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  1. big dog
    Somehow I'm not sold on the idea of trading Lee for two years of that. I'm not opposed to trading him, but I'd need a better marketing brochure from the trade partner.
  2. big dog
    Agreed. But that's where the whole money thing comes in. I completely agree that it is both possible and desirable to have a better pitching staff than what they currently have. But what they have is pretty good, and might be really good in a playoff where you rely on 3 guys, maybe 4. Do I want to give up a few really good position players who could help us this year to get one better pitcher? Mahle has scarred me. I don't think I'm desperate enough to do that.
  3. big dog
    I'm betting that at least one of Ryan/Ober is better than Gray is this year, maybe both. Maybe Paddack as well. Will they be better than Gray last year? I don't know, but this offense could be a lot better.
  4. big dog
    I don't get all the drama about DeSclafani. He's not great, or maybe even good, I get it. Will he cost the Twins the division? Only if a lot of other things go wrong as well. How many fifth starters do anything except mop up in the playoffs? The Sarris pitcher rankings in the Athletic, which I think I have been mentioned elsewhere on this site, put Lopez at #12, Ryan at #40, Ober in the mid-40s, and Paddack around #65. Do I want Snell for 120 innings, maybe the playoffs but maybe not, for $30 million? Sure, if money were free, but it turns out it isn't. It would be great to have Verlander and Scherzer pitching in the playoffs. That's what the Rangers thought too, except Scherzer couldn't pitch. Neither could DeGrom. They did all right anyway. Let's play ball.
  5. big dog
    Love Polo, but I think his career is ending fast. 300 ABs last year? He hit .190 in the playoffs, sure only six games but they counted. What did we think we could get for him? I might just wait until a few games into spring training at least before declaring the season over.
  6. big dog
    Thanks. It certainly would be a different team if all three of those guys could play to there potential. Or even two of them. Or even just Byron. Hey, I'm begging here.
  7. big dog
    Fun speculation. However, without Joe the Twins probably wouldn't have traded AJ, would they? In that case, they wouldn't have had Nathan or Liriano.
  8. big dog
    Groin injuries are part of the package. True, definitely true.
  9. big dog
    Yeah, plus there's the problem of a warping space-time continuum. People forget that, but it's a huge deal to those of us who pay attention.
  10. big dog
    And wherever he is. Regardless, I'm confident he is currently in The Best Shape of His Life (c)
  11. big dog
    His mother strongly concurs with the "underrated" assessment. I will just hope for continued improvement.
  12. big dog
    Well, completely sitting out two seasons biases that statistic quite a bit. If he gets 0 this season he probably won't start or relieve. So if we assume the 125 is a real number, then what?
  13. big dog
    How on earth is Odorizzi only 33 years old??
  14. big dog
    Two quick anecdotes: the first from 1972 but that team isn't going to make the list. I was in the backyard playing and listening to a day game broadcast (they were mostly day games). Harmon hit the home run that passed Jimmie Foxx on the all-time list. Herb made the call joyously, and then said "Halsey, did you ever think Harmon would pass Jimmie Foxx?" There were a couple of beats and a surprisingly (for him) low-key Halsey Hall said "I didn't think anyone was going to pass Jimmie Foxx." He sounded a little shocked. Foxx was second all-time when he retired, and I think it was only Ruth, Mays, and Mantle (who the Killer passed a few days later) who were ahead of Foxx at the time, though Frank Robinson was catching up fast. What company. For those of you who didn't ever get to hear Halsey Hall, he was a legend. He started covering Minnesota sports and baseball in general for the newspaper in 1927 and doing radio broadcasts in 1934. Second, and this one is from 1970, I was a young lad getting some eyeglasses at the optician and this guy in deep red bellbottoms, long sideburns, and a long leather jacket was sitting, waiting his turn. When I went to pick my glasses, the guy helping me said "That's Rich Reese. The Twins are having him get glasses to see if that's the problem with his hitting." I don't think it helped, unfortunately. He was one of my favorite players, probably in part because as a nine-year-old I was drawn to alliterative names.
  15. big dog
    One of the female-type androids in Bladerunner.
  16. big dog
    "tactical Dockers" is absolutely priceless.
  17. big dog
    You forgot to mention Kyle Gibson and Lance Lynn getting grabbed by the Cardinals. Although I have no idea what that means, except I'll be betting the over in Total Runs Allowed.
  18. big dog
    Ninja'd.
  19. big dog
    Sure, the guy has an OPS+ of 167 at age 26, and the Twins refuse to sign him to a new deal. Probably too expensive. Cheap Pohlads! Just had to say it.
  20. big dog
    I look forward to him coming to camp in The Best Shape Of His Life (tm)
  21. big dog
    Gotta give Louie another chance as a starter. He'll still be a really good bullpen piece later. We, and everyone else on the planet, needs starters more.
  22. big dog
    I'm more than OK with trading for a very good pitcher, but I would need to see a really good deal before trading for someone with just one year before free agency.
  23. big dog
    It would be fun to watch a healthy Kirilloff. Here's hoping.
  24. big dog
    It's also interesting to see what those teams did in July. Texas traded for: Jordan Montgomery Max Scherzer along with Kevin Plawecki (who was later released), Chris Stratton, and Austin Hedges Arizona traded for: Paul Sewald Tommy Pham Jace Peterson along with Peter Strzelecki
  25. big dog
    Keith Law has a piece in The Athletic on his recent week at the AFL and some players that caught his eye. No Twins were mentioned. He bemoaned the dismal state of AFL pitching overall.
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