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  1. jimmer
    3 Ks by Sano not enough? :-)
  2. jimmer
    better not sacrifice!
  3. jimmer
    Jepsen...
  4. jimmer
    There are plenty of players who were/ are young who didn't get better in time even their own positions much less positions they had to learn in the majors. We have had a few on our team over the last few years. Experence won't always equal getting better, either in the field or the plate and defense peaks sooner than hitting.
  5. jimmer
    Well, I'm not sure I'd say Nolasco would be one of the better #5 starters in the game and the problem is, our rotation consists of only #3-#5 starters. A Nolasco is easier to stomach when a team has a couple guys who slot into 1-2 spots. Kind of like our lineup. Rosario would be a decent #9 hitter but we have Suzuki/Murphy and the young Buxton that hit below him. Not sure why Escobar does. That is compounded by not having decent choices for lead off either.
  6. jimmer
    Been saying a lot this off season that with our OBP last year (dead last in AL) and our OPS being 13th in the AL last year, only through very advantageous sequencing did we end up middle of the AL in scoring (8th). Can't count on that.
  7. jimmer
    'If there's one thing last season taught us, it's that we shouldn't put too much stock into rough beginnings. As we all remember, the 2015 Twins lost six of their first seven games, getting outscored 45-16 in the process. By the end of May, they were in first place.' Did last season teach us to to count on a 20 wins May for things like that to happen? :-)
  8. jimmer
    2 DPs a game would be quite something. That'd be some kind of untouchable record to average 2 DPs a game. And I'm pretty sure it has zero to do with his desire to not strikeout.
  9. jimmer
    Strikeouts are helped by the yearly expansion of the called strike zone since 2009.
  10. jimmer
    Both horrible RFs, one retired.
  11. jimmer
    Next article might need to be Buxton and the strikeout.
  12. jimmer
    But those tickets were originally bought by someone, right?
  13. jimmer
    yes and yes
  14. jimmer
    San Diego is awesome, though I prefer Coeur D Alene, Carmel and Portland (for different reasons).
  15. jimmer
    Pujols was an awesome player. One of my favorites.
  16. jimmer
    They are pitching as if it was already 2 months in.
  17. jimmer
    I think we all hope for nothing but the best for him since he has inexplicably been put back in the rotation. One can look at how he's done for us so far and say, um, he's done pretty poorly. Oh, and I'm of the opinion that moving May to the bullpen instead of, say, Pelfrey could very well have ended up being the difference between making that playoffs and not.
  18. jimmer
    In the 5 games Nolasco 'won' , the Twins offense scored 5, 6, 6, 8 and 7 runs. He went 6 or more innings in only one of those games.
  19. jimmer
    Nolasco was 17th in the NL for IP in 2013, not 2nd, and his ERA- was 101. So, 1 percent below league average. In the NL.
  20. jimmer
    I'm not sure that this team has the quality of players where one could have such high expectations they would be considered busts if they perform poorly. Sano has high expectations. Some have high expectations for Buxton for this year. Maybe Gibson? Hear a lot of people talking about him taking the next step.
  21. jimmer
    exactly.
  22. jimmer
    You're not terrible at expressing yourself. Your point was clear.
  23. jimmer
    We need DH insurance like we need more boringly average-below average starting pitchers.
  24. jimmer
    Last season. That's it. Done deal. Decision was made last year when we pushed him to the pen to ensure Pelfrey had a spot.
  25. jimmer
    Jeff Sullivan did a chat at Fangraphs today. In the chat, this was brought up by our own Mike Sixel (forgive me if he's mentioned this already). Mike Sixel: 'Will Buxton hit much this year? I admit, I am beginning to wonder if Cameron’s bearish view of that tool is true…….' Jeff Sullivan: 'I’m presently unconvinced Buxton’s ever really going to hit past .260. That would make him out to be a disappointment. But it would also make him out to be underrated, given his expected running and defense.'
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