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  1. DJL44
    He was released 3 times. He signed a free agent contract each time he was released. He could have negotiated opt-out free agency when he signed (there is precedent for players from Japan). Nobody offered that because he wasn't that good. I seriously doubt anyone would have offered Thielbar $10M to pitch in 2024. Arb4 is usually pretty close to free agent value.
  2. DJL44
    Or just sign Brandon Belt. They're last in hitting but somehow don't have room for a guy who put up an OPS+ of 136 in 2023 (better than any Twin except Royce Lewis) and has a career OPS+ of 124.
  3. DJL44
    I think it is much more reasonable to try to get 2 innings out of Stewart when he relieves than to try to get 4 innings out of him as a starter.
  4. DJL44
    The starters are pitching 4 innings every 5 days. The relievers are pitching 2 innings every 3 days. Not that different.
  5. DJL44
    Thielbar signed as a free agent at ages 25, 31 and 32 because he had been released so he actually reached free agency quite young. He was not very good at age 30, that's why he hasn't made much money.
  6. DJL44
    Will Festa pitch more than 3 innings tonight? There is an opportunity if they let him compete for it.
  7. DJL44
    Overall MLB average is .240
  8. DJL44
    Signing Brandon Belt and releasing Santana is another option. They probably could have non-tendered Farmer and signed him for less ($3-4M) but not that much less. You're not getting a good starting pitcher for $6M. At that price the pitcher will be bad or injured or both. To get a good starting pitcher they needed to commit $50-100M.
  9. DJL44
    Why? They're professional baseball players, not my kids.
  10. DJL44
    It is good that there are options to share the load. If Okert is rested he's probably the best option but having Thielbar and Funderburk lets them bring in a fresh arm instead of having Okert pitch back-to-back days.
  11. DJL44
    Hope gets in the way of bellyaching.
  12. DJL44
    How long do they keep him in CF?
  13. DJL44
    Bowman would have to be released. No options remaining. I don't know why they would bring Bowman up, sit him, then release him. They could have kept Tonkin instead if that was the plan.
  14. DJL44
    I hope to save that quote and throw it back at you for years to come.
  15. DJL44
    Don't be surprised if Funderburk goes down for Staumont soon.
  16. DJL44
    With Correa and Lewis both injured we should have seen the debut of Brooks Lee. Unfortunately that will have to wait a little longer.
  17. DJL44
    I expect they will need both of them and probably more to get through the season.
  18. DJL44
    I like Okert, he's been good and they control him for two more seasons after this one. They didn't give Nick Gordon away for nothing.
  19. DJL44
    Brandon Belt is still unemployed somehow.
  20. DJL44
    Another good example of why WPA is a total garbage stat. Farmer lets a playable ball through and Jax gets all of the blame.
  21. DJL44
    Bowman doesn't have any options. It was option one of Alcala, Sands, Funderburk or release somebody.
  22. DJL44
    It's important to realize that the week-long series means a minor leaguer can feast off favorable pitching matchups for an entire week. All we know right now is he can hit Springfield's pitchers.
  23. DJL44
    Wallner had an extended period of consistent play last season. Do we know exactly what we have in him?
  24. DJL44
    This is not the battle I would choose to fight. Fungible relievers are fungible. Tonkin has benefitted from relief pitcher churn more than it has cost him in his career.
  25. DJL44
    The 80s teams had TK throwing batting practice (lefty).
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