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  1. USAFChief
    He has 2800 PAs in the minors. We already know what he'll do. I sure wish the Twins had added a RH hitting OFer over the winter, but LaMarre ain't it.
  2. USAFChief
    Holy cow, Tom...impressive editorial work!
  3. USAFChief
    LaMarre’s problem isn’t splits, it’s that he’s not a good hitter against ANY pitching. He has over 2800 MiLB PAs with a .719 OPS. On a side note, I also mistrust almost any “reverse platoon split.” There are small sample size examples, but the number of hitters who actually hit same handed pitching better over time is minuscule. I will bet against those small sample size examples continuing every time, and I’ll win that bet almost every time. The Twins could really have benefitted from bringing in a decent RH OF bat.
  4. USAFChief
    Joe Mauer isn’t winning or losing a job based on spring training. The backup outfielder, a bullpen job or two, the backup catcher...these are often a different situation. There is a competition going on in ST, and those jobs will be won or lost based on talent, tools, and track record, AND on how those players perform in spring. As mentioned above, spring includes not only the games, but over a month of daily workouts and practice from which the staff can judge. How else would you do that?
  5. USAFChief
    Congrats!
  6. USAFChief
    Given he throws LH, I doubt it.
  7. USAFChief
    As it should be.
  8. USAFChief
    Every arm in a bullpen matters. Every arm in a pen will find themselves in multiple games that have yet to be decided over the course of a season. The "last man" will be in fewer than the first several, for sure, but close games happen all the time in MLB and you can't just have an arm that you only use in blowouts. He'll be needed.
  9. USAFChief
    I don’t think Jason Belmonte* agrees about the speed of a bowling ball limiting hook. *probably the world’s best bowler
  10. USAFChief
    I bet I can predict 80 percent of what Bert Blyleven says.
  11. USAFChief
    I will be shocked if anyone still thinks Adrianza is a starting SS by June 1.
  12. USAFChief
    In this thread, you've stated that - masking agents aren't as good in the DR as in the US - MLB deliberately set up a system that will catch a few players but let the majority pass - MLB WANTs players to use PEDs, in fact they've actually "set up a system that pushes PED use" - No one in baseball think the players are to blame for PED use. ... I don't think it's Nick with the strawmen.
  13. USAFChief
    is it just Dominicans who are too weak to resist? All Latinos? All poor people? The solution is for players to stop taking the shortcut of PED use. Not in making excuses because some players don't have the ability to do so.
  14. USAFChief
    Right. That's why MLB and the union set up an elaborate and reasonably rigorous drug testing program, with penalties you've already said are too stiff. Because both the players and the teams want the players using PEDs.
  15. USAFChief
    oh for Pete's sake. Jorge Polanco illegally boosting his career is denying some other player the ability to preserve their future. As if ANYone has a heaven-sent right to a MLB career to begin with. If I lie on my resume to get a good paying job that should have gone to you, to preserve my future, is that also ok with you?
  16. USAFChief
    "Polanco noted that he is fully aware of how the B-12 vitamin got into his system." B-12 vitamin?
  17. USAFChief
    The Mitchell report came out over 10 years ago, and the changes to MLB's drug policy came about at least partly because of the Mitchell report. How would the Twins know who Jorge Polanco is training with in the offseason? How would they prevent him from training with anyone he choses? The Twins are the biggest victim here, not the perpetrator.
  18. USAFChief
    No one in baseball thinks that's true? Source please. BTW, if not Jorge Polanco, who do we blame for Jorge Polanco? I'd also like to know how you propose the Twins "stop letting players train with the Angel Presenals of the world."
  19. USAFChief
    did you add 20 pounds without affecting your waist size?
  20. USAFChief
    won't the owners have to pay a salary to someone else on the 25 man roster? Baseball is "pretending" to test players, and issue 80 game suspensions? Jim Pohlad shouldn't have to pay for Jorge Polanco's screw up, any more than he already is by the damage done to his product by Jorge Polanco. There is no conspiracy here, no racism, no back door deal, no cover up, no targeting. Baseball came to it's senses, bargained with the union, and came up with a sensible, enforceable policy that has benefited everyone from owners, to players, to fans. The game is better for it. Jorge Polanco violated that policy, got caught, and now must pay the penalty. It's as simple as that. sheesh.
  21. USAFChief
    IMO there is zero possibility he didn't know what he was taking. None.
  22. USAFChief
    I think that's a myth. Guys that give up a lot of baserunners have high pitch counts.
  23. USAFChief
    If Garver is much better in center, I pray Buxton stays healthy.
  24. USAFChief
    Concur.
  25. USAFChief
    Good stuff Nick. Suggestion: Add someone really old to your trivia team. Someone for whom it’s not really trivia but more like a recap of what used to be “current events.” I know a guy.
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