AlwaysinModeration

Just looked over Ryu’s stats again. Damn. 6 K/BB the last two years! The problem is age. Like Ervin Santana before, the question is not if, but when the end will come. And it is almost inevitably about 35 or 36. That’s why I think they should avoid four years.

To elaborate, Price has been very good for a long time, when healthy. Playing in Boston in the AL East is tough. Last year he was unlucky with batting average on balls in play. So some reasons to think he can be better this year. I’d say he’d be worth a flier. If the Sox pay some of the salary, and throw something else in (a prospect would be good), they should go for it. I don’t think he’d be good for all three years left, but he could be for 1-2 years, by which point, the Twins will have several of their prospects ready to move into the rotation.

To answer the OP question, I’d go up to $20/year for three years for Ryu. I’m not sure the Twins brass would give him a fourth year at that rate, and I’m not sure I would either. He’s only been in the league six years. He had was very good his first year, and great last year. Other than that, nothing extraordinary. He doesn’t walk guys. But also remember that he played in a big park in the NL. I’m not saying he’s bad, or a bad option. I’m just a little wary. If I’m looking to get an impact pitcher in his early/mid 30s, I might look at Price before Ryu.

Roster Resource has the current group (of 19 players) totaling $106.6mm. They will need to fill out the 26 man roster with players, though, so $110 sounds about right as of now. https://www.rosterresource.com/mlb-minnesota-twins-info/

Trading for Price sounds fine to me. Also, maybe the Yankees don’t make the playoffs.

Now I’m concerned because I know that version too.

Attire[d old joke]?

I laughed, I cried.

This line is pure gold: “whatever horrific way in which the Vikings season ended”

Hawk Harrelson. That is all.

I vote plan 1, signing the best pitcher they can, either Bumgarner or Ryu. But I’m sorry to veer off the plan, but I want the next best starter they can find, so Teheran is the second part of the plan. With 5 left, I don’t care what they do, I’m sure they can find some deals at the end of the offseason to add to the Marwin/Sano/Rooker corner infield mix.

Three names to note: Former Vikings kicker Fred Cox passed away. As did Big Bird, Carroll Spinney. And I missed this a couple of months ago; Jose Jose at age 71. I had him on my list.

MLB Trade Rumors has Strasburg at 6/180 (30/year). How about the Twins offer 5/160 (32/year), maybe with a sixth year mutual option? That would bring payroll to $129. And the rotation would be...better. Also, I’m fine with the Pineda signing. Affordable, short, decent.

I’d be willing to wager a decent amount that Johan Santana, given the perspective of history, wishes he had accepted the Twins’ 5/100 offer. Things could have turned out a lot differently for him if he had stayed with the Twins.

Well, there are six one-loss teams, and four of them are currently ahead of the Gophers in the poll. They would have to climb over three of the four to make the playoff, assuming Clemson and LSU are locks. I also assumes Minnesota would move ahead of OSU if it beats them. The easiest way to leapfrog other one-loss teams is for them to lose. These are the results we need to root for, right? Auburn beats Alabama this weekend Oregon beats Utah in the Pac10 championship LSU beats Georgia in the SEC championship Baylor beats Oklahoma in the Big 12 championship And also, Michigan beats OSU this weekend

All they need to do now is go 1-0 in their next four seasons and they win the national championship.

They play Northwestern and Wisconsin. If they win both, they will play the winner of Penn State - Ohio State for the Big Ten Championship. If they win all three, they will be 12-1 and have wins against Penn State, Wisconsin and Ohio State or two against Penn State. Do they get to the BCS?

I would happily take any two of Strasburg, Bumgarner, Wheeler, Ryu, or Hamels. And if the Twins could only land one, I’d prefer them in that order.

Verlander and Greinke were acquired via trade.

How about: Wheeler 4/88 Hamels 1/20 + mutual option for 1/15 And explore the trade market. I’d be fine with having them fill out the final two roster spots internally: Brusdar Thorpe Balazovic And I wouldn’t write off these guys as rotation possibilities: Romero Gonsalves And then finally, maybe Smeltzer or Dobnak, but not as high on their prospects.

Sorry, Bumgarner pitched a complete game 5 and then relieved for 5 shutout innings in game 7.

That was the worst umpiring call I’ve ever seen in a World Series game. The umps were lucky that Rendon hit that home run.

Didn’t Bumgarner do the same thing, pitched in Game 6 and 7.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

That was an absolutely awful strike three call on Robles. The ump was clearly influenced by Cole’s histrionics over the Zimmerman ball 4 (which was a ball). Automate balls and strikes calls now.