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  1. USAFChief
    records are made to be broken.
  2. USAFChief
    You'll get no argument from me about not addressing the bullpen this past winter. I wanted them to add at least one quality arm from outside the org. However, if anything, moving May to the pen actually DOES indicate 2016's win total is a high priority. They just should have done more.
  3. USAFChief
    They should do what they think will win the most games in 2016. 2017 and beyond should come well behind that in any team list of priorities, pretty much always IMO.
  4. USAFChief
    Kinda off topic, but pullpen related: over on Twinkie Town there's an article up claiming that Tonkin has thrown 46 pitches in games so far this spring, 45 for strikes. That can't possibly be correct, can it? I'm going to assume that's the author not knowing that spring training "game day" pitch counts aren't accurate.
  5. USAFChief
    As opposed to the actual minor leaguers Duffey faced today?
  6. USAFChief
    This would be one time when I agree with Law. I think this trade will be viewed as a steal by the Yankees a couple years from now.
  7. USAFChief
    I think he was pretty close to a lock even before that date.
  8. USAFChief
    What a sad, sad place we've arrived at when a predicted .789 OPS for our $23M first baseman is (fairly) seen as optimistic.
  9. USAFChief
    Yeah...such a rare treat.
  10. USAFChief
    If we're contending nobody is treating fWAR as gospel in this thread, then to be fair, it should be pointed out nobody is contending May "sucked" either.
  11. USAFChief
    Concur, except the part about adding reliever(s) this past winter. I don't think they ever made any serious attempt. Trades are possible, too, if one believes money should have gotten in the way. And if they had added only one solid pen arm, I'd still think May to the pen probably makes the most sense.
  12. USAFChief
    70 innings of Burdi/Chargois for the 2016 Twins would most likely be a disaster. Chargois has 64 professional innings total, 33 above A ball. Burdi is probably a better bet to be ready at some point this year or next, but certainly can't be considered a sure thing in April, 2016. In fact, were the Twins counting on either of them for prominent bullpen roles to begin 2016, THAT would be something to complain about. Loudly.
  13. USAFChief
    I don't dispute it might cost him money...but many of the same folks up in arms about Trevor May's potential loss of income turn around and argue the Twins should keep Berrios (for example) in the minors for two weeks to delay free agency by a year. That certainly has the potential to cost Berrios money down the road, what's the difference? I suspect nobody really cares about how much money it costs May, they're just looking for reasons to oppose a decisiion they don't agree with. There may be baseball reasons why May to the bullpen doesn't make sense. Make them. You also won't get any argument from me over the Twins lack of effort in improving the bullpen over the winter, but depending on who they had added, I'd probably still think putting May in the pen was a good idea. Not to mention, they DIDN'T address the bullpen, so "what ifs" are fun, but don't get guys out in the 8th inning of a 1 run game.
  14. USAFChief
    I have a hard time getting worked up over the possibility that Trevor May might make less money as a reliever. That's an argument? Seriously?
  15. USAFChief
    Pretty sure they see May as a late game, one inning guy. I'm ok with that, I think it's his best role.
  16. USAFChief
    The money is guaranteed. No way out. But I struggle with the idea that his playing time, or position in the batting order, are. Any further regression really should result in less playing time, and we are at, or near the point where the status quo probably isn't good enough for full time first base any more either. Too many other options at first base, internal or external.
  17. USAFChief
    I'm not disputing the platoon advantage (most hitters do better against opposite handed pitching, particularly LH hitters). I strongly believe in it. That's why I screamed bloody murder all winter over the Twins LH relief situation. I'm stating that, across MLB, "platoons" (two hitters sharing a position) have become so difficult to achieve, due to ever expanding pitching staffs, as to be virtually extinct. Teams still try to use the platoon advantage (without using a strict "platoon") to the best of their ability. But in the specific case of the Twins, there isn't much opportunity. You could try to use an Arcia/Park combo, but any short term OF injury that doesn't DL an outfielder makes that difficult/impossible. My guess is the Twins will be reluctant, at least initially, to use Park solely as a lefty masher. That's not what he was signed for, and I can understand wanting him to play every day, at least until he proves he can't do that. You might also sit Mauer sometimes if, say, Quentin is the fourth OFer, but the Twins are going to be pretty resistant to that idea as well, for obvious reasons.
  18. USAFChief
    Traditional platoons (like Pags/Leius basically sharing 3B in 91) are pretty much a thing of the past, fallen victim to the ever increasing size of pitching staffs. As old nurse notes above, there just isn't room. You can still use your bench (backup OF and IF, C) and mix/match who is the day's DH to take advantage of the platoon advantage to a certain degree, IF your bench offers that opportunity, and IF it makes sense to take the regular out of the lineup. Dozier, for example, isn't going to sit just because there's a RH pitcher on the mound.. There's no platoon advantage possible at C for the Twins, and depending on who the 4th OF is at the moment, there may not be much opportunity anywhere else, either. Nunez, as well, as a RH hitter typically replaces a RH hitter in the lineup, so no platoon advantage there, either.
  19. USAFChief
    Chief's not in this conversation. But if he was, he'd ask everyone to tone it down a notch.
  20. USAFChief
    Biggest problem? Just my opinion, but .209/.250/.326 and continued injury concerns are both bigger problems than SB technique.
  21. USAFChief
    No? //To answer the first part, I'd need to first know if Buxton goes north with the big club. If so, Arcia.//
  22. USAFChief
    3 or 4 man bench, hopefully 4. Almost nobody carries only 11 pitchers anymore, so 5 man benches are pretty much a thing of the past. One of those is guaranteed to be a catcher. One has to be capable of playing middle infield. That leaves two spots, at most. And because of the above, the term "5th outfielder" is virtually obsolete. 4 true outfielders, plus maybe a guy who can play OF, or maybe a full time DH that can play OF if forced to.
  23. USAFChief
    Arcia will make the team as the 4th OFer, Santana will make the team as a utility player. Both are out of options.
  24. USAFChief
    I hope he disappoints you 40 times this year.
  25. USAFChief
    Yup. The idea that velocity isn't important is pretty doubtful. I bet there are lots of pitchers out there with impeccable command and control of 70 MPH fastballs with movement, but they don't get to play professional baseball because velocity matters. Take any pitch at 89, make it 99, and it's harder to hit. Straight, not-straight, well located, or down the middle.
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