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  1. chpettit19
    Arizona being the furthest west pretty well locked them into one of the later slots. Philly being the biggest national brand pretty much locked them into the last slot. Not surprised at all by these times. Not sure why AL vs NL would be a consideration for the league.
  2. chpettit19
    Martin has all of his options left as he has never been on a 40-man roster.
  3. chpettit19
    Well they have the exact same pop times so you're sacrificing offense in an offensively suppressed situation to gain no quicker throws. Bold strategy, but to each their own.
  4. chpettit19
    Wouldn't it being hard to score runs be a reason to start the guy who gives you a significantly better chance to score runs?
  5. chpettit19
    So your stance is that through 28 starts the Twins felt Ryan was good enough for the game 3 start that they set him up on the timeline to be able to start that game, and moved Maeda to the pen, but since start 29, in the best hitter's park on the planet didn't go well they're not only not going to start him in game 3, but they're not even going to roster him? Dang, that was one heck of an influential last start.
  6. chpettit19
    FYI, Bassitt is a righty.
  7. chpettit19
    Because Buxton brings nothing else to the table if he can't play OF. If he can't play OF it's because he's still hurt. If he's still hurt he's not a better option than either of those other guys. Hurt Buxton isn't a good hitter while Luplow is useable against lefties. Hurt Buxton is a DH/PH only which significantly limits your choice of moves while both Gallo and Luplow can at least take the field, and thus give you far more flexibility with the moves you'd make. I wouldn't be excited about any of the 3 being on the roster, outside of good, healthy Buxton. But if he's not healthy, he has less usefulness than either of those other 2 guys, in my opinion.
  8. chpettit19
    He didn't try, he did play center in St Paul on 8/30 for the planned 7 innings. Reportedly had no issues in game. Couldn't complete the next game as the DH, though. That was almost exactly a month ago. I don't expect him to be able to play CF, but that'd be my requirement for him to make the roster. I don't know his current ability to do that. I'm not predicting anything, or making a statement on his current physical state. Just saying that, for me, he'd either be my starting CFer, or he wouldn't be on the roster. No in between.
  9. chpettit19
    Most likely, yes.
  10. chpettit19
    Is he good Buxton or bad Buxton? That's the only question, to me. Can he legitimately play CF for an entire game? If he can he's your starter. If he can't he doesn't make the roster. The playoffs are about ceiling, and who hits theirs most. Buxton has a higher ceiling than anyone else in the org, if he's healthy. He has a lower ceiling than anyone else on the 40-man roster if he's not healthy. So if he's healthy put him in CF and let him do his thing. If he's not let him sit in the dugout in a Twins hoodie and cheer on his boys. I don't see any in between.
  11. chpettit19
    Since I can watch at work I don't mind it much, but back when I had a job that didn't allow for such things I was quite annoyed by it. I'd hope baseball has numbers that show there's enough people willing to sacrifice their afternoon to turn on the TV, but it'd be interesting to know what the numbers would look like if they did all 4 series as night games. I assume their hope is that baseball fans (not just team specific fans) would tune into all 4 games if they're spread out, but I'm not sure that's actually true.
  12. chpettit19
    I don't see them blowing it up. I don't think they should, either. That team is loaded with talent. A bit like the opposite of the Vikings from last year to this year. Performance in 1 run games fluctuates, and you wouldn't expect them to go 6-25 (or whatever they're at) again next year. Going 0-fer in extra innings isn't likely to repeat itself. Having a +90 run differential and finishing below .500 is incredibly hard to do, and it's likely they're much better next year. Maybe you move on from Preller (he's never really won anything, just the king of the offseason) to try to get a culture change. Maybe you move a couple pieces if they aren't good fits. But the chances of collecting this much talent again anytime soon if you blow it up are awfully small. Make some tweaks, but that team is too talented to blow up.
  13. chpettit19
    Umpires can be doing their jobs as correctly as humanly possible and still be effected by the movement, or lack thereof, by a catcher's glove. It's awfully difficult to judge where a projectile coming at you at 90+ MPH while moving several inches both horizontally and vertically crosses a 17 inch wide, house shaped item in the dirt while also having movement in front of you that isn't just said projectile. There's a lot of info their eyes are trying to process all at once. Reading the "pitch as it crosses the plate" may sound simple, but it's not just some snapshot in time they can assess. The fact that they do as well as they do is mind blowing. Framing absolutely matters whether we'd like it to or not. They're still just humans behind the plate. And humans have limitations.
  14. chpettit19
    Oh, believe me, this pen has me questioning a lot of things, and I would not have predicted those September stats. I only looked it up cuz you made me curious. I'm just glad there's real talent in the staff as a whole (can move some of those quality starters to the pen in the postseason) for the first time in a long time come October.
  15. chpettit19
    I have the same round 1 pitching staff, and Funderburk would be added for round 2, if it were me making the decisions.
  16. chpettit19
    According to Fangraphs, the Twins have the 4th lowest BB/9 (2.76 BB/9) in baseball. Bullpen is only 13th (3.55), though. Since August 1, the whole staff is 6th (2.69), and the bullpen is 16th (3.65). Since September 1, full staff is 3rd (2.45), and bullpen is 8th (3.05). By BB%, full season, whole staff is 4th (7.4%), bullpen is 14th (9.4%). Since August 1, whole staff is 6th (7.1%), and bullpen is 17th (95%). Since September 1, whole staff is 3rd (6.6%), and bullpen is 7th (8.3%). By K-BB%, whole staff is 1st (18.1%), bullpen is 20th (15%). Since August 1, whole staff is 3rd (17.4%), and bullpen is 11th (14.9%). Since September 1, whole staff is 2nd (19.9%), and bullpen is 4th (18.8%). So August was pretty bad for the bullpen, but September they've actually been much better with the free passes.
  17. chpettit19
    Didn't think to look that up, just looked up this year's and saw there weren't times yet. I'd bet the Twins get that Tampa-Cleveland slot this year.
  18. chpettit19
    Night game would certainly be the best, but I'm guessing the TV folks are going to prefer the Twins are day games. Will be interesting to see if they give teams a day game after a night game or if they just do one series is night games and the other is day games. Have fun at the game! Hopefully they play well enough to deserve your travel time, especially if you're not back til 3! That would be one long day.
  19. chpettit19
    If it makes you feel better there's a solid chance at least one of those meals will actually be a lunch, and not a dinner. I'm betting the Twins get at least 1 day game in the Wild Card round.
  20. chpettit19
    Well he just stopped a rehab assignment after 7 innings in CF that required a trip to Mayo to see new specialists to come up with an answer. So 2 months of rest got him 7 innings and a trip to one the best hospitals in the world. I'm a little surprised that a shot and an extra week means he's now ready. Yeah, its hard to judge much about Buxton in a short period of time because of the streakiness. They mostly just have to determine how healthy he is, probably.
  21. chpettit19
    But I think that comes back to my original question: Which Buxton are you getting? Good Buxton is a better base stealer than Stevenson. He's a better everything than Stevenson. But bad Buxton isn't. So you have to know which Buxton you're getting. Much to my surprise he's heading back to St Paul today, I believe, so maybe we'll get a chance to see what he's like and see if he's good Buxton or bad Buxton.
  22. chpettit19
    Starting me in CF would sell more tickets, though, so the Pohlads may like that idea. Like the "freak show" at the circus. People love to stare at oddities.
  23. chpettit19
    Which Buxton would you be getting back in the playoffs? Superstar, top 10 talent on the planet Buxton? Or K machine Buxton? That should be the deciding factor, but the problem is you really don't have time to figure that out unless he's back very, very soon, and I don't think that's happening. The Twins are better off without bad Buxton in the lineup, but significantly better with great Buxton in the lineup. He can be great Buxton for short stints, and carry the team. People like to think there's some magic formula for winning in the postseason, but the magic formula is just being the team with the most guys that get hot for a month with extra off days. Hot Buxton is a series winning player. Cold Buxton is a series losing player. I just don't think they can give him any real playoff run if he's not back in the regular season and showing he's great Buxton. It's a really tough decision for rostering him if he's healthy. The real options are that he's a starter or non-roster player. I don't know that a bench role is a good option for him. If he's bad Buxton he's not one of your top 14-15 bats. If he's good Buxton he's your best bat. So, in my opinion, you're either starting him or just leave him off the roster.
  24. chpettit19
    Not a big difference, but I believe he can come back next Saturday (retroactive IL placement since he didn't play yesterday) so could play the last 2 games. And I'd vote a definite yes to that option to get him some game action before the playoffs, assuming he's going to be playing in the playoffs.
  25. chpettit19
    Agree to disagree. I don't think Farmer and Castro maintain their production if they're everyday players instead of guys who've spent most of the year being put into advantageous situations to maximize their results. There's no question that Correa is the better fielding SS of the 3, and, in my opinion, there's a large difference in being able to maintain your performance while playing everyday, despite the matchups, and having modest success while being placed in as many "plus" matchups as possible.
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