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  1. Mr. Brooks
    Speaking of depth, as of now our 3rd starter is Homer Bailey...
  2. Mr. Brooks
    IMO counting on Hill as anything more than a lottery ticket come October would be foolish.
  3. Mr. Brooks
    I know that's the maximum allowable fine, which is the problem. I don't really care if the owner knew or not, the buck stops at the top, period. (IMO) Something like this deserves something close to the "death penalty", IMO. No draft picks or international spending for 3 years. A 5 year postseason ban. $100 million fine. The punishment as it stands now is a token one, IMO. Won't discourage anything, I don't think. Or, alternatively to the above, a lifetime ban for active participants. I don't buy that players are just following orders. This isn't like a guy in a coal mine who can't complain about lax safety conditions because he's afraid he won't find another job, and needs his insurance because his kid has diabetes. These guys have security, and there should be an independent whistleblower process so guys can come forward semi anonymously when stuff like this is going on.
  4. Mr. Brooks
    It's because it's a process to get to the final ballot, that's why it was the Doobie Brothers first time, even though it's obviously been well past 25 years. I agree TRex is a joke. Solid band, nowhere near HOF to me. Thin Lizzy not being in is a joke, I don't understand that one. Just like I didn't understand why it took the Cars so long.
  5. Mr. Brooks
    For the manager and GM, personally, it's a fairly strong punishment. For the organization, it's a laughable slap on the wrist. What owner wouldn't trade 4 draft picks and $5M for a world series title? Even the Pohlad's would do that deal. Shouldn't be surprising though, since the commissioner works for the owners.
  6. Mr. Brooks
    It would appear so. I'll certainly eat my crow, and apologize for my comments regarding the sincerity of the offer. I was wrong.
  7. Mr. Brooks
    The batters didn't need to look away. They were using sounds (specifically banging on trash cans) to indicate the pitch to the hitter from the dugout.
  8. Mr. Brooks
    And Cruz plays where?
  9. Mr. Brooks
    They lost in the postseason for a number of reasons. One of them being their complete lack of offense- 7 runs in 3 games, including 3 runs total in games 2 and 3.
  10. Mr. Brooks
    The Vikings brought Treadwell back because they had to pay him either way, and were up against the cap. Treadwell will be out of the league once the Vikings move on from him, IMO. I think it speaks to the state of the Vikings WR corps after Diggs and Thielen, not the league. Plenty of WR talent league wide.
  11. Mr. Brooks
    Me too, but that's an incredibly low bar, IMO.
  12. Mr. Brooks
    I'm not sure about that. Once you fall into the mid rounds, you could pretty much go anywhere, good or bad.
  13. Mr. Brooks
    And as long as Zimmer is picking the OC, it's not going to be any of the changes many of us want to see, I'm afraid.
  14. Mr. Brooks
    Pure speculation, but I'm thinking maybe Edwards wanted more input and Zimmer said, "thanks, but no thanks."
  15. Mr. Brooks
    I could see Johnson falling a bit, it's an incredibly stacked WR class this year, both in quality and depth. A bit of unlucky timing for him.
  16. Mr. Brooks
    I understand what he's inferring. But the author isn't giving an opinion on, nor asking whether we SHOULD be looking for a replacement. He's outlining some of the Twins options, IF "the Twins are intent on moving Miguel Sanó to first base to improve the defense." Personally, I'm ok giving Sano one more year to see if he can stabilize his defense. And, I'm a person who typically "overvalues" defense on this site. But of the options available, I think only Donaldson is a clear net upgrade. I definitely have no interest in Longoria. I'm more and more intrigued by trading for a better defensive SS, and moving Polanco to 3B. I think upgrading SS is going to impact the game more than upgrading 3B.
  17. Mr. Brooks
    I have no way of knowing if a larger offer could have lured Wheeler away from Philadelphia. But what a do know is that offering him less wasn't going to do it. That's my main beef with the way this FO operates in free agency. (And for the record I still support them.) Offering less money isn't going to lure them away from somewhere they prefer to be, so why even make that offer? That's why i have a hard time considering these "serious" offers. Yes, $100M is a lot of money. Even in the context of pro athletes, it's a lot of money. But it's still less than the amount offered by his preferred destination! And to go on record, I'd have matched the Ryu offer. I think in the context of this FA period, it's a very reasonable contract. All pitchers are injury risks, every single one.
  18. Mr. Brooks
    I made zero assumptions about whether it would actually work or not. I was simply pointing out that your question was literally answered explicitly in the opening line.
  19. Mr. Brooks
    We're going to need several defensive backs in the offseason. This group couldn't cover a tackling dummy.
  20. Mr. Brooks
    My bad on the playing time comparison. That's what I deserve for skimming.
  21. Mr. Brooks
    fWAR: '17: 2.7 '18: 3.1 '19: 4.4 bWAR: '17: 1.9 '18: 3.9 '19: 3.3 K/BB: '17: 2.9 '18: 3.3 '19: 3.8 ERA-: '17: 88 '18: 89 '19: 79 FIP-: '17: 87 '18: 92 '19: 84 xFIP-: '17: 103 '18: 92 '19: 94 Looks like pretty clear improvement to me.
  22. Mr. Brooks
    Sano put up double the bWAR (3.1 vs 1.6), in 50% less games than Thames last year. And, Sano is just 26 years old, so there is certainly the opportunity for improvement.
  23. Mr. Brooks
    I've been guilty of skimming some articles in my time. But this is literally the opening line of the article: "If the Twins are intent on moving Miguel Sanó to first base to improve the defense, here are five of the best options to fill in at third base."
  24. Mr. Brooks
    He's in my top 3 with Ginger Baker and John Bonham. RIP.
  25. Mr. Brooks
    It's a counting stat. It's basically a "difficulty bonus" for catches made combined with a penalty for those not made, if I'm understanding it correctly. EDIT: For infielders it also includes force plays, with the baserunners speed being a contributing measurement. If a play is determined to have a 75% out probability, you'd receive a +.25 for making the play, or a -.75 for failing to make the play.
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