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  1. prouster
    None of them were hard throwing relievers with two surgeries to repair the same injury on their throwing arm in under a year. I’ll eat crow if Colina goes on to be something, but I doubt he’s going to.
  2. prouster
    The two operations are a pretty big deal.
  3. prouster
    It’s just a joke…
  4. prouster
    I’ll give him an A+, just to see how people react.
  5. prouster
    I think Chuck Knoblauch is probably a more apt comparison. Not perfect, but closer to Buxton’s situation than Ortiz.
  6. prouster
    This is close to my thinking. Miranda had a terrific season. I question his ultimate upside. This is a “me” thing, but I can’t help of thinking about Kepler as a prospect. He always had good traits and started to put things together in the upper minors. At the time I thought they should have considered packaging him in a trade for pitching, because I was skeptical it would click for him in the majors. With the exception of 2019, it really hasn’t. I have similar feelings about Miranda. No good reason for it, just a gut feeling.
  7. prouster
    Miranda is a much better trade piece than Donaldson. Hypothetically, if someone is getting traded, I say move him for some pitching.
  8. prouster
    Then what? Storm Target Field?
  9. prouster
    *loud yawn*
  10. prouster
    Indeed, think about who is doing the advertising. It’s not the Twins.
  11. prouster
    Just to echo what others have said, it’s the Twins, and it’s not particularly close. The raw WAR totals both players have put up the last two seasons are far apart: 3.7 for Maeda to 0.5 for Graterol. Graterol will likely add to that before hitting free agency, but the Twins got a Chance Young runner up in a playoff year.
  12. prouster
    Austudillo doesn’t catch anymore because he’s an awful catcher. Defense counts, you know.
  13. prouster
    Rortvedt went 1-2 last night. I don’t think he was the problem. Refsnyder got in the game as a pinch hitter (for Rortvedt, so that may have made you happy). Would a couple extra at bats from him have alleviated the toll of stranding 19 runners? I doubt it. Who should Austudillo have replaced? The point is that Baldelli is playing the guys he has. There was no one on the bench obviously better than anyone who started. Baldelli can’t unilaterally call players up from the minors. I think people are complaining for the sake of complaining, because they don’t like when the team loses.
  14. prouster
    You can’t use Turtle to pinch hit, because then he’s unavailable to pitch.
  15. prouster
    Who was on the bench that should have been playing?
  16. prouster
    Yeah, I think Austin will see plenty of time in the majors next year, just not for the first couple months of the season. If they trade Buxton, my feelings will be different.
  17. prouster
    Regarding Ryan’s potential as a top, mid, or backend starter, I think his unique profile makes him really hard to predict. Not many guys throw a single pitch so often, especially fastballs. Most guys who do are relievers. Even so, Ryan has been successful in the minors due in large part to his unusual arm motion. To my amateur eyes, his ceiling is a bit better than what we got in Berrios. A less good (but still acceptable) outcome is that he throws quality innings from the bullpen. I think a fair expectation is something like Lance McCullers, but with lots of fastballs instead of curves: a dependable mid rotation arm you trust to compete in a playoff series.
  18. prouster
    Great news. I’m excited to watch him mow down some Cubs.
  19. prouster
    I don't see Lewis or Martin losing their prospect status in the first half next year. One of them will very likely start the year ranked number 1 by most outlets.
  20. prouster
    Woof
  21. prouster
    Interestingly, Happ pitched really well in his lone start against Pittsburg with the Twins: 7.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, and 3 K. For his sake, maybe he should go against the Pirates more often.
  22. prouster
    Haha, alright then. I guess your mind is made up!
  23. prouster
    I think many of the pitchers have done a really bad job this year. But Duffey has a 115 ERA+. 125 for Rogers. 101 for Pineda. Those three have been between average and very good. 89 for Maeda, who has been hurt. Slightly worse for Robles, who isn’t on the team anymore. Alcala is at 85. He’s hurt and put up much better numbers last year. He can probably be explained as someone still in development. Barnes is a rookie who’s like 10th on the depth chart. Gant has been on the team for three weeks. Not sure what you’re expecting there. Minaya’s ERA+ is 121. He’s been good. Law, Dobnak, Thorpe, and Stashak have barely pitched this year. The only true clunkers are Happ (traded), Shoemaker (cut), and Colome (still blowing saves a couple nights per week). I’m not sure what any pitching coach could do for those three. Tell them to throw more strikes?
  24. prouster
    Do you think Johnson has anything to do with Ober’s and Jax’s performances over the last month?
  25. prouster
    Man, I hope they bring up Ryan sooner than later.
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