Shane Wahl
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I have to ask . . . why no Beresford? It seems moderately crazy not to protect him. I mean . . . it's not that likely he would be taken, but I also don't think it is that unlikely either. I think he is exactly the guy to keep around if anything involving Florimon, Dozier, and Rosario doesn't work out. -
Can't be Dean, right? And it shouldn't be, either. Wait, is Danny Rohlfing one of them? I could have sworn something doesn't add up right from one of my first guesses then. Darnell, Achter, Romero, Vargas, Wimmers, Watts, Kepler, Rohlfing, Ibarra, Oliveros, Polanco.
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For the record, my very first guess included Oliveros . . .
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You gotta answer this of these 8: Darnell, Achter, Romero, Vargas, Kepler, Polanco, Watts, Ibarra.
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I am really quite stuck at 8, then. I have 13 guys worthy, but only 8 make the list. I cannot imagine who the other three are.
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This is going to be 6 years and $120 million total. Maybe even pushing to $132 million. There is no planet on which the Twins are going to do anything like this. And it's unfortunate.
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In my view, 11 isn't enough!
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8 of these, apparently. But you did us a solid and only listed 10, so that helps. I swear it has gotta be no to Dean and Fuentes. But you didn't have Beresford or Watts. But it would seem given all that Seth has said that they aren't included. How has no one gotten 9???? I just got 8, but Seth's 2nd most likely, 9th most likely, and 11th most likely are out there. I have no idea who the 2nd most likely add is.
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Thinking rationally, and *this* list needs no numeric response!: If choosing only 11: Achter, Beresford, Romero, Darnell, Ibarra, Ortiz, Watts, Wimmers, Vargas, and then Kepler and Polanco, if concerned about that latter two--if not--Roberts and Salcedo. That's 3 (4) relievers, 2 starters, 0 catchers, 2 (2) outfielders, and 4 (3) infielders. I really don't understand how the 11 could be not taken from this group of 13.
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Wait, 6 of these 7 are on Seth's list: Darnell, Achter, Romero, Kepler, Watts, Vargas, and Wimmers (from post 23) From post 38: six of the following are on the list: Darnell, Achter, Romero, Kepler, Vargas, Wimmers, Beresford, Ibarra, Knudson, Roberts, Salcedo So what the hell? Let's say the wrong assumption was made and that Watts is on Seth's list. So 5 of the first 6 are on Seth's list. That would mean that Seth thinks the Twins are adding one of: Beresford, Roberts, and Salcedo. This is not rational for the Twins to do. The guy added *must* be Beresford, however. There is no way they are going to risk someone close enough to help infield defense. No way. Salcedo and Roberts safe because of injury history/slash not playing in AA yet. I get that, I suppose. I could see some team taking a chance though. So I have to think irrationally to get this damn 11 done.
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Back to the drawing board. It's be one thing if it were clear by now any 6 or 7 of these guys. I am not sure what you are going for here, Seth. Wimmers and Roberts off list because the injuries would scare other teams off too much? Achter, Darnell, Beresford, Vargas, Polanco, Kepler, Watts, Salcedo, Dean, Turpen (Turpen, really????--I swear it seems based on what you have said . . . ), Fuentes.
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Wait, wait, wait. You are being serious here!? I thought there was no way this went back down and could be anything other than 9! I need a spreadsheet.
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I know! It is way more difficult to figure this out this year.
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Government Shutdown and the Affordable Care Act
Shane Wahl replied to glunn's topic in The Sports Bar
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/06/us/a-federal-budget-crisis-months-in-the-planning.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 This is pretty illustrative. Why even talk to people who have been planning and scheming in every way possible to undermine you? -
There is no reason to trade the top prospects. Some lower ones used to add in value to Doumit or Willingham would be a different story. I have a lot of confidence that the very top prospects: Buxton, Sano, Meyer, and Rosario are going to make it and make it quite successfully.
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Government Shutdown and the Affordable Care Act
Shane Wahl replied to glunn's topic in The Sports Bar
A general point: I have a hard time believing that Jesus would endorse capitalist economics. Now, maybe to his detriment (I would say because capitalism was necessary to generate massive wealth), but nonetheless. So a healthcare system that does quite little about the for-profit nature of the enterprise seems inadequate. -
Government Shutdown and the Affordable Care Act
Shane Wahl replied to glunn's topic in The Sports Bar
Did I just read the word "appeasement" and talk about how opening up a conversation with the Iranians is a bad thing? I just got baited. -
Personally, I would add Ibarra and Watts. But I think by looking over my suggestions, Ibarra is not on it. goulik, I think it will be your first seven there, plus Roberts and Salcedo. Add in Watts and that's ten. Hopefully I am right about that.
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Watts has to be one of them. I wasn't thinking about Roberts being needed because of the injuries, but there is no reason not to include him. So, I imagine swapping out Knudson for Watts could get you close. I guess I don't understand why Ortiz wouldn't be added and why Kepler but not Polanco? I would think that Polanco is more of a risk to be taken (neither will, though) and Polanco, at this point, would seem like he could move up faster than Kepler, so the three years doesn't matter as much with him. Anyway, goulik, you are going to get this. As long as some "observer" doesn't come in and swoop when we get to ten!
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I am not even sure I that could have possibly gone from 7 to 6 to 6! Goulik you have to have 9 of them, at least, right?
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Well I am going to assume a higher number than 7 this time around! Add Adrian Salcedo and that will get someone pretty far. I already paid, so I am now just curious. This became a game.
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I know one guy I didn't list for sure. Not sure how I could possibly skip over him. I will wait to see the new number though.
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Now my head hurts: Darnell, Vargas, Beresford, Achter, D. Ortiz (I don't think they want to lose those guys, right?) Polanco, Kepler Knudson, Morales, Hauser, Watts (forgot him before) (you can't say FIVE this time, so hopefully there's progress here)
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That went backwards.
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Darnell, Achter, Vargas, Beresford, D. Romero, D. Ortiz, Wimmers, Oliveros, Ibarra, J. Gonzalez, N. Fuentes (Forgot Ibarra completely, a bit ago)
