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  1. ScrapTheNickname
    Randy Johnson didn't figure it out until he was 29 years old, and he became a Hall of Famer. That is very amazing. Then again, as Kwak implies, how many hundreds of pitchers with blazing stuff, have not ever figured it out? Truthfully, we just saw Meyers take a sip of very sour coffee and spit it out last year with the Twins, so all I can say is that I want to see him pitch again, whether as a reliever or a starter. Perhaps how he pitches going forward will solve the issue.
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    Thought-provoking is right ... Could it be that the pool of MLB-potential players has risen (for various reasons: International players, concentration of one-sport players in the USA, etc.) and with the rise of sabermetrics a player's prime productive years has focused into his early-mid years (say 24-30), thus mediocre and older (and higher paid) players are being squeezed out. Makes me think of the way that the minor league system used to be run a long time ago (I don't exactly when it changed, off hand); older famous players and popular players who were AAAA types would continue playing past their prime for the entertainment value it provided the minor league cities. In other words, at one time minor league teams weren't merely feeder systems to the big leagues.
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    These are his career numbers. I would also like to see him start again.
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    Albeit, a small sample size, but the stats so far bear out that he has performed better as a reliever. (Source: http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?id=maytr01&year=2015&t=p) As a starter: .290 .327 .445 .772 ERA 4.43 WHIP 1.380 SO/BB: 4.06 As a reliever: .250 .305 .392 .697 ERA 2.87 WHIP 1.213 SO/BB 4.63
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    I was thinking the same thing! In HS I usually grounded out to the second basemen, and when I asked the coach what I should do differently, he said just keep doing what you're doing. (The sadness in a small Minnesota town when the History teacher was forced to coach baseball.)
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    I love your post. However, the guy from Korea has some meat on him.
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    I would say, based on evidence, you are making more than a bold prediction. You are making an insanely unfounded prediction. That said, I do hope you are right, and a religion will be named after you.
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    I took a look at Ryan Sweeney's splits. As a left-handed hitter, over 70% of his ABs have come against right-handed pitching. Over his career he has hit a measly OPS of .613 against lefties. In other words, he's almost exclusively a platoon player.
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    Boras. Singular. One-of-a-kind. Broke the mold. Boras.
  10. ScrapTheNickname
    I see you're taking batting practice for next year's game threads.
  11. ScrapTheNickname
    $3 million a year? Nick Punto made $4 million in 2009. Something doesn't add up. Do both sides expect mediocrity? I guess you add on the signing fee and it comes to $6 mill a year, but still ...
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    I think Buxton is not waiting in the wings. I think he was told to go to a backroom and work on his hitting, then he can wait in the wings.
  13. ScrapTheNickname
    He sure has gotten a rise out of a HELL lot of people. Even me, I guess.
  14. ScrapTheNickname
    Clever as well.
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    Also clever.
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    Clever
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    Actually Sipp has been very good the past two seasons. In 2014: WHIP of 0.888 with 11.2 Ks and 3.0 BB per 9. It would appear that he has figured it out, and he's only 32, and he's a lefty. I might sign him to a 3-year-deal. What do you think, Seth? [i wrote my comment before I read that others had responded to you ... 1) Nevermind, or 2) Mind.
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    If the Yankees, or Dodgers, or Red Sox, etc. had signed him we would be jealous, but the Twins signed him. That's just too weird. There MUST be something wrong with the guy. This is my gut talking. I myself have no opinion until I see him bat around some balls. Of course he's not signed yet either.
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    I like that. New definition of "no brainer." No brain. Har, har.
  20. ScrapTheNickname
    A magician for a disappearing act ...
  21. ScrapTheNickname
    Sano's inability to play third? That's the first I've heard of that! He seems like he an excellent, cat-like thirdbasemen. Until I see or hear otherwise I think that is the general consensus among fans. He didn't play third there much this year because 1) Plouffe was ensconced there, and Sano hurt his hamstring and could barely run. Re: Outfield. Lots of unknowns. Will Hicks hit? Will Buxton hit? Will Rosario hit? They can all play D, we know, but can they really hit? Kepler (and Arcia) waiting in the wings. It's October, who knows.
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    Not a bad idea. Who do you see replacing Dozier at second? Polanco has committed a lot of errors in the minors.
  23. ScrapTheNickname
    Molitor challenged only 41 or 42 times this year (I can't find the exact figure right now). Incidentally, he won 25 of them which was the 4th highest success rate in MLB. That he challenged once in ever 4 games surprised me (and this about the league average). This means when two teams play each other (and that's usually how it's done!) there is one challenge every other baseball game. Correct me if I'm wrong.
  24. ScrapTheNickname
    Or be like Boston: Crawford, Sandoval, Ramirez. Break the bank and it doesn't always yield gold. "Homegrown is good," Neil Young.
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    That was very funny. I chuckled. No, I laughed out loud!
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