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  1. Riverbrian
    It was stated well. I was agreeing with you by adding more words. Perhaps not well-stated by me.
  2. Riverbrian
    The Money evens out the trade. Paddack a starting pitcher under team control through 2024 is a much much higher value.
  3. Riverbrian
    Pitching is a numbers game. No organization can look at 5 starters and declare themselves covered. Options 6 through 10 are going to play a role.
  4. Riverbrian
    I agree, Winder just might be the guy. Personally, I hope not... I'd rather have the higher potential pitchers walk through the narrowing gap first.
  5. Riverbrian
    Yep... 11 is too low... that's why I'm already planning on Jax heading to St. Paul. I expect an OF to take the current Jax spot and then it will be 12 position players.
  6. Riverbrian
    I assume Jax has to be the guy going down. Garlick could be a monkey wrench this morning. Hoping to see Larnach but I'm thinking it will be Garlick to counter balance the left handed Kiriloff and Kepler.
  7. Riverbrian
    String just explained the 29 players a post or two upward. Stashak hasn't been taken off the 28 man roster yet. He is out with a strained bicep. Stashak is on the 40 man roster. They just have to officially DL him and that will clear up. I'm with you on Garlick... the front office may not be with us. I'm still on the edge of my seat. We should hear the news soon.
  8. Riverbrian
    I assume Jax will be sent down (obvious choice) so I'm not really bringing him up in the discussion and that's probably causing the confusion. Paddack and Pagan added... Rogers and Jax subtracted. That puts us where we were before the trade with 27 players locked (I assume) on the 28 man. Garlick hasn't been officially sent down yet so Garlick is currently the 28th guy until they do. However, Garlick still hasn't been added to the 40 man... If they do that... someone will have to be taken off the 40 man to accomodate. Larnach is already on the 40 man so his being called up would not cause a 40 man casualty. The Garlick or Rooker discussion has now changed to Garlick or either Larnach, Miranda or Celestino who are all on the 40 man.
  9. Riverbrian
    The 28 Man has an undetermined slot on it. They can add Larnach to the 28 man and nobody has to be sent down and nobody needs to be removed from the 40 man. They can add Garlick to the 28 man and nobody has to be sent down but someone will have to be removed from the 40 man. I'm hoping it's Larnach on his way to Minneapolis.
  10. Riverbrian
    I guess it's possible that they add a pitcher to the roster. However, if they add a pitcher they will start the season with 11 position players. That's a little on the low side.
  11. Riverbrian
    The 40 man choices are Larnach, Miranda and Celestino assuming that Lewis is not a consideration at all. Anybody else will produce a 40 man causality. Even though I have no inside data on any player, I'd rather not lose a player unnecessarily so I'd rather it be one of the 3. Whoever they choose can get playing time if Rocco and the front office has been paying attention to the Rays, Dodgers and Giants.
  12. Riverbrian
    I removed designated closer from my list of roster needs along time ago. I get more concerned when a pitcher like Ron Davis or Alex Colome gets the designation and keeps getting the ball. The go-to guy will reveal himself over the course of the season and we will need that go-to guy at any point during a game not just the 9th. It will be interesting to watch Baldelli work this staff with Gray, Archer, Bundy, Ryan, Ober, Paddack and Winder all coming North. I have a feeling that the fan with traditional viewpoints will have a hard time adjusting to it. My head won't bang against that wall.
  13. Riverbrian
    That was my guess last night. This morning I'm reading that Gardenhire said that Larnach was scratched due to the combination of muscle tightness and a wet field. I remember back in the late 70's that I didn't go trick or treating once due to the combination of a Tarzan costume and 25 degree temps so the explanation has some merit.
  14. Riverbrian
    In order to add Garlick to the recipe someone will have to be removed from the 40 man.
  15. Riverbrian
    On the other hand... We've done a nice job adding "PA" to the roster.
  16. Riverbrian
    Rogers and Rooker going to the Padres? I don't like it. This seriously depletes our roster of players whose last names start with "RO"
  17. Riverbrian
    No new updates. Falvey Lavine and Preller must have went to bed. I probably should to. No sense waiting up any longer. ?
  18. Riverbrian
    The Padres should have tough 40 man considerations like we do and they have Abrams still hanging around not on the 40 man. They have lots of OF prospects but need a big leaguer OF NOW, Larnach doesn’t fit that need an OF now plus he would occupy a 40 man spot. Kepler or Kiriloff would be what the Padres want. I assume of course.
  19. Riverbrian
    In theory… isn’t it possible that Larnach was pulled to head to Minnesota not San Diego. Larnach being included is the part that doesn’t make sense, Rogers makes perfect sense.
  20. Riverbrian
    My wife always helps me back up.
  21. Riverbrian
    I'm on the edge of my seat.
  22. Riverbrian
    I'm betting on Buxton Health because he just can't be unhealthy again... he just can't. His lifetime injury allotment has to be used up entirely at this point. If healthy he will blow past the 26.5 possibly reach 50 dingers and if healthy he will get those MVP votes to trigger his bonus. Correa... I'll take the over on both... He wants the pay day at the end of the journey. He will be focused. Gary Sanchez... I'll take the under. He will need at least 400 AB's to get there. I don't know if 400 AB's will be available to him. Sano... He also needs health but I don't believe he has used up his lifetime injury allotment yet. He has hit over 31 home runs once. Health and prolonged struggles are the reason. Wins/Losses... I'm taking the over... because the Twins are my team and I say so... Damn it.
  23. Riverbrian
    Agreed... No need to be flexible if you can just rely upon a constant. However... the constant just isn't there. A total of 84 Pitchers eclipsed 100 Innings last year while producing a sub 4.50 ERA. That averages less then 3 per team if the bar is set as low as 100 innings and 100 innings isn't enough. Just 33 pitchers under 4.50 if the bar is 162 innings (qualification for an ERA title).
  24. Riverbrian
    I won't bet on Rooker and I won't bet against him. He hit a home run every 11 AB's in AAA last year (20 dingers in 224 AB's). He has had a grand total of 208 sporadic AB's in the Majors. If it was my call... I'm not just chucking that into the ditch if I don't have to and the Twins don't have to. In my world... He is given the opportunity to hit a home run every 11 AB's in the majors. In my world... I don't make that decision... Rooker makes that decision through actual performance. Suit him up... Let's go #50! EDIT: Let's go #12
  25. Riverbrian
    A little over 1400 innings are required of an entire pitching staff to get through the season. How those 1400 innings are allocated to each member of the pitching staff does not have to be (absolutely shouldn't be) locked into some static formula created a long time ago. The Rays wisely came to the conclusion that a starting pitcher doesn't have to start the game and they came to the conclusion that a starting pitcher can be reduced to 3 innings per appearance. The Rays also realized that a reliever doesn't have to have dedicated short work roles, they realized that relievers can be stretched to 3 innings of work if needed as they put together the best combination of arms to cover the real estate of 1400 innings necessary. The Rays know that any combination of utilization is possible if you just break the shackles of the traditional formula created by people decades ago. The starter/closer/set-up designation isn't that necessary. Just get outs and cover those 1400 with whatever combination gives you the best chance of getting outs every single inning. Forcing yourself into a traditional 5 man rotation leads to forcing a guy who isn't doing that good to eat innings just to keep the rotation structure. It leads to Matt Shoemaker getting 90 innings while Taylor Rogers throws 15. All you gotta do is free yourself of thinking that the traditional way is the only way. IT ISN'T the only way.
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