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  1. RaoulDuke
    Justin Topa proven setup arm. Here comes the bullpen ace Cole Sands!
  2. RaoulDuke
    Its the 9 spot, filled by a catcher hitting .209. Just keep him in.
  3. RaoulDuke
    Leave him in Rocco
  4. RaoulDuke
    Brewers trading elite bullpen arms in Hader and Williams, while staying competitive, has to be a trend teams are looking at. Twins took it to the extreme, but trading relievers for starters or everyday players has a lot of potential upside.
  5. RaoulDuke
    Love to see the fire from Ryan. Organization burning and the curse vs the Yankees on full display the last 2 games, and he is out there in the 6th screaming.
  6. RaoulDuke
    I am a poor and couldn't talk my way out of a wet paper bag regarding investing but. Hunter made 171 million in career earnings from MLB contracts and probably tens of millions from endorsements. Tax that and lets say its 100 million, invest well and its 200 million. How much of that is he contributing to a limited partnership?
  7. RaoulDuke
    I think Buxton's main motivation is not uprooting his family, not necessarily the high minded loyalty to the franchise. Dude is happy where he lives and gets paid a ton.
  8. RaoulDuke
    If it is them, there is not "significant limited partnership" money between any mix of them. A couple of them might have 100+ million in the bank. So they come on board as a goodwill move to the fan base to basically pay off the Pohlad's debt and keep them in charge. While I would like the see them involved in some way, that seems like another kick in the nuts.
  9. RaoulDuke
    I hate to say it but I think that would lower my opinion of those guys for supporting the Pohlad ownership.
  10. RaoulDuke
    By god is that Glen Taylor's music playing..................................... At this point anything is possible, as long as it sucks.
  11. RaoulDuke
    Sounds like the Astro's owner Crane was in the Pohlad's ear about how much more appealing it would look to buyer to have the decks cleared. That might have just been to get them to agree to trading Correa or maybe he knows a group? Of the few speculated groups I have seen the Mauer/ Morneau/ Hunter involved one sounds great but I wonder where the money is coming from there. The other group is some insurance dude and Glen Taylor. I will actually riot if Glen Taylor is involved, Glue Girl from the playoffs a couple years ago will have nothing on me.
  12. RaoulDuke
    It was certainly a shock and a kick in the nuts for the fans and Varland, and is amplified by it being the last second final move after selling the other 9 guys. If you remove the emotion of it, its not a bad trade. 5 years of a 7th/ 8th inning guy for 6 years of a promising lefty starter prospect and 6 years of a bat that has played well at AAA. Obviously the prospects have way more risk tied into them but the ceiling on the return is very high.
  13. RaoulDuke
    The Twins find themselves with a ton of Mlb ready/ near ready arms. Ryan/ Pablo are established top of the rotation guys with years of control. Neither is really an ace. Ober is somewhere in the 3-5 range figuring himself out. SWR is a 4-5 or maybe interesting reliever. Festa/ Zebby are mlb ready and need the experience to grow. Bradley needs to grow in the mlb. Abel looks ready to get a shot, I like his stuff he could really be a piece. Prielipp is getting close. That is all before guys like Lewis/ Raya/ Morris/ Rojas can make their own push. Either established arms are getting traded, or starter prospects are going to start getting put in the Mlb bullpen. I think they will use this time to promote the bulk role.
  14. RaoulDuke
    God damn Baldelli pulling the right bullpen levers!
  15. RaoulDuke
    Seems like it could be an intriguing arm they liked from previous scouting. Coulombe has been awesome but is a lefty specialist the Twins, sadly, have no need of. I'm sure they had a variety of high volatility prospects to choose from and this was their selection.
  16. RaoulDuke
    Gallagher looks like he could be interesting.
  17. RaoulDuke
    What a **** show the Correa experience has been, shows the Twins front office does not know how to deal with big money players. They got used by Boras to give him a deal with all the leverage, 1 year if you are great or we pay for 2 if you suck, or 3 if you suck again. Then he has a good year and opts out, seeks big markets, gets big market offers until they actually see the medicals. Twins swoop in to overpay for him because by god this is their only chance to land a marquee free agent. Yes he showed up for the 23 playoffs and was awesome, but besides that the long term contract has been a disaster. It would be less bad if ownership didn't suck and cut payroll, but a team with a restricted payroll can't have a dude making 30+ percent of it not be amazing. Funniest bit of the this trade deadline is the prospect returned for trading him, a 26 year old A+ ball pitcher with a career ERA of 6.5. Just a ****ing slap in the face.
  18. RaoulDuke
    Weird return for the Twins to seek, but I suppose Stewart doesn't command a lot on the prospect front considering his age and injury history. He is a very good arm but you basically can't bet on him being available for any serious stretch of time. Outman may be able to flourish here with a new opportunity in a now very low pressure environment. If nothing else he is Buxton insurance and fills the Bader role.
  19. RaoulDuke
    If you take a 1000 mile out look at it, 4 years of a young starter that has good stuff but struggles with consistency is a decent return for a setup guy with 2 years of control. That is the best spin I can put on it. I don't mind losing Jax, wasn't a huge fan, and after Wednesday the writing was on the wall. This certainly isn't 2 top 100 prospects however lol.
  20. RaoulDuke
    I hate to lose Varland as he was the easy plug in, young, controllable, hometown kid closer. These are 2 interesting prospects for a return at least. Rojas looks real interesting as a lanky lefty starter that isn't far off. Roden is probably in the mlb mix right away, and if he can translate the AAA numbers could be a regular.
  21. RaoulDuke
    Sands I guess? Not like they are real worried about closing games at this point.
  22. RaoulDuke
    Does Philly get the stadium entrance graphics in the deal? Or can we walk Louie Varland out to en fuego thing.
  23. RaoulDuke
    Is it a rally squirrel?
  24. RaoulDuke
    I don't hate it but I am underwhelmed. I wanted an arm to be the main piece coming back, chasing young catching prospects seems like the about the riskiest return you can go for. If the were really pushing for Painter I am shocked that this got done so early, why not let the teams continue to bid against each other. They must have really wanted to get this one done so they can focus on a bunch of other trades in the remaining hours? With an incredibly quick look Abel seems like he compares to Festa, mlb stuff that they can't really command well.
  25. RaoulDuke
    I do think this is going to be more of thing in baseball going forward. Teams are leaning into analytics and pulling starters earlier and earlier to avoid the 3rd time through the lineup which leads to more bullpen innings. To eat those innings you have to either use a bunch of 1 inning guys often or have bulk arms. For some guys I think it could be a good role, think Jake Odorizzi. Good stuff but throws to many pitches to be more than a 4/5 inning guy. Instead you have him let loose for 3 innings more often and in spots that you pick. The long/ bulk guy has traditionally been basically your worst pitcher, but it could be a weapon. The major problem is how do you get players to accept it because you get paid by being a starter or back end pen arm.
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