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  1. yarnivek1972
    13 appearances in April. Out of 24 games. 6 games already in May. Out of 11. Gee, wonder why he’s struggling.
  2. yarnivek1972
    The only thing wrong with Berrios is that he’s 23 with only a couple hundred MLB innings under his belt. It usually isn’t a linear progression for players. There are peaks and valleys. That’s simply reality.
  3. yarnivek1972
    But seriously, anyone have an opinion as to whether the MLB trend of Ks is permanent or just the current fad? In the late 60s, early 70s, it was an era of sluggers and strikeouts (Nolan Ryan, Sandy Koufax, Reggie Jackson) The late 70s, early 80s saw a shift to contact and the running game (Pete Rose, Vince Coleman, Rickey Henderson) and the beginning of the “closer” era (Gossage, Fingers, Sutter). The late 80s, early 90s shift was to “toolsy” players (Bonds, Canseco) and the top pitchers (Glavine, Maddux, Viola, Clemens) were guys who could get some Ks, but mostly induce weak contact and pitch deep into games. The steroid era saw a switch to power hitters again and to combat it, teams went after pitchers that kept the ball in the park or on the ground (Mike Hampton most notably). Etcetera, etcetera. So, what is the next adjustment? Two way players like Ohtani to combat roster limitations?
  4. yarnivek1972
    Strikeouts are fascist.
  5. yarnivek1972
    I have a hard time getting excited about starters going 5 innings. Sure, it’s better than not doing so. Let me know when the team rattles off 4 in a row (hell, 7 of 10 games) with 6 from the starter.
  6. yarnivek1972
    Meh, if he can get outs as a starter, he can likely do so as a reliever. Teams usually don’t put a guy in the pen until he proves he can’t get outs as a starter. Because once you make that switch, a guy rarely goes back the other way. Enns hasn’t reached that point yet I don’t think.
  7. yarnivek1972
    Hughes isn’t being stashed, he’s not being used. He certainly isn’t being used as a “long man”. That appears to be Magill’s role. Hughes has pitched one inning since his start 10 days ago. An inning that Magill could just as easily have pitched, because he was already going to be shut down a few days because of the pitches already thrown in his outing. IMO, that IS a problem. Because it is an extra pitcher on the roster that clearly is not needed, handcuffing bench strategy. Of course, all the position injuries make bench moves somewhat moot as no one on the “usual” bench is an upgrade to the starter. But the point still remains: you don’t need (and indeed can’t afford to have) two mop up relievers.
  8. yarnivek1972
    The difference being that bigger payroll teams (Red Sox and Angels in this case) can absorb a bad contract and not have it severely affect their roster. The Twins can’t. Hughes’ $ 13 mil is 10% of payroll.
  9. yarnivek1972
    Fantastic. Now how about an article detailing how likely it is that the pitching staff improves from being ranked 27th in MLB? Kinda more important IMO.
  10. yarnivek1972
    So much for Reed being dependable.
  11. yarnivek1972
    Narvarez already has 5 passed balls this season. Jason Castro had 5 all of last year.
  12. yarnivek1972
    The Wally Pipp rule.
  13. yarnivek1972
    22 combined first inning pitches. Trying to get in 5 before the rain. But any delay will be minimal I think.
  14. yarnivek1972
    According to my weather spies, the game should start on time. There might be a delay around 8:20 that lasts maybe half an hour.
  15. yarnivek1972
    Falvine showed last year little reluctance to discard non-performing vets with minimal financial commitments. They released Breslow and Danny Santana. And sent Gibson, Pressly and Tonkin to AAA. They have (or more likely Jim Pohlad has) been unwilling to cut the cord with Hughes. But $26 mil is a lot more than the $ 4 mil owed to Fernando Rodney.
  16. yarnivek1972
    I’d say two of them are secure in their spots (Reed and Pressly) now. The other 4 are on thin ice. I don’t think the Twins would think twice about cutting the cord with Duke or Rodney if they fall apart (though Duke has been better of late).
  17. yarnivek1972
    I’ve never really looked at Zips or Steamer projections but to have any validity at all one would assume that the projections are based on the past. That is, player x had these kind of minor league numbers and did this at the mlb level. Player y has very similar milb numbers so it is probable that his mlb numbers will be pretty close to player x. But they are still simply projections. A guy like, Lenny Webster can foul things up in a hurry. He had an OPS in 1200 some PA above A ball of about .720. But in the MLB, had a career OPS of .699. Some guys are major leaguers, some guys aren’t.
  18. yarnivek1972
    What exactly has this FO done to make you assume that their judgement is beyond reproach?
  19. yarnivek1972
    Given his injury history, that confidence is likely misplaced. It’s also pretty likely that he will land on the DL again this year. And also pretty likely that at least one other infielder will as well. Even with Polanco back in July, the best plan B the FO has is Gregorio Petit. That is poor roster management for a team that was expected to contend this year. Injuries are a part of the game. Your team needs to anticipate them and be prepared. This FO got caught with it’s collective pants down IMO. Sano getting injured was extremely forseeable. Inexcusably poor planning IMO. I’m done giving this FO the “benefit of the doubt”. When obvious mistakes are made, they need to be held accountable, same as the Ryan regime.
  20. yarnivek1972
    He’s starting tonight. I’ll take the over.
  21. yarnivek1972
    That was good to see.
  22. yarnivek1972
    Tanks for the memories...
  23. yarnivek1972
    Yes, the Twins will certainly be saying “mayday” tomorrow.
  24. yarnivek1972
    The pace he’s on it might take 130.
  25. yarnivek1972
    More like sellers in June.
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