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Carlos Clutch

Very difficult for an umpire to not get fooled by this. That's why most the good catchers set their target, put the glove down by the ground, and then bring it up to receive the ball. Jeffers holds the target the entire time, so misses a lot of calls like that one, I've noticed.

Am I the only one who has been scratching their head at Jeffers's defense all season?

Which manager can be dumber this game?

Two thoughts: Umpire's zones favor Jays, and Polanco looks brutal at third.

I've seen a few of his starts, and have the opinion that that he's nowhere near where Berrios was as a prospect, based off the following: His fastball is in the range of 88-93 mph, sitting at 90-91. It's a below average pitch. His changeup has good depth and fade, and tunnels well off his fastball, sitting in the low to mid 80s. It's an above average pitch. His curveball has really good vertical movement, but it's easily recognizable out of his hand. It has the potential to be a plus pitch, as it can get swings and misses, but for now it's getting knocked around too much to be anything better than average. His slider sits in the low to mid 80s, and he seems to struggle with commanding it. It's a below average pitch. His mechanics are very concerning. His front hip gets raised too high above his pelvic plane in his delivery, which results in his plant foot getting down late and his hips staying closed too long, resulting in poor hip/shoulder separation, an inefficiency that hurts his velocity. Additionally, his back foot leaves the rubber too early, and he has no ankle eversion that you see in the most efficient throwers such as Gerrit Cole and Jacob deGrom. His throwing arm action is too long, with his hand extending well below his back hip and having a wild spiraling effect that will likely lead to injury. He does a good job of keeping his scapulars and arm on plane at the point of his release, but with his exaggerated over the top delivery, to accomplish this he needs to curl his spine towards the first base side of the rubber, which combined with his glove side opening up too early causes him to fall off towards first base and away from the target, which is another cause for the lower than expected velocity. He's well filled out for his frame, which is promising, but with as many mechanical inefficiencies as he has, it's going to be a long road ahead before he can reach his full potential, in my opinion.

The latest research in player development right now suggests that the most important factors relating to pitcher injuries are biomechanics and recovery process between throwing. From what I've heard from people in the industry is that the Twins are way behind on this...

Rob Manfred's MLB is a joke. Like we needed a more offense friendly environment LMAO.

LaMonte Wade is categorically not a superior defender to Rosario.

2nd highest DRS, highest UZR, and highest Def rating for American League left fielders with a minimum of 800 innings.

I do not trust the voting process for any awards. I am basing my comment off of defensive metrics, my own personal scouting, and insider knowledge in the game. Also, please do not be so patronizing as to suggest I reevaluate how I judge baseball defenders - I have professional experience doing just that.

Grossman was the best left fielder in the AL who played a minimum of 800 innings. Just a few years ago, he was the worst defensive outfielder in baseball. Last year, Eddie Rosario was the second best defensive left fielder in the AL who played a qualified amount of innings, but this year, the metrics were not as kind to him. The impact of defense is overvalued, since better positioning and player development is what has the most influence on being good in this category.

Care to elaborate? It can be a great way to get underrated players. I don't see why Wisler isn't any better than say, Fernando Romero.

I'm having a real hard time seeing how Dobnak and Smeltzer can contribute to a major league team as starters for a full season. Both are bullpen arms at best. Perez and Gibson were both beyond competent the first half of the season. I doubt we have that kind of contribution from our #3 and #4 starters next season unless we get new #1 and #2 starters.

The Twins would be extremely lucky to finish anywhere near the right side of .500 ball if they go with this do-nothing rotation.

1 Luis Arraez 2b 2 Jorge Polanco ss 3 Max Kepler rf 4 Nelson Cruz dh 5 Eddie Rosario lf 6 Miguel Sano 3b 7 Mitch Garver c 8 C.J. Cron 1b 9 Jake Cave cf

Just curious, but have you ever seen Sean Hjelle pitch? I wouldn't say that his changeup doesn't flash much. It has potential to be a plus pitch.

Hrbowski approves.

It happened. Cubs.

Fastball with a ton of movement. Could be quite a weapon with that speed.

Dozier has 19 more home runs than Logan Forsythe.

Sounds like high school baseball.

Or a Hrbowski doppelganger from previous days.

A story about Josh Hader: A few years back when the Astros wanted to acquire Trevor Plouffe someone asked me who I would personally want in return. Josh Hader was the prospect who I liked the most in the Astros farm system, so I promptly named him. Disappointing to see him in a Brewers uniform tonight....

Mahtomedi’s senior left fielder Lincoln Rock came just shy of a home run in batting practice on Friday, which would have been a first of his high school career. Now he can spend the rest of his life telling stories about how Jack Schwietz and Weston Shelander hit the ball farther than he did, proving that pitchers rake. Another note from Mahtomedi: During legion ball, pinch runner Brandon Anderson was ejected for playing the game too hard. Farmington nearly came back to win what had been a 12-2 game, thanks to their number nine hitter’s great at bats. Fortunately, their team had nothing on Chuck B.