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  1. gunnarthor
    No, I mean have you compared Gibby to other pitchers besides ours? I get that he hasn't pitched well but at the same time, fangraphs has only 13 pitchers in the AL ahead of him in WAR. He'd lead the Yankees in WAR, for instance. Domingo German has a 5.40 era against playoff hopefuls, I believe. Tanaka is 5.28 or so. The point being, I'm not convinced SSS of random teams is all that helpful.
  2. gunnarthor
    Is that good? Did you compare other starters to those same teams to show where Gibby stands?
  3. gunnarthor
    I really hate these type of comparisons. If you're going to discount his best 26 innings, shouldn't you also discount his worst innings?
  4. gunnarthor
    This team really needs Buxton back. He just makes the team better by a lot. Pitching is going to kill us in the playoffs but we'll make the playoffs.
  5. gunnarthor
    Surprising to see the big WAR differences for Gibson on b-r and fangraphs. Honestly not sure which I favor.
  6. gunnarthor
    I honestly think we'll take 3 out of 4 or sweep them. I wish Buxton was healthy for this series but this group has always played Cleveland well and these players have a little edge to them (I wish ownership and the FO would step up but that's a different thread). I think this is the type of series where Rosie goes off and hits 3 dingers and hits .500 for four days. Always worried about the pen and Lindor is my favorite non-Twin in a long time but we're simply a better team. By a lot. I think the players prove it this weekend.
  7. gunnarthor
    It could be that the Giants told the FO that they suspected he had an arm injury which is why the cost for Dyson was relatively minor - three non-top 30 prospects.
  8. gunnarthor
    This is just a PR piece for ownership/FO. The players and fans have constantly been lied to about when the team will push their chips in. Rosario is 27, Kepler 26, Buxton 25. This isn't a young team anymore. They were nearly a playoff team in 2015, fighting the Astros to the last series of the season while bringing up impact rookies like Sano and Buxton. And they were a playoff team in 2017. This waiting for the window to open is just excuse making. We started Perez today b/c the FO didn't improve the rotation despite multiple different ways to do so. We're bringing up something called Randy Dobnak b/c the FO didn't improve the bullpen. Teams that want to win made moves. We didn't. We'll probably still win the central but Cleveland made moves that helped them this year and in the future. We couldn't figure out how to do that. It wasn't because we have a FO that's playing four dimensional chess - the Pressly trade should dissuade anyone from thinking that - they didn't do anything b/c they couldn't figure out a way to do it.
  9. gunnarthor
    I thought Schoop was dealing with some nagging injuries and Rocco was playing the hot hands over him. I'm not sure Arreaz is this good so I'd be shocked if the Twins removed Schoop from the roster. (He also seems to be a positive in the locker room).
  10. gunnarthor
    Nicely written
  11. gunnarthor
    Might be on sale tomorrow too
  12. gunnarthor
    Trade war is impacting the market hard today - https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-market-news-august-5-2019-114434812.html Brexit and the current trade war have not been good for investors dumb enough to invest in car companies based in the UK. -sigh- https://finance.yahoo.com/news/1-brexit-meltdown-uk-car-110828153.html
  13. gunnarthor
    Yeah, he's raw. I think Buxton struggled a bit too at the same age and then flipped a switch. Hopefully he does the same. Here's pipelines current write up on him: Cavaco first started getting attention for his complete tools package at the Angel Elite showcase last fall, where his tremendous raw power particularly stood out. The only question about his offensive profile is how consistently he'll hit to get to that power, as there is some swing and miss to his game. Beyond the bat, Cavaco will show flashes of plus tools across the board. He's clocked sub-four-second times home to first out of the box and he was a plus defender at third, with very good hands, footwork, a plus arm and a willingness to stick his nose in the dirt. His profile took another leap forward when he started showing the ability to play shortstop and that's what the Twins sent him out as during his pro debut in the Gulf Coast League. Because Cavaco hadn't been invited to most of the summer showcase circuit events, there was a lack of track record on him against elite-level competition. That lack of challenge might make for a bumpier transition to pro ball, but there's confidence his tools will translate just fine eventually.
  14. gunnarthor
    Yes, we did.
  15. gunnarthor
    Oh, there is some upside there but also some considerable risk ...
  16. gunnarthor
    So, in 2017 the FO tried to move Dozier, overplayed their hand, planted obvious rumors in the media to try and drive up his trade value, failed and then in July they traded away talent on a team that made the playoffs. The best return was (checks notes) Zack Littel. In 2018, they made a good trade (Odorizzi) and it looks like the Yankees might have fleeced them in the Jake Cave trade (Gil is #4 prospect in Yankees org). They also traded away a draft pick and $ to the Padres to get out of paying Phil Hughes. They made several deadline deals that are too early to judge fairly but the Pressly trade looks bad while Dozier/Escobar look ok. Maybe the FO just isn't good at trading? Maybe ownership is pushing back more on payroll than we know?
  17. gunnarthor
    Maybe one, not the other?
  18. gunnarthor
    I think Graterol and Balazovic would have gotten us Stroman.
  19. gunnarthor
    I think they might make a Zack Duke trade in reverse but nothing that moves the needle. This deadline is another good reminder that the players are winning despite ownership, not because of ownership. Over the last 25+ years, we've seen our FO's forced to keep payroll low. That's why we hired these two guys.
  20. gunnarthor
    In fairness, we have seen the current FO in a playoff situation and they decided to be sellers. Not sure you can be more conservative than that. Let's see how this plays out before we give them credit for things they haven't done.
  21. gunnarthor
    I suspect that he earned his promotion. He's been better in July and has probably figured out some of the mechanics that were affecting him earlier in the season. The team might want to see how he does against AA pitchers and/or getting out of the pitching friendly FSL.
  22. gunnarthor
    It's not a bad trade but it doesn't really move the needle either. But Romo is a solid bullpen option that we should have confidence in. That's not nothing.
  23. gunnarthor
    Anyone investing in foreign stocks or (predominately foreign) funds? Right now, I hold Tata Motors (TTM) and PDS, a drilling company from Canada. Kicking around Siemens (SIEGY), SoftBank (SFTBY), and/or Toyota .
  24. gunnarthor
    Giants can probably do better.
  25. gunnarthor
    That was a pretty impressive win. Listened on the radio and for a while it seemed we were going to beat ourselves.
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