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  1. nicksaviking
    What makes you think the Twins haven't got that with Ryan? It's also a super convenient complaint because god forbid two young pitchers are injured. That never happens to any team but the failure Twins. This is getting really grating. I know everyone is upset, but the pitchers, particularly the young pitchers haven't been the ones losing the games, it's been the offense. The first and second year pitchers are almost exclusively this season's only success stories. Complaining about EVERY aspect of the team just to make sure everyone knows you don't like what the team is doing is a poor argument. It's also OK to shift the complaints when one area improves and another starts failing.
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    So we were expecting everyone to pop up and be Atlanta circa ‘95? You’re being unreasonable with the expectations of inexperienced pitchers.
  3. nicksaviking
    Ryan, Duran, Winder, Jax, Ober, Sands? This sounds like my kids yelling about there not being any cookies in the house after they just got done finishing off a carton of Oreos.
  4. nicksaviking
    I’m not concerned. Prospects are replaceable. But mostly, they’re just a poor predictor anyway. Miranda and Winder were nobodies in the eyes of national rankings until last year. Arraez, Jax, Gordon, Celestino, Ober and Sands were always nobodies. If “prospects” will get you cheap MLB talented players, keep trading them and rely on the nobodies.
  5. nicksaviking
    While there’s certainly utility in Sands being a long man this year, that’s not what I hope for long term, nor is him going back to the rotation. The Twins haven’t done much right with the pen this year, but the one thing they’ve crushed, is turning fringy starters into hard throwing late inning relievers. I’d keep doing that as long as it pays off.
  6. nicksaviking
    But if there's that one program you want to watch, you can pay the fee for a month and watch the whole season of that series than cancel. You have to pay what, $140 to watch the whole season of the Twins?
  7. nicksaviking
    Most of us don’t binge watch two seasons of something a month; that’s a completely different demographic than the mid-to-upper-middle-age fans that casually watch their local baseball team a few times a week. The “streaming revolution” was full of false promises and cheaper rates. For consumers, regional sports and local news have been most impacted. Regional sports still have leverage to change things, and they can if the owners would care more about prolonging the product instead of maximizing profit from in the moment. And comparing cable prices of yore to now is ridiculous. You used to be able to watch EVERYTHING on cable for one fee. Now you’d have to pay 20x that amount to watch everything,
  8. nicksaviking
    Interesting that his K, BB, Hit and HR numbers have changed quite a bit the last two years in he minors. Maybe it’s just getting out of the dreaded PCL? Or maybe he’s got new pitches? If you’re going to find a player with a late career transformation, it most likely will be a relief pitcher. Good luck all around.
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    FSN/cable never cost $20/month for one channel. But I’m confused, why do they need to negotiate? Don’t they have the broadcast rights already? If not, stay firm Twins, tell them to screw off, wait until they cry uncle, sell you back the rights, then send it to any and every willing broadcaster. Stop killing the game.
  10. nicksaviking
    Fun to see five more college free agents signed. I suppose they'd be like draft picks 21-25 in other years. Not much info on that John Klein. BBR only shows one season of college ball and no age for him.
  11. nicksaviking
    Yeah, Lewis was already in this exact same spot and spent minimal time in the minors after his last injury. I'm not sure why it would be a longer stay next year. Similar things happened with Kirilloff and Sano; the good news is the Twins have a track record of offensive prospects not being derailed from the majors very long when they have season ending injuries.
  12. nicksaviking

    75 RBI or 75 RBIs?

    nicksaviking commented on Greglw3's blog entry in Greg Allen

    Funny this doesn't come up with other stats that includes 'runs' in the acronym, just the OG acronym stat. DRSs, wRCs, RE24s
  13. nicksaviking
    Looking forward to it, but haven't had time to start a new series yet.
  14. nicksaviking
    I'm certainly looking forward to when the Twins have plenty of healthy starters to choose from, but I'm not counting on Paddock for the beginning of the year, and Dobnak is no more an answer than Devin Smeltzer is. Even IF Gray, Ryan, Mahle, Maeda, Winder and Ober are healthy and ready to go, I wouldn't be opposed to finding another option that's not currently in the system.
  15. nicksaviking
    Great news about Lee, though it shouldn't be too surprising since he and Noah Miller probably both need SS reps and Miller isn't going anywhere just yet. But it does bring up a bit of a quandary. Where ARE all of the college shortstops they just drafted going to play? They'll be sharing a bunch of reps or learning new positions right away it would seem.
  16. nicksaviking
    High A is exciting for Lee. It's not terribly uncommon to see top end college players go there around the league, but it's uncommon for our team. If he tears it up this year, starting in Wichita isn't out of the question in 2023. The Twins having the first MLB graduate of a draft class might be a first. But I'll slow my horses. Don't want to get ahead of myself.
  17. nicksaviking
    I like the idea of Varland being in AAA when the major league pitchers start rehabbing there. If he’s there while Meada, Winder and Ober start ramping up, it seems like it could induce a great mix of awe and inspiration. Put Canterino there too, even if it’s only in the pen.
  18. nicksaviking
    Duffey had a really good run here and I wish him well. I hope he ends up in the NL though. I've been hoping to see Sands in the bullpen, I really like turning those borderline starters into relievers. Of course I was hoping to see him in St. Paul's bullpen first. Hope it works out, but if it doesn't I'm sure his leash will be short considering he has options.
  19. nicksaviking
    They do need SOME bullpen depth. I'd rather have Moran up, but I understand why they're doing it this way; injuries happen as we should be well aware this year. Most of the other options in St. Paul are not very attractive. And if you can't figure out why they aren't just callously booting a guy who's been in the organization for 11 years and was good up until last year, I don't know what to tell you.
  20. nicksaviking
    I'd prefer Moran, but sending him down instead of getting rid of Duffey keeps some depth. I'm ready to move along from Duffey, but if someone gets hurt, they're running out of AAA options as so many have already been DFA'd.
  21. nicksaviking
    Pagan's never had an issue with walks until this year, and that issue has been subsiding recently. I agree, he looks on track to recover. But not for close games in the late innings. He doesn't seem to be that kind of pitcher. A high strikeout guy in the mid innings is going to be a big benefit.
  22. nicksaviking
    If I’m honest, I think Pagan is going to pull a Colome and pitch well going forward despite fan unrest. Those walks were a bit of a career aberration. But I got a long memory so I’d have been OK if he was released instead of sending Moran down. Though Duffey might be a biggest question mark anyway. Also, to continue the rambling, is it too much to ask to sign Jeurys Familia too? His BABIP is over .400 this year. His being terrible seems like flukey SSS stuff.
  23. nicksaviking
    Seems to me good relief efforts are contagious; I'm expecting everyone to step it up now that there's some momentum. If, IF the Twins get any of Maeda, Alcala, Winder or Ober back, is it a sure thing that Moran and/or Megill are next in line to lose their job? Or might it be Pagan and/or Duffey? Edit: I forgot Mahle hasn't been added yet, so that decision is forth coming. Interestingly, none of those four pitched today. Had one of them gotten overworked, that may have given us a hint.
  24. nicksaviking
    My mistake, I grabbed the wrong figures. K% seems doable.
  25. nicksaviking
    Considering Noah Miller doesn't look anywhere near ready for a promotion, I could see them sending Lee directly to Cedar Rapids.
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