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  1. Not a bad idea. Jo Adell can replace Margot for less money but with a better glove.
  2. Looks like ROOT will no longer show NBA or NHL games and is looking for a bailout from MLB. Seattle Mariners President Talks About Future of ROOT Sports (msn.com)
  3. They could also do a combination of the above. Keep Paddack until the trade deadline and deal him before he inevitably wears down at the end of the season.
  4. Castro was a below average CF. Martin was the worst CF in MLB. There's a big gap between them.
  5. Martin cannot play SS, 3B or RF like Castro. For that matter he can't play any position defensively as well as Castro. The utility guy is supposed to be on the team to catch the ball. I wouldn't use Martin as a defensive replacement for any position player on the team. The Twins need MORE defense, not less.
  6. I expect all of these players to be tendered a contract. Some might get traded.
  7. I don't have any hope that he will somehow become a good defender at LF or 1B so it's really about his bat. Can he hit the ball well enough to play every day or is he Randy Bush?
  8. I found Rob Antony's very sad LinkedIn page (26) Rob Antony | LinkedIn
  9. Anyone know what Rob Antony is doing now? Maybe he and Levine can play golf next summer. I wonder which one of them said "Hey, let's give Joey Gallo $11M. We only have a five LH hitting outfielders on the roster." I wonder if the "Falvine" moniker upsets Falvey. He's the main decision maker but has to share credit. That could be enough to let him go.
  10. Danny De Andrade is the 2nd best SS prospect they have.
  11. Falvey interview on si.com makes it sound like they will just eliminate the position.
  12. He's their best option at 2B. He's not the best option in CF (Keirsey) or SS (Lee) if there is an injury to the starter at those positions.
  13. Twins GM Talks Draft, Risk-Taking – David Shama's Minnesota Sports Headliners (shamasportsheadliners.com)
  14. I heard someone comment that every Matthews pitch breaks in the same direction, it's just how much they break. That could be a problem that can only be fixed by adding a pitch like a sinker or splitter to go with the slider. A split-change could help him a lot.
  15. With hindsight, this move was probably inevitable after the trade deadline. Levine says he's the risk taker and Falvey is risk averse. They didn't make any deals which implies they aren't listening to Levine anymore.
  16. He needs to be able to learn from his mistakes. Make sure players are prepared to play defense. Quit pinch hitting early in games and giving away the platoon advantage. Pay attention to the opposing team's baserunners.
  17. The MLB minimum salary already sets the floor. If you want a minimum salary of $2M I'm sure the players would agree to that. The players would make less money with cap and floor than they do now. That's why they haven't agreed to it. Fix the revenue sharing incentives so winning is more profitable than losing and filling the stands is a priority.
  18. Miranda seems like a perfectly adequate first baseman. I doubt the Twins have the budget to find anyone better to replace him so I expect him to play a lot at 1B next season. He's not a good fielder at 3B and shouldn't play there except when someone else is injured and unavailable.
  19. Somebody is digging deep in the archives. It's easy to be wrong about prospects. Most people are, including major league front offices. I am very happy with how the Lopez/Arraez trade worked out even though Salas has not turned into anything at all. Arraez has turned into a DH who only hits singles. If he was still on the Twins they would non-tender him this offseason.
  20. If they were "focusing on hitting HR" then they were awful at it. The main reason they stopped scoring in September is they hit fewer HR. HR by month: April 31, May 31, June 37, July 29, August 34, September 21 Runs by month: April 133, May 121, June 150, July 111, August 133, Sept 94 The difference between their hitting in May and September is mostly explained by hitting 10 fewer HR.
  21. I wish Martin's defense was mediocre. He was terrible. He needs a lot of work on his defense. If he can't get better defensively, he's going to wash out of MLB. I don't think Keirsey has the speed or arm strength to be elite on defense. He's certainly better than you would expect given his tools. Good person to stash in AAA and use when Buxton goes on the IL.
  22. It's even more expensive to have TWO crews follow a team around. This is one of the first costs I see getting cut - MLB will likely shrink to a single broadcast crew for each game. Each team will provide one on-air announcer for the booth and the video crew will be locals.
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