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  1. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Thanks for getting me back up to speed.
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    The Dodgers also converted Kenley Jansen to closer from another position so whatever their secret sauce is, I'm buying.
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    The catch is Stewart has a better fastball than Slowey, and Slowey with a better fastball might have been a thing
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    I admit to being guilty of scouting stat lines, so his IP/K/BB numbers jumped out at me too. However, I think Stewart has an interesting enough background to go with the stats.
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    Ah, thanks. However, he does miss bats. Here is a write up by a Dodger guy equating him with JDL which I think is interesting. http://dodgersdigest.com/2016/06/20/dodgers-time-to-talk-about-brock-stewart/
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    Can someone update us on the knocks against Brock Stewart, again? Thanks Someone in another thread said they like Stewart more than DeLeon and I cannot disagree, given most of us only know what's on the internet with these guys. Alvarez is in A ball while DeLeon and Stewart are two young MLB ready pitchers with nice ceilings. That would be highway robbery. I wonder if Wolfson is not as plugged in as he thinks.
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    Brad Radke - we all know Radke's background and fight. Radke made it known that he planned to retire following his age 33 season in 2006. Shane Reynolds. Reynolds was big contributor to those strong Astros teams of the late 1990s, but long story short, back problems at age 32 might have torpedoed any trade value he might have had. He was never involved in a trade. Tim Belcher was traded his age 33 season for Roger Salkeld, a 24 year old who by the stat line looked to be an AAAA arm. Per bbref, Belcher had been a free agent until signed by Cincinnati on May 3, and then traded to Seattle on May 15, so maybe there is some additional back story there. But on the surface, Belcher didn't net much in return. (This was in 1995, the season delayed until late April by the 1994 strike). Belcher was coming off an ERA+ 83 season in 1994 but pitched fairly well in 1995 and in following seasons (ERA+ of 106, 126, 93, 111 in 1995-1998 seasons).
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    Ted Lilly, involved in 4 trades before age 28, then traded in 2010 during his age 34 season From bbref: July 31, 2010: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Ryan Theriot and cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Kyle Smit (minors), Brett Wallach (minors) and Blake DeWitt. Lilly was pitching well for the Cubs (ERA+ 115) but I'm not going to try to make sense of that trade as the Dodgers don't seem to have been in the pennant race, but perhaps just wanted an arm. The following season Lilly pitched to ERA+ of 93 in 33 starts, then hung on for a couple more seasons battling injuries (I assume)
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    Woody Williams, age 34 during 2001 season, traded August 2 (waiver status?) from San Diego Padres to St. Louis. Cardinals received Williams in exchange for Ray Lankford, corner OF by then, also age 34, OPS+ 114 at time of trade. Williams was still a quality pitcher after age 33 as noted above. At time of trade, Williams had made 23 starts with ERA+ of 80 for Padres. After arriving on Cardinals Williams pitched to 7-1 record and ERA+ of 190 in 11 starts. Williams made only 23 starts his age 33 season, but had continued success for many years after. ERA+ of 111 in 24 starts in his age 39 season.
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    Slip Slidin' Away?
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    Pete Harnisch was at the very end of his career at age 33. No trade value. Kevin Gross made 23 starts for the Dodgers in his age 33 season, ERA+ of 109. Was granted free agency following 1994 season. That offseason, signed 2 years, $6 million by Rangers which I will guess was a good contract. Made 30 and 19 starts the next two years with ERA+ of 88 and 101. Involved in no trades through his 30s.
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    Ken Hill at age 33 would only be acquired via free agency from that point forward, but at age 31 (and having a 93 ERA+ season for the Rangers) was traded at the deadline to the Angels for Jim Leyritz, a part-time C/1B by then. Hill pitched well for the Angels after that trade: through the end of 1997 had an ERA+ of 128 in a pennant race. 1998: ERA+ of 96 in only 19 starts (injury I would guess) 1999: ERA+ of 101 in 22 starts and 4 relief appearances 2000 (age 34 season): ERA+ of 77 in 16 starts (very poor) and released by Angels in August.
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    Good data. I was opposed to the Santana signing at the time, though not opposed to Santana himself. I just felt another free agent to go with Hughes and Nolasco was too many rotation innings to squander while stunting development of guys like May and Meyer who you mention in the third paragraph...all water under the bridge at this point. My gut says going forward with Santana in 2017 is a better option than whatever the Twins might net in a trade. I plan to do a quick check and post findings on what those 20 guys netted in trades at that age.
  14. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Thanks. This removes some of the guesswork.
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    Little River Band, "Time for a Cool Change"
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    Beatles "Hello, Goodbye" (Falvey speaking to Friedman) - I say high - You say low - You say why? - And I say, I don't know https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rblYSKz_VnI
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    I agree with everyone above about the Smith hire
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    All things considered Delmon has to be up there. We saw a couple good moments but immense talent in a guy who never seemed to try, care, or be nice to anybody.
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    PM me
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    Falvey and Levine strike me as guys who are doing more than "hoping." Seems like they have some sharp ideas, and they've already shuffled the player deck somewhat (Castro, Suzuki, Plouffe) for the better, in my opinion. If they hold on to Dozier, I will give them the benefit of the doubt.
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    It was a 100-loss team, but it was a perfect storm of wrong decisions--that's another discussion. I disagree that Dozier is at high risk of tanking but do agree, there is some risk. I also disagree with your assumption that the Twins are destined to continue losing if they don't trade Dozier. To flip it around, that must mean that the Twins are sure to start winning if they *do* trade Dozier? For DeLeon? So forget Buxton, Sano, Berrios, it's DeLeon who will ultimately make the difference. I'm not sure this is being properly thought through. In any case, there is still plenty of time, as you have said yourself. We might eventually accept whatever offer is on the table right now. Nothing wrong with that, either.
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    I don't disagree. Falvey is not inheriting a rosy situation. However, the team right now today is in better shape than it was Opening Day 2016, including the pitching.
  23. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Why play percentages, when you already know what happens in the future?
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    Fair enough about Sano, but "hole" to me means an absence of talent. I would call them question marks, watching to see what Sano does, or watching if Buxton stays healthy and consistent for a full season, or seeing what Kepler can do. Those guys have a ton of talent and I wouldn't say those positions are holes.
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    Just curious, but where are the "holes all over the team" not counting pitching? I see many young guys who have yet to play full seasons at their positions, but I do not see "holes" per se, and certainly not all over.
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