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  1. Mr. Brooks
    Seth, I think when we focus so much on one team, it's easy to forget that everyone deals with injuries. And those injuries happen to good players on other teams too. People have posted charts in other threads, a weighted injury count for each team, and the objective facts show that the Twins haven't been any more hampered by injuries than most teams. Basing an expectation off of presumed perfect health is fools gold from the start. More likely is that this team just wasn't quite as good as many expected.
  2. Mr. Brooks
    The Astros built a WS champion by intentionally tanking. IMO, a team that isn't close to contending and doesn't tank is misguided. Drafting high is a huge advantage in MLB, especially because of how the bonus pool is allotted.
  3. Mr. Brooks
    Sorry, I misinterpreted your post to allege that he was still considered a hot prospect. Yes, there was a time when he was.
  4. Mr. Brooks
    Who on earth has Tyler Jay as a hot prospect?
  5. Mr. Brooks
    Until Rooker cuts that K rate drastically, I don't consider him a meaningful prospect, no matter how many HR's he hits. I realize I'm in the vast minority, perhaps even alone.
  6. Mr. Brooks
    They'll want Santana to start first out of the break though, not fifth. That way he gets 3 starts before the trade deadline.
  7. Mr. Brooks
    I was responding to someone saying he's fallen down prospect lists. He hasn't.
  8. Mr. Brooks
    Gordon has actually moved UP in most (perhaps ALL) midseason prospect ranking updates. He moved up from #80 in March, to #65 now on MLB pipeline. I think he's moved up even more dramatically on Baseball America. Not sure about fangraphs, but I think he's moved up there as well. He hasn't fallen down any prospect lists, at least not any I've seen.
  9. Mr. Brooks
    Kiriloff has about as much chance as passing Lewis as I do.
  10. Mr. Brooks
    I might lean Dozier, but not enough to give up a real prospect.
  11. Mr. Brooks
    Jonathan Villar has a slightly lower OPS than Dozier, but slightly more WAR. For all intents and purposes, they've been roughly the same player. Not sure Milwaukee would view Dozier as an upgrade.
  12. Mr. Brooks
    If the Twins got caught negotiating a contract extension with another team's player, you'd see the biggest sanctions we've ever seen in pro sports, and Falvey and Levine would never work in a baseball FO again.
  13. Mr. Brooks
    Yes, the all-star game has become a meaningless joke, unfortunately, IMO. It's 100% pageantry, zero substance. That's fine, if that's what they want is a popularity contest. That obviously appeals to a lot of people, does nothing for me. But under those parameters, there is no such thing as a snub. It's no longer a representation of the best players, it's no longer designed to be. Rosario didn't get snubbed according to what the All-Star game is now. Its purely a popularity contest, and he's not yet popular enough.
  14. Mr. Brooks
    If those descriptions were objective, he'd be a top 30 prospect in all of baseball.
  15. Mr. Brooks
    The players are among those already doing the snubbing- they choose the reserves. So players picking more players isn't going to solve the issue of snubs.
  16. Mr. Brooks
    Walking papers? I never got walking papers. You know what I got? Some guy would come over to my desk and say get the hell out of here!
  17. Mr. Brooks
    Romero has already lost his prospect status. Kiriloff and Graterol have already passed Gordon and Gonsalves in my book, not sure which one I'd rank #2, that's a tough choice.
  18. Mr. Brooks
    He's not speedy, I'd guess doubly so since the knee injury. He doesn't have the arm for the left side of the infield. I'd guess if he doesn't stick at 2B he'll be a corner outfielder.
  19. Mr. Brooks
    It's possible, I suppose. If I had to guess, I'd think that's not a high priority for most players, even if it was for Reed.
  20. Mr. Brooks
    I mean, he's not driving to Missouri. He has to go through the airport hassle and catch a flight either way.
  21. Mr. Brooks
    He wasn't released. They have 7 days to trade him, and if he clears waivers he is still with the organization.
  22. Mr. Brooks
    Do we actually have any factual evidence that pitch counts reduced injuries and extend careers?
  23. Mr. Brooks
    Every player they acquired came with pretty big question marks, hence why they were available on such team friendly deals.
  24. Mr. Brooks
    "The front office did a tremendous job of putting quality talent on the 25-man roster this offseason." Not sure I can agree with this, given their performance on the field.
  25. Mr. Brooks
    But they aren't all consensus top 100 prospects. All 3 get on some, don't make the cut on others. And they are all towards the bottom of the top 100 when they do. Miami will want at least one top 30'ish prospect to start, then negotiate the remaining pieces from there. I doubt there is any dialogue that doesn't include Royce Lewis. Lucroy brought 2 top 50 prospects, with 1 less year of team control, I believe.
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