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  1. USAFChief
    That doesn't sound correct to me. For example, a player with 10 and 5 rights cannot be traded, including through a DFA, so I would assume if there's still a rule preventing trading a newly signed FA, that would also prevent a trade through a DFA. I would assume a player can waive that rule if he chooses, though.
  2. USAFChief
    Is there still a rule preventing teams from trading FA signees until sometime in June? I know there used to be, not sure if there still is.
  3. USAFChief
    Hal-lah-insert your word of choice here-lu-yah!
  4. USAFChief
    Nitpics: Per baseballref: First basemen in the AL 2014 OPS: .735 LFers: .722 RFers: .726 CFers: .712 DHs: .744 Twins first basemen: .669 LFers: .663 RFers: .731 CFers: .746 DHs: .765 I don't know exactly what Nick meant by "regulars" but the Twins got above league average OPS's from DH and CF last year, slightly above average OPS from RF, and below average from 1b and LF. Above average from C, 2b, SS, and 3b, btw.
  5. USAFChief
    How many of us would turn down the chance to do something we love, where the minimum salary is $500k, if offered?
  6. USAFChief
    Concur. He wasn't signed to be traded.
  7. USAFChief
    I dont read the article as "the Twins made the wrong choice." I read it as an interesting thought exercise. .."what if they made a different choice?"
  8. USAFChief
    Not in the post you responded to.
  9. USAFChief
    One doesn't have to wonder about 2002 and 2003.
  10. USAFChief
    Concur...great article.
  11. USAFChief
    I'm confused. TRI-pul Buh-REE-oce. HU-nee Nut Chi-REE-oce. Hoe-zay Buh-REE-oce. Same same.
  12. USAFChief
    I smell a malpractice lawsuit just waiting to happen.
  13. USAFChief
    He seems about the same size as Scott Rolen to me. He's not too big. He will have to work to keep weight off, but he's got enough athleticism and agility to play third.
  14. USAFChief
    Nor mine.
  15. USAFChief
    Someone posted a list of the outfielders with a higher WAR than Hunter in 2014. None of them were Twins. Now I'm not a big fan of WAR, but many are, and using that list, I repeat my statement: the Twins would have been lucky to have had Hunter in 2014. It seems odd for someone to post a list that shows the Twins are adding a player who would have been a better OFer than every Twin in 2014, and claim that list is evidence it's a bad signing. Willingham was part of that list, by the way...below Hunter. So I stand by my original post...the Twins would have been better off with Hunter on the team in 2014. Which proves nothing about 2015, I agree, but neither does 2014 UZR.
  16. USAFChief
    Huh...that's exactly who Cain reminds me of, too.
  17. USAFChief
    OK, point made. Enough, please.
  18. USAFChief
    Probably true. But how is early season fanbase excitement that fades worse than early season fanbase apathy that persists? This is a thread speculating about marketing as one reason for the signing.
  19. USAFChief
    how many of these were Twins? Seems to me the Twins would've been lucky to have Hunter last year.
  20. USAFChief
    "Sorry if you were eating lunch." Yeesh...maybe an advance warning next time instead of an apology after... :-)
  21. USAFChief
    I'm not sure "fair ball" is the definition I'd use for "successful bunt." Afoul bunt is just a strike. If you are only bunting strikes, which you should be, a foul ball is no more harmful than taking the pitch for a strike, no? For that matter, A foul bunt may do just as much good as a fair one in forcing the defense to defend against bunts. And I think bunting against a shift is different--easier--than bunting against a standard defensive alignment, and much easier than bunting in a sacrifice situation, where the corners might be 60 ft from home plate as the pitch is delivered. So I'm not sure how helpful this article is. Yeah, bunting is hard, and may take some practice. So is swinging away.
  22. USAFChief
    I wasn't necessarily talking about bunting against a shift, but that's part of it. Even in a regular defensive alignment, it's to the hitters advantage to force the third baseman to play in.
  23. USAFChief
    I have no proof, but it seems self evident to me there is also some value to your average in forcing teams to defend against bunts for hits. My personal opinion is anyone with even modest speed should drop down a surprise bunt every so often just to keep the corner IFers playing honest. Just not with two outs. I hate that play. And sac bunts should be exceedingly rare. Late game, one run is huge, good hitters due up situations.
  24. USAFChief
    I'm not disputing the strike zone expanding over the past half decade or so. I question whether MLB made a conscious decision to expand it. As for Mauer, I stand by my opinion that if he's so attuned to the strike zone--your claim, not mine--he should be able to adjust his personal one, particularly since this alteration has been, as noted, going on for some time. It's not like he woke in 2014 and suddenly the low outside corner was two inches farther away. Now that I think about it, it sort of fits with my opinion on Mauer in general, he's a very good hitter, who could benefit from altering his approach at times.
  25. USAFChief
    I don't think MLB "decided" to expand the strike zone. I think there was much hue and cry from outside baseball about umpires not calling the Questec zone, and so we've gotten what many asked for. In the specific case of Mauer, if he's so in tune with what is and isn't a strike, shouldn't it be quite simple for him to adjust to what is being called, instead of what he thinks should be called? Or is he just too stubborn, or too egotistical to adjust?
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