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  1. TheLeviathan
    This is a good bumper sticker, but it's mostly naive about how humans and biases work. Throughout sports there is significant under representation of minorities in leadership positions. Coaches, administrators, front office, and any other example you want to give. Professional or Ammy. This isn't unique to baseball (or even sports) but is a real thing. The sentiment you express would be a great one to have in some utopia in which people truly did hire the best person for the job, but in reality that isn't the case for a number of reasons. The best, maybe only, solution to that problem is to call attention to it so people are consciously aware of their biases and we can start to change that reality. It's especially important for a sport that has an ever diminishing player base of black players and fans. Baseball hides behind profit margins to ignore deep systemic problems that are threatening to push it into a niche category while most of the 50 year old white dudes who make up their average fan are still alive to see it. Calling attention to these issues, no matter how unpopular with utopian thinkers, is necessary.
  2. TheLeviathan
    It might be time to conclude that, for whatever reason, Buxton's body will not stay healthy playing baseball.
  3. TheLeviathan
    His talent is clear. His impact is clear. He's a great kid and a great ball-player. His durability? A major question mark and until we see a season in which injuries don't flare up for random, odd reasons, it's going to remain a question mark. At some point a series of events we keep calling bad luck may not be luck at all, but a sign of something he simply can't avoid. I sincerely hope that isn't the case.
  4. TheLeviathan
    Seems to me your posts have provided significant evidence for character assessment, were that the actual issue. Instead, you've chosen to feel slighted by the mere call for humanity. Perhaps some introspection is overdue before the conversation can begin for you.
  5. TheLeviathan
    I appreciate you and what you said here Nick. Healing and change won't happen in silence. Pure solidarity with you.
  6. TheLeviathan
    We agree completely.
  7. TheLeviathan
    Which peripherals? He is a groundball pitcher that seems to do well limiting hard contact and homeruns. Yeah, the Ks aren't out of this world, but he's not Bob Tewksbury. What don't you like?
  8. TheLeviathan
    I tried to do some digging on this but it looks like Stroman is a passionate, animated pitcher and for some they look at that as disrespectful or cancerous. I couldn't find anything seriously alarming in his profile though. I hope we don't dismiss the idea of a talented kid like him based on notions like that. We have players on our team now like Berrios and Rosario that play with that kind of passion. I think good teams have players with an edge like that.
  9. TheLeviathan
    Mostly i see people chomping at the bit to beat their personal dead horse. The bullpen performed well in April and May. Ive said all along that they need more bullpen help. However, my belief in that isnt grounds to play pretend about their performance so far. That kind of nonsense is how obnoxious threads start.
  10. TheLeviathan
    Honestly, this is a bad take. Stroman is a fiery, passionate kid with a ton of heart. I'll welcome more players like him to the Twins all day long.
  11. TheLeviathan
    I'm not a Ray fan. I don't think he'll translate well to the AL and I wouldn't trust him in a playoff start. They won't deal Bradley right now, too much talent and they'd be selling low. Grienke? I've made clear for months now how I feel about acquiring him. Make no mistake, they'll be selling by July.
  12. TheLeviathan
    I'm not a Ray fan. I don't think he'll translate well to the AL and I wouldn't trust him in a playoff start. They won't deal Bradley right now, too much talent and they'd be selling low. Grienke? I've made clear for months now how I feel about acquiring him. Make no mistake, they'll be selling by July.
  13. TheLeviathan
    It may be hard to differentiate the two. Players that start this late in the year are typically coming back from injury. I admit, I have no data on this, but it sure seems like those players are typically not their best the rest of the season. Now, that could be injury, it could be rust, it could be both. I'm simply saying there is a far higher degree of likelihood that a reliever we trade for is going to be what we expect in 2019. Kimbrel could be something of a wildcard. (Again, a wildcard I wanted. The downside is there, but so is the upside)
  14. TheLeviathan
    Um, it couldn't be more "reasonable". All baseball teams ask their pitchers and catchers to report a month or more in advance of the season. Why? Because baseball players, especially pitchers, need repetition to prepare their arms. Kimbrel may have been doing things on the side but that isn't the same thing. What limited data we have suggests that it is a challenge for players to come back from. Is it conclusive? Of course not, hence the words "possible" and "could". But the idea that a pitcher might struggle to come back right away after missing all of ST and two and a half months of the season is about as reasonable an assumption as one could hold methinks. (And that is to say nothing - NOTHING - about the wisdom of signing him. Just to have due skepticism about his impact this year. Had we signed Kimbrel, which I wanted, I'd have still wanted another reliever and starter. Same thing I want now)
  15. TheLeviathan
    Even if the D-backs do sell, I don't want Bradley or Ray anyway. If you're looking for the combo-platter - Toronto is the place to shop.
  16. TheLeviathan
    Right, we've seen how guys that were late to sign and missed ST really struggled. (See: Alex Cobb, Lance Lynn, etc) It's reasonable to assume that Kimbrel may be late in the summer, if at all, that he is an effective reliever. If you value 2019, it's possible we're better off trading for that help.
  17. TheLeviathan
    They just may not have trusted him to hold up as a three year investment. That's justifiable. It also makes it about the money. (Terms) As it is in 99.9% of all free agent negotiations.
  18. TheLeviathan
    I'm with you. I'm disappointed also. But we didn't lose out on Craig Kimbrel because of Wrigley, their fans, Old Style beer, elevated trains, or any other nonsense. We didn't want to match or exceed their terms. That's my point, I'm tired of hearing the litany of excuses every time we don't sign someone.
  19. TheLeviathan
    Well, why don't we just agree that the most likely scenario existed then? We simply did not offer as much money or years. The terms were inferior. And (deep breath everyone who bristled at that) that's.....ok. It's not the end of the world. It's ok for the FO to set a price and hold to it. But when players sign elsewhere they sign, the vast majority of the time, for the best terms. Not because of climate, how many parks they have, or how good the local burgers are: they sign for the best terms. We went out and did a damn fine job offering the best terms to Cruz, Schoop, Perez, and a few other revelations. We just decided the terms the Cubs offer were more than we budgeted. That's ok. (But then ya gotta go out and get the talent on the field some other way)
  20. TheLeviathan
    I said the other day that I thought trading season was going to start soon. From the sounds of the Yankees scouting Stroman and MadBum....that may well be the case. If we want arms, the time to be shopping is now.
  21. TheLeviathan
    The underbelly of this rotation still worries me.
  22. TheLeviathan
    4 shutout innings from the bullpen. If the last 72 hours taught me anything its to now conclude they will be perfect the rest of the year. Long term extensions for all!
  23. TheLeviathan
    I'll take Javy Baez.
  24. TheLeviathan
    I reopened a thread on this. Our pitchforks and torches need not leave this thread. It earned them.
  25. TheLeviathan
    There are ways to stream that are very budget friendly. I'm sure any of us whipper snappers could help you out in PM if you're so inclined.
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