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  1. Steve Lein
    I give them a solid B+. I love the transition from pitching to Donaldson to bring in an "impact" player. However, I don't grade trading for Maeda that well. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy to have him here, but as others have alluded to, I don't necessarily think he was the right type of target. The cost is probably right on it's own in the trade, but I loved the potential of having Graterol (even as a RP), and if I were making such a trade, I would have thought much bigger and probably just held off on it until July. Granted, you certainly can say that another big fish can still come in July now, but then in that perfect world I don't think Maeda ends up starting a playoff game for you (traded for ace, Berrios, Odo), so the move is sort of a wash for me either way. They didn't need pitching help to win the division, they need it to win a playoff series. All that said, I will gladly eat my shorts if it plays out differently. Definitely a different type of offseason for the Twins!
  2. Steve Lein
    Never trust the sites that track MiLB stats on a prospect's physical measurements. They use what they went into the draft as, and never update until they make the majors.
  3. Steve Lein
    Don't make this trade worst, Minnesota Twins. I already have stated I hate losing Graterol for Maeda already, but I will hate losing a Balazovic or Duran just as much. Throw in a lottery ticket if anything else has to come from Minnesota, and certainly not anymore pitching. If they want a prospect starter to replace Graterol, the best I'd be offering is Blayne Enlow, and maybe that means someone else gets added from the Twins too.
  4. Steve Lein
    Doesn't have to be Graterol. In this reference I'm just using his name as the type of chip he could be. I'd rather lose him or his type as a part of a bigger deal for a better player.
  5. Steve Lein
    Agree completely with this statement. Don't care if it's as a reliever.
  6. Steve Lein
    Mostly why I hate it. This is a move that didn't need to be made now. You very likely could have gotten more in July for Graterol as well if he was performing, or you know, because he was performing you don't move him. I would much rather trade a Graterol + Larnach + Gordon + Baddoo type package for an ace at the deadline that's a clear attempt to help the team win a title, than Graterol for Maeda right now for what I see as a an attempt to help win the regular season. I don't think they needed that help, and they paid a high price for it. Also, in general, I don't think Maeda is as good as everyone is trying to make him out to be. Otherwise, there wouldn't be any questions about why he wasn't starting. I could argue he was the 7th best starter on the Dodgers out of anyone they had start games. Moving from NL to AL, 32 years old...I just don't see the thinking here, it doesn't match a need.
  7. Steve Lein
    (I'm very late to the party, but) Graterol's 100 MPH fastball is far from straight.
  8. Steve Lein
    White Sox don't worry me for this year. In my opinion, they've blown their wad of cash too early in their rebuild. This was trying to buy a winner instead of continuing to develop one (which I think they were doing good at), which I don't feel ever works in that first season. I think they're about where the Twins were in 2017. They probably win 80 games, but I don't think they take a huge step forward to challenge for the division.
  9. Steve Lein
    They used to have a right-handedness deficiency with mostly lefties in the lineup, but that's no longer the case. They're extremely well balanced now.
  10. Steve Lein
    Pass. Never was a fan of Archer, all flash no substance. Also has one of the oddest/worst mound presences I've ever seen. Musgrove is a Kyle Gibson clone. Nothing more, nothing less.
  11. Steve Lein
    When Dobnak got called up, he was on an incredible run of consistency dating back to the 2018 season, and that streak is still going even after his performance in game 2 of the playoffs: There's potentially more here than he gets credit for, but still a lot of unknowns as he sees more MLB lineups and more data gets out on him. He's going to be a fun one to follow this year wherever he's pitching.
  12. Steve Lein
    I find myself going back and forth between "like" and "hate" this when it comes to a plan for Graterol in 2020. I would rather the plan be use him as a starter until you have to limit his innings out of the bullpen, but that likely means he's not on the opening day roster, so there's the tradeoff. But I would also consider that I don't really see him as being needed out of the gate in the bullpen, or that this scenario is likely to happen. I certainly don't take 9.2 innings in September/October as gospel for what he could or could not do out of the bullpen. Thus, if he's not going to crack the opening day roster, he should be starting to begin the year.
  13. Steve Lein
    I mean, your quote was followed up by "they certainly can do that again," so you've purposefully taken that first part out of context. Of course they have to play the games.
  14. Steve Lein
    Exactly my philosophy at this point. You already won the division in the regular season thanks to the lineup, they certainly can do that again. Work to improve your playoff chances in July, because that's when you can do the most with higher confidence (https://www.mlb.com/news/last-8-world-series-champs-made-impact-trades-c283986762) And what happens when you wait for the deadline, is more guys in theory, become "available." I'm also in general against trading prospect capital in the offseason in part because of the reasons you mention.
  15. Steve Lein
    Bringing the rain, Twins! Love it. This isn't an "A" offseason as they didn't land that "impact" pitching, but it's B+ at a minimum now. As for bringing in another starter via trade, I don't do that now anymore. This is a move you make at the trade deadline. Twins rode the offense in regular season to the ALC title and playoff appearance last year, they'll be able to do that again now. Thus that trade deadline is a better place to make that "impact" addition than where they are now.
  16. Steve Lein
    No thanks. He's DFA'd from a bad team. I'd have no problem with an MiLB deal, but he's not close to cracking this 40-man roster.
  17. Steve Lein
    Huge fan of Lewis'. Became even more of one when I interviewed him in Cedar Rapids while Joe Mauer was rehabbing there before he missed a few seasons (one of them to illness, not injury). He's got the stuff to be a good starter, as evidenced by several numbers here. What needs to catch up is his use of his fastball, where I think he got hit pretty good last year. Maybe he needs a version with some different movement, whether a cutter or 2-seamer/sinker. He's also still very young. I wouldn't sleep on continued development that takes advantage of his current strengths in tandem with work to mitigate his deficiencies. I have more faith that he'll stick around than I do guys like Smeltzer and Dobnak.
  18. Steve Lein
    Solid. Throwing more strikes last 2 years cut his walk rate in half. Less K's than prior years but improvement of WHIP into elite territory.
  19. Steve Lein
    Yeah that package isn't even close. They wanted Buxton+ and I'd say he himself had more value than this deal in it's entirety at the deadline.
  20. Steve Lein
    Me: What's this look like to you? Fiancee: Definitely a roided up testicle (yikes...)
  21. Steve Lein
    Barf. I loved the Miracle name, and the logo. Maybe it's a regional boon, but ick.
  22. Steve Lein
    I must be the only one who looks at Boyd and sees a guy I don't want to pursue in a trade. Is it because he strikes out a bunch of guys? I look at everything else and go "he's league average... at best." I'd like to do better than that if we're trading the names proposed, and I hate any trade within the division.
  23. Steve Lein
    Rocco's not a millenial, he's a xennial like me.
  24. Steve Lein
    That's one of my problem's with the current system however, it shouldn't be a strike to begin with. We all seem to not recognize as well, that these systems are recent technologies. Quite frankly, I don't believe they are accurate enough to be employed in the manner people want them to be. Rob Manfred has even said the technology has a larger margin of error than they get with human umps making the calls.
  25. Steve Lein
    For me, that's a pitch that shouldn't be called a strike. A backdoor slider caught on the edge didn't cross in the zone. That pitch needs to end up well inside the zone. Same idea as the curveballs in the dirt the system is calling.
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