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  1. yarnivek1972
    125 total games 110 starts at 3b
  2. yarnivek1972
    Yeah, what could go wrong there?
  3. yarnivek1972
    Except that Grossman’s contract was guaranteed as soon as the Twins tendered him in like November.
  4. yarnivek1972
    The main thing we saw in 2017 from Rosario IMO was poor decisions. Throwing to the wrong base, not hitting cut off man. Things like that. If Buxton’s pressence explained the decline in Rosario’s fielding metrics, we would have expected to see the same from Kepler. Kepler’s got better. Rosario has plenty of ability. He needs to keep his head in the game better.
  5. yarnivek1972
    I’m sure someone knows the answer to this: What is the statistical probability of scoring 1 run with 0 on, 0 out? Now 2 runs. Now 3 runs. Those are Rodney’s games. As has been the trend in MLB for several years now your BEST relievers are used to get out of that bases loaded jam in the 7th or 8th. That’s Reed, Duke, Hildenberger, Rogers, etc. Could Rodney blow up? Yep. Control has always been a big problem with him. He has a career BB/9 of 4.4. That’s extremely high. However, closers usually get beat with the HR ball. That is not a Rodney issue. 61 allowed in over 800 career IP. A .7 per 9 rate. Suffice to say, 1-2-3 innings aren’t going to be the norm with Rodney, but he’ll probably seal the deal 80% of the time.
  6. yarnivek1972
    If Vargas cleared waivers, it’s pretty likely LaMarre will especially if he starts poorly (which would be why he would be sent down anyway).
  7. yarnivek1972
    Think you mean Addison Reed.
  8. yarnivek1972
    Realistically, in these days of 12 and 13 man pitching staffs, the days of platooning a player are probably over. There simply isn’t room on the roster when you already have only a 3 or 4 man bench. If Kepler can’t improve vs LHP he may see his career come to an abrupt halt. .650 OPS vs lhp would be a very big inprovement in one year. Frankly, that may be as good as he ever does. Which, if he posts .900 plus agsinst rhp (which he may someday), that would probably get the job done.
  9. yarnivek1972
    Just a reminder for perspective, Colon is about 7 months younger than Brad Radke, who retired after the 2006 season.
  10. yarnivek1972
    Yet, the Twins are stubbornly holding onto a guy that has been below 4.47 exactly once in 4 full seasons (145 + IP) and over 5 the last two. Indeed, an awful lot of posters on this board are placing a great deal of faith in this individual.
  11. yarnivek1972
    Not to sidetrack, but not sure I like this nickname for Buxton. Brings back too many Brian Buchanan memories.
  12. yarnivek1972
    I thought I saw something here (like a Bernadino tweet or something) that said he was. Strained oblique.
  13. yarnivek1972
    fangraphs had the overall starting staff at 941 That’s about 5 2/3 per start. Probably about right. 56 from Hughes - as a starter - seems very high. Given that he is already heading to the DL, he’ll be lucky to get 20 as a starter.
  14. yarnivek1972
    Unless the Twins plan on having Vargas at the MLB level, he will have to be removed from the 40 man anyway.
  15. yarnivek1972
    Sub 150 for Odirizzi and Lynn? That’s a 30 plus day stint on the DL. Sure, it can happen. But to project it seems overly pessimistic. They are projecting them with fewer IP than Erv, who we know will be out until at least May. And projecting less than 170 from Berrios. Sure, it’s 20 more than what he had at the MLB level last year, but it is 15 less than he had overall. And Berrios has no substantial injury history.
  16. yarnivek1972
    Those fangraph IP projections seem awfully low. Other than maybe Erv’s.
  17. yarnivek1972
    Castro is coming off the second best year of his career and best by far since since 2013 offensively. Why would he have to be better?
  18. yarnivek1972
    There’s always a concern. Baseball is a game of adjustment. Pitchers adjusted to what Buxton did in late 2016. It took him a quarter of 2017 to adjust to what they did differently. One can assume teams will try new things with him in 2018. That goes for everyone, of course. Not just Buxton. It does seem though that the organization is putting the tools in place to help coaches and players see what the opponents are doing to battle the Twins. That should help everyone.
  19. yarnivek1972
    It probably didn’t help last year that he inexplicably hit in the 3 spot to start the season. There was all kinds of talk that he was not ready for that before the fact. That he struggled with it was extremely forseeable.
  20. yarnivek1972
    Kinda reading between the lines of what Bremer is saying. Sounds like Granite may have injured his shoulder enough to possibly land on the DL. If he doesn’t get into this game, I think one can assume that is a certainty. And if he does, how he feels afterword (and tomorrow) will be key.
  21. yarnivek1972
    If Rodney pitches poorly enough to be gone by the end of May, that would likely mean the Twins are buried in the standings. He’s only likely to pitch in games that are close. If he blows/loses enough to be released intwo months, that can’t be good for the Twins.
  22. yarnivek1972
    Falling behind. Forced to throw very hittable pitches to good hitters. This is EXACTLY what the Twins have seen from Gibson the last 2 1/2 seasons.
  23. yarnivek1972
    It’s worth repeating: Gibson’s “improved” stretch run coincided with him facing some of the worst offensive teams in MLB last year. Until he does well against some non-terrible teams, I’m not buying that he has turned some magical corner.
  24. yarnivek1972
    20 plus pitch inning. Gibson in midseason form.
  25. yarnivek1972
    Evil Kyle is back.
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