Cap'n Piranha

Berrios career minor league numbers--591.2 IP, 2.77 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 9.6 k/9, 2.5 bb/9 Gibson career minor league numbers--410 IP, 3.36 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 8.1 k/9, 2.5 bb/9 Stewart career minor league numbers--582.2 IP, 3.41 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 6.5 k/9, 3.4 bb/9 That's why Stewart gets a shorter leash than Berrios or Gibson--he hasn't earned a longer one with his performance in the minors.

Because the entertainers have entered into a contract with an employer wherein they are compensated for their time, but have no other investment obligation. Therefore, since the entertainers have not entered any of their money into the operation, it remains the money of the operator. If the players wanted to own their own teams, or instead of signing contracts for set dollar amounts, opted for a percent of revenue/profit, then it could be considered their money.

There is no one solution to the economic issues facing baseball, but there are a number of individual solutions that could help. In no particular order; Teams must spend 75% of proprietary revenue as a salary floor, else face a 10 to 1 fine for every dollar under that level, while also being ineligible for revenue sharing. Revenue sharing will be made available to any team in the bottom 15 of proprietary revenue A hard salary cap is instituted, with teams not allowed to exceed it for any reason. This will narrow the gap between the top and bottom of the league, meaning more teams have a realistic chance to make the playoffs, providing the incentive to improve Add 2 more teams to the league (Las Vegas, Charlotte, Nashville, New Orleans, Montreal, Vancouver are all possibilities), which provides more demand for players, meaning teams will need to pay more to get them, as well as eliminating the need for permanent interleague play Expand the playoffs to 8 teams from each league, with no play-in games. First round series are best of 3, second round is best of 5, and LC's and WS are best of 7. It creates more revenue, more division races, and more incentive to be competitive All players become restricted free agents 6 years after being drafted (4 if from college), and unrestricted free agents 8 years after being drafted (6 if from college). International players hit RFA after 8 years, and UFA after 10 years. Arbitration starts after 4 years for HS draftees, 3 years for college, and 7 years for internationals The year in which a player is signed/drafted does not count as a year. If a player is injured and undergoes surgery, his "clock stops" and he loses one year of service time. If the player is hurt, elects against surgery, but after rehabilitation needs surgery, he loses one year of service time, plus another year if he misses more than 50% of a second season The prior two rules would incentivize teams to bring players up when they think they're ready--no more service time games. Minor league pay would further be set at 10% of the rookie minimum for short season leagues, 20% for A/A+, 35% for AA, and 50% for AAAI'm sure there are more that could be implemented, but I'd love to have a debate on the perceived efficacy of these rules.

If this season is viewed through a two year lens—that is, how many games should a team win if two years ago it only won 59–78 seems like a very realistic number. The question is whether last year’s win total was a fluke, or this year’s was suppressed by injuries.

Based on those quotations, it seems like Mr. DeJong likes himself some Chase.

I don’t get the Grossman disdain. He is not replacement level—he has .9 WAR this year and a 109 wRC. He’s certainly not a star, but it’s not his fault the Twins try to use him for more than they should. Let him start a couple of games at DH, maybe one in the outfield every week, and bat him in the lower third, and he’s perfectly acceptable.

I like Grossman a lot—as a bench/platoon hitter for a team with a stacked lineup. He’s not so great if you’re relying on him to be an every day kind of guy. But then, that’s not on him, that’s on the organization for not using him properly.

I don’t understand having an opener go more than one inning. If the theory behind the opener is to have him pitch to batters 1-3 (or 4) in the first inning, allowing the primary to begin his day with 4 or 5, and thus start his third time through the order with batter 4 or 5, getting two innings from an opener defeats this purpose. Since most pitchers have whips over 1, statistically speaking, if the opener goes two innings, the primary will start with batters 9,1, and 2, therefore negating most of the supposed benefit of the opener.

Keep losing, and get some better draft picks (translation; more slot money). Can Belisle be the opener for primary pitcher Gimenez?

Chief is absolutely correct. You know what else is factual and incontrovertible? Byron Buxton can’t hit major league pitching. Clearly, we should leave him in AAA until his options are exhausted, and then some team can take him in the rule v draft, if there is a team out there foolish enough to ignore the factual and incontrovertible evidence.

It’s baseball. Everyone knows, and has known for years, that teams with sub-.500 records and double digit deficits in the standings move players come the end of July and August. Players who don’t want that to happen to their team should ensure the team isn’t in that position.

Will some of the newcomers be added to the top 20 rundown at some point?

I think Falvine was convinced that if they extended a QO, Dozier would take it—if it’s 18M, he’d be crazy to turn it down. Therefore, this is the only chance to get anything for him. I also think that with some of the moves other teams have made, the Dodgers may have been the last game in town, so they took what they could get and called it a day.

Gotta give credit to Falvine for committing. Now get Rodney done.

Zack Duke would have been a hindrance to this team had he remained in the roster for the final two months. He blocks Moya/Busenitz/Reed/Curtiss/Bard, so I would gladly have given him up for nothing. In that sense, it doesn’t matter whether De Jong or Castello ever do anything in the majors. And while international money is fine, that’s no guarantee either—Amaurys Minier, anyone?

The good news is that since Belisle only three two pitches, he’s available for tomorrow!

If we are selling, and thereby giving up on the season, there’s definitely not point to let Belisle have a kid’s roster spot, right? Right?

Garver in his last 30 games has an OPS of .932; that’s great for anyone, let alone a catcher. The problem is, those 30 games comprise only 80 at bats, which suggests he’s only actually started 20 games, and pinch hit in the other 10. Those 30 games start on June 7, a total of 42 Twins games. In those 42 games, the Twins are 21-21; how many more wins would the Twins have if they had Garver’s elite production for more of those games, instead of Wilson’s .475 OPS?

Optimistic for Rooker is September, for Kiriloff is post super-2 next year. Realistic for Rooker is post super-2 next year, and post super-2 2020 for Kiriloff.

Here’s what I don’t understand about shifts, using Duda as the example. Obviously Duda wants to pull the ball, so rather than play a defense designed to deal with his strength, why not pitch him exclusively outside, and play a normal defense? To me it’s like putting 8 guys in coverage against Tom Brady—you’re not going to get any pass rush, so he’s eventually going to find someone. If you shift to the right side that heavily, you have to lean away from pitches that would get hit to the left side, which is exactly what Duda wants.

First off, I hope Sano’s mother has a full and speedy recovery. Second, that could be playing a role in this. For a guy who’s life has been on a generally upward trend for years, sometimes complacency or a sense of entitlement can become a factor (not saying either of those ARE the problem, just they COULD be the problem). Life is short, so enjoy what you have and who you have while you can.

You’re all being way to hard on the Twins as it concerns Belisle. It’s not like the team we’re chasing, who’s only weakness is their bullpen, decided Belisle wasn’t cutting it for them and cut him, allowing the Twins to sign him.

I want Dozier traded because I’m petrified the Twins would QO him, and he’d accept. Even if he doesn’t, I’m guessing no team will be willing to sign him and lose their pick, so this is the one chance to get something (anything) for him.

The win is nice and all, but I am terrified that this game will be a catalyst for more Bobby Wilson.

This game would appear to be a prime example of the shortcomings of wpa. What kind of credit does Cave get for that catch? The difference between 0-0, 1 out top of the first and 0-0, 0 outs? Or 0-0, 0 outs, and 0-1, 0 outs?