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  1. 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*
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. wabene
    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.
  6. wabene
    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.
  7. 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.
  8. wabene
    Gah, this cannot be unseen!
  9. wabene
    I need a break from the Twins.
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  12. wabene
    Dazzling statistics!
  13. wabene
    If this were true it means Rocco doesn't want more talent on the roster to make his job easier. There is no way that is the case.
  14. wabene
    You also have twice said they were going to lose in the 6th inning of games they actually won. What if they win the division? Just go silent?
  15. wabene
    That is a good question and one I ponder as well. I believe if they are going to protect the starters to such an extent, then they need more multi inning appearances from the pen. Of course then that complicates pen usage. I was a little surprised they pulled Bundy, but it's Bundy. If it had been Gray, Ryan or Winder they would've run with it. You gotta have the horses.
  16. wabene
    The same place you typed your comment, a computer. If you want to be an old time baseball purist, wouldn't you get your baseball news from the print edition of the Strib on your doorstep? For me the eye test is where I start. The only reason I look up stats to back up my opinions is because we are on a geeky baseball board and I'm just trying to keep up with the Joneses. I didn't know about Baseball Reference until I came here. I'll give Bundy credit. He is a bulldog. I had written him off earlier. However when the top of that lineup is coming up for the 3rd time you had better have a guy warming in the pen if you're going to run him out there again. That might not have been good enough in a one run game.
  17. wabene
    Bundy's OPS against 3rd time through the order is 875. Arraez is at 876, Buxton 875 and Correa 824. Our best hitters right now. That's is pretty hefty. Griffin Jax has a 572 OPS for his first 25 pitches. It took him about 10 pitches for the 7th and 26 for both innings combined. Nice odds there. Plus we won!
  18. wabene
    Not sure a demotion is a good way to start a new relationship, plus they were probably ready for AA by then.
  19. wabene
    The Sox sure didn't force Pagán to throw strikes. The same could be said of the Twins when facing Hendricks.
  20. wabene
    Baldelli has this hapless bunch up 3.5 on the Spiders and 5.5 on the Dirty Sox. Nice work.
  21. wabene
    Toronto didn't give up on them they traded them. Not the same thing. Teams make trades that hurt all the time. Do you think the Twins wanted to say goodbye to Rogers?
  22. wabene
    Wait a sec wasn't Wes the author of the Twins current pitching philosophy?
  23. wabene
    Except it was widely believed that Toronto had rushed both players. SWR was 20 at AA. Martin went straight from college to AA.
  24. wabene
    I like the idea of trying young guys with upside in the pen instead of waiver claim types and middling vets. Just look at Duran and Jax, who is looking great and has been durable (knock on wood). Jax has been overshadowed by Duran but has actually been better this month. These two are a real success story this season. The thing with the young guys is if you have any plan on using them in the playoffs you'd better be running them out there now to get as comfortable as possible. Use Moran, for example, not Thornburg. Moran looks a little wound up to me and really needs the seasoning. We still need to add from outside regardless.
  25. wabene
    Sometimes I need to be reminded that the baseball season truly is a marathon. Two days ago I would've sold the farm for a couple of relievers. Today we have a two game winning streak and I think we are still in first place. Gotta get those Spiders next time though.
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