top 30 SS's in innings played, outside of the top 2 and the last 1 in defensive runs saved, the difference between playing the 'best' and the 'worst' SS in MLB, is a difference of 1 run scored every 8 games. Also, since it is pretty universally agreed that they probably aren't bringing him back, you are saying the Twins will look foolish regardless.
  13. Original_JB
    Can anyone give a good reason why they didn't unload him? God forbid this means they want to bring him back. Even then, that could have happened after the season was over. Just another straw for the camel I guess.
  14. Original_JB
    Read the headline, thought about it for a few seconds and said to myself C-, read the article and saw you came to the same conclusion. The reason I went that 'high' is he did seem to keep the team from just going through the motions, and kept the clubhouse from imploding I guess; but from a "baseball" acumen, I guess I believe that you shouldn't be losing games because of poor managerial decisions, and we had a boatful of those.
  15. Original_JB
    Think about who is doing the advertising. It is known as "selling hope", and the Twins have that skill running in perpetual motion. For all the touting, truly, how many "MLB Stars" have been developed and come out of the Twins organization over the last 25 years?
  16. Original_JB
    Nice article. I've been watching his pitching from a number of articles/clips from around the web, and it appears to me that he's found an arm slot/rotation/angle for that fastball that from the batter's POV, his entire forearm and pitching hand "disappear" at one point in the motion, and then his release unfolds in a way that the hand and forearm are fully inline with his upper arm, which sort of hides the ball. Hard to describe, but it looks like the batter sees half the guy's arm disappear (the half with the ball), then the ball sort of pop straight out of the middle of his arm --already on the batter; you don't really see the arm "come around" as it were. It would make for odd ABs (sort of like knucklers just sort of mess with your head).
  17. Original_JB
    If you do go to Tom Reid's, order the poutine. Don't question it, don't think about it, just get it.
  18. Original_JB
    Problem is, players tend to be creatures of habit. In theory, while moving guys all over the field and up and down the batting order *shouldn't* affect their play (if they're capable of filling the role), it is quite obvious that it does. So, Rocco, if you're moving guys all over the field, at least try to let them bat in a consistent slot, and vice versa.
  19. Original_JB
    The Twins are also sending cash. I just hope it's less than $10M.
  20. Original_JB
    This is where I wish there were an "I agree with this post, and I am upset about it (the content) too" EMOJI
  21. Original_JB
    Made my thoughtful comment, now the cynical one; so when exactly is the non-refundable portion of the Season Ticket Holder deposits for 2022 due? If they can, Twins will talk the "all in for next year/not trading anybody" talk right up to the day after that money is due.
  22. Original_JB
    Yeah, I kind of think Berrios is already gone (in his own mind). He wants market value. Twins won't go there, otherwise, deal would be done. When you start getting the 'I've been waiting six years for this' (free agency/freedom to maximize his value)comments, the Twins will need to be the high bidder --- which ain't happening.
  23. Original_JB
    Combine that with a protocol where our pitchers *ask* to be checked for foreign substances each inning, and I think you might be onto something.
  24. Original_JB
    Going into this season, the Twins knew they would be playing their extra innings games starting out with a man on 2nd. "Bombas Squad" or not, logic would dictate that you would work very hard to get that run home, perhaps by laying a bunt down the 3rd base line. From what I've seen on the field (and in extra innings), RB has apparently decided that either 'we don't bunt', or 'we can't bunt, and I'm not about to make my team learn how'. No, he doesn't pitch, catch, or hit, but IMO, he carries the 'persona' of the team, and if he ain't sweatin' it, nobody else is either.
  25. Original_JB
    I'm a 56 year old leftie with a ton of movement on my curve (orange juice for grip). So, can I throw a high (out of the zone) 4 seamer followed by a bunch of benders in the dirt off the plate? Why yes, yes I can.
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