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  1. yarnivek1972
    Austin and Sano are dinged up a bit. Mauer doesn’t play day games after night games. Garver I suppose, but he caught last night.
  2. yarnivek1972
    It’s not that Palka is particular special. It’s that the Twins have managed not to consistently have players like him for 20 years. Oh, a few here and there. But not nearly as many as they should. It’s more an indictment on the sorry state of the franchise the last 20 years than props to Palka.
  3. yarnivek1972
    They would have to invalidate Eric Milton’s 11 am start time against September call ups no hitter too.
  4. yarnivek1972
    I think I mentioned last time he pitched that I am SO glad Duffey is back.
  5. yarnivek1972
    Seeing as all 3 have been impacted by injury to the point of borderline ineffectiveness, I’m not surprised at all.
  6. yarnivek1972
    Interesting take that guys like Palka are a dime a dozen. Then why haven’t the Twins had many? They have run stiffs like Dustan Mohr, Brian Buchanan, RonDL White, Jason Tyner, Delmon Young, Josh Willingham, Darrin Mastroianni, Ryan Doumit out to the corners the last 15 years. The only guys that were better than what Palka has done this year were Jacque Jones (and he was really only BETTER one year), Shannon Stewart, Michael Cuddyer and Jason Kubel.
  7. yarnivek1972
    The same “skilled eyes” that see something in Matt Belisle?
  8. yarnivek1972
    We’re already seeing kinks in the armor of Berrios and Gibson. How that plays out the rest of the year will play a big part in determining how they slot going forward. Right now, they rank 17th and 20th in ERA, but they have both been well north of 5 since the end of July. Really shouldn’t be fatigue for either as both logged more IP just last year than they have so far in 2018.
  9. yarnivek1972
    Given that the Twins kinda eaked that one out, it doesn’t say much for the level of their play.
  10. yarnivek1972
    If Buxton were having anything close to a typical season, I’m not sure “setting apart” from others would be a way to indicate offense is more important. The difference between a .250 hitter and a .280 hitter is 15 hits in 500 at bats, less than one a week.
  11. yarnivek1972
    But the batter is only going to have one outcome in a plate appearance. Walk, strike out or contact.
  12. yarnivek1972
    Welp. I would say expecting Gonsalves to hold a rotation spot next year is a pipe dream. He might be ready for the bigs someday, but not someday soon.
  13. yarnivek1972
    Depends on the position. Buxton has averaged 4 chances per game and about 3 PA. So, for him his defense is actually more than half of his game. Of course, for some of the positions, the break down isn’t quite that simple. I would argue it is for cf, ss and maybe 2b and 3b though. A typical first baseman makes 8 or 9 plays per game. But the overwhelming majority are routine, capable of being made by literally any competent fielder.
  14. yarnivek1972
    Only if he turns into a quality MLB hitter.
  15. yarnivek1972
    Depends on how you look at it. Maybe if the “starter” had actually started the game he only gets through 4 innings before things turn south
  16. yarnivek1972
    Every pitch thrown by Matt Belisle, Tyler Kinley, David Hale. Every at bat by Chris Gimenez, Tommy Field, Gregorio Petit, Taylor Motter. These are things this FO CHOSE. Note, I didn’t include Phil Hughes, because I believe Pohlad had to sign off on his DFA.
  17. yarnivek1972
    Matt Belisle wasn’t traded.
  18. yarnivek1972
    baseball reference, ratio batting. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/keplema01-bat.shtml Baseball reference is a little more user friendly with my phone I have found. That’s why I use it more. For example, I couldn’t figure out how to find out fangraph’s league average line drive %. But just eyeballing team stats, it’s 21-22%, which is also lower than what b-r has for it’s league average. But Kepler is considerably lower on fangraphs. Not sure why there would be such a discrepency.
  19. yarnivek1972
    That’s you speculating. Many are speculating that while service time might not be a primary reason for optioning a player it is certainly a factor the decision makers are aware of when they make it. If they weren’t aware of it, they would be negligent in performing their jobs.
  20. yarnivek1972
    The fact that Kepler’s batting average is going down but his obp is going up indicates increased patience and strike zone awareness, which is a good thing. Indeed, his BB rate is a career high 11.2% and his K rate a career low 16.6%. Both fantastic numbers compared to some of the players on the roster. His line drive rate of 24% is slightly below league average of 26%. The number that always jumps off the page with Kepler is BABIP. His career number is .260 which is extremely low. This year it is .242. I’m not qualified to analyze his swing to determine what might be the cause. I’ve speculated shifts, but am not certain that would account for all of it. Point being is that everything suggests that what Kepler needs is fine tuning. Of what exactly, I can not say. Can the Twins staff do that? If they can’t they need to employ people who can. The tools are there. The baseball acumen is there. Strike zone awareness is usually one of the hardest things for young players to master. It makes zero sense to replace a guy who has that skill. He may never be more than an “average” major leaguer. So? Teams need those. No team has a roster full of all stars. Right now his numbers suggest he is completely worthy of a starting job.
  21. yarnivek1972
    I still really don’t get lumping Kepler in with Buxton and Sano as some huge disappointment. He has a 2.5 bWAR. Sano and Buxton are both in negative territory. Does Kepler have room to improve? Certainly. However, this season he greatly improved vs LHP. So that tells me he is capable of making adjustments to improve. So, there is no reason to think he won’t continue to do so. If he isn’t meeting the arbitrary expectations of someone, that is THEIR problem. I think he is progressing quite nicely. Certainly far better than Sano or Buxton.
  22. yarnivek1972
    Getting the wild card spot last year was the worst thing that could have happened for the future of this organization. It caused the powers that be to overlook some glaring deficiencies and instead focus on a 6 week stretch in 2017 when the team looked virtually unbeatable. So, instead of doing a rebuild the right way, the FO tried to add a few fringe veterans in hopes that added to what was believed to be a strong core this team would be a strong contender.
  23. yarnivek1972
    Strikeouts are part of the game today. The average American League team strikes out 24.3% of at bats. Sorry, ESPN didn’t list PA. For a guy with Austin’s power, 33% is a completely normal rate in today’s game IMO. For his career, Austin’s K rate is basically the same as Sano’s and Austin has a slightly higher HR rate. I would expect Austin’s K rate to go down slightly with more consistent at bats than he has received to this point in his career.
  24. yarnivek1972
    Ask Jacque Jones.
  25. yarnivek1972
    Am I reading gameday correctly? Have their been THREE mound visits this inning?
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