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  1. USAFChief
    To the minute, apparently. Consistency....the hobgoblin of small minds.
  2. USAFChief
    Vargas?
  3. USAFChief
    You can never fail when your goal is always three years from today.
  4. USAFChief
    Seattle is waiting for the Mets to finalize the Duensing contract, so he can be included in the deal, before pulling the trigger. When asked by a Seattle Times beat reporter why he just didn't sign Duensing himself, Mariners GM Jerry DiPoto replied, "Listen, I don't tell you how to report the news, do I? Don't think so. Even rook level, newby GM's know that Duensing HAS to be part of any blockbuster. Duh."
  5. USAFChief
    They "can't give their money away."
  6. USAFChief
    concur. Concurconcurconcur.
  7. USAFChief
    It’s because playing infield is miles more difficult than outfield. Converting fly balls into outs is child’s play compared to ground balls.
  8. USAFChief
    I’m ok with Romero to the pen. I guess if they’re putting Cron at first, some ABs for Kepler at first against righties wouldn’t be the worst idea. But leave May where he is, and everyone needs to take a deep breath on Astudillo.
  9. USAFChief
    Concur.
  10. USAFChief
    That's all well and good, if you believe WAR actually tells you anything. If you believe Cruz, coming off three consecutive seasons of .900+ OPS prior to last years .850 is only a little better hitter than Cron, coming off three part time years of .700+ OPS's the three prior years. Or if you're trying to win the WAR/$ championship, rather than the WS.
  11. USAFChief
    Bingo.
  12. USAFChief
    I'll post a retraction if proven wrong, but the problem with this waiver claim, as I see it, is it tells me Falvine aren't going to do anything real to improve the 2019 Twins. Cron is your 2019 first baseman. They'll dumpster dive, look late in the offseasn for cheap FAs that don't get offers, make a waiver claim here and there for ill-fitting pieces that don't move the needle much if at all (as so accurately stated by Carole), and perhaps complete an ultimately meaningless trade or two. They won't spend, they won't add any difference makers, and next by July they'll be looking to auction off parts for lotto tickets again in another wasted season. If Cron is the 5th or 6th best piece acquired, fine. If not, they're not doing anything worthwhile with this move.
  13. USAFChief
    Surely this can't come as any kind of surprise anymore, can it?
  14. USAFChief
    So...they're going to add a LH hitting first baseman to platoon with Cron? Otherwise, this is pointless.
  15. USAFChief
    What are we trying to win? Baseball games, or wins per dollar? There's a reason Cruz will cost more.
  16. USAFChief
    I'd wager a lot of money on Cruz out hitting Cron in 2019.
  17. USAFChief
    As I see it, the risk is Falvine decide this is good enough, and the Twins no longer need a 1b/DH.
  18. USAFChief
    If Cron was worth anything in trade, TB wouldn't have DFA'd him.
  19. USAFChief
    I'm underwhelmed to an extreme level.
  20. USAFChief
    Possibly, and probably worth a shot. But I can’t help but wonder why the Yankees would look to trade him while simultaneously look to add a starter.
  21. USAFChief
    Great. Then we move Machado to third.
  22. USAFChief
    I’m rowing furiously!
  23. USAFChief
    We dont have TSA security at a crosswalk, but we have lines, stop lights, pedestrian right of way laws, and we teach our children to look for traffic before crossing. Is that also "Security theater"? People still get hit by cars, right? I guess I dont understand your position...you want MORE security? You dont believe in ANY security? Surely you cant be arguing that checking for weapons at the door has ZERO effect, can you?
  24. USAFChief
    So a fair deal would be ... I don’t know, maybe the Twins pick up the salary and bonus, $24m per year, and AZ is responsible for all the rest? I also see he’s got a 15 team no trade list, so maybe this is all impossible anyway, although one would think he wouldn’t use one of the 15 on the Twins. BTW, good research finding the details.
  25. USAFChief
    So they’ve gone from the previous stinkers to giving Evers his chance?
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