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  1. USAFChief
    Nor to actual success.
  2. USAFChief
    I don't think the ERA difference matters much for relievers with few IP. I don't think there's a great deal of difference in the likely performance of the two for the last 2 months of 2015. If forced to guess which one pitches better the rest of this year, I probably go with Broxton. And I don't care one bit about the salary. TR apparently valued another year of control, but my gut tells me if they offer arb this winter to Jepsen, it won't end well.
  3. USAFChief
    I think the problem is neither Escobar nor Nunez ARE viable options at SS.
  4. USAFChief
    Wow. Didnt see that coming.
  5. USAFChief
    So both you and the GM tell them, "Sorry, you're just not worth the effort. Try again next year when some of you won't be here," and you think it doesn't have an effect?
  6. USAFChief
    I await the day when the Mauer shift includes 5 infielders and no right fielder.
  7. USAFChief
    I really don't understand the distaste for Hunter. They're fortunate they signed him this year. This is a team that has given OF play to Escobar, Nunez, and still has Shane Robinson on the roster.
  8. USAFChief
    last 28 days: .234/.280/.338 And so far, that'll go down tonight.
  9. USAFChief
    Nice AB there, Nunez. Too cool to run out a dropped strike three, to finish it off.
  10. USAFChief
    If we're going to go on who should be doing what, but isn't... Hunter is pretty far down my list. I'd start with wondering when Mr HOF lock, $24M a year is going to start hitting at a league average pace. But that's just me.
  11. USAFChief
    He would've faced Fien, not O'Rourke. Probably didn't want to lessen the defense up 2.
  12. USAFChief
    For some folk, I s'pose.
  13. USAFChief
    Welcome to the board!
  14. USAFChief
    In bowling, that's called an "Andy Veripapa." 12 strikes in a row, just not in the same game.
  15. USAFChief
    I call shenanigans. Last 28 days: .618 2015: .712 Last 365 days: .739
  16. USAFChief
    If the measure is to win the WS, and not just play a couple games before being sent home, then Ryan has never been successful, right? Because that's the limit of his teams' achievement under his guidance.
  17. USAFChief
    I think it's entirely fair to question the effort. I get the impression Ryan doesn't like certain parts of his job, and from that, while it's pure speculation, I speculate that perhaps he doesn't work as hard at those parts as some other GMs do. I might be way off, who knows? But I don't picture Ryan burning the phones at 2 AM July 31st, desperataly trying every last avenue to improve his team. I don't picture him working the room, over and over again, at the winter meetings, setting the groundwork for a deal that winter, or a deal that might come together in late July. In any case, whether he does that or not, at some point results matter, no?
  18. USAFChief
    If you use O'Rourke there, he wouldn't have been available to pitch the incredibly high leverage inning he pitched yesterday...coming in in a game they trailed by 4 in the bottom of the 8th. :/
  19. USAFChief
    I think it's pretty obvious the Twins just don't swim at that end of the pool. Acquiring a player of Tulowitski's stature, and paycheck, is not within the realm of what's considered possible, regardless if it's a good idea or not. 600 post thread, and fun to talk about, but my gut instinct is not one single post--including the original post--is from someone who considered this a realistic possibility. Because deep down, we all know the Twins don't consider it a realistic possibility.
  20. USAFChief
    I don't see a fundamental difference between the two trades. Both were overpays, indicating an inability by the GM to properly value players and execute a strategy to acquire them. There isn't a difference in overpaying for a Yugo, or overpaying for a Dodge, or overpaying for a Ferrari. They're all overpays. And we know Jepsen was an overpay. Broxton is pretty much the same guy. The only fundamental difference between Jepsen and Broxton is the Twins have an arb year left on Jepsen....which might not even be a GOOD thing. Broxton was virtually free. Jepsen cost someone ranked SOMEwhere on the Twins prospect list (and another arm, BTW...eerily similar to the fact Smith ADDED another player to the Capps deal). Exactly where Hu is on that list, 15, 20, whatever, isn't really the point. The point is, Jepsen shouldn't have cost that much.
  21. USAFChief
    Would it be fair to say that either one of the two would help more than Robinson? That it is confounding that a team in contention would call up neither?
  22. USAFChief
    According to the post game notes from the STrib, Molitor didn't want a bunt. He wanted a ground ball. I'm not sure which is worse, actually.
  23. USAFChief
    yes.
  24. USAFChief
    I don't know about "very little" evidence, but I concur 100% that if the front office just sits back and expects this team to be good because they had a highly rated minor league system last year, the "window" will always be two years out on the horizon.
  25. USAFChief
    Concur. Concurconcurconcurconcurconcurconcur. Agree. "Like." IMO Ryan not only did virtually nothing, he somehow managed to overpay for it. And for a bonus, he somehow turned unexpected contention into a huge negative vibe to boot. Incredible.
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