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  1. Brock Beauchamp
    Interesting. So I was right about that part of the deal. Four years at $20m seemed a touch on the low side to me after Dozier racked up 9 WAR in two seasons. It makes sense that they wanted the guaranteed money to set Brian up for life while still getting a shot at huge free agency money in his early 30s. Sacrifice a couple of million now - while still getting $20m - for a shot at $50m+ down the road.
  2. Brock Beauchamp
    Oh, for sure. I wouldn't rule out a trade by any means, just pointing out that it probably didn't even enter the Twins' thought process when signing the deal.
  3. Brock Beauchamp
    Career year is a bit misleading... Dozier was close to a 4 WAR player in 2013 and a tick over 5 WAR in 2014. He's had over 1100 plate appearances of consistent performance. And we're talking a yearly rate that is less than Mike Pelfrey will receive this season and less than what Kevin Correia received last season. The upside of this contract is pretty solid and the downside isn't enough money to really worry about... Roughly 1/20th of payroll averaged over four seasons. I think this deal is pretty solid on clubhouse goodwill alone. The Twins just showed that they are willing to hand over money to solid young players that perform on the baseball diamond. That has to motivate guys like Arcia, Santana, Vargas, etc. in some capacity.
  4. Brock Beauchamp
    Agreed. While this deal makes Dozier slightly more tradable, I doubt that was even a consideration for the Twins. This is the time to start locking up core players for a return to relevance. Having Dozier signed at a reasonable rate for four years makes it just that much easier to manage payroll over the next four years.
  5. Brock Beauchamp
    Yes. Given the current bullpen options, I think it's time to see if some of the guys in the upper minors can miss MLB bats.
  6. Brock Beauchamp
    If Santana posts an OPS over .700 this year and does it at SS, his value is higher in eight months than it is today. He doesn't need to blow .700 out of the water... a .710 OPS will attract buyers. If you can see a "sell high" candidate, so can the 29 other general managers in baseball. Nobody is going to loot the farm for Danny Santana right now for the same reason that Twins fans want to trade him. That's not "sell high". That's just "sell".
  7. Brock Beauchamp
    Yep, just accidentally hit submit before I typed anything.
  8. Brock Beauchamp
    I'd have to read up on the details - I've only glanced at the rules - but teams can now trade international bonus space. I think you trade the slot and the receiving team then receives X number of additional dollars to their signing pool.
  9. Brock Beauchamp
    I believe diehard was saying that Milone could be traded for cap space, not that just trading him would automatically clear cap space.
  10. Brock Beauchamp
    And before anyone writes in Milone or Pelfrey, remember last season. A good portion of this board had written Gibson out of the rotation because the Twins soooo love their veterans. Personally, I'm pulling for May to get the job. I felt that way last September and nothing has changed.
  11. Brock Beauchamp
    International signing cap space. With the Twins rumored to be in on what's-his-face (DR SS), they could use more international cap space.
  12. Brock Beauchamp
    Nothing, if that's what you're trying to do as a pitcher... Scott Baker thrived on a rising fastball that was missed or popped up weakly. If the pitcher isn't trying to elevate but does it on accident, that usually means he's throwing it right down the pipe.
  13. Brock Beauchamp
    Same here. A side effect of working obscene hours every week and being married to a lawyer who works even more obscene hours.
  14. Brock Beauchamp
    Uh... I include myself on the side of those "sabr people". It was a simple observation made while slightly intoxicated, nothing more.
  15. Brock Beauchamp
    It fascinates me to see sabr people laud the walk on offense and dismiss it on defense while dismissing the strikeout on offense and lauding it on defense. They're opposite sides of the same events. If they matter on one side, they also matter on the other. Anyway, random tangent. Carry on, everyone.
  16. Brock Beauchamp
    Yeah, this. Times 1,000.
  17. Brock Beauchamp
    Great article, Nick. We all want Meyer in the rotation but after outings like yesterday, it's apparent that work still needs to be done. If a guy is missing the glove by over half a foot several times in two innings, he's going to have a short, brutal experience in a MLB rotation. That's not "effectively wild". That's just "wild". Guys will swing at some of his pitches but they're also going to sit on a bunch of pitches, leaving Meyer with a ton of 4-5 inning starts even when he's effective.
  18. Brock Beauchamp
    It will be interesting to see how Berrios and to a lesser extent, Stewart and Thorpe, progress through the system. Do the Twins truly have a philosophical issue with promoting pitchers or is there something they don't like about May and Meyer? When dealing with such small data sizes, it's hard to really say... Though there certainly appears to be a philosophical difference between hitters and pitchers.
  19. Brock Beauchamp
    http://www.sikids.com/sites/default/files/multimedia/photo_gallery/1303/mlb-old-faces-new-places-2013/images/denard-span.jpg
  20. Brock Beauchamp
    Yes, but it's a lot more likely that you'll get 2004 Carlos Beltran performance from an elite player like Carlos Beltran than you will Trevor Plouffe.
  21. Brock Beauchamp
    In no way did I mean to imply that it's impossible to win in the playoffs without elite players, only that it's somewhat harder to do (again, IMO). Elite players can carry you through a game or even a series. Good players carry you through a season.
  22. Brock Beauchamp
    If used in a proper platoon, they probably won't kill you in center... Schafer is the real question mark here. I'm not worried about Hicks in a platoon, as he had an OPS of .792 against lefties in 2014 and has a career split of .758 against southpaws.
  23. Brock Beauchamp
    I've always believed that good players get you to the playoffs while elite players (or some luck, which can't be accounted for) help you win in the playoffs. It's a fine line to walk. A team of 2014 Trevor Plouffes will almost surely get you to the playoffs but I'm not sure they'll win once you get there (going by Trevor's offensive numbers, not his overall WAR).
  24. Brock Beauchamp
    I find it curious that people don't seem to realize how much baseball has changed in the past five years. Offense is WAY down from the early 2000s. Any OPS over .700 is respectable in today's game.
  25. Brock Beauchamp
    Agreed. It seems to be against the Twins' MO to sign a player with plans to trade him. There are good and bad side effects to that strategy.
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