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  1. jorgenswest
    They can call up players not on the 40 and then return them without need to DFA. They can not recall a player who has been optioned in the previous 10 days unless there is an injury.
  2. jorgenswest
    It doesn’t matter. It isn’t a season changing decision or a career altering decision. Either can help but neither can play catcher. If Kepler goes on IL I think it will be Godoy to give Sanchez another day after being pulled yesterday. Godoy might be needed through Tuesday’s double header. As for Miranda, since Lewis went down he is 6 for 14 with 3 doubles. Was it worth all the angst when Lewis was sent down instead of Miranda?
  3. jorgenswest
    The foot work part is not a surprise. He hasn’t played SS and the foot work is very different. It takes time. It would no be reasonable to expect his foot work would be good. I wonder what the Twins see that would encourage them to continue this development.
  4. jorgenswest
    Here is what Tim Corbin said about shortstop just prior to the draft in 2020. The Twins are giving him the time. They have time. His options clock starts in 2024. I am not suggesting they go beyond this season. I also would not use error totals to make a decision 69 games in.
  5. jorgenswest
    Isn’t possible that Vanderbilt had more than one guy who could play SS and they chose the established played? How is that evidence that he couldn’t play SS?
  6. jorgenswest
    Was he moved off? He didn’t play there. In his first year they had Connor Kaiser who drafted in the third round. He wasn’t moved off then. Ethan Paul was the 2B when he was a freshman and Paul moved to SS when Kaiser left. Paul was drafted in the 9th round. He wasn’t moved off then. Are you sure about the narrative that he was moved off? Isn’t it possible that they had older players already there that were more ready to play SS? College isn’t about developing a player. Vanderbilt needs to win. The minors are about development.
  7. jorgenswest
    Pagan, Paddack and Medina for Rogers and Rooker. Who says no?
  8. jorgenswest
    I would not close the door on SS based on error numbers. There are several examples of eventually successful players making errors at SS in the minors. He has only played 69 games there. I might read the numbers differently. They have an athletic player who has been shown a steady glove at other positions. Is it possible he can bring that to SS? The footwork and getting your body in position to make a good throw is unlike any other position. Give it time.
  9. jorgenswest
    Yes. I had said then would have increased my offer to Ryu to the Donaldson money. It would have beaten the offer from the Jays. He would have fit a bigger need in 2020 and 2021. This year Ryu looks like he has really declined though.
  10. jorgenswest
    I haven’t seen Martin play but the minor leagues is the place to try to develop your swing and risk poorer performance while making those adjustments. It is also the place to risk defensive errors while pushing a player towards SS. In Jeter’s first year and a half at SS he had 77 errors in 183 games. Tim Anderson in his first full season had 34 errors in 81 games. I don’t think I would close the door on SS solely based on those error numbers.
  11. jorgenswest
    In 2018-2018 his wRC+ were 109 and 114. In 2021 he had a significant back injury that might explain performance before and after the 60 day IL. In the outfield overall he has a positive career OOA(2) and UZR(1.3). Even in CF he has a positive career OOA. If his recovery from the back injury is full it seems like he can help a major league team.
  12. jorgenswest
    They should do the opposite and sacrifice the future in trades. Pay up for a left handed high leverage reliever even on an expiring contract. Pay up for a starter that pushes Gray and Ryan to number 2 and 3 in the rotation.
  13. jorgenswest
    Yes
  14. jorgenswest
    Sigh. I am not sure how your response fits. I was in total agreement with Chief when he made this statement prior to the announcement of the Rogers trade. As I read his definitive statement about Correa I recalled this similar one prior to Rogers. Merely pointed that out.
  15. jorgenswest
    I am glad Miranda was in the lineup on Friday. His bat was the difference in the game,
  16. jorgenswest
    I hope you are right. Seems like you said something equally definitive about the Twins trading Rogers.
  17. jorgenswest
    Seems like they can utilize him to start the second game of the double header in Detroit. He probably gets one start in AAA in between. They have another double header in June in the midst of 17 games in 16 days. There is value in keeping him stretched out and starting to slot in those games as the extra man. He also stays ready when the next injury hits.
  18. jorgenswest
    I think it is a fair question to wonder whether it is worth tendering Paddack. There are very few successful second Tommy John surgeries and look at the time between games for Eovaldi or Capuano or Clevinger or Rasmussen. I think those are the 4 success stories amidst forty some according to the Post. Did any return in less than 16 months? Eovaldi was August 10, 2016 to May 30, 2018. Capuano missed 2 years. Rasmussen had surgery in September 2017 and returned April 2019. Clevinger was September of 2020 and returned this month. It is unreasonable to expect more than one year of Paddack and by then it will be 5 years since his last good season. Is that any different than the usual fliers like Bundy and Archer? They shouldn’t look at him as any different then those two and I am not sure that is worth the cost of a 40 man spot the two off seasons and arb salaries.
  19. jorgenswest
    We can judge this trade on the success of our bullpen in the 2022 playoffs. Another factor in assessing this trade is the cost of any prospects traded to bolster the bullpen at the deadline. They gambled their best bullpen arm in the only season they are guaranteed to have Correa for a pitcher with a history of arm trouble and little success since 2019. Three years gave them a good shot of winning the trade in paper. I would trade that paper win for a run with Correa in 2022 playoffs. I was very disappointed with the trade at the time.
  20. jorgenswest
    For this game the decision to keep Miranda on the roster paid off.
  21. jorgenswest
    Ober is ready. Send him down. Keep him in the rotation. There is stretch coming up later in June where they have 17 games in 16 days. They will need him to be stretched out to contribute during that stretch.
  22. jorgenswest
    Is Larnach part of this argument?
  23. jorgenswest
    The Mets made a good call here. They weren’t giving up anything significant in players either and still didn’t do the deal.
  24. jorgenswest
    Probably the most successful return from second Tommy John is Nathan Eovaldi. His numbers post surgery are similar and his velocity is up. A second pitcher with some success is Chris Capuano. Eovaldi was out nearly two years from august 10, 2016 to May 30, 2018. Capuano missed the 2008 and 2009 seasons. From the San Diego Tribune writing this winter about Clevinger’s recovery The surgery isn’t as successful the second time for several reasons. One is that the first time they go in a drill a hole in the bone it is clean with good blood flow. The second time around they will encounter scar tissue in that area. His return from second Tommy John surgery should be viewed no different than a reclamation project like Archer and Bundy. It is a project may not be ready until 2024. Is that worth the cost of retaining him or would it be better to look for other reclamation projects?
  25. jorgenswest
    It might not be mental but playing through the pain likely altered his swing. It will take time to find the swing and get the muscle memory back.
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