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  1. SomeGuy
    So you're saying that if Lewis moves to OF he is immediately 2nd or 3rd on our depth chart? So basically starting somewhere on the MLB roster. For 2020, Cave, Gonzalez and Wade are absolutely ahead of Lewis in OF. Luke Raley is too. Lewis would need to set the world on fire to be considered anywhere next season and it is likely that he is only considered for an infield spot. Rosario would have to be gone too I'm assuming because he, Buxton, and Kepler are all clearly well ahead of Lewis until at least 2022. It doesn't make sense to me to squeeze Lewis into an already crowded and talented outfield when it would be easy to find him a spot in the infield. We don't need to clog up any OF spots when Kirilloff and Larnach seem to be every bit as good as Lewis. Honestly Lewis probably doesn't factor anywhere in 2020 but it seems simple to mix around the infield in 2021 when Cron, Gonzalez, and Adrianza are likely Free Agents. I'm betting Lewis is still the SS of the future.
  2. SomeGuy
    I would rather see Lewis at SS when/if he gets to the MLB. Polanco is a below average SS defensively and Arraez is well below average at 2nd using UZR metrics. Arraez has been decent at 3rd in 123 inning there. Arraez at 3rd or super utility, Lewis at SS, Polanco at 2nd, Sano at 1b/DH (if he is not a FA by the time Lewis debuts). Our infield defense is not very good and our outfield defense is great. Seems like making room for Lewis in the outfield is a waste. Kirilloff, Cave, and Wade should be ahead of Lewis on any outfield depth chart.
  3. SomeGuy
    If we only manage to go 5-5 against these 2 terrible teams, Cleveland needs to go 9-1 to win the division. Cleveland is 23-35 against teams over .500 like Philadelphia and Washington.
  4. SomeGuy
    The Cleveland/Philly series starting Friday should be fun to watch. As of now Cleveland Wild Card elimination number is 10 and Phillies is 9. Two teams desperately needing every win. Washington has lost ground in their bid to secure the 1st wildcard spot. Potentially setting up another important series when Cleveland travels there.
  5. SomeGuy
    There might be an argument that Pineda is among the top 5 starters but I would put him somewhere like 7th or 8th. The benefit is the potential discount that you could get for him but there is serious downside with him. Even without the multiple cheating suspensions, he is about as injury prone as they come. When healthy and not suspended, he is good. Would you bet that he goes an entire season without injury? His 2011 rookie season and 2016 are the only IL free seasons he has had over the 9 seasons.
  6. SomeGuy
    It was righty Brandon Woodruff that came in to pitch after the 1st batter. The plan was also to get them to load up on right handed hitters, not lefties like the article states. The Dodgers started 8 right handers against Miley in game 2. The strategy didn't really work because the Dodgers changed it up but still started 6 righties against Miley. Woodruff has pitched better against righties in his career.
  7. SomeGuy
    Have Gibson treat his last starts like Spring Training and work mostly on pitches that he can't locate. Don't worry about the score and smooth out any mechanical issues. The 3rd starter will likely only pitch a few innings no matter who it is. I doubt we see many 100 pitch games from starters except from the Astros.
  8. SomeGuy
    Impressive given the health issues the Yankees have dealt with all season.
  9. SomeGuy
    You should include the Yankees in these. They hit 2 and are now 9 behind us. Lets get a McGwire/Sosa vibe going.
  10. SomeGuy
    Joc Pederson with better defense.
  11. SomeGuy
    He says it began the 2nd series after the break, he allowed 2 hits in 7 shutout innings in that time before the trade. I can see where he would think he could continue to pitch through it. I bet he wasn't wincing after each pitch, I don't think its uncommon for pitchers to pitch through a little soreness throughout the season. He should have told someone earlier (especially as he is going thru our medical exams to trade for him!) but its likely he didn't view this at the time as "I'm injured" more of I'm a little sore but still capable of pitching. At least he did mention it instead of insisting that he was fine. I would have been mad if he pulled a Brian Dozier on us when he declared after the season that his knee was bothering him for the entire season.
  12. SomeGuy
    I doubt Rosario is playing through a nagging injury. This team has been extremely conservative with injuries.
  13. SomeGuy
    They share Texas with only one other team, Texas has the 2nd highest population in the US. Over 29 million people. MN has 5.6M, IA has 3.1M SD and ND both have under 1M. Houston is in a whole different league of market. They get a ton of fans from Louisiana too, maybe Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, or Mexico as well.
  14. SomeGuy
    Wouldn't adding players mean that they don't believe in this team? We are on pace to win 99 games.
  15. SomeGuy
    Odorizzi, Gibson, Pineda, and Rosario leaving are not sure things either.... Our farm system is in a great spot as a whole and is not dependent on what 2 or 3 of them do.
  16. SomeGuy
    What makes you think the window closes so soon?
  17. SomeGuy
    No he doesn't. Only a team in contention would want a rental like Schoop and they are unlikely to part with a reliever as a contender. We might be able to get a minor leaguer for him.
  18. SomeGuy
    The Indians have an opening at DH if they don't like his defense. But its still Matt Chapman level output in the middle of the offense. Jose Abreu is also comparable 2018 .265/.325/.473, 2019 .263/.300/.475
  19. SomeGuy
    The Cleveland rotation should be fine without Bauer though...Salazar returns Thursday and Kluber is starting a rehab assignment shortly. They will probably be rusty but there is a decent chance they will be replacing 2019 Bauer with a pitcher a bit better than 0 WAR. 2020 might look something like Kluber, Clevinger, Bieber, Salazar, Carrasco/Plesac/Allen/Plutko. They dealt from strength and got a haul in return. Reyes is only 23 years old and has a young career line of .266/.326/.519. He might not maintain that level but Matt Chapman is comparable at .263/.343/.504. Add in Puig for 2019 and the decent prospects and it looks like a win for Cleveland.
  20. SomeGuy
    They have good pitching, their starters ERA ranks 9th in MLB. Caleb Smith gets all the attention but Zac Gallen and Jordan Yamamoto are pretty tough matchups too.
  21. SomeGuy
    Agreed, there are many teams with starting pitching needs that outweigh ours, Yankees, Astros, Brewers, Phillies, Red Sox, Braves, Cardinals, etc. Teams like the Padres and Angels are also looking to upgrade 2020. There should be stiff competition for the handful of available starters. I think it would have to be more than a rental for us to even try and it would take a lot to beat out these other teams. I expect another reliever or two. We might go for a high level reliever but it would probably be more in the Romo, May caliber which I wouldn't consider a bad thing.
  22. SomeGuy
    Lance Lynn credited his Yankee turnaround to our pitching coach last year. He made an adjustment on where he stood on the rubber and found his location then was traded. https://www.mlb.com/news/lance-lynn-changes-make-interesting-free-agent-c301119518
  23. SomeGuy
    Twins still get to play 33 games against Detroit, Chicago, and Kansas City. Indians have 20 games left against those opponents. After they play KC we should see where the Indians really are when they play Houston, LAA, Texas, Twins, Boston, Yankees. I think they are for real but other than us they haven't played a playoff caliber team since June 9th. Their recent hot streak was aided quite a bit by garbage teams. Should be an entertaining stretch run to watch play out though.
  24. SomeGuy
    21 teams are within 6.5 games of the playoffs. How mad would fans be if the Twins sold at 5-6 games back? Some fans were pretty mad last season at 9 games out. I still think the change to one deadline was a bad decision. Teams like Arizona and Texas are feeling forced to sell with winning records. Selling teams are able to ask for massive overpays because the supply is much less than the demand. In the end we will likely see upset fan bases for teams who weren't gutsy enough to go for it at 5 games back. Less selling teams will lead to less players moved and weaker playoff teams. The only teams benefiting in this scenario are the basement teams that were out of contention a long time ago. Opposite effect than was intended. It might not always be this close but year 1 of the new rule is not going well. Does this help the offseason market if teams projected to finish in the middle might not have the option to sell later because they could find themselves in the weird spot the Giants/Rangers/Dbacks are in where odds are they don't make the playoffs but it would look really bad if they sold? I think more teams go the Houston or Cubs route where you sit way back and slowly build a super team. I don't think one deadline is going to convince small to mid market teams to do more buying in free agency. Does this help the players? Madison Bumgarner will probably not get traded, will probably not pitch in the playoffs, will probably make less money next season because he has a draft pick attached to him via qualifying offer.
  25. SomeGuy
    It's shaping up to be a really bad trade deadline for buying teams. The starting pitching market is extremely bare. There will be like a dozen teams fighting for the available relievers. Expect to get fleeced on a Stroman deal. Not that he will be anywhere near as awful as Archer but you will give up the farm to get what is essentially an effective groundball/pitch to contact guy (not a true ace).
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