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  1. old nurse
    It is better to have moved on a player too soon than too late. The trade trees would lead me to think that the only bad trade they made was the Shields and Davis trade
  2. old nurse
    A dozen people does not make a board
  3. old nurse
    Story for a 5-10 prospect and a 10-20 prospect would make sense. Dealing good prospects to Cleveland does not. Dealing bad prospects to Cleveland does.
  4. old nurse
    I don’t pay for the story, so here is my ignorant take on it. Polanco has bad defensive metrics. It would not be anything other than due diligence to shop for a SS. There is nothing earth shaking there. Realmuto was the last star player that I can think of that was traded. Sanchez was a top ranked prospect, Alfaro is serviceable and a wild card. One year of Lindor or Story should not cost that kind of capital. The good prospect you trade should be the one you do not think is going to reach that potential. The ifs of a Twins deep run in the playoffs was not answered last year. They should not mortgage the future for one year that far from contention.
  5. old nurse
    I think if Arraez does not work at second Polanco would have to shift to second and Lewis comes up.
  6. old nurse
    The tea leaves have predicted Covid isn’t going away any time soon. No fans means less money. The “They don’t care about us” is pretty selfish. Everybody loses in the pandemic. The new owners of FSN playing hardball with the revenue streams. That does not seem out of the ordinary. Where is the they do not care about the fans comment there?
  7. old nurse
    There wasn’t much in the garbage heap that year for 3B. Be happy that he did not spend more. Beltre was about it. Carl wasn’t likely to approve that contract. The context of analytics is pretty moot with that group. Bautista at least had a decent recent ceiling. Wes Helms had his best season ever. I don’t think he would have been on anyone’s radar. I doubt many have heard of him. (Levi, are you still alive to tell me you heard of him?)
  8. old nurse
    The 2018 Twins were going nowhere. Lance Lynn was a sunk cost regardless. The team was not going to put a franchise tag on him. He was going to be gone regardless. They got a player that a change of scenery might benefit. It did not work. Had it worked the Twins would have not been as likely to have signed Cruz. The team in the end won. The Yankees went nowhere in the playoffs with Lynn. Even if nothing became of the prospects, the Yankees got nothing out of Lynn when they needed it. I did not consider the throw in, Rijo has a chance to be something. If he does, it becomes a big win rather than a small win.
  9. old nurse
    Hey man is reporting that Levine turned down the Phillies and got a raise. There is no poaching, there never was
  10. old nurse
    Front office people went elsewhere under the Ryan regime. Kriviski went to be GM from assistant. Coaches always seem to be on the move. About the only coaches under either regime that was promoted to manager was Gardenhite and Molitor. Levine is under consideration. That is not hired. The old regime was what it was. It met the desired goals of Carl Pohlad. The added bonus what’s a competitive team. Yes they lost in the playoffs. Over the same time period the end result was better than what the Reds or Orioles have produced. Keep in mind the core of the current team is still from the previous era
  11. old nurse
    Any free agent it comes down to price tag on signing them. Some players were not in the club’s eyes what they might get in arbitration. In a multi billion dollar industry even a few million here or there matters. Which ones do you sign is still based on the price tag. The top players will get their money. With more bottom tier players available there may be more make good contracts, otherwise know as minor league contract with an invite and an opt out
  12. old nurse
    With bat first players available it does bring the price of Cruz down. It should put some pressure on him to sign before the team moves on. You might not get the same production but the team might be able to add in better pitchers
  13. old nurse
    For there to really be a market for Cruz the NL would have to adopt the DH. That is not happening without the union giving up something. They more or less lost on the 2020 negotiations, I really do not think it will be resolved this winter. Without the NL teams it then becomes a question of which AL team has a need. Other than Toronto most contending spending teams have a bat without a position. Then there is Ozuna out there. At 29 he is still a building block. Then there is Rosario. Not as talented but much less expensive. No doubt Cruz would like a raise. A couple of monster years it is not an unreasonable expectation. That is not how it works anymore.
  14. old nurse
    When Castellanos can get a 4/64 contract there is always a chance as a free agent Rosario could make a big paycheck if a free agent. Granted it would take a mediocre team thinking they are on the cusp of being good. There seems to be one a year. Being non tendered is a risk, but it could be the agent’s game plan A team could give up a few 13-14 ranked prospect types for a year . Again, all it takes is one overly optimistic GM. One year at 10-12 is still cheaper than 16. A trade is always a decent probability The agent could fill strongly about the numbers and think they can win at arbitration and thus not negotiating a team deal. I don’t think a team friendly deal would be in the works.
  15. old nurse
    There is only one qualification that you have to be a GM. All the qualities you mentioned are probably there for these candidates. Probably. There is one qualification that you missed. In the end wins count more than anything. Terry Ryan would still be running the Twins except for the lack of winning. 2015 or so Dayton Moore was considered good in many of theGM articles, now not so much. Beane, Friedman and Cashman have built sustained winners. The guy with the Cards, too Not many others have. When the teams they built begin to lose, the GM is gone. The smart ones leave as the team starts to fade without the pipeline working. Good luck to Ng. Hill appears to have developed the pitching staff, as fickle as that can be. That gives her a start. A winning team might be the unfair determinant of talent as a GM. Anywhere but Florida winning brings fans. Fans bring cash to the owner. That bottom line always wins.
  16. old nurse
    The inure list clears with the end of the season.
  17. old nurse
    When I got started in my profession there was about 5% males. It is now somewhere around 9%. There are still plenty in the field that do not like men being in their profession. A boy in the girl’s club was a big deal. It took a long time for it not to be. Now a woman in the boy’s club, It will take a while for that not to be a big deal. If you have been on the other side of the equation it is easy to understand I always like the most qualified candidate arguments. A person who did not play pro baseball, had 3 years as an intern and about 7 years of front office work is qualified to be a GM? Not everyone is an Epstein. Neil Huntington was considered a great GM when the Pirates had a couple good seasons. I don’t think he is that highly thought of now. It is hard to determine qualifications. Bill Smith had a lot of experience in a shoestring organization. The Peter principle was in effect there. You don’t know.
  18. old nurse
    Escobar turned down an extension with the Twins. There return was more that generous for a half season rental.
  19. old nurse
    The Twins as well as every other club looks for a bargain. Any of them on a minor league contract with an invite would be such the deal that the Twins should look for. Actually improving the club should be the goal
  20. old nurse
    May, Romo, Clippard and Duffy have pitched 2 days in a row before. The bullpen is not depleted for today.. Rogers, Wisler and Thielbar would be the unavailable pitchers.
  21. old nurse
    Rooker shares something in common with Dinkleman and Wade. May his career not share their trajectory
  22. old nurse
    Cruz needs runners on base ahead of him and fierce hitting behind him to stand any chance. Does it really matter at the half way part of the season. Gosh, a little hot streak and he could be batting .400
  23. old nurse
    I wouldn't call Bradley an Ace of any type. One great year, a couple of good years makes for a nice pitcher to have, but 2017 laurels are ancient history
  24. old nurse
    Top 2 teams in each division and the 7/8 by w/l record. As of today how are the Twins out of the playoff picture other than the fact that their play has been bad for a couple of weeks? By current record they are not. Of course at one point recently they were the best team in the AL by record. To get to the Ranger/Angel level of futility would take a few more trips to the IL
  25. old nurse
    Phillies, Yankees, and Reds also have players in a top 100 not in a camp
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