Mike Sixel
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That was his point
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odo was not a free agent...but he did decide to stay for $17MM. I think he regrets that, given the market.... (not that he regrets staying here, but it looks like he'd have gotten PAID).
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Progress isn't linear. Berrios was a legit number 2 last year, I have no idea what you want/expect from him. With a tiny bit of improvement, he'd be one of the 10 best starters in baseball. That said, those stats look pretty consistent, so we just might have to settle for 4.x fWAR a year from him, and him being one of the 20 or so best pitchers in the game......../s
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I was trying to think of how a trade like this would work. Year three is the bummer year of the deal..... Twins could send Eddie to someone else, that team sends a prospect to Boston (not a highly ranked one) and MN gets Price. MN adds a lot to the budget, Boston cuts a lot and gets a 40 FV prospect or so, and another team gets Eddie. If Price makes 20 or so starts a year and is good, that's a good trade. Big if.
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And Martin Perez might not have a major league job. It cuts both ways.
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No, but the Twins decided to sign Pineda.......and he comes with that baggage. IF they are willing to cut bait in spring training, I'm fine with this idea. I'm not fine with it if they stick with them to start the year, and they look anything like they did last year.
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but they could be worse, and in the meantime, you've likely given them all of Pineda's missed starts. You might miss out on giving a chance to a guy that turns out to be good right now, at no money...... Like Arraez last year, one of those guys might surprise us and turn out to be ready right away.....
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Not if the Mets are trying to win. And, they played in the best division in the game, and played well last year. No way they should be dealing one of those guys.
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the rule five draft has been pretty much a non-factor since they changed the rules. I have no idea why people here get so worried about it anymore.
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So, what player that is available has been great against the Yankees?
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Front Page: Absorbing Risk Is Twins Next Decision
Mike Sixel replied to Ted Schwerzler 's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
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Agreed. If I can get Price, and trade howeveryouspellhisname......I probably do that. Maybe. I'm quite nervous about his elbow, so I'd want him to be surrounded by three guys I trusted (which he would be THIS year).
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Did you read the link I posted.....you might find it interesting.
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Blech.
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https://blogs.fangraphs.com/david-prices-trade-value/
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Why would the Rockies do this for low level prospects?
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He has almost no excess value. Just sign one of the expensive third baseman instead, and keep your prospects.
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The dollars are right in line with the last few years.....the two great players got the same moneyish as the two great hitters last year, and the Wheeler looks like Corbin/Darvish money.....or middle tier money like last year. This has been the price for 2-3 years now.
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Front Page: Absorbing Risk Is Twins Next Decision
Mike Sixel replied to Ted Schwerzler 's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Which kind of shows the folly of waiting until just the right moment to add good players.....they might not be there in the year you waited for. The Twins have historically played the risk game in one way: Choose the least financial risk, while accepting that there may be considerable downside risk in playing mediocre players. That's fine, it's their company. But I'd really like them to make an upside play at some point. This was that point. Great hitting team, with lots of money available (and money coming off the books next year), and 5-6 good starting pitchers available (they had no chance at the top two, but those two meant two other teams were not pursuing the other 3-4).- 30 replies
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It is true, different players have different needs/wants. But we are looking at a pattern of over two decades of not signing big time free agents (from a cost perspective). It isn't a one off thing at that point, it's an organizational philosophy. It could still change this off season, there are still two really good pitchers left....
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But they didn't, they signed Perez......
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That's what I would do if I was the Angels....
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They have 30 million, at least, to spend. And Cruz and probably Rosario leave after this year. They have more than enough money to extend the players they have, and sign a legit FA.
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If the infield defense was good, I'd go with the Keuchel plan, but no way I do that with Sano, Polanco, Arraez in the infield. No way. And I like Keuchel..... I can't decide between the other two. I lean the expensive pitcher plan, because I just don't see how they get another good pitcher w/o spending money on one, and I don't think they have enough pitching to be elite as a team right now......but Ryu makes me nervous, and I have no idea what Bumgarner is or is not going forward (I think good, like #3 or better with flashes of #1 sometimes).....But the 3B is a much safer bet.....but then, you can find good 3B much easier than good SP (and next year's FA pitching class is meh)...... So, um, Bumgarner I guess.
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No real surprise. That's how I would start negotiations if I was him. I have no idea how he'll age..... It's surely risky, but so is trusting bad players to get better, like Perez, or rookies to be good.
