DaveW: Dodgers trade for Dozier to be completed within the next 24 hours

[Baseball Bat]

Anyone know if the Twins FO contingency has landed back in the Twin Cities?

[TheLeviathan]

 

Anyone know if the Twins FO contingency has landed back in the Twin Cities?

 

If the Pohlad's were on the hook for the bill they were probably flying this:

 

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Might be awhile yet....

[Lee-The-Twins-Fan]

My take is... The deal falls through.

 

As I've said in other threads, the Twins need at least two starters they can plug in to the rotation NOW. I just don't see LA going for that – one plus prospects, but not two now, or one #1 starter.

 

The Twins, rightly, expect a lot for Dozier. I have no doubt that DaveW has a valuable source. I have little doubt that the Dodgers made a reasonable offer for Dozier, including pitching. I have no doubt that the Twins brass listened intently and seriously. 

 

But in the end, I don't think what the Dodgers will offer will be enough for the Twins to do the deal. News reports indicated Falvey & Co. needed to be "overwhelmed" by the offer. 

 

Conjecture here on the players involved is just that: Conjecture. That's not fact. It's not reports that have two or three sources. It's conjecture. It's fun, it's entertaining. But it's not an MLB trade deal.

[spinowner]

 

I assumed they'd pay for their own transportation home (or hitch-hike).  But any extra hotel fees would go back on the original card used to book the room.

 

On that note -- maybe the Dodgers executives raided the Twins minibar for snacks during the negotiations, and they have to fully settle that bill before the trade can proceed.

The deal hinges on the Dodgers taking responsibility for the "movie" that showed up on the hotel bill.

[DaveW]

Official Twins statement on the trade talks:

[Baseball Bat]

 

My take is... The deal falls through.

 

As I've said in other threads, the Twins need at least two starters they can plug in to the rotation NOW. I just don't see LA going for that – one plus prospects, but not two now, or one #1 starter.

 

The Twins, rightly, expect a lot for Dozier. I have no doubt that DaveW has a valuable source. I have little doubt that the Dodgers made a reasonable offer for Dozier, including pitching. I have no doubt that the Twins brass listened intently and seriously. 

 

But in the end, I don't think what the Dodgers will offer will be enough for the Twins to do the deal. News reports indicated Falvey & Co. needed to be "overwhelmed" by the offer. 

 

Conjecture here on the players involved is just that: Conjecture. That's not fact. It's not reports that have two or three sources. It's conjecture. It's fun, it's entertaining. But it's not an MLB trade deal.

Deal falling through is a very distinct possibility. But it also entirely possible the Twins could leverage the Dodgers offer into another offer elsewhere that is even better. Twins hold the power here. They have something multiple teams want. In terms of the report that Levine said they need to be "overwhelmed", I think that needs to be taken with a grain of salt because what else should he have said? "Oh yeah we are just gonna trade him for the best offer" that would signal desperation and give the buyers more power. It is good to play down the notion of your willingness to trade your players because that can make them more attractive then if you just want to get rid of a guy

[amjgt]

Breaking news.... we just went 5 minutes without a post in this thread,

 

[spinowner]

 

Ka-ching! Your check for fifty cents will no doubt be in the mail shortly.

Don't forget to send it COD so Dave has to pay the 47 cents postage.

[D. Hocking]

I have not been to the webpage for awhile - should I take the time to go through all 28 pages?  Will it improve my baseball IQ?

[snepp]

I'm home, no trade.

 

 

Dave, you're fired.

[snepp]

 

 

Will it improve my baseball IQ?

 

I'll take the under.

[Otto von Ballpark]

 

The deal hinges on the Dodgers taking responsibility for the "movie" that showed up on the hotel bill.

That "movie" was in fact ordered by Twins ownership:

http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/slides/photos/003/706/998/61bc3e03d4706e63beb50fd05c83e246_crop_north.jpg?w=630&h=420&q=75

[spinowner]

 

Let's get meta here.

If a trade falls in the forest, does it make a sound?

If a trade is scooped on a message board, is it a scoop?

Can a trade occur with all the relevant parties on a plane?

"If a man says something in the forest and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"

 - Steven Wright

[Taildragger8791]

 

"If a man says something in the forest and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"

 - Steven Wright

 

Trick question, women hear everything. Even the stuff you didn't say.

[DaveW]

 

That "movie" was in fact ordered by Twins ownership:

http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/slides/photos/003/706/998/61bc3e03d4706e63beb50fd05c83e246_crop_north.jpg?w=630&h=420&q=75

Ah yes, Billy and his early porn addition to Night Nurses, which he ordered numerous times.

[spinowner]

 

Postage due on delivery.

 

 

Don't forget to send it COD so Dave has to pay the 47 cents postage.

Great minds think alike!

[spinowner]

 

Dave just created a 24 hour long game thread in the middle of December.

 

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I was thinking the exact same thought.

[Otto von Ballpark]

Great minds think alike!

Our minds did too!

[spinowner]

 

I have not been to the webpage for awhile - should I take the time to go through all 28 pages?  Will it improve my baseball IQ?

1. Yes

2. Yeahright

[Squirrel]

 

Is anyone actually getting any work done at work or just clicking refresh every couple of minutes??

yes

[Squirrel]

 

I haven't been this excited since my cell phone got stuck on vibrate.

Oh, ish, yuck

[D. Hocking]

 

Is anyone actually getting any work done at work or just clicking refresh every couple of minutes??

 

Concur.

[Squirrel]

 

Also, I ate really old celery, still not sure it was a good idea, but we'll see. 

Yeah ... that's what happened to me nearly 2 weeks ago ... just sayin' ...

[ashbury]

Dave just created a 24 hour long game thread in the middle of December.

Mrs Ash: Where have you been? You look like hell.

Ash: I went to a trade rumor, and a game thread broke out.

[ScottyB]

Dave,

 

Is it true that 8,221 of your 10,743 posts are in this topic?

[ashbury]

I'll take the over on number of posts.

Sorry, folks, but now I am obligated to lock the thread. It's in the Moderators' Handbook, or something.

[Mike Sixel]

 

Yeah ... that's what happened to me nearly 2 weeks ago ... just sayin' ...

 Nice....

[jimmer]

This thread reminds me of a game thread we had this year where there was a TON of posts before the game was even close to starting.

[Tuba]

The deal makes a lot of sense for both teams which is exactly why it wont happen. 

[ashbury]

The second one is the priceless one, nicely done, sir.

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