tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post5920776135244418176..comments2023-11-05T06:49:09.637-06:00Comments on Twins Geek: Reliever CountdownJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13907268840665045299noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-74575921702971000082011-07-21T12:18:24.092-05:002011-07-21T12:18:24.092-05:00"it has meant absolutely nothing"
It go..."it has meant absolutely nothing"<br /><br />It got the Twins into the playoffs last year. It also got the Twins through the first three months of this season. You think the Twins would have done better with Mijares in the closer role? Alex Burnett? Because you sure weren't handing Perkins that role before the season. He was being promoted as a DFA candidate and he was on the DL forTThttp://grannybaseball.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-25785638146174704392011-07-21T12:18:09.217-05:002011-07-21T12:18:09.217-05:00"it has meant absolutely nothing"
It go..."it has meant absolutely nothing"<br /><br />It got the Twins into the playoffs last year. It also got the Twins through the first three months of this season. You think the Twins would have done better with Mijares in the closer role? Alex Burnett? Because you sure weren't handing Perkins that role before the season. He was being promoted as a DFA candidate and he was on the DL forTThttp://grannybaseball.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-16629024262513915522011-07-21T09:17:42.822-05:002011-07-21T09:17:42.822-05:00John:
Nice article so far, but you should be l...John:<br /><br /> Nice article so far, but you should be looking at the team with the player and be guessing what their needs are. Assuming Justin M comes back you have Revere, Mike C, Span, Kubbel, and Young needing time in the OF. Kubbel and Young I consider tradeable because if you play Span in left, Revere in center, and Mike C in right you don't have many AB's left for young and walter hansonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-64071820215439732402011-07-21T09:16:42.394-05:002011-07-21T09:16:42.394-05:00Capps is younger, but youth isn't a huge facto...Capps is younger, but youth isn't a huge factor in pitching like it is in hitting. As pitchers, they are extremely similar, though I suppose I could tip my cap to Capps as having slightly better control. <br /><br />And the "several seasons as a successful closer" was exactly what the Twins told us - and it has meant absolutely nothing, except maybe extra opportunities to blow games.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13907268840665045299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-635535278435352182011-07-21T07:42:10.310-05:002011-07-21T07:42:10.310-05:00"one can expect just about the same out of Ra..."one can expect just about the same out of Rauch in 2012 that one could reasonably have expected out of Capps this year."<br /><br />That isn't true. You are ignoring age and long term past performance entirely. Capps is five years younger and had several seasons as a successful closer.TThttp://grannybaseball.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com