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  1. jimmer
    Our rotation was 10th in AL WAR. 10th in FIP (13 in xFIP) 12th on K/9 12th in IP Our bullpen was 13th in AL WAR 11th in FIP (11th in xFIP) 14th in K/9 6th in IP. Both very bad but one wonders if the bullpen was affected by overwork. In any event, we need lots of help.
  2. jimmer
    I don't remember Griffey Jr's defense failing until he was in his late 20s/early 30s. So like 9, 10 years of awesome. My memory must be failing me.
  3. jimmer
    Yes, as is said in the OP, defense peaks earlier, but his speed is so ridiculous that even as he starts to slow, he'll still be like a blur out there. His routes might get even better as his experience builds which would help offset the loss of speed.
  4. jimmer
    I believe Buxton this year was better than we ever saw from Hunter, who was certainly an awesome defender himself.
  5. jimmer
    Buxton is defensively awesome, absolutely. He had the most DRS of any CF and the 2nd most of any OF. I love watching him play D, but I still think the best defender in the game this year was Andrelton Simmons. Probably the best defensive SS since Ozzie Smith.
  6. jimmer
    No. Todd Frazier had 10 DRS (4th in MLB for 3B) and was 3rd in UZR.
  7. jimmer
    Todd Frazier had 10 DRS (4th in MLB for 3B) and was 3rd in UZR. Escobar had -5 DRS and a negative UZR. He was as bad as Sano in pretty much the same amount of innings. The only thing Escobar had on Sano was range. 26 3Bs had 650 or more innings played. Escobar ranked 20th in RZR, Sano was 25th.
  8. jimmer
    Buxton provides top notch defense and is very young. Lots of room to improve. Gibson is in his 30s. He is what he is. Nowhere near the same thing.
  9. jimmer
    I'm hoping beyond hope the team DOESN'T put Mauer anywhere near 3B or the outfield. He's an exceptional fielder at 1B who saves the other IF (and by extension the pitching staff) and having him, at 35, try to tackle new positions would be disastrous with no benefit.
  10. jimmer
    Buxton was awesome and deserving,but he didnt lead all MLB OF in DRS. Betts did.
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    This
  12. jimmer
    Gibsons' numbers this year are practically identical to last years. IMO, this is who Gibson is until he can prove otherwise over the course of a whole year. He had a good 5 game stretch in the latter part of the season (22 Aug-12 Sep). Nice to see, but not much to hang a hat on.
  13. jimmer
    Schoenfield predicts Molitor wins AL MOY. http://www.espn.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/84575/judging-mlbs-award-finalists-who-will-take-home-the-hardware
  14. jimmer
    Those WERE pretty much Gibson's numbers with the exception of having better K numbers but worse BB numbers.
  15. jimmer
    Netflix Alias Grace is also a very good show.
  16. jimmer
    Mauer seems to be coming back around to hitting lefties well. His BA against them was .308 (higher than against righties) and he still had an OBP of almost .380 against lefties. Molitor did a great job keeping Mauer fresh this year, starting him 131 games and having him appear in 10 others. He's obviously going to get some days off and it seems day games after night games (or night games before day games) is the best way to do that. If that means missing some games against lefties, fine, but I'm not sure we need to actively avoid batting him against lefties.
  17. jimmer
    Yes, ERAs went up that high since 1993, yet Mussina (who started in '96) still bested Morris' ERA by half a run. ERA+ compares how a pitcher's ERA compares to others in their time. Mussina's is 123, Morris is 105. That's a considerable difference. Means Morris' ERA was 5% better than league average while Mussina's was 23% better than league average. Mussina's K rate was 7.0/9, his walk rate was 2.0/9, his WHIP was 1.192. Morris' K rate was 5.8/9, his walk rate was 3.3/9, his WHIP was 1.296. Mussina's playoff ERA: 3.42, with a 9.3K, and 2.1 BB/9 Morris' playoff ERA: 3.80, with a 6.2K/9 and 3.1 BB/9. Mussina was way better than Morris even in the playoffs. And as far as new stats go, Mussina has 82.2 fWAR. Morris 55.8.
  18. jimmer
    I enjoyed the new Netflix series Mindhunter. It's slow, but the story is very good as is the acting.
  19. jimmer
    yeah, I agree completely.
  20. jimmer
    I think some question whether or not it's a good idea to make Kepler a platoon player at this point. Also need to take into account he's a quality defender and how the drop off affects the pitching when he's on the bench and an inferior defender is out.
  21. jimmer
    Buxton and Kepler were born in the same year. They are ten months apart. Apparently one seems to have reached the age where his potential has been realized, the other is still a young kid with a lot of room to grow.
  22. jimmer
    Some of the big negatives for Morris are as old school as it gets. He would have the worst ERA (3.90) of any SP in the HOF (currently the worst is 3.80). The average ERA for a HOF pitcher is under 3.00. For his career, his ERA is only 5% over league average. Also, his K/9 is less than 6 and his BB/9 is over 3. Not only that, the new way of thinking hasn't even really taken strong hold in the HOF voting (as there are tons of old school writers holding on) and even less so the first 10 years he was eligible. And one example of HOF voting not really up to newer thinking is Glavine getting in first ballot and Mussina still not in.
  23. jimmer
    It's weird that players aren't disparaging their teammate in public.
  24. jimmer
    I have no problem with being able to love the game of baseball (and the Twins) passionately while also being able study and/or analyze the game. My love of the game isnt tied into enjoying the game the same way as I did as a kid. Just because I dont think Dozier deserved the award, doesnt mean I cant love the fact he won as a Twins fan.
  25. jimmer
    Lackey yells at his catcher and yells at his position players during the game (on the field) when mistakes happen. He acts like a complete donkey on the field. Hard pass.
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