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  1. TRex
    IMHO, this is the one thing that gives him a fighting chance in the majors. I would imagine this is also part of why his raw power translates into game power. It is my recollection that, despite Michael Restovich's 'light-tower power', the knock on him was that he had a "slider speed" bat. This is fairly common amongst minor-league sluggers, and would seem to be an even worse prognostic indicator for a significant MLB career than low W/SO rate. Now, they do say that Walker's swing can get long at times, so he might still be vulnerable to MLB pitchers who can hit spots with 93-95 mph FBs, but that's like saying a player has trouble hitting a good slider (i.e. who doesn't!).
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    Remember, we only got Sano because of the Pirates' shenanigans.
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    At great personal risk... Could it be because these awards are (IIRC) voted on by the managers, and they have a bias against him?
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    So is it a 'strawman' argument to suggest that all who disagree with you are strawmen? I wish I knew! But alas, despite having a heart and courage, I do not... if I only had a brain!
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    While it's no "Byron Buxton full-out on the warning track" Kepler did have this excellent athletic catch to end the contest last night with the game on the line: http://www.milb.com/multimedia/vpp.jsp?content_id=208098083&sid=milb PS not bad for a 1st baseman!
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    Don't forget that the SS is also the primary relay person for runners advancing to 3rd or home. I guess this might not be a big problem with an outfield of Buxton, Hicks and Rosario; but we may need a third relay if we re-acquire Ben Revere!
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    Is that picture not the very 'essence' of American baseball? A friend of mine from Germany once took a similar picture, and tried to use it as a statement for why he didn't like baseball. All he saw was the players standing and waiting and a bunch of open space. Oddly enough, I would use the same criteria to show why I love baseball! Perspective is a wonderful thing!
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    Wow, I know we like to root for them all, but that is a rather un-inspiring bunch! I think this year's opening day roster at Chattanooga has permanently warped my sense of a 'normal' minor league team.
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    One thing that occurred to me is whether Eddie Rosario is the current version of Jacque Jones (on the field, anyway)! They have a similar profile: good outfielder, but would be stretched playing center full time.excellent bat-to-ball skills, but...poor strike zone judgement.surprising pop.very aggressive on the bases, butnot a huge stolen-base threatexcellent 'team' playerI know a JJ comp. will be seen as damning with faint praise by some, but Jacque was good enough to spend 10 years in a big-league uniform!
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    Not sure if pitch count is something you are looking at in regards to injury, but it is worth noting that he will be pitching in the AA All Star game tomorrow on 2-days rest.
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    Remember that if, by some miracle of miracles, ABWII gets called up and stays up (i.e. as a Sept. call-up) he will not use up an option.
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    Thanks, I was wondering too!
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    We have heard several times that, indeed, the minor league coaches have to send in a scouting report after every single game. So I think there is no one in the world who scouts Sano more than Dougie. Your statement suggests you would rather trust the scouting report on Sano's readiness from the Tennessee manager rather than the manager of your own team because it would be more independent. While an outside view can be nice, I think this is the singular most important decision requiring someone to understand the entirety of the organization.
  14. TRex
    I think Brandon Wood was the prospect that really galvanized the critics of the high strikeout rate. Many stat-based evaluators thought he was a can't miss prospect.
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    Any radar readings for Williams from BobSacamento? Nice to see him back on the mound again! I know there isn't really much precedent for the development of relievers in the minor leagues, but the Twins have put themselves in a position to find out!
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    Does anyone have a 'scouting report' for how Luke Bard is pitching? Is he a sinker/slider guy? Is he stretched out to join the rotation, or were his injuries such that he will probably stay in the bullpen for the foreseeable future?
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    Umm.... We don't even know if he can pitch on back-to-back nights yet! Actually, we don't even know if he can pitch every other day or every 3rd day, as he has gotten 4 days of rest in between each relief appearance. You're bullpen already includes 4 people who couldn't/shouldn't pitch on back-to-back nights (Graham is only pitching every 3 nights, Fein is an hobbled and Duensing and Stauffer have been really bad). Maybe we could go with 14 pitchers ! I know your solution would be to let Duensing and Stauffer go, but that is a lot of salary and we may need some veteran pitchers come August and September (for a change)!
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    While I understand the importance and predictive value of walk rate, it absolutely drives me crazy when someone complains about it for a player hitting .348! His OBP is still .385! Would you prefer if 13 of his 40 hits would be walks, so he could have a W rate of >16% and a W:SO of 2:1? I'll take the hits, and I would suggest that hitting over .330 with as many walks as strikeouts is a better predictor of future success for a 22 yr. old in Double-A than straight up walk rate (*). Finally, his career walk rate is 10%, which is acceptable for someone who has been younger than the (average) competition at every stop. *: although if he keeps hitting .348 for the whole year, we probably won't be having this discussion!
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    I love this kind of discussion, but I think that 'have a chance to play in the MLB' is setting the bar a little low. Instead, how about giving your best guess (i.e. 50.1% chance) for best case career. I would put the categories as: D= doesn't make it at all, C= cup of coffee, A= makes arbitration, F= makes Free agency, and R= earns retirement benefits (i.e. 10 yrs), and HOF= Hall of Fame (obviously). Example: Joe Mauer - HOF D.J. Baxendale - C Jose Berrios - R Madison Boer - D Nick Burdi - A Dallas Gallant - D David Hurlbut - D Cole Johnson - C D.J. Johnson - D Zack Jones - A Greg Peavey - D Jake Reed - A Adrian Salcedo (suspended) - C Tim Shibuya - D Alex Wimmers - D Carlos Paulino - D Jairo Rodriguez - D Stuart Turner - F Mike Gonzales - D Dalton Hicks - C Heiker Meneses - D Levi Michael - C Jorge Polanco - R Miguel Sano - R Stephen Wickens - D Byron Buxton - H Travis Harrison - A Max Kepler - F Adam Brett Walker II - A
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    My reply to you is "great comment"... do you know what all I considered saying?
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    <emphasis mine> How do you know what all they consider?
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    Didn't Kenny Williams (ChiSox) do that one year... and was equally vilified and praised?
  23. TRex
    If he is very surgical in his dissection of the Durham Bulls tomorrow night, can we also begin with the "Dr. Hu" jokes?
  24. TRex
    For those who were watching the game on MiLB.tv, what were the velocity readings for the Birmingham pitchers? Is the decrease just a function of where the gun was reading from (i.e. mound or home plate)? On a side note, I remember way back in the days of 'Patches' and Willie Banks, it was said that the Twins had their people focus on the readings at home plate (which are obviously lower). Jeremy, do the Twins 'people' you know ever specify if this is still the case? I don't understand why, but the difference in fastball velocities (at the mound vs. home plate) isn't the same for all pitchers. The decrease in velocity varies ~2.5 mph from pitcher to pitcher (from the high 6 to the low 9 mph range), which can be quite significant.
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    I know Danny Gladden has talked about the disparity in his own Day-Night splits, but I think we know the only glasses involved were of the drinking variety! I don't think that is a contributing factor here, though!
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