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  1. jimmer
    Yeah, I'd really wait on Arcia. Can't play defense, streaky offense. Maybe he's our future DH? Maybe.
  2. jimmer
    I mentioned trade due to the MI prospects we have coming up. You know, kind of how we traded Span when we had a young Revere and Hicks waiting...
  3. jimmer
    we'll see. I hope you're right. let's hope that by 1 May he hasn't spend any time out in CF.
  4. jimmer
    Ryan didn't concur in public on that. Molitor said for sure, then Ryan said he wasn't sure, then Molitor backtracked. I'm just saying, it's not definitive.
  5. jimmer
    Molitor may have made it clear Santana will be a shortstop to start the year, but Ryan makes the active roster and if the 25 man roster makes Escobar shortstop and Santana CF our best option, we could very well see that right out the gate if not soon after.
  6. jimmer
    Speaking of Substance versus Style. ESPN just released it's top 10 list of CFs for 2015. Span was nowhere to be found. Here's a guy who was 7th in CF WAR and 17th in OF War, period. But they have guys like Wil Myers on there who hasn't even played CF, and Billy Hamilton. Yes, he may not play the start of 2015, maybe, but he's going to be playing. Maybe they think his injury will hurt him too much, but he's not even mentioned in the article. Nothing about, 'hey there's this guy, Span ,who has been good for a good amount of time, he's not on the list because of this injury and we think it'll affect him all season.
  7. jimmer
    I didn't know he was backing up Mauer?
  8. jimmer
    If Escobar can continue to perform how he did last season, I agree. He can play two or three times a week and fill in at 3 spots.
  9. jimmer
    While we're at it, let's return Hicks to pitching.
  10. jimmer
    When I read the title of this I thought it was a Span versus Revere discussion :-)
  11. jimmer
    The guy who is so good he has seen three major league teams, has been traded twice (one time for Sam Fuld by a guy who has a good track record for knowing talent) and yet still hasn't reach arbitration yet. Has an AL FIP around 4.30 and likely had a quality ERA due to a very good pitcher's park and quality defense behind him because he isn't striking out a good chunk of guys.
  12. jimmer
    thanks to you and Brock for the cap space info. I literally had no idea about this. Never heard this and I love to learn, so that's great stuff. And I appreciate you putting out that reasoning so eloquently. I agree May is more polished, I'm not sure Meyer is going to get any more out of being in the minors.
  13. jimmer
    I'm trying to learn something here, that's why all the questions on this subject. If a team can trade a guy to a team and, in return, get international cap space that's new info to me and good to know.
  14. jimmer
    how would that work?
  15. jimmer
    and trading Milone would add to our international cap space?
  16. jimmer
    Not saying you're wrong about Meyer and May, but I'm interested in knowing why you feel this way other than the fact the Twins sent Meyer down already and they haven't done so with May (along with May having a few games in the majors with wildly inconsistent results). Also, cap space? Please elaborate.
  17. jimmer
    By rising fastball do you mean a high fastball. Physics tells us that a pitches don't rise. Sam Fuld's dad did a study on this, by the way :-)
  18. jimmer
    ZiPS, the best projector for 2014, projects the 2015 Yankees at 82-80.
  19. jimmer
    It's also easier to accept the pitch to contact strategy when you have good defenders behind you.
  20. jimmer
    Good article. Just one question. Who are the Devil Rays? :-)
  21. jimmer
    Speaking of tall pitchers and how long it takes them to hone their craft, how tall was Jon Rauch? Maybe we should also consider comparing Meyer to him? Or maybe Chris Young? How about Eric Hillman? Maybe there's a reason we've seen so very few (like one) or so) really successful really tall starting pitchers.
  22. jimmer
    As a huge Twins fan, I also have a NL team and that team, along with other teams and players I like, play in the Cactus league. It's less expensive for me (in travel and lodging)to go to Arizona. Arizona is closer for me. My brother, who I'm going with like we've always wanted to, has no interest in going all the way to Florida to watch a team he has no interest in. There are reasons.
  23. jimmer
    I wish I was slightly intoxicated :-) Instead I'm on call. I rarely drink nowadays, but it's been an exceptionally rough week.
  24. jimmer
    Yes, and you have to wonder how great this prospect really is when he's 25 and can't beat out guys like Pelfrey and Milone (especially Milone since FA contract isn't a factor). We supposedly won that Span trade when it happened.
  25. jimmer
    Do you see a lot of SABR people dismiss the strikeout on offense? Most I've talked to don't like Ks. Striking out hurts the OBP. But if a guy grounds out to 3B as opposed to striking out, his OBP is still hurt the same. I think most SABR people just don't scream 'oh the strikeout is horrible' like they used to. Most would agree that, especially with runners on, a ball in play out will often be at least a little helpful by moving runners over (if it's an out placed in the right spot). It could also lead to a double play. And I also don't see a lot of people dismissing the walk on defense. It's still allowing a guy on base, which a defense shouldn't want to do. My point is that an inning leadoff walk allowed on defense isn't any worse than an inning leadoff single (or a double) allowed on defense. I'd also rather walk a good player on a 3-0 count with a man on 2nd than groove a ball in the strike zone to get pounded just to avoid walking a guy. Allowing a walk isn't more damaging than allowing a hit when preventing runs scored. A walk on offense isn't better than a single or double either, but it's still getting on base (as opposed to creating one of 27 outs). It creates opportunities for scoring by having another runner on and extending the inning. So while a single or better would be better, it's still getting on base. Getting on base is important.
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