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  1. Danchat
    I saw a clarification on Fangraphs - Winder, Severino, Blewett, and Duarte all elected to hit free agency, whereas Dobnak returned to AAA.
  2. Danchat
    I thought they’d hold onto Winder and work on him as a reliever. He’ll definitely be back in the majors sooner than later for someone. Not shocked by Severino, they clearly don’t believe in him as they never called him up despite being on the 40 man. Probably is a AAAA hitter with no defensive home.
  3. Danchat
    He's getting maybe $10/12M a year in free agency, not getting $50M. He's a passable left tackle, but he didn't live up to the deal Jacksonville paid him and they knew they had no interest in bringing him back for a reason. Might have to settle for a one year deal.
  4. Danchat
    Same, both of those guys are free agents. I meant the free agent market, not the trade market.
  5. Danchat
    There are a couple passable names on the market - Charles Leno Jr and DJ Humphries would be fine placeholders. He's been a gameday inactive every week this year, so I think his first step forward would be as the swing tackle on gameday. I'm not opposed to him getting a chance, but I wouldn't throw him into the fire right away.
  6. Danchat
    They blitzed 55% of the snaps against the Lions, Goff was just as good against it as when they didn’t. Metellus played basically the whole Lions game at LB next to Pace and it looked like he did vs the Rams too. They need to get him back to his Swiss Army knife role when Cashman is back. Pace is also proving to be challenged as an every down player, he’s clearly more fit to be a rotational chess piece. And the there is the concerning usage of Dallas Turner, who might be looking at a best case scenario of a Year 2/3 breakout. Not surprising given he’s only 21 years old but it’s not a good look seeing Verse being top 10 in pressures and being taken 2 picks later. It helps that he is 24 and had a lot more college experience than Turner.
  7. Danchat
    I didn't see this kind of game from the defense coming - only 3 pressures from them IN THE ENTIRE GAME! Compared to 5 penalties from 1st downs. Hard to tell if scheme was the issue, just looked to me like they were out of gas after playing 4 days ago. The CBs looked bad, but that's kinda how it goes when you face 2 elite WRs and your pass rush blows. But it doesn't help that Gilmore and Murphy can't tackle. Gilmore looked like he was making business decisions on some of those attempts. The offense is frustrating as they continue to look amazing on scripted drives and then sputter out (6 points in 3 quarters is unacceptable). Darnold has been wringed for all of the talent he has, but deep down he is a middling starter. Getting in the plays late and all of the pre-snap penalties are beyond frustrating, O'Connell has to crack the whip. How Bradbury screws up so many times despite being a veteran is unfuriating. Despite this loss, I expect the Vikings to play .500 football down the stretch which still means 10/11 wins. The Colts/Jags/Titans aren't good and they're likely going to win 2 of the next 3 games. This team is poised for a first round playoff exit, I can smell it all the way from October to January.
  8. Danchat
    I recall hearing that they have one of the bigger analytic departments on payroll, for what it's worth.
  9. Danchat
    Seems like he is fairly qualified. There was quite a debate about Popkins when he was hired, and it seems the doubters were right, given that he didn’t seem qualified to be a major league hitting coach.
  10. Danchat
    My answers to these questions: 1) Bet on Duran rebounding. It's not weird for relievers to have off-years like this. 2) Do not count on Stewart being healthy for most of the season. If he is, consider it a nice bonus but don't plan around him. 3) Move Varland to the pen full-time as a one inning reliever and see what happens. Start him at AAA if necessary.
  11. Danchat
    Wow, didn’t think this would happen for a while. Clearly they’ve been thinking about this for a long time and evidently made up their minds this summer. Good riddance and hopefully we end up with an ownership that genuinely wants to build a perennial contender. Not asking for a miracle worker here, even average owners would be fine.
  12. Danchat
    Here's hoping his health holds up.
  13. Danchat
    If Pat Reusse is to be believed, he claims that Levine's contract was up. If true it's not quite a firing, but it's not as if he is immediately taking another job. They're essentially letting him go into free agency. Still have no idea what he was doing in comparison to Falvey, but I don't mind them letting go some of the current minds in the organization. But it's hard to claim that his replacement will make much difference.
  14. Danchat
    That "what's next" segment was pretty funny, and despite being satire half of that will probably come through.
  15. Danchat
    It's confirmation that Baldelli is doing what the front office wants him to, unless the salary of a new manager would be that prohibitive. Despite the multiple collapses, questionable bullpen decisions, and consistent lack of fundamentals, he is their guy. Which points to the root issue - the Falvine regime. Would a new manager of theirs really change things so drastically? Nothing will change until the root issue is addressed.
  16. Danchat
    I find it mind-blowing that this team at no point had an average to above average left-handed pitcher. Thielbar continuing to stink and Funderstunk returning reminded me of this. This front office has to reevaluate how they acquire relievers outside of the farm season. They had better not run into 2025 with just Funderburk, Headrick, and some DFA pickups and cross their fingers.
  17. Danchat
    I'm not opposed to it, but it's just reminiscent of coaching changes in other sports. The Vikings from Frazier to Zimmer, for example. Went from the most soft spoken coach in the game to good ol' fire and brimstone, and it worked for a hot second.
  18. Danchat
    Ah yes, the classic sports coaching cycle. Fire and brimstone manager works wonders for a couple seasons, then the players get sick of him and he gets canned for a players-first manager. That works for a bit until the team becomes too undisciplined, then the cycle repeats again.
  19. Danchat
    Intentionally walking Lee does not seem like the right play here...
  20. Danchat
    He's not in charge of roster moves. I believe the majority of managers in baseball aren't.
  21. Danchat
    Platinum sombrero?
  22. Danchat
    This is it... two guys on down two runs in the 8th. Gotta get this game tied at least.
  23. Danchat
    They've also been a hot-and-cold team. Cold at the start and end of the season, and got hot in May-July. The difference in at-bats we've seen from then to now is monumental. I had this team at around 85-86 wins so reaching close to that isn't a shock, it's just the way the season has gone has been full of twists and turns.
  24. Danchat
    Even with that win, the Red Sox are still 3.5 games back with 6 games to go. That's really hard to make up.
  25. Danchat
    You having some 2010s PTSD?
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