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  1. Eris
    https://www.mlb.com/prospects/twins/bailey-ober-641927
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    Made me laugh. Thank you.
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    Huascar Ynoa out months for punching a bench. https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/Sports/atlanta-braves-huascar-ynoa-couple-months-breaking-hand/story%3fid=77743564
  4. Eris
    It was mentioned on the broadcast today that Sano is working on changing his swing. Can anyone describe the mechanical changes.
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    I would have Alex Kirilloff as the Twins player with highest trade value. Since coming up, and before his injury, all he did was smash the ball.
  6. Eris
    From Fangraphs https://blogs.fangraphs.com/willians-astudillo-and-hanser-alberto-are-here-to-swing-the-bat/
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    The Twins need more than one long Bullpen arm. Right now they have none with both Smeltzer and Dobnak optioned. The two best options available without a trade are Balazovic and Duran. That is what pushing the panic button will look like. Shoemaker also needs to be DFA as ineffective starting pitching is also part of the problem. It was painful to listen to the game with Waddel pitching in the 10th knowing he had been hammered the night before. Hope and praying is never a good option. Unfortunately that is where we are today.
  8. Eris
    Fangraphs has a write up on Maeda https://blogs.fangraphs.com/kenta-maeda-has-made-a-lot-of-mistakes/
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    I am confused about Riddle and Lin being DFA. In a previous thread on players being called up as part of COVID IL, it was mentioned that non 40 man roster players did not have to clear waivers to be reassigned to the minors. If this is the case, it would make DFA unnecessary if the Twins want to keep them.
  10. Eris
    Although it is early in the season, only Ehire Adrianza is having a season that suggests maybe the Twins should have brought him back. Data is from MLB.com Eddie Rosario .212/.264/.628 Ehire Adrianza .286/.303/.946 Marwin Gonzalez .222/.358/.692
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    I haven’t seen it mentioned on this thread but Nick Gordon has been dealing with gastrointestinal issues for awhile. I believe this contributes to his inability to put on weight and his tendency for late in the season fading performance. Also likely explains why COVID-19 sidelined him most of last year as one of the symptoms is of Covid is gut inflammation. I can’t remember his medical condition but it may be Crohn’s disease. I am happy for Nick Gordon that he got the call and hope he does well. https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/sports/baseball/6925813-After-more-health-issues-Twins-prospect-Nick-Gordon-‘thankful’-to-be-back-on-field
  12. Eris
    I have always thought it would be better to have relief pitchers throw more than one inning in exchange for more rest. I have not seen any data. It just doesn’t seem to make sense to have someone throw 10-12 pitches in one inning and then run someone else out for the next inning. Although getting lose in the bullpen is not high leverage it has to contribute to some wear and tear on the arm. A counter argument would be that having relief pitchers throw only one inning allows for better match-ups and makes them available for the following day if needed.
  13. Eris
    Here is a list of Negro League stadiums still standing. There are 6 stadiums. Rickwood Field is still in use. I would pick one of these 6 stadiums. Potential negatives are the stadiums are smaller and will hold fewer people. They playing fields may not be up to modern safety standards. Edited to add Bighat in the now closed thread had also suggested Rickwood Field. https://ballparkdigest.com/2020/06/15/ballparks-that-live-on-former-negro-leagues-ballparks/
  14. Eris
    Sad. RIP Mike Bell. Prayers for his family.
  15. Eris
    Although Luis Arraez’s defense at 2B was atrocious in 2019 (4th worst) he improved substantially in 2020 and was close to being an average 2B. Data is from def Fangraphs. Ozzie Albies had a freak elbow injury that likely affected his value and possibly his insurability. Before the injury he was a SS. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mlb.com/amp/news/braves-prospect-ozzie-albies-injures-elbow-c200237922.html
  16. Eris
    Not sure when the proposed Castillo trade with Gleyber Torres as the centerpiece was suggested, but Torres is very overrated as a SS. http://www.backsportspage.com/sorry-to-burst-your-bubble-yankee-fans-but-gleyber-torres-is-not-an-elite-shortstop/
  17. Eris
    This may possibly be true. However, if Buxton was honest with himself he would also realize that he should never have accumulated 2 years of service time while hitting 0.209 in 2015 and 0.225 in 2016. The only reason he was accumulating MLB service time during this period was the Aaron Hicks for John Ryan Murphy trade. Over this time period the Twins position players with a K% greater than Buxton's are Darin Mastronianni and Miguel Sano and Buxton was marginally better than Oswaldo Arcia. Position players with a batting average worse than Byron Buxton are: Darin Mastroianni, Chris Herrmann, John Ryan Murphy, Byung-ho Park, Doug Bernier, Jordan Schafer. 2015 to 2016 OBP. Position players worse than Byron Buxton are: Darin Mastroianni, John Ryan Murphy, Chris Herrmann, Jordan Schafer, Danny Santana, James Beresford. OPS. 2015-2016. Position players worse than Byron Buxton are: Darin Mastroinni, John Ryan Murphy, Chris Herrmann, Jordan Schafer, James Beresford, Danny Santana, Shane Robinson, Kurt Suzuki, and Logan Schafer. I hope Byron Buxton does well as I would like the Twins to win another World Series before I die. I would not consider extending Byron Buxton unless he demonstrates that he can stay on the field. It is very difficult to build a team around a player who can not be relied upon. Currently the Twins have Josh Donaldson and Byron Buxton for whom they must prioritize contingency plans.
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    At 37% K rate, Sano is rank 9th worst of all time. This is approaching historic levels of bad. Granted, attitudes towards strikeouts are different now compared to years past. I am not totally up to date on hard hit rates. Does the rate include strikeouts, with a SO counting as 0 mph exit velocity. https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&season=2020&month=0&season1=1871&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&startdate=1871-01-01&enddate=2020-12-31&sort=10,d
  19. Eris
    From Fangraphs Farrell has bounced around the league the last four years — the Twins will be his sixth organization in that span — and has yet to put everything together at the highest level. He does, however, possess an excellent slider that generates plenty of swings and misses, with a 41.2% whiff rate. Fittingly, he’s been steadily increasing his usage of that pitch, hitting a new high of 42.0% last season while with the Rangers. He also started throwing his curveball more often, and that pitch generated nearly the same whiff rate as his slider. With a fastball that doesn’t have the velocity needed to be effective without some measure of deception or some other separating factor, Farrell’s path to success probably looks something like Wisler’s, where he leans on his breaking balls far more often.
  20. Eris
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Farrell Most interesting tidbit is he is the son of John Farrell, former RedSox manager.
  21. Eris
    Who profiles as the better defensive outfielder, Larnach or Kirilloff?
  22. Eris
    Reminds me of another top Twins prospect with elite defensive skills, but with a hole in his swing. It is really not a good sign that Royce Lewis is dropping in the prospect rankings nationally (and also here at Twins Daily)
  23. Eris
    How about a form of restricted free agency at age 24 or 25. With full free agency at 27 or 28. A team could have an opportunity to match the contract or be compensated with draft picks. This would establish what the league thinks is a fair contract.
  24. Eris
    Just curious, if the spring training game is reduced to 5 innings by an advanced agreement between the 2 teams, are the ticket prices going to be reduced by 5/9 of the original value. I am not planning on going to Florida to watch spring training games his year. But if I were, I would not be happy with this 5 inning rule.
  25. Eris
    Thank you for sharing
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