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  1. gunnarthor
    I think it sounds a lot more like 2018
  2. gunnarthor
    His approval rating is, at best, in the low 40s. The Dems can lose this but Trump can't win it. From the article you linked: "These models — which are based on economic and other indicators — differ greatly from polls, which show Trump losing to perspective Democrat opponents, especially former Vice President Joe Biden." As long as Dems keep to a simple message that resonates with voters - Trump is a crook, the GOP are boot lickers, they're destroying health care - they'll do fine, again.
  3. gunnarthor
    Sano will be fine. Just needs at-bats.
  4. gunnarthor
    I think you're list is good. I had Rortvedt around #10 on my pre-season list so I'm not as surprised about him. I wasn't quite ready to give up on Blankenhorn but I had given up on Diaz and Jax. Ober wasn't even on my radar. Balazovic was kinda in the sleeper category but I didn't expect this until I heard some stuff from Klaw. I don't know what's going on with Cabbage but he certainly had a nice start to the season after falling off everyone's top 30.
  5. gunnarthor
    Stott has fallen in a few mocks I've seen. He, Allen and Carroll seem the most likely to slip to 13. I don't think any of the other seven will. Riley Greene won't get to us but I wish he would.
  6. gunnarthor
    Honestly, there is so much govt waste I don't really worry about money. Cut military spending by 10%, fix everything.
  7. gunnarthor
    Yeah, her race was fantastic. I really enjoyed that one.
  8. gunnarthor
    https://www.mlb.com/news/previewing-twins-2019-draft?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage And an article on the Twins draft focus.
  9. gunnarthor
    New mock from pipeline - has the Twins taking a HS third baseman. https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-mock-draft-on-may-31?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage
  10. gunnarthor
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/31/democrats-must-win-rural-america-heres-how/?utm_term=.bdb65daf606f Good article about Dems need to do outreach in rural America and how destroying the ACA could hurt rural America even more. "The second problem is attracting a skilled workforce that can provide needed services. She pointed to the lack of mental health professionals. A school with a suicidal child may find there is a two-month wait for that child to see a mental health professional, Heitkamp said. “Rural health care is in crisis."" Dems need to start showing up and talking about these voters problems to get them back in the fold.
  11. gunnarthor
    I'm not sure the players did as bad as you think. Nix got a million dollars to settle his grievance and then signed the next year with the padres for 900k so came out a bit ahead. Marshall got 750k the following year although I'm not sure if he was involved in the grievance. Aiken turned down the 5m offer the Astros offered and got half that from Cleveland but he also received an undisclosed amount from insurance as well.
  12. gunnarthor
    Anyone try Chernobyl or The Hot Zone? I'm enjoying both.
  13. gunnarthor
    Yeah, if Nix had won his grievance, the Astros would have been forced to pay him 1.5m which would have put them over the allowed pool amount and cost them a first round draft pick the following year. So they basically paid him 1m to drop his grievance. Can't remember if Marshall also got something.
  14. gunnarthor
    This was more or less the Astros Brady Aiken mess. They assumed he'd sign for 5m and leave them 2m+. With that they were going to sign Jacob Nix and Mac Marshall (I think). After Aiken didn't sign they had to not sign those two but Nix brought a grievance and the teams settled out of court with Nix getting nearly all the promised money.
  15. gunnarthor
    Actually, looking at the fangraphs mock, I'd be pretty happy with it. Jung is a guy I thought we'd take for awhile and have mentioned him several times. Big strong bat would fit in well with our style of players and the next core group moving up. Shewmake is a MI with strong hit tools and good make-up who probably won't fall to #39 but would be a nice get if he did. He's tall. He seems like the type who might move quickly. Hearn is a big high school catcher who is built like a fire hydrant and has plus power and arm. According to pipeline, some teams have him as the #1 high school catcher in the draft.
  16. gunnarthor
    My expectation is that if one of the first teir of college pitchers is sitting there at 13, they'll take him. If there isn't, that probably means one of the college bats (Jung?) is there and that's who they'll take. They'll take two arms in the first four overall picks would be my guess.
  17. gunnarthor
    Matt Wallner could be the Twins second or third pick.
  18. gunnarthor
    Yep, add Trump's obvious unfitness and GOP hypocrisy and those are the themes the Dems should be pushing in 2020. Don't get bogged down in social or value issues.
  19. gunnarthor
    Cleveland already losing 4-0 to the A's.
  20. gunnarthor
    Possible. But it's also going to be rare. The Japanese league only allows four foreigners per team so they can't just stock up on young overseas talent. But if I'm a late round pick and could get a deal like Stewart got, I'm taking it. If I'm a top 10 pick, I'd probably stay.
  21. gunnarthor
    http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/26797572/passan-how-19-year-old-prospect-turning-mlb-draft-upside-down Good article on the pros for Stewart in this ESPN article. Best case, he makes 3m more and is a free agent 3 years earlier than he would be if he was drafted.
  22. gunnarthor
    Interesting article from nbcnews about how police secrecy laws help hide misconduct. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-secrecy-law-keeps-public-dark-about-police-misconduct-n1006786 While MN laws aren't quite as bad as its NY counterpart, it's close.
  23. gunnarthor
    I'm not sure if you're trying to be contrarian or if you just don't understand how things work. But your comparison makes no sense whatsoever.
  24. gunnarthor
    https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/eddie-rosario-is-a-lot-like-nolan-arenado-now/
  25. gunnarthor
    That would be good.
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