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  1. D.C Twins
    are we sure the radars are calibrated correctly?
  2. D.C Twins
    MORE COWBELL! (....and Nick Gordon is a valuable asset that I do not think has peaked yet)
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    Break x3
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    I'll go Lawyerson (though nobody outside of the top 20 really stood out to me)
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    "his leash should be short and there is nothing about a $3.5 million salary that will keep Minnesota from avoiding the same fate from a year ago." But will it be? This is the key. Nick Nelson's nice article convinced me that he was worth a 3.5 million flier (kudos to Nick, because convincing me was not easy). But the problem is that the Twins have not demonstrated the ability to cut relief pitchers loose at the appropriate time in the past seasons when things were not working.
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    I see a slight hitch in Lewis' giddy up in that video but early days and encouraging that he is running period.
  7. D.C Twins
    Ahh... we've progressed from the '(fill in the blank) is in the best shape of his life' to 'just imaging if Buxton could stay healthy for a whole year' in the annual stories... .... which means opening day is getting closer!!!!!
  8. D.C Twins
    Great staff for the regular season.... post season is where the lack of an elite pitcher comes back to haunt.
  9. D.C Twins
    I had the opportunity to go to Spring Training in 1987 as a 13 year old as part of a package. I don't take all the credit for the WS later that year... but I did have the opportunity to tell TK that I liked what I saw in Al Newman and that I thought he should bring him North. Obviously he did so only based on my recommendation 🤣 TK was very kind to a teenage brat and, though I can't remember the specific comments, he had a great, albeit very dry, sense of humor! Seriously though, great memories and a recommend going at least once for kids (of any age :)
  10. D.C Twins
    Kudos to all commenters.... this is my favorite string to read so far this year. Thanks to all!
  11. D.C Twins
    It certainly could be (and I hope so) but.... Lopez and Griffin need to demonstrate sustained success. I have more confidence in Griffin that Lopez actually. Theilbar is old with questionable stuff that could fall off at anytime Who knows about Acala's health. I seem the remember that Moran has a problem with walks which is definitely a problem with relief pitchers and... Pagan is... er.... um... Pagan. An argument could be made that all bullpens have similar issues but I would argue that bullpens for teams that intend to compete for deep playoff runs tend to have a few more reliable relievers with track records of more sustained success.
  12. D.C Twins
    Outside of Duran... lots of question marks, albeit for different reasons.... which makes it an overall liability in my opinion until proven otherwise
  13. D.C Twins
    So, boiling it down to the basics, you believe that with Gibson, Pineda, and Dyson present and healthy, we would have made a deep post season run in 2019 competing with not only NY, but also Houston and Washington that year (I was inferring that you were cherry picking one post season team's starting rotation, not the actual NY stats presented) ...got it. We'll have to agree to disagree on that one (and hopefully the front office does too if we hope to challenge for a WS at any time in the future)
  14. D.C Twins
    '87 vs 2019 is one of the best comparisons of 'regular season' SP vs. 'playoff SP' 2019 had no Frank Viola (or even close really) and Bert (though not at his prime in his mid-30 still had the potential to flash billiance in big games... and after them..... um.... Les Straker anyone? anyone?!?) But, you are right, they barely MADE the playoffs
  15. D.C Twins
    As long as we are cherry picking from that year, let's compare the Twins (even healthy) SP to Houston's and Washington's SP that year (the next two opponents if we miraculously got through NY and yes, I definitely would have taken NY SP over ours in the playoffs). Having a bunch of reliable #3-esque SP is wonderful for the regular season and will result in a lot of wins. In the playoffs.... not so much. (I don't even think this is really a 'hot take') In addition, HR or bust is a difficult horse to ride through long series against elite competition because it is not consistent. And really we lost the NY series more because we got 'bust' and not 'HR' from the Bomba squad more than pitching
  16. D.C Twins
    We had a good 'regular season' pitching staff but that is different than a good 'playoff' pitching staff. If Pineda was not suspended, Gibson was healthy and Dyson was not hurt I don't think it would have changed the playoff outcome at all; none of them are 'difference makers' against elite competition. (maybe one game won?) None of our pitchers that year would strike fear into the hearts of the opposing line up in a must win game.
  17. D.C Twins
    My bad.... I should have clarified that the 'Bomba' part was overrated, not necessarily the team in relation to Twins history. Though, even in real time I believe most of us were highly skeptical that our pitching staff was anywhere near good enough for a deep post season run against the elite teams
  18. D.C Twins
    Fair, but the juiced ball year definitely lowers the impact of their 'Team Home Run Record.' Best measure of Team Home Run Record would be the difference between Team Home Runs and the median team home runs hit in the league that season (or divide Team Home Runs by the Median Team Home Runs in the league for a ratio) to adjust for the conditions of that year. Those results could then be compared year over year. Given that metric, I doubt they would be the best ever. Still a fun season with wild success, but overrated historically.
  19. D.C Twins
    This! There were multiple comments (and Law I think) that mentioned a transition to the bullpen. If he can through 3-4 pitches ranging average-slightly above average...with a low average FB velo, he is a starter (with MLB vs. no MLB or position in the MLB rotation in question). Great bullpen arms have 1 or 2 plus pitches and not much else.... that is not him (and long relievers have gone the way of the dodo)
  20. D.C Twins
    Juiced ball year and outlier so.... I'll go with yes
  21. D.C Twins
    Not very close
  22. D.C Twins
    "None of us have any inside information on how the coaching went with him." This is 100% true! We are all simply making inferences upon assumptions upon speculation. (Which is fun and one could argue the point of TD :) IF adjustments were made to try and increase his power which correlated with his underperformance last year, THEN I HOPE the coaches acknowledge that perhaps it isn't working well and they can allow the elements of his original swing that lended themselves to a higher batting average to return. The comment on batting stance was just that things changed. We would need many more data points to figure out when the changes were made to correlate them with results. Again, super happy that AZ time went well, but will obviously need to see that translate to bigger sample size against better competition (it did portend well for Lewis though!) I don't think we are that far off in our opinions, just coming at them from different directions
  23. D.C Twins
    Looks like his hips are more rotated (loaded) and lead elbow up/bat back all as an effort for more efficient power generation.
  24. D.C Twins
    Sometimes adjustments make things worse. Not all players will respond positively to changes intended to increase power. When the player doesn't respond positively, it is important to stop pounding the square peg into the round cylinder. Knowing when to pull back is indeed part of, wait for it, wait for it..... GOOD COACHING! Good coaches don't implement a once size fits all strategy. Good coaches have the confidence to admit when their initial plan is not working as intended. Good coaches know when to adjust their strategy. Martin regressed when the coaches tinkered to improve his power It makes good sense to back off those adjustments. Buxton was a fantastic example of when sometimes less is more.
  25. D.C Twins
    This! (beat me to it). Great that he excelled in AFL but need to temper excitement due to pitching quality (look at the Twins pitchers sent). That said, the coaches need to get out of his way this year and let him play. No other player is in a bigger make or break year in my opinion. He could be back as a top 3 prospect (graduated to MLB) or completely off the list next year. It's all on the table. Will be fascinating to watch (but let him dictate his success or failure on his own terms this year please)
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