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  1. USAFChief
    CONGRATULATIONS Mr Rodney!!
  2. USAFChief
    Perhaps you're right. You know what they say..."World Series Champions Runners Up" flags fly forever.
  3. USAFChief
    Well if the goal is to win a WS, they perhaps didn't make such a wise decision. Penny wise and pound foolish, and all that.
  4. USAFChief
    No, it’s really not. Find us two examples. First basemen who play no other position and get a couple days off per week.
  5. USAFChief
    Just have a fifth ump in the press box who decides what and when to review what and when. I thought the idea was to get the call right.
  6. USAFChief
    Ain't baseball grand?
  7. USAFChief
    That must have been awful for you.
  8. USAFChief
    In addition to Markos' point above, I believe teams value 2nd basemen MORE than corner OFers, all things being equal. "Strong up the middle" has been a saying for 100 yrs for a reason. In the current trade market, however, there may be more demand for an OFer than second baseman, but that's based on need, not how they value the position.
  9. USAFChief
    ha...I made the same mistake. No worries.
  10. USAFChief
    My point, which you missed, is that with 12 and 13 man pitching staffs, it's very difficult to carry a part time first baseman who plays no other position. The rest of your post is nice, but his 2009 MVP has nothing to do with winning games in 2019. And for the record, I disagree he signed for less than market value, but again, that's irrelevant to 2019.
  11. USAFChief
    because they really needed a K in that spot? Why not? Worry about the save if one presents itself. There's 4 off days coming up. Everyone but Berrios shud b available.
  12. USAFChief
    Concur. Other teams are, in effect, using a 9 or 10 man bullpen, simply by swapping out the bottom 2 or 3 guys for fresh arms as needed. And then swap back, rinse lather repeat. I don't understand why our supposedly savvy and forward thinking front office aren't doing more of that. Why would Molitor have left an overused reliever (who should be mostly a LOOGY anyway) on to give up 5 runs yesterday? In a winnable game?
  13. USAFChief
    Agree. But starter for five plus, followed by bullpen, isnt any more efficient than bullpen for 1 or 2, "starter" for five plus, then bullpen. Same number of innings to each, but if it works out, the starter doesn't face the top of the order three times.
  14. USAFChief
    It adds up to a .707 OPS.
  15. USAFChief
    Personally I hope they START shuttling MLB ready relievers back and forth from Rochester. Agree on Belisle though.
  16. USAFChief
    And just let him slog through a 5 run inning.
  17. USAFChief
    Why wasn't there a fresh bullpen arm added to close out the first half ANYway? So Duke doesn't need to be left out there through a five run inning in a 2 run game?
  18. USAFChief
    Mike...forgive me if I'm wrong, but I dont believe you watch games, correct? Watch some. Garver is pretty rough behind the plate. Bad hands, stabs at pitches that aren't exactly where he sets up. He's not a good defensive catcher. And I think most baseball people put a pretty high value on good catching. Now I agree there is no future in Wilson, but in terms of 2018, I personally think the Twins, until they're out of it, are going to give Wilson a lot of play. And its hard for me to get worked up about it. It's also not like Garver is a great hitter. Decent, but nothing special.
  19. USAFChief
    I'm going to guess Levine will consider a larger sample size than last night's box score in making decisions. Feel free to do things your way though.
  20. USAFChief
    in this day and age, its particularly tough to carry a part time 1st baseman. Carrying a spare outfielder, who covers three positions, is needed. A spare infielder, an extra catcher. But a 110 game first baseman, who does nothing else besides some DH? That's very limiting, particularly when you're not getting much from him when he does play. I understand nostalgia, but I prefer winning. And sorry to say, Mauer isn't helping a lot there any more.
  21. USAFChief
    I agree the Sano factor is huge, and if he isn't the 3Bman, there's no other good option. I don't know how Falvey and Levine view Sano, so that could certainly influence the decision. Dozier can't play 3rd, no how, no way, with that noodle arm. As for Gordon, I wouldn't trust him to be a productive MLB player in 2019, so that weighs in my preference for Dozier. If you trust Gordon, HE could play 3rd, I guess. Me, I'd rather bet on Sano than Gordon. As for Dozier "killing" 2018, I agree he was part of the problem, but since you like WAR...there's not much WAR difference between him and Escobar so far in 2018.
  22. USAFChief
    I'd consider the WAR (if I valued "WAR") from the previous 4.5 years for both players, much much more than I'd consider a small WAR advantage from the first half of the current season. And BTW, there isn't much WAR difference at this point of 2018. Escobar is a nice player. I like him. I hope the Twins can keep him. But if they can only keep one of him or Dozier, I keep Dozier. BTW...it seems like you're weighing in on this.
  23. USAFChief
    I strongly doubt that GMs pay no attention to character. Pretty much any hiring manager, anywhere, pays attention to character. It matters in the work environment everywhere else. I see no reason to think it wouldn't matter in baseball. Some GMs seem to agree: https://nypost.com/2017/02/25/behind-mlb-chemistry-how-teams-try-to-sniff-out-bad-guys/
  24. USAFChief
    A Realmuto/Castro catcher tandem in 2019, with Garver as a third catcher either on the 25 man or in Rochester would be a pretty good situation, IMO.
  25. USAFChief
    Uh, no. In the reality of Dozier having better slash lines for the past 4 years. Escobar was a better hitter for the first 90 games of 2018, but I'd be willing to bet he isn't by the end of 2018, he won't be for this year, either. I don't pay much attention to WAR, but since you do, please check Dozier's WAR over the past four years and compare it to Escobar's. WPA is interesting trivia, but no way to measure worth. Escobar is 1.5 years younger, and can play on the left side of the infield, so that's a plus. But as a second baseman, Dozier is the better player as of today, and I'd bet for the next couple seasons as well.
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