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  1. Richie the Rally Goat
    I had a post written about something, something Ron Gant and Pulled Pork, then remembered the article was about ‘87 and then realized “pulled pork” wouldn’t make any sense anyways, Ron Gant was swole… But then I rambled some more and spent too much time on this to not hit post. im sorry
  2. Richie the Rally Goat
    Where’s that groan emoji? Hrbek wasn’t just a slugger in that series. He had plenty of base knockwurst too
  3. Richie the Rally Goat
    I’m sure JP is genuine in his desire. I’m sure a good faith effort will be made to resign Correa, but I agree with this prediction. C4 won’t sign early, maybe he already has a fallback with the Twins on a deal similar to the one he signed last year. After all, he’s only 28. Another 3 year with annual opt out with very large AAV isn’t bad when you have time. I hope the Falvine can multitask this off-season better than they’ve shown ability for, in the past. Can’t single-minded focus on Correa and not address the other gaps or find a strong backfill option in case they can’t come to agreement with Correa.
  4. Richie the Rally Goat
    The Twins draft at least one catcher almost every year. Alex Isola had a good year in AA last year as a 24 year old, .856 OPS. https://www.mlb.com/draft/tracker/2019/all/position/catchers
  5. Richie the Rally Goat
    agreed, hitting for catcher is not prioritized over fielding for me either. Of all defensive metrics, what occurrence happens at the highest frequency? Catcher receiving the pitch happens 120+ times per game. Framing strikes is huge! Stolen bases happen on average once per team per game. Passed balls are a few times per game. They matter, but not like pitch framing does.
  6. Richie the Rally Goat
    one ring to rule them all
  7. Richie the Rally Goat
    The quoted post sounds more like the Terry Ryan era than the Falvine era, but Correa’s contract could be still in the Falvine threshold but beyond DSP’s and/or JP’s. We don’t exactly know what the parameters are for individual contracts of any of the head honchos at 1 Twins Way.
  8. Richie the Rally Goat
    I’m somewhere along these lines too. Polanco and Urshela are both in the last years under control/contract. Neither are likely to be retained. Arraez theoretically plays first, second and third. Miranda theoretically plays first and third. Neither plays second or third well. Buxton is all-world CF, but injured a ton. Martin plays SS, 2B and CF and has the athleticism and at least seems like a competent fielder. Scouting reports don’t like his arm, but high OBP rangy utility guy has a ton of value for this team.
  9. Richie the Rally Goat
    Indeed, income taxes were a part of it, and playing half your games in an income tax free state is a huge benefit, but the Dodgers were also $75m light on the top line
  10. Richie the Rally Goat
    Agreed, but the bar is a bit higher in certain markets, Yankees being one of them. If he doesn’t play well, the public scorn will intensify
  11. Richie the Rally Goat
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/why-dodgers-couldnt-hang-on-to-corey-seager-revealed/ar-AARjySz This confirms your recollection
  12. Richie the Rally Goat
    I like your dream, no way in heck it happens. But I like it
  13. Richie the Rally Goat
    Arraez twice and no SS. 20 players on the 26 man roster is one way to save money
  14. Richie the Rally Goat
    If DSP were to publicly throw his FO under the bus while tolerating their incompetence, it would put even more scrutiny on him by the Pohlads.
  15. Richie the Rally Goat
    Well said John. Know your truth and live it. It takes a ton of conviction to truly lead.
  16. Richie the Rally Goat
    Duplicate?
  17. Richie the Rally Goat
    What if Duran could do, what we saw for 60 innings in 2022, for 90 to 100 innings in 2023 and 120 to 140 innings in 2024? it’s happened before, albeit rarely.
  18. Richie the Rally Goat
    You can always put up another blueprint, it’s super easy
  19. Richie the Rally Goat
    Agreed, but this FO is laser-beam focused on incremental moves. It’s not their MO to make big roster moves. Signing Correa to effectively a 1 year deal rocked our world!
  20. Richie the Rally Goat
    I updated my pitching positions, looking at them from most innings pitched in the season, to fewest. The thread about pitching roles inspired.
  21. Richie the Rally Goat
    My challenge with Bassitt (or Rodon) is he fits a very similar mold with the rest of the rotation. Struggles to stay on the field. He’d be an upgrade, but would continue to exacerbate the stress on the bullpen.
  22. Richie the Rally Goat
    Forgot to mention, Kepler and Gio each traded for low level prospects.
  23. Richie the Rally Goat
    C : Ryan Jeffers ($0.70M) 1B: Alex Kirilloff ($.7M) 2B: Jorge Polanco ($7.50M) 3B: Jose Miranda ($.7M) SS: Jose Iglesias ($5.0M) LF: Trevor Larnach ($0.70M) CF: Byron Buxton ($15.00M) RF: Matt Wallner ($.7M) DH: Luis Arraez ($4.5M) 4th OF: Kyle Garlick ($0.70M) Utility: Nick Gordon ($0.70M) Utility: Gilberto Celestino ($0.70M) Backup C : Sandy Leon ($1.0M) SP1: Tyler Mahle ($8.00M) SP2: Joe Ryan ($0.70M) SP3: Sonny Gray ($12.00M) SP4: Kenta Maeda ($9.00M) SP5: Jhoan Duran ($0.70M) RP: Bailey Ober ($0.70M) RP: Josh Winder ($.7M) RP: Griffin Jax ($0.70M) RP: Jorge Lopez ($3.00M) RP: Brad Boxberger ($2.0M) RP: Jovani Moran ($.7M) RP: Jorge Alcala ($1.00M) RP: Caleb Thielbar ($2.00M) Payroll is 38.50% under budget Wanted to think about what a steeper reload/rebuild might look like. What if Kepler were traded, Gio were traded or non-tendered, and the Fo slashed payroll. much less fun
  24. Richie the Rally Goat
    I have been toying w/ putting together another plan that involves moving on from Gio. He Reminds me a lot of Kepler, good fielder, light stick, in a bat-first position, especially post shift ban.
  25. Richie the Rally Goat
    Sure, players are durable until they’re not. Players are injury-prone until they’re not. I get that and agree to an extent, and Nick Gordon is the prime example of the latter. are you planning on AK, Larnach, and Buxton all suddenly becoming 130 game players? 3 of the 5 primary outfield rotation players haven’t played more than 100 games since 2018 and each of them have only done so once in their careers. Kepler, is a poor hitting RF who plays strong D, I don’t even want him on the team except that he has been a relative iron man compared to the other 4, and Gordon shouldn’t be an every day player. something has to change, and Wallner needs to be an every day player too. How can a lineup with 5 players all needing high quality backups overcome a black hole at SS?
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