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I'm trying to figure out how that didn't count against their pool.... That's what I'd have done as the MLB commissioner... Might make someone think twice about that.
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well, to be honest, you'll never see peace there when both sides continue to attack the other... I'm not really a fan of either nation here, but continuing to take someone else's land and use it for your own purposes isn't going to make them suddenly decide that they don't want to wipe you off the map. I see a lot of outrage over the US abstaining from the UN resolution. I personally wish they had a pair to actually stand for or against, but asking politicians to take a stand these days seems to be off limits.
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Honestly, as much as I can understand the Twins not liking Puig, this is a scenario where they could take him off the Dodgers hands in exchange for an actual prospect in stead of a AAAA type (assuming Dave's source is correct). He's about the same price as Dozier, and he'd be an upgrade over Rosario, not to mention the bounce back possibility with a potential to flip at the deadline if it happens. I'd probably do that if they would.
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correct... but they pulled the other offers after Aiken's medical... and after he refused to sign.
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After reading this, I've got to think the Dodgers are lowballing us. With the exception of Lux, any 3 of their top 15 would get this done in a heartbeat I'd think.
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agreed. I was correcting the details that he admitted to being fuzzy on... I think in the Aiken case (if memory serves me right) they pulled one of those offers after it had been signed. I could be wrong there, but Houston didn't exactly operate ethically on this one.
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Yes, but plenty of people with critical thinking skills can fall for this crap too. It's really not that hard to concoct something. It just needs to be something that falls into that unquestioned world view, which we all carry to some extent or another. It's easy to say it's a gullible population. To some extent, that's very true. What's harder is admitting that we are all gullible in some way shape or form because we all have assumptions that we hold as undeniable fact. This is a lot like unconscious bias. The real problem in my opinion is assumptions, labeling, and finally a complete inability to listen and try and understand. Labeling an opponent often fits with our own assumptions. It's also something that in my observation pretty much guarantees that the person doing the labeling has no intention of listening. One can never find the truth if all we do is label our adversaries and never listen to what they have to say. That has little to do with critical thinking and a whole lot more to do with respect for others along with the admission that I could **gasp** possibly be wrong. And we all know that no one is wrong on the internet.
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That was a nice post.
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2016 Report Cards: Rotation
diehardtwinsfan replied to Nick Nelson's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
I'm not sure what Santana has to do to get a better grade. Results wise, he was right around top 30 in baseball. He's getting penalized because everyone else put in 50 shades of awful seasons... I'd probably swap Berrios and Duffey's grades. Duffy had some major league success that indicated he should have done a whole lot better than he did. Yeah, he was a regression candidate, but he went from being very good to completely hitable. Berrios on the other hand was an unknown. We griped when he got sent down, but reality was he wasn't ready, and the front office knew it. Regardless, expectations for him should have been lower... not saying he out performed them, but that I'd be a bit more lenient there given his age/experience.- 39 replies
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Brian Dozier Trade Rumors Songlist
diehardtwinsfan replied to Loosey's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
I see a couple possible reactions post trade (if it happens) It's so hard to say good bye to yesterday I said I loved you but I lied -
I think it will be for several reasons (taking profits, strong dollar, and an economy not as strong as the pundits say), but I think Jan 2017 is going to be a very similar month to Jan of 2016. If you have cash reserves, I'd consider something short term that goes against the market.
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Intersting. I admit I'm warming up to Stewart a bit more after reading this. They would still need another decent prospect in there to make it worthwhile...
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Dozier would have to challenge Bond's single season HR record in the first half to have more value than he does now. It's significantly more likely that he has less value come July than he does right now, especially I might add if De Leon is suddenly a mainstay in LA and Alvarez is lights out in high A. I'm not saying trade him to trade him, I want value, but right now, Dozier's value is far far far far far more likely to go down than up. I'd add that if he picks up right where he left off, I'd be very skeptical that his value would rise.
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I get what you are saying there. Like it or not, it's the reserve currency of the world, and it will always be as long as currencies are denominated in trust. But yeah, if you don't like Gold, by all means go buy something else. There's plenty of ways to preserve wealth.
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It wasn't appel. It was Brady Aiken. It was a bit messier than that. They a dollar amount agreed on which they rescinded after medical evaluations. They turned around and made offers to a few other HS guys, but they got into trouble when Aiken refused to sign. They had to pull offers that were already on the table to a couple of their other HS draftees. It was messy.
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I've been watching it now casually for about 6 months. Wishing I had bought some obviously at the moment, but I have made way too many mistakes buying at the wrong end of a wave like that. Perhaps it adds another 500 in value over the next year, but stocks never go up and up and up and up. The real problem is how volatile it has been over the last few years. It's had some pretty significant ups and downs, and I'm not banking on that suddenly being gone now that a few countries are reportedly using it for diversification. If I had it right now, I'd probably be cashing in my returns as well.
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It isn't just gold, it's any commodity to be honest. Gold has industrial uses, but it has served as a medium of exchange for humanity since the invention of money. So yeah, that creates an emotional attachment. The real safe haven though is due to inflation. Every single currency on this planet is denominated in trust. And I cannot speak for you, but I don't trust any human institution as far as I can throw it. Governments are no different, and if anything worse. Like it or not, the buying power of your dollar has decreased at a much higher rate than your income has increased. People can see that, and if you want to preserve wealth, you need to find a safe haven. That can be gold, silver, oil, copper, (apparently bitcoin), land, or whatever. You just need to park it somewhere, or hope your investments in the market can outpace an inflation that is always underreported.
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Yeah, digital gold. I've been watching it for a while now. Haven't picked any up though. With the way countries are trying to fix this economic mess by inflation, it's one of many options to preserve wealth, especially should it backfire on them. One thing to pause that a bit though is that Bitcoin is up big while commodities are all at bottoms. That's one thing that doesn't quite make sense here. Bitcoin might be riding a popularity wave so to speak. I think with China they are just spreading out their assets so to speak. Then again, I could see a sharp move by metals upwards at some point too. They haven't really out performed the dollar. They have however outperformed other currencies.
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The Chineese try and keep the Yuan at a certain range with the USD. The interesting dymanics on that side of the planet is that the BOJ has decided to radically devalue their currency since the election. It's droped something like 25% during that time. That is one of the reasons the dollar has been strengthening which forces the Chinese to sell US treasuries to defend the Yuan. Add to it, that Trump hasn't exactly been friends there. I suspect a lot of that is talk, but in spite of that China could be in a bit of trouble in the near term. If short term is your thing, the FXP ETF could likely net a nice a gain over the next couple of months. That isn't a buy and hold stock though.
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They are actually similar prospects, though Gonsalves was considered a potential first rounder that fell due to character concerns. He's performed though at every stop despite having that "back end of the rotation" projection. That said, more recent reports have been a bit rosier. No reason to think Gonsalves cannot have a decent ML career.
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Good call Dave.
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This is probably more impressive given how long the markets traded in an incredibly narrow range. Anyways, if you were thinking of locking in profits, the market appears to be topping. The major drops over the last couple of years have correlated directly to a strong dollar (which is at a peak again right now). Might not hurt to sit on the sidelines for a month or two in any of your investments you don't love.
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Brian Dozier Trade Rumors Songlist
diehardtwinsfan replied to Loosey's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
I would do anything for [Dozier] but I wont' do that. Meat Loaf -
I have to admit to being meh on Calhoun... not a defender, and not exactly a DH prototype... I'd probably pass there. I want more upside, even if there's more risk attached to it.
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Biggest knock was projection with reports saying he was more of a 4/5 type. Results wise though, he's exceeded expectations thus far... by a significant margin. He's been a K machine in the minors including a small stint in the PCL. I don't mind him as a 3rd piece personally, but I'd be pretty hesitant to take a deal with just two with nothing else of value.
