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  1. USAFChief
    IMO one huge difference between current defensive stats, and things like slash stats is, while slash stats might be unsustainable, or lucky, or whatever, there is zero doubt they measure what actually happened. Player X got on base 175 times in 500 PAs, his OBP is .350. Maybe that's not a good way to estimate next year's OBP for that player, or maybe it is, but at least we're dealing in fact, about things that actually happened, and are accurately measured. The same can't be said about any of the defensive stats. They're simply numerical representations of what somebody, somewhere, decided they would attempt measure as a way of estimating how effective a given player's defense is. We don't even know if what they measure is important, nor if they measure it properly if it IS important.
  2. USAFChief
    Nice outing for Martin Perez. I hope Schoop and Cron continue to face any LH pitching the Twins see.
  3. USAFChief
    2-0 KC bottom 2.
  4. USAFChief
    No. Killebrew AND Puckett!
  5. USAFChief
    MLB.com confirms fractured hamate. Out until spring training.
  6. USAFChief
    The story at MLB.com suggests Buxton could be back as soon as Tuesday in Chicago, barring any setback. I strongly doubt anything like 10 days.
  7. USAFChief
    you can keep both Cave and Kepler in the lineup by playing Kepler at 1st. Although as you note, keeping Cave in the lineup probably isnt a long term goal. And for me, all of that comes second to getting a healthy Buxton back into CF. I dont lengthen Buxtons IL stint for anyone.
  8. USAFChief
    They basically admitted to lowballing Toronto when they said they were frustrated they didn't get the chance to up their offer...to beat an offer by the Mets that almost everyone, including Brock, has said was surprisingly low. Unless you believe the Twins offered more, and Toronto decided to take the lesser offer. Falvine can't have been frustrated unless they made a low offer to begin with.
  9. USAFChief
    Cave has really stepped up recently. Ditto Sano. The infield defense might be worse than the pitching. But today goes in the W column. Much needed.
  10. USAFChief
    I mentioned 4 in the part of my post you left off. And again, just because someone wasnt traded, doesnt mean the Twins couldn't have acquired him. Which is the crux of the situation. Falvine refused to pay the asking price. For starters who WERE traded, and starters who werent. They CHOSE not to add a starter. It was a conscious decision. Let's hope they survive that decision. Final thought: the whole "frustrated" by Toronto thing sticks in my craw. Read up on what went into Houston acquiring Verlander. And Greinke. The Houston front office didn't make a call, and then sit back and wait for Detroit to get back to them, or AZ this year. Both of those deals were complicated, tough, and went down to the last minute. But Houston decided they wanted to make those deals happen, and through dogged perseverance and a refusal to give up, found a way to make them both. What they didn't do was make a half hearted offer and then wait for a call back, and then get a media lapdog to report how frustrated they were.
  11. USAFChief
    brock...I didn't bring up Stroman. You did. I agreed with a post that said an additional starter would make it easier to rest Berrios. Which is 100 percent true, not to mention another option should they manage to hold onto this ALC lead and make it to a division series. And after you brought up Falvines "frustration" I said they obviously made a low ball offer. Which they HAD to have made. If they were indeed frustrated, THEY must have liked Stroman, no? And Thats a lot more important than whether I like him. And I DONT like Stroman, which has nothing to do with wishing the Twins had had the courage to acquire a good starter at the deadline. Given my drothers, that WOULDNT have been Stroman. I would have liked to see them have the backbone to get Syndergaard. It could have been done, I think. Maybe Greinke. Robbie Ray. Gallen was traded from Miami. I dont know who, but it's not like anyone was asking for the impossible. They supposedly have money, and everyone tells me how strong and deep the farm is. Use it.
  12. USAFChief
    well, if you believe their story, then Falvine WERE in contact, and they obviously didn't make an offer that topped the Mets offer that got the job done. They lowballed, rather than make a good offer. Toronto hung up the phone and moved on. So they really have nobody to blame but themselves, no? And for the record, I didn't bring up Stroman in this conversation, you did. I simply agreed with the point that another starter would have made it easier to give a guy like Berrios some extra rest.
  13. USAFChief
    I gave them a "C" for the trade deadline. But there is no doubt additional pitching would have been useful. It's not my job to name the starter they should have acquired. It's their job. They were "frustrated" by Toronto? Come on. Seriously. You honestly believe another GM wouldn't try to top that offer, if he had any reason to believe the Twins were serious? Or is it more likely they were lowballed by the Twins, and that's the reason they didn't bother with a call back? Or maybe they did, and the "frustration" is PR. Other GMs found a way to get things done. I wish ours had been bolder. Another starter would have been pretty nice. Allowed for more leeway to give our other starters a break, maybe. Like noted above.
  14. USAFChief
    precisely.
  15. USAFChief
    Are you familiar with what OPS+ does? It accounts for the differences in era.
  16. USAFChief
    That "kid" is almost 29, and has 6 seasons of well below average performance. He's never recorded double digit Ks in a game all the way back through college. That wasnt good pitching. That was crap hitting.
  17. USAFChief
    so ... Rocco shouldn't have pulled a clearly struggling Berrios before the 6th inning spirals completely out of control...but the same Berrios needs some time off due to results and drop in velocity. And being worn down. //blank stare Interesting logic. Despite having nothing, luck and circumstance had gotten Berrios into the 6th with a 3 run lead. Pushing your luck, after the first two hitters reached, was a really really bad managerial decision. The bullpen hadn't been used in 36 hours. There was NO LOGICAL REASON to let Berrios blow the lead there. None. That was a rookie manager mistake, clear and easy to see in advance, and it likely cost a game.
  18. USAFChief
    or possibly publicly available defensive metrics aren't worth the electrons they're written with?
  19. USAFChief
    Not pulling Berrios after the first two hitters reached in the 6th is incredibly poor management. He had struggled all game. Why? I cant even come up with a plausible explanation. Awful. As for "enjoying" this...I enjoy watching them win. If you enjoy watching them lose a game in the standings while facing Drew Verhagen-who doesnt qualify for the term journeyman-more power to ya. I dont.
  20. USAFChief
    Seriously, I just want to reach through the TV and grab Smalley by the neck. I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THE FABULOUS STUFF THE TWINS FACED TONIGHT. Here's VerHagen's BBREF page, Roy: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/verhadr01.shtml I'm not stupid. Stop treating me like I am.
  21. USAFChief
    Well, we got through game one with Day-Twah and didn't need to use Rogers. These uniforms go away after this weekend. Smalley won't always be in the booth. //looking for the positives.
  22. USAFChief
    That's very true, but Harper had some small sample success. I'm a little disappointed overall in Falvine in that respect. , Same thing with trading Pressly, on a larger scale. Had the most talent of any Twin reliever. Simply can't trade a guy like that.
  23. USAFChief
    On a positive note, Castro had a hell of a game behind the plate tonight. This game would be worse without some really good work from him.
  24. USAFChief
    Sano could throw the ball all the way to first in the air, too. Either way.
  25. USAFChief
    Turns out soft tossing 30 year old career minor leaguer relievers who depend on slow curves don't have a shelf life.
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