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  1. caninatl04
    I know this is a hangover from 11 1/2 months of NFL draft hype, but can / should the Twins consider "trading down"? I know there is a mutual love-fest between San Diego and Greene, so might the Twins "swap" picks with the Padres?
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    Thank you VERY much for doing this. My initial impressions are that pitchers are (a little) ahead of batters. Its a little disappointing that, throughout the full season minors, there are only 6 with OPS > .800. Perhaps this is due to the fact that the "best" minor leaguers, aged 24 and below, are all up in the majors. The current Big League club's biggest weakness, relief pitching, seems to have a ray of hope in the minors-- lots of K/9 > 10. I hope, as do others, that a few of these big arms make it up to the bigs by (and including) September 2018. Finally, Seth, if you have these data in a spread sheet, could you also report batting leaders in the two ISO categories?
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    Why not Hurlbut? He isn't exactly the starter of the future, so bringing him up won't exactly destroy long-term plans.
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    Polanco? Real: average glove, average bat. Average bat used to play as a SS, but not anymore. I concur he is a future 2B, utility player especially given the strength of the position in the high minors. Rosario? Pretender. Good to very good glove and arm, fair bat. Kepler? Real. A future staple in RF and hitting 6th or 7th. Buxton? Well, there's the (literally) multi-million dollar question.
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    Another piece of Chicago trivia: due to its financial markets background, it is NOT a coincidence that two of their teams are named the Bears and the Bulls.
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    When is Park off the DL?
  8. caninatl04
    A chip on red and a chip on black? A roulette wheel also has a zero and a 00.
  9. caninatl04
    Thanks for the trio of articles. Thoughtful and well researched. It gives hope to the 2021 Twins!
  10. caninatl04
    When is the national TV contract (which expires in 2021) renegotiated? Maybe ESPN's "problems" will expand to other sports carriers and TV revenues remain flat (or even fall). By the way, check out an excellent summary of TV revenues at: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/estimated-tv-revenues-for-all-30-mlb-teams/ Its a dismal read unless one lives in SoCal.
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    Two independent questions: How big is the difference between HS and college talent? As big as the difference between say A and AA or A and AAA? I'm not equating HS to A, just concerned about the difference.The twins have a first round supplemental and a 2/1 pick (35 and 37?). Does that affect the discussion about paying over / under slot?
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    As of this morning, (4/17), there are seven position players at Rochester with slash lines at or above .290/.360/.550/.900. (Very) Small sample size, but its nice to know.
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    Great article. It shows great depth of thought and gives us lots to think of. Jokingly, the article could be entitled "Twins 2019-2020 Roster" If I had only a little criticism, it would be that Palka's strikeout rate would not help a team that already strikes out a lot. Again, thank you for a thoughtful piece.
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    Why the switches with Mientkiewicz and Mauer? Should these be considered promotions / demotions or are managers assigned based on relative strengths / weaknesses of the clubs?
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    With the exception of Catcher, we could be looking at the backbone of the Twins' opening day roster in, what, 2021?
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    I'm curious why none have mentioned the huge hole in his swing. Sure, pitch him low or low and in, and he's an All Star. Pitch him mid away and, well, not so much. I concur he will be a very good (but not All Star) 28 year old and will be a staple of the 6th or 7th line up spot for years. But this year? He won't crack .260 As for fielding, he is doing a good job learning the dimensions of Target's right field, but I don't see a Gold Glove.
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    Thank you Seth. You are brave to do this. You suggested: Byron Buxton: 553 at-bats, .266/.316/.463 (.779), 31 doubles, 12 triples, 18 home runs. I'm thinking .258/.290/.485 (.775), 35 doubles, 8 triples, 23 home runs. 32 SB, 12 CS. 73 runs. I don't know if they announce Golden Glove votes, but 3rd in the AL. My two biggest changes are in OBP-- if he's hitting 3rd, I can see less desire to take a walk. But I am optimistic about his power. When Sano hits a dinger, his swing looks like a HR swing. But last September, Buck's HR swing looked so effortless.
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    Its hard to believe that a 1-8 start would actually be an improvement. If counting on my fingers can be trusted, that's what, 25 games? Normally, I would guess 10-15, but given the weakness of the division, how about 12-13? And yes, the O/U on these games should be, what, 12? (Actually, I'm expecting to see a lot of 8 1/2 O/U's)
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    Let's see what the roster looks like by May 1st. Or even April 15th.
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    I'm not sure where I read this, but the biggest concern I have for Sano is attitude as he reportedly spends so much club house time on the phone. Once Dozier and Mauer are gone, the team will need leaders. His agent needs to have a talk with him.
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    Can you send me the link to Amazon so I can get myself a pair?
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    I agree 100%. 2017 will be a lost season anyway. I don't see the upside in going out and signing multi-year contracts for relief pitchers that would increase the wins total from, say 74 to 78-79. I'm writing this year off as a "learning" year for the front office. More than seeing how many of the young studs pitch (for more than the proverbial cup-o'-coffee) in the Bigs, I would concentrate on what Rochester's bullpen looks like in mid-August. How many of the stacked AA pitching staff will progress to AAA?
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    I'm sure its a very small sample size, but are there any numbers for Joe as a pinch-hitter / mid-game replacement against RHP? I ask since I could foresee a number of games where Park starts against a LH starter, but is replaced by Mauer when RH relievers come in. Do we agree that Mauer's defense at first is better than Park's?
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    Maybe I'm adding 2 plus 2 and getting 7, but: Park's problem last year started with trying to catch up to MLB fast balls.As we hear from reports from Twins pitchers, they are not up to opening day velocities. So, I assume this may be true for other clubs as well.Maybe Park's stellar states are against these spring training (lower) velocities.
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    Scotty Bowman was never the GM of the Canadiens. Its why he left for Detroit. Sam Pollock was the GM during Scotty's tenure.
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