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  1. TheLeviathan
    Of course it's all about the pitching. But you don't need your "ace" to be the one that pitches that way. For as great as Kershaw has been, he's largely been a playoff dud. Whereas other, lesser, pitchers have thrived. And from year to year things are pretty erratic. 5%? C'mon. 50% of the teams in the last 6 years haven't had an ace. That's just the last 6, your 5% is sort of silly on the face of it. Even if taken as hyperbole. And much of your point is unrealistic about how available and plentiful actual aces are. I believe we missed a chance at one this offseason (and was highly critical of it), but there aren't enough aces to go around. And those that have them rarely let them go. And sometimes when you have one you still get beat. (See: Johan Santana's run here. Or Chris Sale last year. Or, again, pretty much every time Kershaw has pitched) You should always go get great players when you can. But you don't need an "ace" any more than you need "at least 40 homeruns" from your 1B. You need as many good or great players you can get and you need them to show up when the small sample kicks in.
  2. TheLeviathan
    I hope Garver is the regular starter by July 1st. That'll be a very good thing for this franchise if he earns that spot.
  3. TheLeviathan
    Well, after years of being here I feel pretty confident saying that is the consensus. We just had people taking issue with Darvish being called an "ace" a few weeks ago. (Darvish is a much better pitcher and did it in the AL no less) Of course our definitions all vary to degrees, but we seem to be consistently high in our expectations for what each slot in a rotation should look like. We did this for years when we called Scott Baker a #4 and Radke a #3. We don't have any damn clue what a #1 is or a #5 is. We all arbitrarily come up with definitions and the vast majority of them are in a fantasy land of expectations. For me this question comes down to the way it was phrased: Do we want an ace to help win a WS? Absolutely. And there is ample evidence to support it. Do we need (implying we cannot win a WS without one) an ace to win? Absolutely not. And there is ample evidence for that too. Best to add as many good to great players as you can. Which is why LoMo and Odorizzi were great moves. And why the Twins should make Lynn or Cobb happen tomorrow if they can.
  4. TheLeviathan
    I guess SF depends on how you feel about MadBum. I think he's clearly an ace and pitched that way in the playoffs, so I wouldn't count them. But when you can point to 3 of the last 6 teams and say "no ace", the whole idea you need one gets thrown out real quick. Personally, I view Cueto as an ace and maybe even Lester as well. My standard for "ace" is a bit more reflective of what you posted and I'd say Ervin did pitch like an ace last year. But I believe what people mean by "ace" is a level of dominance the vast majority of teams simply don't have. And the ones that do don't win the World Series every year. Multiple teams of recent note have shown how depth and surprise performances are far more important than the names you pencil in to start. And really.....is that surprising? The playoffs are nothing more than a glorified small sample size - we should expect a great deal of randomness. You insulate yourself from that from getting as many good and great players on your roster as you can.
  5. TheLeviathan
    What you need is for guys to pitch like aces. And that isn't always your ace. The 2015 Royals did not have an ace. (I guarantee you this board would have called Cueto a "good number 2 despite what any numbers he posted say) 2013 the Red Sox "ace" was Jon Lester 2011 the "ace" was the husk of Chris Carpenter Those are three examples in just the last handful of years. None of those pitchers would have satisfied people here as "aces".
  6. TheLeviathan
    I've come to believe that Kohl Stewart has the most comprehensive, wide-ranging blackmail scheme we've ever seen. It's the only logical explanation.
  7. TheLeviathan
    I don't think ace = good pitching. You can have an ace and four terrible pitchers and not have a good staff. I'm a big believer that depth and luck wins World Series.
  8. TheLeviathan
    I hope all the personality this man brings to the baseball field is embraced by Twins fan. He's going to give us a few heart attacks, but I appreciate his passion.
  9. TheLeviathan
    From statistical models, Dozier's skill set might be even more productive hitting in other spots in the lineup. Assuming, of course, that his production is the same regardless of his position in the lineup.
  10. TheLeviathan
    Sometimes managing people requires you to give in a bit. If Molitor hits him 4th and he sulks through it we can all agree it's 100% Dozier's fault, but will that save Molitor's job when the Twins lose a bunch of games? Doubt it. Then we'll blame Molitor for not getting Dozier to accept it. I know the stats show a "clear" path for the lineup, but people and their emotions are a variable we can't yet account for.
  11. TheLeviathan
    Still top 10!
  12. TheLeviathan
    Under for all of them. Unless we hear Sano gets a light suspension, then I'd bet on him. If it was 25 I might pick almost all of them. I just think we'll have a nice group of 25ish homerun guys this year.
  13. TheLeviathan
    It's amazing the guy couldn't get a stable run here as a DH. Whether fair or not, he always seemed to get yanked at the most inexplicable and unfortunate times. Maybe he would have been nothing, but I always hate to see a guy that flashed some potential let go without ever getting the kind of opportunity to prove things one way or the other.
  14. TheLeviathan
    Trust me, Iowa's problems pale in comparison to pretty much everyone south of Iowa from coast to coast.
  15. TheLeviathan
    If not for Cleveland, I'd have no trouble saying Washington is the most dysfunctional organization in the NFL. I think it says a lot about him that he persevered through that swamp.
  16. TheLeviathan
    There is an ever shrinking number of loyal sycophants. That's telling.
  17. TheLeviathan
    No. But he's a clear upgrade at a great price.
  18. TheLeviathan
    Man, the more stories I read, the more I think this is happening with Cousins. Signing an elite QB to put the final piece of the puzzle in place? That setup is a whole new way of being disappointed as a Vikings fan!
  19. TheLeviathan
    Give Cobb a one year deal with some sweet incentives.
  20. TheLeviathan
    Pretty much exactly my take. Though one wildcard here is we have seen Trump motivated by emotional reactions towards children in Syria, perhaps this will fall in line with that. But like you, I expect him to eventually protect the NRA.
  21. TheLeviathan
    Vikings didn't have any say in that. I also don't understand how that decision was reached.
  22. TheLeviathan
    Trump is a bag of contradictions right now. He echoes NRA talking points one day and then tells the governors to fight the NRA sometimes. Which, in my opinion, is nothing more than him trying to please everyone at the same time. And we all know how that works. (And, more importantly, the results it yields)
  23. TheLeviathan
    Yup, I think you can get a nice edge-rusher in the second round this year. Not a plug and play star, but a guy like Danielle Hunter you can spot early on and train to be an every down guy. Depth on big corners is good this year too. Which is all the more reason to say screw it and go for Cousins.
  24. TheLeviathan
    Good. Get it done, front-load the contract, and draft Billy Price with your first pick.
  25. TheLeviathan
    Right, it'd just be ideal if Granite was RH.
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