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  1. jimmer
    how did you know? :-)
  2. jimmer
    I own some beachfront property in Kansas :-)
  3. jimmer
    First, I like how 1B is covered, Like I said a few times, this will work itself out. Some will hit, some won't. Things have a way of working themselves out. I'm a Hicks believer too and the talent may be there, but it may never evolve. not going to count him as a solid OF. Gomez, I believe, had to leave to shine and letting Hardy loose was just plain dumb. That's on Gardy who pushed Smith to do it and Smith for letting Gardy push him.
  4. jimmer
    waiting on hopes and dreams. Arcia is a DH type who has to play OF because we have Vargas, another DH type. Hunter should likely just be DHing or coaching (somewhere else). Hicks? Who knows. Certainly not a known quantity. Who knows how long Rosario will go. Will he get hit again for a positive drug hit. Buxton is coming. That's one.
  5. jimmer
    Nolasco chose to go to Minnesota. Makes no sense to slam the place. Didn't have to pick here. He likely could have taken a good chunk less to play somewhere else.
  6. jimmer
    'I'm always a little confused by conversations about a "#1" pitcher. How are we defining a #1? It seems like a lot of the reports that place Berrios' ceiling as a #2-#3 act like a #1 pitcher is a true ace, one of the top 10 pitchers in MLB or something. That doesn't seem right to me.' In my opinion, while some may think there are 30 #1 pitchers (one for each team) I don't think many people look at it that way. Some teams have, in quality, more than one #1 pitcher. Some teams don't have any. I'd probably say there's maybe 15-20 in MLB that can truly be called an Ace.
  7. jimmer
    We are lacking quality defensive OFs and overall proven MLB starting OFs that aren't close to getting their AARP card. IMO, we are just waiting on hopes and dreams. As far as I'm concerned, right now our OF isn't crowded in the least...at least not with starting MLB quality OFs.
  8. jimmer
    He only had one way to go for his K% and baseball made an effort to expand strike zone. Strikeouts are up across MLB so it seems odd we would expect that not to affect our players, especially ones with a keen eye for what has been a strike. it's no wonder MLB is looking into the strike zone again. And, for his career, Mauer has been a very good run creator (wRC+ of 131). He was as recently as 2013 (wRC+ of 143). If he continues to hit like he did in 2014, I'll be concerned, but we saw him going back to normal in the 2nd half (wRC+ of 125). I like his chances of being more like the Joe we've seen most of his career (minus 2009).
  9. jimmer
    Mauer struck out less than 20% of the time (not even in the top 60 in K%), he's coming off a concussion, and they expanded the strike zone which is going to affect a guy with such an exact feel for what is, and isn't, a strike. As they adjust the strike zone and the concussion symptoms get smaller and smaller, I imagine his Ks will go back down. Even if they don't, he didn't strike out a ton anyway. On top of that, he's had one really bad year after tons of good ones.
  10. jimmer
    It would concern me because if he's striking out that much in AA, I just imagine how much he'd K in the majors (not that Ks, by themselves, is a huge deal to me). I would also figure the other numbers would go down as well due to better competition. And, of course, the defense being poor.
  11. jimmer
    He hasn't even turned 22 yet. I'd be happy if he spent the whole minor league season in the minors shaking off the rust.
  12. jimmer
    I guess I can fall back on what I said earlier: 'I don't know what the answer is, but I imagine some players will hit better than we expect and some will hit worse and this gets worked out naturally. If the Twins trade Plouffe and put Sano at 3B and his defense is horrible, that's yet another spot where we decided defense holds no value.' Obviously if Sano's defense is average and he's hitting a ton like so many expect him to right out the gate, then we have some fantastic decisions to make.
  13. jimmer
    and no one is saying that.
  14. jimmer
    I think we should find out if Arcia, Vargas or Sano are actually able to perform at this level before we toss aside a 2.5-3.5 WAR player. And we have time to decide about Plouffe anyway.
  15. jimmer
    I think all of Sano's value will come from his bat. I think it won't matter where he plays his defense will likely not be a strong suit. I also don't think we see Sano at 3B for 15-20 years either. I don't know what the answer is, but I imagine some players will hit better than we expect and some will hit worse and this gets worked out naturally. If the Twins trade Plouffe and put Sano at 3B and his defense is horrible, that's yet another spot where we decided defense holds no value.
  16. jimmer
    If a 3B is between the 7th and 10th best 3B he's better than middle of the road. Plouffe was 10th in wRC+ last year, he was 4th in UZR, he was 10th in DRS. Fangraphs had him #4 defensively. So top 10 offensive 3B and top 4 defender who has hit his prime and settled into his new position. 9th in WAR at 3.5 WAR. As someone who has never been a big fan of Plouffe, he's a valuable player. A player many Twins fan under-estimate because it took him so long to reach his potential. Part of the reason it took so long, IMO, was the Twins inability to see he wasn't a shortstop much earlier in his career. IMO, if we had just gotten him last year and he had the year he had Twins fans would be drooling all over him.
  17. jimmer
    I'm starting to think Bill James is starting to lose it. His interviews have become very, um, hard to follow.
  18. jimmer
    I like Berrios better as well. And there are a few prospects people, like Fangraphs' Kiley McDaniel, who do as well.
  19. jimmer
    I like to have some kind of actual proof before I believe someone took PEDS. For example, Jeff Bagwell. No proof that I'm aware of. There's 4.
  20. jimmer
    Is it more or less ridiculous than George Foreman naming all his boys George? There's George Jr, George III, George IV, George V, and George VI.
  21. jimmer
    Joe Mauer seems to get pitched outside a lot more than anyone else. More than any batter that I can remember. Maybe that's just my perception. When he gets pitches that are actually good to pull, he does that. Problem is he's trying to pull pitches that aren't meant to be pulled. I imagine because people keep talking about how he has to be a power guy.
  22. jimmer
    I hope Joe avoids all discussions like this, and basically anything on the internet about him, and focuses on just getting back to being how he was before. I would prefer no one gets in his head. I want to let him get back to doing what he does well and stop expecting him to be someone he isn't.
  23. jimmer
    For me, the number one issue is defense and how we didn't address the issue in a positive way.
  24. jimmer
    wasn't Berrios almost 5 years younger than league average age when he was at AA ball?
  25. jimmer
    love this guy! Good to see Berrios so highly ranked by Fangraphs as well.
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