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  1. yarnivek1972
    A single won’t always score a runner on second. That’s simply common sense. Especially a single to left field, which is what Mauer has built his career on.
  2. yarnivek1972
    It must be a thing with Twins catchers. Pierzynski rarely walked or struck out and Harper was ridiculously extreme in that regard. In his 6 years as a Twin he had almost 2700 PA and walked 111 times (25 times IBB) while striking out 128. That’s sick.
  3. yarnivek1972
    Among the Twins top 5 are 4 Hall of Famers and one more who probably should be. Mauer isn’t a slam dunk Hall of Famer. Bert probably should have been. He had 11 seasons bWAR above 5. Joe has had 5. Tony O also had 5 seasons of bWAR above 5 - out of 11 seasons with more than 130 PA. Joe doesn’t have a good HOF comp. a guy who was a an exceptional catcher for roughly half of his career and then a barely replacement level first baseman for the second half. If Mauer had been forced to retire 6-7 years ago, he probably would already be in the Hall of Fame. The longer he sticks around, the LESS likely he gets in IMO.
  4. yarnivek1972
    It’s worth remembering that Gibson will be 31 at the end of October. He may be a different pitcher, but that isn’t going to prevent an inevitable age based decline. He’s under team control in 2019. After that, QO him. If he accepts, fine. If not, take the pick and let someone else pay for his declining years. Since Phil Hughes’ name and contract were mentioned, he was only 28 when he signed the 5 year extension. I didn’t like it at the time, but paying a 28 year old makes more sense than a 31 year old.
  5. yarnivek1972
    Arbitration is the cause of high salaries, not free agency. If players were free agents after 4 years instead of the current 6, salaries would eventually go down because the supply of free agents would be higher and the quality better (because they would be younger). Arbitration setttlements are simply an artificial way to increase salaries. Don’t believe me? Consider Kyle Gibson. Made $2.9 in 2017 coming off a season in which he posted an ERA north of 5 and generally terrible peripherals. He proceeded to post almost impossibly identical numbers in 2017 and then LOST his arbitration case giving him a salary of “only” $4.2 mil in 2018. That’s the system that needs to change.
  6. yarnivek1972
    Let me know when trade union workers generate billions of dollars of revenue because people watch them work.
  7. yarnivek1972
    I suspect the Twins are going to rue the day they traded Pressly. They need more pitchers like him. Not fewer.
  8. yarnivek1972
    Mmmmmm, I like a big heaping plate of Loáisiga.
  9. yarnivek1972
    Yes. Let’s focus on 150 at bats when he was a good hitter and ignore the other 850. Dohkay indeed.
  10. yarnivek1972
    That seems moot IMO. It is highly unlikely that Buxton will be a “foundational player”. At this point I think the best that Twins fans should hope for is a competent hitter.
  11. yarnivek1972
    Quote: Basically, the owners are winning on both ends of a player's career. Well, the players have been winning for the last 30 years and what we have is a largely boring product with steadily declining viewers and steadily declining attendance that an average family has to pay upwards of $400 to attend.
  12. yarnivek1972
    What “young uns” are being played? Last night’s lineup had three guys under 27 on it. Polanco, Cave and Astudillo. Only one of them projects as a starter in 2019.
  13. yarnivek1972
    The problem is the Twins haven’t acted like a rebuilding team. As evidenced by signing guys like Lance Lynn and trading for Odorizzi. Those are moves of a team trying to contend. And further, let’s talk about the continued playing time for Petit, Field, Belisle, Forsythe. If this organizationis trying to rebuild, they are not doing so in a way that any other team has done.
  14. yarnivek1972
    I see the words “radically shaken up a firmly entrenched organizational structure.” Don’t know if I can agree with that. From what has been publicly reported, a handful of guys were shuffled. Another handful let go. I’d call that rearranging deck chairs. If there is some information available as to how many (and what percentage) of player development and scouting personnel were let go, I’d be interested in seeing it. Until that evidence is shown, as far as I am concerned it’s the same people in the trenches making the same decisions just with a new boss.
  15. yarnivek1972
    I thought Rosario was back.
  16. yarnivek1972
    5 guys in this lineup are 50-50 to not be on the team in 2019. If Falvey doesn’t like this, he needs to make his displeasure known by dismissing the individual responsible. If he does, he needs to be canned.
  17. yarnivek1972
    Twins got a guy who very well might be their primary first baseman next year. The Yankees got two months of Lance Lynn. Pretty good return if that proves to be the case IMO.
  18. yarnivek1972
    I agree that giving the front office credit on their drafts is premature to say the least. Who cares if they look good in the low minors? They need to be developed. Which has been a MAJOR problem with this organization for years. Sure, Falvine moved a few pieces around and a few out. But there is no evidence yet that player development has improved. Guys that are on the cusp of the majors had two years with Falvine’s staff. Most of those that have debuted this year have done poorly.
  19. yarnivek1972
    I absolutely could see Astudillo as a 25th man type. I don’t think anyone thinks he is some sort of superstar in the making or even an “everyday” utility type. But his versatility is definitely an asset that can’t be ignored. If the choice is between a 27 year old that can play 4-6 positions and a 36 year old that plays 1 I think the decision is pretty easy. But that’s me.
  20. yarnivek1972
    And Jones. And Guzman. And Rivas. And Pierzynski. So yeah, other than 5/9 of the lineup.
  21. yarnivek1972
    What do you mean “sign him”? He’s already under control for 2019. If he does well, QO him. If he accepts, fine. If not, take the pick. Let some other team pay for his post age 32 years.
  22. yarnivek1972
    Astudillo really doesn’t need to be able to do much offensively to be a valuable player in today’s era of 3-4 man benches. He’s competent at several positions, though likely average or below average at at least some of them. He can contribute offensively when he does play. IMO, rostering him is a no brainer.
  23. yarnivek1972
    Of the players I listed, only Mastriaonni and Mohr would be considered plus defenders.
  24. yarnivek1972
    Not scarce in MLB. Just scarce on the Twins roster. For the last 15 years.
  25. yarnivek1972
    By all accounts made public, there has been little turnover in the Twins baseball development areas. A few coaches “reassigned” and a few more let go. Doesn’t sound like the house cleaning that was/is clearly needed.
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