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  1. Danchat
    And only about 14 hours after the article was published, Lewis is declared out for the season with a torn ACL. Nice timing! Looks like we won't be seeing him for awhile.
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    Larnach is a stud. He has the potential to have the discipline of Arraez combined with the power of Kepler. I expect him to start in AAA and pound the door down by the summer. He's one of very few prospects who would legitimately shock me if he ended up being a bust.
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    Yes, which is why I think players should hit FA earlier so that they’re not hitting FA at age 31-32.
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    At least Shoemaker is a $2M lottery ticket, whilst Bailey was a $7M one.
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    I find it ridiculous how long teams get to control players, whether it be 6 or 7 years. Dozier's chances of cashing out in FA were so low because he hit the market at age 32... meanwhile in other sports, players are hitting FA for the first time at ages 25-27. MLB needs to re-configure their service time rules and figure out how to find a balance that's more fair to players.
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    There was quite an uproar here when Buxton wasn’t called up in late 2018, which caused the Twins to gain an extra year of control. That’s the only one that comes to mind.
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    Gibaut was DFA’d and went unclaimed for Shoemaker’s spot. The Twins are getting good at claiming guys and then sneaking them through waivers later on... 3/4 of their claims this off-season have already been DFAd.
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    I like the Eagles' side of the trade more as they will have a super cheap QB contract in 2021-23 and will no longer pay a middling QB $30M+ a year. If Hurts develops like I think he will, I think the trade will pan out. Indy is a competent organization, so they might just fix Wentz, but he was so bad last year... he's got to improve in leaps and bounds. That is if he can stay healthy.
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    The A's land Trevor Rosenthal, which was certainly unexpected.
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    He's pitched a single game at AA... Usually the jump between A+ to AA is considering the biggest in the minors, so I would think he needs to spend some substantial time there before getting a crack at the big leagues. If you did call him up, I'd expect to see what Berrios/Gibson/May did in their first stretch of starters - not because he's a bad pitcher, but because he simply isn't ready yet.
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    We're paying Pierce to be that guy, and they desperately need an interior pass rusher. You can find run-stuffing DTs for cheap in free agency / round 4-5 in the draft.
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    He will be 29 this year, but he's only played 4 seasons, so he doesn't have a lot of mileage under his belt.
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    Last year the plan was "let's load up on players with prior playoff experience"... which I thought was a good premise, but it certainly didn't pan out. Hopefully this year's plan will lead to finally breaking the 18 game streak. Perhaps we'll see a Trade Deadline acquisition or two when the time comes.
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    I'd put him more in the 12/14 prospect ranks because of how far a ways he has to go. I would rather rank someone like Brent Rooker, who is basically MLB ready but doesn't have Cavaco's ceiling, higher simply because the odds of him contributing in the majors combined with how well he should do is higher. Cavaco might be a good 3B ready to take over in the 2025 season... if he makes it through the minors. I'd just prefer to rank him like one of the international prospects like Urbina, who are also massive question marks with tons of potential.
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    Right, but then once Polanco is at SS, you have no players on the team who can backup him up at SS, not to mention that Arraez is the primary backup 3B and he'd probably be a bottom-tier fielder there. I could see them going with a glove-first SS/3B on the bench, if Gordon can't be that guy.
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    I hope so, or else we're going to be seeing Tzu-Wei Lin or JT Riddle on the 26 man roster, and that won't be ideal. I like Blankenhorn's bat, but he won't be playing SS in the majors.
  17. Danchat
    Dobnak was pretty good for an extended period last year. I wouldn't mind him starting another 10-15 games if needed. Duran is definitely closer, but I don't think he will be an option for the first half of the year. I think Balazovic is still a ways out and won't be close to making the team in 2021. At this point, I think Griffin Jax and Charlie Barnes are the next guys up after Smeltzer/Thorpe. Not ideal...
  18. Danchat
    Twitter must know his nickname is Big Sexy!
  19. Danchat
    Yeah, I think they're done. They spent more money than I (and I'm sure many others) expected, so I'm happy with the offseason they've had. Getting Cruz back, adding Simmons to the infield, and getting Colome for cheap were quality moves. I just would have preferred not throwing $10M at Happ & Robles, and instead made a trade for a starter and retain Wisler for $1M.
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    I'd much rather have somebody like Quintana or Paxton instead of Happ, as they signed at similar prices. Dobnak/Shoemaker are fine for the back end of the rotation. I would like better options than Thorpe/Smeltzer, but we are talking about the #8/9 spots.
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    I am hoping they will add another veteran starter to this list... I don't love the depth of the rotation at the moment. Charlie Barnes is going to be starting games in 2021 with the rate starters get injured.
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    Mattison was the final pick in the 3rd round, taken after Spielman had traded down 4 times. I still don't like the pick since they don't use him and a guy like Boone is just as good, but Spielman at least didn't take him at the top of the 3rd. Perhaps you're having flashbacks of when the Vikings traded up in the 2nd round to get Toby Gerhart? (While AP was in the midst of his prime!) The collapse of the DT spot started when Shamar Stephen was given a 3 year deal to play 3 technique despite having zero ability to rush the passer. And then they ignored the position again in 2020. They completely relied on the development of Jaleel Johnson, Jalyn Holmes, and lesser guys like Watts and Mata'afa and they fall flunked hard. I think the days of spending 3rd/4ths on D-linemen and letting DL coach Andre Patterson coach them up is over - they need to spend high draft picks on them. As for the LBs, re-signing Barr was dumb, but they haven't spent a 1st-3rd on one since Kendricks in 2015 (and he's worth every penny of his extension). They've mostly added Day 3 picks to the LB corps (ironically our best 3rd LB by far was a UDFA).
  24. Danchat
    Nope, you can DFA a guy immediately after adding him. They just DFA’d Ian Hamilton to make room for Colome despite claiming him a few days ago. It’s pretty silly, all things considered.
  25. Danchat
    Benintendi to the Royals? Huh. Didn't see that move coming.
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