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  1. nicksaviking
    I bet they could finally get Jose Bautista now as well.
  2. nicksaviking
    I still think this team tries to get starting pitching and as they’re at a record payroll and even at arbitration value or team friendly contract prices, starting pitchers ain’t free. I’m predicting Rosario and his contract are being shopped to offset that hypothetical pitching.
  3. nicksaviking
    All players will miss several games over the next four years.
  4. nicksaviking
    Also in 2017: Home OPS: .812 Road OPS: .834 I have no doubt they were cheating, and I'm not against any or all possible penalties for them, but I don't know that we can draw any definitive conclusions as to what degree the cheating helped. Which if the cheating didn't actually help, getting busted for it and penalized for it makes me smile even more.
  5. nicksaviking
    $5M is the max a team can be penalized according to MLB's own bylaws. And they can't take away player's salaries, that would be against the CBA, and likely completely illegal.
  6. nicksaviking
    Well I like that Morrison accused a former team of cheating in the Yankees, but not the Twins even though he would have had knowledge if the Twins did. Kind of puts me at ease that the Twins won't get caught up in this. But I'm skeptical of Morrison's claims. Sounds like Carlos Beltran squealed like a pig and the Houston system was pretty much all his and Cora's doing, neither of whom was in Houston in 2014, a team that lost 92 games by the way. Morrison's stuff kind of just sounds like office rumors, which tend to originate from wish-fulfillment, jealousy and excuses.
  7. nicksaviking
    I'd call up Alex Bregman's agent and see if he wants to win a legit WS and if so, he should demand a trade to the Twins. Also, they should do this while Houston doesn't have a GM and they have a bunch of interns running the show. I'd generously offer to absorb Carlos Correa's hefty arbitration figures as part of the deal as well so Houston can get to rebuilding properly.
  8. nicksaviking
    Yeah in 2020 $14M for a 1B/DH type isn't going to be terribly far from a ceiling. If he played SS that'd be another thing.
  9. nicksaviking
    If Rich Hill is healthy and as effective as he’s been the past four years, he’s hands down the Game 1 starter as it stands now.
  10. nicksaviking
    Interesting stuff. My main thoughts: -The Twins supposed offer sounds like it’s much higher than original projections for a Donaldson this off season but Donaldson’s camp is valuing him about 80% higher than those projections. -If the Twins won’t budge off of “assigned value” how will they ever get an “impact” pitcher? Those guys don’t sign for “assigned values”.
  11. nicksaviking
    Dougie ain't letting us kill this thread yet.
  12. nicksaviking
    Whether they openly say they didn't meet their free agency goals or not, they'll probably have to wait until Donaldson officially is off the table, even though they clearly didn't meet their goals considering Donaldson isn't a pitcher. I want them to move on with trades, but that also probably requires a Donaldson decision as well. Because if by some miracle Donaldson does sign, it wouldn't preclude the Twins from still trading for pitching, but it may impact who the Twins are willing to part with as a guy like Rosario and his arbitration pay and Sano and his lessened positional relevance may be more tolerable for the Twins to move.
  13. nicksaviking
    I don't think the problem isn't that no one wants to play here, it's that they have other destinations they have their eyes already on. But as far as the NFL goes, they have a salary cap and salary floor, players can't be as particular where they go. But I think equally as important, the Midwest is not significantly behind other regions in producing football or basketball players. It's why the Big 10 is competitive in football and basketball, but they're always a doormat when it comes to baseball. The Pac 12, SEC and ACC kick their butt every time, I don't think it's a coincidence that those are the same regions the pro players also tend to lean towards.
  14. nicksaviking
    I tend to think Ryu chose Toronto because they gave him the best offer; with his injury history I'd find it quite likely that no other clubs, including the Twins, were willing to match the years they gave him. But if he did happen choose Toronto in part because of non-monetary reasons, I might think their indoor stadium may have played as big or bigger role than whatever we are using to measure the size of various city's Korean communities.
  15. nicksaviking
    If Berrios could pitch in the 2nd half as he does in the 1st half, he'd probably already be close enough to an ace for us all to be happy. When I think of pitchers fading in the 2nd half, I tend to assume they are tiring, which was always a concern with his size, but he's not losing velocity as the summer goes on so I'm encouraged that this is not an issue and correction is possible.
  16. nicksaviking
    Another similarity; the Dodgers haven’t won the WS in 30 years either. The Dodgers have been consistently good for quite awhile, but I’ll guess their fans are equally as frustrated with their FO for never making that big move to put them over the top.
  17. nicksaviking
    No interest in Boyd, I think he’s not fit to be a starting pitcher. I’d rather roll with Dobnak or Thorpe. And I don’t want to roll with those two either. I’d take Sale, but if the Sox want salary relief I think the prospects going back may be too high. After Archer’s last season I kind of think even Rooker is too much, but I’d still do Archer even if that’s what it took. I’d take Syndergaard, but I don’t think he’s available.
  18. nicksaviking
    I agree with getting a SS to move Polanco to 2B. I'm not sure I want to put Arraez at 3B though. As much as I like him, if the Twins were going to go after Storey or Arrenado, I might supspect that Arraez would be part of the haul going back to Colorado.
  19. nicksaviking
    We’ve had this discussion before, it’s disrespectful, let’s please use other less derogatory terms to describe these players.
  20. nicksaviking
    How so? Rich Hill has been one of the best pitchers in the league when he's healthy. People didn't hold that against Ryu. But mostly, calling people garbage is an awful thing to do.
  21. nicksaviking
    If the Twins have a full rotation performing well and Hill's best spot is the pen no one will be up in arms. They will have incentive to do just that. Which also makes sense of why Hill's incentive is based on either starts OR innings pitched. You don't see that often, if ever. It gives the Twins the ability to avoid the top of the incentive scale if Hill is not needed in the rotation while still allowing Hill the ability to recoup plenty of incentives if healthy and capable, from the pen.
  22. nicksaviking
    I couldn't disagree more. Hill is only guaranteed 3M if he does nothing but nearly 10M if they set him loose on the mound. They have nearly a 7M incentive not to break Hill's "Only break in an emergency" seal.
  23. nicksaviking
    Almost like Rich Hill's aren't typically found in a dumpster.
  24. nicksaviking
    By this point I don't think it's just the posters but the entire organization and fanbase. Their continued losing is beginning to look like a self-fulfilling prophecy. To get past that, I think they need to make some aggressive moves, if for no other reason than the send a message and change the vibe.
  25. nicksaviking
    Well come July I'm guessing the Twins will have a better read on Hill's timeline and since they only owe him 3M if they kick him to the curb (or bullpen) or 9M if they give him a long leash, I'm guessing his presence isn't going to be what would stop them from acquiring other players should Hill's outlook become questionable. As for Bailey last year, no idea why they had no interest, I was just disputing it was about money. As for me being optimistic? I've wanted trades over free agents all off season and while the lack of top free agents and the signing of lotto tickets and back of the rotation arms is understandably disappointing folks, those things are more supportive of the idea of getting a bigger name via trade, so yeah, I'll be optimistic until it either doesn't happen or until an arm I like is traded to a team that's not the Twins.
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