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  1. AceWrigley
    Gimme the power baby.
  2. AceWrigley
    It's interesting that Gray has pitched more effectively at home than on the road, even with a PPF (Pitchers Park Factor) of about 116 (inflates hitting) for Coors Field over his career. I would have thought his away stats would be better. Not a deal breaker but something to consider when considering how he would pitch with Target Field as his home.
  3. AceWrigley
    Eddie Rosario. Not even a Twin anymore but still generating 5 pages of comments here. Eddie might earn himself a World Series ring tonite. Like diehardtwinsfan I'm not a Braves fan either, but I'll be rooting for Eddie and the Braves tonite; beat those Houston Cheatos.
  4. AceWrigley
    All the metrics love Kepler's defense. Even over at fangraphs he's the best fielding RF in the AL. Yes he got snubbed. The major component of selection is managers and coaches. Being mostly cynical of all things these days, I'm not sure how robust their effort is in making their selections or if there is back room shenanigans going on. Sometimes effortless excellence gets overlooked. Snubbed I say, snubbed.
  5. AceWrigley
    So did you ever locate JB or is this now a cold case file on Investigation Discovery?
  6. AceWrigley
    I think Correa should probably win the GG. Nicky Lopez of KC was great on the DP. Kiner-Faelfa plays shortstop for a reason. Simmons defense (errors) seemed to hurt the Twins as much as help sometimes; just didn't look like the best defensive shortstop in the league.
  7. AceWrigley
    I went to the 1st game ever played there, an exhibition game on April 3rd, 1982. Pete Rose got the 1st hit in The Dome. Wanted to get Pete's autograph but it didn't happen. It felt both weird and kinda cool playing indoors; a Guthrie Theatre for baseball. From the 2nd deck the Blue-Green effect of the field and surrounding walls and stands could play visual tricks on you. And getting "swept" out of the park after the game by the air pressure was unique. Now, where did I park my car again?
  8. AceWrigley
    I guess they could refer to him as "Pop". ?
  9. AceWrigley
    I'm advocating a position of cost-effective competitiveness. Fill the pipeline with high quality pitching prospects, help them develop confidence and figure out how to get hitters out and move them up. If you need a veteran pitcher to fill a hole or leadership needs, then sign him. I don't think a free agent signing or 2 is really going to rescue the Twins next year enough to put them in the post season.
  10. AceWrigley
    No, the previous poster had said it's nearly impossible to trade for exceptional young arms and I was just using as reference that the Yankees in 2018 (3 years ago) acquired just that for a reserve outfielder to boot. I never said it was an overnight process, just that you can acquire and/ or develop a stable of possible aces to populate your starting rotation. The percentage of payroll that a free agent ace will cost is too great a risk for the Twins. Heck, even the vaunted Yankees had to play a single-game playoff this year, started their $36 million-dollar-man, and still lost. No matter how good you are, the post season is still kind of a crap shoot. I think it was Roger who posted earlier that a rotation of #2's and #3's can carry you a long way both during the season and into the post season, and be affordable year over year. And yes, you better have a decent bullpen.
  11. AceWrigley
    Luis Gil.
  12. AceWrigley
    Too bad the Diamondbacks picked up Edwin Uceta when the Dodgers designated him from their roster during the playoffs. A young drop and drive right hander who looks pretty athletic with a repeatable delivery. Average fastball, good overhand curve and good feel for the change. Might get some starts but will probably end up in the bullpen. I was hoping the Twins would have a chance to pick him up as he has options remaining too.
  13. AceWrigley
    Trading for a few young exceptional arms is probably the better route.
  14. AceWrigley
    You cant use "overpay" and a "Pohlad owned business" in the same sentence. Not gonna happen.
  15. AceWrigley
    Just riding the Eddie Train!
  16. AceWrigley
    Tell that to Danny. ?
  17. AceWrigley
    Knebel.
  18. AceWrigley
    When Eddie gets hot . . . he sizzles.
  19. AceWrigley
    EDDIE . . . EDDIE . . . EDDIE . . .
  20. AceWrigley
    You still don't want to ignore league wide changes/influences.
  21. AceWrigley
    Wouldn't mind seeing some Eddie Rosario exploits sink the Dodgers. ?
  22. AceWrigley
    Too bad they couldn't come up with a 2B man to round out that lineup instead of cycling through O'Connell, Schoendienst, Mantilla, & Cottier.
  23. AceWrigley
    Half the players drafted by a MLB team out of Concordia U are named Varland. Louie in the 15th round in 2019 by the Twins. Gus in the 14th round in 2018 by the A's. The other 2 "non Varlands" in 2009 and 2012. No major leaguers . . . yet.
  24. AceWrigley
    Good work. Another thing to consider is league batting averages have declined significantly too. JD's line drive rate was down and flyball rate up. Still, an OPS+ of 127 was higher than Polanco (125) even. JD at 3B-DH for the Twins next year is not a problem that needs fixing.
  25. AceWrigley
    I'd still play golf with the man. ?
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