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  1. Brock Beauchamp
    Not sure whether you're saying it's not worth it from the Twins' perspective or their trading partner's perspective. If you're saying Dozier>>>>Span, then I agree. If a team wouldn't trade a potential ace pitching prospect for Dozier, what would they trade for him? Based on the past few years, Dozier is going to be worth somewhere around 7-8 wins in 2017-18. If that won't net a top 50 pitching prospect, teams have skewed their valuation of prospects way out of proportion.
  2. Brock Beauchamp
    Uh.... Wilson Ramos becomes a free agent in about 10 weeks.
  3. Brock Beauchamp
    I don't mind if voters pass over a guy like Maddux knowing that he'll get into the Hall easily without their vote if the voter is making a point about there being 10 other qualified candidates who deserve a vote (a pretty easy stand to take given this PED tomfoolery). But if someone refuses to vote for anyone from the PED era, they're not doing their job and should be removed from the voting process. That's not a legitimate stance to take and undermines the entire voting process.
  4. Brock Beauchamp
    Yep. Short of demanding a top five prospect, the Twins can/should write their own ticket when it comes to Dozier's price tag. (and they might even be able to swing a top five guy if they bundle in something with Dozier) If you can't get elite talent in return, don't trade him. It's an easy decision.
  5. Brock Beauchamp
    What a crazy split. I knew the AL had several good 2B but this is ridiculous. Brian Dozier has 3.7 fWAR. That's only good for sixth-highest in the AL. In the NL, it's good for second best.
  6. Brock Beauchamp
    Those are definitely concerns but you have to try to make up any difference with the improved catching/pitching you get in return for Dozier. There are always concerns about trading an established player for a prospect (even with nearly surefire moves like Pierzynski to Mauer) but you can't let that get in the way of improving the team as a whole.
  7. Brock Beauchamp
    I really like this naming schema. Now playing at first second base, second shortstop, and fourth designated hitter, Brian Dooooooooooozier.
  8. Brock Beauchamp
    Whatever he wants.
  9. Brock Beauchamp
    Second outfielders get all the chicks.
  10. Brock Beauchamp
    I've been meh on it from the outset. It wasn't a bad trade by any means but I didn't understand the accolades given it, either.
  11. Brock Beauchamp
    There have been a ton of sexist comments/headlines during this Olympics but I can't fault a newspaper for going with that headline for Phelps, as he's the most decorated Olympian in history. We see stuff like that in major sports all the time. The Yankees make a minor move and get top billing for it; the Twins (or another mid-market team) make a bigger move and get second billing. Was sexism the root cause of that headline? Eh, hard to say but, again, we're talking about Michael Phelps. We've seen gallons of ink spilled over every little thing he does.
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    That'd be an acceptable approach, though I'd lean toward one high upside guy over a few lower guys. Yeah, any single prospect can fail but with Jay, Stewart, Gonsalves, etc. already in the org and approaching the high minors, I'd go with one top prospect. The Twins already have several upside-but-not-elite guys in the system.
  14. Brock Beauchamp
    It's hard to get a read on exactly where the Yankees are right now but I suspect they're not interested in a guy with two years of control. Given their age and the status of their on-the-fly rebuild, I think they're still some time away from picking up short-ish contracts to compete.
  15. Brock Beauchamp
    If you want to talk about a true "sell high" player, Brian Dozier is that player. While I'm typically against trading positional talent for pitching, it makes sense in this case. Coming off his 2016 campaign with two remaining years of control, you can set the asking price for Dozier. If you can find a contender with a gap at second and a top 15 pitching prospect in their organization, you kinda have to make that trade. Get a front line starting prospect and let Polanco run with the position. I like Dozier - I like him a lot - but the Twins need starting pitching if they're going to compete. Dozier is their best (only) chance to get that player and with Polanco behind Dozier in the organization, the risk is relatively low.
  16. Brock Beauchamp
    Six of one, half dozen of the other. http://65.media.tumblr.com/113e4a603e4b0c549f070defcb082882/tumblr_obax89otBu1qz8z2ro1_500.png http://65.media.tumblr.com/c001b680a29d2163248ec83dc7016148/tumblr_o9i3899omn1qz8z2ro1_500.png http://67.media.tumblr.com/800ad6ce92bafe47e7a660ca09cf9811/tumblr_o87tfecls31qz8z2ro1_500.png http://67.media.tumblr.com/5b841bfb777959a0197adf2303051937/tumblr_o0ytxlb3tB1qz8z2ro1_500.png
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    If you haven't read Garfield Minus Garfield, do so immediately. http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/ Jon is a crazy person.
  18. Brock Beauchamp
    Bloom County is somewhat mired in the 80s if you read it today - unlike C&H, it dealt with issues of the day - but it's worth a read. Breathed is a master satirist and took Reagan's America to task on a regular basis. Given your political bent, I think you'll enjoy it even 30+ years after the fact.
  19. Brock Beauchamp
    That's reasonable. I think it's possible Rosario ends up as a platoon or fourth OF but I'm not ready to accept that as certainty today. He has the ability to be a starter, it's only a matter of whether he'll tap that ability.
  20. Brock Beauchamp
    Fair enough. So where do you rate Far Side and Bloom County in comparison? Personally, I think comics hit a high point in the 50s and 80s. Since then, it's been an ugly road. So much mediocrity in print, so much pushback from staid publishers without a clue. But the internet gave us XKCD and Cyanide and Happiness so there's that.
  21. Brock Beauchamp
    Well, it goes in murky territory. Do we appreciate the innovator or the advancer? Is Psycho a better film than Seven because it created the genre or is Seven better because it is, when viewed objectively today, the superior film? Arguments can be made for both sides. But, hey, I adore C&H. I've read the entire series 3-4 times. I don't think we should dismiss Peanuts or what Schulz did out of hand, though. Or, hell, Walt Kelly. The visual style of Watterson is so heavily influenced by Kelly. I love comics.
  22. Brock Beauchamp
    Yes.
  23. Brock Beauchamp
    You're really underestimating the brilliance and longevity of Peanuts. Without Schulz's existential longing, C&H doesn't exist. Never mind that Schulz basically created the modern strip format. Kelly and Schulz drew a direct line to Watterson. I prefer Watterson but I think that has as much to do with the period of my upbringing as it does the superiority of his work.
  24. Brock Beauchamp
    Ppbbbt. All I see here are C&H postings. C&H may be the greatest strip of all time (IMO, it is) but without anyone representing Peanuts, I declare this thread poseur territory. (I have a multi-year running debate with a good friend over the supremacy of Peanuts v C&H)
  25. Brock Beauchamp
    I don't get the "Rosario is a fourth outfielder" arguments. Is he a flawed player? Of course. He needs to fix some serious discipline issues to stick in MLB... But the guy OPSed around .800 in the minors and can play centerfield. He has the talent to be a starter and it's not fringy talent. It's legit MLB talent. There's a reason he posted on BP's top 100 list twice. Im saying this as a person who is not, and never has been, a big fan of Rosario.
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