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  1. big dog
    I like the Twins' two pickups. I'll tell you how much I like them in a couple of months. OK, let's settle the betting pool- who had "Yankees zero acquisitions"? No one??? that's what I thought.
  2. big dog
    Quick, name all the teams that have had multiple games cancelled by snowstorms in the last two years...
  3. big dog
    Twins have won 3 in a row, now just 2 games back of Houston for 2nd best record in the AL. Let's' keep this going! I'm feeling a lot better about the bullpen now. Go Twins.
  4. big dog
    Another nice at bat by Sano.
  5. big dog
    Eureka, we got a Dyson!
  6. big dog
    I thought Keanu Reeves was good in Parenthood. But I'll go with Speed. I've been meaning to watch the Wick trilogy- thanks, Van, for the motivation and a great opener. Go Twins! I'm glad to have Dyson and Romo on the team and feel much better about the bullpen.
  7. big dog
    Is it too late to make a bet with you about this?
  8. big dog
    Nice article! Here's a quick followup on the players we traded. Escobar- signed a new contract with AZ, having a great year. .284/.341/.873 with 22 HR, 80 RBI. Pressly- still controlled by Houston and doing great, as you pointed out. 2 W, 2 L, 2.03 ERA, 0.86 WHIP. Duke- now with Cincinnati. 3 W, 1 L, 5.01 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, Lynn- now with Texas. 13 W, 6 L, 3.83 ERA, 1.22 WHIP. Dozier- now with Washington. .241/.343/.781, 15 HR, 39 RBI. Rodney: now with Washington. 0 W, 4 L, 5.92 ERA, 1.96 WHIP.
  9. big dog
    Adding Puig makes the Indians better, except on days when it makes them worse. Let's hope for a lot of the latter days.
  10. big dog
    Man, I'd love to play with a guy like that. That's an attitude that could elevate an bunch of young relievers.
  11. big dog
    Buxton? No. I'm going to do you a favor and forget we ever had this talk.
  12. big dog
    And Rosario has not looked good at the plate the last few days. Give him a little time.
  13. big dog
    I really like having a veteran guy in the bullpen, given that we currently have...who, Tyler Duffey and Taylor Rogers as our most senior guys? Not counting May, whose seniority mostly comes on IR. Happy to add more, of course, but this is a good piece. The second pitcher seems to have at least as much of a shot as Diaz, at a position of much greater need. I don't see how the Twins would have added Diaz to the 40-man next year, realistically. I'm happy not to see him traded for "cash considerations".
  14. big dog
    The seven compensation picks after Mike Trout were: Eric Arnett Nick Franklin Reymond Fuentes Slade Heathcott LeVon Washington Brett Jackson Tim Wheeler So that would have been a bad trade even if we had gotten all seven.
  15. big dog
    We need to hit them hard and early, help the Sox feel badly about their prospects. Time for the bats to stay hot. It would be nice if we could refill the bullpen quickly, too. Has any team ever designated this many relievers in this short a time frame before? It's like a mini-contraction. Or a fire(man) sale.
  16. big dog
    I'm not estimating it at all, just saying that giving information away for free isn't a good negotiating strategy.
  17. big dog
    Umbrellas are sold in a market at a fixed price. They also cost $5-$25. We're talking about negotiating with one seller who has something two or three or six teams might want, at an uncertain price, not standing in line at Target on a rainy day.
  18. big dog
    PS, I would sure like to wake up some time in the next few days and find out that we've traded for a stud reliever. I have tickets for the White Sox game on Friday, so before then would be nice.
  19. big dog
    Sure, but talking about it on the internet doesn't help me at all. These bids aren't really public, though I imagine they are shopped to other teams. You will still have to outbid someone, but why make any more noise about it than you have to?
  20. big dog
    So if I'm going to an auction, and the person next to me picks out the thing I really like and says "So, are you interested in that?" and I know that five people around me might also be interested, I'm sure as heck not going to say "That's great, I really want it." I will probably shrug my shoulders and mumble. What happens if I yell out "I've gotta have that"? Nothing good, that's for sure. Why would Falvey, or any GM, want to sound desperate when being asked about possible trades right now?
  21. big dog
    Oh, poor Yankees, getting disrespected. Boo hoo.
  22. big dog
    Short piece here about the decline of Dereck Rodriguez with the Giants. Really strong first year last year, began in the rotation this year, sent to the minors, brought back as a reliever, now back in the minors. Hope he can make some adjustments. https://aroundthefoghorn.com/2019/07/05/san-francisco-giants-dereck-rodriguez-cautionary-tale/ Nick Anderson is striking out 14 batters per 9 innings, FIP of 2.69. WAR is 0.3, ERA is league average. Someone previously brought up the Schoop/Dozier comparison. At the break: Schoop WAR 1.8, OPS .779, BA .260, OBP .311, SLG .469 Dozier WAR 0.4, OPS .767. BA .233, OBP .322, SLG .444 I'd rather have the BA and the slugging than the BBs, but I'm glad Dozier hasn't completely fallen off a cliff. Good luck to him.
  23. big dog
    I was stunned that the Twins made a trade for a real player, though I was nervous about giving up Kielty. That took about a week, then it was great. Watching Kielty quickly fade away made it an even more obvious big win since I thought he was going to be a better player than ended up being the case. I remember the Twins trading for Chris Speier in August 1984. Played 12 games, OPS+ of 34.
  24. big dog
    Or as we used to say about a former employer's approach: there are no secrets here. Just things we don't tell anyone.
  25. big dog
    To be fair, I would trade almost anyone for a case of walleye.
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