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  1. big dog
    It's easier to reload when your billionaire owner is willing to spend just about anything.
  2. big dog
    And he went from coaching the Sox in the WS to coaching Round Rock 3 years later. Quite a turn.
  3. big dog
    Isn't it about time for the Jays took pick Danny up again? They just moved Hendricks for the second time, so the "recent ex-Twin" slot is open.
  4. big dog
    Yeah, ditto. I was thinking somewhere upper deck, or higher- I wish I could have seen it hit something.
  5. big dog
    Wait, Aaron Hicks is one of the most well-rounded players in the majors? Did they actually ever watch him hit against a right-handed pitcher???
  6. big dog
    Not disagreeing. Again, I was responding to a post comparing trading Fernandez to Johan and Liriano. It will definitely be interesting to see how he does next year, and I certainly won't mind cheering for him if he's on the Twins. I will probably have to recover from the heart attack Ryan trading for him would cause, but eventually I'd be well enough to watch him pitch. I hope.
  7. big dog
    If you mean my two relievers who are tearing up the AFL, yes, they only get one. I'm definitely interested, but probably not under circumstances the Marlins would consider. As I've mentioned several times, I think four-for-one coming off TJ is too much risk. If you still want to put words in mouth, hopefully this will help you narrow it down. I apologize if I haven't been clear enough.
  8. big dog
    Liriano's second-best performance as a Twin after surgery was his half-season afterward. His first full year after was weak, his second was great, the rest of them were poor. My point is that we would have been better off to trade him if we could have gotten a decent haul.
  9. big dog
    I was responding to a post that compared the trade to Santana, it wasn't my idea to compare them. I'm not sure, but I'll go with what I mentioned before- any 4 pitchers that don't include Berrios, and I'd like to keep either Burdi or Reed.
  10. big dog
    The Mets acquired Johan and got 4 years of FIP over 3.5, another over 4, and a huge bill. He had pitched 5 seasons for the Twins with at least 33 starts, and only pitched one for the Mets (though he had a second with 29). They got one great year, 2 years that were below his 5-year Twins run, and then injuries. They only gave up a very raw Gomez and 3 guys named Smith. We should absolutely have traded Liriano after his surgery- he had a good half-season after the surgery, then in his last 5 Twins seasons he had an ERA+ of 112/FIP of 2.66 in one year. The other 4 seasons had ERA+ of 80 or below, FIPs ranging from 4.24 to 4.87. The board would have been outraged, perhaps, but the board would have been wrong. If we had gotten four top minor leaguers, headlined by either Berrios or Kepler, for Sanata or Liriano (or Viola), it would have been an incredible trade for the Twins. But I'd still be willing to listen to offers. The price would have to be a little lower than what I've heard so far for me to bite.
  11. big dog
    If you trade 4 decent to very good prospects for 1 player, you are getting one really superior player. You are also greatly increasing the chance that your entire side of that trade goes on the DL, potentially for a long time. Especially if it's a pitcher. If the Angels want to talk about a 4 for 1 for Trout, or the DBacks for Goldschmidt, I'm all ears. For a stud pitcher a half-season back from TJ surgery? I'm too risk-averse for that. But I respect the rights of others to go for it. -- and for the same reason, I'd include Berrios before I included Kepler. Heck, I'd trade any 4 pitchers not named Berrios for him, too.
  12. big dog
    No, you can't send him down. The 90 day rule refers to days he has to be active; he can be on the DL if he's injured, but he can't be sent down.
  13. big dog
    They asked him if he wanted to go, he said he didn't want to, they didn't sell the contract. Do you know how hard they tried? It did cost the team money. There is perhaps a difference between that making the Pohlads sound like martyrs. My point was that they weren't doing every possible thing to make a buck. That's all.
  14. big dog
    As I recall, Colabello told them he wanted another shot at the majors, so they didn't sell his contract as a courtesy to him, and to their own cost.
  15. big dog
    Well...the Blue Jays called him up for one game in May, where he pitched 2.2 innings. Then he went back to the minors and did not return to the majors. So he didn't make MLB for very long. I think any money we got for Albers was good money. We'd have been better off selling Colabello's rights, too, rather than just letting Toronto claim him.
  16. big dog
    I wonder if the voters hold a failed drug test against him.
  17. big dog
    I just hope he gets to pitch a lot, in whatever role, so that he has a chance to figure things out. I wish him the best.
  18. big dog
    Hicks hasn't proven anything to me yet, except that some day he might be better than average. Counting on him as the CF starter next spring? What is it, fourth time's the charm?
  19. big dog
    Yeah, true, but you can only play so many outfielders at once.
  20. big dog
    And we also know that the Royals gave up Lorenzo Cain, Alcides Escobar, and two pitchers. Seems like an awful lot in addition to Aaron Hicks, for two years of Greinke as the rest of our team was falling apart.
  21. big dog
    If we don't trade someone and they decline, we should have sold high. If we do trade someone and they improve, we shouldn't have sold low. If only we could predict player career arcs with complete accuracy, then we wouldn't have this problem. I think the most likely expectation is that neither player becomes anything more than a useful piece, but we needed a catching piece. I will be happy if both players exceed expectations.
  22. big dog
    Yeah, once we gave away JJ Hardy to make a spot, there was a spot for him.
  23. big dog
    Love the trade. Gotta say, so far this off-season has been pretty darn entertaining!
  24. big dog
    Man, there are some high-quality bat flips in that video.
  25. big dog
    I am reposting from the surprise thread- Maybe he'll do what Kris Bryant did this year- set a team record for HRs by a rookie while also setting the all-time team K record. No question he's got swing-and-miss potential. The HR record is very solid- 33 by Jimmie Hall. Chief, if you're interested in betting, this time I'll take the under. I like the move. An interesting lottery ticket that didn't cost players or money, but it does require us to make some moves. It will be interesting to see how it shakes up the landscape.
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