Monkeypaws

I haven't been paying close attention to other teams this season, but I saw Cabrera clubbed a couple 3 run homers vs. the Twins the other day, and am watching a good KC-Detroit game tonight, and he's 3 for 5 with 3 RBIs, so I thought maybe he had righted the ship and was good again. A trip to Baseball Reference showed me the truth: His cumulative power stats from 2017 to the present: 40 HRs, 153 RBIs, comparable to his MVP seasons. He had over 500 ABs in 2 of those seasons. The Tigers must pay him 94 million the next 3 years. Ouch. And we complained about Mauer.

You can't get more human that shedding tears after being drafted in front of all your family and friends. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8p-A5jDpHYk

Smart move - his health has been shaky for a good while. Enjoy those kids and grandkids Ron, and long and healthy life to ya.

I love the grunt with each pitch. Falvey wins this deal, even though Graterol was my fave. Maeda is just what the doctor ordered.

Agree. They do have the best run differential in the AL at 41, so they haven't all been that close. Only the Dodgers have a better one, alough their's is on a whole different level at +79!

I am happy that this abbreviated season is taking place so that the Twins taking the option on Cruz actually bore some fruit. He really is like a hockey team captain to this club, makes everybody better.

Byron Buxton is looking like he is turning the corner to the stardom we have awaited/expected.

I didn't expect 10-2. With Donaldson, Hill, Bailey iffy, and no Pineda, kudos to the braintrust and the field staff. They're doing this with most guys offensively not even hot or sparking. Out-pitching Cleveland speaks volumes of the all around depth of the 2020 Twins.

A good slider seems to be one of the harder pitches to barrel up for most guys.

They were able to complete soccer seasons in Spain, England, Italy, etc. without any major outbreaks, and there is a LOT more close physical contact in soccer than baseball. My conclusion: MLB is proving inept and providing and enforcing a protocol that keeps players from getting/spreading COVID.

Bulls on Parade - RATM.

I'd rather see Nick Gordon as the heir apparent if something happens to Arraez. Dozier had a good run, holds the record for most HRs by an AL second baseman, and got a ring. He can retire a happy man.

I saw an article today that Rich Hill is ready to go. I had almost forgotten about him. Nice ace in the hole.

For me, Target is top 5 for sure. SF, SD, PIT, BOS round out my faves, and I am lucky enough to have seen games in all of them.

I saw that as well. Below slot too. Overall, some pretty interesting new prospects for 2020.

Pretty much every trophy in the NHL has a name attached to it: Stanley, Ross, Hart, Richard, Selke, etc. I know nothing about Lord Stanley or Con Smythe or the others, but will be interesting to see anything similar happens there. I mean, it is about the whitest sport ever.

I think we are all getting a lesson in how intertwined racism is with this country's history.

Any news on Rosario?

MLB just has to be relieved Matt Garza is retired - never saw a player spit as much as him.

Bring in the scabs!

Phenomenal article Seth.

So, do we expect other signings to trickle in over the summer or is this it?

Lucas Sweany, 6'6" junior LHP out of the University of the Pacific, is all ours. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=sweany000luc

In case you were wondering how other teams were doing, Baseball America has a tracker. Spoiler: while the Red Sox have signed 10, the Indians and White Sox are stuck on 0. https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2020-mlb-undrafted-free-agent-tracker-agreements-for-all-30-teams/

That curveball has some stank!