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  1. DJL44
    To be fair, the writers didn't elect Baines, that was the Era Committee - mostly former players and executives.
  2. DJL44
    Yet somehow Billy Wagner, who wasn't half the pitcher of Santana, is on the cusp of election. Seriously, Santana has 7 seasons better than any of Wagner's.
  3. DJL44
    JT Snow or Eric Hosmer are good comps for Mauer at 1B. Mauer is 0.5 wins above average in the time he spent as a regular at 1B. That doesn't really contribute much to his Hall of Fame case. Will Clark could hit the crap out of the ball. Twice as many HR as Mauer. It helps Mauer that he looks better than Posey and Molina. JT Realmuto is the only active catcher who looks like he has a chance at the Hall of Fame and he needs a few years to catch up to Mauer. Adley Rutschman had a nice debut but it's one season. If the Hall of Fame doesn't elect Mauer they might just stop electing catchers. That would make for a less interesting museum.
  4. DJL44
    What's left? Are any of the free agent relievers available better?
  5. DJL44
    There are dozens and dozens of players who "coulda been" Hall of Famers if they had only stayed healthy.
  6. DJL44
    All teams use the 40 man roster to shuttle pitchers up and down in order to maximize the number of healthy pitchers available. Twins pitchers with options: Lopez 2, Ryan 3, Paddack 2, Ober 2, Woods-Richardson 3, Varland 3, Balazovic 1 Duran 1, Jax 2, Thielbar 1, Alcala 3, Moran 2, Megill 2, Winder 2, Henriquez 2, Sands 2, Headrick 3. Enlow 2, Ortega 2 I don't expect them to option Lopez, Ryan or Duran and Paddack will be on the injured list but any of the rest could be optioned back and forth to allow for flexibility in the pitching staff. You wouldn't think of 36 year old Thielbar as someone with options but he still has 2 seasons left before free agency.
  7. DJL44
    Batters in the #3 slot are usually pretty good. Most of them OPS 900 or better against the league.
  8. DJL44
    It should help Mauer that he's about as controversial as buttered toast. Catchers are rarely elected on the first ballot but Mauer should be elected by the writers eventually.
  9. DJL44
    You left off Chase Utley from the deserving players who become eligible next year.
  10. DJL44
    I looked up last season. Opening Day April 8, first transaction 4/12. 4/12 - Recalled Jax, Alcala to IL 4/13 - Larnach and Derek Rodriguez up, Kirilloff and Cotton down 4/14 - Garlick up, Rodriguez down The Opening Day roster lasted 4 games.
  11. DJL44
    Ober is the 6th starter and will likely need to be used in that role in April. Winder should be in the bullpen. I don't think he has the stuff for the rotation but could throw harder in shorter outings.
  12. DJL44
    I am expecting the Twins to add two relief pitchers when they are able to put Paddack and Canterino on the 60 day DL. Those two relievers will head north replacing 2 of Alcala, Moran and Megill.
  13. DJL44
    Has an Opening Day roster ever lasted a whole week? Most times by game 4 there's been a transaction to change the roster.
  14. DJL44
    Moving to the bullpen generally helps a pitcher's stuff. It is easier to throw hard for an inning and the pitcher can focus on perfecting only a couple of pitches. However, it doesn't usually help a pitcher's command to move to the bullpen.
  15. DJL44
    Kepler or Gordon. I don't know when they would play Nick Gordon now.
  16. DJL44
    Ober can't stay healthy. Varland is an unproven rookie. Maeda is going to have limited innings. I'll bet even with Gray, Lopez, Ryan, Mahle, Ober, Maeda, Varland and Woods-Richardson we still see starts from other pitchers (Winder, Paddack, someone else undetermined) this season.
  17. DJL44
    The Twins have the best SS in the American League. You think Seager and Pena will make the team but Correa won't?
  18. DJL44
    The other first basemen in the American League are not great defensively. Arraez isn't perfect but he's good as the competition.
  19. DJL44
    I completely disagree with this statement. The shift is keeping batting averages down leaguewide but not for Arraez. His spray chart is all over the place and teams rarely shift on him. The revised shifting rules will raise batting averages for the rest of the players in the league which will make the gap between them and Arraez smaller. It makes Arraez less valuable with respect to other hitters.
  20. DJL44
    A player as good as Gallo getting paid the minimum on a 1 year contract would have $11.5M in trade value. It's player value minus what they are getting paid.
  21. DJL44
    You can't trade a player you just signed as a free agent until June 16th.
  22. DJL44
    This board overvalues players in the Twins system and undervalues players on other teams.
  23. DJL44
    That conflicts with the scouts who saw him play in the Arizona Fall League. Consensus was he can play SS. The same scouts say Austin Martin doesn't throw well enough to stick at SS.
  24. DJL44
    It's a fair comparison, but not to the Rod Carew people saw playing for the Twins in the 1970s. Arraez compares to the Rod Carew the Angels got in the 1980s: no longer a plus on the basepaths and limited to 1B,
  25. DJL44
    Using MLB trade value's numbers they are underpaying Gallo by $1.2M. The only way you can have surplus trade value on a 1 year contract is by underpaying.
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