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  1. Major League Ready
    You had to say it. 😉
  2. Major League Ready
    It's kind of bizarre. It's more insulting than giving nothing above minimum at all. It certainly does not say we value you. I would like to know how they arrived at an amount of $100. That's got to be some interesting logic.
  3. Major League Ready
    Kepler has a wRC+ of 97 (basically league average) since 2020 and he is way above average defensively. They are not going to just cut him. He is still a 2 WAR player. It would also just simply be a bad look to cut a guy that has been with the team for this long. Not a good idea to treat players in such a manner. If they want to move him they will find a trade partner. Even if it's for a case of Gatorade.
  4. Major League Ready
    I was curious what other teams did for prearb guys. Here is Cleveland's prearb players. Three of them got $100 above minimum. What's that about? Steven Kwan 25 LF $727,300 Eli Morgan 27 RP 727,000 Nick Sandlin 26 RP 726,000 Oscar Gonzalez 25 OF 722,600 Gabriel Arias 23 SS 720,100 Will Brennan 25 CF 720,100 Xzavion Curry 24 RP 720,100 Tim Herrin 26 RP 720,000 Peyton Battenfield 25 SP 720,000 Tyler Freeman 24 SS 720,000 Brayan Rocchio 22 SS 720,000
  5. Major League Ready
    The good news is that only in a relatively best case scenario will these decisions be difficult, and we cut ties with some good players. Most likely case scenario it sorts itself out. Would love to see Larnach / Lewis / Julien and maybe even Martin force Gallo / Solano / Taylor and even Farmer out. That's a problem I would love to have.
  6. Major League Ready
    I am not buying this is a Joe Pohlad driven change in organization philosophy. Nothing changed. They were able to sign a great SP while only committing to three additional years. This is an entirely different situation than Jose Berrios. Let’s also not forget that they signed Buxton two years ago and Donaldson 3 years ago.
  7. Major League Ready
    I was thinking the same. It gets very interesting if they remain healthy. They likely keep Kirilloff at AAA until he proves healthy and productive. Obviously, they could do the same for Lewis and Julien but all three are guys that hopefully force their hands. Injury will very likely change this equation but I sure would like to see this problem occur. The order in which I would like to see them go. 1. One of Kepler/Gallo. More inclined to believe Gallo could have a big year and he is more versatile. 2. Solano because he is a FA at year end and it would likely mean Kirilloff is looking good. 3. Taylor if Lewis or Martin become worthy replacements 4. Polanco because that would mean Julien or Lewis forced a trade. They don't let Polanco go without a good return. 5. Gordon. 3 yrs remaining / versatile / good bench player. However, Martin might end up being a better version of Gordon. 6. Farmer. Idea l bench player put let him go if the offer is right and we have a replacement. 7. The other of Kepler/Gallo *** No hurry on moving Polanco but losing him because they have someone as good or better is a good thing.
  8. Major League Ready
    Does this mean they are buying his final arbitration year plus 3 years?
  9. Major League Ready
    I would like to see Winder get a shot at the long relief role. Henriguez is off the IL as of a day or 2 ago. Hopefully, he is OK and will also compete for that spot.
  10. Major League Ready
    Maybe he can emulate the Josh Hader role. Obviously, a top of the rotation SP would be ideal, but a high leverage RP would be a decent consolation prize, especially if he could pitch as many innings as Hader.
  11. Major League Ready
    or could it be that we finally have 5 pitchers that are worthy of pitching a 3rd time through the order? Did you want him to handle bad pitchers as if they were good pitchers?
  12. Major League Ready
    Correa getting back to normal is a big boost. Miranda is coming around and hopefully, Polanco is back soon also providing a boost. There is hope this team could be a real contender.
  13. Major League Ready
    Balazovic had 47 pitches last night and only 22 strikes. The lack of command was a problem last year too. Kinda weird because the walk rate was not bad earlier in his career. Could be less disciplined hitters at lower levels allowed him to get a way with it. Olivar made an impression last year and ended up on MLB's top 30 (at 27) Twins prospects. He had an OPS over 1. I have him on my watch list. We need a catcher to emerge and he is looking pretty good.
  14. Major League Ready
    Correa, and Miranda have sub 50 wRC+ and Gordon's wRC+is actually negative. Do you really think that will continue? Polanco and Gallo should be back in a week. There is a decent chance KIrilloff and Lewis will contribute by the half-way point too. Julien could enter into the equation as well. Let's not panic! Instead of forecasting 70 wins for a team that is off to a 8-4 start, let's also consider the possibilities with Correa, Miranda, and Polanco performing as expected.
  15. Major League Ready
    I guess I was being too literal.
  16. Major League Ready
    Not even remotely accurate. His base salary is $15M with the following incentives. MVP votes: 1st-$8M 2nd-$7M 3rd-$6M 4th-$5M 5th-$4M 6th-through-10th: $3M Also: $500K each for 502, 533, 567, 600 and 625 plate appearances.
  17. Major League Ready
    Buxton playing center would be a huge boost. We have a few guys that could DH and that would be a big upgrade from Taylor's 477 OPS. Add Polanco back and lineup is much better/deeper. Also agree with Mike that Julien should be getting some reps at 1B. He is not an immediate solution, but it would be nice to have him play some 1B if Kirilloff's wrist continues to be a problem. Correa and Gordon have been the biggest black holes in the lineup. Correa is going to come out of it. Replace the DH, get Polanco back and Correa on track and this will be a good offensive team. Trading away pitching prospects/depth when we already need to make room for Julien / Lewis and perhaps Wallner seems like a very bad idea.
  18. Major League Ready
    Let's not ignore what actually happened. Let's also not ignore the fact that Gordon (so far) has been the least productive hitter on the team with an OPS of 255 and Farmer has been great with a wRC+ of 147. Let's acknowledge it's probably not crucial to put a guy with a 105 average and a 255 OPS in the lineup against a really tough team.
  19. Major League Ready
    Not really. Quite often they need a couple days to see if it's some sort of strain that will allow the player to return after a couple days. If they react immediately the players is lost for longer than necessary. The player that replaced him did not play so nothing was lost.
  20. Major League Ready
    Solano gets two hits and a walk and Farmer knocks in the winning run. Rocco could have ignored the splits and started Gordon because most of the time LH hit RH pitching better. I guess that would look better to anyone not aware of Urquidy's splits.
  21. Major League Ready
    He didn't start Gordon because Urguidy has reverse splits. The emphasis on RH bats was intentional.
  22. Major League Ready
    Yep, that one is easy. What do they do when Kirilloff is ready to come back? The initial plan was to send Larnach down. He looks as good as anyone on the team right now so who goes? I am thinking Kirilloff goes to AAA for 4-6 weeks to prove his wrist will hold up. Then, if he is healthy, Solano gets traded or cut. Obviously, injuries can and probably will enter into the equation let's hope they have to make a tough call.
  23. Major League Ready
    In 2020 they averaged over 140,000 viewers per game. It's a fraction of that now because of distribution but I don't see why they can't return to those levels. If that's the average viewership, the number of people potentially willing to stream the product is something significantly above 140,000 viewers. The audience is out there. They need to find a good way to service that audience. Also, removing the blackout would effectively cut the price per game in half which would obviously make for a more attractive product. The new rules, especially pacer of play could bolster viewership as well.
  24. Major League Ready
    Anxious to see what Preilipp can do this year but Nowlin is also one of the guys I will track this year. Seems like he could be great if he can just develop a little better command. Ricardo Olivar is really interesting too.
  25. Major League Ready
    They are not holding Julien back for service time time. They made a decision to add Castro over Julien / others for his versatility. Julien could replace Castro but Castro is going to be sent to STP when Polanco is brought back and that seems like it will be soon. There simply is not a spot for Julien right now so he is going to need to force his way up by crushing it at AAA. Hopefully, he works hard on hos defense and improves enough to take away that reason for keeping him off the MLB roster. The real interesting decision will be what they do when Lewis is ready.
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