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  1. jimmer
    Harold Reynolds and Billy Ripken are starting to challenge for that title.
  2. jimmer
    plenty of people believe stuff like this.
  3. jimmer
    Yeah, Hunter sits 24th out of 24 in DRS for RF. At this rate, his DRS will be worse than last year. I'm sorry, but he's looked pretty bad out there. Perhaps his decent offense (along with homerism and/or memories of better days) has clouded some people's assessment of his defense, like Gold Glove voters. I don't know.
  4. jimmer
    There are plenty of scouts who feel Meyer is bound for the bullpen and have thought that for awhile. Kiley from Fangraphs has said exactly that. It's hard to believe that, at this point, he's going to be any kind of ace.
  5. jimmer
    Back in February, there was a thread here at TD that asked us to rank prospects: Meyer, Berrios and Stewart. I wrote: 'I personally have it Berrios, Stewart, Meyer.' My mind hasn't been changed yet.
  6. jimmer
    In the AL, the rotation is 13th in FIP and 14th in xFIP. In MLB, the rotation is 25th in FIP, 28th in xFIP. Both improvements.
  7. jimmer
    What percentage of free agents are at least 30 when they become FAs? It's a pretty big percentage isn't it? And is 29 okay but 30?
  8. jimmer
    I really haven't seen instances where a decision Molitor made turned out to be the difference between a win and loss AND it also be something Gardy wouldn't have done. If one is to suggest Molitor has been the difference of say 2 wins already, that makes him like a 10 win manager or so. That'd be something for a guy who has never managed before, or for a manager period. The postgames have been better though.
  9. jimmer
    Yeah, full disclosure, I said the White Sox and Twins would battle for last in the division. I never bought the White Sox being good this year. And, you know, it's still early.
  10. jimmer
    I read it before posting the link. He did have Funk to the Twins when I linked it.
  11. jimmer
    http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/a-far-too-early-2015-mlb-mock-draft/
  12. jimmer
    I've been saying Funkhouser for awhile. During the offseason, Kiley said he saw Funkhauser as a #3 type. I think he's changing his tune on The Funk.
  13. jimmer
    From KLaw chat today: Q: I know you're against hiring managers with no previous experience, but is the Counsell case any different for you? He's essentially able to learn on the job with a team that has no playoff aspirations. By the time Milwaukee is ready to compete again he will either have a good feeling for the position or the Brewers can move on after his three years are up. KLaw: Why not just hire someone who's actually qualified and let *him* learn on the job? I don't know if Counsell will be good or bad even with experience, but the problem is that the Brewers don't know either. The guy has zero relevant experience. In what other industry is that considered a normal practice? followup: Q: Regarding managers with zero experience, what do general managers and owners see and think to consider hiring someone with no managing background at all? And will this be a continuing trend? KLaw: If you've read Daniel Kahnemann's Thinking, Fast and Slow - and if you haven't, you should, so here's my review http://klaw.me/1eOEauc - he talks about this specific fallacy, weighing the interview too heavily and the experience too little. It's a long-running trend and I have no qualms in calling it a major failure of management. It's no better than hiring your friends.
  14. jimmer
    Yeah, Brock just misread the year he pulled those stats from, he wasn't 'making up imaginary stats'. Honest mistake which has already been pointed out.
  15. jimmer
    wishful thinking can do that to eyes ;-)
  16. jimmer
    Hunter's WAR was NOT 2.7 in 2014. It was 0.0
  17. jimmer
    Let's hope he continues this hot streak and does well for the rest of the season.
  18. jimmer
    Concerning errors. Back when some of the guys mentioned by Doc were playing, major league scorers expected major league caliber defense from major league players. Seems error numbers would be through the roof nowadays if today's players were judged by the standards of scorers back in Ozzie Smith's days. I am often baffled by what needs to happen for a player to actually be charged an error in today's game.
  19. jimmer
    It's early, so grains of salt and all, but right now Santana ranks dead last in DRS out of 29 shortstops. -6 runs saved. Hunter ranks 21st out of 21 RF in the same stat.
  20. jimmer
    I'm just gonna enjoy the winning while it lasts.
  21. jimmer
    Nice play by LaRoche, unfortunately. His defense saved two runs there, at least temporarily.
  22. jimmer
    Would not surprise me in the least that a good chunk of people believe in that. Twins were smart to sign him though, from a PR standpoint.
  23. jimmer
    multi-tasking messed me up. I was talking to my daughter and tyPing at the same time.
  24. jimmer
    I dislike the White SOx more than any team. Let's sweep them.
  25. jimmer
    And the Twins broadcast today starts with a PR tribute to Hunter. Calling him the cornerstone of the team in the 2000s and the one who transformed our team from nothing to something. Then the broadcasters said the Twins felt that Hunter had a lot left in Hunter baseball wise. And, like some others, they then said the last two days have proven the Twins right.
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