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  1. wabene
    This is just too damn bad for Alex. He had wrist issues in the minors. Growing up the son of a hitting coach the guy has swing the bat millions of times. Hopefully this isn't a cronic issue wreaking his career. With the money involved here, because sadly in the US healthcare is gonna cost ya, I'm sure he'll get multiple opinions. I had a bad high ankle sprain once and it mostly healed in a few months. It did not feel right for a year. Here's hoping he can get right by next year. Blame game? I'll pass.
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    Trade proposal: Chris Holt for Pete Maki..... I kid, I kid
  3. wabene
    Cleveland's vaunted pitching pipeline the Twins are trying to emulate was largely constructed through trades.
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    Ho hum I guess that exciting deadline run is over back to the worry beads
  5. wabene
    Oh yeah the Twins catchers who can't hit, Harper, Pierzinski, Mauer, Garver...... Help please I'm sure there are more
  6. wabene
    Both our lefty starter prospects, gah! Good moves though and with control for the young core.
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    This speaks to what a well designed ballpark TF is and on a small footprint at that.
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    I think we are too quick to label guys as poor defenders. Larnach has a nice feel out there, got some good jumps, made plays and made some throws, Kirilloff looks smooth out there, these guys aren't Garlick level hard to watch types. Same for Miranda, the guy has really gained confidence and it has shown in the field lately. I see him as the starter at 3rd next year.
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    Kinda steppin on the game thread intro a little, just sayin.. lol
  10. wabene
    Another vote for AJ on the mic. This is the 3rd game I've watched that he's done. He has a little edge to him I like. I've always liked LaTroy and now Perkins coming on has been good. Those games where we had both LaTroy and Perk were the best yet. More of that please and Lessneau.
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    Click... Click, click, click
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    This is a really great idea. I'm sure the Twins analytics department has gobbled it up already like the Twins Daily Bullpen Usage Chart ©
  13. wabene
    Who is this mysterious Mr Data?
  14. wabene
    They will have Maeda and half a year of Paddack and Lewis, so there is that. I thought Paddack looked promising when healthy.
  15. wabene
    If I was a player, it would be much appreciated. So would being allowed to participate in the ASG. Rocco is a class act. Edit: *ducks*
  16. wabene

    Sano related moves.

    wabene commented on Doc Munson's blog entry in Fantasy GM

    If you can move Sano, great. That would be best. I don't see them DFAing him. We might just be watching him till the end of the year and then they quietly buy him out this off-season. There are some players I consider key core members going forward and right now Miranda is putting himself at the top of the list. This guy is a high contact hitter with big power. He will be just fine at 3rd, 1st and DH. I would not move him.
  17. wabene
    @1Hit the ball "Could you show me the line where I said other teams have a different philosophy?" Here ya go "It must be nice to be a fan of other ball teams that think pitching less than 7 innings is subpar." You didn't use the word philosophy, but you were describing teams that thought differently. I do think teams do have some different ideas on how to do things, but for me the biggest difference is in the horses they have. Houston is what the 3rd largest "city (giant suburb)" in the US and are willing to vastly out spend the Twins. The other problem with your argument is the pitcher you used as an example of how you want things done is a generational first ballot HOF'er. That ain't Joe Ryan.
  18. wabene
    I just checked on Baseball Reference and the average start in the major league this year is 5.2 innings. Joe Ryan went 5.67 innings last night so it was an above average length of start this year. My guess on why he was pulled was because the next batter was already 2 for 2 against him. Tight game. I also would have liked to see him go longer, but your comment about other teams having a different philosophy isn't backed up by the facts. There are a couple of teams that lead the way for longest starts and they are averaging 5.7 innings per start. That is a half inning longer than average, not much of a difference. You are complaining about a start where Ryan went essentially as deep into the game as an average start for the teams that lead the league in that stat.
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    Yep I was referring to the perception that TR's staff did just that. Big Papi of course as the cautionary tale. Plouffe weighed in etc.
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    Kirilloff had a similar situation, without hanging around a college program. I'll bet he hung around college and maybe all levels of players at his dad's hitting school. From my lense with AK, he came with the approach he is using still. Maybe the Twins aren't forcing a plan on well developed hitters.
  21. wabene
    A big issue here is the 40 man and who we should move to supplement the current roster and prevent losing another Tyler Wells to the rule five next year. If somebody would do a huge deep dive into that for me, that would be great.
  22. wabene
    Per "Randball" (no stu so this is "real") ? "The Twins started the year 4-8, and went 3-7 in their final 10 games before the All-Star break. In between, though, they went 43-29 — good enough for 50-44 overall and a slim lead over Cleveland (two games) and Chicago (three games) in a weak division." This is a perspective that hadn't occurred to me, but adds some optimism for me. This team has played the most games in the AL and was wiped out on many levels as they limped to the break. Remember they beat a lot of good teams during their run. A couple of outside adds, some returning from injury, they could go on another run.
  23. wabene
    This just shows that even with the recent swoon the Twins have slightly exceeded expectations. The mercurial nature of their season has produced some sweet highs and crushing blows. That many of those blows have come lately, optimism has waned. There will be a week of hand wringing when they come back as we wait for the deadline. Two weeks from now there will be a clearer picture of the FO's strategy. My plan would be two pen arms, but don't sell the farm with this group. The upcoming 40 man decisions that I personally don't have pinned down should greatly factor into their plans this year.
  24. wabene
    Gah, this cannot be unseen!
  25. wabene
    I need a break from the Twins.
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