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  1. Mr. Brooks
    It was never between Colon and Gibson though. I think when Colon chose us over the Mets he did so with the promise of a legit audition. Only someone in the room knows how many starts were promised, but I feel confident it was more than 1 or 2. Obviously it probably wasn't a binding term, but I doubt Falvey wants to sour his reputation so soon, as Colon is well respected around the league.
  2. Mr. Brooks
    I don't think so. I think the Twins must have asked for him. He's only owed 300k the rest of the way, and Atlanta is pitching in 100k of that. Could 200k of salary relief really have been a deal maker here?
  3. Mr. Brooks
    Huh? At A+ level: Thorpe: 9.6 k/9, 4.0 bb/9 Stewart: 5.7 k/9, 3.2 bb/9 Thorpe has been vastly superior to Stewart at Ft. Myers. Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you are saying here?
  4. Mr. Brooks
    On what basis would you keep Gibson over Mejia?
  5. Mr. Brooks
    This says more about how awful Santana has been since his hot first 5 weeks than it does about Gibson. I'm guessing we're seeing the beginning of the end of Santana and just don't know it yet.
  6. Mr. Brooks
    Kyle Gibson will be 30 in 3 months. If any GM's are looking at him, it is for what he has shown he is at this point. They are no longer looking at unfulfilled potential anymore. I'm not sure I've ever seen another player come through here with a belief of higher potential held onto for this long. Hell, even Delmon Young was only 26 before everyone realized he was who he was. (By the way, Delmon is STILL only 2 years older than Kyle, anyone still holding out hope on him? )
  7. Mr. Brooks
    Well if you are buying Gray for next year, why not just wait until the off-season when he'll be cheaper? Also, there were a lot of people on here during the Garcia speculation saying they wouldn't object if the price was Thorpe or Garver! I'd call trading either of those players mortgaging the future for sure.
  8. Mr. Brooks
    He has made measurable progress on offense, you are right. Unfortunately, he's regressed in the field, and they've mostly cancelled each other out. The good news is that Rosarios defensive shortcomings are almost entirely mental, so hopefully they can be fixed. I've thought that Rosario would ultimately end up as a good 4th outfielder, but if he can keep trending this way on offense, and clean up the defense a bit, he could be an average to slightly above average corner outfielder for a few years.
  9. Mr. Brooks
    What's the Pohlad veto power angle here? Did I miss a story?
  10. Mr. Brooks
    Sure, but just because it's earlier than planned, doesn't necessarily mean that they are definitely rushing him. It could turn out that he's ready and their initial plan was more conservative than necessary.
  11. Mr. Brooks
    Obviously I'm asking where those quotes can be read/heard.
  12. Mr. Brooks
    Hmm, well that IS interesting.
  13. Mr. Brooks
    And where was that?
  14. Mr. Brooks
    According to Jon Heyman, the Braves are NOT paying any of Garcia's remaining salary.
  15. Mr. Brooks
    Per Jon Heyman, the Braves are only sending 100k, the Twins are paying the rest. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/07/twins-acquire-jaime-garcia-anthony-recker.html
  16. Mr. Brooks
    I'm wondering how you'd know that they are definitely rushing him?
  17. Mr. Brooks
    If it quacks like a duck.... It seems fairly obvious that those moves were to parlay the #1 pick into a few g's for the Pohlad's. Otherwise, you just take Haley #1.
  18. Mr. Brooks
    Probably wrong of him to say it declaratively, but the fact is that you can't give every minor leaguer a shot at mlb. Some guys you are going to have to judge on stuff and profile. Soft tossers that struggle to k 6 per 9 are likely going to profile as depth AAAA arms, regardless of how good their ERA is. That doesn't mean a guy like that can't get a shot someday and have his moments. Scott Diamond did it. But, no, he'll never be a legit prospect, IMO.
  19. Mr. Brooks
    I liked it better when it was Burdi, and I'm not a huge fan of paying for a rental when you're such a long shot to make the playoffs. But, all that said, if I have to live with trading for a league average rental, this seems like a fair enough price to do so. The part I love about sports is that we eventually get to see the results, and that is fun. Will be fun to see if this move helps us win a division, and if not, if losing Ynoa comes back to haunt us.
  20. Mr. Brooks
    Probably apples to oranges, but just for fun, Gimenez actually has the exact same bWAR as Breslow at this point (negative 0.1), so relative to his respective position, he is in fact performing just as poorly as Breslow by at least one metric.
  21. Mr. Brooks
    Somebody failed (either manager or FO) if Jason Castro is ever pinch hitting with the bases loaded in a close game.
  22. Mr. Brooks
    If Garver's defense is so bad that he can't even get called up over Murphy- who isn't even hitting AAA pitching ( nearly .300 points of OPS worse than Garver), then Garver just simply isn't a catcher.
  23. Mr. Brooks
    I don't see the value in Gimenez, but admittedly it's the position that is the hardest for a fan to gauge.
  24. Mr. Brooks
    Rogers opponents OPS is .749 vs RHH, .596 vs LHH. That is a huge split.
  25. Mr. Brooks
    I'm actually relieved that we only offered Burdi, given some of the names differed around here - Garver, Thorpe, Wade, specifically. Until he can prove that he can throw a baseball without hurting himself, Burdi would struggle to make my top 30. His stuff and potential mean nothing if he's on the DL, and I don't believe that most injuries are just random and/or bad luck. We may not yet know why or be able to predict when a player gets hurt, but that doesn't mean there isn't a reason. Burdi seems like one of these guys that just can't stay healthy.
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