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  1. Vanimal46
    I'd give up very little. It was fine to take a chance on someone with triple digit velocity potential in ST. It's a different story bringing him north for the season. You and others laid out the reality of Kinley. 27 years old, no track record of success above AA, most likely 12 on the depth chart. I've seen enough Hooey/Tonkin types... He needs more than a 97 MPH fastball.
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    Yes.
  3. Vanimal46
    My answers to your questions: No. Yes. He should stick at 3B as long as he can. Not a significant reduction. Most all of his value comes from his bat. Not really. His best professional season was 2015 where he was a primary DH and crushing the ball. Yes. Hasn't he proven that already by still crushing the ball over the last 3 seasons at different weight totals? Probably. He's doing just fine right now though.
  4. Vanimal46
    Another wave of cuts this morning.
  5. Vanimal46
    All Mauer has to do is show the willingness to play for him to return in 2019. It doesn't matter to me if he's a starter or bench bat. As scottz said, Mauer has been the most known entity for casual Twins fans. I'm going to appreciate his loyalty to the Twins for 17 years, and being the most known "face of the organization" over the last 14 MLB seasons. It's going to be a long time until we see another player stick in this organization for 17 years.
  6. Vanimal46
    Maybe. Escobar is a UFA after this season. And if I've learned anything this offseason, it's to not offer long term contracts to players entering their decline phase. So that would eliminate 30 year old Escobar in 2019...
  7. Vanimal46
    I would argue that's always been a part of the plan. As long as he can hold his own at 3B until Mauer is retired I'm fine with it.
  8. Vanimal46
    Concur, concur, concur. This team (until this year with Morrison) doesn't sign power hitters. He's the first power hitter they've developed since Morneau. And people can't ship him out of town quick enough... I also think he'll be an All-Star again, and come close to 40 HRs.
  9. Vanimal46
    Concur. And ideally it keeps Hughes and/or Sanchez from the opening day rotation. Pray for the injury gods to stay away and this team is a contender for the division title.
  10. Vanimal46
    They could I guess. But why would you not want the 2nd best 2B in all of baseball? They could go with the cheap internal option and get maybe ~2 WAR from him, or 5+ WAR from Dozier.
  11. Vanimal46
    And, to touch on nicksavikings' main talking point, his sinker percentage has risen exponentially over the last couple of years per Fangraphs: Sinker percentage: 2012: 21% 2013: 20.5% 2014: 25.8% 2015: 27.5% 2017: 42.2% Just say no to Lance Lynn.
  12. Vanimal46
    Lance Lynn Pitch Type per Fangraphs: 2017 - FB - 81% SL - 11% CB - 4.7% CH - 2.6% 2015 - FB - 85.4% SL - 8% CB - 4.8% CH - 1.9% 2014 - FB - 79% SL - 10.2% CB - 8.4% CH - 2.4% 2013 - FB - 73.2% SL - 12.7% CB - 10.1% CH - 4% There's no dishonesty. He's a predominantly fastball pitcher.
  13. Vanimal46
    The Twins would need to sign Escobar next off-season too, as he's a UFA. Morneau wouldn't have been traded if he wasn't dealing with post-concussion issues.
  14. Vanimal46
    Agree with all of this. I also hope he proves people wrong by signing a deal with the Twins and playing at a very high level. It's not impossible to play at a high level as a 2B in your mid-30's.... Chase Utley, Ian Kinsler, Dustin Pedroia, and Robinson Cano are all doing it right now. I think some are really underestimating the gap in production between Dozier and the replacement (most likely Gordon). Over the past four years, Dozier has posted a 120 OPS+ while averaging 32 homers, 72 walks and 17 steals per season while playing above average defense. Keeping Dozier is something a contending team would and should do. If we believe the window is open now for the Twins, why would they let him walk? I'm of the belief they should keep Dozier, and trade Gordon+ at the deadline for an impact SP.
  15. Vanimal46
    Throughout the winter Lynn hasn't interested me. Just because it's closer to opening day and he's still available doesn't change my opinion... At this point, the Twins could wait until June and NOT have to pay the draft pick to sign him.
  16. Vanimal46
    Last year I took the approach goulik mentioned in his post. Adopting players that were near MLB-ready. Now that Garver and Hildenberger graduated, I went out of my comfort zone and adopted a couple of kids in A ball. I'll tell you what, there's a lot more excitement and participation from the community compared to years past. Looking forward to keeping up the HYPE all season long.
  17. Vanimal46
    Don't sell yourself short! I remember you saying you went to a bar last season and ordered a salad during the Twins game!
  18. Vanimal46
    It's fun to see some of these guys that I've only read about. Concur with Nick Gordon looking like he needs a Double Cheeseburger or 7. I also assumed Romero was kind of a lanky kid but he's pretty big. Hopefully he can continue to get stretched out as a starter, and save the last 20 odd innings in the MLB bullpen.
  19. Vanimal46
    Maybe it's Jeremy Hellickson that's next to contact?
  20. Vanimal46
    I don't know if he has to take less years. If this off-season is a trend and not a mirage, front loading that SOB is the answer. From what I'm reading pundits in baseball are predicting next off-season will look more "normal" than this off-season. 3-4 years for Dozier is a no brainer. 5 I'd hesitate but still sign the dotted line. 6+ years is a no.
  21. Vanimal46
    Ever since I read this article on The Ringer, I'm cool with the idea of the team's best hitter batting leadoff. https://www.theringer.com/2017/3/31/16040426/2017-mlb-preview-leadoff-hitter-revolution-george-springer-kyle-schwarber-2e49f6ff7c58
  22. Vanimal46
    Didn't he say in the past it was so he could see a good high fastball to pull right away?
  23. Vanimal46
    Boy, the depth is paper thin at C this year. Good thing Castro is durable.
  24. Vanimal46
    Prepare to be stunned this season!
  25. Vanimal46
    Why even bother filling out the paperwork for an offer that low?
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