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  1. jimbo92107
    This is where historically bad pitching brings you. It is a stinky place with no toilet paper.
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    I have finalized a list of the best Twins starters for 2017. Unfortunately, it's a little hard to read. To create the list, I filled several small balloons with bright paint, drank half a bottle of whiskey, then hurled the balloons at a large canvass across the room while channeling the spirit of the great Walter Johnson. When I woke up the next morning, there it was. Granted, what I had thought was a large canvass was in fact the side of my landlord's Winnebago, but the meaning was clear. Here was the list of starters. Interpretation may prove difficult, although when I squint I swear I can see an 'Ir', which obviously means Irvin Santana. After that, it's not so clear at the moment. More whiskey!
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    I remember several years ago when I spotted how Francisco Liriano was tipping his pitches. Basically from the set he pointed his lead shoulder where he was going to spot the ball. It was so obvious that I wrote about it repeatedly, with no results. Finally he stopped doing sometime the next season. While he's working on changing his change-up, Berrios could do one other thing: Grip the fastball just a little different, so his pinky sticks out. If batters think that's going to be a change, he'll blow it right by them. As long as they can't be sure what they're seeing, the visual indication will no longer be reliable, and will become a distraction.
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    Joe. Mauer.
  5. jimbo92107
    If Dozier wants to hit his 40th home run, this would be a good time.
  6. jimbo92107
    Trade Walker to the A's, Marlins, or the Blue Jays. Some teams are willing to deal with high K, big power hitters. The Twins apparently are not willing to have such players on their major league club. It's not an unreasonable policy, just the style of this organization. Meanwhile, keeping a promising power hitter like AB Walker cooped up in the minors is silly and cruel. Free the man. Let him make some money where his skills will be valued.
  7. jimbo92107
    Unfortunately, Tebow still insists on being a quarterback. This poses a confusing dilemma for baseball managers, who aren't sure where to put him in the field. Behind the catcher? Tebow claims he can make all the throws, and it's true that his bold style would present unique challenges for the opposition. In full gear, he could literally lean over the plate, and nobody wants to tackle him as he rounds second base.
  8. jimbo92107
    Maximizing the danger for your opponent's pitcher should always be the goal of your batting order. Right now that clearly puts Dozier in the lead-off spot. Nobody else on the Twins approaches the danger factor of Dozier right now. Later, if Buxton's on-base percentage goes way up - more good bunts, better contact, fewer KO's, then you put Buxton 1 to get that wonderful multiplier from Dozier's bat, but you still want Dozier in the first three to get more AB's from him. Assuming Buxton continues to improve, next season I could see Buxton Mauer Dozier... to max out the OBP's of the first two and get Dozier's bat to knock 'em around. After that, a lot depends on how well Park heals up in Rochester. If completely healthy, I could see Sano Park Kepler... Sano protects Dozier and belts in more RBI. Park protects Sano, and Kepler keeps the ball rolling to the gaps. If Kepler continues to up his own OBP, then you could swap Kepler and Mauer in the order because Kep has more bop in his bat. If Park doesn't heal up, then you simply put Kepler after Sano.
  9. jimbo92107
    I am noticing a strong correlation between Andrew Albers throwing baseballs and baseballs traveling long distances.
  10. jimbo92107
    "A feeling of fatigue or tiredness may persist for months following the acute phase of the illness. It is recommended that patients with mono avoid participation in any contact sports for three to four weeks after the onset of symptoms to prevent trauma to the enlarged spleen. The enlarged spleen is susceptible to rupture, which can be life-threatening." That's what happened to me in fifth grade. Ten days in ICU, then I was physically weak for most of a year. Mono can be really bad. If Thorpe had a bad case of mono, it could easily kill a whole year for him. From MedicineNet.com http://www.medicinenet.com/infectious_mononucleosis/page5.htm
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    Boy, are you guys gonna be eating crow when this team turns it around! ;-)
  12. jimbo92107
    Who says Garver is going to make it? That's the problem, nobody knows. There is no obvious, outstanding prospect at catcher in the Twins system. That's why Garver didn't get the lion's share of games behind the dish. You want great defense? Call up Turner, he's far better than Zuki or Centeno right now. You want better offense? Garver, but his defense is still developing. No catcher in the organization has both great offense and defense right now. Nobody. The Twins don't have a great prospect at catcher right now. Fact of life. They waived Suzuki and nobody claimed him because he can't throw out a base runner anymore. Centeno can hit a little, throws pretty good, but he lets dirt balls bounce all over the place, which is awkward for a team with a bunch of soft-tossing sinker ballers. Garver may get a September call up, and that's fine, but don't be shocked if he's not ready. As you said, 60 games isn't many at catcher. For whatever reason, the Twins haven't had much luck developing catchers lately. Or pitchers. Or shortstops...
  13. jimbo92107
    Stuart Turner swinging a hot bat, yeah baby! I'm hoping this guy can start really hitting, so he can finally move up and out of the minors. Twins could really use a defensive ace behind the dish. But we don't want another Drew Butera 2.0.
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    As Seth noted, Garver wasn't regarded as highly as Turner in that draft, so he started lower. Raw defensively. Mainly your contention rests on reps behind the plate. There are a few counter arguments. First, the minors is for learning. To learn how to block a curve in the dirt, you can have a coach or a machine fire ball after ball in front of you as you work on sliding and blocking. Second, sharpening your in-game catching skills does not require catching anywhere near 100 percent of games. Like blocking balls in the dirt, you can learn those skills by discussing it with coaches outside of games. Third, minor league games can beat up your body just as much as anywhere else. Foul tips to the mask hurt you just as much in AA as in the MLB. Dividing playing time gives all your catchers a chance to stay reasonably fresh. Fourth, unless you are clearly a star on the rise, there is no reason to bias playing time for a guy like Garver over Turner or any other minor leaguer. If you look like a young Pudge or Mauer, that's one thing. The Twins don't have anybody like that in the minors. Garver's playing time clearly reflects Twins system policy of splitting playing time pretty evenly for catchers. It also may indicate that they don't have anybody good enough to race through the system. Mitch Garver appears to be a possibly good, but probably not great catching prospect. If he keeps playing well, he should get a September call-up. Let us not burden the young man with overly high expectations.
  15. jimbo92107
    Well, nobody can say Wimmers got here just on "talent." The guy has definitely put in the work. Congratulations to Alex Wimmers for earning a shot at the show.
  16. jimbo92107
    What's most frustrating is that the Twins have at least three pitchers in AAA that should get shots before Andrew Albers, who should not be taking a spot from a more promising arm. They could call up Wheeler, Darnell, Greenwood, Baxendale, Wimmers... There is no longer any reason to hold back on these marginal pitchers. DFA some guys off the 40, then give a AAA pitcher a shot. If he flops, DFA him, then call up the next guy. Others have said this before, I'm just applying it to everybody in Rochester. Call 'em up, try 'em out, DFA the flops. If other teams want 'em, no big deal. Marginal talent is available by the truckload.
  17. jimbo92107
    That totally sucks, but it does explain why an otherwise pretty mature hitter was having so much trouble adjusting to changing speeds. Imagine how much strain that could put on an already hurt wrist. Hope Park heals up quickly and well. Best of luck to him.
  18. jimbo92107
    Jason Wheeler has earned a shot, dang it.
  19. jimbo92107
    Puig is Carlos Gomez 2.0. Same kind of guy - super-talented, but too much ego for a team like the Twins.
  20. jimbo92107
    I remember the couple times I saw Mauer pull the ball with authority a couple weeks ago. I saw his stance and thought, "He looks a little like he's copying Kepler." Bang, he pulled a line drive over the right field fence. Drove another one to the right-center gap. Days later, his stance looked like the same old Mauer, and his pull power disappeared. Kepler knows how to pull with power; Mauer knows how to slash the ball oppo for high average. The two styles do not appear to be compatible.
  21. jimbo92107
    "His fastball velocity is also down significantly since the trade, from 91.8 to 90.4." You could practically stop right there with Santiago. The extra mile and half per hour may not seem like much, but the lack of it may indicate a pitcher that has either run out of gas or is pitching with an injury. One thing I have observed is that his "stuff" is not mlb caliber, not at this point. Not just velocity, but the rpms on his curve, and his command. To me that adds up to a physical problem. If Santiago is damaged goods, he might heal up in the off season, or he might be done as an effective starter. Kyle Gibson looked like that in his latest bad start, and somebody posted that he has numbness in his fingers. Nerve damage? Anyway, I'd run Santiago through a bunch of medical tests. I don't think he's fully healthy.
  22. jimbo92107
    Whoops, error on Escobar. And then a double play. Shaggy kinda reminds me of a high-velocity, knee-high strike version of Duffey. Arm action has the same kind of whip, but shorter and quicker.
  23. jimbo92107
    http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp137/rfb64/BurningTire.jpg How about the Rally Burning Car Tire?
  24. jimbo92107
    Bert says Mejia reminds him of Francisco Liriano... Except...and except...and except... When you get rid of all the bogus mechanical comparisons, you have a big, left-handed black guy. Racist!
  25. jimbo92107
    If you don't pitch inside, you will surely die.
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