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  1. gunnarthor
    Maybe, but I think he'd be a better fit than Bradford. But hopefully it works out for us.
  2. gunnarthor
    I was hoping we'd trade for Colin Kaepernick.
  3. gunnarthor
    I hope Meyer does well. And I hope Molitor is fired.
  4. gunnarthor
    No reason to be a dick. I just don't think a lot of teams are hurting at second base and explained why. If you think teams want "offense" then FA is pretty good option this year. I'm not saying that teams don't want Dozier - he's a very good player. But we aren't (hopefully) going to give him away. And what we need - good starting pitching - is the hardest thing to get. I don't think the Dodgers would give up De Leon for Dozier, for example and Toronto probably isn't going to give us Reid Foley. Some teams might give up something equivalent to a Meija/Santiago package but we might want more. So I don't think there will be a seller's market for Dozier. I could be wrong and, as I've said, I hope I am.
  5. gunnarthor
    It's amazing how much smarter we are in hindsight.
  6. gunnarthor
    Yeah, I'm probably going to buy 5500 of Shopify in my IRA. It seems like a solid buy.
  7. gunnarthor
    Well, that changes things.
  8. gunnarthor
    His size. Unless he's still growing he won't be a starter.
  9. gunnarthor
    I'm sure it's somewhere on TD but how is Thorpe doing? He didn't pitch at all last year and - it seems - none this year.
  10. gunnarthor
    Yeah, his stats are nice but I assume Wells ceiling is a reliever. Still, nice to see the Twins take him out of Australia.
  11. gunnarthor
    Let's see who the new GM is first before we worry about how the new GM will construct the roster.
  12. gunnarthor
    I might be wrong - I hope I'm wrong. But it doesn't look like a lot of teams that are in win-now mode actually need a second baseman. About 20 second baseman have reached the 2 WAR plateau this year. Obviously, Dozier is much higher and might reach 6 but second base just isn't a weakness for most teams. Dozier is better than Roughened Odor but the Rangers aren't going to give up on Odor, for example. The Dodgers and Yankees might need a second baseman (maybe a few more teams). But in FA you also have Neil Walker. Maybe a team would prefer two years of Dozier to the 4 years Walker would want but maybe a team doesn't want to part with a prospect for Dozier. So I just an worried that there isn't the demand for him that we would want. I hope I'm wrong and someone else pointed out a list of recent second base trades that are certainly good so hopefully I'm wrong. But that's what I think. Put another way - here are the teams in the bottom half of second base WAR this year that could (arguably) be competing for a playoff spot next year - Baltimore, Miami, Texas, Dodgers, Pirates, Yankees, Royals and Angels. Baltimore isn't giving up on Schoop and Texas isn't giving up on Odor. Royals and Twins won't make a big trade with each other, anyway. Angels might not be competing next year but they have the best player in the game and $. But no prospects. So that leaves maybe LA, NY, Miami and Pitt. I'm not sure what other teams would be there and Miami and Pitt have payroll concerns.
  13. gunnarthor
    Yeah, probably a little too late but it's been nice to see.
  14. gunnarthor
    Yeah, Vikings by far.
  15. gunnarthor
    We might trade Dozier but, again, he's not going to bring much back. Most teams are set at second base. Those that aren't and have a budget can try and nab Neil Walker in free agency instead of giving up prospects. He might be moved but, frankly, much of next years team will be the same. The offense is more or less in place. I think the new GM will nab a cheap starter off the FA list and spend a lot more on the bullpen but the Twins aren't going to be good until the pitching is good. And that means the Twins need Gibson, Berrios, Hughes, May and Santiago to pitch better. There isn't going to be a magic bullet to fix that and I doubt that Dozier could bring back something that improves it.
  16. gunnarthor
    It just depends on the return. I'm not even sure who would be looking to add a second baseman. Most "good teams" are set at the position (Dodgers, maybe? Yankees?).
  17. gunnarthor
    Uff da, what a year.
  18. gunnarthor
    I thought this was a pretty good ad for Gary Johnson
  19. gunnarthor
    Well, Trout is still the best player so he could/maybe should win it. Betts is having a great season for Boston as well. And Donaldson is even better than last year we he won it. I'd probably have those three ahead of Altuve, in some order. But Altuve's a pretty interesting/fun pick, too.
  20. gunnarthor
    Yeah, this is exactly what should happen. But it seems like the Pohlads will keep Molitor
  21. gunnarthor
    Generally, there is a gentleman's agreement between GMs to not nab guys just to block them. Occasionally, it's ignored (Steve Phillips was notorious for it) but I suspect that was a big reason. Additionally, a team would have to at least accept the possibility that the Twins would just drop Santana's salary on them, if claimed. I think it's unlikely but with an interim GM and cheap ownership ... And, of course, Santana might not be as well viewed as we hope.
  22. gunnarthor
    I agree with everyones thoughts and just add that money management is pretty hard for everyone. In school we didn't learn anything about credit card debt, interest, savings, etc which seem like some things schools should teach - as opposed to home ex and shop. I'm pretty sure if I was given 5m when I was 22, I would've blown a big chunk, if not all, of it.
  23. gunnarthor
    http://www.si.com/nfl/2016/08/26/womens-week-nfl-wives-rachel-terrill-finances Interesting article on NFL players and how they and their wives deal with money. She says that 78% of football players experience financial hardship just a few years out of the game. Pretty depressing. I know there are similar articles out there on guys like Schiling and other baseball players who lost their money through a variety of different ways.
  24. gunnarthor
    If you're posting here, you aren't qualified. I guess the big hope would be that they could grab someone like Hoyer and give him a promotion to "President."
  25. gunnarthor
    http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/08/twins-looking-for-president-of-baseball-operations.html Just some notes on the job search from mlbtraderumors. "The Twins have been in the market to replace general manager Terry Ryan, who was relieved of his duties in mid-July. But it seems that the team will not just hire a direct replacement. Instead, Minnesota is looking for a president of baseball operations who will in turn hire a GM and other front office personnel, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports on Twitter." The article says it's not clear how the relationship would work but suggests a baseball lifer - maybe Anthony - as President and a younger more analytical type as GM, similar to the Red Sox structure.
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