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  1. Danchat
    Reminds me of when the Yankees traded away Aroldis Chapman, got the Cubs #1 prospect, then got him back the next year. Obviously not the same sequence of events here, but Verlander ends back up in Houston where he started, and the Mets got a top prospect out of it.
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    I know the whole hindsight thing annoys people... but I and some others called in in that "the Twins don't need to add relievers" thread right before the season began. There were far too many question marks, and the Twins made too many assumptions (Lopez would rebound, Alcala would be back to where he left off, no injuries, a veteran cast-off emerging or other young arms emerging). Pagan did rebound and Stewart was a big find, but that and adding Floro is not enough if this bullpen is going to make it through the playoffs. I suppose if the goal is to win the division then continuing with this cobbled crew could work, but if they are serious about winning in the playoffs then they're going to give up runs like they did in 2019-20.
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    I'd be down for the Cleveland / Tampa approach if it led to the results that Tampa gets, but with our current FO, heck no. Though I'd love to see what Tampa could do if they had the salary that the Twins do.
  4. Danchat
    Late August at earliest, he will probably start a rehab assignment in a week or two.
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    I'd be ticked off if I were a Cleveland fan, a single 1B prospect for 2.5 years of Civale? I'm sure he's good, but you should get multiple prospects in return for multiple controllable years of a quality starting pitcher.
  6. Danchat
    Impressive, I'm glad you did the research - though I have to say I'm interested to see if any sweeps happened earlier in the year? I also didn't realize how horrid their winning percentage was at this point... woof!
  7. Danchat
    I'm sure it has happened several times, with how random baseball can be at times, but we are only a few ticks over .500...
  8. Danchat
    I don't think they're going to sell for prospects, the front office is going to do what they can to win the division this year to prevent from being fired. I don't think they can afford to have a third straight losing season. That being said, they might opt to move a couple MLB players for other MLB players, like trading Gray or Maeda for RH hitting / moving an outfielder for a reliever.
  9. Danchat
    Just checking in... 7 innings from Yarbrough, just one run... I was told at the start of the year that we'd be fine against lefties, but here we are, another game against a middling lefty and we get dominated. If only we knew that we'd need RH hitting help in the offseason... oh wait, we did. Feels like Correa's hot streak is over, now he's back to being a sub .700 OPS hitter who is now the leadoff hitter. We had better hope he's a new hitting coach away from being back to himself again, or we are paying a lot of money to defense-first shortstop.
  10. Danchat
    Probably Cruz for Ryan and Strotman... but on the us acquiring a veteran? Uh... Kevin Jepsen? Sergio Romo was okay. But by definition of "blockbuster"... Shannon Stewart?
  11. Danchat
    Moran simply isn't a MLB reliever. He's been given ample opportunity, but he just doesn't have it. We need another lefty in the pen to pair with Thielbar, especially with Caleb's injury problems this season.
  12. Danchat
    It seems like contract talks have reached an impasse, and a trade is firmly on the table. I am mixed on whether if this is the right move or not. The team is in an odd position as their offense should be a top 10 unit, while the defense quite possibly has the least amount of talent in the whole NFL minus Hunter. We would have a lot of high scoring games! As for the price for Hunter, I would want a late 1st (from a contender) or early 2nd + more. Based upon the price of other pass rushers getting traded (see Bradley Chubb), that would be a fair price.
  13. Danchat
    Lewis is coming back late August at earliest, so I wouldn't call that imminent. Perhaps their insatiable desire for 8 relievers will be what it takes to force them to DFA Gallo to get Ortega or the like up.
  14. Danchat
    Crazy how he doesn't hit free agency until age 35... but I'd consider it, he's got stellar numbers over the past 3 years.
  15. Danchat
    Castro has stolen home 3 times this year... right? That's nuts. I really appreciate the value he brings on the bases. Gallo, meanwhile, needs to be DFA'd ASAP. I knew from the moment we signed him he'd be hitting horribly, but even deep into the summer he'd still be getting penciled into the lineup most every day for the off chance he hits a solo HR.
  16. Danchat
    Cool, I was actually looking to go to the Saints game tonight but I looked too late, it was completely booked.
  17. Danchat
    I'll willing to bet Cano's play going forward will be more dependent on the walks - reminds me of Brusdar Graterol, who's got consistently low K rate but rarely ever walks anyone and has a pretty darn good ERA & FIP.
  18. Danchat
    I wouldn't call a top 20 prospect of ours a "fringe", and he's recently been ranked as one of their top 10 prospects - not to mention, he was the primary prospect of the trade, the guy the Orioles wanted. He's not someone I'm losing sleep over, but our current stable of pitching prospects is mediocre again and we could use him (best used as a trade chip for someone of actual value, not a sub-replacement level reliever).
  19. Danchat
    Pretty crazy how this current form of the team had its competitive window open in 2021, and then slammed shut and now they're awful again. I thought they'd at least have a few years of relevance, but all they have left is a couple good hitters, and a pair of solid starters and that's it. I have no idea how stacked their farm system is, but I'd say their outlook going forward is quite bleak.
  20. Danchat
    Fangraphs had the two prospects at #3 and #9, so the return doesn't seem that high. I suppose both pitchers are hitting the free agent market so that keeps their value quite low... I am intrigued to see if the Angels can finally reach the playoffs with Trout and Ohtani.
  21. Danchat
    I noticed some Marlins fans noting that Floro has a tendency to melt down in close games this year, so I did a little bit of digging: High Leverage - giving up .864 OPS in 75 PAs Medium and low leverage - giving up .692 OPS in 96 PAs When within 3 runs - .833 OPS, within 2 runs .853 OPS, within 1 .921 OPS, tie game 1.005 OPS When > 4 runs: .604 OPS So he's basically pitching like Pagan is, a solid middle reliever with a strong FIP suggesting he can be better, but can't handle high pressure situations. IMO this trade itself isn't an awful move, the awful part is that this front office turned Cade Povich, Yennier Cano, and 2 lottery tickets into two months of Dylan Floro. Not to mention failing to get Lopez right and receiving a net negative WAR from him. I would bet Floro pitches better than Lopez does the rest of the year so it could turn into a minor win amidst a very bad trade.
  22. Danchat
    Welp, this confirms the Jorge Lopez trade was a terrible one, and they have sold low on him. Floro looks like another classic 'high ERA low FIP' reliever whose performance will be a mystery box, but most likely won't be here in 2024 and on. Can't say I feel any better about the bullpen... and it is seeming like the young arms aren't going to help much. Balazovic has looked like a keeper, but Moran just isn't good, Winder and Sands are mop-up arms. It's too bad they gave up too early on Cano but have given Moran more chances.
  23. Danchat
    We have a slugfest on our hands!
  24. Danchat
    Great timing with that post!
  25. Danchat
    So far, so decent from Wallner. Gallo gets to be DFA'd ASAP, but of course the FO won't give on him despite his horrific play.
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