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  1. tobi0040
    Looks like he is saving us from ourselves. Love it.
  2. tobi0040
    I bet they move Samardzija
  3. tobi0040
    Sickels had their sytsem at 15 in May and only one of the guys was top 10. He is likely out of the top 100, just doing a quick 5 x 30 calculation. I could be short changing the move and it may turn out to be good for them. But it has tempered my expectations for a Plouffe trade.
  4. tobi0040
    I think you only do these deals if you can get a nice discount on the free agency portion. A few of the more recent deals don't seem to accomplish that (Trout and Seager). If we can get a nice discount, I would do it. I think Dozier plays good defense and should be a 20-20 guy because I don't see those skills receeding in the next three years. So if he has a decent deal in the future, you can trade Dozier and he would have value even if he was a .250, 20-20 guy with plus defense at 2B. I think the risks of regression are lower with Dozier than with Plouffe.
  5. tobi0040
    I can't argue with that. They continue, year in and year out to find guys that everyone seems to want three years later.
  6. tobi0040
    I used to think that we would get something good via trade for Plouffe, given the scarcity at 3B. However, the Josh Donaldson trade has made me change my mind a bit. Donaldson is way better than Plouffe, career OPS + of 125, OPS of .805. Plouffe's career OPS + is 99, OPS .723. The A's only received Brett Lawrie and three prospects. Only only one of which is top 10 in their system at #5 (Barreto according to BA). http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/2015-toronto-blue-jays-top-10-prospects-video/
  7. tobi0040
    I would want to see another 3 months for dozier. I just can't get there with plouffe. To sd's point, if things go well he is replaced at 3b. Then maybe he can play lf. Maybe he can't. His value would fall for sure The real downside is you have 40 million locked up in the second best 3b on your team. If his consistency falters again you are stuck.
  8. tobi0040
    I think it is the Seager deal that is crazy. He would probably make 20M over three years in arbitration. So they then paid him 4-80 in free agency? What is the point of doing this deal, is he going to be worth more than 20M? You do this deal to get a discount in free agency. He is not Pujols or A Rod circa 2005.
  9. tobi0040
    Well, if he has two good years the Twins will know we didn't win!
  10. tobi0040
    The other conclusion is that the "winner" submitted a bid that was less than the Korean team thought it would be.
  11. tobi0040
    I am not saying the Ramirez contract will be a good one. But you could use a few more data points. Ramirez is 30 and has a career OPS of .874. His OPS two years ago was 1.040. Hunter will be 40 next season and has a career .799 OPS.
  12. tobi0040
    Swarzak outrighted to AAA and off the 40 man. https://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Anthony_Swarzak/3766816/twins-sent-rhp-anthony-swarzak-outright-to-triple-a-rochester
  13. tobi0040
    I think defensive metrics are an unknown yet as well. But I think they point guys in the right direction. I can see both Arcia and Hunter as negatives defensively. And we can maybe have one, but not two of them. Especially with a potential question mark in CF as well. I think they give Hicks another shot, but he was not good either. TF would be nice for Torii, but we play 81 on the road as well.
  14. tobi0040
    Maybe. I was talking about this with a friend. We were both a little dumbfounded at Torii's defensive numbers. We remember the gold glove guy. But then we concluded he was almost 32 when he left here and he has been gone 7 full seasons. According to dWAR he was already slipping. He went from about +2 to .2 from ages 28 to 31. And he never really posted the type of numbers of a guy like Carlos Gomez. So he was probably a tad over-rated to begin with. Gomez had one year at 4.6. Heyward was a 2.8 last year. Hunter never got above a 2.
  15. tobi0040
    Abreu looks like a screaming deal though. That is why I think he gets 6-90 or 6-80. Time will tell.
  16. tobi0040
    He allowed almost 3 x the runs Arcia did, per UZR. The only question is why.
  17. tobi0040
    Come on desire, come on desire.
  18. tobi0040
    The issue is he is likely to get $20M+ more than Abreu received, but his numbers are nowhere near Abreu's in the same league.
  19. tobi0040
    I agree. For one, the guy has questionable defense from several of the scouts. So he would be part of the problem here. Two, we can find some guy that plays adequate defense and platoon for a few million. Or get a guy like Mookie Betts from Boston.
  20. tobi0040
    I just figured if the posting process is over, I don't know why Texas would not share something that was going to become public in a day anyway. Maybe some crazy rule I guess.
  21. tobi0040
    I agree.
  22. tobi0040
    Step 1. Confirm your bid amount Step 2. Call the rangers and ask what their bid was Step 3. Determine if their number is higher Step 4 ( if rangers number was higher ). Confirm you did not win.
  23. tobi0040
    If I was them I would hold onto Betts. But the post-Theo Red Sox have favored aging high priced players over 22 year olds. So I think they may part with Betts.
  24. tobi0040
    That is fair.
  25. tobi0040
    Yes. Our front office should practice writing on the chalk-board.... OUR PROBLEM WITH THE OF IS DEFENSE. OUR PROBLEM WITH THE OF IS DEFENSE. OUR PROBLEM WITH THE OF IS DEFENSE. OUR PROBLEM WITH THE OF IS DEFENSE OUR PROBLEM WITH THE OF IS DEFENSE. OUR PROBLEM WITH THE OF IS DEFENSE
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