Vanimal46
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Concur. The pen has been hot, which is perfect timing for the playoffs. I'm certainly not ready to crown them elite and forgo signing others to improve it. This winter I want them to go high end for starters, and keep tossing darts for bullpen help. -
If you come across a Vance "Vanimal" Worley Twins jersey holla at your boy!
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It's a relief to see Berrios back in a groove. I'm just ready for the playoffs now.
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I've got to imagine that's exactly what the Red Sox want... Someone who has shown success with limited resources and give them a much larger budget to work with. If I'm Falvey I'm taking that job too... He'd be crazy not to. It's the freaking Red Sox!
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Watched the game off and on while doing projects in the new house. A win is a win I guess? Tyler Johnson again is a very good player who will no doubt play on Sundays next year.
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The Yankees set an MLB record with 29 players spending time on the IL this year. But that's cool, we can default to the poor Twins have so much adversity to deal with argument.
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Money talks. If the Red Sox come knocking, Jim Pohlad's gonna have to open the wallet and pay to keep him.
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This was a good litmus test for the playoffs and I'm not impressed... Over the next couple of weeks they get to pad their stats against terrible teams with bad pitching. They won't get that luxury come October, and will square off against Strasburg types every night. Right now they don't appear to be up for the challenge.
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Concur. If the people at the top remain the same, they should be able to identify the next Shelton, Rowson, Wes Johnson, etc.
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Not that I know the candidates out there, but it's a good resume builder to turn around a franchise like the Twins who were light years behind other teams in analytics/player development. Imagine what they could do with double the budget they're working with.
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Falvey and Levine are an interesting duo to comment about... Not because the Twins will be "lucky" if they leave. The Red Sox will be a very attractive job opening. I'm sure a couple more will be available in the next couple of months. Falvey's an east coast guy... Dun dun dun!
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He will finish this year with 87 games played, 3.2 bWAR, and 2.7 fWAR. He is a special player. But my god, it's like groundhog's day over and over. Gotta find a way for him to be healthy for 120+ games.
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The time to get Cole was 2 years ago when he was under arbitration. The Pohlads will never back up the Brinks truck for a free agent pitcher.
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Thanks for the clarification. In that case, Big Mike is back on my priority list to resign.
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Ouch. Big Mike was my #1 priority to resign before this development. Now I don't know if I would sign him at all.
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Not sure they can win a play in game now, let alone a 5 or 7 game series... Disappointing.
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Wow. Takes the wind right out of my sail.
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I don't understand why they aren't shutting Berrios down for 2-3 weeks. Get his mind and mechanics back on track with simulated games... Then give him a tune up start before the playoffs. Not much is gained by continuing to throw him out there every 5-6 days.
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Could be. After the last couple of winters I have no idea how to gauge free agent values. All I know is I want Big Mike and Odorizzi back for sure... I am willing to go up to 4 years in order to beat out the big market teams for both.
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I typed that with the assumption the player declines the QO. If they accept it's all a moot point.
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As I think more about this, QOs could be used as a tool for mid market teams like the Twins. It gives them the winter to negotiate a long term deal since most teams are now unwilling to give up the draft pick. Sucks for the player involved, as there is risk of them sitting out until June... But I would hope it's used in good faith to negotiate something long term with them. To answer your last question, yes, I would give up a 1st round pick for Pineda, no doubt. Probably for Odorizzi too. Gibson is a no.
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Depends if more teams will try to be competitive or not. I suspect we'll see teams continue to develop their own pitching and fail before giving up draft picks.
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Odorizzi would be doing himself a disservice if he declined the QO. Last year's debacle should raise red flags to anyone about to receive a QO... I'm sure he doesn't want to sit around until June when the QO draft pick compensation ends.
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Both Bateman and Tyler Johnson will play on Sundays... Best WR corps since Eric Decker and whoever else played with him.
