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  1. nicksaviking
    This would be a fun poll to revisit in February after we've seen the rest of the off season plans.
  2. nicksaviking
    I did three episodes of Foundation. As noted here, the third was a huge turnoff. So far the show has given no reason to pay attention to the characters in the future timeline. I assume that's what you're referencing Mike? I think I'm going to call it a wrap on this show. I thought I was going to really get into this, but it looks destined to alternately frustrate and bore me. If I get back into it, it will be because Jared Harris is great as usual.
  3. nicksaviking
    Definitely not, but the Twins rarely have this much uncertainty in the OF either. I think the fact that the Twins are paying him LESS than what he would have gotten in arbitration makes it more likely they'd eat his salary once the Buxton situation is resolved one way or another. I mean the fact that they already agreed to a reduced salary seems to indicate the Twins already threatened cutting him once. And it's a nice compromise for Cave; even if later he only latches on with a MiLB deal, he still gets minimum 800K to play the Twins safety net for a few months.
  4. nicksaviking
    Even his "breakout" year his OPS+ was only 100 and it's been all downhill since then. He seems like another Ehire Adrianza at best. I suppose there's typically a 2nd utility infielder on the 26-man roster, so if it's between him and bringing back JT Riddle, ugh, fine, but it should be on a MiLB deal and it's not a position I'd rush out to fill.
  5. nicksaviking
    I think that's easy to understand when other fans are getting it now. Waiting things out mean you get the guys who will meet your asking price, where as being aggressive means you get the guys you want most.
  6. nicksaviking
    If the Twins are out of contention, I want them to play the young guys so we know if they can help the team get BACK into contention the following year. Because of this, I don't really want anti-tanking policies, because tanking and experimenting with young players tends to add up to the same result. If we want more competitive games down the stretch, how about we give a modest, but not valueless reward to the teams that stay within say 6 games of the final WC spot? Or maybe stay within 4 games of .500? Maybe like a compensation draft pick between rounds 2 and 3? It wouldn't stop the really terrible clubs from being really terrible, but it might stop the slightly below average teams from trying to move up a a mere spot or two.
  7. nicksaviking
    I like the thought, but I think I'd rather go after Matt Olson. He's also not a great fit positionally, but his bat looks like it's more likely to produce. I'm also on a bit of a cut-down-on-the-strikeouts kick. Chapman might lead the league in that category.
  8. nicksaviking
    I immediatly jumped on board with the the trade when I saw the Jeffers and Larnach suggestion. That makes me think it’s a light offer. But maybe not. I’ve never cared for Jeffers low offensive ceiling.
  9. nicksaviking
    I'd be interested, but after only 7 MLB starts he was traded for a top 60 SS prospect. Even after a down year, I'd think his track record would make his value increase. I'm not saying 'no' but I'm guessing it would still take Lewis and one of the top pitching prospects.
  10. nicksaviking
    Yet his contract still never put the team in a bind.
  11. nicksaviking
    Seems to me teams like to grab the injured guy like Enlow, then they may have the opportunity play it by ear. If still "not healthy", they have the option to stash him and rehab him as long as possible all while getting time to evaluate, or time enough for the former team to lose interest. The last three players the Twins lost in the Rule Five were Baddoo, Wells, and Nick Burdi. Weren't there questions whether any of those guys would be ready for for spring training four months later? I think Luke Bard may have been healthy when selected, but I can't remember for sure, he usually wasn't healthy.
  12. nicksaviking
    The only thing Detroit has right now that Minnesota doesn't is rose colored glasses. The Twins won the division the past two years and last year they tanked, so the perception is they are down. Compounding that is our very recent outrage over the Buxton and Berrios situation. Detroit has been bad for half a decade; it just SEEMS like the rebuild should be over. But what do they have? One young pitcher in Casey Mize who doesn't have swing-and-miss stuff? The other young starters they are hopeful about haven't done anything and the offense has developed pretty much nothing to get excited about. The Twins lineup is significantly better than Detroit's. It's not like the fans started to come back either. The Twins were 19th in attendance last year, Detroit was 23rd.
  13. nicksaviking
    Can’t imagine you get too many top prospects for a guy who you want to pay less AAV than Ricky Nolasco.
  14. nicksaviking
    At what? I've never built a baseball team on a needlessly low payroll and then accepted pats on the back for winning and being thrifty about it. Again, these teams are 100% not making winning their top priority if they aren't demanding revenue sharing like the other sports do. There are way more small and mid market teams than large market teams. They could make it happen if they wanted to. Maybe they'll consider it if after they all get their free stadiums.
  15. nicksaviking
    Committed to winning! The highest bid possible. "Hey fella, this here franchise is fully automated with next to no upkeep or expenses. These little guys will work for peanuts, or at least they will if they know what's good for 'em!" Seriously though, this is undeniably good ammo for the MLBPA. I don't know how the other owners aren't screaming at the Cleveland owners right now for making them all look like liars.
  16. nicksaviking
    Honestly, ownership of TB and Oakland should be ashamed of themselves. Those teams (sometimes) win DESPITE their payroll behavior, not because of it. The ownership of those clubs is absolutely not committed to winning except on very specific terms. And if they want to cry poor and STILL demonstrate how they truly want to win, then they need to come out and vocally and publicly demand revenue sharing akin to the other major sports, instead of tying one hand behind their backs and telling their tax payers "We could win it all in ten years if you just give us free stadiums and tax breaks!"
  17. nicksaviking
    If Berrios and his durability aren't worth a long term deal, then clearly no pitchers are. As a Twins fan, this is disappointing. We aren't winning a WS without a bunch of top end arm talent and now we know the only way that's happening is if they somehow develop a bunch of their own all at once, even though they've only developed one in the last 20 years. As a baseball fan, it's BS. I don't like Scott Boras, but this would be a good time for him to call out the Twins for depriving players a chance at a fair deal. Berrios is lucky, he's still only 27. Nearly all the arms this team is counting on in the pipeline are going to be pushing 30 before they can break loose from the Twins.
  18. nicksaviking
    The Twins are beginning to run out of free agent starting pitchers that actually interest me.
  19. nicksaviking
    Glad to know the defense was surprisingly decent. I'd much rather work on the offense and the pitching in the offseason.
  20. nicksaviking
    No one pitches 200 innings anymore. For starters, teams are more concerned with the quality of innings than the quantity.
  21. nicksaviking
    Yup, agreed. They've both made over 250M in their careers. I don't know either of them, so it's possible they could want to chase the top dollar, but these kinds of players seem to either chose to chase a championship or a fairly specific list of cities. I'd think Scherzer and Greinke would fall into the same category as well. If they were open to coming here, I'd be interested in either though.
  22. nicksaviking
    I agree, but with the CBA renegotiation (lock-out), I could see it play out where only the lower tier guys actually sign now. The owners' latest offer had a salary floor, but also lowered the luxury tax cap. If the big clubs go over that proposed threshold they are going to totally give away their negotiating leverage. And the top end players aren't going to sign while the big clubs play coy and sit out the bidding.
  23. nicksaviking
    So former managers should be excluded from the Bench Coach job? Because it would seem to me that most anyone let go as a manager, probably didn't live up to expectations. Seems like a great hire to me. The Twins struggled last year despite just about everything being the same as the prior two years. One thing that was different was that the Twins didn't have a bench coach. No idea how, why or if that impacted the team, but hiring another former manager to share some of Baldelli's responsibilities seems like a solid move.
  24. nicksaviking
    Even when healthy, he's not a guy I'd ever trust. He's going to be 35, he always gives up a fair amount of baserunners, he doesn't strikeout anyone, and he seems to go from usable pitcher to DFA candidate at the drop of the hat. Except for one season in Houston, he's also always struggled in the AL. Though FIP says even that season was all smoke and mirrors and he wasn't terribly good then either.
  25. nicksaviking
    Wow, 14 free agents getting a QO attached to them. That seems like a lot. The Twins don't have to give up much though, just their third highest pick so I'm cutting that pick loose here and now. Don't want it, never had it, got a free agent(s) instead. I'd be fine if the Twins signed just about any of them. I'd have little interest in Brandon Belt, nor would I think the team. I also think Michael Conforto has been too inconsistent through is career so I'd rather not go that route. I know he's a popular name on this site, but I also don't have much interest in Chris Taylor, now that he's got a QO, I have even less interest.
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