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  1. Taildragger8791
    That was my thought too. He gives a little power protection to keep pitchers honest, and even if he is a bit streaky you still have to respect it.
  2. Taildragger8791
    10 K's for Dozier in the series. Ouch. Does he really make the most sense as leadoff hitter at this point? He's hitting .247/.329/.438 which also happens to be almost exactly his career slash line. Looks more like a mid-lineup guy.
  3. Taildragger8791
    Saying they "should have won" kind of hand waves away the reasons they didn't win though. They lost because their starting pitching is wobbly and the bullpen is overworked and lacks both depth and high-end talent. Those are real flaws that they haven't been able to fix for too long now. Even the offense has been streaky and too dependant on performance from a few core hitters, lacking the depth to compensate when those guys occassionally can't come through. Over several games these things starkly separate us from the upper echelon teams and make it difficult to beat them consistently. I think that's all people are expressing here, not that they're outright terrible.
  4. Taildragger8791
    There are reasons for optimism but we're still a very flawed club. We're going to have to replace Santana's early season otherworldly production in addition to getting 2-3 more reliable starters, and replace almost the entire bullpen. There are no promises any of the young arms in the system (or May/Perkins) will be impact players, so we're going outside the organization to find all that production which is expensive, unreliable, and difficult. There's also going to be significant shuffling going on at SS/2B/1B/C/DH the next couple years. That's a lot of moving parts to find and make work in the short term with limited trade/payroll resources.
  5. Taildragger8791
    There was a mention of it in the second item of this short article. Edit: Forgot the article. http://www.startribune.com/berrios-trainer-spots-a-flaw-other-postgame-notes/435496263/
  6. Taildragger8791
    That was the report a few weeks ago. There was a new report in the last week that now they think it's just a shoulder impingement again and he's going to try to pitch again.
  7. Taildragger8791
    He's a reliever, and an injury-riddled one at that. That's going to suppress his ranking a little bit unless he's just utterly dominant and rocketing towards the majors. It sounds like they're still trying to work out exactly what his current issue is too, which doesn't inspire confidence. He had bicep tendinitis, then a mysterious nerve/shoulder impingement, then they thought it was TOS and needed surgery, and now a few weeks later it's totally not TOS and he's going to try and pitch through it. Sounds like they aren't really sure what's going on either. Fingers crossed.
  8. Taildragger8791
    Ahem, he's only 3/4. Not that anyone is complaining about 2 doubles and a jack. Raised his OPS from .790 to .817 in one game.
  9. Taildragger8791
    As frustrating as that is, it means we'll like be into their overworked bullpen by the 5th inning. That should open up some opportunities later in the game and tomorrow.
  10. Taildragger8791
    I didn't see the game so I'm having a hard time understanding reports that Gibson pitched really well when he was at 96 pitches with 6 hits, 3 walks, and 3 runs after 6 innings. Not bad for a back-end starter but still seems inefficient and the WHIP is again too high. If we're grading on a scale then I suppose I understand the faint praise a little more, but even for a 5th starter that line should be more the norm than the exception.
  11. Taildragger8791
    The comparison isn't quite that even. ABW's K rate in college was also about 19.6% his last year and he was only 20 years old in Elizabethton, not 22 like Rooker. I'm not making any assessment about what this means, just pointing out that their situations weren't as equivalent as you suggest.
  12. Taildragger8791
    Those mid-level players are easier to acquire than top-end pitching though. Free agency, the draft, and international free agency are all more reliable for finding decent position players at reasonable cost. Really good starting pitchers are more of a crapshoot to develop and are rarely available in free agency for less than a mint.
  13. Taildragger8791
    I don't disagree. The problem is, even though many here try to sugarcoat it, our farm system has fallen down a few pegs and we don't even have the ammunition to pull off a trade like this without emptying most of the pipeline for the next 2 years. You better be sure it's the right move to get you deep into the playoffs or it'll hurt for a while.
  14. Taildragger8791
    It's crazy what good pitching goes for these days. Making that trade for the Twins basically wipes out our farm system above A ball, aside from relief pitchers and 1-2 borderline top 100 guys. Those remaining guys then pretty much have to succeed or the big league club would go a couple years without much support from the farm again. Big risk, but possibly still worth taking for a pitcher like that.
  15. Taildragger8791
    So he can throw a mid 90's fastball but mostly throws a low 90's 2-seamer instead. I'm guessing because he feels it's tougher to square up even though it's easier to make weak contact on? And then he throws a high 80's slider that isn't swing-and-miss. So only a 5 mph speed differential on his two favorite pitches, while the changeup is mostly a "show me" pitch. The curveball is rated above average too though. Does he throw it for strikes? You'd expect that to generate more whiffs unless guys know they can spit on it and look for something in the zone to hit.
  16. Taildragger8791
    It's gotta be sarcasm but I'm not sure who it's directed at. I haven't seen anyone seriously suggest Rooker is a bust. Though there were some eyebrows raised when he stated recently that he mostly just sits on fastballs, and he's already showed some tendency to strike out against Appy league pitchers. I don't think it's unfair to be worried how that will carry over against better pitchers who will throw him nothing but offspeed stuff. Thankfully he's proven to be adaptable and a hard worker so hopefully he makes the necessary adjustments to diversify his approach.
  17. Taildragger8791
    Minor correction, it's two home runs of 440 ft to get the bonus :30. I wish Sano had gotten better pitches to swing at because I think he'd have put on a ridiculous show, but Judge is just a freak. I'm sure we'll get to see him try again next year!
  18. Taildragger8791
    The usual issue is lack of movement, but I haven't heard anyone say that about his fastball. Maybe there's something about the way he throws that readily differentiates some of his pitches, making it easier for the hitter to figure out what's coming. Arm angle, release point, overall pitching motion, tempo, etc. Or he just has little to no deception in his delivery.
  19. Taildragger8791
    He's gotta be close to a promotion, doesn't he? He's by far the most talented healthy reliever down there and seems to have established some decent control finally. There aren't any roadblocks in the bullpen to speak of.
  20. Taildragger8791
    Not sure what you're basing that on when half of them haven't appeared in a game yet. Lewis and Rooker are doing well, although Rooker is already showing some strikeout issues at a level that should be well below him. Enlow/Leach haven't played yet. Faucher and Sammons have started well aside from some walks, but they're also college players pitching in the Appy league. Everyone else hasn't played or hasn't done anything to get excited about. Way too early to make any assessments.
  21. Taildragger8791
    Decent, but as you said he isn't likely an MLB starter. His numbers are okay for AAA but don't project to success at the next level right now. The guys in AA have more talent and the Twins chose to bet on talent over seniority. Sounds reasonable to me.
  22. Taildragger8791
    The AAA starting options stink much worse than chopped liver. At least chopped liver can be used as bait to bring in bigger & better fish. Making it to AAA is quite an accomplishment but it doesn't mean they're destined to be an MLB player. Sports are (ideally) a meritocracy.
  23. Taildragger8791
    That's a little aggressive. It's hardly bordering on unfair yet considering Garver only spent 95 games at AA and has 81 at AAA. If he comes up in the next month or two that's still a pretty good pace for progression for a guy that wasn't a top prospect or draft pick to begin with. That being said, I'd like to see him sometime soon. He looks like a strong bet to eventually succeed at the next level.
  24. Taildragger8791
    Any word on when guys like Enlow and Leach will show up in games?
  25. Taildragger8791
    Rooker sitting three straight games? Is something up with that?
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