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  1. USAFChief
    So in your 3 season look, Buxton has OPS's against LHers of .997, .917, .582 I think you meant to say he's been a problem in 2023, and wasn't available enough in '21 and '22.
  2. USAFChief
    I take extreme exception to "excellent long-term players." Long-term, probable. Excellent? Extremely unlikely, as with 99.9% of prospects. The last time the Sox sold off they acquired quite a haul...and as noted above have mostly losing seasons and Luis Robert to show for it. The most likely outcome is neither have any real impact. If one or the other turn into average or better big leaguers, good for them, good for the Sox. But the most likely outcome of this trade in terms of impact on the Twins is that we won't see Giolito in the September White Sox series.
  3. USAFChief
    Ba da bing, ba da boom. Done.
  4. USAFChief
    "Two excellent long-term players"? Heh. Also, aren't we first taking care of business in the central THIS year?
  5. USAFChief
    If only Cole Sands wasn't in the witness protection plan, maybe he could have been asked to pitch 3 innings or so. But it appears we're playing with 1 fewer pitcher than everyone else. Ryan clearly didn't have it. Couldn't locate, velocity noticeably down. Lots of traffic on the bases. Arguments to be made to take him out after 3. Also arguments to leave him in, to be sure, but "no relievers available" isn't really one of them.
  6. USAFChief
    I think this is mostly about getting rid of Lopez. He's been a distraction off the mound, and in addition to some less than stellar pitching, a sometime embarrassment on the mound. He's someone Rocco will only use when he's forced into it. Better for all involved to move on.
  7. USAFChief
    There's a limit to how much we can afford, and how much we can carry. I'm afraid the Dutch ovens are going to have to pull double duty as chamber pots.
  8. USAFChief
    When Facing Right-Handed Pitching: 119 PA, 25 H, 8 Doubles, 3 HR, 11 BB, 24 K, .240 AVG, .740 OPSWhen Facing Left-Handed Pitching: 267 PA, 63 H, 19 Doubles, 12 HR, 20 BB, 57 K, .264 AVG, .843 OPS You have that backwards. 119 PAs vs LH pitching, not RH. 267 PAs vs RH pitching There are always way more RH pitchers than left, so when I looked at the above I thought, "weird...Candelario has faced over twice as many lefthanders as righties this year?? That cant be right." So I looked it up. It isnt. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=candeje01&year=2023&t=b Career wise he's a little better vs LH pitching, https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=candeje01&year=2023&t=b But what Candelario's career really shows is 2023 to date is most likely not sustainable. He's got 8 yrs of .736 OPS behind him. Pass.
  9. USAFChief
    I'm hoping Thielbar provides effective help, but I'm not counting on it. He's 36 and hasnt pitched in weeks. And Stewart's history isn't really much different than Ortega. I am NOT expecting the magic pixie dust to still be there. Hope I'm wrong, but I don't think there's a very good chance real bullpen help exists internally.
  10. USAFChief
    Everyone, everywhere sees a bullpen implosion. The Mariners didn't rally through good hitting. They rallied because Moran and Ortega melted down.
  11. USAFChief
    Maybe Thielbar, but he's 36. I wouldn't count on him. I don't think Stewart has even started throwing yet, and let's keep in mind he's a waiver wire pickup. He had a nice run, but he's almost certainly not a front line guy.
  12. USAFChief
    Start by offering to pay for Gallo's first class ticket if someone will take him. We don't need anything back, and if need be send along a low level prospect so someone takes him.
  13. USAFChief
    I have to admit I clicked into the thread just to find out who "Enrique" Hernandez is. Oh.
  14. USAFChief
    Trading for either of these two would be...wait for it... Dumb and dumber
  15. USAFChief
    1. Pump the breaks a little on Stewart and Thielbar. Neither are back yet, for one thing. For another, Stewart is a 31 YO waiver wire claim who has 100+ MLB innings of 5+ ERA and 1.5 WHIP in his background. He certainly had a nice couple months for the Twins, but it wouldn't surprise me if he is the same guy he's always been if he comes back. Thielbar is 36. 2. Do you want to see any of Sands, Ortega or Balazovic pitch in a playoff game?
  16. USAFChief
    Another GREAT WIN. Hats off to Maeda. Hats off to the bats for coming back from a gut punch. Heck, hats off to the bullpen, despite Jax giving up the HR. Julien getting nailed at third (by a lot) is particularly bad baserunning because it ended the inning. Don't make the 1st or 3rd out at third. Nitpic: the win probability chart cannot possibly be correct. I think it somehow missed the Wong HR in the 9th.
  17. USAFChief
    In other news, Generalisimo Francisco Franco is still dead.
  18. USAFChief
    Can't speak for others, but as for me I know I was expecting 3 hits and a walk every single game.
  19. USAFChief
    GREAT WIN!! I must say, I was originally going to blister Rocco for PHing Vazquez, but upon thinking about it, I give Rocco props for thinking 2 innings ahead. "We will have a bases loaded, no out situation in the 12th. We can't do **** with the bases loaded. I need Vazquez to, uh, UNload 'em. 2 on, 2 out? Much better. Jeffers will single, bingo bango bongo, adios Chicago, walk off here we come, off to a nice Sunday night dinner, bring on the Mariners." Rocco's playing 3d chess, while I'm playing checkers.
  20. USAFChief
    Hunter Renfroe would be a nice fit and wouldn't cost a lot. Career .263/.345/.533 against LHers.
  21. USAFChief
    His "contract" would be up in 2027. Until then, Twins property via arbitration if they choose.
  22. USAFChief
    As stated in the OP, Carlson is a switch hitter. The attraction, though, is as a RH hitter vs LH pitching. 368 career PAs, .310/.381/.477
  23. USAFChief
    "I suppose there's nothing uncommon about Lance Lynn giving up a lot of runs at Target Field." Haha well played young man. As for the game: Twins Rule, Sox Drool. There's your sabremetric analysis for today.
  24. USAFChief
    Bonus: come August 1st you'll be able to purchase ed-ibles at specially marked Target Field concession stands.
  25. USAFChief
    And holds for the 7th and 8th.
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