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  1. prouster
    Other than the fact they’re both prospect for veteran deals, I see no meaningful similarities between the Ramos and Graterol trades.
  2. prouster
    Fair enough. As I said in a post above, I saw the two things next to each other and felt like you were suggesting some sort of equivalence between the two. Sorry if I came off as glib or an a-hole.
  3. prouster
    Didn’t mean to do that. When people put things in print, they need to be clear so as not to be misunderstood. I saw the two things side by side—AP's child abuse and Marwin's role in the cheating scandal both being reasons to stop cheering for them—and commented on it. My general opinion is people are overreacting to the Marwin stuff.
  4. prouster
    I don’t see how beating your child with a switch and stealing signs during a baseball game are worthy of the same level of derision, but I guess it’s your choice how to feel.
  5. prouster
    I disagree with this assessment. I think there’s a pretty convincing argument that Graterol is (er, was) their second or third best pitching prospect. Personally, I like Duran a lot better. There’s also quite a bit to like about Maeda. He’s probably the best strike out pitcher on the team now other than Rogers. His counting stats are suppressed over the last year or two from pitching mostly out of the bullpen. Conversely, his rate stats might be a bit inflated. He’s a good pitcher—in my opinion clearly better than a fourth starter. Way too early to say who “wins,” but the thinking seems to make sense. It’s definitely a win now move.
  6. prouster
    My knee jerk reaction is to have mixed feelings. Graterol is tough to give up, but Maeda is a good pitcher with four years of control for almost no money. He has been pitching out of LA’s bullpen and wants to start. He has been a bit above league average in his career, but peripherals are pretty encouraging. Not sure the K% and K rate will hold up switching to a starting role in the AL. Here’s hoping for the best.
  7. prouster
    I don’t follow your argument. Are you saying the Twins need to upgrade their already really good lineup? How do you propose they do this?
  8. prouster
    I was thinking Spaceballs .
  9. prouster
    Nothing to say other than amen.
  10. prouster
    The stat line is intriguing. Thanks to everyone who posted scouting reports! Seems like there is some interesting upside here.
  11. prouster
    It seems continuous because you’re reading posts from many different people on an internet message board, where things people say are recorded and coexist. No individual person says that all those things should happen. You’re lumping together multiple viewpoints. It’s January. People discuss scenarios they know aren’t plausible.
  12. prouster
    Yes, I think cost would be a much bigger issue than fit. The secret to winning isn’t so secret: have as many good players as you can get. It’s getting them that’s the hard part.
  13. prouster
    What did they need Donaldson for? Maybe acquiring Senzel makes a Rosario or Buxton or Arraez trade more palatable. I’m not saying, “Do it, Twins, do it,” but I don’t think it’s dumb to ask about the merits of trading for Senzel.
  14. prouster
    I don’t think anyone is saying they should make continuous transactions. I started the thread to see what people’s opinions were, because I think there are cases for and against this specific transaction.
  15. prouster
    I’m pretty much agnostic on the matter—mostly my bias as a Twins fan had me wondering if there’s any way he’d make sense for the Twins. I agree it’s not a clean fit, but I also think he has enough upside that it’s not a crazy idea to make room for him.
  16. prouster
    According to MLB Trade Rumors, the Reds are apparently open to trading Nick Senzel after signing Mike Moustakas and Nicholas Castellanos to large contracts. Senzel comes with a lot of team control, some positional versatility, and a ton of upside in the bat. The Twins already have a formidable lineup, but it could still make some sense for them to check in with Cincinnati. What do you all think? Would Senzel make sense for the Twins? What would it take to acquire him?
  17. prouster
    Sure, but the majority of the roster is quite young. They’ve signed a few guys to contract extensions—why not suggest that’s their M.O.? I just don’t think there’s a meaningful trend here. If anything, these veteran signings tell us that they view free agency mainly as a way to supplement their homegrown core.
  18. prouster
    “With all of this analytical evidence showing that major league baseball is trending younger and teams are shying away from signing older players, why have the Minnesota Twins been pursuing aging stars over the past couple years? What value is there in acquiring these aging stars?“ They’re probably signing them because they’re good, and the overwhelming majority of their roster is a good deal under 30.
  19. prouster
    I think it would be a much more interesting discussion if we weighed the pros and cons of Donaldson being on the team, rather than making a hypothetical argument that probably doesn’t actually reflect anyone’s real viewpoint. This isn’t meant to be a knock on you, Matthew. It’s hard to produce content in the middle of January!
  20. prouster
    The still need an arm or two, but this is a great signing. I think it at least buys them a little time to work the trade market. A deadline addition atop the rotation could be the final piece.
  21. prouster
    I guess $8 million makes sense in what would be his age 38 (this is correct, yes?) season.
  22. prouster
    I'm not sure. Here's the tweet:
  23. prouster
    Rosenthal and a few others are reporting the deal is 4/92 with a fifth year team option. The max value is 5/100.
  24. prouster
    Woah.
  25. prouster
    Well, better off-season than the Astros.
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