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  1. SwainZag
    Magill for President!
  2. SwainZag
    Good christ
  3. SwainZag
    Let's go! SS Polanco .339 1B Cron .276 DH Cruz .273 LF Gonzalez .256 2B Schoop .246 RF Kepler .262 3B Adrianza .258 C Castro .274 CF Buxton .271
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    I didn't see the game, but was there any talk of why they didn't give Smith and intentional pass to load the bases and set up the double play?
  5. SwainZag
    How deep is this lineup? Both guys who homered last night get the night off today.... and tonight's lineup looks stronger. That's just crazy talk.
  6. SwainZag
    Kepler RF Polanco SS Cruz DH Rosario LF Sano 3B Gonzalez 1B Schoop 2B Castro C Buxton CF
  7. SwainZag
    I will have to disagree with you that Twins NEED to acquire a proven ace to compete in the playoffs. Give me 2 bullpen arms, throw Odor and Berrios in games 1 and 2 with this lineup and we have a fighting chance with anyone in the league.
  8. SwainZag
    Could really use a bounce back start from Perez tonight.
  9. SwainZag
    You have to find a partner that is willing to deal early to make that happen. I think most teams know that they can probably get more, or at least more teams interested if they wait more towards the trade deadline. So unless the Twins are willing to overpay now, they are better off waiting sell their pieces.
  10. SwainZag
    What a shame. The injuries just really got him. From the looks of it his control is non existent...not good for a 25 year old in AA ball.
  11. SwainZag
    While it's fun to think about the postseason, let's slow down boys, it's June 10th. Let's enjoy this ride. A lot of years we are already down to 2-3 page game threads, prospect talk, and starting to talk about Vikings football.
  12. SwainZag
    Considering over the past 3 years, Rodgers has a 2.73 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, and 9.5 K/9 a player of Rodgers caliber would be a pretty good addition.
  13. SwainZag
    It was at 16 or so
  14. SwainZag
    An 11 pitch AB resulting in a HR, fantastic!
  15. SwainZag
    It's also obvious that 1 good start to the season doesn't mean the Twins have an unlimited payroll either. If I am looking at it right, at $16M a season, he becomes by far the Twins highest paid player. Also looking, there are a lot of guys who are going to need an extension. Kimbrel doesn't equal a championship. Paying 43M to a guy who is going to pitch 120 innings...at most... over the next 2.5 season, just seems insane to me. For me this has nothing to do with Darvish, as others have mentioned. It comes down to paying a reliever a whole lot of money, for an extended period, I don't mind they passed. Sure they missed out on a great arm, but there are others out there. Go pay prospects and get Will Smith from SF, or Giles from TOR.
  16. SwainZag
    It isn't some giant W for the Twins, but it's not a giant L either. The guy hasn't pitched competitively in 8+ months, and he wasn't that good in the playoffs last year. If the was THE only player the Twins could have added for the season, yeah I would count it as a loss, but there's still 7 weeks until the deadline. Too much is being made of him not signing here, at least IMO. Yes, I would have liked to see him in a Twins uniform, but there are other moves to be made over overpaying for Kimbrel...
  17. SwainZag
    MLB.com writeup on Julien. Also noted, ranked 177th on their rankings.. After starring on Canada's junior national team, Julien spurned the Phillies as a 37th-round choice in 2017 in order to attend Auburn. He slammed 17 homers and broke the school's freshman RBI record held by Frank Thomas with 69 last spring. Though he's just a 20-year-old sophomore, MLB ruled him eligible for the 2019 Draft in March after deciding that his year at a Canadian secondary school was equivalent to a year in college. Julien is geared to hit for power and offers more than most left-handed college hitters in this year's class. His considerable strength and a stroke that features plenty of bat speed and loft combine to give him the ability to drive the ball out of any part of the ballpark. He draws a lot of walks because opponents are reluctant to challenge him, though there's also a lot of swing and miss in his game because he's so aggressive and will expand his strike zone. While Julien could stand to moderate his offensive approach, finding him a defensive home is a greater concern. After playing right field and second base as a freshman, he has looked shaky at third base this spring. With below-average speed, fringy arm strength and rough infield actions, he's likely destined for left field or first base.
  18. SwainZag
    Hey lookie, a HS pitcher and Canadian to boot.
  19. SwainZag
    Another big pitcher. Ryan Shreeve, 6'6" 215. University of the Pacific
  20. SwainZag
    Wow, we sure turned on Smeltzer didn't we? Last time we couldn't believe he got pulled so quickly and now he's no good and got left in for way too long. Very much a "what have you done for me lately" crowd. He got beat by Lindor twice, that will happen, the guy was a Top 10 MVP candidate the last 3 years. Smeltzer wasn't great, but you aren't going to win many ballgames scoring 2 runs on 5 hits. Let's get um today.
  21. SwainZag
    From MLB.com LHP Headrick, Brent 6' 6 227lbs DOB:12/17/97 Headrick has helped lead the Redbirds to success in 2019. The 6-foot-6 lefty mixes his fastball that tops out at 91 MPH with his breaking ball. Despite having relatively average offerings has been able to miss bats. Headrick eclipsed the century mark with a team-leading 101 strikeouts for Illinois State this season.
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    As a Gonzaga alum, I approve.
  23. SwainZag
    From MLB.com: RHP Gipson, Sawyer A reliever for much of his junior season at Mercer, Gipson-Long moved into the starting rotation and helped lead his school to the NCAA tournament, racking up 96 strikeouts in 79 innings, with a 4.90 ERA. The right-hander has the perfect body type for a pitcher, standing 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds, with a fastball that gets up to 95 mph. He has a changeup to go with it, and a key for him will be developing his slider.
  24. SwainZag
    Isn't the draft 40 rounds long? I'd like to see some pitching soon too, but we are barely even 15% thru this thing.
  25. SwainZag
    Yes. "Or, at least, they did on paper. Scherzer signed a seven year contract, and in exchange for pitching for them for those seven years, the Nationals have agreed to pay him $210 million in salary. Divide $210 million by seven years and you get $30 million in AAV, which is how this deal will be reported. But because of how this deal was structured, it’s not really $30 million per year. Instead, the Nationals will pay Scherzer $15 million per season, but do so for 14 years; essentially, they’ve deferred half of each season’s salary seven years into the future. Effectively, they signed Scherzer for $105 million over the seven years that he’ll pitch for them, and then they’ll pay him the next $105 million after the contract ends, making this the most deferred money contract in baseball history."
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