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  1. alarp33
    No one said to sit Kepler. There are plenty of ways a terrible team can get a LH bat in the lineup on days they are facing a righty. They don't seem to grasp novel concepts like Platooning. They could - Sit Plouffe vs some righties (Sano slides to 3B), Sit Park vs some righties, Sit Grossman on occasion. They could also have Arcia pinch hit every game vs a RH reliever. How many times has Suzuki been pinch hit for this year? Arcia has 81 at bats in 2.5 months vs RHP, that is unacceptable
  2. alarp33
    Spot on. I see absolutely no use for Danny Santana on next years roster (so why keep him around to take Buxton/ Kepler at bats this year). He can't hit, and he's versatile/ athletic but isn't good at any position. I would much rather Rosario be on the team as a 4th outfielder and see no use in DanSan
  3. alarp33
    I think this year has proved we should never pretend to know what the Twins will do.... But he's made as many starts in CF as they've given Polanco at SS this year. Plouffe and Escobar have each been on the DL so there's been plenty of opportunity to get him in lineup. (I'm not saying he's not a SS, I'm saying it sure appears the Twins don't think he is)
  4. alarp33
    The fact that he just turned 25 and they have seemingly given up on him would be another big one. How many examples do you need, those seem like pretty good ones? Btw, I don't think anyone has declared "Arcia is for sure going to go on to hit 500 home runs and win multiple World Series titles in a probable HOF career". It's the fact that he does have a very good skill (hitting home runs, and in general hitting RH pitchers) and it's odd the Twins don't want to use it
  5. alarp33
    Well he just turned 25, and has 34 career home runs in 594 at bats vs RHP, so I would say 25-30 would absolutely be possible if he got ~400-450 at bats in a platoon
  6. alarp33
    I would still love to see a Plouffe/ Arcia platoon at DH once Sano returns from the DL (until Plouffe is traded)... you could even let Plouffe play 3B on the days a lefty is on the mound, and let Sano DH those games. With Park going to AAA
  7. alarp33
    No need to upgrade the bullpen last off-season, this team was loaded with young prospects. Clearly the Twins could not afford to have veterans blocking them. *Checks calender Wait, its June 13th and none are close to ready??
  8. alarp33
    Maybe I read it wrong, but the crux of the argument in that post seemed to place great significance on 2016 Jorge Polanco. Again, I have no issues with someone calling Polanco an equal or greater prospect than Kepler, I just think breaking down stats into super small sample sizes isn't that informative. 2015 MiLB numbers; Polanco - .288/.339/.386 Kepler - .322/.416/.531 That's not an insignificant difference. I have no idea if Polanco can play SS long term, but if he gets added pts for SS, then Kepler should for CF as well... the Twins seem equally likely to play Kepler in CF as Polanco at SS. I think they both have potential to be High OBP guys that this lineup desperately needs.
  9. alarp33
    Only looking at Polanco's 160 at bats in his specified sample vs Kepler's entire career is a terrible example. If we only want to look at recent history, then Kepler was the MVP of the league they both played in during 2015....
  10. alarp33
    Good. Now I hope Molitor uses him. I wouldn't be shocked if it was May going to the DL, btw
  11. alarp33
    Kepler and Polanco are both good prospects, I would rank Kepler higher, but don't have an issue with people who see Polanco as a better candidate. But I'm sorry.. "please compare Polanco's 48 MLB at bats spread out over 3 seasons and his 113 AAA at bats this year, to Kepler's entire career" is laugh out loud funny. If we want to use numbers to evaluate them, maybe, just maybe... we should be looking at all of the numbers, not cherry picking the ones that fit our narrative "I think Kepler is the better prospect, just look at his Southern League MVP season numbers vs what Jorge Polanco did in the Gulf Coast league in 2010 and 2011!"
  12. alarp33
    1) I agree they are only doing it to try and sell tickets 2) I don't have thin skin at all, I think they deserved to be called out for the way they handled him, and players like him. It's been 14 years, give it up is all I'm trying to say. 3) Not sure at all how this turned into Red Sox vs Twins accomplishments, or whether the Twins could've used his bat for the last 14 years, but if you think I am trying to defend the way the Twins handled him you couldn't be more wrong. 4) All time great hitter, and steroid user ( I don't care about steroids). Goes to show if you have an outgoing personality people will forget you used steroids., Bonds should've smiled more I guess *One more note... I'm not at all "upset" at Ortiz. I'm "upset" the Twins are "honoring" him, and think it fits in with Reusee's column as another embarrassing 2016 moment
  13. alarp33
    The ritual of "honoring" any long time Yankee or Red Sox is a discussion for another day. But it is beyond stupid
  14. alarp33
    Not disagreeing with any of that. SImply saying. The Twins shouldn't be honoring Ortiz, its a slap in the face reminder of their terrible decision making. And Ortiz should just shut up already
  15. alarp33
    The comments were regarding whether the Twins should be honoring him. Sure I can see him being upset with the way things ended with the Twins, but its safe to say he's had the last laugh, and after 14 years or whatever, 3 world series, and a potential HOF spot, it might be time for David to let it go
  16. alarp33
    All fair points, but I think we all knew he would be moving on the slow side due to his football background. I can't pretend to know the exact reasons they started him in Fort Meyers this year, but he is going to pitch the majority of his 2016 innings in AA. As for the guys who reached AA early - a couple (Taillon and Stephenson) were for only a few starts... Stewart had a decent season in A+ (other than K rate obviously), its not a stretch to say he could've pitched a few games in Chattanooga.
  17. alarp33
    Calling a kid low character and questioning his morals because he wasn't chummy with fans as an 18, 19, 20 year old is pretty damn unfair.
  18. alarp33
    Taking a high school pitcher is risky no doubt, but I like the fact that they went for the high upside arm. I agree its more than fair to question their player development, but when it comes to Stewart, I don't really think he is behind schedule by any means. He was always considered a little raw because of his football background, but here are some other top 10 picks that were high school pitchers 2010- #2 Jameson Tallion: MLB Debut on Wednesday #9 Karsten Whitson: Went to college, hurt his shoulder, 11th round pick, out of baseball (ouch) 2011- #4 Dylan Bundy: Pitched an inning in 2012, but has been hurt. I believe he's out of options so in the MLB bullpen this year #7 Archie Bradley: Started 8 games last year, 5 so far this year. Hasn't been good in MLB thus far 2012- #7 Max Fried: Struggling in A ball, returning from injury. Missed 2015 2013- #4 Kohl Stewart: Recently promoted to AA #7 Trey Ball: High A... very poor results so far #10 Phil Bickford: Didn't sign, went to college, drafted last year in 1st round. In low A doing well 2014- #1 Brady Aiken: Didn't sign, Drafted 1st round the following year. Hurt, hasn't pitched yet #2 Tyler Kolek: Struggling in Low A Is the lesson never to take a High School pitcher in the 1st round? Maybe... But is our #4 pick "disappointing" so far? I'm not so sure about that
  19. alarp33
    What has Kohl Stewart done to be labeled as low character and immoral? Seems a tad bit unfair
  20. alarp33
    Ok, but why is he disappointing? He's in AA at 21 after being drafted as a raw 18 yo, (tand was great today fwiw), a very reputable source, ESPN (how did they not make your top 3, why are their rankings less meaningful?) still says he is a high end prospect
  21. alarp33
    Ok. To act like he's clearly not a prospect anymore is very incorrect
  22. alarp33
    ESPN/ Keith Law ranked him 53rd prior to this year actually
  23. alarp33
    Seems like an odd thing to nitpick, when Stewart has not had any issues, is ranked as a top 100 prospect, and was drafted about exactly where most draft experts expected him to go.
  24. alarp33
    I can't believe I'm defending Ryan, but am I remembering a different draft than everyone else? Stewart was ranked by pretty much everyone as a top pick in that draft, between 4 and 7... he was drafted 4th. How is that an example of Ryan trying to outsmart people
  25. alarp33
    I'm so confused. What issues has there been with Stewart in regards to his diabetes?
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