AL Central Thread '19 Edition

[navamind]

Twins postponed with COVID.

 

[VikingFan2k2]

Twins postponed with COVID.

Andrelton Simmons decided to be the jerkoff to not get vaccinated and ruin it for the rest of the team.

The Twins had very, very few problems with COVID last season. It would have to be some free agent jerk to come in and mess that up.

I don't know how the team is going to make up these games, especially if some of these Oakland games start getting canceled.

 

[BigRedMoe]

Why are we posting in here?

 

[navamind]

Great game between the Twins and A's. Chapman almost had the walk off in the 9th

 

[navamind]

“There’s a lot of great, new information, a lot of great ways that you can improve how you coach up or prepare. The difference is that once the game starts, there is no formula that can measure the head, heart and guts of a player that day.” - Tony La Russa

I guess Giolito didn't have enough head, heart and guts after all.

 

[navamind]

Small sample size of course, but Rodon's looked rather good.

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Super glad that the Twins waited on calling up Kiriloff for no reason at all

 

[navamind]

Luis Robert will be out for at least 12 weeks. Ugh, it was bad enough they lost Jimenez.

 

[navamind]

After brief stay with Brewers, right-hander Jordan Zimmermann announces his retirement from baseball

Jordan Zimmermann finally got the chance to pitch for his home-state team but announced his retirement after only two outings with the Brewers.

www.jsonline.com

Good career, still surprised at how he flamed out.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

After brief stay with Brewers, right-hander Jordan Zimmermann announces his retirement from baseball

Jordan Zimmermann finally got the chance to pitch for his home-state team but announced his retirement after only two outings with the Brewers.

www.jsonline.com

Good career, still surprised at how he flamed out.

I remember he actually started 5 and 0 or something like that in Detroit and then got injured and was never same

 

[navamind]

The Detroit Tigers Should Be Better Than This By Now

Are we witnessing the historic collapse of the Detroit Tigers?

blogs.fangraphs.com

it's just amazing how little the Tigers have gotten back over the years, whether it's poor player development or just poor scouting.

 

[bksballer89]

How are the Twins this bad? Even the Tigers are better

 

[Stakesarehigh]

How are the Twins this bad? Even the Tigers are better

Their bullpen has been terrible. So have the Tigers but they've had at least relievers that sometimes don't blow it

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Gotta love the tank job. Pistons sit two guys for "personal reasons", Ellington, Plumlee and Grant are nursing the lamest injuries simultaneously, and then Sryvidis is just absolutely going off in the first half so Casey sits him lol

Detroit against a playoff team down basically 4 starters still had to tank even further to not win

 

[navamind]

LMAO

 

[navamind]

Grandal's hitting .135. His OBP is .393. Fucking crazy.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Grandal's hitting .135. His OBP is .393. Fucking crazy.

I noticed that. Insane how he's being pitched to

 

[navamind]

15 years ago today, Reggie Sanders became only the 5th player to join the 300-300 club...

 

[navamind]

Bauers, DFA'd by Indians, acquired by Mariners

Infielder/outfielder Jake Bauers, who had been designated for assignment by Cleveland, has been acquired by the Mariners. He has a .190 batting average this season.

www.espn.com

Because an Indians-Mariners trade for a 1st baseman has never gone wrong for Seattle...

M's acquire Broussard from Tribe

The Mariners acquired first baseman Ben Broussard from the Indians for a minor-league outfielder.

www.espn.com

And let's not forget the Asdrubal Cabrera-Eduardo Perez trade.

Bauers seems like a bust at this point. Over 900 PA and he has an OPS+ of 81. Even his minor league track record wasn't particularly great (.275/.361/.414). He never had an OPS above .800 at any of his minor league stops. I know he was young for the levels he played at but that still doesn't come off as very impressive for a corner OF/1B.

 

[richig07]

The fact we keep winning like this without Eloy/Robert/Madrigal/Kopech, etc. is amazing to me. I still think we absolutely have to go get Marte or Frazier.