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  1. nicksaviking
    Gibson can't get the kind of catcher that would make me interested and I'm not interested in trading Gibson for a catcher that's not interesting. Just go overpay for Grandal, Ramos or someone next year.
  2. nicksaviking
    I was never sure where the Kelly hype came from. He must be elite defensively because his bat barely plays as far as PCL standards go. But if that's what we're looking for I'm guessing Drew Butera or Rene Rivera can be had pretty cheap next year.
  3. nicksaviking
    Yeah, how'd he forget about Jim Thome though?
  4. nicksaviking
    Man, I really want this Kyle Gibson to get a five year extension. Unfortunately I also want him to be 25-years-old as well
  5. nicksaviking
    I don't know, from 71-76 Fangraphs seems to think he was Ok:
  6. nicksaviking
    Gray is a bad fit because four-seamers aren't naturally supposed to create groundballs but he is or the team is making him throw them almost exclusively low in the zone surely in an attempt to limit HR. They've been getting crushed with an ISO on his four-seamer of .234 this year, likely because the pitch location is so predictable. He's pitching like a sinkerballer without a sinkerball.
  7. nicksaviking
    I don't know how Gibson wouldn't be considered a clear upgrade. If the Twins were in a pennant race no one here would swap out Gibson for Gray. If the Twins decided today to dump Kohl Stewart or if the team had decided to not pick up Gibson's 2017 option it would/would have been met by Twins fans with a collective yawn, meanwhile fans of the other 29 teams would all be begging for their team to pick up the former prospect sure that their team could fix him. As for the organization's point of view, it has to be as clear to them as it does everyone else that Jon Gray's repertoire is just an awful fit for Colorado. His stuff isn't made to induce groundballs but that's what they've been trying to do, mostly in vain.
  8. nicksaviking
    It could be, but like a lot of former top prospects he kind of looks like a guy where the home team is starting to view greener pastures. His career trajectory now in his fourth season actually looks a lot like Kyle Gibson at the same point: 1st year - Struggle 2nd year - Struggle 3rd year - Yay he turned the corner! 4th year - Nope I guess not ________________________ 5th year - Let's trade him for a washed up Troy Tulowitzki Fans from outside of the organization probably still place more value on his former prospect status and draft position while those who watch the Rockies are likely more frustrated by the inconsistency. And it's not like he ever dominated the minors either.
  9. nicksaviking
    He's not actually throwing less sinkers, he's just throwing them less with 2 strikes and less often to left-handed batters.
  10. nicksaviking
    Well he approved a record payroll this year and then they saved 8M by dumping Hughes for a draft pick. That move would look a heck of a lot better if it was cancelled out by doing something similar.
  11. nicksaviking
    I don't know about the Rockies trading for MI, but Gray looks like a guy who needs to get out of Colorado. He doesn't throw a sinker which is basically required at Coors Field but now days is frowned upon everywhere else. It looks like he peppers the lower part of the zone with his four-seamer regularly. With his big fastball he looks like a guy who could probably get a lot done pitching up in the zone more often; which is pretty much a cardinal sin in Colorado. His splits away from Coors aren't great but I'd be willing to take a chance that it is due to him using the same pitch strategies both home and away. Speaking of former prospects, though I wouldn't target him specifically, I'd also be curious to see if Jeff Hoffman could be fixed. It looks like he may now be starting the transition to a relief pitcher. I like those starters-turned-relievers a full year after they start the transition, that's when you seem to find the studs who resurrect their careers in a new role.
  12. nicksaviking
    In regards to the QO for Dozier and Escobar, yeah, it wouldn't be a great look and people will criticize, but in the end, aren't they going to be criticized regardless if the payroll is $60M or $77M next year? If the team wants one of them back and would rather overpay than fight off free agent suitors, who cares? It's going to be next to impossible for them to get back to 2018's payroll anyway.
  13. nicksaviking
    I always wondered if there's ever been a player who got a hit in every one of his career games, who played more games than Williams' 13. The most impressive thing about his 13 game hitting streak was that in three of those games he was a pinch hitter and he only got one at bat! Came through each time.
  14. nicksaviking
    Oh yeah, I didn't get any legit balls. Mine were all from BP and they were begged, borrowed or stolen.
  15. nicksaviking
    Is that an argument in support of Morrison or against Mauer?
  16. nicksaviking
    1.) Where are you from? Fargo ND, you betcha. 2.) Age Range? 39 3.) What brought you to Twins Daily? John's promotion of the site on Kfan 4.) Highest level of baseball/softball played? 8th grade I think? My eyes were terrible and I couldn't hit. I only got on base by leaning into inside pitches and everyone started throwing harder! 5.) Favorite Twins Player, and favorite underappreciated Twins player, and if you want, favorite current Twins player? Favorite:Kirby, Underappreciated: Greg Gagne, Current: Eddie Rosario (Unless Berrios is pitching) 6.) Favorite non-Twins Daily site/authors? Fangraphs, MLBTR, Profootballtalk, which ever national news publications aren't driving me crazy at the moment. 7.) Favorite Twitter follows? Ick 8.) Other interests outside of baseball. My kids and beer. Not much time for anything else. 9.) Favorite part of Twins Daily... forums, blogs, articles, topics... wahtever you like. Yes 10.) Tell us what we can do better. What features or other topics would you like to see in-season or out of season? Better moderators 11.) Have you been to any of the Twins Daily "events?" Regrettably no, but I've come close to getting the OK to ditch the family to go.
  17. nicksaviking
    I used to get a bunch of BP balls back in the mid to late 1990's when no one showed up to the Metrodome. My favorites: I have no idea how, but even though he was wearing his warm-up jacket I recognized Dan Plesac. He was with the Blue Jays shagging balls in the outfield. I called to him and he looked a bit surprised that he was recognized without his name and number exposed; he tossed me the ball. Once when I was 16 I climbed down the railing behind the CF baggy and grabbed about a half dozen balls that were laying down there. When I climbed back up a nervous usher who looked to be about my age tried to scold me and confiscated the balls I grabbed. But he didn't get the two I stuffed in my back pockets! I also got a ball thrown by Jesse Crain at the first game at Target Field. Those balls were marked in an inauguration logo. It's pretty cool.
  18. nicksaviking
    He'd only quit if his brain didn't explode first. I agree. If someone asked Reuse to write some propaganda for the Pohlads I'd expect his next article to be a scathing tear-down of the Pohlads disclosing that they requested the propaganda. I'd guess the impetus for the similar articles is the Twins record and how they got there despite the free agents. It's a pretty straight line to follow.
  19. nicksaviking
    I don't have a personal ranking, but if I were to list the prospects that make me hopeful for the future, Thorpe would be in my top 5.
  20. nicksaviking
    The team is looking at a 45M payroll next year. I think it's going to be pretty difficult to take on a new contract that's going to end up being a burden.
  21. nicksaviking
    I don't completely disagree with the theory, but perhaps just once they could try the quality over quantity approach. Yeah, they got a lot of free agents, but every time a new one was reported, the word "bargain" was in the headline. If the Twins aren't or shouldn't spend money on free agents, then they should do something completely game changing. Piss off the whole league by over paying for the best managers and coaches, the best GM, the best scouts, the best analytical minds and the best developmental personnel. Upgrading those positions would cost peanuts compared to the typical free agent spends. Walk into Fenway flashing the $60M they aren't going to spend on players and say, "Who's coming with me?"
  22. nicksaviking
    Most said it was a reach and maybe he was picked to help sign the HS'ers picked later in the top 10. But there might be something to this. Bat first catchers with sketchy defensive skills might be one of the more under appreciated players in the draft. Catchers who appear that they will later have to move positions seem to get more demerits than a shortstop who'll have to move over to 3B or a CF who has to get kicked to LF one day. Mike Napoli, Joey Votto, Neil Walker, Yonder Alozno, Josh Donaldson, Wil Myers, Matt Adams, Kyle Schwarber and Paul Dejong were all drafted as catchers. Based on the team's other picks, it looks to me that they were picking the best bats, not the best bats for a particular position; catcher probably wasn't an exception. The team's strategy might be to just find the best hitters and if things don't fit defensively they'll take care of that with trades or free agents, which is basically what happens anyway since pegging a player's defensive capabilities pre-draft doesn't tend to be all that accurate anyway.
  23. nicksaviking
    I don't put a ton of stock into pre-draft defensive evaluations. You'd think the players' defensive skills would be fairly easy to peg, but for some reason they're often off by a wide margin. I'm reserving judgment on Jeffers defensive capabilities until after a full season in Cedar Rapids.
  24. nicksaviking
    Good call spycake.
  25. nicksaviking
    They hire you yet?
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