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  1. alarp33
    I think the question was; was he given an actual chance to be one of the 5 starters. The answer was no. I don't see why he couldn't have been given a real shot, and then moved to the pen if he "lost"
  2. alarp33
    Why would he be headed to AAA?
  3. alarp33
    If you are saying with a Starting rotation like KC you can win the World Series, you can't ignore with that rotation they coupled an elite defense. That matters. Maybe it would better to say, you can win the World Series without elite starting pitching if you get timely hitting, elite defense, elite bullpen, etc. Picking out Cueto's KC only stats is pretty convenient, but you said they did it with a bunch of 3-5's. He's not a 3-5. Ventura isn't either
  4. alarp33
    Cueto, Ventura, Volquez = Santana, Gibson, Hughes? I'll take that Royals 3... Kansas City also had an elite defense, the Twins are forcing Sano to RF
  5. alarp33
    Phil Hughes has actually been a very good reliever at one point. If they wouldn't have stupidly extended him with 2 years already left on his deal, he would be the one headed out there.
  6. alarp33
    Agree. I think it's likely Sano is the Twins 1st Baseman in 4 years, but there's zero reason to believe he will play even an inning there this season. 1B pecking order; Mauer Park Kepler Plouffe Vargas
  7. alarp33
    He can learn to count outs better (how many times has this happened in his career, once or twice?), but there's no one else on the roster who can learn to hit 25 home runs from the left side. As for not sprinting out pop ups or ground balls, 99% of players in baseball do that. The only thing I care about is that we see him jogging all the way around the bases multiple times this year.
  8. alarp33
    He was 22+23 years old, and his being "replacement level" had a lot to do with terrible defense... it's his bat that is worth keeping around. 2 weeks of Spring training results are meaningless. Considering this roster is largely void of Left handed hitters, especially power options... it would be absurd to give up on him right now. I would give him the entire season before deciding whether he's worth keeping around.
  9. alarp33
    The guy who posted an OPS+ of 100 at age 22, and 108 at age 23? And has hit 36 major league home runs before his 25th birthday, even with a lost season in there?
  10. alarp33
    You didn't answer my question. I still don't know who or what you are referring to. Did I think it was a wise baseball move to put Jason Bartlett on the Opening Day roster in 2014? No, because he didn't perform, wasn't an outfielder, and hadn't been a productive ML player in 5 years. Do I think any of the 13 near lock position players in 2016 should be sent down or released if they don't hit during a few week span this March? No (though I'm not the biggest D Santana fan and am not going to lose any sleep if they waivered him)
  11. alarp33
    Good work Brock, but I see you didn't have an answer for this one... "He also has proven he is capable of providing sac flies when needed" - Re; Santana
  12. alarp33
    Who are you referring to? What players are you worried about offending?
  13. alarp33
    Kepler is not now, nor will ever be in a competition with Buxton. Would he be a potential CF option if Buxton were to go on the DL early in the season? Sure, but his clearest route to the Majors is Rosario continuing to be allergic to walks, a Plouffe trade, etc. If you want to worry about Kepler's feelings, I would ask what he thinks about them moving Sano to RF.
  14. alarp33
    Good thing he's a different player and person than Aaron Hicks I guess!
  15. alarp33
    You just named 22 players. The roster is 25 All those years keeping a 3rd catcher to play once every 2 weeks, we definitely could not have found room to have Valencia mash lefties 2-3 times a week. PS: How did the Blue Jays and A's find room for Valencia to platoon, did they have an extra roster spot than us?
  16. alarp33
    Why?
  17. alarp33
    I'm not sure where to find all the Statcast stats, it's easy to look up batted ball speeds, but more difficult to find the running speeds. That being said, the link you provided was 1 time, a Reds coach timed Hamilton at 3.3... that's hardly the same thing as saying he runs a 3.3 home to 1st. If Buxton is faster for 270feet (who knows if he actually is), its certainly not fair to say "Buxton has 80 speed but Hamilton is much faster"... cuz I simply don't think that's true. Regardless, both incredibly fast... hopefully Buxton will be on base often this year so we can see that speed. http://m.mlb.com/news/article/165096680/billy-burns-leads-statcast-speed-rankings
  18. alarp33
    According to Statcast, his (Buxton) speed topped out at 21.39 mph, which is A) fast enough to get you pulled over in a Massachusetts school zone and .41 miles faster than Billy Hamilton's last triple, hit on May 13 against the Braves and maxing out at 20.98 mph. It's even faster than Jarrod Dyson's triple on May 10, which clocked in at 21.03 mph.
  19. alarp33
    When you are as fast as he is, I'm not sure it matters if he "starts slowly" in comparison to his high end speed... I'd imagine anyone who runs that fast at peak speed would appear to start slow on the eye test. I think it's all about getting better jumps/ reads off the pitcher, something someone with his level of speed likely never needed to refine until he got to the majors. He was simply fast enough to steal any base he wanted in high school and the low minors, regardless of jump
  20. alarp33
    I don't think he'll ever have the type of power Trout has, but McCutcheon didn't show any sort of power in the minors, he was tall and thin like Buxton before filling out some. I think 20-25 home runs is a reasonable ceiling for Buxton
  21. alarp33
    And so do Billy Hamilton, Lorenzo Cain, Juan Lagares, Kevin Pillar, Kevin Kiermarer, etc etc. It's kind of important for Center Fielders. Buxton should be the best of the best out there in CF, it doesn't make a Gomez comparison any better, since its kind of integral to being a CFer
  22. alarp33
    So that's a no to naming any?
  23. alarp33
    Ummm... what? 2015 ROC INT AAA 13 55 11 22 30 3 1 1 8 4 0 12 2 1 .400 .441 .545 .986 0.62 2015 CHA SOU AA 59 237 44 67 116 7 12 6 37 26 0 51 20 2 .283 .351 .489 .840 0.58
  24. alarp33
    Wait, are you telling me there are players who have hit in the minors and not in the Majors? Learn something new everyday.
  25. alarp33
    Buxton played 59 games at AA after missing practically the entire 2014 season. Gomez had a full season there, which was by far his most productive minor league season. But yes, keep cherry picking infinitely small sample sizes
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