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  1. Respy
    Dan Gladden on the radio just said pitch by Gibby {->Duffey}, caught in left by Rosales {->Rosario} who has a good arm. Brain broken. Sounds like Bert announcing.
  2. Respy
    Kyle "flat sinker" Gibson aka Kyle "Flinker" Gibson
  3. Respy
    Twins bullpen already warming up.
  4. Respy
    Yes, I've seen this before. Never actually heard anyone call him that, though. Lately it seems that Paul Molitor has been calling him Miggy and others are catching on.
  5. Respy
    Apparently lots of folks have been wanting to call him 'Miggy.' How would we feel about this, considering that the original Miggy is over in a Tiger uniform?
  6. Respy
    They said they are working on infield data. They said it's a lot harder, but they'll get there. I would assume the difficulty is that the balls take different bounces and spins (as opposed to a flyball which just has a hangtime and location).
  7. Respy
    Tonkin's scouting report from Perfect Game in 2007 is still spot on: "He has a tall, slender build with long arms and legs. Tonkin throws from a high energy, multi-part delivery that provides loads of deception to the hitter but which is going to be difficult to maintain with ideal consistency. All hitters see coming at them are flying elbows and knees before some nasty stuff comes out of Tonkin's extended 3/4's release point. The worrisome part of Tonkin's delivery is the lack of front side leverage from his upper body and the hard recoil he has on release. He does seem to repeat is delivery/release point well and threw strikes with an idea. Tonkin's fastball was 90-93 mph and had nasty late sinking action at the plate. He complimented that with a sharp and big slurve type slider out of the same release point at 78 mph. There were a ton of swings and misses against Tonkin and those hitters who managed to make contact beat the ball into the ground. It looked like no one enjoyed hitting against him. It will be interesting watching what could be a continuing saga of Tonkin's delivery/mechanics as they project against his raw stuff." The fastball is up a few ticks, but his mechanics and recoil have always looked messed up to me. Unless he can find some consistency, he'll never have success in the MLB.
  8. Respy
    My two cents: I think Sano has always valued himself as more than what he currently is. When he first joined the big leagues, he said he was ready to hit 30-35+ homeruns. After his first season, he said he was ready to start hitting 40-45+ homeruns. That kind of ego is going to be looking for way more than $15M at the last season of the contract. He probably thinks he's already all-star caliber worth $15M and soon will be MVP-caliber worth $20-$25M+. Sano seems to me to be the type of player who is always going to need a kick in the butt. I wouldn't go so far as to call him lazy, but I think having pending arbitration contracts and eventually a looming Free Agent payday will make him play way, way better.
  9. Respy
    Waiver pickups this month by other teams: RH RP Kirby Yates: One decent year with the Rays in 2014, but generally walks too many3B Ty Kelly: Switch-hitting spray hitter who takes lots of walks, utility guy who is average at several positionsC Luke Maile: Drew Butera-like (and not the 2016 Drew Butera)OF Tyler Goeddel: Former 1st round (compensation) pick, was a Rule 5 pick with the Phillies and had an awful year offensively (hit .192 in 213 AB). Excellent defender, still only 24, has good speed and some raw power. Reminds me of Joe Benson. The kind of player I'm sure the Twins would have been interested in, but just have no place on the 25-man roster for.IF/OF Nick Franklin: Former top prospect who had a modest year in 2016 but hasn't reached full potential. Below-average fielder (best at 2B) who hasn't hit enough. Really struggling in 2017.RH RP Evan Marshall: Pretty much exactly the same as Yates above, but had his decent year with the D-Backs in 2014.
  10. Respy
    Regarding the proposed change to raise the strike zone, the below article notes that Pirates and Cubs pitchers were the most favored for getting low strikes called, they suggest due to pitch-framing ability of catchers like Cervelli. http://www.espn.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/129540/inside-mlbs-potential-new-strike-zone
  11. Respy
    I say, let's give it a test in some minor league games and maybe spring training. I was going to humorously suggest making the home plate light up green or red for the call, but then remembered how many people are colorblind... In all seriousness, I think the best thing has been having an awareness of how non-perfect the umpires really are, and using the technology to show certain umpire how they can improve their manual ball/strike calling. An improvement from 83% to 86% accuracy over just 7 years (below) is a huge improvement. At 292 pitches per game, that's 8 to 9 more pitches called correctly. Still 41 being called incorrectly though.
  12. Respy
    Inherited runner scores, and was inherited at: 1st base: 3/4 ER to current pitcher, 1/4 ER to previous pitcher 2nd base: 1/2 ER to current pitcher, 1/2 ER to previous pitcher 3rd base: 1/4 ER to current pitcher, 3/4 ER to previous pitcher All would be fair.
  13. Respy
    Ignoring the numbers, and just watching him pitch in different roles, it looks clear to me that he belongs in the bullpen. Keep him there for now if he is finding success. We have too many other good starting options coming up in AA and AAA.
  14. Respy
    Reminds me of the giant eyeballs Morneau used to get when he saw a meatball coming in and started the windup.
  15. Respy
    Sounds like Gimenez is starting because they are pairing him up with Hughes on the mound. Didn't know that any of our pitchers deserved to have a personal catcher?
  16. Respy
    Rain, rain, go away...
  17. Respy
    Buxton with a needed off-day today. Rosario in center, Santana in left. Day off for Grossman as well, with Sano DH'ing. All-around smart moves for Molitor today, I think.
  18. Respy
    I'd expect that the Twins don't make a change until at least Friday night, because they are lined up to face three righties today through Friday. The short bench is easier to deal with given how the lineup is drawn against righties. The Twins are scheduled to face lefty Quintana on Saturday. I think if the Twins starters have long starts the next three games, we see a move Friday night. If the bullpen gets taxed this week though, they might feel they have to hang onto the extended bullpen for now.
  19. Respy
    I really feel like Mauer or Kepler should be pinch-hitting for Gimenez here.
  20. Respy
    Otani has been an astronomically-regarded international prospect for years. minorleaguebaseball.com: "The best pitching prospect in baseball." Beyondtheboxscore.com: "Shohei Otani has the results, stuff and mechanics to make a compelling case for the title of best right-handed pitcher in the world." SI.com: "Shohei Ohtani—Japan's Babe Ruth—is about to change the face of baseball" Add on top of that the way things have gone for Nishioka and ByungHo Park with the Twins, I'd give this a 0.0000000000% chance that Otani ends up with the Twins.
  21. Respy
    1. Dozier (2B) 2. Grossman (DH) 3. Polanco (SS) 4. Sano (3B) 5. Castro © 6. Gimenez (1B) 7. Rosario (LF) 8. Buxton (CF) 9. Santana (RF) Santiago (P)
  22. Respy
    Thanks for the video links by the way. I've been having a hard time finding those.
  23. Respy
    I don't have stats on his arm, but I heard the broadcasters talking about how Polanco is perceived to have arm issues because when he tries to throw it hard, he spikes it into the ground. This has caused him to choose to throw the ball less hard, which often causes him to throw 1-hop lobs to first base. Apparently since this spring, Twins management has been preaching to him to give his throws 100% and figure out how to get the throws on-line to first base.
  24. Respy
    This will be the tale of the bombs as 26-year-old Matt Boyd is on the mound for Detroit and Santiago will be on the mound for the Twins. MLB Groundball/Flyball ratio: Boyd = 0.76; Santiago = 0.69 HR per flyball: Boyd = 15%; Santiago = 10% They both feature similar repertoires, as they both throw fastballs around 60% of the time, sliders/cutters 14%, and changeups 16-19%. Boyd throws more curveballs (11%). Some Twins have good numbers against Boyd, and you can expect to see them in the lineup today: Dozier: 5 for 14 (.357) with 1 homerunGrossman: 4 for 7 (.571) with 2 homerunsPolanco: 4 for 9 (.444) with 1 homerunGimenez: 1 homerun and 1 walk in two plate appearancesSano has struggled the most against Boyd (0 for 8 with 5 K's) It'll be a respectable 65 degrees and a bit windy in Detroit today. If the wind isn't blowing straight in, keep an eye out for the dingers. PS - Detroit batters are only hitting .228 lifetime against Santiago, with the most success coming from JD Martinez, who's on the 15-day DL.
  25. Respy
    I guess if you were watching the games, you might know better than me. I've mostly been following on Gameday. If we take a statistical approach (small sample size for this year, of course), Nick Punto and Luis Castillo were two of the best piranhas and they averaged about 4 pitches per PA. Let's see how some of the Twins are doing this year: Dozier: 4.1 P/PA Kepler: 4.5 P/PA Buxton: 3.7 P/PA Mauer: 3.9 P/PA Sano: 3.3 P/PA Castro: 4.4 P/PA Polanco: 3.3 P/PA Escobar: 4.5 P/PA Santana: 4.0 P/PA Rosario: 4.2 P/PA I retract and concur; pretty solid so far! Grossman: 4.4 P/PA
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