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  1. Oldgoat_MN
    I wonder if the money angle is why Wright is out of the conversation. Or maybe they don't like his mechanics. Guess we'll probably never know. Interesting and frustrating. It's like the longest bullpen session of the year!
  2. Oldgoat_MN
    After seeing more than one mock draft board change the #1 to McKay I'm guessing that's who we are taking. I was really a Wright, Gore, Greene, McKay sequence guy. Hope it goes well.
  3. Oldgoat_MN
    Seth Romero has another year of eligibility in college. If he straightens up and pitches well he could likely go in the top 10 next year. Maybe top 5. Between his off field issues and the chance that he won't sign I think he's too much of a risk to draft at #35 (or later).
  4. Oldgoat_MN
    When I see a young man who is chasing his dream to get to the Major Leagues I am always kind of pulling for him. After years of sub-minimum wages in the minor leagues I hope he gets a real chance to show he can succeed in MLB. I cannot generate the same level of patience with a 37 year old pitcher who has had, by nearly any measure, a successful MLB career. After making >$24 million he has been well rewarded for all his hard work. Congratulations! I have to agree with mikelink45 above, though when he said "I can tolerate young arms imploding more than old ones on this team."
  5. Oldgoat_MN
    I hope so. I know Curtiss has only pitched 22 innings in AA, but he's 24 years old. Move him up.
  6. Oldgoat_MN

    Well.....maybe not...

    Oldgoat_MN commented on huhguy's blog entry in Blog huhguy

    Oddly enough, I would rather have Kinzler come in to start the 9th with the bases empty than come into the game in the 7th or 8th inning with runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out. 'Real' closers are expensive. The two you mentioned both went to the All-Star game multiple times. A very high bar. We have been spoiled. Ideal? No. On this team? He has done well for us.
  7. Oldgoat_MN
    Evil genius!
  8. Oldgoat_MN
    No question the guy has had an impact on the Twins this season. OPS second only to Sano. However, when you take Falvey's identity and sign him watch the naysayers appear.
  9. Oldgoat_MN
    At least Kepler wasn't asked to bunt this AB.
  10. Oldgoat_MN
    You're not in marketing, are you?
  11. Oldgoat_MN
    I have no problem helping the Dodgers, who are 11 games under .500. I just want Dozier to homer in each game. At least once per game.
  12. Oldgoat_MN
    Congratulations Sconnie! Your first? Whatever, you have a great adventure ahead of you. I truly am smiling for you. Peace
  13. Oldgoat_MN
    Heyward's BABIP also went from .329 in 2015 to .281 in 2016. Now, how much of that was in part due to the launch angle I have absolutely no idea.
  14. Oldgoat_MN
    If your two day old great nephew could talk he'd probably ask you to stop pushing those charts, graphs and heat maps in from of him. Geez, you fans in Maine start with the analytics early, don't you?
  15. Oldgoat_MN
    Arb eligible: 2019, Free Agent: 2023 Sign him to that today and you buy out two years of Free Agency. Would his agent go for that? Interesting idea, though.
  16. Oldgoat_MN
    Ellis Burks – career slash line: .291/.363/.510 (.874) I would love that! Optimistic, but it is really fun to watch Kepler play ball. I always feel that something good could happen when he steps into the batters box.
  17. Oldgoat_MN
    The thing I've enjoyed the most about Statcast is the way they track Buxton's unlikely catches. Love it. Oh yeah, the other stuff's cool, too.
  18. Oldgoat_MN
    What is it that Gimenez throws? Is that a knuckle curve or something? It looks so slow that maybe I could hit it. Well, maybe could have hit it 40 years ago...
  19. Oldgoat_MN
    Nick, Jeremy, Cody, Tom. Great articles all. This website rocks!
  20. Oldgoat_MN
    Great article Willihammer. Interesting that Kyle Cody was drafted in the 2nd round, didn't sign, then the next year was drafted in the 6th round. Kyle Funkhouser was drafted in the 1st round, didn't sign, then the next year was drafted in the 4th round. Nicholas Shumpert was drafted in the 7th round, didn't sign, then the next year was drafted in the 28th round. Looks like some may have made an error in judgement. Was it the player, the team, both?
  21. Oldgoat_MN
    Mark Appel, Stanford, 2013: 106.1 IP, 130 K, 23 W, BAA .203 My father & I have talked about Appel's issues as well. Puzzling.
  22. Oldgoat_MN
    That's probably fair, though I would think his advice weighs heavily. Boras has a lot of clients. Each ballplayer only has one career. Mistakes, or 'losses', impact the player greatly.
  23. Oldgoat_MN
    I said that I think he's best suited for elite players. Gambles with elite players pay off more often. More than one Boras client has declined a qualifying offer and waited until the following July or so to sign with a team. That has a cost.
  24. Oldgoat_MN
    I, too, appreciate that an agent’s job is to get the best deal for his client. Kendrys Morales, Mark Teixeira, and ARod are some of the players who had Boras as an agent and switched. Boras gambles with players’ futures. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it costs his clients a lot of money. He has enough wins to sell himself to new clients, but unless you are an elite player, a guy like Boras may not be your wisest choice. I suppose having Mark Appel hold out for as much money as possible was wise, as he may never see the big leagues.
  25. Oldgoat_MN
    This is so very interesting. You sit down with MacKenzie Gore and ask a hypothetical question, like, "Would you sign for $6 million?" Gore looks at his financial adviser (Scott Boras) and his adviser slides a piece of paper to Gore. Gore reads it and says, "I'll sign for slightly under slot. I want $7 million." Asking the same question of Wright, he says, "Sure!". Now Gore has probably hurt himself a bit, but it really hasn't hurt Boras. And I suspect that is really who Boras is most concerned about.
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