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  1. IndianaTwin
    If you’re talking regular season, you’re right — it shouldn’t matter. But being a NYY got him lots of postseason action, where he threw 141 innings over 96 games. He went 8-1 with a 0.70 ERA and 110 strikeouts against 17 unintentional walks. I don’t know if he’s the most impressive postseason performer of all time, regardless of position, but he has to be on the short list of contenders. That does matter.
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    First base.
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    Given the team's willingness to go through the entire offseason last year with just two catchers on the 40-man roster, I'd be surprised if they feel the need to protect either that have been named. They already have Camargo, and it seems a little surprising that they would tie up 10 percent of their 40-man on catchers, given that backups and AAA depth are perceived as being a dime a dozen. I wonder if Rosario is the second-most likely. I also wonder if his inclusion on the AFL list (where he thrived) was to either a) give him some more at bats on which to base a decision or b) showcase him for another team, enticing them to give up a lottery pick for him in a low-level trade.
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    Best I can tell, in 2023, only two position players were selected. Old Nurse summarizes other drafts above. With only four bench spots for position players (five on occasion, if a team goes with a seven-man bullpen for a while), I think it's really difficult for a team to lock a fringe player into one of those spots for the entire year.
  5. IndianaTwin
    With his knowledge and history in the game, he seems like a no-brainer to be on one (or more) of the Hall of Fame Era Committees.
  6. IndianaTwin
    Selective memory, perhaps, but I would take Larry Hisle over any of the guys in his top 10 similarity scores. One of my favorites as a kid.
  7. IndianaTwin
    One reason why the Dodgers led the league in starts on five or more days rest is that they used 17 different starters over the course of the year. The Twins used 10, for context. Most starters making their first start of the year are doing it on more than five days rest. One reason why they used so many starters is because of guys going on and off of the IL. They only had two guys make more than 18 starts. Guys making their first start after coming off the IL are also doing it on more than five days rest. All that to say that I don't think the Dodgers were using a six-man rotation out of desire. They were using a five-guys-who-are-healthy rotation. I don't think planning to trade 10 starts of Lopez and Ober for rookies getting their feet wet is a good idea.
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    Which is an example of how it can be difficult to grade any transaction in isolation. There is almost always a domino effect.
  9. IndianaTwin
    This is great -- thanks for sharing.
  10. IndianaTwin
    I've always enjoyed tracking his stats among those born in Germany. He's the career leader in bWAR -- only Glenn Hubbard and good old Pretzels Getzien are close -- and he's far and away the leader in career homers. https://www.baseball-reference.com/bio/Germany_born.shtml
  11. IndianaTwin
    For more detail, yes, but the snapshot Nick provides is helpful as well.
  12. IndianaTwin
    Thanks, @Nick Nelson, for this snapshot, which will be helpful to see from time to time. Since this is projected and not official (though I don't have any disagreements with your list), would it also be possible to add two lines at the bottom, one with "Other Pitchers on the 40-man: ______" and "Other Hitters on the 40-man: _________"? (Or even break the pitchers into starters and relievers.) For those of us who don't have the roster situation committed to memory, it would be nice to be reminded that the extra hitters available are Camargo, Keirsey, Severino, ERod, etc. Thanks for your consideration.
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    No.
  14. IndianaTwin
    Along with looking at the “what would Duran realistically bring” angle, going the “what would an extension look like” route for an article is a more realistic dilemma than “should he be tendered?”
  15. IndianaTwin
    Kevin Pillar — a 37-year-old outfielder with a career 87 OPS+. He’d be really popular on TD. /s
  16. IndianaTwin
    Ah, 20-20 hindsight. Such a beautiful thing. You make what seems to be the best decision with the information you have at the time. Sometimes* circumstances change. *Pretty much always.
  17. IndianaTwin
    Guy I know who plays the banjo has said, "I have a sure fire way to turn you into a millionaire by playing the banjo. Begin with two million and start playing a lot of gigs."
  18. IndianaTwin
    Sounds like the rest of us only need to come up with 1.4999 Billion if you're already in.
  19. IndianaTwin
    Budget question: Has anyone from the Twins actually said they are looking to keep the same budget as this year? All I've heard is that they they've said they won't be reducing the budget. It's easy to hear that as "keep it the same," but that's not what "won't be reducing" means. Said another way, if this year was $130M and they keep their word, they are saying next year won't be $120-$125M, but not precluding it being $135-$140M. (And I get that people are in a bad mood about the FO these days, so we tend to read the worst into a statement. I'm not asking for commentary with my question -- I'm just asking if there've been actual statements that I've missed.)
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    I get where you went with this, but if you were going to use that argument, I'd suggest that Willi Castro is a better choice. Whereas SWR went 133 innings (and 28 starts), with a 99 ERA+ that protected us from seeing more of Varland, Matthews and Festa, Castro went a similarly average 102 OPS+, but actually led the team in plate appearances and saved us from a lot more of some combination of Julien, Margot, Martin, Farmer and Lee.
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    Which I also started, about three weeks ago. 😀 But thanks, I hadn't seen that there have been responses in the last couple days.
  22. IndianaTwin
    Thanks. Do you know where a list is? I haven't been able to find one.
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    I don't know the number of folks that need to be protected from Rule 5, but freeing up his roster spot would also be a benefit.
  24. IndianaTwin
    There's probably a couple non-tender candidates in the mix -- Castillo, Tonkin, maybe Kirilloff. Also, Alcala already has a contract for $1.5M. If he's double-counted and already in your $93M, those four knock $6M off your total.
  25. IndianaTwin
    Spotrac has him listed as Arb 1 (of four years) as a Super-Two player.
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