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  1. old nurse
    There is no shortage of highly touted pitchers who become less than what they were predicted to be. There are plenty that cost you no prospects. The Orioles did well to land the prospects. On the other side of the coin. The Angels are pitching starved. Why are the giving up on prospects for the back of the rotation? I don't thinl either team is going to win this trade
  2. old nurse
    Treinen was used over 80 innings in 2018. Not many relievers have good seasons the following year. Justin Wilson in a similar career arc got a 2/10 deal. It would be fair to say that Trienen is no Wilson in terms of talent, so it would be fair to say 10 million would be a steal for him, Otovino numbers would be more the high end at 9 million a year. 7.5 million or so does not seam unreasonable yet since seasons end Oakland couldn't even trade him for .195 A ball hitter. There is something wrong here that bears some watching. I am not recalling an Oakland player that was very good being let go for nothing.
  3. old nurse
    Franmklin Barrto, Sean Nolin, Brett Lawrie and Kendal Graveman. or their equivalent. 3 prospects with a high ceiling the team is not in love with but somebody else is and a mlb player with potential. Rosario, not Buxton is the mlb player Prospect wise I don't know.
  4. old nurse
    2019 ops predictions for Steamer/Razzball Polanco .751 Melson Cruz .895 Schoop .769 Kepler .772 Crom .804 Sano .782 Marwin .768 Castro .671 Astudilo .763 Garver .722 OK, last winter it would give someone a talking point. Accuracy? IDK how it could be called accurate.
  5. old nurse
    If the team thinks they can make him another Odo they should trade for him. As long as others have minor league options Bundy would be a low cost risk, He would likely cost less than Perez and might give you more sustainable results. A buy low candidate. I don't believe he has been outrighted before so he could be DFA without being able to declare free agency.
  6. old nurse
    Rijo may have a high enough ceiling for a team to take a flyer on. Too many teams do not have a 5th starter for Jax not to be taken. Is there a dearth of pitching bad enough for Clay to be taken as a reliever with the death of the LOGY. Taken, yes. Kept, unlikely Javier. The only thing a team can be certain of is that he can field. Does a late innings defensive replacement make sense on a rebuilding team? I would doubt it. Is his bat going to develop? IDK If a major league team's pipeline lacks a shortstop, he could be taken. My best guess is that other teams have a similar but not equal to Javier player. He might be worth the 50k flyer, he might not be worth the final cost, including salary and benefits. Miami, Baltimore, KC, Detroit all can take a player or two and stash on their roster without doing any damage at all to the likely goal for 2020 hence Javier comes into play, as does Rijo if any team likes his ceiling. Therein lies the unknown. Who likes which players.
  7. old nurse
    Due to the overweight being an issue that he was trying to take the easy way out on and 3 years already lost due to injuries, Pneda is a year to year player. Base and bonus would be reasonable. 5-10 base, 10 available bonus. He is also 5th starter, not in talent but in terms of planing a rotation
  8. old nurse
    A diuretic is not a PED. As for a masking agent, HCTZ works slower than furosimide, thus it not ideal for a masking agent
  9. old nurse
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  10. old nurse
    Ironically Cave was traded for shortly after the Twins had given up on Granite. On an age timeline, Granite is due to break out like another former Twin CF. Somebody named Hicks. I hear he is oft injured like a current Twins CF thus requiring a plan C and D lest the team has to go out and buy a LeMarre.. That is how you end up with Cave. The really silly thing is in this thread there are people bashing the FO for trading for high risk, high reward prospects and also bashing them for trading them.
  11. old nurse
    A few fun facts Since trading them Kevin Slowey the Rockies have not made another deal with the Twins. Same for Detroit and Delmon If that made you laugh, here is the other way No trades with the Mets since Johan no trades with the Orioles since Hardy
  12. old nurse
    The same organization that ranks him as the 4th best Yankee prospect does not have him on a 100 best prospect list. I wouldn't get to bothered by a ranking. Definite high ceiling. Definite high risk with a lack of control.
  13. old nurse
    https://sports.yahoo.com/the-pen-mlb-owners-vote-could-be-big-news-for-baseball-fans-cutting-the-cord-200214832.html First off, I am no fan of Keyser. Local streaming rights back to the local clubs. If true, how many fans, how much a view?
  14. old nurse
    Would you trust the blogger who said Berrios, a dominant, ace-like pitcher, when people on this site keeps saying he is a number 3?
  15. old nurse
    Nor is 36-40 million a year for the two free agents happening
  16. old nurse
    There is nothing wrong with a 3-4 war player except where there is pessimism
  17. old nurse
    You appear to prove my point that Lynn needs spring training.
  18. old nurse
    The Twins did fix Lynn. They taught him that he needs to start spring training on time and that he is not worth all of the money he wants. Most of the rest of your list was not fixed by anyone else, either.
  19. old nurse
    Congress weighed in. Bipartisan. https://www.theday.com/local-news/20191119/congressmen-urge-major-league-baseball-to-scrap-radical-minor-league-overhaul
  20. old nurse
    With those 8 spots there is hopefully a SP and a RP to add. Maybe 2 each by some method. Chalmers, Maciel, and Celestino have not played above A+, They are not seen as above 40FV by Fangraphs. Blankenhorn has Miranda, Lewis, and Arraez ahead of him. There may not be a need to protect them. Raley has Rooker and every corner outfielder ahead of him. In the system he may not need to be protected. Jax is a possibility to be added as well as Duran and Javier. A lot of who gets protected goes on by what you would perceive teams would do. Expanded rosters may allow teams to stash a pitcher. Flat out tanking teams might take fliers on up to three like San Diego did a couple of years ago. Pitching is always at a premium. They might not outright Hidenberger, Popen or Harper until after the draft for when they need a spot. Fourth to go might be Gordon. Of course Gordon and Rosario are going to bring back that ACE pitcher, thus opening another roster spot (said tongue in cheek). I think some people are going to gnash a little bit on how few they add.
  21. old nurse
    Boyd had a career year, Thor had a career worse. There is what your calculator says then there is what the teams that control them think. Type in DeGrom and that is about what the teams are asking for,
  22. old nurse
    For those to compare and contrast https://www.fangraphs.com/prospects/the-board/2019-in-season-prospect-list/summary?type=0&team=min&filter=&pos=pit,all&sort=-1,1
  23. old nurse
    You can call it a fact that the Twins could sign Wheeler, Bum and Odo without losing core players but it ignores that the bullpen and backup catcher needs. The starters could well command a combined 60 million. It would require some luck in arbitration with Rosario, Cron, Sano, Berrios, Buxton and Rogers. To keep the catcher ss strong as lasy year will not be cheap. Guessing bullpen arms will not be easy Will Smith (30, 1.2) -- received qualifying offer from SF (11/4) Will Harris (35, 1.1) Sergio Romo (37, 1.0) Chris Martin (34, 1.0) Jake Diekman (33, 1.0) Daniel Hudson (33, 0.9) Sam Dyson (32, 0.9) Brandon Kintzler (35, 0.9) Drew Pomeranz (31, 0.7) Brad Brach (34, 0.7) Tyler Clippard (35, 0.7) That is the top 10 by WAR in relievers. A good reliever is going to be an expensive crapshoot, an ineffective bargain, or somebody is going to think the FO is brilliant.
  24. old nurse
    The league average innings pitched for starters pitching 32 games or more is 6 and 1/10 innings Odo pitched in 5 innings or less 8 out of his 30 starts
  25. old nurse
    On Bumgarner. Pitching close to home? If he was a good old southern boy San Fransisco is the complete opposite of that. Bumgarner delayed free agency to stay and had a generous no trade clause to boot to stay in San Fransisco. I would doubt reports he wants to pitch closer to home. I wouldn't he wants a lot of money. The irony here is that Wheeler is the one who comes from outside of Atlanta.
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