drjim
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A 103 OPS+ for a DH that brings nothing else to the table is pretty bad. He might improve from consistent at bats, but I'm pretty skeptical. K rate is huge. He did have one brief stretch where he walked into some bombs, but seemed exposed with more at bats.
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Are you sure he hid the injury?
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The main problem with Vargas is he doesn't hit all that well and provides no other value. I don't mind giving him one more shot, but I have minimal expectations and would welcome a veteran bat.- 79 replies
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I would guess 6-2 minimum, Kennedy and Roberts joining.
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ZiPS and Pecota Projecting 2017 Twins at .500
drjim replied to Teflon's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
A little under. I'm now leaning towards 76. -
Sano
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Could see him take a year off and taking a FO role.
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I suspect you are right. Wouldn't be surprised if he retires in the next couple of months.
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60 day dl isn't an option yet
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In my mind, schedule should be: 18 games against division - 72 games 6 games against all other teams in league - 60 games 1 additional home and home against other teams finishing in same place in other divisions in league - 12 games 3 interleague games against each team in another division in kther league, rotates each year - 15 games Final 3 games are against designed interleague rival
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At the beginning of the season I'd take out the 'probably'.
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That ship pretty much sails after confirmation.
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Which isn't to say I want any part of Sessions as AG.
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Kelly will leave first, but not because of incompetence. In reality, only 4 cabinet positions really matter - State, Defense, Treasury and Attorney General, with Homeland Security a maybe. None of them strike me as grossly incompetent.
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Exactly. Especially a LH. Melotakis is a nice prospect, perhaps ready by mid-season, but not a factor on opening day.
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I suspect that whether it works out or not, he's in line to get a job in the front office.
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I agree with the first point. It absolutely confers an advantage when it is a normal election year. But one of the "problems" with gerrymandering is that it is susceptible to a wave election. If the Dems can flip the election 5 points it could flip 30-40 seats. Not a huge firewall. I don't necessarily buy the second point. Dems did just fine in 2006. It is not a Dem/Rep problem as much as it is a party in/out of power problem. Much easier to rally around opposition than it is to rally around in support.
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Fair, but I also think people underestimate the opportunity in gerrymandering in a wave election.
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Agree with the last sentence.
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Much easier to rally opposition than to rally support. A President being in power generally loses everything else. Obama seemed worse mostly because Dems were in a really strong position in 2016, nowhere to go but down. These trends will flip, and flip bigly, starting in 2018.
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Falvey might be thinking the same thing. Per Rosenthal https://www.facebook.com/kenrosenthalsports/posts/1281802635218798:
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The Baseball Prospectus PECOTA team projections are out
drjim replied to Thrylos's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
Hey, 20% chance the Twins can compete for a playoff spot is looking good! -
I thought this was a really good target for a minor league signing. He's trying a new arm angle, has maintained his velo. Absolutely worth a flier to see if anything is there.
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A Different Dozier Topic...and something new for us to talk about
drjim replied to DocBauer's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
I've long thought extending Dozier was an acceptable alternative to making a bad trade. Would probably have to do it now for it to make sense. Not sure I would add more than 3 years to the current deal. Would time out with the rest of the contract obligations.
