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  1. ahart10
    That looks like a list of perennial contenders to me. Except for the Angels you could have said any of those teams were viable WS candidates on a preseason prediction. Money is the #1 factor.
  2. ahart10
    I agree it will take more than 3/45 to sign Kimbrel. I’d be willing to go 3/60. Astudillo could take a starters # of at bats between catcher, 3b, and 2b, or should, IMO. This team is really lacking in contact.
  3. ahart10
    1) 3/45 is a steal for Kimbrel. If the FO is into value signings, that’s about as good as it gets. 2) Unis are unis 3) I like the trio Twins have behind the dish. Imho it’s been a long time since this kind of depth and upside at catcher.
  4. ahart10
    Considering Cave has options he’ll probably start the year in the minors. Austin isn’t really cut out for the job. Granite also has an option. So that leaves Reed. He’s right handed which is nice for balance and is a capable CF, I’ve heard. Based on last years results I’d have to make Kepler or Buxton the 4th. That’s just me. Or Adam Jones would be a nice pickup, split time with Kepler and show Buxton the ropes.
  5. ahart10
    I’ve ranted about this to everyone I know hahaaYou mean the Yankees, Red Sox, or dodgers are on today?
  6. ahart10
    Amen. It’s a cookie cutter league. Moneyball was running the show after Oakland made a nice run and now it’s the young guys and their analytics. Don’t follow the trend, set it. Look at the NFL. Not every team can trot out Brady or Brees so teams have to find different ways to contend; great defense, clock control. Their aren’t enough quality starters in the league to fill out 5 spots on 30 teams. So find another way to get 1450 quality innings.
  7. ahart10
    Would you happen to know if those perks are only for the full 81 game package. Or might they be available for one of the lesser packages?
  8. ahart10
    The more I think about this I’m seeing Perez and Mejia battle out for the fifth spot and the loser opening for Odor and Pineda.
  9. ahart10
    If fip and xfip are so far off the actual results I have trouble believing they’re reliable predicting the future results.
  10. ahart10
    I’ll take Moustakas over both please.
  11. ahart10
    It doesn’t make any sense to me. Why pay extra money for a roll of the dice? He doesn’t have options so that advantage is lost. Twins have plenty of dice to roll that can be sent down and picked up for another roll again later, and they’re making minors money most of the time.
  12. ahart10
    We’re just gonna have to disagree on that.
  13. ahart10
    Berrios, Mejia, Gonzo, Romero, Stewart, Littell, DeJong, Thorpe. It’s true, not a lot of mlb innings there. It’s not like Gibson or Odor are irreplaceable, or can’t be upgraded through FA or trade next offseason.
  14. ahart10
    I see him as a starter in the minors. Could keep him in the bullpen if you wanted. Just make sure he’s continuing to work on his off speed stuff, control. If you’re worried about building up a starters arm strength he can throw bullpens for that.
  15. ahart10
    I’m hoping Romero does his best Dellin Betances impression this year. Probably starts the year in AAA because they can and is hopefully first man up with an injury or poor performance from one of the guys in the bullpen who are out of options and therefore on their last chance with this team.
  16. ahart10
    I’m all for Berrios being a Twins lifer. Rosario is a nice candidate for a big payday. Polanco has a good start going, let’s wait and see if it’s the PEDs or if he’s for real. HUGE no on Buxton and Sano. These guys were demoted to the minors last year, and for good reason. Kepler is decidedly average and those aren’t the guys you give money. Gibson? I don’t know, I’m not a fan. I saw up thread someone compared an extension for him to the Hughes extension, and I’d have to agree with that.
  17. ahart10
    Organizational filler
  18. ahart10
    He’s the best catcher in the game right now. He’s not Mauer or Posey in their primes, not even Lucroy when he was in Milwaukee. Realmuto looks so good because two way catchers are almost nonexistent in the game right now. A Garver/Castro/Astudillo mix behind the dish has some promise. With the state of the roster I’d not give up a top prospect for an .825 OPS, no matter what position that .825 OPS plays.
  19. ahart10
    Hopefully all the hard work pays off for him. In wins for the Twins and some nice arb checks for Buck.
  20. ahart10
    Out of a possible 6154 plate appearances last season I count only 102 pinch hit appearances for the Twins on the season. I’ll take versatility over a bench bat every time.
  21. ahart10
    Polanco is a nice well rounded player. Seems capable of holding down SS, especially with that slash line. I don’t see Gordon being any more than injury replacement this year, no reason to get his arbitration clock started. So far as bringing in Machado. My preference would be to start him at 3rd and move Sano to a 3b/1b/DH/bench bat role, he’s earned it. I believe Torreyes deal is a split major/minor league deal so he’s not a 25 man crunch issue and will likely get first dibs over Gordon should the need arise.
  22. ahart10
    The Twins don’t have a core to build on but just so happens that some elite in their prime players are available and Twins have ZERO money on the books and a cache of prospects coming in the next few years. Perfect storm?
  23. ahart10
    I’m no Machado fan either, hitting catchers in backswings, Donaldson incident, Pedroia spiking, foot stomp, etc. He is definitely a top end talent though, and the Twins are horribly lacking in that dept.
  24. ahart10
    Exactly!! Thank you for expanding on my post. Both him and Harper seem to be just as concerned with breaking the AAV record as they are with getting that mega deal. They played in the same market all these years. I say why not let them continue that but on the same team.
  25. ahart10
    Harper, 3/115 Machado, 3/115 Keuchel, 3/60 Kimbrel, 3/60 Opt outs after the 2nd year for everyone Let’s go win a WS!!!
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