Twins (Woods Richardson) vs Blue Jays (Lauer): 8/27/25, 7:07pm

[jaysblue]

7 hours ago, Terminator said:

Don’t worry pal, you’re the last person I’ll be taking into the playoff baseball foxhole this October

 

Masterbather right now:

[Spanky__99]

19 hours ago, John_Havok said:

A very genuine human being playing the game he loves and isnt afraid to show it on the field, while still not taking himself seriously. 

It's great to watch

Nailed it.

[Masterbather]

2 hours ago, jaysblue said:

Masterbather right now:

You need people like me so you can point your f***ing fingers and say, "That's the bad guy." So... what's that make you? Good? You're not good. You just know how to hide, how to lie. Me, I don't have that problem. Me, I always tell the truth. Even when I lie. So say good night to the bad guy! 

[Spanky__99]

dUdEsPiSt

[Spanky__99]

19 hours ago, jaysblue said:

I know its meaningless in the big picture, but Springer has to be the team MVP this season. 

 

19 hours ago, John_Havok said:

Its still Vlad realistically, but... without Springer bouncing waaay back, Bo and Kirk bouncing back, Barger taking a real step forward, even Varsho's power resurgence in his limited time... 

I'd put Springer at the top of the "comeback player of the year" pile, but not quite MVP.

JS was asked this the other day, and he said that's hard... *The team* lol

[Spanky__99]

18 hours ago, Terminator said:

I’ve been taking notes on who here can’t handle a 3 run deficit in an August game 

October will not be for the faint of heart and I need to know who I can trust  

Bwahahaha... love it Term.

[max silver]

21 hours ago, Mvjm79 said:

15 HR at this time of the season IS NOT having POP in the bat. It is mediocre at best. By this point a REAL power hitter with POP in the bat should be about 28-30 HRs and 80-90 RBIS at the lowest. Even counting missed time, Varsho is NOT a real power hitter in this era of the game. Maybe if this was 1925 and not 2025 you could call his numbers power numbers.

You obviously didn't think about this very much. Varsho has a whopping total of 179 PA up to this point of the season, and his power numbers are very real. Among hitters with a minimum of 170 PA he's 2nd in MLB in ISO at .346. He has a slugging percentage of .574 right now. If you prorate his numbers to something approximating how many PA he would have accumulated at this point of the season with typical playing time he'd be sitting at 38 HR and 108 RBI if he continued at the same pace. 

[Spanky__99]

18 hours ago, Masterbather said:

Pfft...sure it is. 

I'd put Springer and Bo ahead of Vlad.

You can make an argument for all of Springer/Kirk/Vlad/Bo and Lauer, honestly. It's a nice problem to discuss, personally for me it's in this order above.

 

[John_Havok]

26 minutes ago, max silver said:

You obviously didn't think about this very much. Varsho has a whopping total of 179 PA up to this point of the season, and his power numbers are very real. Among hitters with a minimum of 170 PA he's 2nd in MLB in ISO at .346. He has a slugging percentage of .574 right now. If you prorate his numbers to something approximating how many PA he would have accumulated at this point of the season with typical playing time he'd be sitting at 38 HR and 108 RBI if he continued at the same pace. 

Fish in a barrel man... that was too easy