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  1. gunnarthor
    It's a pipedream. He'll sign with the Yankees for only a million and then the Yankees will sign the best former Braves prospects with the savings he gives them. Then they'll beat us in the postseason next year and win the world series where Ohtani throws a CG no-hitter in game seven while hitting a grandslam in the 9th. And then the Yankees give him a 10y/200m extension that they promised him all along. sigh
  2. gunnarthor
    mlbtraderumors says the Twins are still on the hook for the money over the next two years. My favorite Park moment - https://www.mlb.com/video/parks-solo-homer/c-593993283 I really wish it had worked out for him b/c he had more power than Sano, I think.
  3. gunnarthor
    Not saying it was right, just forgot that Rivera was ahead of him. And WAR ain't a great stat (I mean, all stats show that Santana was better).
  4. gunnarthor
    Rogers sorta reminds me of Matt Guerrier in some ways. He can be a valuable part of the pen. Probably not your best piece but effective.
  5. gunnarthor
    I really like this group. Thorpe and LIttell can both be ML starters and might have some ceiling too. Wade is a guy I really like as a possible trade chip since we have so many lefties. But his on-base skills are legit so he could be a second piece in a trade. I want to see Garver play but it seems Molly doesn't trust him. It'll be interesting to see how the team uses him next year. Only Diaz is far away but he has some potential. We'll see with him.
  6. gunnarthor
    While some of our bullpen arms haven't made it some still look pretty exciting and some have already made it. The names aren't who we might have guessed but Hildy and Rogers look like legit pieces. Curtiss and Jay should be part of the pen this year. Jay could be special.
  7. gunnarthor
    Actually, he's gotten quite a few guys out in AA. In 32 starts at age 21 and 22 he's gone 14-12 with a 3.51 era in 169 ip. But 89 walks against 99 strike outs and 19 wild pitches so control is a big problem. I would have protected him since he's only 22 and made a spot start in AAA already. We'll see what happens.
  8. gunnarthor
    Dude, you'll go crazy if you think of the things you should have bought. Just have a solid longterm plan. Fund your IRAs every year, if your employer gives you a matching 401k, max it out. Make sure you have some safe stocks and/or index funds as part of your portfolio.* Speaking of safe and boring, my wife added $5500 of Microsoft to her IRA yesterday. * Not an investment professional, just some idiot on a baseball website.
  9. gunnarthor
    He'll start either in AA for us or in another teams bullpen. How he does from there is up to him. I hope he can put it all together.
  10. gunnarthor
    Didn't the Padres carry four catchers for a while last season? I'm positive they did.
  11. gunnarthor
    Killebrew took three ballots. That's my guess for Thome.
  12. gunnarthor
    I think the Twins did a good job of building up Santana in 02 and 03 before making him a fulltime starter in 04. He had only pitched 130 innings combined in 00 and 01 so he threw back to back 160ip seasons before 04. What I always forget is that he didn't come in second that year to Colon. Rivera was second.
  13. gunnarthor
    I think Stewart is a lock to be drafted by some team. He's still young, throws mid 90s and it's easier to hide a pitcher in the pen all year. Why wouldn't a rebuilding team like the Padres or Phillies try that and at least see what he's got in ST? Plus those teams probably still have detailed write ups from his draft year so they'll be intrigued to see if they can 'fix' him. Interesting, it looks like other top 15 picks from the 2013 draft that weren't protected including Mark Appel (DFA'd), Phil Bickford, Trey Ball and DJ Peterson. I'm not sure what happened with Ball. I thought he'd be ok.
  14. gunnarthor
    Yep, in law school trademarks class we learned about how Deere trademarked its colors. Pretty interesting case reading, as those things go.
  15. gunnarthor
    I do think it's fair to argue that the Twins FO underestimated its chances when it moved Kintzler, for example. I like Tyler Watson but it's not like he's an elite prospect. He's probably not in our top 20. And for that, the FO saved a few bucks for ownership and ran up the white flag. I think it's fair to criticize them for that.
  16. gunnarthor
    I know it's a safe boring stock but we bought John Deere a couple years ago and it's been a really good stock - strongly out performing the S&P and giving back some nice dividends as well. It won't blow up in a good way like some tech stocks but it's got a pretty strong moat.
  17. gunnarthor
    I think this offseason will tell us a lot about the new FO but I don't think we can give them a lot of credit for what they've done so far. Some credit, sure.
  18. gunnarthor
    As a group, I like 21-25 much better. Miranda is the only one I'd keep and I'd bring Jay, Stewart, Rortvedt and Granite down into this ranking. Miranda I'm really high on and would probably have him even higher. He's going to turn into a slugging third baseman. The rest I'm quite meh on, frankly. I like Curtiss, I think he'll end up a big part of the pen next year but he's the only one I think will do anything for the ML club. Jorge is a AAAA type in my view and I'm not sure the other two are even that good. Obviously, I hope they prove me wrong.
  19. gunnarthor
    It's a cop out but let's see how the offseason shakes out. I'm not opposed to the Twins letting him DH in April and May to confirm what they have if Sano can stay at third. I like Vargas' power and think a smart manager might use him a bit like Leyland did with Monroe and bury him low in the line up to surprise opposing pitchers instead of putting him in the 5 spot. But if the Twins sign a better bat, great.
  20. gunnarthor
    Yeah, I think people are focusing too much on Rortvedt's batting line and not considering the improvements made after that abysmal start and that he was in full season ball already.
  21. gunnarthor
    Well, nice for him but I still wish we had let him go. Oh well. Hopefully he manages a world series winning team next year!
  22. gunnarthor
    Per BA: the top 4 were also in the top 100. 1. Matt Garza, rhp 2. Glen Perkins, lhp 3. Kevin Slowey, rhp 4. Chris Parmelee, of 5. Anthony Swarzak, rhp 6. Pat Neshek, rhp 7. Alexi Casilla, ss/2b 8. Joe Benson, of 9. Paul Kelly, ss 10. J.D. Durbin, rhp Kind of hard to guess where these five guys would fit since we know what happened.
  23. gunnarthor
    Our peak years - say 2014 and 2015 - are untouchable overall but I would argue that our system depth now, after two really strong drafts is just as good as it ever was. The current top 10 won't be anywhere near those peak top 10s in depth or upside. 11-30, however, could be a wash or even go to the current system. We'll see.
  24. gunnarthor
    That's a pretty strong group of 5 and I'd probably push four of them into the top 20, myself. We'll see who else is ranked. Jay and Granite are both so close to the majors, I think they should be higher. Granite seems like a decent 4th OF/speed bench guy but b/c he's left handed, he's not a perfect fit for this squad. I'd like to include him in something this offseason when we try and improve our pitching. Jay, if healthy, could really help the pen but, as you said, we've been saying that for years about several minor league arms. We'll see. Stewart is a lighting rod. We'll see how the season goes for him. I still like him. Rortvedt is a guy I'd have five spots higher but that's not really important. He - along with Miranda and Baddoo - were an amazing group of second round picks in 2016. Really enjoy watching those three develop for us.
  25. gunnarthor
    That's a really good point.
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