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  1. Respy
    Anyone else's MLB Gameday Audio not working?
  2. Respy
    89-73 (Second in AL Central, first in Wild Card) Offensive Player of the Year: Miguel Sano Most Home Runs: Miguel Sano Starting Pitcher of the Year: Lance Lynn Relief Pitcher of the Year: Addison Reed Twins Rookie of the Year: Gabriel Moya
  3. Respy
    Also I'd add for anyone who works in an office which has bad radio reception, yet they are allowed to get onto MLB website and stream audio to headphones, MLB Gameday Audio at $20/year is absolutely worth it for all those weekday afternoon games.
  4. Respy
    I was very impressed with MLB.TV quality when I was in Indiana and could watch most of the Twins games. Now I'm back in MN and have gone with Playstation Vue. Quality is OK but they've jacked the price from $30-$45. I might switch to Sling Blue. Any glaring drawbacks of the Sling service?
  5. Respy
    I'm sure people will still be making the signs for a while yet.
  6. Respy
    I don't recall something like this happening before. But, I'm not surprised. So Cincinnati picked up Vargas hoping they could get him to clear waivers. We decided we'd rather have him back than to let the Reds stash him in AAA (partly out of spite?). Maybe the FO decided they plan to waive Grossman at some point. Otherwise I don't know how they fit Vargas on the roster.
  7. Respy
    Back to the Korean league.
  8. Respy
    Vargas has been claimed by the Reds. Unfortunately that will mean he's a bench bat (Joey Votto). https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/03/reds-claim-kennys-vargas.html
  9. Respy
    Kepler IMO has looked more comfortable against lefties this spring, though generally I expect he'll continue to struggle against quality 7th/8th inning lefties. Two things I think are most promising for Kepler: 1) Strikeout and walk numbers. Kepler has an above-average eye. He walked 206 times (~ 10%) and struck out 301 times (~15%) in the minors. His major league numbers here are modest (9% and 21%, respectively) and ripe for improvement. 2) BABIP. In 2016 and 2017 at the majors, Kepler had a batting average of .235 and .243, with BABIP of 0.261 and 0.276. In AAA he hit .282 with .309 BABIP. In AA he hit .322 with .359 BABIP. A very strong correlation here suggests his average should sit around the .270 range, and if he ever decides to work on increasing his launch angle, I see him as a .280 hitter with 20-30 HR power. I've also been quite impressed by his defense the last two years. Could play center if he needed to. Kepler just turned 25 and he doesn't hit free agency until 2022. I'm looking forward to seeing what the young man can do this year.
  10. Respy
    Erm..What was Mariah Carey's career WAR?
  11. Respy
    I predict that Buxton breaks Christian Guzman's Twins season record of 20 triples.
  12. Respy
    It's also worth mentioning that Mauer needs 8.9 more WAR to be the all-time Twins WAR leader, which one could argue would make Mauer the greatest Twins player of all time. It's a difficult, but not impossible, achievement to obtain for the almost-35-year-old.
  13. Respy
    I wanted to mention a few upcoming All-Time-Twins milestones: 1. Mauer needs 39 hits to pass Killebrew (2024), 100 hits to pass Carew (2085 Twins uniform hits). 2. Dozier needs 13 homeruns to pass Brunansky (163). Also: 3. Sano needs 29 homeruns to reach 100 career homeruns. 4. Dozier needs 10 SB to reach 100 career SB. 5. Ervin Santana only needs 1 win to reach 150 career wins.
  14. Respy
    I think you are correct, and that's also not necessarily the point. I (and I assume Paul Molitor) expected, based on his pedigree, that Adrianza would bring a really good glove with near league-worst bat. But, Adrianza hits the ball with authority more than expected, and didn't strike out much last year. It's not going to be a league-average bat, but if he has better than a league-worst bat, he can probably provide positive value at shortstop. It's just too bad he has the same right/lefty splits as Escobar (much better against lefties).
  15. Respy
    So....Dozier extension?
  16. Respy
    I think mega-contracts will still be in play for players like Harper who debuted at very young age, are elite generational talents, and are entering free agency in their mid-20's. I've long felt that the inflated contracts given to players who are 30-ish are, well, too inflated. Only a few teams each year were willing to afford those contracts, because the rest of the league knew they wouldn't generally pay off. It would seem this off-season over-compensated a bit, so I expect the market to correct itself in the next couple years. What I hope, most of all, is that what's happening this off-season doesn't discourage teams or players from locking in career players. There's something really special about a player playing with one team for most or all of their career.
  17. Respy
    I think Dozier's future status with the Twins will largely come down to the progression and health this year of Polanco, Gordon, and Royce Lewis. If all three are struggling, I'd expect the Twins to extend Dozier a 1-2 year offer, but not this early. If 2-3 of those players are being very successful, expect the Twins to extend Dozier only a qualifying offer. I assume they'd be just fine if Dozier accepted the qualifying offer (which might become more common after this offseason).
  18. Respy
    This is very interesting and helpful, thanks. Back when I was learning to pitch, in the mid-90's, there was just no help like this unless you knew somebody who can already throw the pitches. Just some books that say "grip here" without any subtext. I had a cousin who taught me to throw a mean curveball, but I never could figure out how to make a 2-seamer run without throwing it sidearm. The pressure with the thumb on the bottom is a good suggestion I never heard or thought to try.
  19. Respy
    Bartolo Colon is starting for the Rangers today.
  20. Respy
    I see...Berrios most definitely did not throw 8 pitches in the first inning of yesterday's game. 30-some. Well, the 3 perfect innings with 4 strikeouts is still an impressive 2018 ST debut for Santiago.
  21. Respy
    2/27 Wilson Ramos appears to be healthy and went 2-for-2 for Tampa Bay, starting at catcher. Swarzak is now with the Mets and gave up an unearned run in 2/3 of an inning. Alex Presley led off for the Orioles and played CF, 0-for-3 with two K's. Stuart Turner backed up at catcher for the Reds, going 0-for-1 with 1 K and one walk. Hector Santiago pitched 3 perfect innings (!) for the White Sox with 4 strikeouts on 16 pitches. Impressive. Deolis Guerra pitched one inning for the Rangers and gave up a 2-run homerun.
  22. Respy
    2/26 I see... Justin Haley picked up the win for the Red Sox in a start, but allowed 3 hits (1 solo HR) in two innings with no walks or strikeouts. Kurt Suzuki DH's for Braves and went 2-for-2 with a double and RBI. Craig Breslow threw one inning for the Blue Jays and allowed a solo HR but had two strikeouts. Matt Hague hit a solo HR, playing first base for the Mariners. Danny Ortiz came in as a backup in CF for the Phillies and was hitless in two AB. Pedro Florimon started for the Phillies at 2B and went 0-for-2. bighat noted Aaron Hicks...backing up Aaron Hicks in CF for the Yankees yesterday was Shane Robinson. Drew Butera started at catcher for the Royals and went 0-for-2. Blaine Boyer pitched 1 scoreless inning for the Royals.
  23. Respy
    This is helpful insight on the mound visits for 2018. Thanks.
  24. Respy
    I'm not going to conjecture whether or not Sano's weight impacts his performance. If he stays healthy, is on the field, is providing a positive WAR and is one of the best players on the team, I personally won't complain about him. But, if he's getting injured repeatedly, or if he's struggling at the plate, or his third base range metrics start dropping, and he also seems to be overweight, that's all people are going to talk about. Personally, if it were me in his shoes, I would try and keep a healthy and athletic weight (again, not going to conjecture what that is for him) just to keep that idea of naysayers off the table. It also sets a good example to teammates and younger prospects. Normal person example: Could I get all my work done, and at the same quality, if I came in to work everyday at 8:30am instead of 8am? Sure I bet I could. But, others around me would start complaining and looking for holes in my performance. Might as well just do it right and give others around me the right perception.
  25. Respy
    I'm not well-versed on college and prep talent, so I can't comment much. But, wouldn't it be fair to say that the Twins are on the cusp of being a perennial contender for a while, therefore will be picking more quick-to-MLB college players? Particularly, pitchers? Of course you always mix it up with a little of everything, but that's my assumption that they would lean this way.
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