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  1. Hosken Bombo Disco
    That's what I was thinking. A righty-on-righty specialist to face the Trout-Pujols portion of the LA lineup.
  2. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Posnanski has an article with some great background about the lack of a unanimous yes vote, and why that should end with this year's class. (sub req) snippet: Four schmoes don’t vote for Cobb? The BBWAA screws up the DiMaggio vote? A few writers for odd, unknown, probably petty reasons don’t vote for Musial, Mays or Aaron, Ripken, Griffey or Maddux? This isn’t a tradition. No, it’s an accident of randomness, negligence, stupidity and personal vendettas. https://theathletic.com/733813/2018/12/26/posnanski-how-the-lack-of-hall-of-fame-unanimity-became-a-thing-and-why-it-should-end-with-mariano-rivera
  3. Hosken Bombo Disco
    As Chief said. The Twins have some interleague games in NL parks right away in April. I'd be disappointed if they didn't play Cruz in the OF a little.
  4. Hosken Bombo Disco
    It's just an opinion. I do think Kirilloff is a very good prospect but do have questions about why he's ranked so high in national lists. I'd like to see him repeat it another year.
  5. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Nice list. Now take out all the minor leaguers not named Lewis and drop Sano behind Gibson
  6. Hosken Bombo Disco
    You probably see Buxton and Sano as somewhat similar players. That’s understandable given how they came up through the system as top prospects. Others will disagree, but I think the 2019 Twins can survive another disappointing Sano season. But, not another disappointing Buxton season.
  7. Hosken Bombo Disco
    For the nth time, yes this is a subjective ranking. Also, Buxton and Sano are qualitatively different individuals— check that, they are basically opposites. There’s no internal contradiction in people who remain optimistic about Buxton and somewhat resigned to Sano, at this point.
  8. Hosken Bombo Disco
    per Passan, ESPN The novel contract could see Kikuchi in Seattle for as few as three years and as many as seven, according to sources. The base deal is for three years and $43 million. Following the 2021 season, the Mariners can trigger a four-year, $66 million extension. If they decline to do so, Kikuchi either can trigger a $13 million option for the 2022 season or elect free agency. The deal guarantees $56 million and can be worth as much as $109 million.
  9. Hosken Bombo Disco
    May has said in the past that his back doesn't hold up well to relief pitching every day. Maybe that's changed now, or will change with more practical expectations for our relievers. It's my belief that Reed and Pressly were overused last season, too (Reed needed DL time).
  10. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Really good point. I'm sure those two have met and interacted before now, if not necessarily as teammates. We'll see if Cruz can make a difference.
  11. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Meh, I'd probably have Sano in this 11-15 block, though probably closer to 11. He is what he is, which is ok, could be great, but probably not. I think most the other starters with team control plus some pitchers are just as valuable at this point.
  12. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Understood why Dozier was left out. He's certainly an interesting case, and maybe that long-ish period he spent in A+ was what was best for him, whether he was coached or taught something new or just left to his own abilities.
  13. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Good analysis. I will pose two follow-ups: 1. What would you conclude after applying the test above to Brian Dozier? 2. By saying “not knowing the strike zone” are you also saying “strikes out too much,” or, could there be a distinction between those two things?
  14. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Nice warm-up act to the Buxton-Lewis ranking!!
  15. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I disagree with you - this is a good signing. But I do agree it behooves them to proactively beef up their pitching staff a little more now.
  16. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Nice surprise!
  17. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Kikuchi would be a quality option.
  18. Hosken Bombo Disco
    This would also be the thread to point out that the long time Blue Jays GM Pat Gillick was nicknamed "Stand Pat," for not making offseason moves despite having moderately successful teams. When he did start making big offseason moves, the team won two World Series.
  19. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Great post. Wish it would have been higher in the thread. Reading Dice K's wiki page said the baseballs in Japan are a little smaller. That might concern me if Kikuchi is unable to find the grip on the MLB baseball. Eventually he would but at what cost.
  20. Hosken Bombo Disco
    What do you think a fair price would be?
  21. Hosken Bombo Disco
    yeah I'm not optimistic either. I do think you're being hard on Kepler.
  22. Hosken Bombo Disco
    You've got to be crazy to believe something like this. But, they don't let crazy people post here. So....
  23. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Yes, they are kicking the can down the road, until Lewis is shortstop. The $100+ million payrolls are a thing of the past. If they can win in the meantime, payroll won’t matter, but that is to be determined. The present core certainly has the talent.
  24. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Levine's candidness is appreciated by some of us who were stunned and caught completely off guard by one of the signings in particular. There must have been people in the org waving the red flag but they went ahead anyway. So there's some vindication there at least. On the other hand, Schoop seems like a pretty good guy and student of the game (other than his playing Robin to Machado's Batman in Baltimore).
  25. Hosken Bombo Disco
    If I recall, the guy representing Pittsburgh rep was working against Sano's interests behind the scenes, planting doubt about Sano's age, to scare off the rest of the MLB team reps. All while telling Sano he was his champion to his face. But the Twins and one other team stuck with Sano the whole way as Sano lost trust in signing with Pittsburgh.
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