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  1. wsnydes
    It would be nice to have one reliable reliever around. Longevity with the team might also have some value. I think is have to be wowed in order to deal him. That said, if they dealt him I wouldn't really be disappointed by it. If that's how they think they can improve, then that's what they should do.
  2. wsnydes
    While it's great that they've been able to string some wins together, the joy is completely squashed by the Buxton news. It's just incredible how bad his luck really is. Doubled down on by the fact that he finally appears to be putting everything together and being the player we had hoped he'd be. Very frustrating for player and fans alike.
  3. wsnydes
    I think they can improve fairly organically and not by accident. Weird things can stop happening, they can play more sound baseball and they can get healthy. That alone should translate to more frequent wins. The issue becomes what happens with the pitching staff. Until changes are made there, particularly in the bullpen, the ceiling of this team is quite a bit lower than it should be.
  4. wsnydes
    Their fortunes will be tied to how they do against the Pale Hose. At worst, if they can split with them and gain a few games elsewhere, then there may be some light. I don't see that happening, but that's why they play the games!
  5. wsnydes
    Interesting talker, for sure. I liked the idea of super-utility guy to keep his bat in the lineup, but didn't really like it on the defensive side. I'm not sure I'd consider that a wash though. I'm conflicted. I think his best suited as a 2B, but he's not unseating Polanco. So, he's redundant there. He's not an outfielder no matter how much they slot him there. "Ideally", I'd slot him at DH if Cruz isn't on the roster. I like what he brings offensively, I just don't know where he really fits with the glove.
  6. wsnydes
    I want to like the headline, but have yet to find a way to do it! So, this will just have to do. Well played, @Brock Beauchamp!
  7. wsnydes
    No, I don't. He could just as easily end up being the same guy who is always hurt and breaks down further and never does anything. This mentality gets so old. Focusing on the one guy that ended up being great and ignoring the hundreds of other players that never do anything of significance is self defeating. Sometimes those things happen. More often than not, they play out and nobody regrets a thing. This is coming from a guy who loves watching him play. He's my favorite player on the team, by far. Living in fear of failure is a sure fire way to fail. Let the Yankees take the financial risk. If it backfires, it backfires. It's not as though buxton hasn't been given ample opportunity to stay in the field. Apologies if this comes across as aggressive. That is not my intention. I just get so tired of Ortiz-itis. It's past time to get past it.
  8. wsnydes
    Same. And if I'm the Twins and in a position where you're likely to only sign Buxton or Berrios, Berrios is the safer signing. He's remained healthy, he's productive and less risky. I'm not sure "safer" is "better", but I also don't think that signing Berrios would be a negative thing. The same can't be said about Buxton.
  9. wsnydes
    Before making such a proclamation, I'd like to see the season play out. We're comparing full season's worth of results against two and a half months. Things could get worse (somehow) or could improve. I do think it's pretty safe to say that the staff is brutal. They're as frustrating a staff to watch as I recall watching.
  10. wsnydes
    He was an All-Star for his bat though. He just happened to play SS. He committed 22 errors in 2019, a career high. He's always been better suited for 2B. His arm isn't good enough for SS.
  11. wsnydes
    They've all been brutal and contributed heavily to the death spiral this season has become. And they've all contributed in their own way, so that's neat. So, to me, the only logical answer is "yes".
  12. wsnydes
    "The game was ostensibly over by the second inning, which unfolded as follows; walk, single, single, 3 run triple, ground out, passed ball, strike out, hit by pitch, pop out. An increasingly disenfranchised looking and ineffective Happ left the mound after two innings with his team in a 5-0 hole." When I woke up this morning and saw the final score, this is exactly the type of paragraph that I expected to see in the postmortem. The ship has sunk, now hurtling towards the sea floor.
  13. wsnydes
    Fair enough, I hadn't heard anything until Sunday. And in fairness, I was able to find mentions that it was expected as early as Friday night.
  14. wsnydes
    I believe the announcement for Maeda came after the game Sunday. Pineda left Sunday's game early due to injury. He wasn't put on the IL until Monday.
  15. wsnydes
    Valid points, and I don't disagree, but the Twins still needed a pitcher when Pineda went on the IL. In that context, it only makes sense to activate Maeda. None of the minor league starters would likely go deeper. The bullpen would be taxed either way. Clearly the FO, and I agree, that Maeda was more likely to go deeper than any of the options available in AAA. It's entirely possible that had Pineda not gotten hurt, that they would have allowed Maeda another start or two in StP, but their hand was forced to activate him because of it.
  16. wsnydes
    I agree the two situations are different, which is what I stated. You stated that they did it backwards, which I don't agree with. Buxton is still hurt apparently. While he was playing every day, he DH'd the first few games. For Maeda, you wanted to stretch him out, so I was wondering what that meant to you. And now I know. Why can't Maeda get stretched out with the big league club? What's another game or two up here? The season isn't hanging in the balance. And given that Pineda just went on the IL, they needed a starting pitcher. What's the difference if Thorpe goes 4 innings or Maeda goes 4 innings? It's the same burden on the bullpen. I just find it odd that you want the healthy guy in the minors, yet the guy that's still hurt to be brought up. The situations are different, but I don't see what they're doing as unreasonable given the context.
  17. wsnydes
    Except Buxton plays every day and Maeda plays once every five. Two different situations. It sounds like Buxton still has some residual issues whereas Maeda does not. You're asking for, what, another three or four starts in the minors to stretch him out? That very premise is what fans are so irritated about Buxton not being up with the big league club.
  18. wsnydes
    This. I've never understood the sports mantra of making it more difficult to consume their product. I just don't get it.
  19. wsnydes
    No worries. I didn't really think you were nitpicking. I phrased it as if Seattle went 7-9, which they didn't. It's amazing how bad Seattle's offense is generally speaking, yet they're only two games below .500. That really goes to show how crucial hitting is when opportunity knocks. I don't know how sustainable that efficiency is for them, but they've certainly made good use of it thus far.
  20. wsnydes
    I noticed that, but that one additional hit with RISP was the difference in the game. I know there isn't a huge disparity, but the difference was a deciding factor. Couple that with a bullpen that actually shut down the opponent versus one that ultimately gave up the winning run. To your point, I could have phrased that a bit differently, for sure.
  21. wsnydes
    Amazing to see the effect that the ability to hit with RISP has on the game's outcome. One team does it, and the other doesn't. The team that does, won.
  22. wsnydes
    Right, I guess that I see it as I'm already paying for it via Hulu since my subscription didn't decrease when they pulled it. So paying another $23 on top of that is essentially paying for it twice. And since it's just the one network, that's much harder to justify. In my opinion anyway. Obviously, others may disagree. And I've made due just fine with how I've adapted, so paying that much a month is not something I'm interested in. But, I realize that is just me. Everyone is in a different situation.
  23. wsnydes
    Revenge is best served with a Scotch, neat and a splash of water. And maybe some baseball to wash it down.
  24. wsnydes
    The bartender informed me that all garbage cans have been removed from the ballpark. I wouldn't want to be the people that need to clean this place up after this series...
  25. wsnydes
    He's not, but perhaps they're working on certain things to see if he reacts negatively to them. No sense activating him until they know he's not going to have to go right back on the IL. Last I heard, straight line running wasn't an issue but cutting and direction changes were. Perhaps that's still a problem? I want him back up too, but it doesn't make a lot of sense to rush anything in a season that's already down the toilet.
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