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  1. Whammy
    Wild conspiracy theory that i'll put here.... Sale's contract was strange right? Like... why are you committing this much money to this guy who's clearly lost a little something when you know you're going to be up against the luxury tax and probably not be able to sign younger core pieces (Betts). What if Sale esentially blackmailed the team? Like... "We just won that World Series. I'm sure you'd hate to see me go to another team and tell everyone all about how we were stealing signs using electronic devices and buzzers." Obviously a long shot, but every part of that seems at least plausible.
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    There’s still a version of the rule. Depending on what team signs him and for how much, they forfeit a pick. Then, for the team that lost the player, depending on how much the player signed for (which usually ties in to how good they are), they get a compensation pick between rounds. It’s not as simple as it used to be, where if team b signed team a’s player then team a got team b’s draft pick.
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    Seems like there was a typo in the sentence about the batting title
  4. Whammy
    Lets make sure to keep Manny Machado far away from Arraez
  5. Whammy
    MLB Pipeline on MLB.com seems to be crazy low on Twins prospects. Alex Kirilloff is #10 in their OF rankings. Larnach not mentioned
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    None of our pitchers made the top 10 lists that MLB Pipeline is in the middle of releasing (RHP in this case) Their #8-10 RHP are: Daniel Lynch Brailyn Marquez DL Hall Where are those guys at on the Baseball America list? ps. They released SS today (Lewis #3 SS) and will do OF Tomorrow (Kirilloff and Larnach???) but no Twins made any other top 10 positional list. pps. Lewin Diaz was the #6 1B
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    Brett Gardner: a) plays CF b.) has a positive defensive impact c) got a 1 year, 12.5M deal this offseason I'd say Kole Calhoun is pretty comparable and he got 2/16 this offseason So yeah... pretty replaceable
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    It's unrealistic to expect him to repeat last season, but for him to enter the HOF debate I feel like he would need 3 more seasons approaching his 2019 season. That would push him over 500 HR and approaching 1500 RBI, plus have the "can you believe what he's doing in his 40s" angle that everyone loves. Not likely, but also not impossible. Winning a World Series in MN wouldn't hurt either
  9. Whammy
    "Need" can be whatever you want it to be in this thread. My frustration with the "we need impact pitching" crowd is that they presume that success in the postseason is impossible without it.. It's not. Having an ace makes success more likely, but definitely not assured. What about thinking about it in terms of percentage success? I'll use my preferred Ace-ish target, who is Jon Gray, but it can be anyone of that caliber. If the Twins trade for Jon Gray right now. Our chances of winning the central go up, but really, probably not all that much. Say 65% to 75%? What about winning in the first round of the playoffs? 40% to 60%? World Series 35% to 50%? I want an ace just like almost everyone else does, but I get tired of the same old boring "we can't go anywhere in the playoffs without better pitching" take. It's just not true. Odds will go up, but it's not a binary either/or. Now go get Jon Gray! Pay what it takes. But if you don't, I've got other reasons to believe the Twins can win the WS without him.... he just makes it a little more likely.
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    Why would a team willing to trade a front line starter want an expensive outfielder with 2 years of team control left. The only exception might be the Red Sox, but I feel like the Sale and Price ship has ummmm.... sailed, with the big money signing of Donaldson. Probably going to have to be a pitcher who’s making less than $10M
  11. Whammy
    Even worse.... it's their competitive balance round B pick
  12. Whammy
    Fine. I would think once they trade Gray and Arenado they'd be in full rebuild mode and wouldn't want Rosario, but I'd be fine including him (but I'm not including Wade Jr then). Also, Rosario's defense would be really ugly at that big field.
  13. Whammy
    I'd rather trade one of our higher end position players than Doran, but I assume Colorado will want an eventual "replacement" for Gray.
  14. Whammy
    Trade Gordon, Wade Jr, and Doran for Jon Gray. Solves the 40-man issue and you can call it an offseason.
  15. Whammy
    I think Gordon would be the most likely trade candidate.
  16. Whammy
    On their off the record GATG podcast, John Bonnes hinted at one that he wouldn't be very happy about. I'm guessing that's Lamonte Wade Jr. I hope not, but he's pretty redundant (So is Ryne Harper though)
  17. Whammy
    I have to assume this is 4/92 + 1/18 team option, with 8m buyout
  18. Whammy
    If you listen to the Patreon version of the Gleeman and the Geek podcast, their last show they talked with Glen Perkins and spin rate came up. Specifically that he would mess with grips and stuff to get higher spin rates. Also that it's so much more real time that it was for him, just a decade ago. Back then he'd throw a session, then check the data. Now they can check it after every pitch.
  19. Whammy
    History is riddled with pitchers who had confidence in themselves but blew out their arm and were never the same.
  20. Whammy
    If odds were offered for such a thing I have to think it would pay like 25-1
  21. Whammy
    I'm going to set the number at 10 and then take the over. This gambling thing is easy!
  22. Whammy
    Nick, If, let's say, the Twins signed Josh Donaldson today for 4/100, where would you put him on this list? Now, how about Gray and Arenado under their existing deals?
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    That's who I was coming here to mention
  24. Whammy
    Twins were 32-37 against 500 teams. Interestingly, the Indians were 25-39. Woof.
  25. Whammy
    Oh cool. Another person that knows the phrase Poland Pocket protector but applies it to everything, to the point that it becomes meaningless, like “fake news”
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