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  1. USAFChief
    Empathy? He has shoulder issues that impact his ability to throw a baseball, not cancer. He's not entitled to a 40 man spot for life. Move on. He'll get more chances anyway. If not with the Twins, somebody else. Provided he can throw a baseball.
  2. USAFChief
    Turned an 8-1 lead into a 9-9 tie with a clutch run in the 9th.
  3. USAFChief
    Doubtful, but more importantly pretty irrelevant to the question of what the effects of the trade were on the 2024 Twins.
  4. USAFChief
    Festa getting shelled.
  5. USAFChief
    I disagree with most of this, but that's beside the point. What does any of the above have to do with the question of whether or not Castellano will be a "low leverage reliever?" That's the discussion point.
  6. USAFChief
    Keaschall looks like a ballplayer.
  7. USAFChief
    Twins at Rays is the MLB.tv free game of the day. Twins got 4 top 1 on 1 hit.
  8. USAFChief
    If a reliever is charged with a Loss, he by definition pitched in a high leverage situation, no? Same for a save? A blown save? Which is what we are discussing: leverage. Not fWAR. Which, BTW, is complete ****. But unrelated to our discussion. FWAR could be the greatest indication of effectiveness ever, but tells us nothing about whether or not Steven Okert is a "low leverage reliever." Or whether Castellano will be. He won't. Because there are no such animals.
  9. USAFChief
    It's not the owners standing in the way. It's the MLBPA. The owners need to grow a pair and take down the union. For the good of the game. One reason the NFL thrives is because the owners neutered the NFL players union.
  10. USAFChief
    I guess I don't understand why stealing bases means he'll get injured. Has he ever gotten injured by stealing? Has he stayed healthy by not stealing? Speed is part of what should make him a difference maker. Not using it just wastes that part.
  11. USAFChief
    Let's just take Steven Okert as an example. One of your "low leverage" reliever examples. He's unimportant, because he only pitches when it doesn't matter. I used him because he's your first example listed. Below are his game logs from April and May last season. A few highlights from Just two months: 5 blown saves (he entered with a lead and gave it up), all of which ended up as Twins losses. 3 holds ( 2 in 1 run wins and 1 in a 2 run win). 1 save (finished a 3-2 win.) 1 Win (in a 3-2 game, BTW.) That's in just the 1st 2 months of last season. 10 usages that directly influenced winning or losing games. Now tell us again Okert only pitched when it didn't matter. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=okertst01&t=p&year=2024 Scott Barlow you say? April 2024: 7 holds, 2 Wins, 2 losses, a save and a blown save. Just in one month.. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=barlosc01&t=p&year=2024 I'm too lazy to do more, but I assure you, EVERY pitcher whonspent much time in a big league bullpen last year had multiple opportunities in games where their performance mattered.
  12. USAFChief
    You're confusing usage for ability. Ability isn't the point. Nobody wants their 8th best reliever pitching when it matters, but that doesn't mean they won't. Less often than your best relievers, sure. But not exclusively in mopup time, either. Same for starters. Your 5th best starter gets the ball every 5th day, score tied 0-0. His starts are every bit as important as your best starter's. Those games count the same in the W/L column.
  13. USAFChief
    FWAR is complete **** for pitchers, particularly relievers. It purports to measure what someone thinks should have happened. I mean, come on. As for "low leverage relievers," get back to me when the 8th guy in the pen is pitching a close game in the 7th. Because that will happen. More than once.
  14. USAFChief
    Every pitcher in the bullpen for more than a week will be asked to pitch in games where their performance will be an important part of winning or losing. Multiple times. Teams use three or more relievers in games almost daily. Its inevitable every pitcher will be called into close games. You can't just park a guy in the pen and only use him when his performance doesn't matter. To do so would be equivalent to carrying a 7 man oen instead of 8. fWAR? Seriously?? Johan Santana pitched in an era when staff usage was different. Starters would see the 7th inning! You could look it up! BTW, he still managed to be the pitcher of record in 5 games. There is no longer any such animal as a "low leverage reliever." They don't exist.
  15. USAFChief
    I'm continually amazed how many people don't understand this simple concept.
  16. USAFChief
    Who is this "Paddock" you speak of?
  17. USAFChief
    I think in the case of Buxton the 25 weeks thing might be an issue.
  18. USAFChief
    That goes for defense too. They place almost no weight on preventing stolen bases.
  19. USAFChief
    If you're not losing your mind for no reason occasionally you're doing it wrong.
  20. USAFChief
    Everyone understands the ABS challenge thing is only for Spring Training, right? Not the regular season.
  21. USAFChief
    That follow through on the swing was pretty easy to recognize.
  22. USAFChief
    Getting absolutely nothing for Polanco--predictable at the time--in a year you're claiming to be a postseason contender is an AWFUL trade. And they got worse than nothing. The only redeeming quality Desclafani brought to the rotation was he never made it to opening day. As I said on the day the trade was executed, all it did was make the team weaker. Trade Polanco? Fine. For crap? No. Absolutely not.
  23. USAFChief
    There's a lot of facts there, sport.
  24. USAFChief
    The Polanco trade keeps it's place as one of the worst in team history.
  25. USAFChief
    Tonkin never pitched 3 consecutive games laar year. He did pitch on back-to-back days 5 times, but never for consecutive multi-inning stints. He also only pitched 3 innings once all season. For the Yankees BTW. Hes extremely unlikely to pitch 3 days in a row Not to mention, "Mop-up guy" is a waste of available bullpen space. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=tonkimi01&t=p&year=2024
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