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  1. mnfireman
    Lopez was acquired January 20, Maeda was acquired February 10, Gray was acquired March 13, and Paddack was acquired April 7 - there's plenty of time yet...
  2. mnfireman
    The team pulled him from both WC games, used him only as a PH in Game 2 of the ALDS and used him as a DH for for Games 3 & 4. Sounds like they wanted the bat, not against a LHP though, but not the glove.
  3. mnfireman
    Miranda, Larnach and Kirilloff all have 1 option left, Gordon does not. DFA'ing Gordon is an option that I, as a fan, can live with.
  4. mnfireman
    Link: https://www.si.com/mlb/twins/news/twins-have-received-trade-calls-about-royce-lewis-eddy-julien
  5. mnfireman
    Somebody mentioned this article on a different thread, here's the link: https://www.si.com/mlb/twins/news/twins-have-received-trade-calls-about-royce-lewis-eddy-julien
  6. mnfireman
    I see our old friend Keith Law has made his vote public. He used 7 of 10, did not vote for Mauer, but did vote for Utley and ARoid. Mauer is named on 122/146 (83.6%) ballots, 1 ahead of Helton.
  7. mnfireman
    Polanco is a very good athlete, he came up as a SS after all, I think he can make the transition to 1B, much like Carew did. Julien started at 2B in both WC games, was PH for by Farmer in Game 1 and PR for by Farmer in Game 2. Farmer stayed in both games to play 3B while Polanco moved over to 2B. He started at 2B in Game 1 of the ALDS, PH for Farmer late in Game 2 (Valdez started, LHP) and was the DH in Games 3 and 4 (Solano started Game 4 at 1B in place of the injured Kirilloff). Polanco started the 2 WC games at 3B and moved over to 2B once Julien was removed in both games. He started Game 1 of the ALDS at 3B and moved over to 2B for Games 2, 3 & 4 once Lewis was healthy enough to play in the field. Seems to me the team valued Polanco over Julien due to his ability to hit both handed pitching and his versatility in the field.
  8. mnfireman
    Which makes him a more attractive trade piece that should bring back a better return...
  9. mnfireman
    Odorizzi had shoulder surgery before last season and did not pitch last year.
  10. mnfireman
    Using 400 PA's to get Julien "Top 10" in the league for OBP, Solano also makes "Top 10" From Aug 1 to the end of the season (SSS), "what have you done for me lately"; Julien - .223/.376/.369 (.745 OPS) 6 HR 19 RBI 39/63 K/BB ratio Polanco - .265/.366/.471 (.837 OPS) 9 HR 29 RBI 28/56 K/BB ratio Julien had the stronger overall Postseason, but that is also a SSS. As for defense, Polanco had the better Defensive Runs Saved, Julien showed better OAA and RAA numbers, but neither one of the graded out well on defense. The Twins took a reactive approach towards Polanco's injuries last off-season, allowing him to rehab and rest instead of surgery, and bad ankles and knees don't bode very well for a MLB infielder because of the quick, lateral movements required. But he looked healthy and played well when the team needed him down the stretch. If you don't think Polanco deserves a spot on this team, I think you are very wrong. I also think Polanco brings back a good return in a trade, but I think Julien brings back a better return. If either of them is traded, I think it should be this off-season while both still have good value.
  11. mnfireman
    Kind of hard to do since he is not a free agent until 2025...
  12. mnfireman
    I understand this, I was replying to a previous comment. You maybe should have replied to the original comment.
  13. mnfireman
    $3 MM going back to Seattle.
  14. mnfireman
    If they were counting on Caballero to play 2B, then yes...
  15. mnfireman
    https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/01/mariners-rays-working-on-trade-involving-luke-raley-jose-caballero.html If it winds up happening, Seattle won't be needing Kepler....
  16. mnfireman
    Julien scored 60 runs in 109 games, about 89 over a full season. In 2023 89 runs scored was 35th in MLB, not superstar level by any means.
  17. mnfireman
    I was referring to Arraez's WAR. At FanGraphs Julien had 2.8 fWAR, Arraez 3.4. At 150 games Julien would have 3.9 fWAR, so yes he easily replaced Arraez's value last season.
  18. mnfireman
    Depends on which site you use for WAR....FanGraphs has him at 3.4 fWAR last season - the same as Willy Adames (gets most of his value from his defense).
  19. mnfireman
    Looking at his splits, Julien seemed to be get walk "happy" later in the season: 4/1 - 7/31 - .298/.386/.536 (.922 OPS) 10 HR, 18 RBI, 25/65 BB/K ratio. 11.8 BB%, 30.8 K%, .407 BAbip 8/1 - 10/1 - .223/.376/.369 (.745 OPS) 6 HR, 19 RBI, 39/63 BB/K ratio. 19.8 BB%, 32.0 k%, .326 BAbip Whether this was due to batting lead-off more often, league adjustment, or change in approach by him, his average and power were way down after August 1 while his BB% was way up. His K% remained roughly equal. His BAbip regressed to closer to league average (.297), but good things happened when he put the ball in play. Here are his splits with 2 strikes - .147/.299/.199 (.498 OPS) League avg - .172/.249/.273 (.522 OPS) Here are fullcount splits - .119/.485./.220 (.708 OPS) League avg - .191/.454/.325 (.779 OPS) He has shown that he has a good eye at the plate, league average BB% is 8.6%, and that he can hit the ball hard (44.9 hard hit %), but he needs to improve his 2 strike hitting, and as previously stated, his in the zone contact rate.
  20. mnfireman
    Agree about changing the two-strike approach of most, if not all, Twins batters - but that's a subject for a different discussion. Hitting the ball hard generally leads to good things because the fielder can't react as quickly and a simple "gapper" like the Buxton example makes it to the wall for extra bases instead of being cut off for a single, or the fielder gets caught on the in-between hop and can't make the play like the Wallner example.
  21. mnfireman
    Pags, Knobby and Herbie turning two and Dazzle and Puck running them down. Black Jack, Big Bird, Big Train and Bedrock mowing them down and Chili hitting them out on their way to the '91 WS...
  22. mnfireman
    Dazzle, Puck and Bruno catching fly balls and The Rat throwing over to Herbie on grounders hit off of the Flying Dutchman, Sweet Music, Senor Smoke, The Terminator and even Lefty on their way to the '87 WS...
  23. mnfireman
    Unfortunately, the younger guys (Julien, Lewis, Lee, Wallner and to a lesser extent Kirilloff, Larnach and maybe Miranda) will get a better return. Also, unfortunately, Buxton's health will play into how many PA's some of those guys get - if he's healthy and plays mostly CF, the others can get PA's at DH, if he is the everyday DH, they don't. Maybe Polanco can copy Carew and move from 2B to 1B and can stay healthy and productive. Might be worth a shot.
  24. mnfireman
    Yes, my bad. At that time it was 73/91. Currently: Beltre - 94/96 97.9% Mauer - 79/96 82.3% Helton - 78/96 81.3% Wagner - 75/96 78.1%
  25. mnfireman
    Mauer continues to get votes!! 91 voters accounted for and he trails only Beltre. Beltre - 89/91 97.8% Mauer - 74/91 81.3% Helton - 73/81 80.2% Wagner - 70/91 76.9% Sheffield (64/91, 70.3%), Beltran (58/91, 63.7%) and Jones (56/91, 61.5%) are the only others above 50%. There are some very head-scratching ballots being submitted.
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