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  1. yarnivek1972
    Perhaps not, but Wilk is out of options, Belisle is WAY out of options and Haley is rule 5. Of the top 5 pitching problems, the only one besides Pressly that could be sent to Rochester is Gibson.
  2. yarnivek1972
    If the Twins send Pressly back out there for another inning, I think there is a possibility he gets optioned down for Mejia.
  3. yarnivek1972
    Pressly has given up 9 extra base hits in fewer than 16 IP. I'm not a math expert, but I know that's bad.
  4. yarnivek1972
    Game of inches.
  5. yarnivek1972
    Not that I miss him, but when was the last time Bert worked?
  6. yarnivek1972
    Maybe he should have Burdi and O'Rourke join him.
  7. yarnivek1972
    Yes, he would acrue service time on the MLB DL. Which is likely why the Twins won't do it. They probably would rather burn an option.
  8. yarnivek1972
    On the positive side, Morrison and Dickerson have each hit 11 of their 12 HR against RHP. Longorria has poor numbers vs LHP. Flipside is that it could get f-ugly for Gibson.
  9. yarnivek1972
    I know a lot of people think he shouldn't be, but isn't that what Duffey is?
  10. yarnivek1972
    Wilk, Haley?
  11. yarnivek1972
    So, I guess one question is it simply bad luck that Chargois, Reed, Burdi, et al are hurt or is it a further indictment of the Twins development staff? Is it possible that their program is causing more harm than good? I suppose those programs are something Falvey will need to evaluate.
  12. yarnivek1972
    No reason to think he can't be similar to Pat Neshek. Sometimes, fooling hitters is just as effective as a 100 MPH fastball. The goal is to make the hitter uncomfortable.
  13. yarnivek1972
    Hildenberger hasn't been hurt.
  14. yarnivek1972
    Sure. But they would also have to pay him MLB salary and have him acrue MLB service time. Pretty sure the latter is something they want to avoid. That's during the season. As mentioned above, there is no DL in the offseason.
  15. yarnivek1972
    So, now here is a question: Under "normal" circumstances, Nick Burdi would have needed to be added to the 40 man roster after this season. Under the rosiest of scenarios, he probably won't be ready to pitch anywhere (to say nothing of the MLB level) until late May 2017. So, let's say the Twins don't add him to the 40 man, which seems logical under the circumstances. Could some other team pick him in the rule 5 draft and hide him on their DL all year? That hardly seems fair. Or are the Twins going to have to protect him on the 40 man and burn an option next season while he recovers and rehabs? That would suck too. Because there is no such thing as a 60 day DL in the minors. That is, a guy on the minor league DL, even if it is all year, remains on the 40 man roster. As I pointed out in a post a few weeks ago, the Twins have precious few spots to waste.
  16. yarnivek1972
    I've never been a pitcher (well, maybe back when I was 8), but my understanding is often the case is a guy is cruising right along and then there is that "pop" sound.
  17. yarnivek1972
    Bye Bye Burdi Too soon?
  18. yarnivek1972
    Ortiz got hurt around the time of the AS break in 2001 as well. Another factor in scoring less was that Doug Mientkiwicz hit like a borderline all star in April and May with an OPS of about 1.000 and About .800 give or take the rest of the way. Edit: I must be getting old. I guess Ortiz came back shortly after the Break in 2001. He missed most of May, June and July.
  19. yarnivek1972
    Can make the same parallel with Rosario. Biggest difference is that so far Rosario has regressed in his third season from where he was at as a rookie.
  20. yarnivek1972
    This being my point exactly. And I'm not trying to "compare" Vargas to Sano. Sano is at All Star/MVP level. Vargas is at guy-who-should-be-playing-everyday level.
  21. yarnivek1972
    For the second time, not EQUATING Sano and Vargas, calling them PARALLEL. A good rookie partial season, followed by a down sophomore season followed by a season that was better than the rookie season. What has Rosario done to earn chances this year? He had a solid rookie season, a sophomore slump and now is even worse than last year. Yet his name has been in the lineup almost everyday. I wouldn't say I am excusing or dismissing Vargas' 2015. I'm simply calling that his sophomore slump year. His other seasons have been good. 2016 was better than 2014 and so far 2017 has been pretty close to 2016. That's good isn't it? Isn't that all he can do to earn playing time? You can call this Mauer bashing if you want, but the reason Mauer gets playing time ahead of Vargas has less to do with on the field performance and more with contract status. As I have mentioned, Mauer's OPS since Vargas came into the league is lower than Vargas'. They are theoretically competing for playing time. But the guy who has the better numbers is getting far less. So, tell me how that is "earning" playing time.
  22. yarnivek1972
    I don't think I ever said they had comparable ceilings. Both had success in an abbreviated rookie campaign. Both saw their OPS drop about .150 in their second season. Both showed improvement over their rookie season in their third season. Seems like a pretty parallel path to me. Parallel, NOT equal. As for the playing time, don't even get me started. It isn't up to Vargas when he plays. All he can do is produce when he does. And he has. His career OPS is higher than Mauer's (the guy who plays Vargas' position) since the time Vargas came into the league. And although I haven't checked, it's likely as good or better than other players that have been used as the DH during that time. I'm not even sure who that be. Vargas has probably had more DH at bats than any other single player over the last 3 years plus. When he plays, he mashes the ball. He did show good obp ability last year, so it is a skill he has. As I said, I'm not sure why he isn't this year. I think he will with more playing time. He's striking out 20% of the time, which is considerably better than he ever has before. So, is that not also showing progress as a hitter? As for Pressly, you are valuing his ability over his results. It's your list, you are certainly able to rank as you please. But I guess I would expect a list like this to be results oriented.
  23. yarnivek1972
    I would argue he's never been given the chance given to others. He's always shown that when he makes contact the ball usually travels a long way. IMO he HAS earned playing time that for other reasons hasn't been given to him. Other than 2015, his OPS+ for his career is over 115. Some seem to be forgiving the sophomore slump by Sano. Some reason why Vargas wasn't allowed that same consideration? He is an extremely powerful, extremely dangerous hitter. I'm not saying he should be the second ranked hitter. But do I believe he should be ranked ahead of a catcher straddling the Mendoza line and a reliever who's allowing a lot of hits and a lot of extra base hits? Yes.
  24. yarnivek1972
    It's crucial in each individual game. I don't think it is terribly important to keep a running total through the season.
  25. yarnivek1972
    I agree that Vargas is way too low. Lower than Castro? Pressly??? His .820 OPS is 3rd best on the team. He has a .250 ISO. I realize he's only had half the at bats as most of the regulars. Tell it to Paul Molitor. I also realize you are factoring in defense for Castro, but still. He isn't drawing walks like he did last year. I'm not sure why. If I am interpreting the numbers correctly, he has swung and missed 19% of the strikes thrown to him, which is the lowest of career and he's put just under 30% of strikes in play, almost 2.5% higher than his previous best season. It seems to me that part of the reason he is walking less is because he's having quite a bit of success swinging the bat right now.
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