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  1. Danchat
    Trying to remember back from the draft day threads, I recall the logic on the Cavaco pick being that he had a ton of upside and had some of the tools to possibly develop into something... whereas Sabato was a likely-to-be DH-only with one tool, that being power. Even on draft day that pick didn't make sense, and while Cavaco was clearly a reach it seemed more defendable to a degree.
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    That's one way to hide a bullpen! Hopefully Lopez can get his season back on track. Always good to be dominating teams that are clearly inferior. Would also be cool if Buxton could get hot and start hitting.
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    If we're going off pitchers the Twins drafted, then you have to give them some credit for Cade Povich, who is looking promising for the Orioles. It's impressive these guys are pitching well, but given how many starter prospects have fallen off in this organization (and in baseball in general) it's hard for me to get too positive about it. Only about two years ago I was reading articles about how strong the pipeline was with the likes of Balazovic/SWR/Winder/Sands/Prielipp/Canterino/Enlow and others... out of the whole group, SWR is the only one who appears to be a legitimate starter while Varland and Sands appear to have a chance to be decent relievers, and that's it. There's a reason why "there's no such thing as a pitching prospect" is a thing.
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    It is surreal to see Ben Rortvedt as a starting catcher in the major leagues...
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    I do think OPS is a bit overrated with how much it rewards power compared to outs - speaking of Ichiro, he had only a .757 OPS. Arraez has a weird profile with poor speed and pedestrian fielding, but I will take a guy who can hit .320 with .380 OBP any day in my lineup. I wouldn't think about filling a lineup with more players built like him, but with the DH being universal, he is pretty good compared to what many teams are running out at DH. Take into account his hitting tool in clutch situations and ability to take more pitches than the average batter, and I think the modern stats we use underrate him.
  6. Danchat
    Just checking in... very surprised they are getting this game in. I suppose it was just a short stint of very hard rain.
  7. Danchat
    An 8 inning start from Nowlin? Glad to see some starters are actually allowed to have long starts.
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    The whole reason why I don't classify them as victims is because they were very likely doing their own tampering because all teams do, just not blatantly. The point is that the NFL doesn't care very much about tampering right before the FA window because they know all teams do it, hence the slap on the wrist. You can tell what the NFL does not want teams doing by their big fines / suspensions - they came down hard on the Dolphins for tampering with Payton & Brady who were both under contract with other teams despite being retired, and they give out drastic suspensions for players who gamble on NFL games. They want absolutely none of that and make examples out of rule-breakers, but they don't care much about tampering on players who are about to be free agents. Even if tampering was not a thing, Kirk still would have hit the market and then gotten the ridiculous offer from Atlanta. Stopping pre-FA tampering would only push all of the signings back a couple days, since players usually wait until they see what other teams offer them to properly gauge their market.
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    Gotta give credit to the Twins, for as much as some of us rag on them, they are taking care of the bad teams and that's not a guarantee in the game of baseball. The hitters are raking and they are fun to watch when they are hot. Great to see Correa earning every penny of his contract, and Lewis' ability to punish pitches is a joy to watch.
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    Wright was actually my favorite player for the pick, so he was at least on my radar for what it was worth. I remember liking Greene and wanting to stay away from McKay (the idea of a two way player seemed more likely to be not good enough at hitting and pitching). I think it should be worth mentioning how drafting Lewis at #1 allowed the Twins to go under the slot and spend more on their 3rd rounder Blayne Enlow - which didn't pan out but at least Lewis is a stud. Although it seems like all of the guys who went early are plagued by injuries, but that is just how it goes in this era of baseball.
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    I'm excited to see Festa pitch in the majors, as it seems to be a rare thing when a top pitching prospect of ours is dealing at AAA. Thankfully the major league rotation has been really healthy so far... knock on wood.
  12. Danchat
    Duran going two scoreless innings might just do it, if they win in the bottom of the 10th his WPA should be very high.
  13. Danchat
    Especially with the bases loaded, that made zero sense. You have Lewis and Jeffers on the bench!!
  14. Danchat
    Welp, we are getting the pumpkin start today.
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    The Vikings were never getting anything, there wasn't any precedent for that. If that were so, the 49ers and Bears would be entitled to picks as well since Mooney and Woerner were part of the tampering. The NFL isn't going to start doling out to picks to teams that are "victims" of tampering, but they really aren't victims. They just don't want teams tampering with players/coaches under contract with other teams or significantly before FA starts.
  16. Danchat
    From the past two days: Varland up for Castillo, then earlier today Castillo DFA’d and Varland optioned so Jay Jackson can be added to the 40 man and recalled.
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    I thought it was questionable that Thielbar is the highest paid member of the bullpen… I don’t understand how it’s an ego thing. I don’t buy that it’s solely a Rocco thing, the front office clearly wants him to continue to script out games like this or this would have changed by now. It’s a collaborative decision premade alongside other cooks in the kitchen. Don’t get me wrong, I’m for Rocco getting sacked, but only alongside Falvine going too - they’ll just hire another guy who will execute their plan and the same criticism will mar the new manager as well.
  18. Danchat
    Jax is shoving! Hopefully Duran can do some shoving too.
  19. Danchat
    It seems the Twins aren't the only team with a fascination for Jake Cave... do they really not have a better player at AAA? He's playing at a sub-replacement level rate.
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    You'd think teams should be able to review if a ball was fouled off a bat or not... pretty ridiculous to see the ump declare it a passed ball despite it defying physics if that were true.
  21. Danchat
    What a wacky 10th inning, 3 HBP and Margot gets 2 hits in an inning... despite that the fact that he struggles to get 2 hits per game whenever he starts. We'll take that!
  22. Danchat
    He shockingly has a better batting average than Kiriloff... and isn't Margot 0 for 18 pinch-hitting? Maybe this is time for hit #1.
  23. Danchat
    0 for 6 with RISP....
  24. Danchat
    I was tuning in on the radio, hearing that Paddack had "settled down" after giving up 4 runs in the first... and now there are bases loaded in the 4th inning. I also don't think I've heard radio announcers complain so much about a strike zone before.
  25. Danchat
    Glad to see Castro at 2B. Hopefully he isn’t too rusty.
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