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  1. dex8425
    I mean, he's the first position player to apologize, so that's something. Bregman and Altuve's comments were disgusting and really made me dislike both of them even more. I'm still convinced they used buzzers (and/or some other way of using codebreaker in real time to the hitter without using banging) but the commissioner's report did not mention that. I think the MLB is trying to sweep this under the rug as quickly as possible. I think there's a correlation between the release of the new playoff format and AJ Hinch's press conference where he didn't deny using buzzers as well. MLB wants so badly to make everyone think it was just the trashcans for that one season and for everyone to move on.
  2. dex8425
    Looks like it. He only played in 64 games in 2018 and 57 in 2017.
  3. dex8425
    He also has a baseball youtube channel that many of you on here might find interesting.
  4. dex8425
    The argument that is the same is that prospects are just that, prospects. They are unproven and as such, you are not sure they will ever work out at the mlb level. Some do work out, but due to the numbers, most don't. For every Mike Trout first round pick there are three Kyle Gibsons and three guys who never make the majors. I'm not comparing Graterol to Stewart per se, only saying that they were both once top pitching prospects.
  5. dex8425
    Ah, yes, that's what I was thinking of. He's pitched well enough to have a world series win for sure.
  6. dex8425
    I would also not call him an ace. But I'd rather have four years of him than 6 years of Graterol.
  7. dex8425
    Two points: He did meet your qualifications of an "ace" in 2016, but last year was his best year in terms of WHIP. He's also got great playoff numbers and lots of postseason appearances. He's also elite (by any measurement you use) against righties. Lots of innings in Japan, but they do have 6 days between starts, where in mlb you only have four. And one question: Who else would you want as an available starter in 2019 for Graterol? He's a relief prospect with a bad injury history. Chris Archer? Nathan Eovaldi? Jordan Yamamoto? I'd have rather dealt from our hitting prospects, but this makes our team better for 2020 and 2021, and we don't need Graterol in the bullpen this year, even if he was healthy, which is a big if. I agree that we still don't have an ace on the caliber of Justin Verlander or Gerrit Cole, but most teams don't. And JV still has not won a playoff game.
  8. dex8425
    My view as well. Hypothetically If the price/contract is the same, I think I'd rather have Maeda over Price. I would have gladly slotted Price in this rotation but Maeda has a higher floor.
  9. dex8425
    And Kohl Stewart. Also, don't forget Alex Meyer was recently the Twins top pitching prospect.
  10. dex8425
    Agreed. Although I bet he ends up being halfway between the next Fernando Romero and the next Trevor May. He will maybe be very useful in a bullpen role, eventually.
  11. dex8425
    I like it. For once we sell high on an unproven prospect and get a proven starting pitching asset. Maeda has been reliable and pretty durable, he's controlled for four years, and he's cheap. Oh, and he's actually pretty good. The likelihood Graterol becomes Romero V2 are quite high. The likelihood he ever starts in the rotation was low. Graterol only has 50 something innings above A ball.
  12. dex8425
    Exactly what I was going to say, except Smeltzer also seems to understand his plan and pitch mix. He also has good control. I just don't think Smeltzer's ceiling is that high. He's got that high spin rate FB, but below average velo and average secondary stuff.
  13. dex8425
    Smeltzer has outstanding control over multiple pitches and elite spin rate. I think he is more MLB ready to start than Thorpe. Littel will not start.
  14. dex8425
    The price for these guys will be much lower than it was last year at the deadline though. All of them are half a year rentals except Jon Gray. However, I also would bet the Twins DON'T get any of these guys. They will say that Rich Hill is their trade deadline impact starting pitching acquisition.
  15. dex8425
    Yeah, he was downright dreadful after he was dealt. I'd bet he returns to 220 innings of low 3 ERA ball in 2020 though.
  16. dex8425
    Agreed on those teams. Colorado has Story for two more years and Arenado for at least two more years. They thought they'd be contending last year and they're not tanking this year. At the deadline, there might be a few more arms available who I would want, like Robbie Ray, Jon Gray, Trevor Bauer, Marcus Stroman or Mike Minor. I think the Rangers will be good or a least decent though. Not sure on the Reds. Not sure I want Chris Archer.
  17. dex8425
    And the Reds got Castellanos. So say goodbye to Trevor Bauer on the Twins for now.
  18. dex8425
    Thanks, this is interesting and encouraging. I'm now going to check BR to see who he pitched against in those 28 innings... 11 innings vs Cle 5.1 vs KC 7 vs Det 3 vs CWS 1 vs Bos 1 vs Nats Mostly not good offenses. But it's not like 20 of the 28 innings were against the Orioles.
  19. dex8425
    I predict he silences the haters and leads the 2020 Twins in WAR. He will be the best 9 hole hitter in the league.
  20. dex8425
    The Twins had a 4 year/84 million dollar deal on the table for over a month. When news came out that Donaldson wanted 110 million the Twins thought they were out. But no one bit. Adding the 5th year option to bring the total to 100 million was what did it.
  21. dex8425
    I've mentioned before on other posts ( I think Aaron Gleeman has on the podcast too) that Cave and Rosario have very similar trade value. Cave is cheaper and has more years of control. Their ops was virtually identical last year because Cave walks (a lot) more.
  22. dex8425

    Trade Now?

    dex8425 commented on Doctor Gast's blog entry in Doctor Gast's Blog

    If there's anything going on you'll hear about it on TD. The local sports media up here is still primarily talking about the Vikings, and secondarily talking about the super bowl and the packers loss.
  23. dex8425
    Matt Antonelli said on one of his youtube videos that knowing what pitch is coming is the biggest advantage you can have as a hitter. More advantageous than taking steroids. So there's one former mlb player who said that, though I'm sure he wasn't on the xm radio interview. He also mentioned the home/road astros splits from postseason 2017.
  24. dex8425
    This is really complete, thanks for doing the research. I added this in another thread, but I'm intrigued by Salazar and Walker. Would definitely take a flier for a ST invite, 1mil if they make the team for either or both of them. Exact deal that Felix got from the Braves. Don't start the clock on Balazovic yet.
  25. dex8425
    You're missing my point. My point is that Josh Donaldson does more for clubhouse chemistry, morale and leadership than Hyun Jin Ryu. That's it.
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