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  1. nicksaviking
    Allen wasn't very good last year, but I'd still be interested. Proven is kind of a subjective word in this case, but of the guys most people would think of as "proven" Familia, Robertson and Soria were the only relievers who I am disappointed we didn't/couldn't get. Those are the big names that as far as I can tell were still productive last year, are still piling up strikeouts and apparently at full health. Not that I don't want other relievers, just that my interest in all the rest vary and may not line up with perceived value. Buy yeah, if Parker is the best we do for the pen this year, I'll be pretty resentful.
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    Unexciting but better than most players the Twins have signed after being DFA'd.
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    He had a 100% fielding percentage in the outfield the past two years. If we don't dig into his fielding any further past that we could stay satisfied with the idea.
  4. nicksaviking
    I wouldn't vote for Bonds or Clemens but my view of the HOF has changed from seeing it as some kind of sacred tiered referendum to just honoring players who sportswriters and former players want to acknowledge, so I'm not going to be upset about who gets in any longer.
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    I would condone not adding any sinkerballers, they're not a fit for this team. Nor any team that thinks intentionally putting the ball in play is a bad idea. The free agent starters were brutal this year, I wouldn't have wanted to add one just for the sake of making a move. I don't know, maybe take a chance on Gio Gonzalez or Clay Buchholz if they have any desire to come here. Otherwise, yeah, I don't see any of those free agents making the team any better.
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    If this team is still rolling with Sano and Polanco on the left side of the infield, they'd be insane to want anything to do with an expensive sinkerballer who can't miss bats.
  7. nicksaviking
    Yeah, local teams are allowed to value players differently than sportswriters in Vermont do. I'd prefer the retired numbers don't get watered down, but I don't think they are at this point. The Twins Hall of Fame has made some selections that make me slightly hesitate.
  8. nicksaviking
    I think plenty of teams would take Austin as a third or fourth piece in a deal. Though perhaps not if he has another half season with a 35% K rate. So I’d look to move him now while other teams can still project potential on him.
  9. nicksaviking
    I don’t have strong enough feelings about him or Cron to much care. Seems to me Austin or Kepler along with some combination of Gonsalves, Gordon, Polonco, Mejia types would be a nice package of “MLB Ready” players teams are always asking for in trade scenarios. You
  10. nicksaviking
    I guess I kind of thought the Padres only made that move for the draft pick and figured there was no downside to seeing if magic happened with Hughes. I mean no downside for them, plenty of downside for Hughes' health, which San Diego has already shown they don't much care about with the shenanigans associated with the Drew Pomeranz trade. Or was that Kimbrel? Or both?
  11. nicksaviking
    Good luck with that.
  12. nicksaviking
    This team has talked about being creative with the pitching staff and using the 'opener' again, but so far the only useful bullpen arms they have are Rogers and May. At this point, I think Gibson's ability to pitch beyond the 5th inning is still much more valuable than any benefit that Odorizzi can counter with.
  13. nicksaviking
    The committees rotate the eras they review and vote upon, it will come back to Kaat's era again. It's possible that Kaat and Oliva might work against each other as far as the voting goes, but fortunately those committees can vote for as many players as they believe in.
  14. nicksaviking
    I don't like the available starters at all. If they're going after pitching in the free agent market, I'd rather it all be in the bullpen.
  15. nicksaviking
    I think his future is in the bullpen, maybe even as soon as this spring. He throws a lot of different pitches, but none of them are standout. His off speed stuff is basically a curve that he rarely uses because it's not good and a splitter which might be even worse. His four-seamer is pretty decent despite it's low velocity though; a move to the pen could make it better. In the pen maybe he could just concentrate on FB/Slider. If the Twins want to extend him with an eye on his long-term spot being in the pen, that's OK by me. I don't really care for him to be a rotation staple going forward though so if an extension encourages that, I'd pass.
  16. nicksaviking
    The Twins didn't retire Blyleven's number until AFTER he got elected into the HOF which always seemed a bit backwards. Kind of like, whelp, I guess we got to do it too. My money is on Johan Santana getting into the HOF with a veteran's committee shortly after he's eligible for their vote, in which case the Twins will feel obligated to retire his number as well.
  17. nicksaviking
    I think Rowson and Kepler made a concerted effort to change his swing last year. in 2017 Kepler had a GB-FB split 43%-39% and in 2018 what flip-flopped to 38%-46%. I'd have to think it was all about achieving better launch angles and sending more balls over the wall, it just didn't happen, which is kind of odd considering that Eddie Rosario had nearly the exact same 2017-18 flip-flop of GB-FB percentages and it did seem to work for him until he slowed down at the end of the year. Their near identical reversals makes me think those two were put on the same re-development plan. Certainly Kepler's BABIP hurt him, but obviously the goal in hitting more flyballs is to avoid balls hit in play. I wonder if despite Kepler having a decent hard-hit percentage if he just doesn't have enough strength. Hopefully along with getting Sano in top shape and keeping everyone healthier, the new strength and conditioning team is able to put a few more pounds of muscle on Kepler to help some of those fly balls carry a bit further.
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    New York?
  19. nicksaviking
    I’m luke-warm on Cruz, but I don’t have Cron or Austin in my long term plans anyway. If those two are casualties I’ll be fine with it.
  20. nicksaviking
    I prefer to get pitchers from Oakland slightly less than getting them from San Diego and slightly more than getting them from the Saints. Which probably isn't fair to the Saints.
  21. nicksaviking
    I think what looks to be an outlier season in 2017 is what is skewing the perception of where the team was and where the team is. They weren't supposed to be good (and frankly, they really weren't very good) and if their record had been poor as expected, all of those short term deals would have looked in line with being a rebuilding club filling positions with stop gap players and reasonable mid-season flips.
  22. nicksaviking
    I don't think they are saying that after every big contract or trade, they implied it once and they probably won't say another word about it again. I'd rather we were just being creative to come up with discussions and ideas to fit within their implied (and bogus) constraints to make the team better than just be angry all year. It's nearly intolerable around here right now and the frustration isn't going to change ownership's behavior.
  23. nicksaviking
    They all but said that was the case. I might think $100M might be high even. I know they won't flat out say it publicly, but it would be nice if they would if only so everyone would vent about it now and come to terms with the fact so our whole off season isn't ruined with simmering animosity. It's going to be a long winter if every free agent signed or big contract traded by another team is met here with anger.
  24. nicksaviking
    It's still just 1B. If people weren't happy paying $23M/year for defensive value at 1B, I can't imagine why people would be happy with $20M.
  25. nicksaviking
    Well Cron did have a higher OPS than the Twins have seen from 1B since 2013. I know I'm on an island, but my intrigue over Cron has grown a bit since his signing. His spray charts look a lot like vintage Brian Dozier. I like the RH power hitters at Target Field, obviously there's no guarantees, but I think he's got a chance to pepper the left field seats like Dozier and Willingham before him. And while I'd like to see Austin get a shot, I don't see him getting a long stint with any team with those kind of strikeout numbers.
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