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  1. Taildragger8791
    I think the worry isn't that he'll be unproductive, but that his ceiling feels so incredibly high yet he's not showing the progression you'd hope for if he's going to get to that level. Think of it like this: If he turns out to be Giancarlo Stanton then of course anyone would be happy to have that, but would you still feel like he fell short of what he could be? I'd feel like something was left on the table seeing as how he was compared more to Miguel Cabrera than the "3 true outcomes" type of players.
  2. Taildragger8791
    Responses like that make me wonder how much he's actually paid attention to the Twins camp this year. Park has been the highlight of the team this spring, whereas Vargas was warming pine in the WBC for 2 weeks. Park has easily evened the competition and Vargas will have to show something this last week to keep his hold on the DH spot.
  3. Taildragger8791
    It looks like the WBC didn't bother updating stats after the championship game. If you add in Berrios' performance last night his WBC ERA was 8.71, actually making it somehow higher than his MLB ERA. Not that a couple short appearances actually mean a lot, but it isn't encouraging and didn't propel him into the lead for an MLB rotation spot. This is the reason some of us had reservations about a guy at a major transition point in his career blowing off spring training to go ride the bench in a meaningless tournament. There are major issues with this guy's game right now and he set himself back by not staying back to work with his coaches who are heavily invested in his success. The season starts in a week and he's not going to get an opportunity for that level of attention and practice once games are being played every day.
  4. Taildragger8791
    Well, that's what can happen when you load the bases with one out. And while the strike outs are nice, they weren't exactly efficienct considering he loaded the count on three of them and went 2-2 on the other.
  5. Taildragger8791
    The hitters were certainly working his changeup...
  6. Taildragger8791
    Soooo....uhhhhh...how's that Hughes guy looking for #3 pitcher?
  7. Taildragger8791
    I wish I could get excited about a Sano homerun, but until the K/BB rates get back to something reasonable it's really tough to care about an occasional solo homer. 44% k-rate and only 2 walks this spring...woof.
  8. Taildragger8791
    Don't sell yourself short. I think you were appropriately valued all along.
  9. Taildragger8791
    The difference is Miller was a great starter in college and was expected to stay a starter. That he fell back to being an elite reliever is just a lucky break at salvaging value. If he'd been a college reliever that was expected to stay a reliever then I doubt he'd have gone at #6, and Detroit fans probably wouldn't have been too happy if he had.
  10. Taildragger8791
    Well he's signed this year so he'll at least end up at 9 years in the majors. I think he'll get a few more as long as his speed holds up. I can't fault the Twins when there wasn't anybody drafted right after him that did anything at all. It's just not that likely to find a high caliber starter there unless it's a deep draft.
  11. Taildragger8791
    Not much different than Berrios, his only WBC appearance was a week ago. He threw a total of 4 innings in spring training over 2 weeks ago. If he doesn't get a long start in soon he's not going to be well stretched out either. I also give a little benefit of the doubt to the veteran with a track record of sturdiness. He knows how to get himself ready.
  12. Taildragger8791
    I wouldn't call Revere a miss, even if he did have some deficiencies. Getting an elite defensive CF with excellent baserunning skills with the 28th pick is about as good as you can expect to do. He'll probably end up with a lengthy MLB career for a reason.
  13. Taildragger8791
    Yeah, I don't buy that he'll ever be converted back to a starter once he's entrenched in the bullpen. It takes years to build up to a 200+ inning season. Assuming he stayed healthy he was 4 years away from getting to 200 as it is. Going back to the bullpen would stall or undo that progress. Not to mention if he succeeds in becoming elite it'll be one heck of a gutsy move to take him out of the bullpen on the off chance he can replicate that success in the rotation. You better be right when you make a call like that.
  14. Taildragger8791
    Wimmers' injury isn't why he hasn't panned out. He's never been that good in the minors, before or after Tommy John, and only recently has started looking like maybe he can still squeak out a career as bullpen filler. It was a pretty rough draft after that pick though, so it's hard to blame them too much. Just adds to the frustration though.
  15. Taildragger8791
    Well...that's disappointing news about Jay. I'm guessing there's more to it than performance since it's not like he failed at starting by any means. At least we'll get to see him sooner. He'll have to become an incredible shutdown reliever to make that 2015 draft not look like a bust though. Woof.
  16. Taildragger8791
    Chargois scuffled a little bit to start out but he found his groove the last month or so of the year. And by scuffled I don't mean he gave up a lot of runs, but his strikeouts were uncharacteristically low and he gave up a lot of baserunners. Not that bad, just a little shaky.
  17. Taildragger8791
    Moreso than yesterday but still looks like some young'ns in there. Come to think of it, I'm not sure who the Cardinals' starters even are anymore. Neither lineup really looks to be a murder's row.
  18. Taildragger8791
    I sure wish we could face these Cardinals' spring training lineups all year. We'd have 5 Cy Young contenders by the year's end.
  19. Taildragger8791
    Sweet. I try to be patient but there's so much mystery around this guy for such a high-potential athlete. Can't help but stir my curiosity!
  20. Taildragger8791
    Any word on Nick Burdi? Has he been seeing any action on the minor league side? It sounds like he was healthy coming into spring training but I'm surprised I haven't seen his name anywhere.
  21. Taildragger8791
    Holy crap, Sano just took his first walk of the spring. Bringing that K/BB ratio plummeting down from infinity to a solid 12/1. Wait. Does this mean 6 more weeks of winter?
  22. Taildragger8791
    Huh, guess I missed that. Been too busy and too sick to follow the start of the offseason. I know Locke sucked in previous years and started this year slow, but by midseason he was rating out well and had a some great kicks to flip field position that played a big role in the outcome of the game. It seemed he had turned a corner.
  23. Taildragger8791
    From what I recall our punter had a pretty good year, surprisingly. The kicker spot may be wide (left) open though.
  24. Taildragger8791
    I do buy into the idea a little more after reading this article. This was a good explanation of what pitch framing really is and what it's trying to do. I understand not wanting to give away trade secrets but I'd be curious to hear more specifics about what good pitch framers are doing differently to counteract the breaking motion he described. I assume it starts with body positioning and angling yourself and the glove a certain way, but what else is there? There must be more to it if it was so unintuitive up until recently.
  25. Taildragger8791
    I'm confused at how the waiver talk came into play. I didn't think players were exposed to waivers just for going on the 60-day DL. They just come off the 40-man roster until they're removed from the DL, then they go back on the roster if there's room. If there's a roster crunch at that point then someone is probably going through waivers to clear room.
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