Comments on: Twins Notes: Two games, one run, no wins, and last place

By: DH

DH — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:28:33 +0000

Craig Breslow
Rob Delaney
Billy Bullock

Really!?!?!?!?

By: jokin

jokin — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:54:18 +0000

Thanks, AMR for setting things straight. I was alarmed at the shallow analysis being done by supposedly knowledgeable bloggers (the average drive-by poster ignorance was to be expected). By getting rid of a LHP with a history of past success over some of his own trades and acquisitions that have yet to justify themselves (if ever?) is further evidence that BS is in way over his head. Watch for James to land elsewhere and find success as he continues to recover from his surgery.

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:38:27 +0000

It’s tough to see how Parmelee could have moved up without everybody ahead of him simply falling down. He’s never hit 20 home runs in a season, terrible for a supposed powerful 1B, and he’s still only hitting in the mid .280′s in AA. If he was hitting .350 I might buy his transition to Lyle Overbay, but not now. If he duplicated his EXACT AA NUMBERS in the majors, he would still be a poor 1B or COF.

By: mike wants wins

mike wants wins — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:50:30 +0000

I agree with AMR, had BS traded for James, he’d be in MN right now, not cut.

By: AMR

AMR — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 06:51:06 +0000

But Chuck James didn’t suck for 10.1 innings, he sucked for the last 0.1 inning of his Twins career.

First callup: 5.0 IP, 0R, 1H, 2BB, 2K. 3 Inherited runners, 0 scored.

Second callup, except final disaster: 5.0 IP, 7H (1HR, 1 3B), 2BB, 5K, 3ER. 4 Inherited runners, 1 scored.

Final disaster: 0.1 IP, 4H (all singles), 1K, 0BB. 4ER. (Dumatrait allowed two of those to score). Immediately sent back to Rochester, never to return.

I will admit that James did not do particularly well in his last few appearances for Rochester, but he seems like he could be a valuable player next year, further removed from surgery.

Had Bill Smith traded a valuable player for Chuck James, I have no doubt that he would be on the roster today. But since he was a low-risk minor-league free-agent, he’s cut. CYA roster management from GMBS.

By: bohemian club

bohemian club — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 04:09:32 +0000

Through three at-bats, Mauer had faced 8 pitches, which included 2 ground-outs and 1 strike-out. Gotta love the effort …

By: spoof bonser

spoof bonser — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:57:22 +0000

someone should list the not so obvious (see David Ortiz) people they have let questionably let go. I’ll start.

Craig Breslow
Rob Delaney
Billy Bullock

By: spoof bonser

spoof bonser — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:53:24 +0000

Chuck James was the new Anthony Slama who was the new Pat Neshak. I don’t get it. How can a guy like Dutramit stay on the team all year?

These guys have been making questionable promotions from Rochester for the past 10 years. In what world do guys like Matt Tolbert, Jason Tyner, Denny Hocking, Lew Ford, Drew Butera, Dusty Hughes, and I am missing another handful of guys, make the team?

I’m not just saying this because I am on this site. The smartest thing Bill Smith could do for the Twins is hire Aaron Gleeman as some kind of assistant. Not sure if he would take the job. I am being serious.

And by the way? the next Matt Tolber? Toby Gardenhire.

By: Pedro Munoz

Pedro Munoz — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:52:44 +0000

Chuck James 6.10 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 4.92 xFIP

Jim Hoey 7.13 ERA, 2.13 WHIP, 5.90 xFIP

Hoey gets promoted and James gets cut, even though James pitched much better at AAA and unlike Hoey, actually has pitched well at the major league level in prior years. Did James suck in the 10.1 innings he pitched for the Twins this year? Yes. Was he any worse than most of the Bullpen? No.

By: hoss

hoss — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:39:37 +0000

Chuck James has sucked the two times he was called up. WHIP above a buck-and-a-half, and ERA north of six.