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  1. BK432
    ??????? This is a top 3 RandBalls Stu. I was laughing a little too hard, my coworkers wanted to know what's up. It was "Nightmare Diarrhea" that finally got me.
  2. BK432
    I'm all for aggressiveness, but if we do all the things in this post, the payroll will exceed $200M. While I would argue that ownership could afford it if they wanted to, it's not feasible to expect this would happen. I would be a fan of signing Correa and Abreu though.... And the trade for Burnes and Woodruff....the "tradeables" listed have really no trade value at all. You would need to prepare to deal 3 of your top 5 prospects plus someone like Jose Miranda.....and even then I'm not sure it's enough. I like aggressiveness and passion, but we have to be realistic too.
  3. BK432
    You'd.....let Jorge Alcala go instead of pay him $800K? I don't even know where to start with that....
  4. BK432
    You don't employ backup catchers for their bats, guys. You just need to be capable or better defensively. And he's at least average if not somewhat above.
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  6. BK432
    Dreaming on potential..... 1. Gray 2. Mahle 3. Rodon 4. Ryan 5. Bundy still I guess? Still, please, please, please....
  7. BK432
    Sheer brilliance.
  8. BK432
    Hard not to like what Cade Povich has done so far this year. Pitching well at high A at a reasonably young age and hitting 97 shows that his velo is up a tick. Wouldn't be surprised to see his FV grade rise to a 40+ or 45 if this is indicative of how the rest of the year goes. Possible Top 15 Twins prospect next year.
  9. BK432
    I'm happy Buxton took the deal he did, but part of me remains surprised he didn't respond similarly to the Twins' offer in real life as he did to your OOTP 7/$100M offer.
  10. BK432
    I agree with the sentiment that what was proposed probably isn't enough, but: a) Trueblood didn't finish putting the deal together, he was just highlighting the integral pieces; and I think people are really UNDERVALUING the compensatory pick I doubt this is as far off as several believe it to be. Some people posting what they think the Reds would demand might be right - they might demand it as a starting point, but to think that Alex Kirilloff would need to be included is a tad absurd. 6 years of Kirilloff for 3 of Castillo is a loss before you go any further. And the Reds would know that.
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    I think this is where we lose a bit in translation as fans. Categorizing Kirilloff as a guy with no games above AA is both true but also direly in need of context. He did spend the entire summer in St. Paul and got to hit and play simulated games at what was more or less a AAA level. All accounts of that time that I've read is that he was the best player there. We didn't get to see that or evaluate that, but the Twins did. I have no angst about the decision - they may still decide to manipulate service time. But I also don't see it as a stretch that he very well is the right guy for the job now.
  12. BK432
    Plenty of representation on the Top 133 released on FG today - they do 133 to include everyone who is a 50 FV or better. Canterino has a 50 as was previously mentioned here but falls outside the top 100. Everyone else (Kirilloff, Lewis, Larnach, Jeffers, Balazovic, Duran) is in the top 82. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2021-top-100-prospects/
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    He has them 5th. He had them 13th last year, so that's nice movement. Mentions a trio of potential mid-rotation starters, including Canterino with Duran and Balazovic. He projects we'll slip a bit next year with Kirilloff, Jeffers and maybe 1 or 2 others graduating, but probably still inside the top 10 in 2022. Promising.
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    I'd place the odds that Nick Gordon is DFA'd before ever playing an MLB game at 60/40 or better. I'm surprised at the number of people who think he's close.
  15. BK432
    Can't wait to see some details as to how to do this!
  16. BK432
    That really IS a good trade!!!
  17. BK432
    Bundy is not good and isn't going to be good. This trade won't matter to either team.
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    No way
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    I'd try spelling his name correctly; that could help.
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    100%. Took my post
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    I love posts like these. It's always fun to go through the thought exercise. I really don't think they'll do anything until they get 32 teams, and then they'll go to 4 divisions or (gasp!) 8 like the NFL. Regardless, my only criticism is that MLB would never, ever, ever break up the Cubs and the Cardinals. Literally a 0% chance that would happen.
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    As an NL fantasy baseball player, I've been a huge fan of Yates the past couple years. He's seriously good and worth consideration. Good writeup.
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    This is about where I come in as well. Good target, the kind of guy I hope they add later this summer.
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    I don't disagree with the notion that as we have our core in place that we should pivot at least a little to longer term deals. I do think it was smart to stick to shorter commitment until you know what you have.
  25. BK432
    It just seems like we're looking at the same picture, but seeing two drastically different things. They have plenty of money to continue to develop guys, pay arbitration salaries and extend where it makes sense. They also have plenty of money to supplement through FA. They've done, in my opinion, an extremely good job setting up that payroll flexibility (at times too good, perhaps) and planned well for 2020 and beyond with conviction. You asked for a plan - I'm not sure entirely what you're looking for, but I'll try my best. They'll probably let Pineda, Castro and Reed walk which is $25 million in savings. Hughes comes off the books at $6M. Schoop probably walks too, but they might re-sign him. Let's count him in at the same salary, $7.5M. Let's say they sign Odorizzi or similar at $15M. Let's say they sign Gibson or similar at $10M. Arbitration raises for Sano, Parker, Buxton, Rogers, Adrianza, May, Berrios. They may decide to let Parker and Adrianza go (or even May) but let's say they keep them all. $28M ($4M/player) seems like more than is needed but let's go with that number. Mejia is Super 2 so that might be another $500K if they keep him. All that is only a $5M-$6M increase over this year. THAT'S IT. And yes, as young guys develop and perform well, they'll get expensive. That is true. That's why a development machine in the minors is so important. The new regime has seemed to invest in that machine so that we continue to develop the prospects we have. It all seems very planful, at least to me.
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