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  1. Danchat
    If Bundy’s season could be called a success, then why did he have to settle for a MILB deal? He couldn’t even get $1M guaranteed! It’s telling that no major league team even considered putting Bundy or Archer into their rotation. Wisler pitched in 18 games for the Twins, I would hardly call that a successful acquisition.
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    As I said elsewhere, I think Sands making the team has more to do with options remaining. If Hoffman and Coulombe had options, there would have likely been more consideration for holding onto them.
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    Sands will be back in AAA sooner than later, but Maeda is probably going to get a decently long leash. I’m 90% sure Ober will be up due to an injury rather than Maeda flopping.
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    I wouldn’t be concerned with Sands making the team, his spot is going to be the one that they rotate relievers to AAA and back. Probably why Hoffman didn’t make the team over him, since he has no options.
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    So after two years of free agency, the only worthwhile player they signed was Correa... yep, turns out the only giving out 1 year deals to borderline players isn't a viable strategy to building a team that can win a single playoff game. Gotta hope the plan to only acquire pitchers via trade over free agency works out better.
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    Rocco just said that Buxton is going to start the year as the DH... yikes, the injuries really are mounting.
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    I wouldn't call Maeda a #2 starter since he hasn't pitched like one since 2020, but outside of that, I'd say we have 4 #2 starters. Definitely the best rotation, or at least depth in my time following the Twins.
  9. Danchat
    Dallas and Denver had offers on the table, reportedly. Looks like the Cowboys pulled the trigger on Cooks right after Thielen didn’t sign with them.
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    Thielen got a 3/$25M with $14M guaranteed from the Panthers, a solid payday and a boatload of targets as the unquestioned #1 WR there (the next receivers up are Laviska Shenualt and Terrace Marshall). He won't be chasing a ring and might get shutdown but opponents' #1 CB... but maybe he'll be the top receiver for the next rookie phenom QB. Emphasis on maybe.
  11. Danchat
    I think it's time to boot up the annual roster moves and transactions thread with the regular season so close. I'll post some moves from yesterday: Feel free to post updates here. (For minor league transactions see the equivalent thread in the Minor League forum.)
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    We're bringing the OL back together, as we've re-signed all of our OL free agents. Not what I would have done after getting their butts kicked by a bad Giants defense in the playoffs, but they love their continuity. Udoh did play rather well at RT once O'Neill went out, but RT is the only position he's not terrible at. I just hope they replace Schlottmann in the draft (and eventually Bradbury) because he is legitimately the worst center in football, by a country mile.
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    I'm definitely not a fan of the DL Lowry move, he's a mediocre lineman that the Packers benched by the end of the year and he doesn't stop the run well or rush the passer, oh and he's no longer in his prime. Sounds like $8.5M - or however much he's guaranteed - down the toilet. I think Ham gets axed, but they may be waiting to see if there's a FB they like in the draft, as weird as that sounds. If they don't find a FB they like, they'll probably force Ham to take a pay cut and keep him. Which doesn't make a ton of sense to me as they appear to plan on using Oliver on 50-60% of the snaps... add on a FB, and we're basically running an old school offense or like what the Ravens or doing, minus a hyper-athletic QB. That's a weird wrinkle for KOC, of whom I thought would want to hoard WRs, but instead our WR depth is rough.
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    My guess is they will add a non-40 man player who is currently on the team with the spot, but not right away.
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    The deadline basically determines that the Vikings won't cut them, but you can trade guaranteed salary. For Cook, the RB market has moved and I don't see a whole lot of teams who want a bellcow left. For Smith, there are plenty of teams that could use a pass rusher of his caliber. For these reasons, I'm predicting that Cook does not get traded and plays 2023 for the Vikings, but Smith does eventually get moved (with the acquiring team giving him a new contract).
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    I think it's rather clear that Solano is the guy for the first couple weeks. I don't think I could stomach seeing another long stint of Miranda attempting to play 1B, especially as he's focused heavily on being an everyday 3B.
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    20+ HRs from Kepler feels pretty unrealistic after he had a whopping 9 in 446 PAs last year - which for reference, is as many HRs as Nick Gordon hit in 443 PAs, and even Arraez reached 8 HRs (though he had another 160 PAs). Sure, I think he'll hit a few more singles this year with the new shift limitations, but his power is in steady decline and I don't see any discernable reason why it's going to spike upwards. I'd really like to see Larnach seize LF or RF, but he's just got to stay healthy. I dunno about Wallner, we just haven't had success on batters who strike out so often, so I wouldn't bet on him.
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    Incentives can get it to at most $8M, and I think he has $6.5M guaranteed. It’s top backup money.
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    I didn't think Mattison would be back, he's a fine backup and great to have on third downs, but he'd be a liability as the primary starter, his rushing numbers the past two years are near the bottom in efficiency. Still not sure about Cook, it was looking like he'd be back since multiple trade offers were on the table, you would think they would have pulled the trigger. The decision will mean a lot for Ty Chandler, if they move Cook then there is a lot of potential for him to step up and take touches from Mattison, if they keep him then Chandler is probably a weekly inactive again.
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    If Ober is going to be in the rotation long-term, start him now. He has nothing to gain in AAA and Maeda probably hits the market next year, so let’s build up Ober’s innings and test his durability over the year.
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    It’s actually a 2/18 deal with the incentives removed, so it’s a great value. However, I definitely wouldn’t call him a shutdown CB, as his PFF grades are average at best and he is not a great fit in a man heavy def like Flores’, being that he’s one of the slowest CBs in football. Still, he’s young and I’m trusting Flores on how to use him.
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    Seeing how they’re giving out two $10M+ deals to free agents in 2023, no, they’re not tanking. Kirk’s gravitational pull to .500 will also prevent tanking.
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    It's a weird move, since the Raiders just made Waller the 2nd highest paid TE on an extension that doesn't start until 2024! Not to mention, I believe there was a report saying that the Packers offered the Raiders a 2nd rounder for Waller last year and the Raiders wanted more, and now here they are, shipping him off for pick #100. The Raiders aren't making any sense to me, they went all-in for Davante Adams but downgraded other parts of the roster... they are circling around the toilet boil of mediocrity and aren't going to be competitive in a strong AFC conference. Oh man, it's lining up that way isn't it? Especially with Kirk not getting extended. History always repeats itself!!
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    Bradbury returns for 15.75M/3. Affordable, but likely means our OL isn’t going to improve by too much next year. I’m surprised they aren’t extending Kirk. I really thought they would, so I have to wonder what the long-term plan at QB is…
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    Davenport reminds me a lot of Jadaveon Clowney, high pressure rate but doesn't close out well, gets plagued by injuries. He's just as likely to have a 10 sack season as he is a 1 sack season. I like going with the younger guy, but man $13M is a lot, especially when you're bending over backwards to pay a blocking TE. Probably means Smith is gone, and we're back to being around $16-18M over the cap so tomorrow is going to be a busy day. Still a ton of holes to be filled. DT Tomlinson got $14.25M a year from the Browns, CB Peterson got $7M per year from the Steelers, and Kendricks inked a deal with the Chargers.
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