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  1. USAFChief
    It's worse than you think. The Twins didn't trade Ortiz to Boston.
  2. USAFChief
    I'm told in a capitalist economic system one is paid what one is worth.
  3. USAFChief
    Even the other way is roughly a dollar an hour. Nope.
  4. USAFChief
    It seems inconceivable to me, if Kirilloff was having wrist issues, that Twins management could watch him through a month of spring training...thousands of swings...and just now learn his wrist wasn't fully healed. Have him IN THE ORIGINAL LINEUP THE DAY HE HITS THE IL. That's either BS, or we have issues with the major league coaching staff. A hitting coach that can watch a hitter in the cage and in games for over a month and not notice...yeesh.
  5. USAFChief
    On my list: -Root canal sans novocaine -any NBA game -walking barefoot through the Sonoran Desert in July, blindfolded -hanging decor on the walls for Mrs Chief -doing my tax returns -repainting the already repainted guest bathroom yet again
  6. USAFChief
    They have Larnach and Celestino. Neither Martin or Lewis are realistic options now or any time soon, and I'm pretty sure Miranda hasn't played an inning of outfield in his MiLB career.
  7. USAFChief
    Valid. The question in my mind is, "why would Correa need a day off 6 days into the season?" I would suspect there's a minor injury there. Hope not.
  8. USAFChief
    False.
  9. USAFChief
    Pray tell what does any of this have to do with math or science?
  10. USAFChief
    If anyone is still trying to fool themselves into believing the Twins can contend this season, a RH hitting OFer is a no brainer. Whether Upton is that OFer isn't easily answered, but it's worth a shot. The better question is why this FO didn't try to address this question previously.
  11. USAFChief
    Why would a team do something like that? Make that kind of decision 5 days in advance. It's arrogance or ignorance to believe this "piggyback" idea has any chance of working out over the course of once through the rotation, much less a month or a season. It's managing by spreadsheet. I hate the idea.
  12. USAFChief
    I thought Archer looked very good. Certainly the best of the 5 starters so far. His command and velo were both pleasant surprises to me, and the slider was way better than I expected. It wasn't a perfect debut, but I'd take that level of performance from Archer every time out.
  13. USAFChief
    This bullpen is weak and thin. Ill equipped to withstand the long season, or short exposure to good lineups. I refuse to buy into the notion that you can build a strong pen from cast-offs, retreads, and waiver wire fodder. Or that "throw a bunch of stuff against the wall and figure it out by July" is a viable strategy. Very little chance this pen is contender worthy.
  14. USAFChief
    Small differences often show up over time. Such as navigating through a better lineup multiple times. Or consistently bringing in the lesser reliever.
  15. USAFChief
    He certainly got good results. I hope that continues, but don't confuse good results with good "stuff."
  16. USAFChief
    Correct. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=gasser001ste
  17. USAFChief
    Late to the party but: 1) I don't consider Sano getting thrown out at home on a 2 out double to be a mistake. I think it's common to send the runner in similar situations, as I believe there's a better chance he scores than there is he scores later if he doesn't go. Pretty confident most MLB 3b coaches send him there. 2) in contrast, with no outs, 2nd and third, I'm skeptical the contact play was called when Kirillof got thrown out at home on the infield grounder. It would be unusual to have that play on with no outs. Also, the trail runner (Buxton) didn't advance, which he normally would, even on a ground ball to the left side...thats kind the point of the contact play. I'm inclined to think that was a missed sign by Kirilloff.
  18. USAFChief
    Pfft big deal. I had no second date with something like 40 or 50 girls in a row. IIRC, many of them considered transferring schools too.
  19. USAFChief
    Except that wasn't the trade. You're leaving out the 24 yr old catcher, with 5 years of team control and 27 year old SS with 2 years of control that the Twins traded. You're also leaving out Urshela is 30, Sanchez 29 and a free agent this winter. You seem to use "years of control " and age only when it suits your purpose.
  20. USAFChief
    I'm sorry, but that doesn't make sense. You'd trade for Manaea then, not deplete your 2022 bullpen.
  21. USAFChief
    But that's not this "asset management" claptrap. It's assembling the best team possible by getting the best players possible, for the current year. They didn't view Maeda as "value" due to being a starter "with team control." They viewed Graterol as the better asset because a shutdown reliever means more. Kimbrel is more of the same. They want the guy with more impact on Ws and Ls. They're not playing for "rotation depth" in 2024.
  22. USAFChief
    Nitpic: I made the comment when they signed Colome, not after the season started.
  23. USAFChief
    They're serious about contending. They don't make this trade. And they sure as **** don't do "asset management." They collect the best possible players they can, each and every year. Did they trade the expiring contract of Kenley Jansen last spring?
  24. USAFChief
    When I'm holding pocket aces and you're holding 5-7 off preflop, our odds are not the same. Not even close. That's a terrible analogy, as you don't know the flop before it happens. (And you won't see the flop anyway. You'll have folded to my raise.) And the Dodgers, Twins, and Pitates don't have equal "preflop" Odds either. They're not each "1 in 30." The Twins might end up outflopping the ALC or WC teams, but their odds are long and got a little longer by trading Rogers.
  25. USAFChief
    Assess that blown save.
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