JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 22 minutes ago, bmags said: stuff like this still kills me: https://theathletic.com/957782/ Twins hire really smart front office, they model organization to be on same page all the way down to managers office, and will be able to get some immediate benefits with wins and stealing a division even before they get full traction. I was laughed at a couple weeks ago when I said the Twins will be the Sox biggest rival for the first few years of the Sox contention window. I was also dismissed when I said they had a good shot of winning the division this year and pointed out their WS odds (per fangraphs) were comparable to WS contenders like the Cubs and Phillies. @OneDog847 even told me their rebuild was a bust. They made the playoffs two years ago and will likely make it again this year. They are the most likely division favorite next year as well. They’re going to be a handful for teams in the AL Central over the next several years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneDog847 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 4 hours ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: I was laughed at a couple weeks ago when I said the Twins will be the Sox biggest rival for the first few years of the Sox contention window. I was also dismissed when I said they had a good shot of winning the division this year and pointed out their WS odds (per fangraphs) were comparable to WS contenders like the Cubs and Phillies. @OneDog847 even told me their rebuild was a bust. They made the playoffs two years ago and will likely make it again this year. They are the most likely division favorite next year as well. They’re going to be a handful for teams in the AL Central over the next several years. Again, the Twins had the #1 ranked farm system in baseball in 2014. 5 years later and they have zero playoff victories to show for it. Their rebuild has been a bust so far. What they do this year and next is still to be determined. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 1 hour ago, OneDog847 said: Again, the Twins had the #1 ranked farm system in baseball in 2014. 5 years later and they have zero playoff victories to show for it. Their rebuild has been a bust so far. What they do this year and next is still to be determined. No one competes the first 2-3 years after the start of a full rebuild. So throwing out 5 years as some type of long timeframe is ridiculous. Realistically, two years ago was the start of their contention window and they made the playoffs. They had a disappointing season last year but are right back to being in a great position to make the playoffs again this year. It’s very premature to call their rebuild a “bust” as we stand here today. Now if they are sitting here with no playoff wins come three years from now, then I would agree with you. They’re approaching the peak in their rebuild while the Indians are trending down so let’s see how this plays out first before declaring bust. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneDog847 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 3 hours ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: No one competes the first 2-3 years after the start of a full rebuild. So throwing out 5 years as some type of long timeframe is ridiculous. Realistically, two years ago was the start of their contention window and they made the playoffs. They had a disappointing season last year but are right back to being in a great position to make the playoffs again this year. It’s very premature to call their rebuild a “bust” as we stand here today. Now if they are sitting here with no playoff wins come three years from now, then I would agree with you. They’re approaching the peak in their rebuild while the Indians are trending down so let’s see how this plays out first before declaring bust. The Twins rebuild began in 2012. That is 7 years with no playoff victories. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Who cares, their new front office was hired prior to 2017, they've been on jobs for 2 years and already have a playoff appearance and appear likely to contend for central this year, and are looking like they will be able to be reall solid soon with Kiriloff, lewis and larnach. They aren't the same group now since 2012, and Falvey and Lavine seem to be really smart and experimental. Their team this year is playing really fun interesting ball. Despite a much smaller revenue outlook, they seem like they are just as likely to content for next decade as the white sox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 On 5/3/2019 at 12:52 PM, bmags said: Who cares, their new front office was hired prior to 2017, they've been on jobs for 2 years and already have a playoff appearance and appear likely to contend for central this year, and are looking like they will be able to be reall solid soon with Kiriloff, lewis and larnach. They aren't the same group now since 2012, and Falvey and Lavine seem to be really smart and experimental. Their team this year is playing really fun interesting ball. Despite a much smaller revenue outlook, they seem like they are just as likely to content for next decade as the white sox. Agree. I said it weeks ago, they are the biggest divisional threat to the Sox during the Sox’ anticipated contention window. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Haven't really paid attention to be honest but Vlad Jr. is scuffling even moreso than Eloy did his first couple of weeks. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/lets-freak-out-about-vladimir-guerrero-jr/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Pujols hr for 2000th RBI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Glasnow probably headed for TJS. Go look it up it is all over Twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 8 hours ago, Jack Parkman said: Glasnow probably headed for TJS. Go look it up it is all over Twitter. That's a shame, dude was having a breakout year thus far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 As of right now, Glasnow is out 4-6 weeks with a forearm strain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 (edited) 11 hours ago, Balta1701 said: As of right now, Glasnow is out 4-6 weeks with a forearm strain. It looked bad live, we don't know if he's going to come back though. Usually these things flare up after rest and end up with TJS. He threw a curveball and immediately called for the trainer. If Glasnow wasn't pitching like an ace, I think he'd already be ticketed for TJS. I don't blame the Rays for trying to see if they can get him back this year with how well he was pitching Edited May 12, 2019 by Jack Parkman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan49 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Yikes, Tigers are sending Candelario to AAA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanSoxFan Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Just a random thought: I watched the Angels play yesterday and I still can't understand(money aside) why Trout chose to sign an extension there. They will be terrible for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwest Sider Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 What would we have had to trade to land Yelich? And would you have done it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 1 hour ago, South Sider said: What would we have had to trade to land Yelich? And would you have done it? The Brewers sent 4 players in that deal. The top ranked prospect, Brinson, was top 20 at the time. They received 2 top 100 prospects, and the additional pieces are decent. Based on where the White Sox's guys were ranked at the time, something like Kopech, Dunning, Burger, and Burdi, would have been roughly comparable value at the time, and you might have to nibble around for some alternate players if the Marlins scouts didn't like some of our guys, which they obviously would have been right to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Brinson had started to lose some shine from his poor showing and krate. I'm not sure he would have survived top 20 another re-ranking. But yes I think kopech dunning burger burdi would have been worth it and could have possibly beaten the marlins. I would have bet the sox would have had to put robert on table though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Astros going for 11 straight today vs Sale. They go home for 10 games- 4 White Sox, 3 Red Sox, 3 Cubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Mets swept by the Marlins. Didn’t score Saturday or Sunday. Could be the end of the Mickey Callaway era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 I see the Twins are plus five in the ALC and plus nine elsewhere. The Tribe are minus three in the ALC and plus eight outside. Sox are plus one in their division and minus four against the rest with no IL games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Addison Reed is on unemployment throwing 89. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Which stats site would allow me to look at production by position for each team? Something like LF - PAs ABs H 2b 3b HR BB K BA OBP OPS etc Is there an easy place to find this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarComing25 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 21 minutes ago, bmags said: Which stats site would allow me to look at production by position for each team? Something like LF - PAs ABs H 2b 3b HR BB K BA OBP OPS etc Is there an easy place to find this? Something like this? https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=lf&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0&type=0&season=2019&month=0&season1=2019&ind=0&team=0,ts&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, OmarComing25 said: Something like this? https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=lf&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0&type=0&season=2019&month=0&season1=2019&ind=0&team=0,ts&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0 Thanks, it's this data but just wondering if all positions can be in one table? like white sox as the filter, and all of their positions on the left and corresponding stats to the right. This works fine I just have to keep copying it over to remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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