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  1. USAFChief
    Great. Those kinds of accolades definitely matter more than performance. I guess we'll see. I'd be surprised if he's a September callup, much less proves useful.
  2. USAFChief
    Did Wallner, Julien, Lewis or Kirilloff compile a .739 career MiLB OPS? With no real demonstrated defensive value? The OP is about this year. I'd put the odds of Martin outperforming Castro in MLB this year at...pretty low. Which isn't a defense of Castro, BTW. Some people's default is always the backup quarterback, too.
  3. USAFChief
    Searching for a silver lining: Rocco's inexplicable use of Duran in Thursday's loss didn't come back to bite us.
  4. USAFChief
    My knee is jerking badly tonight.
  5. USAFChief
    Two things can be true: Castro is wildly overrated and is getting way too much playing time. and Martin is most likely worse.
  6. USAFChief
    Seriously? Nobody cares about the score?? I'd wager almost everyone cares. Fans, ownership, management and players. Sure There are playing time considerations for actual prospects that get priority. The Twins help pay the bills. But the Saints don't exist solely for the sake of getting Brooks Lee 300 ABs. And they keep score when they play.
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  8. USAFChief
    Nine things I must do: Mow lawn Wash both cars Dishes Vacuum Trim tree in back yard Wash windows (exterior) Watch grandkids (Friday night) Smoke chicken (Saturday) Think of great jokes for game threads
  9. USAFChief
    Maybe you saw it in the OP.
  10. USAFChief
    Indeed.
  11. USAFChief
    There's nothing logical to me about 100 innings being too tough a workload. We're a generation from 300 IP not being unusual.
  12. USAFChief
    Nobody has "jerked around" Larnach. He's been given the advantages of a high draft pick and multiple MLB opportunities now. He's had injuries, but he's also failed to take advantage of those opportunities. That's on him
  13. USAFChief
    Bingo.
  14. USAFChief
    Just not enough thrust to reach the exit velocity required to overcome the heavy gravitational pull of .500
  15. USAFChief
    You're welcome.
  16. USAFChief
    https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/split.cgi?t=b&team=MIN&year=2023 Baseball reference is your friend.
  17. USAFChief
    Link?
  18. USAFChief
    Someone = saviking?
  19. USAFChief
    I agree he's not a good 2nd baseman, but I think he would be even worse at 1st because he'd handle the ball so much more. You'd add another x number of ground balls not turned into outs. If he's actually this hitter then I'd live with his defense at 2nd. But that's just like, my opinion, man.
  20. USAFChief
    From where I sit on my Ekornes stressless recliner he has bad hands, which manifest themselves in catching baseballs no matter how they originate. Obviously catching a line drive, whether from a bat or an arm is way easier than catching balls bouncing, but not all throws to a first baseman are chest high on a line. Maybe I'm over reacting, but he just looks to me like a miss waiting to happen. Also maybe he can improve, but IMO that's unlikely. A guy with soft hands can learn to field grounders. A guy with a good but inaccurate arm can learn to throw. But bad hands...those are tough to fix.
  21. USAFChief
    They're tradeable if playing well, but then you're likely not trading them.
  22. USAFChief
    If you exercise the option, you need to find someone willing to take on that salary in order to trade. "If it comes down to it" implies they're not playing well, in which case, good luck. $10m isn't easy for any team to absorb. Even big market teams.
  23. USAFChief
    I just don't see Julien at 1st. Stone hands there is worse than at 2nd. A 1st baseman doesn't have to be mobile, but needs to have a soft glove. That ain't Julien. None of the rest are threats to open 2024 penciled into the lineup. My guess is it's Kirilloff's position to lose.
  24. USAFChief
    Possible for sure.
  25. USAFChief
    I'd agree but he's written in at 1st base IMO.
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