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  1. Danchat
    Good news, though it’s possible Kluber isn’t what he used to be. It must stink to be an Indians fan, it seems that management is intent on not competing despite the talent on their roster. Trading Lindor away would just be gut-wrenching.
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    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.
  3. Danchat
    Unlike Pat Dean, Thielbar lasted a few years and had a 2.74 ERA, though with some pretty bad peripherals. But yeah, he shouldn't sniff the majors this time around.
  4. 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.
  5. Danchat
    It’s baffling how the Red Sox offseason so far has just been signing Perez and Jose Peraza for $9M.
  6. Danchat
    Tortuga's a fine 3rd catcher, and I actually think he's decent behind the plate. He's got options, so he's the perfect type of guy to rotate to AAA when need be. I think Astudillo will rebound from his mediocre 2019 season. I don't think he'll hit over .300 again, but I think he won't be swinging so recklessly this time around.
  7. Danchat
    Martin Perez gets a $6M deal with Boston with an option for 2021 worth $6.5M. Doesn't seem like he earned a raise from his $3M salary last year. I guess the Red Sox will take their turn trying to unlock Perez's untapped potential... good luck!
  8. Danchat
    The Twins did not lose any prospects in the MLB portion of the rule 5 draft today. They did lose 3B Brian Schales to the Tigers in the AAA portion, however.
  9. Danchat
    From MLB Trade Rumors: Lynn was ranked as the 9th best free agent overall and their 4th best starter, behind Darvish, Arrieta, and Tanaka. MLBT isn't the word of god, obviously, and MLB teams clearly soured on him during the FA period, but no matter how poorly he pitched in hindsight, he was still a high-end FA that offseason.
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    I’m confident he was considered one of the best FA starters in 2018.
  11. Danchat
    For those interested in Darren Wolfson's updates: He was also on Skor North today, and to summarize what he said , 1) it seems like Bumgarner has no interest in playing in Minnesota and the Twins are unlikely to pay him over $20M a year (he speculated the Twins would need to offer at least a 6 year deal to get him), and 2) he believes Ryu is open to playing for a non-coastal team and the Twins have a lot of interest in him. Personally, I'm hoping they come out with one of Bumgarner, Ryu, or Kuechel, and if not, they need to get one of the top-tier trade targets.
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    There's no way in heck I would go 7-8 years for a pitcher, not even the great Gerrit Cole. I would be willing to go $30M+ a year for him, but I'm not paying him when he's 37 in 2027. I understand I'm not going to get him, then, but I just don't think it's worth throwing hundreds of millions of dollars at a single pitcher.
  13. Danchat
    Rangers got Jordan Lyles for 2 years $16M. I'm also reading that Sergio Romo appears to be set to sign real soon, possibly to San Diego. Does not sound like reunion with Twins will happen.
  14. Danchat
    It had seemed like for years, rookie pitchers would come up and just look like garbage, having no idea what they're doing out there. Going from bottom-barrel to above average is a big step in the right direction. Some highlights include Smeltzer's first start against the Brewers, Thorpe standing up to the Yankees for 3 innings in the midseason matchup, and Littell going 30.2 innings in the bullpen giving up just 3 earned runs from June to September.
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    TB has been making moves like this for years, and the MLB doesn't care. That much is clear to me.
  16. Danchat
    Padres and Rays are swapping OF Hunter Renfrow for OF Tommy Pham and a couple minor prospects. Kinda seems odd for the Rays to move on from Pham after having a quality season with a high OBP. Perhaps they're not wanting to pay his arbitration numbers. Pham comes with 2 years of control and Renfrow has 4 years remaining, but Renfrow is coming off a season .216/.289, but with a lot of power.
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    Solid move. Getting Odorizzi and Pineda back solidify the rotation, but it's still apparent they need a top-end guy. Bumgarner is probably their best shot at that, as I don't see any realistic trade candidates for a guy who's going to slot ahead of Berrios.
  18. Danchat
    I’ll argue it’s mostly a failure to develop pitching prospects into MLB starters. Blowing draft picks on Jay and Stewart and failing to develop guys like Gonsalves and Romero are the key reasons why our rotation is barren. You obviously can’t expect them to all pan out, but the success rate is pretty low for the past few years.
  19. Danchat
    They finished .500 last year despite spending tons of money on Harper, Realmuto, others. I care about winning, not making splashy headlines.
  20. Danchat
    The Phillies finish free agent pursuits in 1st all the time, but it has yet to actually make their team better. Now they’re paying a #3 starter $24m a year and an above average OF in Harper about $28M a year.
  21. Danchat
    I read Darren Woodson was reporting that the Twins offered Wheeler a 5 year deal, but according to Ken Rosenthal, doesn’t sound like the Twins are a finalist. I would up my offer to Bumgarner at this point. Sounds like Wheeler is going to get more than expected.
  22. Danchat
    I don't think it's out of the question that Arraez could improve his defense at 2B with more experience. He's not going to have great range, but I think his fielding will improve.
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    He also made a bone-headed penalty which gave 15 free yards to Seattle on what would have been 3rd & 7, got beat deep by a backup WR for 50+ yard TD, and gave up about 5 other first downs. The fumble was nice, but he's among the worst CBs in the league now. Opposing teams are game-planning to throw at him and he's embarrassing himself out there.
  24. Danchat
    We just going to pretend Cook didn't fumble twice, Diggs didn't drop 2-3 passes, Rhodes gave up 100+ yards in the passing game, and the defense gave up 200+ rushing yards?! Cousins had a solid game. The rest of the team did their absolute best to lose this game and I think if you just call him "not a big time QB" off this performance, that's just silly.
  25. Danchat
    Amen! Rhodes has been horrible beyond belief this year.
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