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You used math wrong. His OBP is 3.07 times higher than his average, so in actuality, if he ever hits .300, his OBP will be .921.

Something to look forward to.

This is a thing you do every week?

I just figured out a way I'm going to be spending a little time every week.

I took the under, and it looks like my reasoning is just about opposite Jim Crikket's.

I expect some downward regression from Dunn, Rios, and Peavy, and some further damage due to the losses of...

Thanks for the reply. Re-reading my post, I sound a bit too certain that managerial changes have only incremental impacts. But I do struggle to imagine it can make that much difference--2 or 3 wins...

Except, of course, when Bill Smith was fired a little over a year ago. That's one piece I felt was missing--how does Bill Smith's firing change the conversation? It might make Gardy more likely to...

That's my thought, too. It seems to me like Marcum's worth more than $4 million for 1 year, but 28 GMs side with Terry Ryan, not me.

I agree with the comments that you did well with Mr. St. Peter and got some useful information out of him, but this was my favorite of example of St. Peter's Falling Back on Talking Points:

On...

Piggy-backing somewhat off of Cap'n Piranha's comment, Parker, I wonder why we saw such large drops from year-to-year by the Cardinals and Indians. Is it because prospects flamed out or shot up in...

Best line of the podcast goes to Parker Hageman at 1:04:55, concerning Joe Mauer: "He was fueled by all the booze that happened." I guess I missed the Twins Daily headline in May, "Mauer's...

It's really strange... I can't describe it... I'm pumped about two decent arms coming to us... And floored at.the reality of the loss of my favorite Twin.[/QUOTE]
If you liked Revere, there's this...

Wow. I'm going to miss Revere, and was sad to see the announcement he was traded. But there's no way to be disappointed in this trade--TR brought back a haul.

We might struggle in 2013, but the...

Good stuff. Nice trade analysis, nice discussion of prospects, nice job filling off-season time by talking about things like caps. :) I actually mean that; there's space to fill in the off-season and...

If we have to wait till 2014, 2015 (two, three seasons) and he's only a #4 pitcher, we got straight up robbed.[/QUOTE]
You really think there's any chance he debuts in 2013? Especially given the...

I wonder how TR felt after the offseason going into spring training last year? Did he feel like he'd done his job, or like he'd come up short?

I ask because just because "we've heard it before"...

Good find with those quotes.

I wonder what level of pitcher Span would've brought in a trade for an established major league SP. I have to think at maximum value, not much better than a #4 with...

Gosh. I normally enjoy your and Aaron's back-and-forth, but this one was a little much for me (plus, I rushed to listen to it for thoughts on the trade and details on Meyer, so my expectations were...

Between the initial article and the resulting discussion, fascinating stuff. I tend to agree we should be skeptical of any stat that places so much value on the defensive capabilities of the back-up...

Ah, very good point. I did fail to factor that in.


Thanks! I've enjoyed reading and occasionally commenting on Twins Daily for a few months now, so it's nice to take the next step in becoming a...

Lots of good thoughts.

I tend to think Morneau would warrant a 1 year contract in the $7-9 million range, probably on the higher end this offseason with the thin market at first base, and probably...

Inspired by Seth Stohs' invitation, I'd like to hear some Twins Daily member input on a question some of my friends and I've kicked around in the last couple weeks:

If Justin Morneau's contract...

You're right that you guys did an overall good job of estimating contracts, but it's interesting to note that with a few exceptions, you were more likely to overestimate than underestimate contract...

I'm new here, so I'll avoid commenting on the tendencies of other posters, but I think there's a big difference between (1) wanting to test out prospects in the majors to see what they can do during...

Well, following the Twins going down by 7 runs, Herrmann got his first major league at bat today. He made contact, even if he didn't reach base. Hopefully he gets a chance to correct that .000 BA in...

This is a strong analysis, but I'm still left wondering why right-handed hitters in AAA were held to a much lower average than those in the majors. Is the quality of right-handed hitting that much...

Shane, what's your read on how soon Herrmann should replace Butera as our third-string catcher? I agree with you that it would've been great to see him play at AAA this year, but given where we sit...