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June 28, 2019: Great Debate, Pt. 2

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Okay, who is your LEAST favorite Twin right now. Has to be on the 25 man, and it doesn't have to be mean, petty, or vindictive. Just who are you least a fan of?

62 thoughts on “June 28, 2019: Great Debate, Pt. 2”

  1. There will be no recap or Minor Details today, and maybe not for several days, depending on how things go. It used to be that summer was a slower time at the church, but it's sure not working out that way this year.

    And I really can't say I have a least favorite Twin.

      1. His eagerness to swing at two-strike breaking balls well outside the zone is Delmonesque.

        1. Funny how he's at a career-high 4.38 pitches per PA, which is well above MLB average of 3.88. He's swinging at more pitches than ever, but he's making less contact on pitches in the zone. Probably means his mechanics are messed up or he's guessing wrong too much.

  5. Ben Lindbergh conducted an interesting interview with the founder of Baseball Trade Values yesterday. Intrigued, I thought I’d give the tools a spin.

    Figuring he’d need to go to an AL team, and wanting to keep him outsidtbe division, I decided to put Sanó though the site’s trade analyzer. It suggests that a straight up trade of Sanó for Marcus Stroman would be a nearly equal-value swap, $22.9 million for Sanó, $23 million for Stroman. Both have a couple years of team control remaining, with Stroman a free agent in 2021, and Sanó a year later.

    I doubt the Jays accept this trade, but would anyone here turn it down if the Jays proposed it?

    1. Trade #2: An value rental of Bumgarner & Will Smith would, by the simulator’s calculation, require sending the Giants a package along the lines of Balazovic, Gordon, & Romero. That seems steep for two upcoming free agents.

    2. I'd accept that trade in 10 seconds, but part of that is bias.

      Not sure I'd make second trade. What about for just Will Smith?

        1. Will Smith, sure. But Sam Dyson might be sufficient, if there has to be a Giant. Plus, he's right-handed. Smith is a lefty. He's been great regardless of the handedness of the batter, but Dyson has been as effective against right-handed hitters this year.

          One more reliable arm in the bullpen would be great. I guess it would be nice to have a LOOGY too, but that's low on the totem pole.

          As for the starters, there really isn't that much to complain about. Berrios and Odorizzi have been 1a and 1b, while Perez and Gibson both have been league-average. That will gitrdun.

  7. Probably Blake Parker as my least favorite. He takes so long to accomplish so little.

  10. It sort of has to be Sano right? I've defended him for a long time, but this is a very ugly stretch he's going through and it is painful to watch. He finally dropped below the "league average hitter" line with his OPS+ yesterday, so I lost that point I would always bring up. I don't know if dealing him with lowish value is the answer, but I'm not sure how much value he really has any more. Team control is down to only 2 1/2 years, he's probably right in the middle of "trade value" guys on the current 40 man roster.

    1. I just looked at his slash line — .195/.278/.483.

      If you combine his production so far 2019 with 2018, then pro-rate it across a full season of plate appearances, he’d hit 34 doubles & 35 homers, but to the tune of 272 strikeouts, 947 checked swings*, and a .190/.280/.424 (88 OPS+) line.

      Uffda.

      * I made this part up.

      1. Uffda is right. I know we're conditioned to "Don't give up on the next David Ortiz again" but as the Ks pile up I just don't see it. Nobody complains about giving up on Dave Kingman right?

        That said, it's sort of remarkable how well our prospects from 4-5 years ago have turned out. At the top of the prospect lists from 2015/2016 were Sano, Buxton, Berrios, Polanco, Kepler, Rosario. I am in the process of updating my to300 list and all 6 of those players are now in the top300. Even with setbacks along the way (and the occasional Alex Meyer bust) that's a pretty good success rate.

  11. I have a well known, longstanding frustration with Gibson. But, currently, I can't say he's my least favorite. I think I'm going with Sano these days.

  12. My frickin garage door spring broke this morning, so that is awesome. I was able to get the thing closed, hoping someone can get here today to replace it.

      1. I could probably, eventually do it myself, but more than just the spring needs to be replaced to convert it to a good, extendable spring and I can have someone come do it for, at worst, about $100 more than it would cost me in parts.

      1. I'm just glad I was able to get the thing closed since it broke while the door was all the way up. That thing was a ticking time bomb, though. The builder is a cheapskate and used crappy, undersized springs.

        1. I've tried working with garage door springs myself, but a good man always knows his limitations. Mine broke about ten years ago in the middle of winter when it was ten below zero, so I called in an expert.

          1. I watched a video on it (YouTube's one honorable purpose) and it didn't look too bad with the right tools and a bit of patience.

          2. Mine has two springs. Several years ago, one broke, but I wasn't involved when it happened...and it was not mentioned to me. I didn't realize it until much later, when the second one broke and the door got twisted. We had to replace the door as well as the springs and additional hardware. That was fun.

    3. Garage springs are probably just past my limit. I don't want to get impaled to the far wall of the garage.

    2. Good thing we only let Littell pitch one inning, so he's a fresh arm for Rochester.

    1. I was just about to comment about how it was going to be a stressful second half, but half way through typing that Rapinoe scored again.

      1. I'm definitely glad I'm at home and not in my cubicle, though my daughter is being a little ignored.

    3. Laisse les bon temps roulette!

      (meat, might need some help on the spellings there)

      1. It's gonna be great being the reason for England's inevitable, disappointing end of their tournament.

  16. New fuel filter on the truck was a 10 minute job. Thank god for the gigantic engine bay, even with the 360 V8 in there. And the pump and filter being right before the carb, not way under the chassis near the tank

    1. One of my proudest car repair moments was diagnosing and replacing a clogged fuel filter back when I had the TDI on a 9 degree January evening. The clamp to hold that thing in was.... not how I would have designed it given the space limitations.

      1. What year was the car? Gas or diesel? I want to google this to see for myself.

        1. It was a 2002 VW Golf TDI (it was clogged because the diesel gummed up in the cold). The filter was right up on top and easy to get to and get out. Less easy to get back in.

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