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  1. Danchat
    It's happening! The Mets and Padres are running circles around everyone else this offseason. Losing Lindor is a massive blow, but trading Carrasco after a rebound season is another hit to their starting depth. They've already traded Bauer and Clevinger in the last year and a half... I'd be irate if I were an Indians fan.
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    Hmmmm... they're not going to get Cruz back, going by that quote. DH by committee is nice for getting different bats into the lineup, but our lineup is going to suffer without Cruz.
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    Grossman gets $10M over 2 years with the Tigers. Dodgers also re-sign reliever Blake Treinen for 2 years, $17.5M.
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    The $45M cap hit in 2022 is locked in if he's on the roster Day 3 of the 2021 offseason. Their only options to avoid it are to cut him and eat $40M in 2021 (saving $35M in 2022), or extend him even further. Not ideal!
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    And they finish 7-9. I don't find it surprising that they got hot against mostly bad teams despite the 1-5 start. There was too much talent on the team to be that bad, and now they get the 14th overall pick. The defense is in shambles, the offensive line is still a weakness for the 7th/8th straight year, and we have very little cap room to work with. Can't say I feel too optimistic about this team in 2021, but I'll bet they will be over .500 again, but won't be a Super Bowl contender.
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    I'd be up for trying him out in the backend of the bullpen, and give him higher leverage chances if he proves himself. But throwing him right into the closer role after how he pitched last year? No thanks!
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    Springer appears to be ready to sign soon. I would like to see the Blue Jays get more competitive in their division, but I'd probably be better for the Twins if he signed in the NL.
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    The Rays sent reliever Jose Alvarado to the Phillies in a 3 way deal where the Dodgers pitched in a prospect. Alvarado hasn't been able to live up to the numbers he put up in his 2018 year, but the Phillies desperately need relievers. The Rays continue to hoard prospects like toilet paper in a pandemic.
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    Hmmmm, didn't think he'd get a major league deal. Robles was a quality reliever for a couple seasons before tanking in 2020. I like that he throws around 95-96, and isn't a repeat of Romo and the other slow pitchers. With the volatility of relievers in baseball, I could see this move panning out. $2M isn't a big deal.
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    This seems like a great year to make a few trades at a lower cost than usual. I'd be fine if the Twins focused on trades rather than FA signings. Get Cruz back, trade for a guy like Sonny Gray, maybe trade for Marwin's replacement, sign a few relievers to 1 year deals... this seems achievable this offseason.
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    They’re now closing in on a trade for Darvish, reports say. Preller is a madman, and on paper this is an insanely good rotation. They’re doing all they can to keep up with LA.
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    That was the main ingredient, but Harrison Smith, Anthony Harris, and Jeff Gladney (rated as an elite tackler by PFF) were all whiffing on tackles that they normally make. I'd like to think that they aren't pathetic at their jobs...
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    I don't get why there is a belief that Polanco can play 3B... his arm is already questionable there. He'd be fine at 2B, but Arraez is there and not able to handle any other positions. Find a good backup SS like Adrianza was, and Lewis can be the future at that spot.
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    PFF counted one single pressure on Brees in the entire game. That's astoundingly bad. This defense is bad and was going to hemorrhage yards, but this was a pathetic effort.
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    Getting two years of control of Bell for two decent pitching prospects sounds like a win for the Nationals.
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    Cave has a nice career OPS, but he showed little power in 2020 and plenty of swing-and-miss ability. It's telling that Kiriloff got the start over him in the playoffs. I can't feel confident about him in 2021, especially with the abundance of lefty OFs. Having Kirlioff, Larnach, and Rooker is a nice luxury. A prospect is never a sure thing, but when you have several high caliber ones, it's hard to go wrong with all of them. I wonder if we might see a Kiriloff-Kepler-Larnach OF by midseason - unless Buxton is healthy for once, and then we'd have quite the rotation.
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    The Tigers add another back-end starter, and the Astros bring Castro back. Free Agency has been molasses-slow, as expected.
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    And now former Twin Sam Fuld is the Phillies GM. Terry Ryan is his top assistant. Weird.
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    Yup, I ranked him high on my rookie QB rankings, and he looks great. He also single-handedly won me a fantasy playoff game! We knew he was likely going in the 2nd round, but the Vikings were never going to take him since they padlocked themselves to Cousins and had to address needs (getting an O-lineman in the 2nd round was incredibly important... but good teams don't draft by need). I'm not exactly sure what happened to Wentz, perhaps he lost most of his mobility after the 2017 ACL tear, but he was playing simply awful this year. He just lost it once the hits started to rack up on him. Hurts looks like a godsend, and suddenly the Eagles have to find out how to get rid of Wentz and his $128M extension that starts in 2021. Good look!
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    Vikings defense is awful. They can't stop the run or rush the passer, the D-line is incredibly feeble. With Kendricks out, David Montgomery (who missed the first matchup) went nuts with his O-line plowing massive lanes for him. Trubisky has been a lot better than Foles and their OC is starting to improve their playcalling, allowing for their offense to finally utilize their weapons. I can't say I'm surprised with Kendricks, Barr, Pierce, Hunter, and the CBs who would replace Chris Jones being out the defense is this bad, but I expected Zimmer to at least scheme some of this away. It's a bad combo with how poor the offense has been in 4th quarter comeback scenarios.
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    And there we go, we found out why Romero was released. This still doesn't make a ton of sense to me - I'm sure there would be some MLB teams that would love to stash him in their bullpen - but it at least explains today's move.
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    Wow, it'd be one thing if the 40 man roster was full and they DFA'd him to make room, but it seems they're ready to give up on him. I wouldn't rule out something off-the-field happening that we don't know about yet.
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    Duran seems like the only one who could potentially grab a rotation spot at some point in the year. We've got 3 locks for the rotation and Dobnak, but not much else after that. Rocco avoided using Smeltzer at all costs last year (which was probably wise on his part), so I suspect he's just an emergency spot starter. They'll need to add some veteran depth. This is assuming Colina will be a reliever, as from what I've read he profiles more as one than a starter.
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