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  1. Mr. Brooks
    And even without an opt out, he's young enough to get another big contract after this one. He has plenty of incentive to perform.
  2. Mr. Brooks
    Kepler has good trade value to a contending team. He has almost no trade value to a rebuilding team. Rebuilding teams want a full 7 years of team control and minimum salaries. They aren't going to give up full value for a guy already in his arbitration years.
  3. Mr. Brooks
    That depends on what the team wants though. As fans, we look at these binary rankings to compare prospects. But, for actual real world trades, context matters too. Sheffield was much closer to MLB ready than Graterol is. That gives Sheffield a significantly higher floor. On the other side of the coin, Graterol might have a higher ceiling, for a team willing to wait for it. They might have similar value to a team, or one or the other could have significantly more value to a specific team, it depends on what said team is looking for.
  4. Mr. Brooks
    Some of the money MLB teams make from outside revenue sources (national TV/merchandise, etc.) are accounted as capital, not revenue. This could skew the accuracy of Forbes estimates.
  5. Mr. Brooks
    SS requires a stronger arm than 3B, due to the longer throws from deep in the hole, moving away from 1B.
  6. Mr. Brooks
    That's one possibility. It's also possible they just weren't interested in him.
  7. Mr. Brooks
    I don't recall Adell being in the conversation nationally either. But, there was a regular poster here that badly wanted the Twins to take him.
  8. Mr. Brooks
    Buxton's ceiling is higher than Jerrod Dyson. Buxton has already put up a 5.2 bWAR season. Dyson's highest is 3.2. Dyson may be Buxton's median probable outcome, but his ceiling is factually higher.
  9. Mr. Brooks
    Maybe. We don't know that until we see how these guys actually perform in the major leagues.
  10. Mr. Brooks
    Not to mention it was clear to everyone here that Logan Morrison didn't have it, yet there he was, occupying a roster spot and a starting job.
  11. Mr. Brooks
    Jennie-O is doing the right thing, and giving Jayme Closs the 25k reward money that they put up. Not that money is any consolation for what she's gone through, but still, I hope it helps her, even a little, to move forward with her life.
  12. Mr. Brooks
    I too am not bothered by opt outs. However, the FO went on record after Darvish didn't sign here saying they aren't willing to offer them.
  13. Mr. Brooks
    The prospect sites disagree with your opinion of his hit tool (most project it as plus at a minimum), that's likely where gap in hype comes from.
  14. Mr. Brooks
    You mean like when he demanded that Molitor stay on as manager? That kind of "absentee owner"?
  15. Mr. Brooks
    2B isn't SS or CF, but it's still an up the middle position. A plus (maybe even plus-plus) hit tool at an up the middle position makes for a pretty good prospect.
  16. Mr. Brooks
    The Twins have a budget, whether we think they should or not. Bringing back Santana for $14 million was not a realistic option. What bigger and better things is he on to? Last I checked, he's still without a team. He suffered an injury that he'll likely never be the same from, we're you watching the same Santana as I was last year? The oddest part is within the context of your post, as Santana would have been the biggest gamble of them all.
  17. Mr. Brooks
    Texas didn't DFA Perez, they declined his 7.5 million dollar option. Paying him that much wasn't an option, so the fact they declined his option doesn't necessarily mean they didn't want him back.
  18. Mr. Brooks
    They seemed pretty invested in Logan Morrison last year, well after it was quite obvious he didn't have it.
  19. Mr. Brooks
    Adrianza has a similar bWAR the last 2 years as Cabrera, in half the games. I'd rather have Adrianza. Cabrera is a brutal fielder.
  20. Mr. Brooks
    Wait, when did Romero get converted to reliever? I know it's been discussed as a possibility, but for now he's made 0 mlb relief appearances, and 3 in milb when he was hitting his innings limit.
  21. Mr. Brooks
    The goal of any business, from a Fortune 500, down to a mom and pop hardware store, is to increase profits year over year. So, I'd guess the other 50% of increased revenues isn't spent- it's increased profit. I'm fine with that. This is America, it's a business, not a charity. It'd be nice if they actually spent the 50% they purport to though.
  22. Mr. Brooks
    They didn't spend it after 2017 either. They did increase spending, but only right up to the 50% benchmark, they didn't spend any of the previous seasons' savings.
  23. Mr. Brooks
    I agree there is plenty of garbage that could be removed from Twitter, that's why I don't participate in social media. But, two wrongs don't make a right. Removing garbage from Twitter is never going to seem "shameful" to me, no matter how inconsistent it is, and regardless of which side of the political spectrum is posting said garbage. I'm certainly not defending these kids, some of their behavior is abhorrent. But so is manipulating the video to make it look worse than it is. The "smirking kid" especially, even if he didn't show the best character, was clearly not acting like the monster that first video tried to depict him as.
  24. Mr. Brooks
    Cabrera's ceiling is significantly capped by his age (6 years older than Schoop), and dreadful fielding. He's topped 2 bWAR just once in the last 7 years (2.8), whereas Schoop is only 1 bad year removed from a 5.2 bWAR season (and 2.4 the year before). Cabrera could very well outperform Schoop this year, but I'd much rather gamble on the ceiling of Schoop.
  25. Mr. Brooks
    His numbers outside of a 20 inning sample size at Chattanooga were pretty good. Here is what MLB pipeline has to say about him: Alcala does show aptitude for making adjustments, so there is belief he can remain a starter. His control and command also need refinement, but he's making progress in both areas. If he does wind up in the bullpen, he has closer potential and could regularly hit 100 mph in shorter stints.
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