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  1. TheLeviathan
    Same, but even non-mobile the ads are intrusive and feel like they are constantly in the way. I've got my ad-blocker off but I could see why people would turn it on just to avoid the nuisance. I've hit clickbait articles that are less pop-uppy.
  2. TheLeviathan
    As the Twins get linked with players/positions we could have debates about which player is the better fit as a free agent. Same with trade candidates. Garver or Jeffers or Both (who to keep long term) Kiriloff - more valuable as a 1B or a COF Austin Martin - Future position 2B vs. LF vs. SS Jorge Alcala - Buying or Selling on him being the Closer
  3. TheLeviathan
    Clearly you are not well-versed with Ace Ian Anderson the One True Pitching God. At least I assume that's what he is because the rest of the NL Champion Braves certainly aren't pitching like aces. And the Astros? Yeah...go take a gander at all the aces they rode to the World Series! Playoffs are a small sample. Teams with depth and luck win in the postseason. There is no magic formula and certainly not one where aces win championships.
  4. TheLeviathan
    I wasn't necessarily speaking for me. There are a lot of fans that are upset with starters who can't/don't pitch many innings. Robbie Ray was doing that before it was cool. (Driving up 100+ pitch counts in 4 innings. It was a common issue in his time with AZ) I only brought it up because people tend to look at "aces" as top end guys who are workhorses and Ray has a suspect history on that front. If the Twins invested in him I'd be fine with that.
  5. TheLeviathan
    The 2021 season had Buxton and the guys on the mound absolutely mattered. Partly because having Byron Buxton doesn't really mean you actually get all that much Buxton, but one baseball player cannot singlehandedly will a team to competence. Just ask Mike Trout.
  6. TheLeviathan
    While true, the value of being cost controlled is still attached to the value you bring as a player as well. While I think Max Kepler is a fine player, and perhaps a guy I'd rather bet on to rebound from last year, I'm not sure his production makes the ability to control his costs all that attractive. I could be totally wrong, I just don't see that the direction Oakland would go if they dealt Manaea.
  7. TheLeviathan
    Yes, but it was also a career high by about 20 innings for him. I'm not sure that's what we would expect going forward. Historically he's about a 5 inning guy.
  8. TheLeviathan
    We're back to using the word "ace" very loosely I see. If people don't like their starters being pulled after 5 they're going to hate Robbie Ray. We need good, consistent pitchers. Who cares how you slot them.
  9. TheLeviathan
    No, in favor of us. A SP has more value than a corner OF all things being equal. I don't see any reason why the A's would take that deal when they can add OF for less than that cost.
  10. TheLeviathan
    I like the ideas, but there are two I find unlikely: SP Jon Gray is going to get 3 years and 45M. maybe more. I can't imagine Kepler is going to get Maenea. That seems really imbalanced.
  11. TheLeviathan
    I think the salaries are a tad light. But then I am of the opinion the team will push up the budget this offseason. Not putting any money down in Vegas on that though.
  12. TheLeviathan
    I....am...not...complaining? I'm responding to a poorly argued complaint in which I did give examples of how their usage was good for Ober, Ryan, and Berrios. If Rocco has somehow horribly screwed up....you shouldn't need days on end to come up with some valid examples to illustrate your complaint. Your complaint, not mine.
  13. TheLeviathan
    To add to this: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29430508/nl-managers-weigh-universal-dh Last year's NL managers sound more pro-DH than anti-DH. Doing the same thing all the time, as Otto said, seems like an odd thing to cling to as "strategy". I mean, is asking your players to wear a glove in the outfield also strategy? I ask that tongue-in-cheek, but when every NL manager pinch hits in the same situations, the same way, with the same switches and all that stuff....how different is it really? Think of the worst hitter you can remember watching. Pedro Florimon. Some backup catcher. Whatever. Chances are, as bad as they were, they were still several factors better as hitters than your average pitcher. And that should make sense! Pitchers are trained and prepare to pitch. Asking them to hit too is just ridiculous and it yields exactly what you'd expect: utter futility. No other game forces a highly trained athlete to do something outside their skillset that is demonstrably subpar relative to their peers. NHL wings don't take turns playing goalie. NFL punters don't suddenly play nose tackle. NBA centers aren't suddenly required to heave only half court shots to score. All of those things sound silly because they are silly and the game would look silly to do it. It's no different every time I watch some dude flail at pitches in a jacket wishing he had the bunt sign on.
  14. TheLeviathan
    A complaint with no valid examples isn't a valid complaint. The entire point by many here is he managed what he had just as the vast majority of baseball would.
  15. TheLeviathan
    I think Knebel is in the 3 year 8-10M AAV range. He has a track record and his late season work indicate a worthy investment. But I'd pay him that and the Twins certainly can.
  16. TheLeviathan
    Nice analysis in your post. The alternative is you bring in short-term contracts and let injuries and the depth rotations require let you sort those things out over time. There is no reason to believe right now that Ober is written in stone. Ryan either. They should get opportunities next year from the get-go, but the other guys will need to earn theirs in the inevitable stretches where they will be there to be had.
  17. TheLeviathan
    On each point: 2) I think the conversation with Miami starts with feeling out who they like and who they are prepared to offer. They clearly want catching and we have it. They clearly have pitching and we want it. So the framework is there, how it hashes out from there is pretty hard to predict. Sixto's injury is worrisome, but what he showed when he first came up was brilliant. It's a risky move to be sure. 4) Maybe he does. If I'm the Dodgers I could see them keeping Turner and Taylor and rolling with those two instead. But yes, the possibility definitely exists that he is retained by LAD. I like Story and then Simien in that order. I like Correa, of course, but this entire plan is based on going under where the heavy bidding starts and sniping guys who won't be number 1 on all the shopping lists. I see Stroman the same way even though I really like him. 6) My brain has this weird thing about Austin Martin. Every time I want to say something about him my brain says "His name isn't spelled how you think!" and then I just make some stupid thing up and confuse myself and others, clearly. I meant the kid we got for Berrios. I think he's a future LFer for this team and that is the dude I want there down the stretch.
  18. TheLeviathan
    Maybe. Projections are difficult but but what you're proposing is not a common contract given out anymore. I think people should really look back over the last 5 years of free agents. Seager isn't Machado or Harper or Cheatin' Gerrit Cole. He's a tier lower and my contract reflects that tier.
  19. TheLeviathan
    Rantings? Cute. It paid off well for those pitchers competent enough. Berrios was in the midst of a solid workhorse season, Ober was a great surprise, Pineda's health and standing with the team were largely maintained, and Ryan got his feet wet. So just splendidly if you keep things in perspective. Unfortunately we didnt have enough good arms healthy to employ it.
  20. TheLeviathan
    Agree with Nick....bench coach? Absolutely. DH? No.
  21. TheLeviathan
    Did you somehow miss how "well" the Twins pitched this year?
  22. TheLeviathan
    Well said. His skill set is rare these days. Keeping him around will help this team but it's past time to give him a defensive home to get comfy in.
  23. TheLeviathan
    I think it's a reasonable price range relative to past seasons. A bump for sure.
  24. TheLeviathan
    I appreciate the effort and math that went into this. I personally would probably shave another 10% off of every tier and the base and would feel more comfortable. I've always thought the $/WAR figures were a tad silly and even with your excellent work recalibrating them I still think it start too high. Great read!
  25. TheLeviathan
    I wouldn't fault anyone for their desire to spend more on pitching. I do like Thor as well but I could see that getting dicey. My idea is to float in under the top tier and snipe guys early so you aren't in bidding wars. And, personally speaking, I'd rather put 27M into an every day player. For 42M I have Seager and Gray, but the alternative of Rodon and (insert 10M SS here) doesn't sound nearly as good to me. Especially since I have some confidence a few of these young guys are going to stick. If I thought the Twins could get Alcantera with Garver, I'd be all over that. I think Sixto Sanchez is a swing for the fences kind of addition.
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