Slim Tubby
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Screw that...trade Margot for a back-up sausage.The Sausage can cure him. Buy low. Margot for Taylor straight up.
Screw that...trade Margot for a back-up sausage.The Sausage can cure him. Buy low. Margot for Taylor straight up.
It helps that they don't really have a set DH at the moment. But once they get Lewis back, you're swapping Larnach/Miranda/Kiriloff for Vazquez it's a bit tougher. At the very least if you're going to PH him, let him PH for Vazquez and catch 2-3 innings instead of PH him for Larnach etc. I'd rather have Jeffers catch 100 and DH 20 than catch 80 and DH 50.Doing the 50/50 split allows Jeffers to play more overall. He DH's more and can pinch hit. If it's like 75/25, then Jeffers will need more straight days off.
He has appeared in 19 of the last 20 games, and has gotten at least 2 PA in the last 14 games.
It's possible they may let him catch a bit more at times later on. Right now the Twins are in a period where they have 1 off day in 24 days.It helps that they don't really have a set DH at the moment. But once they get Lewis back, you're swapping Larnach/Miranda/Kiriloff for Vazquez it's a bit tougher. At the very least if you're going to PH him, let him PH for Vazquez and catch 2-3 innings instead of PH him for Larnach etc.
They never really went away from it last year. Until the play-offs when Vazquez never saw the field. So clearly Rocco agrees there's a large gap. It's basically a difference of 1 game per week, so it's not a hill to die on, but if you sign him to a Mauer-like extension I think it becomes an issue.It's possible they may let him catch a bit more at times later on. Right now the Twins are in a period where they have 1 off day in 24 days.
His defense is pretty good overall. Last year him and Jeffers defensively were pretty close with the analytics. This year so far Vazquez is a lot better defensively than Jeffers.I don't have access to all the analytics and computer data that Rocco uses to make out the lineup. But I hear anecdotal evidence that Vazquez is still considered the better defensive catcher.
but - there's no question that his offensive numbers keep declining - OPS at .459 (even lower than Farmer). Last year his OPS was .598.
I don't see the Twins eating the last year of his contract at $10-Million. and I can't imagine his trade value is very high. But - I could see them trying to include Vazquez as part of a larger trade package at the trade deadline this year or maybe during the off-season.
wouldn't mind seeing Camargo get a chance to see what he could do with the Twins.
Screw that...trade Margot for a back-up sausage.
Nonsense...all credit goes to the sausage.
He was Mannyficient yesterday with 5 Ribeyes.
I'll be tuning in. MLB.tv has every game free all weekend long (though I assume blackout rules still apply, so that doesn't help the Bally's/Xfinity folks).Top pitching prospect Paul Skenes (and more importantly Livvy Dunne) makes his debut tomorrow in Pittsburgh. Was the overall #1 pick less than 10 months ago. They have some fun young arms with him and Jared Jones.
But will it make it through customs?Nonsense...all credit goes to the sausage.
I've been saying that for years.
Top pitching prospect Paul Skenes (and more importantly Livvy Dunne) makes his debut tomorrow in Pittsburgh. Was the overall #1 pick less than 10 months ago. They have some fun young arms with him and Jared Jones.
You’re not gonna get that call when the catcher drops the ball.Just called ball 2 on Biggio that was strike 3. Ends up walking with 2 outs and now 2 on.
Twins up 3-1
Screw that...trade Margot for a back-up sausage.
Leap Year babies eventually have Birthdays, too.Another clutch hit and Ribeye!!
Maybe we should trade you for a, cocktail weenie ?
Leap Year babies eventually have Birthdays, too.
There will be no Margot-ritaville for me. His defense has evaporated and using him at DH is an affront to baseball fans and historians everywhere.Resistance is futile
You’ll be sporting a Margot jersey by the end of the season
There will be no Margot-ritaville for me. His defense has evaporated and using him at DH is an affront to baseball fans and historians everywhere.
Give some younger guys those At Bats if we remain immune to properly funding this team.