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So here are the CHONE projections for 2B in 2010. You could break it down in different ways, but I'll try to roughly group them such that players within each group are more or less interchangable. In Group A, we have Chase Utley at 6.1 WAR. No one is close to him. In Group [...] An interesting look at the cost of fumbles. Apparently Gabe Gross signed with Oakland for 0.5Thome. I think that he would have been kind of nice to have around as a 4th OF since he would be a defensive upgrade over Cuddyer and Delmon if you wanted a defensive replacement (after, say, Jim Thome pinch-hit for Delmon) and in general Cuddyer and [...]  ubelmann  February 1, 2010, at 4:07 pm  13 LTEs  Delmon Young, Drew Butera, Minnesota Twins, Tall Tales Catching up on reading the beat writers, I saw this: Heard that there are some concerns about Drew Butera's catching skills. That's why some people want Wilson Ramos up if Jose Morales isn't ready. With a bat in his hands, Drew Butera makes Nick Punto look like Barry Bonds. If Butera's catching skills are being [...] Every time I hear about Harris getting regular time at third base, I think of Casey Blake. Is it a fair comparison? I'm not entirely sure, but here I go (again? on my own?): .295/.363/.469, .832 OPS -- Brendan Harris, minors More or less identical, really. And if [...] 1) It's kind of funny that this should happen right after Brett Favre comes to the Vikings. Thome has been playing against the Twins for so long between the Indians and White Sox, it has a similar feeling to it. 2) Last year, AL teams averaged 85 pinch hitting plate appearances, while the NL averaged [...] ubelmann January 20, 2010, at 2:46 pm 9 LTEs - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins Right now, I have them at: $88.96M for 27 players And that's with no money yet committed towards the draft and no raise for Mauer. (And no potential bonus payouts, [...] ubelmann December 31, 2009, at 3:20 pm 10 LTEs - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) Corey Koskie, Justin Morneau, Minnesota Twins May not be who first comes to mind. Rally has a good breakdown of the comparison in these comments: I'll look at Morneau's good years, 2006-2009, and compare to Koskie's best years, 2000-2003. WAR: CK 16.7 [runs], JM, 14.4 [runs] Batting: CK 52 [runs], JM 116 [runs] - Big difference here, and batting numbers are [...] ubelmann December 12, 2009, at 1:56 pm 6 LTEs - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) Jason Kendall, Kansas City Royals The Royals' Kendall signing might not actually be that bad if he's good at defense. +5 runs/season is attainable for "above average" players at most positions. We don't really have a great way of evaluating catchers, but if Kendall is +5 runs/season, then he'd be 3.6 WAR over the last two years combined. [...] ubelmann December 10, 2009, at 1:05 pm 11 LTEs - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) Minnesota Twins, Rule 5 Draft Complete results. No activity even in the minor league portion. There didn't seem to be too much hype over the available picks this year, so it's tough to say that the Twins missed out on anything. It's weird to see the Yankees trade up for a pick in the Rule 5 draft. [...] ubelmann December 10, 2009, at 12:34 pm 7 LTEs - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) Landon Donovan, US Men's National Team Seems like a good move. If he doesn't get any playing time (like in Germany), then he'll be back in time for the MLS season to start. If he does get playing time, it should be good for him, too. Everton is having enough trouble these days that he should have [...] ubelmann December 10, 2009, at 3:49 am 3 LTEs - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) Daniel Valencia, Kevin Kouzmanoff - At similar ages over the same levels: .332/.395/.556 -- Kevin Kouzmanoff, minors - Given that Valencia has not been moved particularly fast through the system, I am guessing that the Twins aren't totally sold on his defense. For what that's worth. - I am not sure if life really works this way--I [...] ubelmann December 9, 2009, at 9:22 pm 9 LTEs - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) LaTroy Hawkins, Milwaukee Brewers, Randy Wolf 2 years, $7.5M. I am reminded of the Kyle Farnsworth contract of yesteryear, but Farnsworth had a 5.25ish FIP the two years preceding his signing. And a mid-4s ERA. (The craziest thing I have learned today is that Farnsworth had a 3.10 FIP last year. 3.10!! Joe [...] ubelmann December 9, 2009, at 8:48 pm 2 LTEs - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) Brett Favre, Joe Posnanski It’s true: There has not been a player in recent American sports — not even Derek Jeter — who has been as mythologized as Brett Favre. Favre is a gunslinger*, of course, and he’s like a kid out there, yes, a kid gunslinger, or more precisely a gunslinging kid sketching out plays [...] ubelmann December 7, 2009, at 7:26 pm 18 LTEs - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) Carl Pavano, Minnesota Twins Everything seems to be pointing towards Pavano accepting salary arbitration tonight. I think that'll work out fine for the Twins. It seems unlikely that they'll actually stand in front of an arbitration hearing, but will probably reach some compromise on a one-year deal with plenty of incentives (maybe an option?) or maybe a [...] |
 Wolves give up 79 points in the first half on Tuesday night (a club record), but they tightened the screws in the second half and only gave up 73. I expect another Korean recipe over at Canis Hoopus. |
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