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  1. dex8425
    Voting is and always has been weird. Killer's first year there was Bob Gibson, then in his second year, Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson. His third year had Brooks Robinson. But Killebrew was arguably the most feared hitter of his era and should have been first ballot.
  2. dex8425
    Polanco is way more athletic and much faster than Arraez. This is why everyone is saying he will be better defensively at 2nd than Arraez.
  3. dex8425
    You can't actually think Schilling's numbers aren't good enough to get him in. He has 3100 something strikeouts. Every pitcher with more is in the hall, except Roger Clemens. He has 80 WAR, almost twice as much as Jack Morris. He is arguably the greatest postseason pitcher in modern baseball history. He has 3 world series rings. If he doesn't get in, he would be easily the best pitcher not named Roger Clemens to be left out of the hall of fame. Arguments against? Well, he never won a cy young, but he had three second place finishes and would have won two if his teammate wasn't Randy Johnson, who won two. Dozens of HOF pitchers don't have a cy young and many never finished top 2 or top 3. I suppose you could argue his ERA is relatively high. But his park adjusted ERA+ is 127, which is the same as Tom Seaver and Bob Gibson. He pitched in Fenway during the steroid era. He's not in because of character issues, period.
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    If you look at when guys get in, the usual is 1st ballot, like Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Ken Griffey Jr. If you're not first ballot, then you get in the second year. Like Guerrero or Carlton Fisk. If you're not second, you get in the third year, or you have to wait until your final year of eligibility. I agree we could reduce the # of years guys are on the ballot, but only if you can vote for more than 10 players. Often there is a logjam and a deserving player has to wait for other more deserving players to get in until there's a lean year, then he gets in (Larry Walker). There was no Larry Walker on this years' ballot. I wouldn't have voted for Vizquel because he's a poor hitter, only has 45 WAR despite playing forever, and isn't in the same defensive realm as Ozzie Smith or Andrelton Simmons.
  5. dex8425
    Agreed. My stance on PED users has changed over time. Initially I wouldn't have voted for any of them, suspected or not. Since Bud Selig is in there now, and Piazza, and Pudge, and everybody is going to vote for Ortiz, why not put Sosa in? Sosa's PED suspicion is the exact same as Big Papi. The league wasn't enforcing it at all. There was no testing. We don't even know what Sosa tested positive for. As for Schilling, I hate both the press he is getting, because it's not about his accomplishments on the baseball field, and the fact that he's an obvious HOF'er and won't be voted in by the writers because they don't like him personally. I don't like him personally either, but I would vote for him because he's a huge part of baseball in the 2000's, especially the postseason.
  6. dex8425
    Compared to what Marcus Semien got, this signing is a steal.
  7. dex8425
    No mention of Rickey Henderson in this thread yet either. My all time outfield would be Ruth, Williams, Mays. Trout has a better than outside chance of surpassing Willie Mays as the greatest CF of all time. That said, I would've said the same thing about Griffey during his 20's.
  8. dex8425
    Moose could replace Arraez's offense at 2b. Completely different type of hitter but he would fit in with Twins clubhouse. Both are average at best defensively. Don't need Castellanos with our abundance of corner outfielders and first basemen. Arraez for Moustakas and Gray would easily get the job done if the Twins are concerned about Arraez's knees long term. I'd do that. Makes the team better in 2021 and 2022.
  9. dex8425
    Semien really only had that one good year, in 2019. The other years were all consistently average. However, 2019 was a legitimate MVP year from him, something the Twins have not had since 2009 Mauer. Not sure I'm a believer in Semien or not. Depends what the cost is, but he might be a nice low risk high potential reward signing.
  10. dex8425
    Story is an absolute stud, but I wouldn't give up a lot for a 1 year rental. The home/road splits for Colorado players are more stark than other ballparks because it's dang hard to adjust for seeing balls at elevation vs sea level. Sliders break different at sea level than they do at 5300ft. Plus, sleeping and recovery are difficult when you're constantly going from elevation back down to sea level and back to elevation. If you're high level athlete playing and performing every day, recovery matters a ton. Ask Arenado or Blackmon. It's not so much the field dimensions or the ball carrying further in the air as it is all the other stuff.
  11. dex8425
    I'm so ticked about the TV deals, as a former dish network and former youtube tv subscriber. I would gladly pay mlb 15/month just to watch the Twins, but of course I can't. (without using a vpn workaround) I also can't see highlights trending on twitter, IG or facebook. It's like MLB is trying to keep baseball from being popular with millennials and gen z.
  12. dex8425
    You don't own a sports franchise as the best or wisest way to make money. You own a sports franchise because you want to own a sports franchise. Sure, making money could and should be a secondary concern, but like you said, there are better ways to securely make more money. That said, if you want to own a sports franchise, I don't understand when owners don't have fun with it. Don't be a cheapskate and make it all about making money. It does seem that the Pohlads (this generation) are having fun with it and running the organization the right way, from what I can see. If they only cared about making $ they wouldn't have paid employees who weren't working during the pandemic.
  13. dex8425
    I'd love Bauer but I'd bet he goes to the Mets, Angels, or Padres. Would pass on Simmons. The bat is too light for someone playing every day
  14. dex8425
    I'm close to 100% sure Cruz will still hit at a high level for the next two years. I'm about 50% sure he can actually stay healthy and play 80% of games for the next two years. He would be a very expensive coach at that point. I see why the Twins are smart to wait. But go ahead and get some other help in the meantime, which I think the Twins will do. Get one more starter and 2-3 bullpen guys.
  15. dex8425
    Bauer has stated he wants to pitch every fourth day.
  16. dex8425
    I love Jose, but this isn't even a close comparison. Bauer has deservedly won one Cy young and finished 6th another year. Berrios has never received Cy Young votes. Bauer was very good in 2017 and 2018; he's not a two month wonder. Berrios is a solid #2 or very good #3 rotation option. Bauer is an ace. Both are very durable and pitch lots of innings.
  17. dex8425
    The mets have been a dysfunctional franchise for most of my fandom years. Does a new owner change all of that? I don't see the Mets as a WS contender in 2021. If I were Bauer I would not go there but NYC is a great opportunity to promote his brand.
  18. dex8425
    Good to know. That's a lot to give up for one season of Lance Lynn.
  19. dex8425
    Rooker really impressed me as well. The problem is he can't really play anywhere defensively and I don't see him replacing Cruz's production in the DH spot. Cruz was the best hitter in the lineup the last two years. With CWS improving in 2021, not sure Twins win the division without Cruz and Rosario. Maybe if Rooker or AK win ROY and give the Twins Aaron Judge-like production, but that's asking a lot.
  20. dex8425
    Maybe Torii Hunter? He swung at everything at age 25 and by age 30 was a more selective hitter. His bat improved. He always struck out a ton though.
  21. dex8425
    Twins won. Smeltzer has already given the big league club more value than half a season of Dozier, who has been downright bad ever since he left the Twins. I really liked Doz, but the Twins were smart to trade him and get something of value.
  22. dex8425
    If the Twins use someone already in the organization for the utility/Marwin role, it will be Travis Blankenhorn or Nick Gordon, not Royce Lewis. Gordon can play SS. Lewis has played what, 40 games above A ball? Not mlb ready.
  23. dex8425
    Sano has negative trade value. Would you do Garver, Larnach and Duran or Balazovic? Because I'm sure the Rays do that deal.
  24. dex8425
    Look at LB left fielder salaries. Yelich is making 14 million. Benintendi is making 6 million. Soto is making 6.5. Cory Dickerson 9.5 million. Anthony Santander raked last year. 2m. So no, Rosario is most definitely not worth 10 mil for his future production. That is why he went unclaimed by every team. LF is not a premium position, which is why unless your name is Christian Yelich or Andrew Mccutcheon, you're not getting paid a lot to play left field. Rooker is a terrible defender and won't be the every day LF. I expect it to be AK, and he can replace Eddie's production, or if not, he should be close, and then the team can spend the money on an elite reliever.
  25. dex8425
    Great article here, not sure if it has been posted yet. https://theathletic.com/2234367/2020/12/02/eddie-rosario-twins-non-tender/
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