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  1. Vanimal46
    Probably. That will be fine with me. Don't think he's going to be someone that will haunt the team if he's let go.
  2. Vanimal46
    ^^ This. ^^
  3. Vanimal46
    Pretty disappointed that Taylor Rogers was one of the cuts... I guess out of the remaining options I'd choose Pressly to take the final spot. I don't know how you can sell Tonkin to the fans as being one of the better options in this bullpen after the spring he's had so far.
  4. Vanimal46
    I'll go over, even though I'm not very confident in that pick. If I bet the under on the A's and Angels then someone has to get the wins...
  5. Vanimal46
    Agreed. It may be pretty ugly for the Angels sooner than later. They already spend $27.8 mill in dead money thanks to Josh Hamilton... Wilson and Weaver are both signed through next season and have been cooked for a while now. They may have to get pretty lean the next couple of years until the albatross contracts are over with.
  6. Vanimal46
    Not sure if you're joking or not. Either way why was it necessary to type "tons of temptation to go PED on recovery"?
  7. Vanimal46
    I don't know if there was an obvious choice to take his place a couple of years ago was there? I guess Dozier had his breakout season in 2014.. My memory is fuzzy, and I can't recall others that could have made the move to #3. This year should be a no-brainer now that Sano is establishing himself, and Park so far seems to be able to hit MLB pitching.
  8. Vanimal46
    I hope they slide Mauer into the #2 slot in the batting order. Makes a lot of sense to get him out of the #3 slot and insert Park or Sano there instead. 13 HR is an optimistic projection. If he can match last year's total of 10 I will be happy. I'll go .275 BA and .750 OPS.
  9. Vanimal46
    I'll say under, but not by much.
  10. Vanimal46
    I'm hoping it's not a near 50/50 split between Murphy and Suzuki. I could see that split for the first month and change, but beyond that I'd like to see a 65/35 split favoring Murphy. IMO .744 OPS is pretty optimistic. Getting to .700 OPS should be the goal.
  11. Vanimal46
    Under. They should be one of the worst teams in the AL, and I think this is the year they trade away Sonny Gray.
  12. Vanimal46
    Loved their story last year, but this year I'm going under. Tough to bounce back after losing Price and Burhle...
  13. Vanimal46
    Over. I think they surprise a lot of people and end up as AL East Division Champs.
  14. Vanimal46
    Hopefully we don't have to wait too long to see Berrios back up in the MLB... Now that Meyer's out of the running for a spot in the MLB bullpen, he should get another shot at starting in AAA. For those that have seen him pitch this year, is he showing the same symptoms that got him off track last year? Weird arm angles, never knowing where the pitch is going to go kind of symptoms?
  15. Vanimal46
    He's the best fit for the bullpen because this has been in the plans all offseason. This shouldn't be shocking news to read.
  16. Vanimal46
    Over. Brock was onto something that their bullpen is borderline unfair. All they need to do is get to the 7th inning with a lead and it's going to be game over. Their lineup may be old, but these are the Yankees. They could shore up any deficiency in their lineup with a blockbuster trade. I think they finish 2nd in the AL East.
  17. Vanimal46
    I'm with you 100%. The AL's not going to be littered with teams finishing in the 77-87 win range like FanGraphs projects. One of these teams is going to realize being mediocre isn't going to help in the long run and start tearing down what they have. The Rays are a very good candidate to do just that.
  18. Vanimal46
    Under. I think they finish last in the AL East and the first team in the AL to be big time sellers at the trade deadline. Their run of elite prospects have dried up... Chris Archer arguably has the best value in the MLB from a performance and contract standpoint. I predict he'll get traded to retool their farm.
  19. Vanimal46
    I hope the Twins don't do that unless if Buxton's putting up 2013 Aaron Hicks-like numbers through the first month and a half. However if that's the scenario, I agree with you that Buxton can bounce back and benefit in the long run. He seems to make adjustments at each level after initially struggling, and it doesn't seem like his confidence would shatter like Hicks did during his Twins career.
  20. Vanimal46
    Just an FYI John, the microphone you were using for the podcast was cutting in and out.
  21. Vanimal46
    Under. Their pitching staff is pretty underwhelming. Their defense also has the potential to be very bad, making their pitching seem worse than they really are.
  22. Vanimal46
    I'm not Seth but that's a good call on Strong. I think he's a candidate to be removed from the 40 man to add Abad, Quentin, or another non-roster invite that impresses this spring. I wouldn't be surprised to see Dean or Tonkin as possible candidates either.
  23. Vanimal46
    This is a very good thing for the Twins IMO. After years of Schafer, Mastroianni, and Presley starting on opening day, I'm pumped the team is going with youth right off the bat.
  24. Vanimal46
    The eye ball test of getting tattooed and not fooling hitters this spring.
  25. Vanimal46
    Yep not a good sign if he's not able to fool hitters. Even worse that hitters are tattooing his pitches. Unfortunately he's still at a 90+% chance at making the opening day roster. If financial obligations were taken out of the equation, I don't know how anyone can justify him being the 12-13th best P in the organization.
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