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  1. gunnarthor
    Twins Record: 92-70 (1st AL Central) Offensive Player of the Year: Sano Most Home Runs: Sano Starting Pitcher of the Year: Jose Berrios Relief Pitcher of the Year: Addison Reed Twins Rookie of the Year: Curtiss
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    In fairness, Cleveland was third in runs, we were fourth. They outscored us by 3 runs. They were third in wRC+, we were fourth. They were second in wOBA, we were fourth. It's not exactly the impossible hill to climb to be better than them without much going right, frankly. (Not sure how park factors play into this but it's probably not much since both teams have been, more or less, constructed for their home parks).
  3. gunnarthor
    Originally I was going to mention Lindor (easily my favorite non-Twin since Ichiro) but I didn't want to jinx it. He's pretty good.
  4. gunnarthor
    Dominican citizenship, if I recall.
  5. gunnarthor
    This season sort of has a 2002-2004 feel. Every year we read about how the Twins weren't as good as either Cleveland or Chicago (and sometimes both). The Twins are young but they have some solid vets and no major weakness (save maybe manager). I think the Twins have a very real argument for the best player in the division if Buxton plays like I expect him to and I think their offense will be top 3 overall. Cleveland has been great two years in a row but I really do think they'll have a bad year. They've played an awfully lot of games the last two years and finished with absolute Viking-level gut punches in both post-seasons. I just think that puts a toll on a team. If Buxton and Kepler and Berrios make the strides that we expect them to, we're pretty good. (Of course, the Twins do have a chance of another 2016 disaster season. You can easily see a scenario where Buxton presses in April/May, Kepler doesn't improve, Sano/Rosario go to the DL, the fip of Ordozzi/Lynn/Santana catches up to them, Mauer falls off the cliff, Molitor does Molitor things, the FO folds early and trades away Dozier, Lynn, Morrison etc. But **** that. It's nearly opening day so be hopeful).
  6. gunnarthor
    I'm really gonna like this kid
  7. gunnarthor
    I dunno dude. I'm not sure why we would think Rosario went from a major plus defender in 2015 to a disaster in 2017. The main difference is that Rosario isn't covering as much range now as he did in 2015 but that's because Buxton is the full time CFer now as opposed to Hicks and Robinson then. In any event, Rosario is a pretty fast guy with a strong arm so I don't think we need to overly worry about one year's sample of defensive metrics. I'm fairly confident we'll have a strong OF in part because Rosario is out there.
  8. gunnarthor
    Take those numbers with a huge grain of salt. If you believe them, those suggest that Rosario was a worse LFer than guys like Willingham and Young. Clearly not true. The reality is that defensive stats aren't that accurate yet - in both measurement and value. A few years ago, hardball times wrote about the problem of defensive metrics in OF that have three strong fielders. They noted that in OF with a very strong CFer, (they looked at Jim Edmonds impact on Pujols and Drew as one example) one or both corner OFers would get dinged more than they should. I'd bet that's what's happening here. Rosario generally looks good in the OF. He's certainly not at the level of Hammer or Delmon.
  9. gunnarthor
    Eh. They're due.
  10. gunnarthor
    I think we'll win the Central, too. Cleveland has had two incredibly rough postseasons where they lost when they shouldn't have. That'll take a toll. They've also been pretty healthy in the rotation for the most part. That's probably just dumb luck. And they lost Santana. I just think this will be a let down season for them where they end up struggling to finish above .500.
  11. gunnarthor
    I'm probably ready for Kepler to be a platoon but if the Twins want to give him a bit more time (or trade him away), that's ok. I just don't think he's going to get it against lefties and maybe Granite or Wade could eventually be a better fit + whatever the trade piece is. I love Rosario and Buxton. I've said many times that I think Buxton will be an all-star this year but Rosario is really underrated. His bat really makes our lineup deeper.
  12. gunnarthor
    Nah, I few of them have moved on. I know some Evangelicals who will never vote for him now. They'll probably still support GOP candidates that aren't him but I also don't think they are all that energized about voting at all. Blue wave, dude!
  13. gunnarthor
    We don't need the evangelicals. We just need high turnout on our end, low turnout on their end, and increased votes from women. This helps all three things. I'm getting optimistic about a huge blue wave.
  14. gunnarthor
    Yeah, that's come out in a few things now. Must have been a hell of a child hood for her.
  15. gunnarthor
    The Twins have nice depth so they should be ok. The offense will lead them so the pitchers just have to be adequate and they look like they can pull that off. If Lynn or Ordozzi fail, we have Romero (who I like a lot) in the wings as well. It'll also be fun to watch how Thorpe handles AA hitters. He's close and has some big upside.
  16. gunnarthor
    So I guess Stormy spanked the President in that interview. Lordy, I hope she has pictures.
  17. gunnarthor
    If Morrison's break out last year is legit, than our offense is going to be very, very good. I like Diaz in the minors more than most but he's a long way away. Rooker will get DH at-bats at some point as well.
  18. gunnarthor
    I think he's going to take time but I'm really excited about him. A lot to like here.
  19. gunnarthor
    Don't worry about ST stats. The Twins have a good offense. Buxton is a stud. He'll be an all-star.
  20. gunnarthor
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2766383-johnny-manziel-tired-of-colin-kaepernick-comparisons-hes-changing-lives?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial
  21. gunnarthor
    No need to worry. The Twins will have a top three offense when it's all said and done this year.
  22. gunnarthor
    I honestly didn't think he'd get suspended for a number of reasons. But I'm glad it's over and hopefully everyone can move forward and hope he leads the league in home runs.
  23. gunnarthor
    So who had a good stock day today? No one? Thought so.
  24. gunnarthor
    The sample size is too small to say really anything.
  25. gunnarthor
    Not a huge deal since April rosters are rarely the best 25 players. What's the plan with Duffey - is he a starter? Swingman? Reliever? It'll be interesting to see how the play him in AAA.
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