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  1. Otto von Ballpark
    Preseason, Urias was #4, Reyes #7, Glasnow #14. All have arguably moved up since then. Those are 3 names which have been repeated here. I'm definitely not getting a "people are valuing Dozier too low" vibe in this thread! (Except perhaps when they explicitly talk about the current 2B market, not the "absolute value" of a 5 WAR player.)
  2. Otto von Ballpark
    It's supply and demand. Every team needs another SP, basically all the time. Not every team needs a 2B. And a lot of people ripped the Shields trade from the Royals perspective -- it was a bit of an unusual/unexpected trade. The opportunity to get an elite prospect could arise again for a guy like Dozier, but it can't really be used as a baseline expectation of value. (And also note the elite prospect in the Shields deal was a corner bat, very different than a potential ace elite prospect.)
  3. Otto von Ballpark
    Interestingly, Parmelee has been solid but not dominant at AAA the past few years. I know we often cite his September 2011 MLB performance as a fluke, but his 2012 AAA performance (1.102 OPS) looks to be equally flukey, over a bit larger sample size too. Since then, he's pretty much settled in as a ~.800 OPS AAA player, and sub-.700 OPS MLB player, probably what was to be expected by his pre-September 2011 track record.
  4. Otto von Ballpark
    Maybe if they keep trotting him out there to get shelled, he will retire and save them some cash?
  5. Otto von Ballpark
    HR and RBI were huge in that vote, but Dawson probably also got major bonus points for narrative in 1987: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Dawson#Chicago_Cubs
  6. Otto von Ballpark
    Remember back in early August, when Dave posted about Mauer being back at the level of a .800 OPS hitter? Back down to .755 on the season now. Despite an increased BB% and ISO, Mauer's wRC+ is actually lower this year (102) than 2014 (105) thanks to BB% and ISO being up league-wide.
  7. Otto von Ballpark
    Meyer update: 5 IP, 2 hits, 0 runs, 3 BB, 7 K's today versus the Jays. 79 pitches, 47 strikes.
  8. Otto von Ballpark
    I see that Edwin Jackson is starting tonight for the Padres. I can only assume that is another MLB-mandated punishment?
  9. Otto von Ballpark
    That's fair. I'm on record as believing neither guy was that interested in this POBO position for a variety of reasons, so I guess it wouldn't have to be anything particularly damning to dissuade them from even a curiosity interview to satisfy mild interest. Something about their past budgeting, for example. Or more recently, maybe you hear something from the search firm that suggests the team isn't sure what it wants in POBO, etc.
  10. Otto von Ballpark
    Maybe I'm the only one, but I am actively rooting against the Cubs. They might be a historical underdog, but they're certainly not an underdog in 2016. And the "Cubs as lovable losers" image is quite possibly the biggest constant in the sport, and I'd rather keep it that way.
  11. Otto von Ballpark
    Personally, that would cheapen the victory for whoever prevailed. Like a recent Twins-Oakland postseason matchup.
  12. Otto von Ballpark
    I don't think that quite works at this high level, though. The Twins aren't some random unfamiliar company to Cherington and Anthropolous, even if they've never met with the owner before. Add in what they probably heard from the search firm and other industry contacts recently, and they probably have enough information to be comfortable making a judgement without an interview.
  13. Otto von Ballpark
    I'm not shocked. Neither of them "needed" this job -- they've been there before, presumably they have some money in the bank. Moreover, reports suggest we didn't reach out to Cherington until recently, when he was already pretty far along with Toronto. I still share some of your worry, though. Hopefully we don't see a guy like McLeod turn us down, that would be a bad sign.
  14. Otto von Ballpark
    I think that has to be the working assumption at this point, that Preller was/is going to be fired anyway.
  15. Otto von Ballpark
    Derek Falvey, assistant GM with Cleveland, is a "finalist" (suggesting a decision soon?): http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/09/twins-considering-indians-agm-derek-falvey-for-front-office-job-finalist.html
  16. Otto von Ballpark
    If it was a lot more than the Metrodome-era Twins, I'm not sure that's particularly meaningful. I'm not sure there's a great resource for draft spending in those years, but here's an article from 2011 that doesn't suggest the Red Sox were that big of outliers: http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/draft/news/2011/2612233.html Even if they were spending more, knowing the correct guys to spend it on would still be a skill (and one that is still valuable in the draft pool era, with above/below slot games).
  17. Otto von Ballpark
    Any situation is a "total blank slate" if you are willing to completely clear house and you are allowed to do so. It's also a lot of work to completely clear house, and not particularly desirable work. Anthropolous and Cherington never had to do that before either -- they spent a number of years in the Toronto and Boston front offices, respectively, before ascending to those GM spots.
  18. Otto von Ballpark
    Obviously every situation is different, but it seems a lot of K-5/6 schools merge around grade 7 anyway, and again 6/7-8 middle schools merge at grade 9. And as a non-athlete, I found that a lot of my preferred extracurriculars didn't start in earnest until grade 9 too. So most moves before grade 9 could be weathered just fine. Moving between grades 9-12 would be tough.
  19. Otto von Ballpark
    Yeah, I didn't get that either. What do the budgets of the Red Sox and Cubs have to do with overseeing the drafts of Pedroia, Ellsbury, Bryant, etc.?
  20. Otto von Ballpark
    The team really making a "push" is the Mariners. 8 straight wins, now within 1.5 games of Toronto for the second wild card spot (with only Detroit between them, although the Yankees are just behind Seattle too).
  21. Otto von Ballpark
    Interesting that Reusse endorses Picollo over McLeod at the end of the piece, contrary to popular opinion here.
  22. Otto von Ballpark
    Or did we take too long to pursue him? We probably should have called Cherington even before we fired TR -- back when we decided to tell TR he wouldn't be returning in 2017. Could have possibly had a more orderly transition too?
  23. Otto von Ballpark
    Did you actually read the thread? I don't think anyone has made the claim that the Angels have already "turned him around." Except perhaps Dave in one of his usual Dave-like pronouncements. Most of us are just interested in the fact that Meyer is finally getting the opportunity he didn't have in Minnesota, that's all. And regurgitating previously stated opinions about whether we should have given him that opportunity. Not much to act incredulous about.
  24. Otto von Ballpark
    And he totally helped turn that island around!
  25. Otto von Ballpark
    Yeah, a few more relief appearances these last few weeks wouldn't have mattered much anyway. Although it would have been nice to end on some kind of healthy/high note, even in the pen.
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