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  1. Danchat
    Yeah, I am aware of that (I went over this in my 40 Man Roster Management article). I would DFA Thorpe, Smeltzer, Albers and make room for some FA additions. Yeah, I'd prefer quality over quantity, I suspect we are going to see an approach similar to 2020, when they added (or re-added) Odorizzi, Pineda, Bailey, Hill, and Maeda. Falvine doesn't seem comfortable putting big money into a single pitcher.
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    If you go by ranking the FA hitters by their hitting skill, Simmons is near the worst ever. But his strong defense should keep him away from the likes of Nishioka, who not only couldn't hit a lick but also had horrible fielding skills.
  3. Danchat
    Ober should be a lock and I think Ryan is good enough to be in the rotation from the onset. Other than that, fill the rotation with FAs and trade options. Dobnak, Jax, and others on the 40 man can function as depth.
  4. Danchat
    You have it backwards, Rogers makes $6M this year and Duffey is at $2.2M. I don't think Cave has played enough to compile a low enough WAR/WPA (only 150 PAs). If he did play more I think he'd crack the list.
  5. Danchat
    I'm glad they extended him, but I do think it's an overpay. O'Neill is maybe the 8th/9th best RT in the game, probably deserving of $13/14M a year, but instead they're paying him like a LT. Hopefully his game will improve as his contract goes up in cap hits.
  6. Danchat
    Man, if this kid can keep this up... getting him for 2 months of Cruz is insane value. Not to mention he's only half the deal.
  7. Danchat
    I can't say I'm mad with Ramirez bunting to beat the shift... we need there to be a movement for batters to punish the shift, thus forcing defensive alignments to trend back towards standard alignments.
  8. Danchat
    Strotman has been really bad at AAA... I mean, we're talking a ERA of over 7.00. I think the only way he gets up is if they try him in the bullpen. Burrows isn't on the 40 man and is just a placeholder at this time, and they could opt to release him once the year is over. Seeing how much AAAA filler is on the MLB team, I don't see a problem with giving him starts at AAA. He's not blocking anyone, he could be moved to the pen or released in an instant.
  9. Danchat
    Hamilton can't be DFA'd since he's not on the 40 man. With the long list of non-MLB caliber pitchers they've called up from AAA, clearly they don't think Hamilton has what it takes. Perhaps they are concerned with Hamilton and Moran's BB rates, which are both high... but that didn't stop them from calling up Gibaut, did it? I am disappointed that the FO hasn't given Moran or Cano auditions this year, with so much room to spare in the bullpen. I wonder if they are planning to not give Moran a 40 man spot... I am starting to feel like we're going to let another Nick Anderson out of this organization, some way or somehow.
  10. Danchat
    I'm definitely concerned about him and he should be dropped down the prospect rankings a bit, but it's too early to give up on him. Neither he nor Misael Urbina seemed ready to play at Fort Myers, but I suppose playing there is better than not playing (until the summer leagues started). Gotta hope for a breakout in 2022/2023.
  11. Danchat
    That'd be an interesting idea, have the league operate like a fantasy football guillotine league - if you haven't heard of it, the worst team every week is removed. That would be quite the incentive for teams to compete... the chopping block could start in August and go up to the end of the regular season. Wait, that would screw up the schedule quite a bit, wouldn't it? Hmmm, never mind that idea.
  12. Danchat
    So, the Vikings found a new punter today:
  13. Danchat
    Oof, that was two very bad ABs back-to-back. Jeffers has been a big disappointment, and my patience has run out for Tortuga. We don't need to see any more of the likes of Tortuga and Refsnyder.
  14. Danchat
    It's just bizarre they never ended up giving Vasquez a real shot in the majors, while a bunch of 30+ year old AAAA guys have gotten tons of chances. I doubt Vasquez will make an impact in the majors, but if he inexplicably goes the way of Nick Anderson, well, I'm going to lose it.
  15. Danchat
    Here is how my depth chart is looking: It sounds like Colquitt will be back and Mannion will be added to the roster or practice squad. They will also need another RB and perhaps another tackle.
  16. Danchat
    Whoops, I missed the discussion on that. But they just claim TE Ben Ellefson from the Jags, likely to be a blocker.
  17. Danchat
    Garza has only given up 2 runs over 10.1 innings as a Twin - it's hard to say that he has a future here, but perhaps he could push for a 40 man spot this offseason?
  18. Danchat
    They already got their TE depth: It's an overpay for a guy with a ton of natural talent, but has converted very little of that into actual good TE play.
  19. Danchat
    He wasn't unblocked, he timed the snap count so perfectly that the LT had no chance of blocking him. He only played 4 snaps which resulted in 1 sack and 2 pressures, one of which led to another sack. He's way better than any of our other DEs not named Hunter at the moment. I don't know why they bothered to keep both Weatherly and Holmes, neither of which are any good.
  20. Danchat
    Yikes, I didn't realize the Cubs were even worse than we are. Are these the two disappointing teams in 2021? I know the Mets are in that discussion too.
  21. Danchat
    Thielbar is likely going to be in the pen again, for better or for worse. If they weren’t planning on bringing him back they likely would have shipped him out at the trade deadline.
  22. Danchat
    Well, at least we've gotten a body of work on Jax and Barnes so far. Might as well figure out what they can go at the MLB level rather than go into 2022 with them as question marks.
  23. Danchat
    https://twitter.com/SKORNorth/status/1432051541255630854/photo/1 $26M out of $64M is guaranteed. Overall he now has 5 years and $74.8M remaining with just 35% of that guaranteed. That seems fair.
  24. Danchat
    Yikes, that's awful news! A meniscus tear isn't like a ACL or MCL, but it's still going to be a few week departure for him. And that's not to mention that Conklin has been hurt for weeks, and the TEs behind him are not very good. All indications are that he will be fine. He'll be ready to play in two weeks. Also, just saw this: That's a fair bit of money for an older safety, but it really depends on how much guaranteed $$$ there is on the deal.
  25. Danchat
    I thought it was just a month? I said “most” the year, alluding to the injury.
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