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Everything posted by darin617
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It just shows he doesn't have as great of trade value that people think. He has such great skills but just can't seem to get them together at the same time.
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Still need a good defensive Shortstop. Teams that succeed need to be good defensively. Then after they find a Shortstop they need to find a way to get Buxton to play 150 games in a season.
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Leave Sano at 3rd for now. Sign either Eric Thames or Edwin Encarnacion to play 1st. Encarnacion would probably be best used in some sort of a platoon for 1st. Plenty of bodies on the team to give him plenty of time off. Julio Teheran would be my pitcher of choice. As for the rest I would let the market play itself out and then jump in for some bullpen help if Romo won't be back. The worst thing is to chase a hot RP and overpay and get burned.
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3 Bold Predictions for the 2019 MLB Winter Meetings
darin617 commented on Hansen101's blog entry in Hansen101's Blog
I hope your 1st prediction doesn't come true. It would be a very bad contract that the Twins would regret after 2 years. I would rather see them make a blockbuster deal for someone like Blake Snell or possibly one of the Rockies controllable pitchers. I would have rather seen the Twins offer Wheeler 5 years 140 over this deal. -
I would hate to be the team that gives him the 4 year deal for close to 100M. Those last 2 years would be hard to swallow.
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Also, Donaldson should be able to command a 3-4 year deal. You may get 1 great year and then maybe average at best.
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So isn't this deal technically like 2 years $17.5M after you factor in that he still has to finish serving the rest of his suspension? Decent signing to be the 4th starter in the rotation.
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Atlanta continues their trend at overpaying for veteran players with the hope they can find it one more time.
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I have said this countless times. Polanco needs to find a new position.
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It's not that painful. Until Buxton figures out how to play the game without getting hurt this could be a steal of a trade. Also, doubt A's would have interest in him as well.
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Boras is simply amazing. Not sure how he got 4/64 for Moose. Makes me scared to think of dealing with him for Hyun- Jin Ryu.
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Or what if, The Twins didn't play in the worst division in MLB and got to beat the tar out of Baltimore so much last season. You would hope someone has finally sat down with Buxton and drilled it into his head that he is hurting the team by always getting hurt. With great speed comes great responsibility. He needs to figure this out soon. Crashing into a wall that doesn't give is not smart.
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Donaldson will be at least getting a 3 year deal minimum. Get Moose.
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No way they will ever admit anything. Maybe they could blame Rawlings, only problem is that they own them. So no they will not comment. All the stat geeks will have an idea after a couple of weeks when they start measuring launch angles and bat speed compared to what they noticed last year.
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I'm not looking for power out of SS. Call me old fashioned I guess. Give me solid defense, speed, and a good OBP and i'm happy. We also have no clue what 2020 balls will be. It's not like they are going to come out and tell everyone they "nerfed them" back to 2018 balls. Also, the elephant in the room is the PED suspension that Polanco already has under his belt.
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Donaldson had a major comeback last season. You would also be paying more double for Donaldson as well. Moose has been consistent over the past few years. So you could add Moose and a very good bullpen arm or two or Donaldson. Donaldson will also command more years than Moose will for sure. Then all we need is to find our favorite rally squirrel and we can have Moose & Squirrel take over Target Field.
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He is a poor defender.
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Front Page: The C.J. Cron Conundrum
darin617 replied to Matthew Taylor's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Move Sano to 1st now and sign Mike Moustakas to play 3rd. Moose would probably be 12-14M year. It could be part 1 of shoring up the defense. Part 2 is a pipedream that a Cubs fan came up with to trade Arraez to Chicago. Then they could sign a defensive SS and move Polanco to 2nd. -
1. Jordan Lyles 2. Jose Iglesias 3. Martin Maldonado 4. Danny Salazar
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Front Page: Twins Trades Show They've Got This Down
darin617 replied to Ted Schwerzler 's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Twins traded Luis Gil to the Yankees for Jake Cave. Luis Gil is now the Yankees #4 prospect. -
Front Page: Every Team Wants Zack Wheeler
darin617 replied to Cody Christie's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
If he has that much interest he will easily get a 5 year deal. Probably like 5/90M. His agent could probably squeeze a 6 year deal out of a desperate team. -
They could have probably slipped Raley & Blankenhorn through the rule 5 draft. It's good to see that they have 3 open spots for free agents.
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Why trade Kepler when he is signed to a fairly team friendly contract if he continues to perform?
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Zero chance. Betts has said for a long time he is awaiting Free Agency. Of course if some team was foolish enough to trade for him and then publicly issued an 8 year $275M dealhe would certainly perk up. I would pass for sure. I hate those long term deals especially when the last 2 years at least are a complete waste for the team. (Pujols) is first of many that popped into my head.
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Betts trade would be a disaster. Why give up Kirlloff for 1 year of Betts? Could care less about the other 2. I would pass on Rendon and sign Moose to play 3rd. No to Gibson.
