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  1. nicksaviking
    I'm up for trying anything, but I think with Kepler, he'd have to overhaul his entire swing to get new results. His high exit velocity numbers are somehow buoyed by his ground balls: https://www.brooksbaseball.net/h_tend.php?player=596146&gFilt=&&time=year&minmax=ci&var=hitspeed&s_type=13&startDate=03/30/2007&endDate=04/06/2023 Additionally, his heat zones show he hits a high number of ground balls no matter where in the zone the ball is thrown. Somehow, even pitches at the top of the zone and ABOVE the zone he's turning into groundballs 25%+ of the time. Pitches sitting right in the middle of the plate he's still driving into the ground 30-40% of the time. https://www.brooksbaseball.net/h_profile.php?player=596146&gFilt=&pFilt=FA|SI|FC|CU|SL|CS|KN|CH|FS|SB&time=year&minmax=ci&var=gb&s_type=2&startDate=03/30/2007&endDate=04/06/2023&balls=-1&strikes=-1&b_hand=-1 By comparison here's Joey Gallo's: https://www.brooksbaseball.net/h_profile.php?player=608336&gFilt=&pFilt=FA|SI|FC|CU|SL|CS|KN|CH|FS|SB&time=month&minmax=ci&var=gb&s_type=2&startDate=03/30/2007&endDate=04/06/2023&balls=-1&strikes=-1&b_hand=-1 Certainly laying off pitches below the zone will result in fewer groundballs, but Max hits too many balls on the ground no matter where in the zone they are thrown.
  2. nicksaviking
    So while this news is fantastic for a guy who can't currently watch the Twins, this still angers me in two ways. Why out of all of their broadcast deals, did they decide the Twins were a club they wouldn't pay? How in the hell do the Twins make less from their broadcast deal than Cleveland? I don't have The Athletic, so on the off chance none of what I said makes sense, I was going off of the Cliff's Notes version on MLBTR. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/04/mlb-seeking-overdue-rights-payments-from-diamond-for-twins-guardians-broadcasts.html
  3. nicksaviking
    There are other ways to disagree with trading Arraez. This is trolling. Thread locked.
  4. nicksaviking
    Put that one down for the Gordon quota.
  5. nicksaviking
    Post season. The end of the regular season ended like Animal House based on the rumors I heard.
  6. nicksaviking
    We’ll put me down for a Gordon, I’ll leave Buxton for everyone else.
  7. nicksaviking
    Late to the party. Has the quota of complaints about Gordon leading off been met yet?
  8. nicksaviking
    Haven't watched pro wrestling since I was a kid. Haven't watched UFC ever, as my dad always told me when I was young, that if I ever find myself in a fight, kicking is absolutely not acceptable (he was probably just worried about getting sued!). I was really into watching boxing back in the day though. But this seems weird since I assumed UFC thought it was an actual competition and obviously pro wrestling is a circus. Don't know enough about it but seems like it would delegitimize UFC almost completely.
  9. nicksaviking
    Looking at Brooks Baseball, Sands was throwing four seemers, two seemers, sliders and splitters yesterday, and he barely threw the slider. That's too many pitches, stop treating him like a starter. Cut out the splitter or two seemer at least, and get that slider usage up.
  10. nicksaviking
    Rarely do the first few picks go as expected, and after getting Lee last year, I have to think the Twins would be happy to pull that trick again and pounce on whatever consensus top player falls into their lap. Of course the few times the consensus top players DO go off the board, the Twins end up with a Tyler Jay or Kohl Stewart.
  11. nicksaviking
    Surprised all the young hitters don't want it. They must not have grown up watching ball and knowing the vets tend to get an extra inch or two shaved off of the strike zone compared to the rookies.
  12. nicksaviking
    Could Larnach end up being the team MVP? He looks like he was hyped up to look like two years ago. An under considered factor about the team having so much 'depth' is that they have absolutely no reason not to be cautious with IL decisions. If Kepler even MAYBE needs to go on the IL, just do it.
  13. nicksaviking
    Particularly when they play the Astros.
  14. nicksaviking
    Yawn…. These games are boring. What happened to our sorority house games? Full of drama and young guys striking out?
  15. nicksaviking
    I prefer crow and a side of 40 HR.
  16. nicksaviking
    Wow, only two catchers and Isola being one of them? I was pretty high on his bat last year but everyone seemed pretty sure he couldn't stick at catcher. This says otherwise and I'm back on that bandwagon! Also, Anthony Prato and his excellent on base skills seems highly under-appreciated. I know he's largely an infielder, but this team doesn't have right handed outfielders who can actually hit AND get on base so I think he's going get a look on the MLB team sooner than people expect.
  17. nicksaviking
    Well, it's kind of hard critiquing the guy after yesterday's game without attempting to be magnanimous about it.
  18. nicksaviking
    I'm eating crow on Gallo after yesterday, but I don't think 25-30 HR is going to make him a productive hitter, I think he's going to need to be looking at 35-40. And that's not because HR drive in runs and are an awesome crowd pleaser, but we saw last year that without the top end HR production worrying opposing pitchers, his walk rate plummeted. It was still decent, but not at the elite levels he used to draw them at, which is what offset that horrific batting average. I think he's going to need to get back to that 15-18% BB rate to have a reasonable OBP, and I think that walk rate is tied to his HR proclivity.
  19. nicksaviking
    Surprised and encouraged that Rodriguez isn't starting in Ft. Myers! I'm kind of torn on what they should do with Nowlin. With Varland and Festa, the Twins have shown to be able to find and/or develop starting pitching prospects lower in the draft, but Nowlin is so slight compared to the other guys and the Twins could use more left handed depth. I might be tempted to put him in the pen and see if he can be fast-tracked. I guess I'd keep him as a starter until any issues arise, but first sign of one, I'd probably make the switch.
  20. nicksaviking
    Very excited to see Winder in the pen. I wouldn't normally hurry to move him from the rotation except for the numerous prospects already ahead of him. I know he's being considered for multiple innings now, but I think he's going to end up being a high leverage guy if not by the end of the season, than by next year.
  21. nicksaviking
    Larnach is seeing 4.57 pitches per plate appearance. The only other Twin over 4.00 is Correa. I agree, Larnach is taking the best at bats on the team at the moment and would make a good lead off hitter until someone more traditional gets called up.
  22. nicksaviking
    When I eat my words on Gallo, can it be paper copy? Or these days must I eat the digital version?
  23. nicksaviking
    I might rethink my Gallo take if he keeps this up, but I won’t rethink prioritizing offense over defense. Offense will always be more important, even if that’s not the popular take.
  24. nicksaviking
    Well, I was very worried that the Twins OF of Kepler, Taylor and Gallo would doom the team offensively, but looks like that isn’t the case, as Gallo is playing 1B! so what grade is 33%? Kidding, kind of. Hate the defensive emphasis, but loved the aggressiveness with Correa and Lopez.
  25. nicksaviking
    Game threads aren’t the place for sage advice.
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