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  1. Vanimal46
    It’s a mess right now. I’ve seen so many names being tossed around. Maeda, May, Joc Peterson being traded to the Angels? It’s fun watching this unfold!
  2. Vanimal46
    https://twitter.com/bostonstrong_34/status/1224882891638919168?s=21 Please please please!
  3. Vanimal46
    Oh my god a guy can dream right?!!
  4. Vanimal46
    Okay... a bunch more are confirming it IS the Twins... WTF is going on??!!
  5. Vanimal46
    Developing story! I don’t know how the Twins fit in here but this is exciting! https://twitter.com/bnightengale/status/1224881655950626816?s=21 Edit: Nevermind... https://twitter.com/ken_rosenthal/status/1224882016925241344?s=21
  6. Vanimal46
    Holy cow, a blockbuster trade!
  7. Vanimal46
    I was just coming here to post this. Hard pass.
  8. Vanimal46
    I’d like to get to know them as people... Build some rapport that way. We’re all Twins fans obviously, but what else do they like to do? Fun facts about them, things like that. I’ve read and interacted with writers like Nick Nelson over the years and respect his opinion. It’s also cool to know he has a talent for rapping!
  9. Vanimal46
    Love your entire post. I’m just picking this little snippet to say if this isn’t already in the works when Gardy retires, it should. I would love to hear his stories, and of course, the Gardy-isms. I feel like he would gel with Dick right away.
  10. Vanimal46
    Lindor, Bellinger, Judge, Arenado for hitters. I love watching stud pitchers... When they’re dialed in, it’s the ultimate equalizer in baseball. I also appreciate when their stuff isn’t on that day and they can still work hard to pitch 6 innings. Thor, Scherzer, Cole, Verlander and Mad Bum are my favorites... Wish I could still say Jose Fernandez because he was by far my favorite to watch pitch, RIP.
  11. Vanimal46
    Perhaps we need a "Get to Know Em" campaign before the new season with all of the new writers. Like MMMordabito I skip a ton of the other writers' posts...
  12. Vanimal46
    I like that we're thinking about the environment more and more in 2020... Thank you TD for recycling old posts!
  13. Vanimal46
    Interesting that it’s never presented that way. Writers use the higher WAR number and ignore the other one if they want to pump up a player. Vice versa if a writer wants to throw caution on a player.
  14. Vanimal46
    I’m sad Brian Dozier hasn’t found a team yet. He’s probably at the minor league + ST invite stage of his career and maybe that’s the issue.
  15. Vanimal46
    It was nice to see Graterol on this list... It’s not nice that the first 2 pitchers play for Cleveland.
  16. Vanimal46
    Whoever put in the effort has way too much time on their hands! Or they’re a Dodgers fan...
  17. Vanimal46
    People on Twitter are charting out every single trash can bang during the 2017 Astros season. According to this source, Marwin Gonzalez benefitted the most from this cheating scandal. I assume the Twins thought they were signing a player who improved his offensive approach to go with his Swiss Army knife defensive flexibility... I mean, I did! And advocated to sign him that entire winter. Can the Twins void the contract? Will he be suspended? What do you think the Twins should do?
  18. Vanimal46
    This is more of a Twins discussion, but the Astros player that benefitted most from the trash can bangs? Marwin Gonzalez. https://twitter.com/adams_at/status/1222506722276843527?s=21
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    The complaint was simple. There’s a stark difference between bWAR and fWAR. I don’t like it.
  21. Vanimal46
    Not sure. I’ve just noticed the stark difference in WAR value for players last season... Having different takes is okay, but some tell a bad story. Take Ricky Nolasco for example... a player who consistently had a better FIP than ERA throughout his career. If we looked solely at his fWAR and FIP we would think there’s room for growth. Turns out his bWAR was more trustworthy.
  22. Vanimal46
    I’m not a big fan of Fangraphs going all in on FIP for pitcher evaluations. Before the change, fWAR and bWAR were similar and gave you a good base. Now there’s a significant gap in fWAR/bWAR for specific pitchers that I don’t like.
  23. Vanimal46
    I was actually open to a Kintzler return to Minnesota. He’ll do well in Miami and most certainly be a trade target in July.
  24. Vanimal46
    Here's the trend from 2019 to today for our Twins on this publication: Royce Lewis - No change Alex Kirilloff - Down 17 spots Brusdar Graterol - Down 30 spots Jordan Balazovic and Trevor Larnach were unranked. Interesting that they're holding steady on Lewis after his down season. Here's another publication that has Graterol trending the wrong way.
  25. Vanimal46
    The coaching hires have been safe, internal picks. OC - Gary Kubiak DC - Andre Patterson & Adam Zimmer* *But really, it’s still Mike Zimmer. Continuity can be good, I’m just bored with the old school, anti-analytics folks running this football team.
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