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  1. Willihammer
    1. Extend Sano. 6 FA years-buyout as goal but 4-5 would be acceptable. 2. Call Luhnow and gauge interest in Meyer and/or Graham. See what it would take to round out a trade for one of their C's. 3. Call Bal and ask about Gausman-for-Hunter + prospects. Stewart, Gordon, Meyer on the table. Berrios off. 4. DFA Boyer, promote Duffey to pen. DFA Duensing, promote Rogers.
  2. Willihammer
    Astros have two catchers and Luhnow wants a flamethrower. Could Meyer+Suzuki for Conger or Castro be the basis of a deal? As a point of reference, Conger was traded last offseason for Carlos Perez (24 y/o C prospect) and 24 y/o Nick Tropeano (5th round RHSP). Neither was a preseason top 10 prospect for Houston.
  3. Willihammer
    Another "fun" one: the Twins are 0-5 in home series against the Yankees since moving to Target Field.
  4. Willihammer
    Per Morosi, Twins talked to Padres
  5. Willihammer
    TF? Wheres teh tweet
  6. Willihammer
    https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/625056711993225217
  7. Willihammer
    Brooklyn Park and Park Center alum Tim Laudner.
  8. Willihammer
    Dan Gladden. I don't remember him much as a player, but the guy has really grown on my as an announcer since Provus stepped in. Those two have something special IMHO.
  9. Willihammer
    Right, gotcha. He had the FT last year but FA was his bread and butter. This year that pitch is killing him. I'd be curious to see 2-strike, LHB splits on the FC. Seems like he's lost a lot of K's back dooring it, due to less x-movement perhaps. Seems like he's still able to jam LHBs with it though.
  10. Willihammer
    From what I'm looking at, the 4-seem was his best pitch last year. This year its his worst pitch. I wonder about the accuracy of pitchf/x's fastball classifications, but, it says he's added a 2-seemer this year? The results on that are quite a bit better than his 4-seem. The cutter has straightened out as well.
  11. Willihammer
    KC knucklecurve. That link answers my question - no change in Str% Interestingly the FA value has gone from a healthy positive to a healthy negative though. Perhaps losing a tick is what's really costing him this season.
  12. Willihammer
    I really think you have to make eclipsing the Royals the 2nd half goal. There are no dominant AL teams except maybe the Angels - certainly not the Royals now that their best player is out and their rotation is hurting. The opportunity is there and attaining that goal doubles their WS chances.
  13. Willihammer
    He's on pace for 4.5 Wins and it shows. With the exception of the broken arm (no lingering effects evidently) he has been healthy and productive for quite a while now. An extension? For the right price, I think you have to consider buying out 1-2 FA years. He's a bit old but the health record is a point in his favor.
  14. Willihammer
    Does anyone know how to look up strike% by pitch type? Hughes curveball was a great get me over pitch last year, but this year it seems like his command of it has faded.
  15. Willihammer
    Surprisingly the Twins have actually fared better against RHP overall, despite all the RHBs. .251/.304/.404 vs .252/.308/.382 Maybe they need more RHBs?
  16. Willihammer
    Extend him, the kid's legit. Why wait? DO IT! 5... 4... 3... 2... do it. Write it up! Knock it down. Check it off the list. Make it happen. 10... 9... 8... 7... 6... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1...
  17. Willihammer
    A little late but, Vargas down with TJS. The just-demoted Ventura recalled to fill in. That's two Royals starters down for the 2nd half...
  18. Willihammer
    Cards add Steve Cishek for AA RHRP Kyle Barraclough
  19. Willihammer
    Oof, really? I think the Sano-Plouffe combo has been working quite splendidly. I agree Arcia should probably be spelling Hunter 1-2 times week though.
  20. Willihammer
    Seems like a crackpot theory IMO but for sake of argument, say its true. The cost of setting back Berrios' workload in 2016 to ~150 IP (instead of ~170) seems like a reasonable tradeoff compared to trading away players, doesn't it? There are costs with any approach but from where I'm standing, promoting from within always looks like the best bargain.
  21. Willihammer
    This seems to be accepted thought by a lot of fans but I just don't get it. If they're going to add Berrios to the roster in a month anyway, why wait? Is missing 4-5 August starts in AAA really going to delay his development that much? Seems dubious IMO.
  22. Willihammer
    I'd say Beane did well for 3 reasons. 1. They look like solid prospects. 2. They're coming straight out of a division rival's system, 3. won't crunch the roster.
  23. Willihammer
    They aren't perfect comparisons contract-wise, I'm establishing a downside as a counter-example to your Beltran example (20 WAR in age 31-35 seasons). Tex is at 14.7 with a half season left. That's still reasonable but doesn't leave much (if any) room for surplus value after factoring in the 95m he's owed. In a way, just unloading the wrong half of any big contract should be a fair enough deal for the seller. Adding prospects or MLB players on top and it becomes a no-go if I'm buying.
  24. Willihammer
    3- RUN- http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20131119164522/simpsons/images/c/c5/Homer_simpsonwoohooo.gif
  25. Willihammer
    Featherston fills for fake finger fracture-Freese.
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