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  1. Brandon
    I think Rookers spot should be higher. He had a solid floor of at least hitting in the majors.
  2. Brandon
    If you are going to take Merrifields contract into the grading you need to consider Keplers 5 year 35 million extension as well.
  3. Brandon
    John Bonnes, you should retro post on occasion some of your early articles. Same with Seth, Parker, and Nelson..... Flashback Wednesday or Something. Just a thought.
  4. Brandon
    With the prospects we have and the ability to sign complimentary players, we need several prospects to pan out to keep costs down. Luckily our OF and middle IF will be low cost for the forseeable future. The one exception would be a Buxton extension. C will also be low cost. Those positions will be good through most of the decade. Also we have lots of pitching prospects and Dobnak may make it as a 4th to 5th starter as a low cost option. Others are on the way and some of those starters may make it in the pen like Rogers, Duffey, May. Keeping pen costs down seems likely. It seems we may only need to spend on a position player or 2 and 1 or 2 starting pitchers. And what I mean by spend is 10+ million per season contract. Anyway we should be good through at least 2026/ 2027. By then we will need to start seeing the next wave of talent coming up....
  5. Brandon
    These grades need help. I would give Detroit a C / C+. When you get league average /solid both defense and offense for just 5 million is a solid grade. Kansas City B- Benentini can be anywhere from done to near allstar level. With the expectation he will be above average. Cleveland B Rosario has his warts but he can also hit and comes at a reasonable price. I wouldn't blame a B- grade either, but a C is league average baseline. White Sox is A-/B+ it depends on just how bad his defense really is and if he can take that next step. Minnesota C+ / Incomplete We don't have a set LF at the moment. We do know we have a lot of potential options who should develop into above average and all star level players but rookie seasons can be a developmental season and not give us above average production. I guess with Arreaz getting enough time with his batting title bat in the lineup can push the grade to a B- with enough time there....
  6. Brandon
    What do they project the division standings to be? The Royals did get better with the trade yesterday for Andrew Benintendi and with Carlos Santana and others they have a decent offense. Will they have enough pitching to be a .500 team? Can they catch Cleveland?
  7. Brandon
    nice points good idea. I am surprised the Twins haven't made a trade. I do think the Twins are concerned about a potential work stoppage after next season as they are not signing anyone beyond next season at this point.
  8. Brandon
    This trade is a win win in terms of what each club accomplished. I think in terms of value in a vacuum the Twins come out on top. But for the Dodgers the value comes from getting rid of a potential headache/ nightmare. Having an SP from overseas not happy in LA could make it harder to recruit more SP or players from overseas if they did not handle it well. Also benefiting the Twins is the success and happiness that Maeda takes back to Japan and tells Japanese players that Minnesota is a good place to play. While Maeda has struggled pitching further down the season, I think he was still a solid 5 inning starter which is all Falvey and company ask for. So lets see how this season plays out and I am glad to have Maeda on our team. Last point on Maeda, even if he struggles down the stretch, a SP with an ERA around 4.00 with 170 innings pitched is worth far more than his contract. As far as Graterol is concerned, I can see him becoming an elite reliever. he has the fast ball and I think his slider is good too. he just didn't have a third pitch if I remember correctly so starting wasn't a real option without that.
  9. Brandon
    If Rooker takes off hitting then what, as far as Killeroff is concerned?
  10. Brandon
    I think he is a fun guy to have on the roster. Unless he is hitting the snot out of the ball, I would be fine as long as he gets less then 200 ABs this season and Catches less than 25 innings. He also needs to start less than 15 games at both 3rd, 1B, and 10 in LF.
  11. Brandon
    If the Dodgers use this as an opportunity to buy prospects, I bet both teams can find common ground to make a deal work.
  12. Brandon
    Darius, I think the article was about negotiating strategies. Not bidding against themselves to get their player. The article was not about whether that player had risks or was a risk to sign as all players are risks.
  13. Brandon
    As much as I would like to have Escobar back. Its fun to see how long the Aj Pierzinski trade from back in 2002 will continue to have an impact on our roster. In that trade we got Liriano who we traded to get Escobar and now we have 2 good prospects who will have a roll of some kind the next 6-8 year....
  14. Brandon
    I think Wade is a solid 4th OF Seems like this pitcher is a solid depth piece. So its more of a win win trade for both teams. However since Wade can play all 3 OF positions I figured he would replace Cave on the bench at some point.
  15. Brandon
    Better get your spring tickets quick.
  16. Brandon
    So are we done or do we sign Clippard and a starter?
  17. Brandon
    Dang Soria signed with AZ for 3.5 million. I think we will be fine if the Twins go get Clippard and Rosenthal or the other Alex Coloumbe. That would be a good enough offseason for me. If they add Paxton on top...wow...
  18. Brandon
    looks like Clippard or Kintzler for a bullpen role. is Rosenthal even a possibility? And that should wrap up the offseason. I am glad to have Cruz back for at least one more season. Its fun when we can see how great our team should be this year.
  19. Brandon
    We could sign Cruz then make a low cost offer on Archer and sign a reliever like Kintzler or Clippard on the cheap
  20. Brandon
    Good article but I will offer a counter argument. Signing Cruz will affect the playing time for some players including Rooker, Arreaz, Cave and maybe a few ABs from Killeroff. Cruz will also keep us from cycling players like Sano and Donaldson through DH. But if he hits the same as last year.... Being a 150% OPS is another level of hitting and greatly improves our lineup. Also our improved defense greatly helps Dobnak the most so I think he deserves a full opportunity. We do need another reliever if we can get at least Clippard back at 4 or 5 million we can afford Cruz, Clippard, and a SP on a minor league contract for depth.
  21. Brandon
    I would hate to trade a .300+ hitting batting title contender bench player with a .400 OBP making near league minimum. That is a high value component for our team. As long as he gets 500 plate appearances.
  22. Brandon
    Next season the SS free agent market will be mega deep with lots of options. So the 1 year contract will not be a drag. Also if we resign Cruz it will likely be for 1 year only so we will have resources next offseason to sign a better power hitting SS.
  23. Brandon
    This trade is like Detroit's Doyle Alexander trade. He went 9-0 in 87 and they made the playoffs and he went 14 - 11 the next year then cratered .... but they gave up John Smoltz for him.
  24. Brandon
    I will like this move more if we sign Oaklands former SS and Cruz. Then we are justified going lower cost on pitching. But Happy isn't a bad pitcher. Watch us resign him next offseason.
  25. Brandon
    Im in on Schilling, Clements and Bonds. Yes they are not perfect people but they did great things on the field. Would represent 2020/ 2021 very well. I am not as sold on Andrew Jones. Vizquel is a tossup. I would like to see top defensive people make the Hall Of Fame. He came close to 3000 hits and score 1406 runs I think. Not hall of fame but close but his defense was hall of fame. Rolen I am also on the fence. I do like him.but the injuries hurt him. Wagner should be in. He was so Dominant compared to his peers in his playing days.
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