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  1. USAFChief
    so...the problem is the Twins minor league system is too good?? Gotta admit, I hadn't thought of that angle. Seems like an easy fix though.
  2. USAFChief
    well, if you wait till doomsday to predict doomsday, it's not much of prediction any more, now is it?
  3. USAFChief
    not just talks ... but SERIOUS talks,??!?11?
  4. USAFChief
    dude. Give me a little more credit than trying THAT, ferpetesakes. I'm not THAT stupid. ... By now.
  5. USAFChief
    would your wife accept any of those excuses for why the lawn still isnt mowed? I know for certain Mrs Chief wouldn't. Because, you know...excuses.
  6. USAFChief
    I completely disagree with the idea that a lack of results doesnt mean a lack of activity. It means EXACTLY that. The grass doesnt get mowed because you talked about it all day. A wise old man once said there is no try. There is only do, or not do.
  7. USAFChief
    There really isn't a good reason for NOT beefing up the pitching. They deserve an angry fan base if they waste this opportunity and engaged fans.
  8. USAFChief
    I dont mean to imply Romo has bad control, or even bad command. On the contrary, i think he has excellent command. He gets ahead, then lives just on the edges, or just off the edges of the zone. He creates the illusion of strikes by starting pitches in the zone, but by the time they reach the plate, they aren't quite there any more. And he's good at it, particularly with that slider. And he's careful to make sure if he misses, he misses more outside the zone, than letting a pitch miss toward the middle of the zone. He has to do this. He absolutely cant be successful if he's consistently throwing strikes anywhere near the middle of the zone. It's important for any pitcher to pitch ahead in the count, but IMO even more so for Romo. Being put in a position of having to throw a strike is bad news for him. Fortunately, he's been able to do this for a long time.
  9. USAFChief
    either way, buckle in when he's on the mound, gonna be stressful ABs. He seems to be able to get away with it though. That slider is just a really tough pitch.
  10. USAFChief
    thanks Brock, I misremembered, just over 40 percent.
  11. USAFChief
    3-2 is the most common count to send the runner. It's not a "hit and run," the idea is this 3-2 pitch will either be taken for ball 4 or put in play, and you're trying to stay out of a GIDP. Unlike a true H&R, the hitter has the option of not swinging if the pitch is a ball. Arraez is an excellent candidate for this play, as he has a good eye, and is an unlikely K candidate. Both of which he failed at this time of course. Go figure.
  12. USAFChief
    I think I read somewhere Romo throws strikes less than 40 percent of the time. Gets people out on pitches out of the zone. Saw a lot of that tonight. Nerve wracking, but he's been doing it successfully a long time. Hope it continues into November.
  13. USAFChief
    HUH??? Blake Parker to Philly!
  14. USAFChief
    From your lips keyboard to their ears eyes. That would be pretty acceptable. I'd love to add another reliever. Let's use the top of the minor leagues to get Felipe Vasquez from Pittsburgh. Here through 2023, if you want. Lewis for Vasquez.
  15. USAFChief
    Play well, and it's a team the Twins will beat. But don't play well, and the Marlins are a MLB team that can, and will, beat you.
  16. USAFChief
    Highly rated like Jason Tyner taking DH ABs in the post season?
  17. USAFChief
    Precisely.
  18. USAFChief
    Consider me skeptical over the "Mets want Buxton!!1!" report from LENIII. It's LENIII. I know I'm in the minority, but I'd deal Lewis before he becomes Gordon.
  19. USAFChief
    which professional scouts do the Fangraphs ratings, again?
  20. USAFChief
    a lot of "he needs 40 man protection this winter" posts. Maybe, maybe not. He hasn't the past two winters. Not at all sure he'd last on a MLB roster next year. He's having a bounceback season, for sure, but is he ready to be a position player on a 26 man roster, all season? Dunno. And for the record, I like the Romo deal. He's a bullpen upgrade, for sure. There just needs to be more.
  21. USAFChief
    Just for the record, everyone is aware this winter would be Diaz's third in a row of rule 5 eligibility, right? He's been eligible for the past 2 years.
  22. USAFChief
    I cant imagine a scenario where the Twins trade Buxton this winter. Maybe Rosario, but that's pretty remote too, I'd think.
  23. USAFChief
    His appearances all blur together for me, so much so that I can’t pick one specific moment.
  24. USAFChief
    who was traded in the past couple offseasons, similar to Stroman, at similar cost? Get players when and where you can. And he could be most likely be flipped at next years deadline if need be.
  25. USAFChief
    why? If they can make their 2020 and or later teams better, why sit out the deadline? They can do both...trade off expiring contracts, and acquire controllable assets. And to repeat...arms like Syndergaard aren't a available every day.
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