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  1. chpettit19
    Right. But Wallner in the OF is a downgrade. So the overall defense wasn't improved. You just moved your brutal defender from the IF to the OF while taking a bat off the bench. I don't see it as a defensive upgrade while then handcuffing your ability to make moves if they're needed later. With the current squad they're always going to have a defensive hole somewhere because of Buxton DHing. I just don't think the strategy of moving the defensive hole around by using bench moves is an overall win. Worked out this time, and I'm glad. Just don't like it as an overall strategy.
  2. chpettit19
    Is your suggestion that Rocco knew there'd be a tough play in the IF instead of the OF and that's why he made the move? I'm not even an anti-Rocco guy. But if the strategy for the year is to guess where the tough play is going to be and make defensive substitutions based on that guess they're in trouble.
  3. chpettit19
    Agreed. And I don't disagree with them that he's terrible. But so is Wallner. They still have too many DHs until the Lewis, Martin, Lee types start showing up. I'll take the W, though!
  4. chpettit19
    Yeah, I just don't see it being an overall team defense upgrade and they burned a bench move to move their defensive problem from the IF to the OF. Feels like some unnecessary tinkering. Not the end of the world, just unneeded in my view.
  5. chpettit19
    The "ouch" wasn't there when I first responded.
  6. chpettit19
    But upgrading 2B while downgrading the OF doesn't seem like a win and now you've used your last bench bat (if I'm tracking bench players correctly). It's not the end of the world or anything, but it looks like all the did was move their bad fielder from the IF to the OF and burned a sub to do it.
  7. chpettit19
    Feels a little like overthinking things again. Is Wallner in the OF really some sort of defensive upgrade?
  8. chpettit19
    Good a reason as any I suppose 🤷‍♂️
  9. chpettit19
    I'm only partly paying attention at work, but is there a reason they pinch hit Wallner for Julien?
  10. chpettit19
    Least athletic world class athlete ever.
  11. chpettit19
    Willi Castro finding his groove!
  12. chpettit19
    Rocco and the FO outthinking themselves with Gordon 4 and Larnach 6. Definitely want the guy hitting under .100 in there with the bases loaded and not the guy hitting over .300. Just put Buxton and Larnach at the top and quit messing with their spots. Get them all the ABs possible until the rest of the lineup figures their lives out.
  13. chpettit19
    I think we should let him establish that he can actually hit/get on base in the majors before we anoint him the leadoff guy. Being at the bottom of the order still puts him in front of the big bats at the top so can get on base in front of them while he gets his feet wet. As for stealing bases, it's not just about guys being "handcuffed." It's about this being an incredibly slow roster. Buxton isn't running anymore whether we like it or not. Castro has been terrible at actually getting on base when he actually plays. Gordon has been terrible at getting on base. Not a lot of stolen base threats in the lineup. Getting some of the young guys up over the next year or 2 is what is going to lead to more SBs.
  14. chpettit19
    Really good! Certainly more talented people than me up there. Impressive and entertaining show for sure.
  15. chpettit19
    Seriously don't understand this move. Why do Buxton and Larnach ever move in the order? Put them at the top of the order and quit overthinking it. Gordon has 7 ABs vs Giolito, and Larnach has 8. There's no way the Twins can think that sample size dictates dropping Larnach to the 6 hole. I just don't get this at all.
  16. chpettit19
    The show has been pushed back a couple times. They really did me dirty this time! I'm basically the Buxton of fans now, and need my rest day.
  17. chpettit19
    Yeah, WAR isn't great here, but it's the page I was looking at so just ran with it. We were still talking about "potential" with Pressly at 28, as well. He had an ERA of 4.70 in 61.1 innings and "only" 61 Ks in those innings. At the age of 29 he had a 2.54 ERA and 101 Ks in 71 innings. I'm not predicting Alcala becomes Pressly or anything, but there's still a very real chance Alcala can provide as much value in his time with the Twins as Pressly did in his first 2.5 years with Houston. Now it's not great to need the extra years to achieve that, but that's pretty typical of trades. You're looking for more years of value over having the immediate production. Win-win is still very much a possibility here, and it's been disappointing, but not disastrous to this point.
  18. chpettit19
    Happy birthday, Squirel! I have Hamilton tickets tonight and the show starts at 7:30 so the pitch clock rule better be super effective tonight. Polanco and Kirilloff can't get back soon enough. Hopefully by the end of the month. If this squad can stay at or above .500 this month, and add Polanco and Kirilloff moving forward, they'll be in wonderful shape.
  19. chpettit19
    Yeah, I don't like WAR for relievers either, but it was the stat I had readily available so just used it.
  20. chpettit19
    To judge the trade you can only count Pressly's end of 2018, 2019, and 2020. You don't get to count his performance for years that Houston extended him. The reason the Twins traded him was because they weren't going to extend him. Thus they'd only have him through his arbitration years which ended in 2020. So that's just over 2 WAR if you believe in that kind of thing. Alcala is at 1 already in his career. He needs to accumulate 1.3 more to surpass what they would've gotten from Pressly. He has through 2025 to do that. Seems awfully doable. Not being willing to extend Pressly is a different complaint than "grading" the trade itself, or comparing the value of their Pressly controllable years vs their Alcala controllable years.
  21. chpettit19
    What info are they withholding? Byron Buxton won't play CF until mid-May. If you're waiting to hear if he's in the field or not before now and then they've already told you he won't be. Carlos Correa has back spasms and can't, or won't, be playing through them today. They hope he'll be back tomorrow, but can't promise it. Same situation with Gallo and his side. Kepler won't be playing at all as he's on the IL with a knee issue. Any other info you feel they're withholding and not being transparent about? Or would you like them to predict the future and tell you exactly when Correa's back will be better and Gallo's side will be better? I don't even care about privacy rules. What information are the Twins withholding that other teams are giving out? In any major sport. The Twins tell us what the injury is, what their hoped for time table is, and give updates on those things daily (unless it's a long-term thing they just address here and there). They've given us a rough timeline for Polanco as he works back. There's articles out nearly weekly about Lewis and his progress. What more do fans want? What more do they see other teams giving? There's a difference between not being honest and transparent, and not having all the answers.
  22. chpettit19
    I mean you're actively ignoring the Twins players that would've hit 150 or more "except for IL time." Interesting that you use that caveat for other teams, but not the Twins. Correa played 136 games, but missed time in the beginning and end of May with an injury. Otherwise would've hit your magical 150 mark. Arraez played 144, but missed the same chunk of early May as Correa or he would've hit your magical 150 mark. Miranda played 106 of 113 games after being recalled. Polanco had played 153, 55 (out of 60), and 152 the last 3 years before getting hurt last year. And even last year he'd played 104 of 125 while battling injuries for months and missing 2 weeks at the end of June. And Urshela missed a half dozen games in July with an injury or he would've gotten there, too. That's their 5 best players not named Buxton. All of which would've played more than 150 games if not for injuries (or being a rookie in Miranda's case). But tell me again how they're resting their best players more than other teams. Byron Buxton is the only one they do dramatic things with. There were 54 guys who played 150+ games last year. Less than 2 a team. The Twins would've had 4 if not for injuries. You, sir, are the one who is flat out wrong. Provably wrong, in fact.
  23. chpettit19
    Yes, teams play their stars everyday. Just like the Twins do.
  24. chpettit19
    Our *star requires a mandatory sit day every 4-5 games, yes. Correa, Larnach, and Miranda were playing everyday before Correa got hurt. Larnach and Miranda have played every game. Byron Buxton is never going to be an everyday player. If you expected that coming into the year that's on you. I don't have any idea why anyone thinks Buxton would, or should, be treated like a guy who's going to play everyday. How many more years do they need to try that and watch him play fewer than 100 games before people just accept that his body can't do it? Not liking that Buxton can't play as much as we want isn't the same as the Twins doing something crazy.
  25. chpettit19
    Number of players who've played every game this season by team: LAA- 4 Astros- 4 A's- 2 (1 guy who was at 8 straight before getting hurt) Tor- 3 Atl- 5 Mil- 3 StL- 4 Cubs- 5 Ari- 1 LAD- 4 SF- 0 (2 guys who missed 1 game with Inj designation) Cle- 3 Sea- 5 Marlins- 1 Mets- 4 Nats- 3 O's- 4 Pads- 5 Phils- 4 Pit- 3 (Cruz was at 9 before getting hurt) Tex- 4 Rays- 2 Bos- 3 Reds- 5 Rockies- 1 (Cron missed 2 with injury) KC- 0 Tigers- 2 Twins- 3 (Correa was at 100% until he got hurt) CHW- 1 Yanks- 3 Yeah, I can see what you're saying. Twins way off here. Everybody out there just running the same 9 guys out there everyday. Twins were 1 short of the league leaders before Correa got hurt. And every team has cycled regulars through the DH spot to give them a partial off day. It's almost like modern day FOs utilize athletes different in pretty much every major sport now and it's time to quit pretending they don't.
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