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  1. nicksaviking
    We’re talking about a guy who should be the #3 catcher, it’s not about choosing between a bad bat and an awful bat, it’s about managing the roster and getting the best hitters the most at bats.
  2. nicksaviking
    I guess I’d disagree that he’s well above average for a catcher. He has been a couple of times in his career, but for the most part he’s been the stereotypical offensive black hole catcher. But either way, I don’t think the Twins need to worry about having a guy who’s ‘a good hitter for a catcher’ now they have two actual good hitters who can catch. But I have no problem if they keep him, just not at the expense of the two guys who can help the team win with their bats.
  3. nicksaviking
    I don’t mind keeping them for now, the bench is pretty flexible with Gonzales and Astudillo. But I’m not going to sweat losing Castro. I don’t think he’s markedly better than Bobby Wilson or whomever is available at the time.
  4. nicksaviking
    I don’t think Castro is a better overall baseball player than Garver or Astudillo, so I really don’t mind which method the Twins use to shed Castro. Though I liked the five man bench; if they went back to that they can keep Castro as far as I’m concerned. I also wouldn’t consider it a ‘giving up’ kind of move. When the Twins signed him there were no offensively able options available so they went with a defensive guy. Now they have options so he’s expendable.
  5. nicksaviking
    I’d dump Castro and keep Garver and Astudillo if push cane to shove. Both play other positions and both have much, much better bats. Glove only catchers are DFA’d weekly, if for some reason one is needed they can grab one off of waivers any time.
  6. nicksaviking
    I was hoping Austin would be a hidden gem but I ended up pretty discouraged with those strikeout issues. I would have been OK with this move a month ago. Though I’m not really a DeJong believer.
  7. nicksaviking
    I can’t stand those snooty, East-Coast, major-market, media-drawing Royals. Oooh leading off SpotsCenter and the lead story in The Athletic every day; whoopty-doo! I bet they even use cloth napkins to blot the barbecue stains off of their overalls.
  8. nicksaviking
    I'm not very high on glove only (mostly) catchers in the minors. Those guys tend to only end up as nomads in the majors, never sticking with a team overly long. He'll get me interested if he starts OPSing +.800. And I'm not at all suggesting he can't do that. Just that there seems to be little indication he's going to have much of a bat.
  9. nicksaviking
    So then isn't your argument that had the Twins gone overslot and paid the penalty they could have had Eloy Jimenez?
  10. nicksaviking
    Wow, that was a rough year. My condolences to all those we lost .
  11. nicksaviking
    Yeah, there will be a point where the hits stop falling, but his track record suggests he'll always be an extreme outlier when it comes to not striking out; that's really valuable from my perspective.
  12. nicksaviking
    Last year stunk. I'm guessing even though he was under contract, Molitor knew his job was on the line and no matter what Astudillo did, Molitor was going to have a hard time entrusting his future to a guy who's abilities compared to his physique seemed to defy the laws of physics.
  13. nicksaviking
    At this point I wouldn't lump Astudillo as part of the get away lineup, if he's not starting somewhere most days I think the fans are going to be frustrated. Schoop hasn't done much yet, it kind of seemed like the right time to give Adrianza a start. Austin was probably due for a start as well. The optics might have been better had he started for Kepler instead of Cron as Cron has been hitting well, but I'm not sure if Austin is going to play OF this year and even if he is Kepler in CF might be the default option all year for when Buxton is out. Anyway, it might have been a getaway lineup, but the bench is solid and I'll be in favor of any rationale that keeps the superior bats of Garver and Astudillo in the lineup over the "starter" Castro.
  14. nicksaviking
    Pujols and .....
  15. nicksaviking
    How long will Astudillo keep his BA higher than his OBP? And will either dip below .400?
  16. nicksaviking
    I think the team has some decently rounded hitters in Cruz, Polanco, Rosario, ideally Kepler and even Cron based on last year. Gonzalez is generally satisfactory at getting on base and Astudillo always makes contact. I think the team is built to hit HR, but I think they've got +.320 OPS potential throughout the lineup which should allow for them to string together some nice rallies consistently.
  17. nicksaviking
    ??
  18. nicksaviking
    After Astudillo, obviously.
  19. nicksaviking
    Name sounds familiar.....
  20. nicksaviking
    I was really hoping Berrios would get his 2nd win in only the Twins 4th game so I could make a really lame “what year is this, 1919?” joke.
  21. nicksaviking
    I presume he's spending the evening at a Golden Corral trying to get that weight back up?
  22. nicksaviking
    With no offense to Kepler or Polanco, I can't wait until the Twins have a young superstar they get to extend. Maybe Berrios next year or, fingers crossed, Lewis, Kirilloff and/or Graterol soon after.
  23. nicksaviking
    I don't like the personal catcher route; all the pitchers would ask for Castro due to his veteran reputation, whether it's deserved or not anymore. I'd start Garver behind the plate about 50% of the games and Castro and Astudillo 25% of the games each, with Astudillo getting time at other positions more days than he's riding the bench. If this all gets to be too entangled, the team could do the inevitable and find Austin a new team now, making Garver the off day 1B as well.
  24. nicksaviking
    Gondalves and Gordon may be heading in the wrong direction, but Rooker, Raley and Wiel aren’t. Wade is holding steady and Thorpe and Stewart both bounced back last year. I mean the elite guys, Lewis, Kirilloff and Graterol aren’t there yet but they’re not far away from Rochester. That is if they don’t skip it altogether.
  25. nicksaviking
    Sounds like Wilin Rosario was hitting well and I'm rarely against any MiLB deal, but boy, now you're pushing two of Rooker, Raley and Wiel out of the DH/1B spots and into the OF? Though to be perfectly honest, I really don't care about Rochester's defense or their W/L, (sorry Rochester fans). Those guys could play SS as far as I'm concerned as long as they're getting their at bats. Is Nicolino's rotation spot only temporary until Gonsavles comes back? I had no interest in him in the rotation, I only thought he might have a slim chance of being one of those starters who took off in the bullpen a year removed from being a starter.
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