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  1. TheLeviathan
    Callahan knows this defense well too. I think they'll end up bringing in a CB. I'm excited about Bynum at FS. But this team needs a lot of help on defense, good thing there are a lot of pass rushers and athletes in this draft class. I honestly would be just fine spending every pick on defense this year.
  2. TheLeviathan
    This thread has taught me that David Banuelos is going to shatter the big league record book with his inevitable season of hitting .500. Pfft....catcher problems. Jovani Moran striking out literally everyone he faces will be a close second.
  3. TheLeviathan
    This is the kind of even-handed, nuanced analysis TD is known for!
  4. TheLeviathan
    Fastest way to a good defense is a better pass rush!
  5. TheLeviathan
    I'm ok with Cueto as a patch. You need a lot of arms to get through a year, but I'm really hoping they let the kids come up and give it a shot. I'll always take talent over experience and waning ability.
  6. TheLeviathan
    We really have no chance for it to be anything but one and done. No one did because of the agent change by Correa. If we keep Correa long-term it'll be because we rip this deal up and sign a brand new one, but make no mistake....we could offer him 10 years and 350M and the only way he signs it is if he fires his agent and negotiates on his own. This deal has almost no downside. Even in the worst case scenario he gets hurt, we are out only money and opportunity, no long-term consequences. In all other situations we yield substantial benefits from this deal. Easy A.
  7. TheLeviathan
    Live shot of @Nick Nelson working on the SS positional analysis he started:
  8. TheLeviathan
    Haven't the Twins been on the frontline of hiring some gurus to work on defense? I feel like I heard they had a guy who Garver was raving about. Maybe they're banking on some coaching.
  9. TheLeviathan
    And that's if things go poorly this year! It's a move with very little downside and a ton of upside. It's pretty rare to pull of a trade that leaves little long term risk, lots of short term upside, improves your team, and pisses off the Yankees using them as dupes.
  10. TheLeviathan
    Lamet is a guy I'd love to snag.
  11. TheLeviathan
    Except it really is. If Correa opts in his old agent gets paid and not Boras. That isn't happening. But I'm totally fine with the one year. It's hard for this to be an utter failure unless Correa gets a massive injury.
  12. TheLeviathan
    What financials? Correa will opt out so that Boras gets full pay for his next deal. The Twins will just have a chance to convince him he can win here and pay the piper to keep him. If things go south? Trade him as a high end rental at the deadline. He hits FA next year no matter what. The FO had a budget to work under (as they all do....newsflash for some of our more persistently, purposefully naive posters) and turned theirs into a better roster since the end of the lockout.
  13. TheLeviathan
    And as I linked in the other thread....No one was signing him without an opt out because he switched agents.
  14. TheLeviathan
    Reports are the Vikings plan to keep Hunter.
  15. TheLeviathan
    Basically....a one year deal is all anyone was getting out of Correa.
  16. TheLeviathan
    Oh please link.
  17. TheLeviathan
    Some sweet, sweet vindication in here for some of us.
  18. TheLeviathan
    Some fair criticism is a good thing, we don't have to be duckies and bunnies. But I agree with you that people weren't willing to see the advantage of moving on from Donaldson. Not only did we dump his entire contract (which...yes...had albatross written all over it), but we got a good fielding, younger 3B with some offensive upside. He's also a gritty, fun clubhouse guy. I was told repeatedly this offseason that there would be no market for Donaldson at full price, much less one that returned value. Well, we found it. Then we turned that savings into the best FA on the market, at a prime position of need. We are a MUCH better team today with Urshela-Correa than we were with Donaldson-IKF.
  19. TheLeviathan
    1) I thought no big free agents ever come here because of the weather? Guess if you pay 'em....they will huh? Can we all agree to bury that talking point forever? 2) He's no Andrelton Simmons but I think he'll be ok. 3) This team has a good defensive infield and has expendable players now in Arraez and possibly others who can be moved for pitching.
  20. TheLeviathan
    With Watson staying in the AFC.....maybe rolling it back wasn't the worst move. The NFC is weak as hell and if you truly think the coaching staff was holding the team back (and I do, but to what degree I'm not sure)...then this all makes some sense. Offensively I think this team can be lethal, the problem is they are so bad in the front seven of their defense I am really worried about how competitive we can be there. We're short two linebackers, a defensive end, and basically all not-Harrison Smith defensive backs.
  21. TheLeviathan
    Things that make Aaron Rodgers sad are a little slice of heaven as a Vikings fan...
  22. TheLeviathan
    Plus, maybe Zach Davidson can be Conklin II.
  23. TheLeviathan
    I was on the record with his contracts loving Hunter and the value the Vikings got. But if they can land a nice haul I am game to move him.
  24. TheLeviathan
    If I was in Vegas? I bet the under. As a fan? I bet the over.
  25. TheLeviathan
    Yankees fans are pretty happy to be rid of Sanchez, that's definitely a problem. He was a league average catcher offensively last year but he has pedigree. Maybe the New York thing was weighing on him. Urshela, on the other hand, reads like the Eduardo Escobar of that team. A glue guy with a of grit and personality. Yankees fans are not happy to see him go and are not happy with Cashman for how he treated the exit. (Google "yankees fans urshela", the reads are interesting if nothing else!)
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