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  1. USAFChief
    Stop taking strike one.
  2. USAFChief
    yes.
  3. USAFChief
    Thanks JB!
  4. USAFChief
    The whole aging curve, decline phase thing has gotten out of hand. Good/ great players don't often fall off a cliff. They tend to stay productive, well into their 30s. It's average/below average players that tend to crater. They start with fewer skills, and lower talent, and small changes due to aging drop them further below average, since they had such a tenuous grip on MLB ability to start with.
  5. USAFChief
    oh, he reached base all right. He just didnt linger long at any of em.
  6. USAFChief
    Both valid points. Like I said, I've been wrong before. And I certainly agree Santana's play to date has been...suboptimal, to put it kindly.
  7. USAFChief
    Just wanted to say I appreciate the spirited but respectful debate in this thread. Great work on the thread starter! AndLots of good posts on all sides of the equation. TD is a great place, even when we're debating something we'd all privately admit has virtually no chance of happening. My two cents.
  8. USAFChief
    Boyer, Fien AND Duensing. For LuCroy. Three for one. Too much, maybe?
  9. USAFChief
    I'd be extremely happy if both Buxton and Sano were better than Tulo in 2017. I just wouldn't bet on it. I wouldn't bet on either being better, much less both. BTW, if we aren't winning a championship in 2017 with Tulo as the best player, how the heck are we winning one if he's not even on the team?
  10. USAFChief
    He has poor range, a mediocre arm, and a lack of athleticism. I don't see him as "very solid." In my opinion, of course. I've been wrong before. On the other hand, it's clear the Twins have been reluctant to give him an extended run at SS.
  11. USAFChief
    A sweetheart deal for Sano would be cheap over the next five years, and the Twins can afford both. Easily. A deal for Buxton, too, if necessary. As for the question, I'd rather have Tulo and Sano over the next five years than Gibson and Sano and whatever the Twins do with the extra money.
  12. USAFChief
    No, this argument also includes the remaining years on Tulo's contract. He's not going to retire this winter. It confuses me the "play for 2017, not 2015" proponents are opposed to this idea. There's an excellent chance Tulo would be the Twins best player in 2017.
  13. USAFChief
    Gibson is having a better year than Radke ever did? Do not concur.
  14. USAFChief
    Concur. Except about Gibson...I'd rather give up Berrios. But I wouldn't let that be a deal breaker if the Rockies insisted on Gibson.
  15. USAFChief
    Maybe safe to say, maybe not. He's been a 5 WAR player in 5 of the last 6 seasons, including 2014.
  16. USAFChief
    Forgive my ignorance...isn't WAR advertised as context, league, and park neutral? Perhaps that explains not finding home/road WAR splits.
  17. USAFChief
    I would certainly agree it'd be better to keep Gibson and still acquire Tulo. But IMO that wouldn't be a deal breaker. And I might be in the minority, but Im not the least bit interested in winning the "WAR per dollar spent" championship. Or the "wins per payroll dollar" championship. I want the actual one. I don't see the Twins getting one by hoarding cheap players. I want good players. Tulo is still one of those, and the whole "decline phase" meme has gotten completely out of hand. He's 30. Good baseball players have usually stayed good into their mid 30s since the 1800s, and will continue to do so.
  18. USAFChief
    First...Tulo replaces Danny Santana/Eduardo Escobar, May replaces Gibson. You don't think that's better than current team? Second...We both know using WAR is problematic at best, but Gibson is a 3 WAR player, and Tulowitski is a 1.6 WAR player? C'mon Brock. Third...instant gratification? Tulo is not a rental. Concur with WTF, though.
  19. USAFChief
    "When the Twins optioned Danny Santana to Triple-A in early June, they were making a commitment to Eduardo Escobar at shortstop" They were? He didnt start three consecutive games at SS during Santana’s absence. (He still hasn't, all year.) I think it's pretty clear the Twins don't view Escobar as capable of playing SS every day. FWIW, I concur. If he gets the job, my guess is he won't hold it. Santana has been disappointing, no doubt...but I think he's got a better chance of being a good SS than Escobar.
  20. USAFChief
    I was thinking more like weeks ago, but yeah...at least this.
  21. USAFChief
    I don't understand why Arcia is still in Rochester, while taking one rookie out of the lineup leaves Nunez to DH.
  22. USAFChief
    I'm more questioning using May in a blowout, rather than a tie game in extras, and using O'Rourke for mulitple innings tonight. He's been effective as a LOOGY, but prolly not available tomorrow, when he might have proven useful in a close game. After Boyer let the game get out of hand tonight, let him finish the GD thing. Or at least 2 innings pitched.
  23. USAFChief
    Hey, just checkin' in. What time's the Twins game start tonight?
  24. USAFChief
    Why do you hate children? And Alex Meyer?
  25. USAFChief
    Do you think the Twins will sign an ace in free agency if they DON'T have Tulowitzki on the roster?
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