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  1. The Great Hambino
    That's what I'm afraid of: the desperation with which they cleared not just current money, but future money (including potential arb raises) makes me think the Pohlads might not be as close to out the door as we'd like to think
  2. The Great Hambino
    I'm trying to devils-advocate a reason why Varland needed to be traded, and I can't come up with anything. He's closer to the kind of player you acquire in a fire sale, not sell. He's pre-arb next year! The Stewart trade was weird. This one is just sad
  3. The Great Hambino
    Is there a certain level of payroll you have to maintain to receive revenue sharing? If so, that can be the only reason I can think of that Pablo will still be a Twin come 2026 spring training
  4. The Great Hambino
    If he did, it would be for 3 independent league parks and another LH hitting outfielder that can't hit
  5. The Great Hambino
    The return on Brock Stewart suddenly seems a little less interesting
  6. The Great Hambino
    Holy hell MLB network is saying Correa deal is a go
  7. The Great Hambino
    Oh good, I was worried they didn't have enough replacement-level LH outfielders I hope there's more to it
  8. The Great Hambino
    Funny - I just got an email invite to a season ticket holder MyTwins Member happy hour They've already moved on to the free booze part of the sales pitch
  9. The Great Hambino
    He was crappy with the Mets last year, which is likely when most of them last saw him play. I can understand the sentiment
  10. The Great Hambino
    I'm trying to tell myself to wait until next spring to judge how they've positioned themselves for a rebuild. Lopez and Ober in particular make more sense to move in the offseason than right now
  11. The Great Hambino
    What's going to become of his denim hat?
  12. The Great Hambino
    Bingo In a theoretical vacuum on paper, the value is roughly equal. But the Phillies were desperate for a high-end reliever and should've paid a premium. The Twins had no urgency to move Duran (both in the micro with 24 hours left til the deadline and in the macro with 2+ years of control and no apparent need to kick off a fire sale), and therefore should've been receiving a premium. Neither happened. Plus, I'm not convinced trade grades fully take into consideration the distance from the majors in prospect values. That discounts the value of a return.
  13. The Great Hambino
    I don't know if I'd say the risks are the exact same. A SS has more places to go on the defensive spectrum than a catcher. And I'd say that's not a bad slash for a guy who was literally the youngest player at his level, at least at one point earlier in the year. We probably already knew this, but the A's really look to serve no purpose other than round out the schedule for their opponents until they move to Vegas. Might as well move Rooker too
  14. The Great Hambino
    Interesting to see how this ends up comparing to the Duran trade. Miller has two more years of control than Duran, and the package is headlined by an even younger, even more highly touted position player at high A coming to the A's than what the Twins are getting. Obviously need to see how the pitching lines up
  15. The Great Hambino
    I really don't love the process or timing of the trade that led to someone as far away as Tait being the headliner for Duran, but I hope we remember that that's not Tait's fault. In a vacuum, I like a lot about what I'm hearing about him. Quality catcher depth is something that needed improvement throughout the system, especially since they seem to shy away from catcher in the draft and haven't been producing much of anything by way of international free agency. Again, I really don't love that Duran was the cost of improving that depth at this level of the system, but also again, that's not on Tait. I hope we don't saddle him with that burden during what's surely going to be nonlinear development up the org ladder
  16. The Great Hambino
    If this were Goodfellas, the wild card series was the Lufthansa heist. Today, we're finding Duran in a frozen meat truck
  17. The Great Hambino
    And even if they did have to trade him, why take less than your price before the deadline date? You had another 24 hours. A lot of desperation can set in, especially as other relievers come off the board. This feels like Falvey lost a staring contest. And that’s with me liking what I hear about the catcher
  18. The Great Hambino
    No one cares about the San Diego Giants
  19. The Great Hambino
    Oh man, Rocco challenging that woulda been the cherry on top of this #### sundae
  20. The Great Hambino
    I like it. Try switch-hitting. Let Hank Conger take a hack at it. Treat this game with the respect it deserves
  21. The Great Hambino
    I was kinda hoping Willi would forget the number of outs one more time, for old time's sake. For real tho, they definitely got their ROI on him. I hope he gets a nice postseason moment
  22. The Great Hambino
    Oh. Fair enough. For whatever reason, I never really expected that he'd be getting moved
  23. The Great Hambino
    Eh, it's an off day tomorrow and he's pitched once since Friday. I can live with this
  24. The Great Hambino
    Jarren Duran agrees
  25. The Great Hambino
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