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  1. Don't Feed the Greed Guy
    4-2 road trip. I don't mind the Stewart statt and makeshift lineup. Live to fight another day.
  2. Don't Feed the Greed Guy
    I love to see these guys develop, with outrageous video game stats. Either they will become part of a stronger Twins 25-man roster, or of optimal value if/when the Twins trade for an ace in July.
  3. Don't Feed the Greed Guy
    Great article! A couple years ago my youngest boy put together a family bracket "March Madness" style of favorite minor league team names. All four family members got a vote--with Mom's vote being the tie breaker. The Pensacola Blue Wahoos went into the final vs. The Montgomery Biscuits. The Wahoos walked off with the title! Now that it's a Twins affiliate, we keep our eyes open for a family trip, sometime in the next year or two. Thanks for the updates!
  4. Don't Feed the Greed Guy
    Cesar is all-hit, no-hands, as Seth noted. He notched his 8th error in 9 games at 3b yesterday.
  5. Don't Feed the Greed Guy
    Nice to steal one. A win tonight and we'll be "playing with house money" against Verlander in that bullpen game on Wednesday.
  6. Don't Feed the Greed Guy
    Hail Cesar! I see this guy is only 24, and came over from the Astros organization as a minor league free agent. He put up good numbers with the Astros too. Any more information on him? I searched the Twins Daily archives and noticed that Seth didn't project him as a starter. Looks like the Astros loss is our gain.
  7. Don't Feed the Greed Guy
    Spoiler: Craig Kimbrel has a cameo near the end of the Avengers. All seems lost, he saves the day. I hear its fabulous!
  8. Don't Feed the Greed Guy
    I wholeheartedly agree with the "cascading" nature of a longer bullpen, (also known as a "cascade effect" although that phrase is usually used negatively). Bringing up Duffey may already be the first trigger in a positive cascade. The Kimbrel Effect could be another. To reference a negative example of a cascade, I don't believe that signing Kimbrel would mess up the Twins current payroll flexibility. There will still be room to go get an ace around the trade deadline. However, if the bullpen continues to blow three or four games out of the fifteen already played, how does that "cascade" out over thirty or sixty games? Bert's "California Math" and my "Minnesota Math" arrive at similar sum at the bottom of May or June. No matter the equation, the sum is to be feared.
  9. Don't Feed the Greed Guy
    Glad to see Duffey lengthen the bullpen. Kimbrel would make it a whole lot longer. He'd look fabulous in a Twins jersey.
  10. Don't Feed the Greed Guy
    Kimbrel gets better lookin' with each passing day...
  11. Don't Feed the Greed Guy
    Kimbrel never looked so good.
  12. Don't Feed the Greed Guy
    OCD moment! You started a sentence, and then a WHOLE PARAGRAPH with a lowercase "d!" Great win Twinkies! Time to hammer Thor.
  13. Don't Feed the Greed Guy
    It's ballpark food, not the Last Supper. Bring your own food. Better yet, bring enough cash to buy at least one round of warm, flat beer for the people you love, or have to endure for the duration of the game. And, always, ALWAYS, tip your vendor.
  14. Don't Feed the Greed Guy
    "Nick what kind of velocity does Thorpe have on his fastball and his various breaking ball?" Lewis'"Thorpedo" hit 95+ at the beginning of last year, according to a quick search. I'm sure Nick has more up-to-date information. I'm intrigued by his BABIP #'s: .327 in AA (.247 avg.) and .321 in AAA (.244 avg.) Is it Thorpe's lack of a third pitch, and/or were his opponents lucky in 2018? Still, the number of dingers he surrendered is another indicator...
  15. Don't Feed the Greed Guy
    He looks good, passing my JV baseball coaching "eye test." Seems to stay back on the ball, "letting the ball play him" rather than coming in on the ball, eliminating one or two hops. The arm strength covers for that hesitation, however. A good fielder. Great? Maybe...
  16. Don't Feed the Greed Guy
    One of your best! I listen/fall asleep to your shtick every week. Gleeman's suggestion that Jonathan's new walk-up song should be "Shoop" by Salt-n-Pepa was outstanding. Mind you, "Shoop" came off of Salt-n-Pepa's 4th comeback album and was certified gold. Hopefully Schoop can scoop up a little comeback love too. On other note: If Schoop chooses "Shoop" maybe he could switch to "Push It" in bunting situations... And, the video: Shoop https://g.co/kgs/Y5PiaQ
  17. Don't Feed the Greed Guy
    I don't think that the ship has sailed on him, yet. Just connecting the Mariners' penchant for selling now, and perhaps at the 2019 deadline. Just a spitball... Not every one sticks.
  18. Don't Feed the Greed Guy
    Sorry, this didn't pop up in my inbox. Apologies for the late response. Trading, or "buying" an ace from a non-contender essential means that there's a team out there that's wanting to dump salary, as well as retool around mid-July, 2019. So if the Twins can absorb a big contract AND a big arm, the 2019 trade deadline might be more about the Twins taking on $$ than losing prospects. The right place? What if the Nationals start 2019 horribly, and can't imagine carrying the long term contracts owed to Scherzer, Corbin, and Strasberg? The Mariners and King Felix? Who knows? Just spitballing...
  19. Don't Feed the Greed Guy
    Bill James, quoted by Phil Miller in the Strib on free agency: "the long-term contracts, with the big numbers that they carry, they catch up with you before you want them to..." Smart front offices know this. Fans want microwave warmth eminating from the Hot Stove League. I say: 1) Maintain some payroll cushion for the 2019 trade deadline. If Buxton and Sano return to form go buy an ace from a team that's fallen out of the race, or deal Shoop, Cron, Gibson, etc... while we bolster the minors while waiting for the Lewis/Kiriloff wave. 2) Don't deal Kepler without a safety net/glove in centerfield behind a erratic/oft-injured Buxton. Sure, we've been waiting for thus cake to bake for too long, but sticking it all in the free agency microwave isn't the answer. Miller article here: http://m.startribune.com/why-is-baseball-free-agent-market-slow-teams-might-be-wising-up/468628223/
  20. Don't Feed the Greed Guy
    I think the 2019 trade deadline will be the fulcrum or pivot-point upon which the season turns. Imagine that Cleveland regresses while Buxton and Sano meet modest expectations. Games "started" by Berrios, Pineda, Odorizzi, and Gibson yield winning or near .500 records. An ace doesn't emerge, but neither does a 5th starter. The Twins lead the Central, but are no match on paper for the Astros, Red Sox, or Yankees. However, they still have a bucketful of prospects and didn't exhaust their payroll cushion chasing free agents in the 2018-19 offseason. The front office pulls two or three deals for an ace, a quality bullpen arm, and that Shannon Stewart/Don Baylor presence in the lineup. These moves are "leveraged" for at least 2020, and perhaps beyond. The season pivots on that fulcrum, and the team is positioned for a deep playoff run in 2019, and solid chances into the future with Lewis and Kiriloff waiting in the wings.
  21. Don't Feed the Greed Guy
    Thanks for weighing out at least one of the Pro's. Loved your witty opening, Nick, but you have to weigh both pros & cons if that's what you promise in your headline. Groan, you only listed three croans, I mean crons, I mean cons...
  22. Don't Feed the Greed Guy
    My wife asked last night, "what do you think of this CJ Cron guy?" So I laid out my knowledge, like above. To which she replies, "but he looks like a doofus." So there.
  23. Don't Feed the Greed Guy
    Rocco's guy. I'm willing to put some trust in The Baldelli Era. This is a cost-controlled move. That means there's more of the salary pie for a potential ace, middle infielder, and bullpen depth. The Cron move gives the front office more room to fill other needs.
  24. Don't Feed the Greed Guy
    Silly question: does a player/manager count against the 25 man roster? Perhaps #7 comes back for another season this way? Otherwise Falvine's man is waiting "on deck."
  25. Don't Feed the Greed Guy
    "So much for Lewis finishing the season cold." YES! Lewis has kept a positive frame-of-mind, concentrating on good defense. The bat came around. Looking forward to the Lewis/Kirilloff Show in AA next year.
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