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  1. dex8425
    I would say the statement about Ryu is incorrect, since he's only pitched 180 innings twice in the last seven years. Last year he was one of the most effective pitchers in all of baseball. He has had two good years. One was last year, and the other was his rookie season at age 26. The other years he either didn't pitch at all or missed a ton of starts. He was also not effective in the postseason in 2018 and 2019= one quality start in four starts. He has been pretty good, when healthy, in the regular season. I'm convinced the FO is pursuing him because they're chasing a good deal. I hope he proves me wrong and stays healthy wherever he goes, but I'd rather have Madbum.
  2. dex8425
    I will be absolutely floored if we sign Madbum, Kuechel or Ryu. I don't think the predominant sentiment (at least on this site) is that the Twins are actively trying to make offers and get rejected to say "oh, we tried." I think we are in the agreement that they are more concerned with overpaying or "getting a good value" than they are with winning in 2020. Sometimes you have to overpay to chase a championship when the window is open. I think most serious Twins fans would be okay with overpaying to sign Cole. Or Madbum. The understanding is that you won't be getting your money's worth for the whole length of that contract, but you had to overpay to outbid other teams, and it's worth it if you really need elite SP in 2020-2021.
  3. dex8425
    This is my thinking as well. Ryu might be as good as Madbum in 2020, but both will require a multiyear deal. I'd rather have Madbum for 5 years than Ryu for 3. Ryu has been the opposite of durable and reliable. Kuechel would be a great signing if we also improved the infield defense.
  4. dex8425
    The Reds are going after Madbum as well. And Kuechel.
  5. dex8425
    I personally think I would do that trade at this point. However, that's a steep price because Balazovic is our #2 pitching prospect, Buxton's ceiling is legitimately HOF, and Trevor Larnach is almost mlb ready and raked last year. We'd be counting on Kiriloff to take Kepler's spot in RF asap.
  6. dex8425
    The fact that Ryu has pitched 180 innings (and never hit 200 innings) only twice in the last seven years is pretty dang concerning. Same with Pineda. At least with Madbum you know you're going to get 30 starts from him. I would disagree; I'd much rather have Madbum than either of those two over a 3-4 year deal.
  7. dex8425
    Again, maybe switch Rosario with Buxton and maybe the Mets will pick up the phone. Buxton and Balazovic and Trevor Larnach would be close. But that would hurt.
  8. dex8425
    Switch Buxton and Rosario there and you maybe get the Mets to listen.
  9. dex8425
    Team friendly deal. Would've been thrilled if the Twins did this.
  10. dex8425
    Is Gordon not going to retire? I thought he said he wasn't going to play anywhere other than KC?
  11. dex8425
    I'd much rather have Moose in the clubhouse than Donaldson. Not sure he fits with Rocco's vibe here. Donaldson is kind of a jerk to everyone and is reported to be over the top intense. Rocco does not motivate his players that way.
  12. dex8425
    Everyone agrees on Jeter. He will get in. He benefits from the NY Yankee prestige. Larry Walker should absolutely be in. His numbers are eye popping even if you look at his splits away from Coors, and he was an elite defensive outfielder. He stole bases. Playing in small markets is seeming to hurt him. He was an elite five tool player. Helton's numbers are there, but the Coors effect is stronger, and he was a first baseman, which requires more on the offensive side to get in. Not a five tool player. You could make the argument for or against. Bonds and Clemens- heck no. If Pete Rose doesn't get in, they shouldn't either.
  13. dex8425
    I'd bring him back rather than platoon existing guys there (Marwin, Ehire, Astudillo). Astudillo should not be in the lineup regularly and Marwin's ops is okay for your utility guy but not a regular Ib. If we anticipate signing either a 3b or different 1b, then let him go, otherwise I'd rather have Cron starting opening day than Kiriloff, Rooker, etc. Rookies usually have growing pains. Most aren't like Juan Soto or Luis Arraez.
  14. dex8425
    You don't know that. That is what Pineda's camp asserted. We just know that his suspension was reduced. So was Ryan Braun's.
  15. dex8425
    It's an effective masking agent, thus why it's banned. Surely you aren't naive enough to think he was only taking the diuretic.
  16. dex8425
    I would do Rosario + Gordon + Blankenhorn for one year of TB in a heartbeat.
  17. dex8425
    Idk, Altuve swings at a lot of pitches outside the zone. Of course, he also has won an MVP and batting champs, OPS'ed over .900 this year, and plays second base, not a corner outfield spot. But his approach can be frustrating at times.
  18. dex8425
    Heck, even the Rays signed Charlie Morton.
  19. dex8425
    Smeltzer was the only effective pitcher in an entire game against the Yankees not that long ago. Perez and Thorpe have both been awful. I like the pitching selections a lot. My only slight surprise is that Arraez and Ehire are healthy enough to go in this series, which effectively bumps Astudillo off the roster. You probably need a backup shortstop for Polanco and Rocco hasn't been comfortable putting Marwin there, so that was probably a factor.
  20. dex8425
    I think my MVP actually goes to Cruz, slightly over Kepler just because of Kepler's recent injury. "Player we would have least liked to lose for the full season" would be Taylor Rogers. Remember how bad our bullpen was before the all star break? He was the only consistent guy in the pen.
  21. dex8425
    Ha! True, but Hader really did struggle with control last night. The Zimmermann hit was super cheap though.
  22. dex8425
    If I've learned anything from watching baseball for 28 years, it's that baseball is weird and unpredictable. Exhibit A would be last night. HOF pitcher gives up three runs early. Brewers best reliever gives up three runs in one inning and the Nationals win. I could foresee a scenario where Berrios is dominant or where Berrios gives up 4 runs and goes 5 innings. Heck, I could say the same thing about Dobnak and Odorizzi. I could see us scoring 10 runs in game one and I could envision us scoring 2. Anything can happen in a 5 game series.
  23. dex8425
    That's a great stat to point out. Some team will want Buxton to play corner OF and OPS .800. But we're comparing Buck and Sano here. Rosie's ops is much lower than Sano's. 800 ops from a centerfielder is fantastic, especially from one as good defensively as Buxton. 800 ops from a corner outfielder is good, not great. Sano has been great this year.
  24. dex8425
    Buxton's ceiling is absolutely higher, however unless his bat improves tremendously it won't play at the corner outfield positions in his later years. Sano could be a productive DH/1b OPS'ing over .900 for many more years than Buck might be in the league. No idea who ends up having the better Twins career. If I had to guess, I'd guess neither will have long Twins careers. Completely unrelated, but speaking of long careers, Trout could end up in the top ten in career WAR.
  25. dex8425
    I wouldn't be upset. Maybe a little surprised, but if that last spot is down to Gibby, Perez, and Thorpe, then I'd get the rationale. I think I'd personally take Perez over Thorpe, but not sure between Gibby and Thorpe. Gibby has pitched really well in Yankee stadium before. He has strikeout stuff. If they determine he can give us an inning or two, I like his chances over Thorpe's.
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