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  1. Vanimal46
    IIRC they offered him a contract last year too. Maybe this year there's mutual interest to join a team on the up and up.
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    I think for mid-level revenue teams you gotta take your chance when you can. 2019 IMO would have been a good season to bite the bullet and take that chance. The core is young and cheap, almost everyone was healthy and producing beyond their typical norm. I think it's really difficult, maybe even impossible now, for a team like the Twins to sustain 7-8 years of competitive play. That's why I prefer going for it when there's a window open and stars are aligned like it was in 2019. I hope 2020 brings the same feelings... But you know that health and production are far from givens in baseball.
  3. Vanimal46
    If that's the price to pay to get a WS title I do that 10 times out of 10.
  4. Vanimal46
    I didn't know Rendon was a pitcher!
  5. Vanimal46
    For this question, I don't see how the return could help the Twins in 2020 more than Rosario can. MLB player for MLB player trades are rare, and my assumption is whatever pitcher the Twins receive back in a hypothetical trade will also have warts to fix. I'm not the biggest Rosario fan out there, but they need to think what's going to help win the most games in 2020. Rosario will still provide more positive value than someone like Larnach or Kirilloff learning on the job... At least from late March until June. After that, reconvene and see what you got.
  6. Vanimal46
    over/under 3 weeks before he's back on the DFA waiver train?
  7. Vanimal46
    Great post. I had a similar experience on my high school hockey team over the years. There was a player who was very talented, but a horrible influence on the rest of the team. Sure, he could score 1-2 goals a game, but he never passed the puck, never helped out the younger players on the team, and felt entitled to do whatever he wanted. Halfway through the year he got in trouble for underage drinking, and we took a team vote whether to keep him on the team or let him go. We voted to let him go even though he was a top line forward who brought offensive firepower to the team. That decision unified the team, and while we lost some games that the player could have helped us win, it was a good life lesson to remove negative influences from your life. Ironically the player tried transferring to the cross town rival, but that team also voted not to bring him on board.
  8. Vanimal46
    Were you aware in 2011 just how special your draft class could be?
  9. Vanimal46
    8-0 Gophers vs. 8-0 Penn State. 11 AM CT on ABC. Most important game at TCF Bank Stadium since Blair Walsh shanked a 27 yard FG in the NFC Divisional Round playoffs.
  10. Vanimal46
    Garver is still making pre-arb money in 2020. The Twins can certainly afford to pay the part time veteran catcher "starter" money for another year before Garver hits arbitration. I would pitch a 2/$14 deal to Castro... Match his $8 million salary for 2020, $6 million with a buyout option in 2021.
  11. Vanimal46
    My hope is they replace Castro with... Jason Castro. It's imperative to have a solid backup to split time with Garver, or take over full time if injuries play out that way. We seem to forget that Garver has a history of concussions and one more foul tip to the dome could force him out of the position.
  12. Vanimal46
    You're putting words in my mouth. I never said it was a requirement to spend a certain amount of money to be a WS contender. They need to target talented starting pitching, preferably 3 really good starters. It will take courage, determination, and perhaps taking on a larger contract than usual to get it done. I've been following along with the discussion and your posts. I still haven't read a plan on what you would do to fill 4 spots in the rotation. All I've seen is an overwhelming amount of things the Twins shouldn't do because of their revenue constraints. Shouldn't go after big free agents because Yu didn't work for 1.5 seasons. Shouldn't trade prospects for established starting pitching because the Samardzija trade didn't work out. I'm asking you to take off your financial consultant hat for a second. Simply lay out some realistic ideas how the Twins can improve the rotation. You've made your point very clear about the finances of this team.
  13. Vanimal46
    That poster was me and you don't need to keep reverting back to it. The Nationals and Astros targeted very talented pitchers, and crazy enough, talented pitchers cost money. Instead of continuing to discuss what the Twins CAN'T do, what would you recommend that they do? There are 4 open positions in the rotation right now.
  14. Vanimal46
    The better question is his offensive future... He still has a ways to go with the bat before thinking about what position he plays in the majors. Also, positional flexibility is good for anyone.
  15. Vanimal46
    Lots of things conveniently left out of the response here... Didn't know the Yankees won the world series in 2018! JW24 picked up the slack there and mentioned the Red Sox starting rotation salary numbers. The Dodgers in 2018 also had free agent Rich Hill for $16 million, and 2 large IFA signings in Ryu ($7.8 MM) and Maeda ($6.125 MM). Since the Astros picked up Verlander mid-season that doesn't count for having a highly paid pitcher on staff? In your breakdown of the Cubs in 2016, shouldn't it be mentioned that only one starting pitcher (Kyle Hendricks) was pre-arb? The others, John Lackey ($16 MM) Arrieta ($10.7 MM) Hammel ($9 MM) and Wood ($6 MM) cost money. And, of course, they traded for a reliever making $11 million to help win a WS. Cleveland did build a phenomenal staff. I hope the Twins can emulate that one day. That also takes MLB-ready talent to make it happen. How realistic is that for the Twins today?
  16. Vanimal46
    It's also going to be worse in the W-L column because most likely 3 teams in the AL Central will be competitive instead of 2. Don't sleep on Chicago... They seem positioned to make a splash this winter and end their losing ways. Detroit and KC? Yeah, probably still losing 100 games in 2020.
  17. Vanimal46
    Will the Twins ever dive into the deep end? This is what it takes to be a WS contender.
  18. Vanimal46
    Yep. We can continue trying to cobble together a competitive rotation I guess. The Twins did that a couple of times in the 2000s. But we all know that gets exposed in October.
  19. Vanimal46
    I have no doubt that's happening too. Do you blame them? The other major sports in America sign players to record contracts every year. Baseball wants to keep up too.
  20. Vanimal46
    Concur. We'll never see reports like that because it has never happened. They'll always be vague and say they made a competitive offer (whatever that means), or say they weren't willing to offer the additional guaranteed year. You bring up a great point in the 2nd paragraph. The top free agents are always looking to set the standard for future free agents. IMO that's why it took forever for Harper and Machado to sign last year. They wanted to be known as the $300 million players, and didn't accept anything less.
  21. Vanimal46
    The Yankees simply did not have enough starting pitching. I still firmly believe that is key to winning in the playoffs. Between Washington and Houston they have 5 starters better than anything the Twins have on staff. There's too much variance relying on 3-4 bullpen guys every night to get the job done. 2 or 3 may have it that particular night. But it may get ruined by the 1 reliever who was off their game.
  22. Vanimal46
    They can compete. They just choose not to. I hope that changes this year.
  23. Vanimal46
    I can guarantee you the top free agents will go to the team that offers the most lucrative contract. That's how free agency works. Here's a dirty little secret... You know why the Twins signed Nelson Cruz? Because they outbid the entire market.
  24. Vanimal46
    All fair points Bird. I don't doubt each team has their own individual rankings of prospects different than the industry lists us common folk have access to. The only thing I'll quibble with you is having a different view of Lewis. I don't believe he's an Uber prospect... I can believe Kirilloff is because the bat and stats stick out. He destroyed FSL pitching and got right back on track after his wrist injury in AA. Whereas Lewis was maybe league average in the FSL, below average in AA. I understand the other tools play in, but there are doubts he sticks at SS. He's fast though!
  25. Vanimal46
    I find it ironic Wheeler is thought of as an ace with his injury history, and Bumgarner is dismissed because of too much milage on his arm. Bumgarner has been way more durable in his career other than a couple of freak accidents (falling off a dirt bike hurting his shoulder, and getting drilled by a line drive on the mound). Mileage on the arm doesn't appear to affect Scherzer, Verlander, and Grienke. I really think Bumgarner is one of those unicorns in baseball. A true work horse that can pitch 200 innings year in year out.
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