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  1. Danchat
    He's got an amazing arm. If he can be accurate and stop making dumb throws (like he did during the 2016 season), he can be a force to be reckoned with out there.
  2. Danchat
    Ugh, I really felt May was going to win that #5 spot and finally prove himself as a starter. I really hope he can come back strong next season... this news really put a damper on my day. Hopefully we'll see Berrios and Mejia replacing him. I can't stand to see guys like Vogelsong or other AAAA filler getting starts.
  3. Danchat
    Wait... why is Alex Wimmers pitching for Team USA? Are they really low on relievers or something?
  4. Danchat
    I'm not too concerned about this. Yeah, I don't like it, but within 3 weeks of Opening Day Hughes will likely be on the DL or have an ERA north of 6.00, hopefully prompting management to send him to the bullpen. I definitely want May to win that 5th spot. He has a higher ceiling than basically everyone else in the rotation. He needs to get back to the grind of being a starter in the majors, and I don't want to see him doing that in May or June. Or see him in the bullpen again.
  5. Danchat
    It's a SSS, but this Hague guy has been raking thus far.
  6. Danchat
    Breslow is 36, Belisle is 36, and Vogelsong is 39, and they could all make the team. That's not okay. We need guys like Chargois, Rogers, and Duffey in the bullpen, not late 30s guys at the ends of their careers. I like Belisle and I think he'll be fine, but Vogelsong has never pitched in the AL and his last two seasons have been poor. Breslow is trying out a new throwing style and hasn't been good since 2013. They're fine AAA filler but I don't want them pitching in the majors unless half the bullpen is injured.
  7. Danchat
    MLB Gameday is telling me Park hit a 2 run homer in the 1st inning...
  8. Danchat
    So Sano was weighing around 286 pounds when he was playing RF last season?! That's like the Vikings playing a defensive tackle at safety.
  9. Danchat
    I'm gonna be honest, I never knew I joined this site in the same year that it started up. I actually thought it was 3-5 years old already... now I know!
  10. Danchat
    Whoops, you're right, he did do pretty well in AAA. For some reason I thought a read an article that said he played 2016 in A and AA, but it was actually AA and AAA. I apologize for my mistake.
  11. Danchat
    Yeah, I don't really get how some have been advocating for a guy who's never pitched in AAA to start in the rotation. It sounds like a recipe for disaster.
  12. Danchat
    That bugged me too until I learned that it was confirmed that Mejia reached his innings limit.
  13. Danchat
    I do need an internship for this summer... maybe I'll send them my resume.
  14. Danchat
    I was commenting more on the fact that several on this thread have suggested that there were too many "old" outfielders in the minors. I know these guys aren't going to crowd out the major league roster.
  15. Danchat
    The Twins just signed OFs Quintin Berry and Josh Romanski. The outfield in spring training is going to be very crowded...
  16. Danchat
    I'm glad to see Santana is facing competition for his roster spot, but I don't think Stubbs has much upside. He may have a little pop and speed, but his penchant for strikeouts and age make him undesirable. I'd rather not see him make the Opening Day roster.
  17. Danchat
    I saw this too, but I think the Twins want to keep him. You can't just eat $9.75M when you can stash him in AAA and give him a second chance.
  18. Danchat
    Yeah, we didn't get much for Abad, but he went on to pitch terribly for the Red Sox (6.39 ERA w/ 5.44 FIP). So they sold high at the right time but the 'prospect' we got hasn't been very good.
  19. Danchat
    I think Rogers is a lock. He pitched really well last season and he might take another step forward. My bullpen would be: Kintzler Belisle Pressly Rogers O'Rourke Chargois Duffey Maybe O'Rourke is redundant with Rogers on the roster, but I really like O'Rourke, but Molly has to use him as a LOOGY. If he's not willing, then I would keep Haley. I also think Chargois had a very good August-September and he should take another step forward. I hope he can take over the closer role by the end of the season, but we'll see. Boshers is fine depth, but Rogers and O'Rourke are better. Pat Light looked lost in the majors and he should spend most of 2017 in AAA. Michael Tonkin just isn't that good and Molly only used him in low-leverage situations. I'd be fine losing him on waivers. I'm swapping May's and Duffey's roles, but if management thinks Duffey can still be a starter, then Haley or Tonkin can take his spot.
  20. Danchat
    Yeah, I really don't like this move. Signing Belisle was a fine move (they were going to add a reliever, so a 40 man spot had to be opened no matter who it was), but it's too early to give up on Park. I think he'll clear waivers, but it's not a given. The rumors of signing Napoli make more sense now...
  21. Danchat
    He may be turning 37 this season, but he's had his best seasons his past two years with Washington and St. Louis. In the past two seasons, he's accumulated a 2.15 ERA (3.18 FIP) and a nice 0.3 HR/9. He may only have a 6.4 K/9, but for $2.05M, this signing is a bargain. If Belisle can stay healthy, I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up being the closer at some point. (Not that he should, mind you - but at the current moment the closer's either gonna be Perkins or Kintzler, so yeah.) I couldn't have said it better.
  22. Danchat
    It'd be a second round pick, right? That'd be the only thing keeping me from signing Bautista. I'd love to have his bat in the lineup and be able to flip him at the deadline.
  23. Danchat
    I'm surprised the Rays of all teams nabbed him. If he doesn't reach those incentives, that means we're paying Jason Castro more per year and overall. I know Ramos isn't good defensively and had a ACL tear... but that's a heck of a deal by the Rays. Kudos to them.
  24. Danchat
    If we could fuse Ben Revere with Robbie Grossman in order to make Robbie a better defender, I'm all for it. But otherwise, no thanks.
  25. Danchat
    My guess is they DFA Randy Rosario. My reasoning comes from Brandon Warne's article here.
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