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  1. Jocko87
    I like the term "Grace Period" but that's not what my bank calls it. Hopeful this gets worked out well although I doubt it will be quick. If they aren't negotiating with a Pohlad owned company anymore it going to take a while to sort through and set new values that don't have the in house discounts and get a good revenue model. I suspect their negotiation strategy on the business side is very similar to what we have seen on the player side over the last few years. Patience to the point we think they aren't doing anything then pop up with something pretty good. It hasn't always been a great deal when they run up to the start of season deadline with players but there isn't an real deadline looming here, the games will be on TV one way of the other so the Twins have a strong position. I would expect them to play some hardball.
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    No vote for me, I need an option for waiting. Eventually the answer will be injury provides obvious path. That path will have to include playing every day, other wise hes better at AAA getting daily work. It will take an unsettling amount of injuries to get him up this early.
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    Castro having an option left makes everything better. Probably part of why he got the spot in the first place, although it was nice he earned it with his play.
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    Fresh out of the package, it pressed out nice.
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    Lots of body parts in the right side, was it a pull, impact, slept on it wrong, threw to hard? This one particularly could’ve been much better explained.
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    Love this movie and will most certainly listen. I umpire this age range and get a chuckle almost every game thinking about the casting in the movie and seeing it play out with almost every team in real life. The casting is amazing 😂.
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    Not for the injury, for the communication or lack there of. One click off from the hockey upper body injury. I can live with that as long they keep them coming back healthy.
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    I thought they were close and I can see both sides of going hard for the catch. When the arm has a good chance to hold to a single or throw someone out it might be a better play than a bad miss that becomes a triple. Does Kepler catch those balls comfortably? Serious question, I don't know.
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    Also premature, but no. Absolutely not. Unless they are really opening the pocketbooks with Joe in charge they don't need to be swimming in these waters. The cost of missing is far too high. From a practical matter, nothing to talk about for a few months anyway. Who falls to the #5 pick? Extend Pablo? Extend Mahle? Preilipp for real? I'd love to have a true ace again but we did have that in Johan and struggled anyway. The depth is more important for consistent winning, then when someone from the depth develops into an ace you can be dominant. Work the international free agency while they still can, draft well and trade to fill holes. Things are in too good of a place now to put that many eggs in one basket. The most likely path to an ace currently is one of the top two pitchers falling to #5. They've cobbled together a pretty good rotation from spare parts, keep at it.
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    He made two great throws on the other doubles too. Hopefully the sore right side is just from uncorking the hose too many times. I like him in right with that arm, absolute weapon.
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    I think the point is that when he swings at that pitch he needs to by trying to murder it instead of hitting it. The change in approach may not require a swing change as much as a mindset change. Accept striking out in exchange for when you swing, swing like you mean it. That will result in more strike outs by nature. Julien is looking special in that he works the count and takes a lot of walks but when he is thrown a strike he swings with intention to do damage. Its the basic summary of everything that frustrated me about Joe Mauer. When you have an opportunity to do damage you only have one swing. Whack it! I like this article in that it is suggesting something that may not have been tried. Its worth a try at this point.
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    The salary is the least of it, the true cost would be exposing Gordon and loosing him.
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    I believe both of these statements to be true. If the full roster is healthy, Gordon might have been the odd man out in favor of Castro except for Castro having an option available.
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    I like how it seems to level the field, bringing more skill types into play brings more players into the pool and helps the smaller markets. I don't think it will change the big market bombers, the analytics will always favor the 3 run bomb in the long term if you can afford that talent. It will change how those teams play situational ball at times. They will be more likely to have a scrappy fast bench guy to install for those spots where one run is crucial. The analytics will adapt to this new reality and make that last bench spot a weapon rather than an emergency catcher. I've long believed that the extra inning free runner situation always favored a more old school approach but teams haven't had the personnel on the roster. Taylor can fill this roll for the Twins a little bit, he's not Terrance Gore but can run, steal and bunt and stay in for defense. Lewis when he comes back also. That's reason #987 Buxton in CF is better than DH, Taylor is very valuable when you can install him in short term attack mode.
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    Somebody post receipts that they wanted Garlick on the roster over Castro before today. If not, please stop. Luzardo is a flat stud, when you check on Arraez line everyday keep an eye on him too. If he stays healthy, Miami has a 1A and 1B set of aces (on a 4th place team).
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    Wonder what they are looking at going early?
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    Member when we were arguing about going after Lopez or Luzardo? I'd take either over Arraez. Wonder if hes still available.
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    When y'all start scheduling the snow up there? If I knew we could do that I'd still live north. 🤣
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    I think I just figured something out about how the Twins feel about this. It occurred to me after watching Rocco use the LLRR setup at the bottom of the order as a weapon to get plus matchups multiple times. I think they value the ability to neutralize tough lefty relievers in late and tight games over who bats leadoff. Setting the lineup this way takes away several of the leadoff options that have been discussed here. With this group of healthy players its probably the optimal use for everyone and may change as guys come and go. It might also be a good example of using the analytics in a way others aren't and kudos to them. The WPA difference of making their lefty face at least three lefty mashers in the 7th or 8th compared to whatever the difference in random leadoff hitters is probably pretty significant.
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    DVR delay, you can watch the whole thing that way. Fast forwarding through commercials makes it roughly a two beer event.
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    Yuck, I've been watching UFC and buying PPVs (even watching alone) for a long time but they have been heading off the path for a several months. The Slap League is about the worst concept I could imagine and they are using the UFC bullhorn to shove it down our throats at every turn. Its very distasteful. I've pretty much tuned out all UFC related social accounts to get away from it. Can't wait for the same treatment of WWE. I've also watched a good bit of rasslin in my day but its been several years and I just can't see the time needed to keep up with storylines. Nothing against it, crazy athletes and performers but not my speed anymore. UFC has also seemed to be slipping with the core product. There are far more big money fights than there used to be instead of the best vs best all the time. I get that everybody has to make money but its now money over product and it shows. That leads to questioning/questionable judges decisions, fake feuds etc. Basically all the distasteful parts of boxing. I can't imagine having WWE in the fold will help that trend. I've pretty much stopped buying PPVs altogether and this won't help for me. I'll still swing by the Twin Peaks when there is a fight I want to see but not much more.
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    Love left on left damage.
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    This is 100% why they should be playing matchups with that days starters when the prototypical lead off hitter isn’t on your roster. If you have a hitter that matches up well many of the other factors fade away. Getting your best hitters more ABs in favorable situations will pay off short and long term. In one game having a looming bad matchup can make a manager go to the bullpen earlier than he may want or you get one more favorable AB. Over the course of the season the composite #1 hole hitter should look like a pretty darn good player.
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    Battle of the hats? Loser has to switch to lower case comic sans font M? M m
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