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  1. USAFChief
    Pedro Martinez. Greg Maddux. Johan Santana. Pitcher height is next to meaningless. The difference in "downward plane" angle from someone 5' 10" and someone 6' 4" is minuscule when standing 60 feet away.
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    There has never been a hitter in the history of basebll who wasn't better ahead in the count than behind, and I don't care what SSS splits you produce. Never. Not one. Little league, HS, college, pro, major league. Every. Hitter. Is. Better. Ahead. That said, I've always been somewhat skeptical of the runs tossed around as attributable to framing, but I don't think there can be any doubt there is some difference in skill between catchers, and some value to that skill. How much? Don't know. But it's not nothing.
  3. USAFChief
    Speaking of turning Castro into something he's not, you might want to double check your 2015 caught stealing data. As an aside, consider adding data over and above batting average to evaluate offense.
  4. USAFChief
    While we're giving thanks, I'd like to offer mine to the site owners. None of us would be here if not for your vision and hard work. And lots of us like being here...so Happy Thanksgiving, and thank you.
  5. USAFChief
    What's not to like? They needed help at catcher. Castro was one of three realistic options, and that's if you include Ramos. He's not helpless against RH pitching and can be paired with a RH hitting mate, and you need two catchers anyway. He is by all accounts a good receiver. 3/$24.5 isn't a lot of money in this day and age. Sheesh. Some of you are hard to please.
  6. USAFChief
    He was dominant in 2015. Leave him in the pen.
  7. USAFChief
    If Mike Trout never played another game, he'd have a case for the HOF. He's led the league at least once in each of the following categories: Runs, RBI, SB, BB, OBP, and SLG. That's a pretty impressive mix of power, speed, and discipline. His lowest OPS over his five full seasons is .939.
  8. USAFChief
    Castro's 2016 major league OPS (.684) was over 70 points higher than Murphy's AAA OPS (.609). I don't think it's a given Murphy will even be the Twins backup catcher in 2017.
  9. USAFChief
    Gomez makes a lot of sense. If he works out, he's very tradeable at the deadline, if he doesn't, no biggie it's just money. The Twins can use a fourth OFer anyway (and I really, really don't like Grossman), with Gomez taking perhaps every third or fourth day from Rosario, every third or fourth day from Kepler, and even occasionally getting a day in CF for Buxton if necessary. Much if not most of Gomez' playing time can come against LH pitching. That's enough playing time to make Gomez attractive if he performs, without seriously degrading playing time for either Rosario or Kepler. Adjust as necessary as the season progresses.
  10. USAFChief
    I guess we'll have to wait 5 years to see if this is accurate. I'm...skeptical. Highly skeptical.
  11. USAFChief
    That story was reported by Jeff Passan, not "the aggregator not to be quoted." MLBTradeRumors simply published Passan's report...and attributed the report to Passan. In fairness to actual persons who do actual reporting, we should all try to do the same.
  12. USAFChief
    I guess the only conclusion I can draw is that they have been unable to recruit a better QB. If MN and NE swap QBs, MN wins that game.
  13. USAFChief
    I used to, but I found a simple fix: I never re-read my own posts.
  14. USAFChief
    Or platooned with Murphy. This is one of the things we were hoping for from new management, right? Finding creative ways to get more production? You're going to carry two catchers anyway. Catcher is an obvious place to look for a platoon situation that ups production without costing as much as one player who can do it all. Neither C would get all their ABs against opposite hand pitching, but it's relatively simple to give them that advantage in the bulk of their PAs.
  15. USAFChief
    Castro. If not, Weiters. This team needs help behind the plate, and I don't think it exists internally.
  16. USAFChief
    The new bosses liked the pitching?
  17. USAFChief
    What they are describing is the Torii Hunter effect. Leadership.
  18. USAFChief
    Concur.
  19. USAFChief
    The "targeting" thing is complete horse****.
  20. USAFChief
    JHC the Gophers make it hard to watch, don't they? If it's not Leidner, it's the stupidest coaching decisions ever.
  21. USAFChief
    Having the DH as a rotating position is one way to go. Not necessarily the way to go. Plenty of teams have done just fine with a full time DH. Plenty have done just fine without one. I think the DH was established because in general, pitchers can't hit. It was a way to inject offense into the game (and it's inarguable that it has...the AL has averaged more runs per game than the NL in the DH era) under the theory it would attract more fans. Extending careers was a byproduct of the DH, not the reason for it.
  22. USAFChief
    I agree they've both been good players in the past. But there are only 40 spots on the roster and 25 spots on the big league team. Those spots should go to players management thinks have the best chance to add wins in the future, not the players owed money. Maybe those are the same guys. But maybe not. "We already owe them the money" IS the risk. I think it's been too much of a factor in the past.
  23. USAFChief
    I don't think either are "owed" a spot. They are owed money. Those are not the same things. One thing I hope for from new leadership is greater recognition of that reality.
  24. USAFChief
    Athletes in general have gotten gradually bigger and marginally faster since the 70s. That much is true. But Sano is not "more athletic" than Dave Winfield. Winfield led the Big Ten in rebounding one year. He was a fantastic college pitcher in addition to outfielder. He was drafted by TWO different professional basketball leagues, an NFL team, and of course the Padres in MLB. And for what it's worth, Flip Saunders was VERY athletic. He was a starting Big Ten point guard, ferpetesakes. There were athletes in the 70's, too. Good ones. As they say..you could look it up.
  25. USAFChief
    When he doesn't hit, no amount of corner D makes him a good player. Huh. So what you're saying is...hitting is what matters for a corner outfielder. Where have I heard that before?
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