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  1. Danchat
    Alright, that's more like it, only one player going to arbitration court. I can't imagine this could get drawn out very long over just a $375K difference... right?
  2. Danchat

    We blew that

    Danchat commented on mikelink45's blog entry in mikelink45's Blog

    Arcia was a bust, and many prospects simply flame out. I don't think the Twins did something wrong. Many have pointed out Romero's move to the bullpen as the cause of his lost season, but I firmly believe he would have pitched about the same as a starter. Heck, pitching as a starter in the majors is incredibly difficult, and Romero simply didn't have it this season. They'll need to see if they can fix him in 2020, as it's his last option year.
  3. Danchat
    Hmmmm... this contract seems quite team-friendly. It's hard to say what Sano would have made hitting free agency in 2022, but I imagine he'd get $20M+ a year on a big deal, so I really like this move for the Twins. The Kepler and Polanco extensions were home runs, so let's see if Sano can make this deal look cheap with another strong season.
  4. Danchat
    Looks like the Twins will be going to the arb judges for most of these players... hopefully nothing gets too messy.
  5. Danchat
    Gonsalves' been injured and simply didn't look like he had MLB stuff. We've seen the FO give up on some Terry Ryan prospects pretty quickly if they don't believe in them, and I think Stephen is a prime example of this. Chargois' DFA was always bizarre, but he's pitching over in the east now, so it's not like he ever developed as a prospect. Unlike Gonsalves, he had the stuff, but just didn't have the ability to throw it where he wanted to.
  6. Danchat
    It’s probably good we didn’t trade Kepler last offseason! Some of us were even discussing having Cave start over him... what a difference a year can make!
  7. Danchat
    Yeah... this has been a very disappointing offseason. I do wonder if they'll sign a 1B/3B because that looks like an obvious need at the moment. There's not much outside of Donaldson for 3B, but at 1B, you could pick up Mitch Moreland (.835 OPS in 2019)... and I couldn't find any other appealing options. *sighs*
  8. Danchat
    He just doesn't have the stuff to get MLB hitters out, his fastball barely touched 90 and his breaking balls don't generate enough swings and misses. Add injuries to that, and he's a non-prospect at this point. His minor numbers were always good, but there have been tons of guys who have crushed the minors but don't have what it takes to challenge MLB players, and I think he's one of them. It's a shame, especially since he was Twins Daily's #1 prospect at one point.
  9. Danchat
    Yuck. The FO has played right into the hands of the doubters. They’ve had chance after chance to make impact moves, yet time and again they’re settled for cheap 1 year deals. I can’t defend this barring some moves within the next two months... but I just can’t see that happening now.
  10. Danchat
    I would definitely start him at AAA. He still needs time to work on his arsenal, and upon calling him up, I think it would be smart to make him a primary pitcher, since he likely won't be able to go very deep into games. It would be a big mistake to rush Graterol just because there aren't any other options.
  11. Danchat
    Whoa, I missed that. But I would still like to dig up the other threads about the 2018-2020 lineups, I know we had a lot of other ones. Get this dude an award! Dude saw Arraez at 2B back in 2016.
  12. Danchat
    I would like to go back to the 2015-2017 articles and see what they thought the 2020 lineups would be, and have a good laugh seeing what panned out and what didn't. Unfortunately, searching past topics in this forum is rather difficult.
  13. Danchat
    Well, speaking of Hill, this just came out: Yeah, I'll pass, he's not even going to be healthy to start the year...
  14. Danchat
    I think an extension for Odorizzi is certainly on the table. I wouldn't be surprised to see a few more extensions similarly timed to the Kepler/Polanco ones in February last year. If they're not going to spend their money on FAs, might as well spend it on locking up guys like Berrios & Odorizzi.
  15. Danchat
    Not a lot of options left now... they absolutely need to pull off a trade. Maybe get Archer from the Pirates, or try to pry Jon Gray away from the Rockies. As for free agents... um... you hope Alex Wood rebounds, or perhaps you sign Rich Hill since his numbers have been really good when he's been healthy...
  16. Danchat
    Yeah... over on Purple Pain, there's a lot of people calling for Spielman's head for making such a "terrible" signing. I've actually seen people wishing the Vikings FO was not so aggressive and would make cheap signings instead of spending "everything" on Cousins. We've seen it with the Mauer deal too, Minnesota fans will turn on players who are making the big bucks.
  17. Danchat
    That 5.87 ERA was accumulated mostly as a starter, which I don't think he is going forward. I'm willing to bet if he pitches 1 to 2 inning outings, he'll drastically improve.
  18. Danchat
    Clippard had a .855 WHIP, 4.27 K/BB ratio in Cleveland... sign me up! I thought he was a lefty at first, but no, he's another righty. Having a bullpen of Rogers, Romo, Duffey, Clippard, May, Littell, Stashak and others is a strong group to start the year, especially compared to last year. Now let's see if we can land Ryu or Donaldson... or maybe both?
  19. Danchat
    According to Ken Rosenthal, the Twins are willing to go 4 years for Donaldson while the Braves and Dodgers are not...
  20. Danchat
    If they could get Maybin to do what he did for the Yankees last year, heck, I'd take that. He'd make a great backup to Buxton so that Kepler wouldn't have to shift to CF, and you also wouldn't have to worry about Cave's defensive bloopers.
  21. Danchat
    I highly, highly doubt this happens, but for the sake of this scenario: MLB Berrios Odorizzi Dobnak Thorpe Smeltzer AAA Graterol Poppen Jax Charlie Barnes Alcala (he really should be in bullpen) I fully expect the Twins to add another MLB starter, and we'll likely see a few minor league signings to fill the AAA pitching staff as well.
  22. Danchat
    I wonder if Thorpe might take a step forward in 2020. I'm unsure whether Smeltzer and Dobnak have the stuff to make it in the big leagues, and Thorpe has the best stuff out of the three of them. At this point, I'm holding out hope he can become a solid #4 starter. I certainly wouldn't lock him into that role at the beginning of the year, but I'd like to see if he sticks by the end of the year.
  23. Danchat
    Nice move, though I would like another lefty added to the bullpen. Still a lot of work left to do, but getting Pineda and Romo back is good news to me.
  24. Danchat
    The offense also did very little in the playoff series, and the infield defense was pretty bad. Donaldson would improve both of those, and there's still room to add another starter. It might just have to be through a trade, since the FO doesn't appear to want to overpay a FA right now.
  25. Danchat
    I’ll bet Red Sox fans are accusing management of dumpster diving for Perez and Peraza! I’d rather sign nobody over below replacement level guys.
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