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  1. AlwaysinModeration
    That was a remarkable catch. That no KC Chief makes.
  2. AlwaysinModeration
    He was trying to avoid a sack and go out of field goal range. Incredible unfortunate it wound up being a pick.
  3. AlwaysinModeration
    Yeah, and Reader is out. Run the ball.
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    Vikings win, and sit back and watch the rest of the playoff contenders falter the rest of the weekend.
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    While I agree that seems likely to be the ultimate outcome, which is great, “first ballot Hall of Famer” is quite the distinction. Last year there were 8 blank ballots and 12 1-vote ballots.
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    15 votes in. Top Ten currently; Beltre 100% Helton 93.3% Mauer 80% Sheffield 80% Wagner 73.3% Andruw 66.7% Utley 60% Beltran 53.3% ARod 46.7% MannyBManny 40% So far, so good. Hopefully there aren’t too many of those curmudgeonly “Zero!” voters this year.
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    The Hall of Fame voting is underway, and while there have been countless debates on these pages about Joe’s Hall of Fame credentials, we finally have some actual, real, live votes being cast that, you know, matter. Ryan Thibadoux does an annual tabulation of publicly available ballots; many writers post their ballots online, write articles about it, justify their votes, etc. Thibadoux also manages to get ahold of some anonymous ballots as well. The tracker website is here: http://www.bbhoftracker.com As of today, with 11 total votes cast; Joe has 8 of 11 votes, for 72.7%. He needs 75% of the 300+ expected votes. Beltre has 11 of 11, and Helton has a 10 of 11 (91%). Sheffield is tied with Mauer at 72.7%, while others of note, like Billy Wagner, ARod, Andrew Jones, and Chase Utley trail. It’s early days in the voting, but the early signs are quite encouraging.
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    He got 3/71 in 2021 as a 30 year old free agent. He’s not getting more than that as a 32 year old coming off a marginal year (as Bowden says 3/77). MLB Trade Rumors says his floor is 2/34 and that maybe something in the Keuchel contract range from last year (3/55) would be reasonable. Here’s an offer exactly along those lines than I would think reasonable that the Twins might offer: 2 years, 35 million, plus an option year for another 20 million. I think he has upside and be worth adding. Plus, it would be fun when Stroman and Simeon Woods-Richardson are both in the rotation this year.
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    Yes, I see that now too. I’d include either Kepler or Polanco plus a young arm for Manoah. I think he easily has #2 upside.
  10. AlwaysinModeration
    He was suspended for two games earlier this year—this was his first game back. Could have made a big difference in that game if that fumble is called back.
  11. AlwaysinModeration
    I wrote this in another forum, so reposting in this Manoah thread: … Manoah’s fastball and slider are both down 1mph this past season. His walk rate skyrocketed last year, and Ks were down. Maybe he regressed, but maybe he was playing injured. He seems like exactly the sort of multi-year, buy-low trade candidate the Twins might go after. (They usually target trades for guys with more than one year of control.) He’s got four years of control left, so even if he didn’t bounce back right away, he’d have time. A think a reasonable trade would have to start with either Kepler or Polanco. Then then throw in a decent pitching prospect, like Raya, Prielipp, or Canterino. Baseball Trade Values, for what it’s worth, bears this out. Manoah: 14.4 Kepler: 8.9 Raya: 6.9 Prielipp: 5.7 Canterino: 5.2 Also…Winder 4.9, Varland 4.9, Polanco: 4.5. Kepler / Prielipp sounds fair, or if they are in win now, maybe Winder or Varland instead of Prielipp?
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    Kareem Jackson was just suspended 4 games for the hit in Dobbs that cause the fumble on the first drive. The hit that wasn’t even called a personal foul during the game.
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    So, Manoah is listed as the 19th “top trade candidate” by MLB Trade Rumors, and the Blue Jays say they will give him every chance to win the 5th spot in the rotation. MLB Trade Rumors speculates that a trade for a lower ceiling, higher floor arm might be desirable to Toronto. I looked over his numbers. His fastball and slider are both down 1mph this past season. His walk rate skyrocketed last year, and Ks were down. Maybe he regressed, but maybe he was playing injured. If there is any chance the Twins could trade for him, it seems like he could be the sort of multi-year, buy-low trade candidate the Twins could go after. He’s got four years of control left, so even if he didn’t bounce back right away, he’d have time. What would it take? I would think they’d have to start with either Kepler or Polanco, and then throw in a pitching prospect, like Raya, Prielipp, or Canterino. Baseball Trade Values, for what it’s worth, bears this out. Manoah: 14.4 Kepler: 8.9 Raya: 6.9 Prielipp: 5.7 Canterino: 5.2 Also…Winder 4.9, Varland 4.9, Polanco: 4.5. Kepler / Prielipp for Manoah, would that work? Or if they are in win now, would including Winder or Varland be workable?
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    I don’t think it’s worth the bickering. Piranha put together a very tantalizing list of comps for Walker Jenkins to show his immense ceiling, which is definitely higher than Lee’s, Jocko pointed out that 26 games is an extremely small sample size. Eager to see how those comps look after Jenkins puts in a full season. The Twins aren’t trading Jenkins OR Lee. It just won’t happen. So I’m not sure it really matters at the end of the day. In my view, Corbin Burnes isn’t a realistic target.
  15. AlwaysinModeration
    I think the Broncos are favored.
  16. AlwaysinModeration
    Vikings just signed Anthony Barr to their practice squad. Jordan Hicks having some sort of leg surgery.
  17. AlwaysinModeration
    It seems like there would be a way you could game this to use this rule to your advantage.
  18. AlwaysinModeration
    So, first down catch inbounds with 2:19 to go. Flag down, against the defense. Declined. And…the clock doesn’t start? That seems like a situation where the clock should run. They either need to use a timeout or go to the 2:00 warning. That cost the Vikings 40 seconds later on.
  19. AlwaysinModeration
    Yes. They’ve got a good thing going in that clubhouse and with the organizational culture overall. Players love playing in the organization, and want to stay, or come back. However, I do think they need to find a way to play with more of a chip on their shoulder when it comes to October.
  20. AlwaysinModeration
    This picture ought to make every Twins player and Twins fan pretty damned angry.
  21. AlwaysinModeration
    14 Ks.
  22. AlwaysinModeration
    If Duran can hold them…Solano, and…PH for Taylor, then top?
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  24. AlwaysinModeration
    Duran 9 Jax 8 Pagan 7 Varland 6 Paddack 5 Now, let’s put some good swings on Urquidy and get a rally going.
  25. AlwaysinModeration
    He couldn’t pull him after two batters…
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