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  1. ashbury
    I saw the headline and felt there was a lot of gray area to the phrase "will win" - personally I save that wording for making noise in the post-season. After skimming through the article I see that the benchmark is an 82-80 record. They won 78 games last year. Teams make that kind of dramatic 4-game turnaround every season. So sure, it could happen. Better health from guys with a track record of injury could bring a surprise, and some young'uns breaking out would also do the trick. They also lost 84 games and it wouldn't take much for them to lose 90 this time. I dunno, there's always a wide range of reasonable outcomes for a given roster, and I guess this is the time of year to look at the upside, but I'm having a hard time.
  2. ashbury
    For Twins fans I think that guidance came from Tom Kelly (and others before him, no doubt) and he said it in the context of a batter who started his career hot. I don't think it's meant to say give everybody 1K at-bats just in case they might become good.
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  4. ashbury
    Sometimes the low-hanging fruit is the sweetest, and RandBalls Stu also gets mad props for the timely Waffle House Brawl reference. Missed seeing Kim Jong-un worked in as another reference, though.
  5. ashbury
    Our new trainer Nick Paparesta, lately of the A's himself, probably has some useful opinions regarding Laureano, since the player was apparently banged up in a couple of ways last season. I wouldn't want to give up much for Laureano. While I'm not high on Austin Martin as some kind of uber-prospect anymore, I'd still rather see a trade chip like that go for something of a more pressing need.
  6. ashbury
    Hope his hip injury is healed. His injury status in 2022 made it look like a chronic thing and for his sake I hope it doesn't keep flaring up.
  7. ashbury
    Of course there has to be a threshold and a discussion. I just want the heated discussion to be about Brian McCann and not about Joe Mauer. About "just a guy who played" and not a lot of fans' favorite player. And no, it shouldn't be just a popularity contest either. I'm fine with a panel such as the BBWAA taking a measured look at things. Just... open the doors a bit. Let fans have fun looking back.
  8. ashbury
    Is it possible these are different posters typing different things at different points in time?
  9. ashbury
    Pick a lane. Going down the middle like this is just going to get you honked at from both sides. ?
  10. ashbury
    Baseball made a mistake by not including the concept of an Inner Circle when they started the HoF in the first place. So the writers feel the responsibility to make that Inner Circle designation themselves by voting a guy on the first ballot or not I think it's silly, but I also wouldn't revoke a voter's privilege just on that account - the thought process has its own internal logic. But if Joe doesn't get in on the first ballot, I'll be pulling for him to get the needed votes on the second go-round, or thereafter, as opposed to demanding that voters remain "consistent" from year to year. For me he's an easy first-ballot Yes vote. But then (see first sentence above) I'm a Large Hall guy. Baseball should celebrate its best players to the maximum extent possible, and not be constantly downgrading them with arguments amounting to "well, but he wasn't THAT good." Save that for the informal Inner Circle debates.
  11. ashbury
    I could not find a source for this quote, after a short web search. I don't suppose you have a link to what you remember reading/hearing? I suspect that the quote is off by a little bit or is lacking in context. What I expect he was trying to say is that momentary results should not sway your plan if you still believe the plan is sound. To think that someone in charge would literally believe results don't matter is so ludicrous that one should re-check the source of that belief.
  12. ashbury
    Looks like the Giants and Mets both got a Saving Throw against the Correa Injury Monster.
  13. ashbury
    Sometimes a mother is just a cigar.
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  15. ashbury
    We had Sano, and I'll stand by Wallner as the closest young comp now. The Gallo who was, the Gallo who is, and the Gallo who will be.
  16. ashbury
    Why would a one-year signing, of someone attempting to bounce back, be a reason to use five or six years of team control of a similar player as a trade chip?
  17. ashbury
    I thought you were going to tag Matt Wallner as the "next" Joey Gallo. I think most scouting reports show Wallner with a better outfield arm than Larnach, likewise power at the plate. Neither of our young'uns has CF range.
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    That's 2011, which I think means two general managers ago. / Oops, I hit reply to the wrong one of your two posts.
  19. ashbury
    Coming next Friday, a RandBall's Stu article headline: "Pirates withdraw 1-year league-minimum make-good contract offer to Correa, citing concern about medicals."
  20. ashbury
    The players should stay optimistic. So much of the game is mental and you can't play at a high level if you're not giving 100%. and not trusting your teammates. We fans on the other hand have no bearing on what happens on the diamond, and I feel within my rights to forecast another sub-.500 season based on where we're at, at this mid-point in the off-season. And then I'll be pleasantly surprised if and when everything comes together like has been promised for a while now.
  21. ashbury
    Three trades that mostly fail to solve a non-existent problem in the first place. Just roll with Miranda now that they've committed to him.
  22. ashbury
    60/600 would be the ultimate bargain, no? I mean, he might even die early, and then they're completely off the hook for the remainder.
  23. ashbury
    This piece is a tour-de-force, containing a full quota of quotable quotes. Quoth ashbury, "kudos."
  24. ashbury
    "The deal is pending a physical." The Giants, LOL. Stay tuned.
  25. ashbury
    Highest annual value matters on short contracts. Highest total value matters on contracts that will last to the end of the player's career. The Twins simply were outbid by millions. Blame the system that's been set up.
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