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  1. AlwaysinModeration
    Gary Oldman in Slow Horses is fantastic.
  2. AlwaysinModeration
    Thought both seasons were great. Aubrey Plaza stole the show in the second season, but it’s hard to top the manager from season one. And the music from season two is definitely ear-wormy.
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    Slacker!
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    Stipulated. Why are you worried?
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    Yes, Arizona State. Here is a list of all of the players who have made the jump straight from college (or high school!) to the bigs, including Dave Winfield from U of M in 1973, and more recently Mike Leake and Garret Crochet. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_baseball_players_who_went_directly_to_Major_League_Baseball
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    This story is great—love the “oh he’s gone, I can finally get my old number back” angles. You obviously have to expand to the trade market, though. Sandy Alcantara is #22, so either Jax is going to be included in the trade or he’s setting himself up for a big payday when the trade occurs. Reminds me years ago about a story John Kruk told, trading his number to Mitch Williams for 20 bucks and a case of beer. He said that after a while, the money was gone, Williams was gone, and the beer was gone, too. Sad!
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    Are you purposely misspelling the guy’s name?
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    If this isn’t a thing on TD, it should be.
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    I know you did. I looked back at every draft since 2000 and I don’t think I found any. Was wondering if Delmon and Rickie Weeks ever played together.
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    My initial reaction to this article was to agree with you - he’s also a terrible defender! However, looking closer, Adell was, in fact, a terrible as a defender in 2020, when he was brought up too early, played some CF, as both other positions. He posted a -28.1 UZR/150 during his time in CF that year. However, after that, In 2021 and 2022 he didn’t play a single inning in CF. The result? Well, his defensive numbers since then haven’t actually been awful; in fact he posted a (slightly) positive UZR/150 in RF in 2021 and a (slightly) positive UZR/150 in LF in 2022. Of course, both of those numbers were negative for the opposite field in the respective years. If he starts posting OPS’s of 850+ like he did through his early minors, his defensive shortcomings can be overlooked. And hopefully his defense continues to trend in a better direction, and his offense does too. Worth a flier if the price isn’t too steep, for sure. I doubt Cole Sands would be enough for the Angels to cut bait, though—perhaps a Marco Raya, David Festa, or Brett Headrick might?
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    But hey, Luiz has 8 stolen bases! Thus was actually the first year he had enough ABs to qualify for the batting title. I’d certainly prefer the Twins extend him and see if he gets better as he enters his prime, which he may.
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    According to mlb.com rankings, Silva is the fourth best C prospect: Ethan Salas signed with Padres for $5.6mm (MLB #1 ranked for 2023 intl) Duno signed with the Reds for $3.1 million (MLB #5 ranked for 2023 intl) Gutierrez signed with the Mets for $1.9mm (MLB #27 ranked for 2023 intl)
  13. AlwaysinModeration
    Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg, although I don’t think that’s what you meant.
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    Great analysis Parker. Looking forward to seeing him back on the mound later this year, and seeing a better slider. As for the extension, to me the conversation had to be like this: we traded a lot to get you for two years, and now we are only getting part of one. Let us get at least some of that lost time back by tacking on a year of free agency at a fair price - then you can go after your big paycheck.
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    Good article, Peter. Agree completely that Correa adds a lot of additional value beyond his contributions in the field and in the batter’s box. I think he will grow to appreciate the fact that he will only have two teams he has played for in his entire career. May he and Buck lead this team to great things over the next six+ years!
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    While both are from Venezuela, the answer seems to be no. From the former Twins’ pitcher’s Wikipedia page: “Silva resides in Medina, Minnesota, with his wife Maria Hermann, son Justin, born June 12, 2007, and daughter Gabriella, born September 8, 2008.” Undoubtedly a namesake for the Venezuelan-made-good, though!
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    I’m looking thought Rockies listings on MLB Trade Rumors, it seems clear that one thing the Rockies are looking for is a LH hitting OF, preferably a center fielder, so trading from the Twins’ [redundancy of? plethora of? stable of?] left handed outfielders to the Rockies makes even more sense. To top it off, the Rox appear stretched financially, so trading Marquez’ more expensive contract for Kepler’s cheaper one works too. The Rockies aren’t necessarily in “win now” mode, so maybe a deal would work even better with a pitching prospect or two thrown in for a current reliever? I doubt Daniel Bard would come back, but how about adding in Tyler Kinley (reunion!) for Festa and Headrick?
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    Thanks, Ted—hadn’t seen the full list before, or the dollar figures for Silva and Chivilli. Looks like the Twins are scouting Venezuela heavily—wonder if Arraez’ success has helped? Chivilli was ranked #38 by mlb, but elsewhere was listed top ten, so the higher signing amount makes sense. (One note—I think your link to the Jamie Cameron October piece is wrong.)
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    Here is what Dustin May might cost. Pretty steep price, in my view. More palatable, to me, would be German Marquez: Marquez fits the definition of “3.5 WAR”…but hasn’t reached that level since 2018. Not sure if 2022 showed a decline in performance or just a bad year, but I’d be interested in seeing how he fares outside of Colorado. He’s under contract through 2023 with a 2024 option. Edit to add: Marquez, unsurprisingly, has pretty marked home/road splits. Note 790 OPS at home, 699 OPS on the road; 1.40 WHIP at home, 1.18 WHIP at home. Not listed but HR/9 is 1.32 at home and 1.15 on the road. Get him out of Coors, see how he does! Plus, maybe Max thrives in Coors like Cuddyer and Morneau before him - I don’t think anyone around here would begrudge him success.
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    Honestly, the system is so messed up. Yesterday was arguably the most important day of the baseball calendar, when international prospects are gobbled up by the dozens with zero fanfare. Baseball America has the international signing tracker here: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2023-mlb-international-signing-agreements-tracker/?amphtml with Baltimore, Cleveland, Miami and Milwaukee have announced upwards of 30 players signed each. Given the uncertainty of signing 16 year olds, quantity seems a better strategy than “quality” - but who the hell knows? Signing Juan Soto or Fernando Tatis is a coup. Meanwhile, the Twins have signed six: Ariel Castro, OF, Cuba Hendry Chivilli, SS, Dominican Republic Carlos Silva, C, Venezuela Juan Hernandez, SS, Venezuela Jeicol Surumay, RHP, Venezuela Miguel Cordero, RHP, Venezuela Hope some of them are good…
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    Signing day. Here is the fangraphs board: https://www.fangraphs.com/prospects/the-board/international-players/summary?sort=-1,1&type=0&pg=0 and here is an article about the new class by Eric Longenhagen https://blogs.fangraphs.com/board-update-2023-international-amateur-prospects/ Civilly has a 45 future grade, which is the top grade (well, two have “45+“). Castro has a 40. Silva is not listed. He says “the international amateur arena is a procedural and ethical mess”, and I’d agree with that. I can’t believe they didn’t add an international draft into the new CBA. The fact that signing day is already a fait accompli and that agreements have been long in the making is nuts. Longenhagen says he is aware of half a dozen 2025 and 2026 players who have been given verbal commitments of over $3mm. Those are 14 year old kids!
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    By the way, Noah Miller is 15.
  23. AlwaysinModeration
    About damned time
  24. AlwaysinModeration
    If the Twins trade for Pablo López, he might stay for more than two years.
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    Yes
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