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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    He read it. You're assigning blame to the FO for Greinke putting us on his NTC despite having nothing from Greinke explaining why. You're right that he doesn't want to be here. It's the why... It's the same fallacy. It's no different than assuming Sano is lazy because he's big or whatever other big debate we have today... You're coming to a conclusion and most of what you have to back it is... well, weak.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    You can certainly disagree, but I'd argue that Perez could have been that solid reliever.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    I think we need to move away from calling it a conspiracy theory just for a second. That falls into the labeling category that Carole talked about in that pinned notice up top. I'm saying as a mod that this is not a smart way to argue it and one that will eventually lead down a path that will need to be squelched. Look, I believe in quite a few conspiracies... because at the end of the day, you can weigh plenty of objective evidence on them and note that what is told doesn't match up to what we know of the evidence... and people in power/influence most definitely use it as a CYA. There are plenty that fall into that range. Like you, I agree that this isn't one of them. I don't, however, think you're doing anyone any benefit by framing it in that way. All we know is that Greinke didn't want to come here. We know the Twins checked in on it. We don't know WHY Zach didn't want to come here, because he didn't tell us. There isn't much in terms of logical conclusions we can come to, so let's not try to reinforce our point by labeling our opponents.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    Not to state the obvious, but you will never hear from Greinke on that one. He had us on his list for a reason. We checked into it last winter and that reason still stood. If it was as simple as "you guys suck" then I think this conversation would have been had again. The fact of the matter is that this was discussed last winter when we were not projected to be this good (and our revenue was much less certain). If money wasn't an object then, it wasn't today when the team is winning and getting more revenue.. This looks like Occam's razor to me.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    Based on a few friends and colleagues, I'd say it's more of a Rocket's town... Flip side is that with it's population base, it's still a high revenue baseball town.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, not thrilled about them not being that aggressive... that's me personally. Perhaps they will show more this offseason. The core of the offense (minus Schoop) is set to return next year. And they have reinforcements in Rooker, Kirilloff, and Larnach, so they should want to do something about pitching.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    I think Romo and Dyson means that Rodgers becomes the primary fireman. He's the guy you're going to see with runners on. Romo, Dyson, Harper, and Duffey seem to be guys who can get that clean inning fairly consistently. You might see Dyson in a DP situation, given his GB tendencies.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    wolfson retweated something about Sam Dyson headed here from SF.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    Admittedly, in years past we broke it watching the MLB draft... this is an improvement... though I'm really hoping they pulled something off. I'd be happy with Mike Minor.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    I can see the headline now. Twins acquire Will Smith from the Giants but the paperwork didn't reach the league office on time.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, they can still trickle in for another 15 minutes or so, but I'm not hopeful.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    So is this Wolfson's opinion or did he get this from the FO?
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    The problem with this is what you'll DFA later.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    can we panic yet?
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    I likey
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    And an Indians loss to that as well please.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    Given he's sidelined with elbow inflammation, I'm of the opinion we should look elsewhere.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    I think it's the Twins more likely to be concerned about dealing within the division than the Royals. They won't be relevant for the duration of that contract, they just want to get out of it.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    Really? Garver is putting up near MVP numbers as a catcher this year. No way he should be traded if the WS is at all something we want to get to.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    Unless his health cannot handle starting, I don't like that idea too much... For Sept/October of 2019, I suppose, but we cannot keep sending every good starter to the pen as people around here seem to suggest.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    if that was the ask, Falvey was right to hang up the phone. The Mets won't unload Thor with that type of ask. I'm guessing prices will come down. You're starting to see it with the Stroman and Romo trades. It should be pretty clear to the Met's brass that Thor won't get them that much. As for what I'd trade. I'm not sure. It really depends if the FO thinks they can fix him, because right now, Thor is not an ace. He was an ace. If they are confident that they can fix him, sure, I'd part with one of the big 3 as a headliner to bring him here.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, I think this was ultimately a good trade... They had no place for Diaz and got Romo plus some pitching help. I'm not going to complain. I will compain if this is it. Good article though. These are the types of articles that make TD a great place to visit. Well done.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    I think Odo signs his offer.... and if one was extended to Gibson or Pineda, they would too. The QO is a kiss of death to pitchers who can be described as decent but not great.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    Did I miss a report that said they wanted them both? I remember seeing something about one of them headlining a deal... but not both.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    The problem with this is that those guys likely not the ground running when they hit MLB. You've got to factor that development time in as well. I think you probably keep the best the option there, but I could definitely see them moving one of our top 3 pitching prospects for help that will be here longer than this year. Sure... you don't move them all, but for the right guy, you move one.
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