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  1. USAFChief
    Wieters seems like the best answer out there among a bunch of not so great options. My second choice would be Lucroy. What I expect from the Twins is one of the cheap FA options which won't do much to shore up the position short term and nothing to shore up the position long term.
  2. USAFChief
    I said "Casilla-types". And it was in response to a post claiming Santana has "the same kind of upside." Anyway, for the record, when Casilla played, it was mostly as a starter, not as a backup. The Twins took way too long to decide he wasn't ever going to be an effective major leaguer, and I hope they don't continue to make that kind of mistake. I don't have a problem giving him a shot as a spare part. He'll, I didn't have a problem starting him at SS last spring. But if that fails, don't let inertia, loyalty, or something else drag the problem out for a few years.
  3. USAFChief
    Actually, an unhealthy reliance on Casilla-types was a primary reason the Twins always seemed overmatched in the postseason. I would be fine with Santana as the futility infielder in 2016, but be ready to dump him if necessary.
  4. USAFChief
    I concur 100percent on the "blocking" thing. But for the record, Morneau didn't leave as a free agent.
  5. USAFChief
    Morneau might or might not be a fit, but if Plouffe is traded, DH becomes a need, and I don't trust Arcia or Vargas any farther than I can throw them. I wouldn't even think twice about "blocking" either of them, particularly since Arcia should be in the OF if you're dead set on giving him more rope.
  6. USAFChief
    Great post John.
  7. USAFChief
    I'm happy I got to watch his last season. I've said this before, but I'll repeat myself...Hunter is one of my favorite Twins of all time. He never once gave me the impression he wanted anything more than to win, and he was willing to do whatever he could, each and every day, to make that happen. Kept himself in top shape, would run through a catcher or into a wall, ran out every ground ball, and genuinely seemed to appreciate his good fortune to play baseball for a living. He can retire knowing he left nothing on the field. I'm sure he'll be good at whatever he chooses to do. I think he'd be great on TV.
  8. USAFChief
    Possibly. Let's hope "all other angles" do not fail to materialize. That, IMO, would constitute a failure by Ryan. A poor "plan C" may be better than nothing, but is still a poor plan. And a team serious about contention does not voluntarily open the season with a Suzuki/Pierzynski tandem as plan A.
  9. USAFChief
    No, Im too lazy. But off the top of my head, just in RH HOFers in my lifetime, I can think of Pedro Martinez, Tom Seaver, Catfish Hunter, Greg Maddux, and Bob Gibson all 6'1" or less. It's just my opinion, but height would be low on my list of things that are important in a pitcher.
  10. USAFChief
    And when the exceptions get too numerous, it's time to question the rule.
  11. USAFChief
    Not to mention, what is the actual difference in "downward plane" between a guy 5'10" and a guy 6'10" from 60 ft away? Can't be much.
  12. USAFChief
    If your plan is to build your way out of a rebuild, that's going to really hurt even a short run of success. "Make your own ace(s)" sounds great, but isn't something you can just choose to do. Buying one, however,is relatively easy.
  13. USAFChief
    I'd spend the money. The Twins can afford it, and otherwise it'll just go unspent.
  14. USAFChief
    If anyone plans to attend AFL games, let me know. I'll be making the trip up to Phoenix, haven't decided when. If I have a TDer or two there to BS with, that'll make my trip.
  15. USAFChief
    Concur. Adjust from that as the season progresses.
  16. USAFChief
    By June 1st, I hope that's true, and true due to good play and not due to complete failure by others.
  17. USAFChief
    "Velocity allows a greater margin for error..." So it's not a "myth" then.
  18. USAFChief
    Perhaps a cautionary reminder about thinking players with long track records can radically change results, and to not jump to unfounded conclusions.
  19. USAFChief
    awesome work, Parker!
  20. USAFChief
    Dunno. Between the best and the worst? If forced to guess, I'd say maybe 15? One every 10 games? And those 15 catches add up to 10 runs? But that's a complete guess. Maybe I'm way off, and there really is a 30 run difference. But my gut tells me that's too far fetched to be very likely. As the study said, most balls really aren't in question, which has always been one of my issues with metrics...they often don't pass my smell test. What's your guess?
  21. USAFChief
    Your math assumes that outfielder A makes 100% of those 35 balls into outs, and outfielder B makes zero. That seems very unlikely to me. So now you're down to some unknowable portion of those 35 balls. Some of those are singles. Some of the few that are left will be for extra bases, but won't end up costing actual runs. In the end, a 3-4 win difference based on one corner OFers defense compared to another isn't very plausible. I do agree that no team us going to pay him $16m for his defense...because they all likely don't believe it's worth that much.
  22. USAFChief
    I would be surprised if Buxton DOESN'T start 2016 in AAA.
  23. USAFChief
    Concur. The worst thing this team could do is just assume things will work out if they do nothing. Improving on 95 loss teams is easy. Going from decent to really good is much, much harder. Sorta like going from a 36 handicap to a 10 is child's play for most golfers. Going from 10 to 5 is difficult. Shaving every single stroke from there takes more work than all the rest combined.
  24. USAFChief
    This place is pretty neat. I'm glad it's here.
  25. USAFChief
    Cut the cord, Jerry. Mitch just isn't good enough. A QB who can't pass isn't a QB.
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