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  1. Nine of twelve
    Says you. Every few years I get an inexplicable feeling about a certain player. This year it's Polanco. Of course, I could turn out to be very wrong, but I think he'll be similar to last year's Eddie Rosario, doing much better than most people think he could.
  2. Nine of twelve
    In an ideal situation a developing player should be competing at a level slightly higher than where he has already succeeded. And I think that's fairly easy to do in the minor league system that's in place today. However, the jump from AAA to MLB is a bigger jump than moving up one class in the minors. For example, not many AAA batters can do much to a straight 95 fastball, but in MLB there are lots of players who turn those into 400-foot dingers.
  3. Nine of twelve
    Here's another way to finish games sooner: start every game at 5 minutes past the hour or half hour instead of 10, or 15, or even 20 as some teams have done in the past. It shouldn't take announcers more than 5 minutes to do an intro. Talk briefly about the starting pitchers and other pertinent important items then be ready to go for the first pitch.
  4. Nine of twelve
    OK, I'll bite. Assuming everyone is healthy: Buxton (8) Mauer (3) Sano (5) Rosario (7) Dozier (4) Morrison (DH) Polanco (6) Castro (2) Kepler (9) I'm a believer in alternating L and R batters to make it more difficult for the opposing manager to leverage his bullpen. It's time to put Buxton at the top of the lineup and take advantage of the disruptive effect of his baserunning with the best bat-control guy on the team behind him.
  5. Nine of twelve
    Another way to look at it is that it gives the Twins the inside track to whichever player they feel will be a better fit for 2019.
  6. Nine of twelve
    I'm not going to do the research, but regarding suspended games: As long as the game was completed it's still just one game. A suspended game plus its completion on a different day does not count as two games. So I would guess your original tally is correct.
  7. Nine of twelve
    Yikes, just now realized the game was televised and it's bottom 8. Say, those pictures in the opening post look familiar. Are those stock photos or something?
  8. Nine of twelve
    With Morrison signing on that may be all the at bats he'll get.
  9. Nine of twelve
    That would appear to be a logical move at this point, especially Vargas. I'd think we could get decent return in a trade involving them.
  10. Nine of twelve
    4:32 AM????
  11. Nine of twelve
    Pretty sure Sanchez signed a minor league contract. No need to clear space unless he makes the team out of ST.
  12. Nine of twelve
    I don't believe Santana will be out long enough to be placed on the 60-dqy.
  13. Nine of twelve
    I'll bite my tongue for now. If he's lights out in ST I'll praise Falvine for their genius. If he's not they better cut him loose.
  14. Nine of twelve
    True, but if you don't have good scouting and player development you'll be in a position where difference-making free agents will never sign with you. You'll never build a winning organization only through free agency with mid-market revenue
  15. Nine of twelve
    All they have to do with a Kepler bobblehead is add a little paint and it can be any other player they want it to be
  16. Nine of twelve
    This is ultimately what will allow a mid-market team to consistently contend. This is what Falvine should be, and I think are, trying to do. It's very easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of one free agent or one trade rumor target and lose sight of the long term goal. It's all about accurate scouting and optimal player development.
  17. Nine of twelve
    I think what would have happened if the Twins offered him more is that the Cubs would have offered more and he'd still be in Chicago.
  18. Nine of twelve
    As I said in another thread, I'd do this in a heartbeat. If I were Tampa Bay.
  19. Nine of twelve
    I'd rather have Archer than Darvish, but I'd rather have paid money than players to make the acquisition.
  20. Nine of twelve
    The title of this thread notwithstanding, this discussion is really about not signing Darvish. This is the very first big name FA Falvine have even tried to pursue in the 15 months they've been on the job. Using the track record of two previous GM's who are no longer even with the organization is not only unfair but inaccurate and inapplicable.
  21. Nine of twelve
    But that does not make a good use of money. I think the main reason the Twins didn't go higher wasn't because they couldn't afford to pay more. I think it's because they decided that spending anything beyond a certain amount and/or beyond a certain length was unwise. It's part of their job to make such decisions, and no matter what the decision is some people will be unhappy. Or in denial, or angry, etc. And for the record I'm not sure if I like or dislike the fact that we didn't sign him.
  22. Nine of twelve
    I'm close to that point, but I don't want to see money spent just because they were planning on spending. It's gotta be spent in a worthwhile manner.
  23. Nine of twelve
    Not in 2018. Let's hope that changes in the not-too-distant future.
  24. Nine of twelve
    But for Darvish we would have had to outbid what he got from the Cubs, and then outbid the Cubs' bid that outbid our bid that outbid what he got from the Cubs. So it wouldn't have been $1 more than what he signed for. It would have been many millions more than what he signed for.
  25. Nine of twelve
    That's not what I said. I said that the team can't sacrifice profit because if there's no profit the team will cease to exist. Moreover, spending more on payroll just for the sake of doing so doesn't guarantee winning. It's not just how much you spend it's whom you spend it on.
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