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  1. Richie the Rally Goat
    Me too!
  2. Richie the Rally Goat
    I don’t see the Twins as a juggernaut either, and Tigers/Royals are less of the pushovers they have been
  3. Richie the Rally Goat
    The odds of an NFL style below .500 division winner skyrocketed.
  4. Richie the Rally Goat
    But the division weighted schedule is gone right?
  5. Richie the Rally Goat
    That’s how they’ll overcome the shift ban! 2 outfielders and an extra infielder!
  6. Richie the Rally Goat
    It is a narrow statement. He has a narrow skill set. Last year was a terrible year even though his K rate was only slightly elevated and BB rate only slightly below his career averages. Aligned close enough, that seeing his HR/FB drop in the Manfred Ball era would make me pessimistic about the value he can bring with the stick. The shift ban doesn’t help on flyballs. Unless Gallo suddenly gets the Judge treatment, he’s a 4th outfielder defensive replacement
  7. Richie the Rally Goat
    And 16 is the composite I rely on daily. There’s something for everyone!
  8. Richie the Rally Goat
    It was even
  9. Richie the Rally Goat
    His only value is in outfield defense.
  10. Richie the Rally Goat
    Or 5 and fly
  11. Richie the Rally Goat
    I’m not against bringing in a RH bench bat, but Gurriel would not be an improvement over what they have. There aren’t really good options in free agency right now, anyways.
  12. Richie the Rally Goat
    Correct, and neither against righties or lefties is he above 100 wRC+. 96 against righties, 88 against lefties. So he has reverse splits of what you want and neither are particularly good. Garlick, on the other hand… 126 wRC+ against Lefties…. 63 against Righties. 8M+ for Profar interests me as much as Gallo… that is to say I hate the Gallo signing, and would hate Profar signing as well.
  13. Richie the Rally Goat
    Sano is 2” taller and 60lbs heavier
  14. Richie the Rally Goat
    The Twins traded away Mr Balky knees…. maybe injuries are a part of the game?
  15. Richie the Rally Goat
    What if I sincerely believe the Twins haven’t done enough to win the division? They won’t go from most injuries in MLB to fewest, or even average. Likely still among the most injuries. Is an upgrade at utility infielder, Catcher and some improved health enough to push this team 10+ wins? Probably not.
  16. Richie the Rally Goat
    I have no idea why any team would want Gallo, and yet here we are. Trades tend to trail the heavy free agency period. Likely the next month will see that activity heat up heading to ST. For now we can only speculate
  17. Richie the Rally Goat
    Kepler had a 95 wRC+ and Gallo 85. With 350 PA on FG leaderboard for outfielders, Kepler ranked 63, Gallo 86. On paper those two as a combination would comprise the worst hitting corner outfield in MLB by a wide margin. For a team that struggled to score runs last year, this would be disastrous. The Twins absolutely have better hitting outfielders already on the team, and Gordon is clearly one of them. His 111 wRC+ ranked 39.
  18. Richie the Rally Goat
    I would also lump Farmer as a defensive specialist. He can play good SS and 3B, while Gordon cannot. agreed, this roster is in a pickle right now. Trades are needed, but Gordon isn’t the piece to trade this off-season. He was one of the better and more durable hitters last year. They’ll need that again, as RB pointed out.
  19. Richie the Rally Goat
    With poop, less is more
  20. Richie the Rally Goat
    So the Twins offered 10/285, that was declined. The Twins already had all the same information at this point, knew the risk, took it. Correa declined. second agreed deal falls apart, Twins jump back in with 6/200 plus vesting options that can bring it up to 10/270. the Twins used the Mets/Giants situation to leverage a smaller contract, no? The Mets are particularly dubious, but the Twins were advantageous in their second crack at it. Was Correa to Boras comment “make me a Twin” a bit more genuine than it felt?
  21. Richie the Rally Goat
    Agreed that Arraez is a decent 2nd baseman, at least to my not so critical eye test. It’s a spot that is less critical than SS or 3B, in terms of range and arm, and doesn’t require the wingspan of 1B, Arraez most recent spot on the diamond. he’s been their best hitter. I have questions about whether his knees hold up and his OBP stays elevated, but man that guy can hit! I’d probably lean towards extend. Trade some of the excess minor league SS prospect capital for pitching
  22. Richie the Rally Goat
    Oh Thank God! I didn’t know what to do with myself and was running out of menial tasks to busy myself with while waiting for TD to come back up.
  23. Richie the Rally Goat
    Agreed, it’s a good tool, certainly better than us rubes throwing out the Duensings, but it values MLB players and prospects, weather or not they are on the 40 universally and not in regards to the needs of the team and perspective of the FO. It’s the best we got, but far from perfect
  24. Richie the Rally Goat
    Millionaires vs Billionaires is a difficult narrative to follow when one of them might take away your favorite uniform.
  25. Richie the Rally Goat
    Mets had a total contract higher than the one he signed, just less guaranteed.
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