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  1. gunnarthor
    Pretty sure your % are wrong.
  2. gunnarthor
    I think the low value also makes it easier for the Twins to send him to AAA if he needs it rather than keeping him on the ML roster b/c of his salary. Hopefully that doesn't happen, of course.
  3. gunnarthor
    https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Wow, a lot lower than I thought. Nice work, Ryan.
  4. gunnarthor
    Mentioned in ESPN's chat today - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sean-doolittle-eireann-dolan-syrian-refugees-thanksgiving_565c5303e4b08e945feb9cc6 Sean Doolittle and his girlfriend hosted 17 Syrian refugee families for Thanksgiving in Chicago. Very nice move by them.
  5. gunnarthor
    Cotts would be perfectly fine in the pen.
  6. gunnarthor
    I knew it wasn't Gehrig and Ruth and Mantle were obvious choices. I think if I had thought about it a bit more, I would've had Maris. I was thinking that Jimmie Foxx was the tricky guy b/c he was on those great A's teams that won right after those great Yankee teams and Foxx nearly eclipsed Ruth's HR record. But it wasn't him. I would never have remembered Gonzalez. I was thinking about the roider guys who had won WS recently but didn't think of him.
  7. gunnarthor
    The answer, before the snow knocks me out, is Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle (the obvious ones), Roger Maris (who, in hindsight, is an 'oh, sure') and Luis Gonzalez.
  8. gunnarthor
    Glad to see Benson back.
  9. gunnarthor
    Yeah, the one I missed was pretty obvious in hindsight ...
  10. gunnarthor
    Callis at mlbpipeline had a quick write up as well - http://m.mlb.com/news/article/158015830/arizona-fall-league-top-20-prospects He mentions Burdi "The best relief prospect in the AFL, he consistently threw in the upper 90s with his fastball and upper 80s with his slider. After running into control troubles in Double-A, Burdi walked just one batter and allowed two hits while fanning 11 in eight scoreless innings."
  11. gunnarthor
    This was off a recent Joe Posnanski column - name the 4 men who hit 50 or more home runs on a world series winning team. I got two right (and most will guess those two) but I was wrong on my guesses of Jimmie Foxx and Pujols (who peaked at 49 home runs).
  12. gunnarthor
    I admit I don't think much of the KATOH system but it's nice to see 5 Twins on the list.
  13. gunnarthor
    I'd like Gardy and Ozzie Guillen to be the play by play guys on mlbtv or espn or something. The censor might break his finger beeping every other word but those two would be a hoot together.
  14. gunnarthor
    I wouldn't worry about the 'decline in quality' quip - he's right. The last few years the Twins sent Buxton, Rosario and Kepler (among others), I think the Astros sent (or tried to send) Correa; Trea Turner, Lindor, Seager and Addison Russell were there last year. That's a kick ass group of prospects and this years group wasn't nearly as loaded.
  15. gunnarthor
    Yeah, probably.
  16. gunnarthor
    Gosh, I'm blushing. All those times I was banned really meant something now .... But, more seriously, fun site and a real big thanks especially to Seth for his excellent coverage of the minor leagues.
  17. gunnarthor
    http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/24/us/racism-problem-cnn-kff-poll/index.html Interesting poll by cnn/kaiser which found that 43% of whites think racism is a big problem and nearly two-thirds of blacks and hispanics do too. The article noted the number of police shootings around the country, the racial strife in campus in Oklahoma but also at Duke (and could have mentioned Yale and Harvard). "Gauging changes in racial attitudes is complicated, says Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, a professor of sociology at Duke University. Bonilla-Silva has a phrase he uses to describe the situation he sees today: "new racism." "After the 1960s and early 1970s, somehow we developed the mythology that systemic racism disappeared," he says. Racism remained, according to Bonilla-Silva, but became more covert." The article also discusses how some people can see racism while others don't - something that came up here at TD a few times with our view of Torii Hunter. ""Is the guy out or safe? Well, it depends who you're rooting for," [said Professor Adams]. "Sometimes it's clear in either direction, but we tend to see it how we want to see it." It's likely the level of racism in the United States is more or less the same, Adams says. "What's changed," he says, "is that more people are aware of it." Knowledge of history, having friends who've experienced racism and personal background are all factors that can contribute to a greater awareness of racism."
  18. gunnarthor
    The team I've read to have the most interest in Plouffe is the Angels but they have a pretty barren farm system. They do have three youngish relief pitchers (Tropeano, Minor and Bedrosian) whom I know nothing about but all have k-rates over 9. One of their fans suggested Bedrosian and Hector Santiago (a LH back of the rotation starter with one year of control left). Other fans said that was too light for the Twins. But the Angels also have a former good prospect named Kaleb Cowart who had two horrible seasons in a row (he went unclaimed in the rule 5 draft) but had a real nice season last year at AAA (albeit the PCL) and is still only 23. He plays third and his defense gets strong marks. I wonder if a deal for one of the relievers, the backend starter and Cowart would be fair.
  19. gunnarthor
    Cafardo's report also seems to suggest teams are contacting the Twins for Plouffe and the Twins think Plouffe would be a "huge chip." So I don't think they'd trade him for a Jim Hoey type return.
  20. gunnarthor
    If nothing else, it's nice to hear the Twins connected to rumors.
  21. gunnarthor
    Couple points. 1) Batting order really doesn't matter and is way overstated by fans. 2) The few studies of batting order that I am aware of suggest the #3 hitter is the most overrated spot - The most important spots in a batting order are the 1, 2 and 4 spots. 3) OPS isn't the best stat and OBP is probably a better guide. That said, I'm honestly not trying to defend Mauer. He was horrible last year and is a real problem going forward. But batting order doesn't really matter much.
  22. gunnarthor
    Well, the claims of Parks power seem to be accurate.
  23. gunnarthor
    We just watched the first episode last night and I was telling my spouse how awesome this villain looked. Really looking forward to finishing it.
  24. gunnarthor
    I think Jorge is the "big" surprise and it's not that much of a surprise. He'll be 22 next year and still hasn't pitched in high A ball. If someone takes him they'd have to stash him in their pen all season. Doesn't seem likely.
  25. gunnarthor
    Yeah, me too.
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