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  1. USAFChief
    Had Obama announced the Carrier deal, Republicans coast to coast would have crucified him for it.
  2. USAFChief
    Hopefully the new PBO and GM have a plan to do just that. I can understand the argument trading Dozier should be a big part of their initial plan. However, I don't think it's unreasonable to think they might have other plans. Or for that matter, to hope they have other plans if they find out they can't get a reasonable return for Dozier. Keeping a very productive everyday player at an up-the-middle position shouldn't automatically be viewed as a failure, IMO.
  3. USAFChief
    I don't think removing Landa from the 40 man means any of the following: - "the Twins have fireballers to spare" - "so do the rest of the league's teams" I think it means the Twins needed an open spot on the 40 mand, and a 22 year old who has been in the organization since 2011 and not advanced past A ball was a logical person to drop, because he has little chance to help the Twins (or any other team) in 2017. The Twins, like every other team, will still be looking at velocity as a desirable trait for their pitching staff, because velocity, in and of itself, is a weapon. Not the only weapon, but a weapon, and a valuable one.
  4. USAFChief
    I am in the camp of "why would we add any reasonable pitching prospect?" in a deal to acquire pitching? Unless the new brain trust is convinced Stewart is a non-prospect, he stays.
  5. USAFChief
    Concur.
  6. USAFChief
    If he could just maintain that velocity, it'd be one thing.
  7. USAFChief
    RE: the OP. As posted elsewhere, the decision to offer all five was essentially made the day only Plouffe was set adrift.
  8. USAFChief
    RE: Revere. I think the Twins 4th OFer should hit RHed. And his name should not rhyme with Jobbie Drossman.
  9. USAFChief
    If framing numbers depend on the pitching staff--and they might--they're not really measuring framing.
  10. USAFChief
    IMO there was little to no chance the two prior Twins GMs would stay in the organization after the club hired a new PBO and GM. Keeping underlings around is one thing. But keeping the former boss(es) around? Too much baggage, mixed loyalties, ego, etc etc etc. That's one mistake the club has made in the past with Ryan/Smith and Smith/Ryan, and I bet they don't ever make again.
  11. USAFChief
    This is from Seth (in the "Twins add to 40 man roster" thread in the Minor League Talk forum): "People need to remember that the Twins can still make trades and sign free agents. If they sign free agents they need to DFA someone off the 40-man roster. They can't DFA the guys they just added, so they have to have some guys on the 40-man roster that can be dropped. Santana (in my mind) is certainly in that category." I'm confident that applies to making room on the 40 man for a rule 5 pick, as well. And I'm super confident Seth knows what he's talking about.
  12. USAFChief
    I'm reasonably confident that's not correct.
  13. USAFChief
    Adam Brett Walker says he was added to the 40 man in 2015, which he confirms is not "just in the past couple weeks." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Brett_Walker_II
  14. USAFChief
    I believe they can still waive players, except for those added to the 40 man just in the past couple weeks.
  15. USAFChief
    Gary Sanchez??!? pfft. Look what he did with Babe Ruth and Joe Dimaggio!
  16. USAFChief
    I would think these decisions were already made when Plouffe--and only Plouffe--was released.
  17. USAFChief

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    USAFChief replied to jimmer's topic in The Sports Bar

    Smart...maintain plausible deniability.
  18. USAFChief

    Lawyers

    USAFChief replied to jimmer's topic in The Sports Bar

    What is the best thing to throw to a drowning lawyer? His partners.
  19. USAFChief
    IMO we've thoroughly examined the Hunter effect as it relates to Napoli. Let's move on.
  20. USAFChief
    Then what's the problem with moving on from them?
  21. USAFChief
    Not necessarily happy about Napoli, specifically. Ecstatic if it signals a belief that they can and should try to compete in 2017. And sign me up for Joey Bats!
  22. USAFChief
    The current players are mostly Kill recruits. I will give him a partial pass on last season, but so far this year's class is abysmal. And I don't see him changing that.
  23. USAFChief
    If Hunter can instill his work ethic and will to win in even a few prospects, it will be worth the money.
  24. USAFChief
    http://m.mlb.com/news/article/209343802/verlander-and-buxton-lead-2016-statcast-team/ I'm not sure what the value of some of this is, but I found it interesting. And the Buxton bit confirms the impression of him I got when I saw him play in the AFL a couple years ago. Watching him go from first to third was startling. He was visibly faster than anyone I have ever seen on a baseball field.
  25. USAFChief
    A real AD already has made those calls, and has the new head coach verbally committed. And if not, an extension needs to be in place, very soon. Recruiting is tough enough, trying with a lame duck head coach is suicide.
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