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  1. Danchat
    Ervin had about 3 more seasons under contract that were 100% guaranteed, so they had no option but to bring back Ervin unless they were interested in burning all that money. But yeah, this'll definitely drive the price down on him. A repeat suspension would be for a full season, so that will turn off his suitors.
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    There’s two ways to calculate it - record against currently winning teams, and record against winning teams by their latest record / final record. I think most use the latter option as it’s far easier to calculate.
  3. Danchat
    Good win, boys. With a 6.5 game lead on the division, I think we have this wrapped up for good this time. Meanwhile, Oakland is just a half game back on Cleveland. Not a great spot for the Indians, getting swept by Tampa was huge.
  4. Danchat
    Yeah, Diaz and Davis were traded at peak value, I’d say. Going back further, the Twins sold high on Jermaine Palacios when they shipped him out for Odorizzi. Palacios’ stock has plummeted since the trade, as he’s been stuck in the .500 OPS range for two years now.
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    Off the top of my head: Lineup: RF Kepler, SS Polanco, DH Cruz, LF Rosario, 3B Sano, 2B Arraez, CF Buxton, C Garver, 1B Cron Bench: UTL Gonzalez, C Castro, 2B Schoop, UTL Adrianza Starters/Primaries: SP Berrios, SP Odorizzi, SP Pineda, LHP Perez, RHP Gibson Relievers: LHP Rogers, RHP Romo, RHP Dyson, RHP May, RHP Duffey, RHP Littell, RHP Graterol I would flip Cave for Schoop if there are no lefty starting pitchers to face. I wanted to keep Gibson off the list... but he'll be there. Methinks Littell and Graterol will earn spots with some nice pitching in September.
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    Yeah... things aren't looking good. At this point you just have to hope he can hit the reset button over the offseason and hope for the best... I wonder... would Romero have any trade value over the offseason? Like, as a reclamation project? I know they wouldn't get much for him, but they may have to DFA him next Spring and get less for him then... I doubt this happens, but it's a possibility. More likely is that he would be a throw-in on a offseason trade for a starting pitcher (headlined by a much better prospect, of course).
  7. Danchat
    I think you’re missing the point, I think the article is trying to say that his 2019 could go similarly to Price’s rookie year. I don’t think it was the point to say that Graterol will be the next Price.
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    I’ve been pounding the table for about a year now to have Alcala move to the bullpen. Just reading the initial scouting reports on him, it seemed he was destined to be a reliever. He was a top 10 prospect for the astros, so I wouldn’t say he’s a ‘gem’, unless that translates to ‘stud reliever’.
  9. Danchat
    Taking 2 out of 3 against Detroit is acceptable... now go beat the White Sox this time. Being on the road should help. The Indians will also be on the road against Detroit and Tampa Bay this week... that Tampa series will be big for them, as the Rays are just a half game back from them. Also worth mentioning is that the A's are just a single game behind Cleveland too.
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    With Graterol, Alcala, and Colina all at AAA now, the flamethrowers are moving their way up - I hope to see these guys help in 2020... and also have Brusdar help the 2019 squad to, of course.
  11. Danchat
    We could really use Duran in the rotation... here's hoping he can break through to the majors in late 2020.
  12. Danchat
    Drew VerHagen is starting today for Detroit, not Boyd. That’s great news, so we had better win this one!
  13. Danchat
    We need to interview some As fans to determine if Robbie is doing as well in LF as the stats claim he is.
  14. Danchat
    He has a passion for coaching and it was a chance to get his old buddies together one last time. He should have been aware that this team was going to be bad for a few years...
  15. Danchat
    I didn't get that impression, they used him pretty heavily this season and had him in the #3 and #4 spot in the lineup every once in a while. Baldelli certainly appeared to like him as a utility guy.
  16. Danchat
    Just from my uninformed opinion... I have a hard time seeing a team picking Javier with how poorly he's hit. He won't have any chance against MLB pitchers and would be hard to carry on a 26 man roster. Celestino is borderline, but my gut is they could sneak him through unprotected. Not sure if he has enough upside to be worth a rule 5 pick at this juncture.
  17. Danchat
    Rowson deserves a promotion or something... I know the juiced ball has helped, but the ABs our boys are taking out there have improved drastically this season. Rowson deserves some credit!
  18. Danchat
    Don’t forget that the Twins have an extra year of Dyson, which I would guess is what made the trade cost Davis. It’s still hard to say whether Davis is going to hit MLB pitching, and hopefully he’ll get a shot to do so in September.
  19. Danchat
    Seems like this Twins team is better on the road. And it appears they’ve won 8 more games on the road... not sure why.
  20. Danchat
    I thought this was one of those satire pieces at first. Tom, I thought you only wrote legitimate pieces!
  21. Danchat
    Good to see late season promotions for Graterol and Alcala, though it's debatable that Alcala earned it. He's been better since moving to the pen (which is what I have been asking for the entire season), but he needs to prove he can be less hittable. Graterol, on the other hand, should be in the big leagues within the next two weeks, so we can consider his stint at AAA a trial run.
  22. Danchat
    I look forward to when this old style of thinking is dead and gone. Why don't you swing? You potentially hit the ball into play and get out, thus quickening the game. I just find it unbelievable where there is a situation in baseball where you are not allowed to swing at a pitch in the strike zone, and if you do, one of your batters will be hit with a 90+ MPH pitch. Why would it suddenly be OK if Cave swung at a 3-1 pitch and got a hit - would the pitcher get pissy then, to? Why don't the batters just give up and get the game over with? What if the pitcher throws a ball out of the strike zone on the 3-0 count, and Cave swings and misses? Vanimal perfectly stated this - it'd be like if NBA players were not allowed to take shots in a blowout, or how about in soccer, you wouldn't be allowed to attempt shot on goals, you'd just have to kick the ball back and forth, or in hockey, you'd just have to pass the puck back and forth. But no, I guess "this is how baseball is played" - you're only allowed to try and hit in specific situations and appease bad teams and bad pitchers.
  23. Danchat
    I wish I could like this post more than once!
  24. Danchat
    Chief, this makes zero sense to me. Cave taking on a 3-0 count likely makes the game go longer as he either takes a walk or takes a strike, and now we have to see another pitcher. Alternatively, swinging at it could potentially lead to an out in the field, which would speed up the game. Alternatively, Kepler gets hit, and now you're putting a runner on base... in a game which is a blowout, in which I thought the point was to speed up the game and get it over with. Only in the backwards sport of baseball are players supposed to stop trying once the score is at a certain point. Why don't we just have a mercy rule? These stupid unwritten rules drive me nuts.
  25. Danchat
    I would look into re-signing Odorizzi and Pineda - I think both can be a bit underrated, and Pineda might improve in his second year after TJ surgery. Odorizzi is pretty darn effective through 4-5 innings, which is a surprisingly uncommon thing these days. I'm done with Gibson, I've seen enough. He can go get overpaid elsewhere.
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