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  1. nicksaviking
    I'm not sure what my post has to do with your alcohol comparison. Are you trying to say that the current ballplayers who chew aren't perpetuating the habit? But arguments that try to demonize something else as justification don't carry much weight. Feel free to argue for or against an alcohol ban, but saying tobacco should be allowed because alcohol is worse is like arguing that Mussolini should stay in office since Hitler is an even worse dictator.
  2. nicksaviking
    Right, but 37% of your coworkers weren't doing it. Ballplayers are doing it because of watching another ballplayer on TV, because of baseball tradition, or some other outdated idea. I mean 37% compared to 6% isn't a coincidence. Buxton and other players chewing IS perpetuating the use for the next generation. One can argue that it's their right to perpetuate it, but I don't think one can argue that they aren't perpetuating it.
  3. nicksaviking
    It is all very weird that this is nearly a baseball exclusive issue. If their non-baseball peers aren't doing it, and it's not allowed in HS, college, minor league and half of the major league stadiums, that means these guys are actively going out of their way to start this habit. It's not like the Senior catcher is sitting next to the Freshman in the dugout pressuring him to try it anymore.
  4. nicksaviking
    I liked the fact that he had plenty of success in the AL prior to moving to the NL, so I wanted him earlier in the year, but yeah those red flags are getting to be concerning. If toe taps and velocity are his biggest issues, it does seem like Wes Johnson might be the right man to get him straightened out, but it's not like we've seen enough to do anything better than cross our fingers, so I'd look at other targets first. Though I'd still probably circle back after getting someone of more significance.
  5. nicksaviking
    Well they already did it once this year, and for a guy without a position. With the Twins no less. I don't know about realistic timelines, but it looks like many if not most teams these days, even rebuilding ones, want controllable MLB ready players they can run out to the field to show the fans they aren't actually rebuilding. Seems like there is a Jake Cave or two in most trades these days involving multiple players moving from one club.
  6. nicksaviking
    I'd take Garret, Iglesis or Stephenson. The Reds think they're close to contending though, I'm not sure they'd move any of them. But since they have three good controllable bullpen arms, maybe. Even if the Twins were willing to pay division rival prices for Hand, I kind of suspect Cleveland wouldn't work with the Twins. I can see why an up-and-coming team would be willing to trade within the division, but there's going to be a bit of resentment from the team getting knocked off of the pedestal. I doubt Detroit would have the same reservations, but I don't want Greene. He'll be giving Sano a workout if he's closing games. As much as I'm enjoying Sano so far this year, I don't want to put the game in his, or any of the infielder's hands in the 9th.
  7. nicksaviking
    I like to hear as well, but since the team has a nice long homestand that would make sense. Bringing them in while the club was on a 10 game road trip probably wouldn't have made as much of an impression on the young men.
  8. nicksaviking
    While I'm a bit jealous as we've seen other clubs signing players already, it seems to me that lately the Twins have been making a production out of it and they've been waiting until multiple players are able to make it to Minneapolis so they can have some ceremonious signings in front of media and then meet-and-greets. If that's how it goes, it might drive us crazy, but that's pretty nice that they're doing it for these young guys who are probably already pretty stoked about it in the first place.
  9. nicksaviking
    If they have to give them a 500K each, are those two the best HS/JC kids to try to temp? I wouldn't want them just because they're local.
  10. nicksaviking
    Nice move, tempt the kids with hometown glory and a teammate they're already friends with. Or if that doesn't work, just offer the one that throws 97 MPH the other kid's share of the bonus money too.
  11. nicksaviking
    Pizza party. Honestly though, if these are the guys they like best, there's no reason not to spend it all. This may be a completely bonkers idea (at least for a billionaire) but if they did save up some money early in the draft, I'd be more than happy to see the guys at the end get a bonus big enough to pay more than a month's worth of rent.
  12. nicksaviking
    Hope his FB velocity has improved from the 79 MPH mark coming out of HS! https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=419447 But looking at Max Prep, it seems he never pitched in HS https://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/matthew-swain/cxoDFK3wEeO00gAmVebEWg/gendersport/baseball-stats.htm He'll be like clay in the hands of Wes Johnson, I'm already calling it, this 6'7" specimen is going to be the steal of the draft!
  13. nicksaviking
    Not only Canadian, but French Canadian, ugh!
  14. nicksaviking
    He's only 20 so there's probably sign-ability issues. Of course the Twins affinity for power bats and positional flexibility should be a good selling point to this young man. Though probably not as good of a selling point as a well over-slot bonus.
  15. nicksaviking
    With all these college seniors, how much money has this team banked? Are they just going to draft one of the HS kids at pick 40 and offer him all of the money?
  16. nicksaviking
    I'm kind of bummed about the lack of HS kids, though I suppose they can still try to get some later, if they're somehow able to get some of these college juniors to go underslot. I'm less concerned about the power/positional profile of these middle infielders. There seems to be a lot of them so it's likely someone will stick. Also, squeezing power out of the bats seems to be a new talent of this club. If they truly have found a trick to it, then getting guys who everyone else is unsure about developing power is a pretty smart move.
  17. nicksaviking
    I usually like the unexpected picks, they give me way more hope that the front office didn’t fall victim to group think.
  18. nicksaviking
    He wasn’t one of them? I honestly don’t know.
  19. nicksaviking
    Is it over? It feels like it should be over.
  20. nicksaviking
    I’m just wondering what assumptions in regards to performance people have for these two unsigned pitchers? Based on the track record of in-season signings, my take is that that’d both be much more likely to be terrible than they would good. What are other people’s thoughts on what would make them buck that trend?
  21. nicksaviking
    I remember when I was younger and the broadcast would cut away to the parents of a player getting interviewed in the stands, I'd think they were just killing time with some dopey hubbub for the grandmothers who were watching the game to talk about in their sewing circles the next day. Now they make me cry and I wish they'd spend the whole damn inning with the parents.
  22. nicksaviking
    As is the case with most young pitchers who don’t miss many bats, my expectations are pretty low for Smeltzer. Though he was getting good strikeout numbers in AA. Maybe Wes Johnson has some ideas. Regardless, go get Devin, and keep rocking the Kent Tekulve look!
  23. nicksaviking
    Here’s to a swift recovery for the young men. While I was hoping to see Graterol this year, there’s really not a ton of spots outside of the bullpen to see prospects this year. However, there are some pretty good trade chips on this list that may need to be crossed off.
  24. nicksaviking
    I'd trade one of the top guys for Scherzer, but he's got a Bobby Bonilla contract. I might think that deal is almost trade-proof, particularly after it's pointed out to the buying team's owners that they'll still be paying this guy 5 years after he retires. Not to mention the actual total for two and a half years of service is going to cost about 100M. Sign me up, but uh, we'd probably have to take back every terrible thing we've ever said about a Pohlad if they take on that one.
  25. nicksaviking
    I would like Syndergaard, but if the Mets keep hanging around .500 he probably won't be available. They have a bunch of key guys on the IL with short term injuries and their stud arms haven't rounded into form yet. I'm cheering against them for the sole purpose of trying to get my hands on their pitching staff, but my money is on the Mets going on a decent run in near future.
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