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  1. prouster
    Thank God.
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    Sam Deduno, Pedro Hernandez, P.J. Walter, Cole DeVries, etc. all made regular starts not all that long ago. So no, not the worst by any means.
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    First off, I'm glad the Twins won. I'm on the east coast and fell asleep well before it was over, but it was nice to see a lot of quality performances on both sides of the ball. Regarding Ober, I understand Baldelli's reasons for pulling him. However, I'd like to push back on the idea that it "doesn't matter" whether he got credit for the win last night or not. In the grand scheme of things, sure, of course it doesn't matter. (FWIW, we could also say that it ultimately "doesn't matter" if he threw one more inning.) But I think it probably matters to Ober, which is not something that I think can be dismissed out of hand. He has worked hard and pitched well, and he deserves the official record to reflect that. Just my two cents.
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    I agree. The ump’s zone was consistently expanded for both teams. It’s a fallacy to assume that a ball outside the strike zone that gets called a strike is always or only the result of the catcher. Framing metrics assume a causal A —> B relationship, where A = catcher framing and B = called strike. The problem is that one might not actually have to do with the other. This is the problem I’ve always had with framing metrics: they assume a causal relationship that has not been rigorously proven. But it’s now baked into the conventional wisdom that this relationship exists with reliable consistency. No one ever questions it for some reason.
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    Cripes, it’s only baseball. We don’t need this dehumanizing crap.
  6. prouster
    Regarding Baldelli’s lack of regret: I don’t think it’s implausible that he would say one thing to the media and mean another, especially when it comes to strategy.
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    You’re technically right, but I don’t mind them playing the probabilities.
  8. prouster
    Well, a couple that he threw to Stanton are lodged in the bleachers at Target Field. Does that help??
  9. prouster
    Yes, we all remember the 2020 world champion Cincinnati Reds…and Oakland A’s.
  10. prouster
    Judging by the number of promotions to the MLB roster (driven largely by injury, I admit), I don’t think this is true at all. Even so, it’s reasonable to keep guys at one level for a while given that most went over a year without playing in any games.
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    Tampa doesn’t seem like the team to take on a veteran contract, even if it’s only for part of the season. Just a friendly note: I found the click-baity headline of this thread a little off putting.
  12. prouster
    It seems like Dyson may have been bluffing, which is not uncommon on that type of play. Who knows, though. Larnach is a lefty, so I think the angle was fine if he needed to make a throw. Mostly, I think balls hit to left field should be caught by the left fielder. At any rate, it’s over and done with. Celestino made some blunders.
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    Disagree. The ball was hit pretty much to left field. Larnach was already settled under it while Celestino was still moving over from center. There is no way a runner is tagging to third on that ball no matter who catches it.
  14. prouster
    I agree. This is true of pretty much all MLB baseball at the moment. The league’s big problem isn’t necessarily that games take too long, it’s that pitching and defense have been optimized to the point that the game is just plain boring to watch.
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    Man, Colomé is basically unusable right now. I came across a stat from Aaron Gleeman saying that his WPA before tonight was the worst ever after a pitcher's first eight appearances for a new team. He's apparently the only pitcher in MLB history to be under -2.0 WPA in that span. I'm sure it's even worse after tonight. I don't know what you even do with him. I guess stash him away and only use him for mop up duty. Honestly some of the worst relief pitching I've seen watching the team for 25+ years.
  16. prouster
    Major League players should already know how to play baseball. That’s why they’re professionals. The manager isn’t there to teach fundamentals.
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    I don’t know what Baldelli or any manager could possibly say to a Major League player that would get him to throw strikes or field a routine ground ball. The players have to perform. It’s as simple as that.
  18. prouster
    I didn’t see anything except the last two batters of the game. What a clown show.
  19. prouster
    We have a few options when a player underwhelms: blame the people who put him on the roster, blame the person who does or doesn’t put him in the lineup, blame the player himself, or accept that succeeding in the Majors is extremely difficult. At the end of the day the players have to do their job. Jeffers warrants some patience because of his age and talent, but it’s ultimately on him to reach his potential. This isn’t a video game where players have numerical ratings that automatically determine the quality of their play.
  20. prouster
    There's nothing to respect if he winds up getting someone else sick.
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    Why? Re the topic of this thread: I hope Simmons hasn't spread the virus through the club house. I also hope he hasn't spread any vaccine skepticism. Sounds like most of the team has already been jabbed, though.
  22. prouster
    There might be some town ball in Vergas they could check out. Maybe the coaches would let Vogelbach play shortstop.
  23. prouster
    I disagree that they non-tendered Rosario because they thought he was blocking anyone. It seems to me that cost was the issue, and they probably made a choice between him and Cruz.
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    The decision to leave him off the 40 man was perfectly reasonable. He hadn’t played a game in two years, and his minor league track record was a little iffy. So no, I very much disagree this is a case of incompetent management. The front office made an educated guess (which is all roster management is), and so far it has not worked out. That said, it’s very early. It’s completely possible Baddoo could be back in the Twins system in a month or two. As a baseball fan, I want him to succeed. He’s an easy guy to root for, and I’m always drawn to the underdog. Every FO misses on some guys. I hope Baddoo winds up being one Falvey wishes he had back.
  25. prouster
    I think there are plenty of passionate fans who don’t feel this way.
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