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  1. Vanimal46
    Certainly. No outlet or scout is right all the time. From the limited reading I've done on this guy, there are outcomes ranging from everyday OF with 20 HR potential to a stiff 1B with limited MLB upside. He'll probably be somewhere in the middle. So where does he fit in here? I don't see him moving ahead of Granite, Wade, Cave, etc. as a 4th OF. I don't see him moving ahead of Sano, Mauer, Rooker, Morrison, or Austin as a 1B/DH. I've been wrong before and will continue to be wrong. This just doesn't look good.
  2. Vanimal46
    As a general rule of thumb we should cheer for the Twins to get the better part of a trade. So I care. And this trade looks like a clear loss right now.
  3. Vanimal46
    Other people on Fangraphs don't believe in Raley and say he struggles recognizing/hitting breaking balls. He is ranked #64 out of 65 on Fangraphs' recent article "Ranking the Prospects Traded at the Deadline" https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/ranking-the-prospects-traded-at-the-deadline-2/
  4. Vanimal46
    Possible I guess. Not likely. They sound like players a team can pick up at any point in the off-season. Nothing worth taking an obvious down grade from Dozier to Forsythe.
  5. Vanimal46
    The problem is the return is worse than keeping Dozier. They swapped Dozier for a worse 2B making the same money on a rental deal, and 2 players that aren't special and probably won't factor into any plans for Minnesota. The other trades you can squint and see what Falvine was trying to accomplish. This trade is a head scratcher.
  6. Vanimal46
    Bravo Tom! Thank you for combining all trades into one article and where they slide into the organization. I concur with your thoughts and grade on the Dozier trade... There was no financial advantage nor any upside to the deal. I didn't think Lynn could be given away... so acquiring 2 living baseball players is a plus! It's taken a while to develop a bullpen arm as good as Pressly. I don't think he'll be simple to replace.
  7. Vanimal46
    Could have sworn it was Slaygers... Please advise.
  8. Vanimal46
    I'm sure he's going to thrive in LA without the pressure of being the star of the team.
  9. Vanimal46
    Somebody's gotta do it to justify Dick N Bert's livelihood. My fair weather approach is applied to all sports I like. If the team is good I'm all in. If it's a lost season I find other things to watch.
  10. Vanimal46
    We can only hope that's the case. If they want a quick bounce back to contention it needs to happen. Everyone loves their new shiny toys but they can certainly afford to lose a couple of prospects now.
  11. Vanimal46
    I could see them signing someone like Annibal Sanchez again and actually sticking with it. More or less AAA depth that won't kill the team if he has to start 3-4 games in a row for them.
  12. Vanimal46
    Did they talk about SPIN RATE?!
  13. Vanimal46
    My thought when I typed that is if the Twins find themselves in contention in 2019 they should be the ones trading for rentals. We don't always have to be the team to sell pending FAs.
  14. Vanimal46
    I'll continue to read the wonderful game recaps on this website to stay up to date. I will not watch more than a few innings the rest of the season.
  15. Vanimal46
    There should be absolutely no push back to using prospects in trades in order to acquire better players next year. None. They have 30+ players that grade out C or better.
  16. Vanimal46
    It would be better if it was a 3 team trade and De Leon was included.
  17. Vanimal46
    Concur. If he's not healthy shut him down right now. If he's healthy then he's near rock bottom and they should try a different approach like sending him to Ft. Myers.
  18. Vanimal46
    Yeah, Molitor doesn't believe in LOOGYs I guess. Now there are multiple examples with the same trend. De Jong moving to the bullpen should be an automatic. I doubt he fits on a top 12 org list of SP.
  19. Vanimal46
    I still think he will be traded. It may just happen in August instead of tomorrow.
  20. Vanimal46
    Good luck Mr. Duke. What's Buddy Boshers up to now that there's a LH opening in the bullpen?
  21. Vanimal46
    Gotcha. Yeah I agree Gibson has been much better this year than Archer. Archer IMO has always been valued higher than his production because teams have the potential to get ace-like production for the price of a utility infielder. It's never really come to fruition for him though.
  22. Vanimal46
    Archer's value IMO has always been higher because of his ridiculously low contract. I don't really see the comparison between Gibson and Archer as pitchers.
  23. Vanimal46
    So much math and so little numbers to fuss over. We're talking about 12.5% on the most optimistic projection system.
  24. Vanimal46
    I think the Pohlads do care if their front office makes a call to go for it and they fail. The only example we can point to of a FO that goes for it was the brief Billy Smith regime. Made some aggressive signings and trades to go for it, fell victim to the injury bug, and was quickly demoted again.
  25. Vanimal46
    Same. Other teams have the luxury of aggressively pushing advanced bats through their system. I hope Kiriloff is our guy to put through the test.
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