Monday, May 2: Twins come to town

[ArtVanDelay]

6 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

So much depends on what criteria you use.

I think you can make a very strong case that Trout isn't the best player on his team.

It’s between him and Ryan Tepera. 

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, ArtVanDelay said:

It’s between him and Ryan Tepera. 

Don't sleep on Ryan "Tapir" Tepera!

 

[ArtVanDelay]

4 minutes ago, bpilktree said:

Whose conversation?  He hasn’t played more then 87 games in any of the past 5 years.  You can’t be in any conversation of best players if you can’t even play half a season.  

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/we-want-to-believe-in-byron-buxton/amp/
 

There’s a reason why Buxton is getting buzz for having 10-WAR potential this year. Since the end of Barry Bonds’s ludicrous heyday, only two players have had at least 10 WAR in a season — Trout (10.3 WAR in 2012) and Betts (10.6 WAR in 2018). Buxton has shown he has the talent to join that select group, with 10.1 WAR per 162 games played since 2020 and a prorated pace of 9.8 WAR in 2022. (Yes, I realize it is ridiculously early.) Meanwhile, only 35 seasons in MLB history have ever seen a player hit .285 or better with 50 or more home runs, which Buxton’s recent per-162 line suggests is also possible if he stays unhurt for a whole season.

[mrbig1]

Please don't strike out.

[Beysbol]

Alright. Let's get Hays home some way. 

[Beysbol]

Darn...

[mrbig1]

speechless.

[Tony-OH]

Pretty piss poor PA by Mountcastle, Poor swing decision Can't swing on anything that you ground out in. Gotta be trying to lift the ball there. You can definitely tell he did not come up through the current system. 

[Beysbol]

Just now, mrbig1 said:

speechless.

Yeah, that was pretty bad.

[mrbig1]

Just now, Beysbol said:

Darn...

I'm using a different four-letter word.

[Beysbol]

Twins are a small organization, but seem to be doing well. 

[Morgan423]

Can't remember the last time a team insta-challenged like they had no doubt, but the umpires debated it for fifteen minutes.

[Just Regular]

Figure we'll see Felix Bautista's counterpart (better, probably) Jhoan Duran as rookie relief sensation sometime these last nine outs.

[Just Regular]

Buxton getting trained to time Bautista's fastball could end up with a spectacular exit velocity here.

Outcome - paints the low inside corner!   Had not seen Felix do that!

[justD]

Man, Bautista looked good. Especially after that battle with Buxton.