Vanimal46

I like Big Mike and thought he was the best pitcher on staff heading into the playoffs. He would have been at worst the game 2 starter, preventing Dobnak from being tossed to the wolves in Yankee Stadium... If people are still mad about the timing of the suspension I've got no rebuttal to it... The timing couldn't have been worse for a playoff team. What are the Twins going to do when he's suspended the first 40 some games in 2020?

Now that Gibson is a Ranger, the longest tenured Twins player is... Jorge Polanco! Debuting in June 2014.

We had a couple threads last year about adding Billy Hamilton, who can hit a ball 1 out of 10 times. This guy has wheels, plays several positions, and can hit!

Those bleachers look totally safe!!

Yeah the 29 inning sample size was very good no doubt. The Padres are really banking on him being as good as his Milwaukee tenure. If he's San Francisco or Boston Pomeranz this contract is gonna be a disaster.

Adrianza replacement? Dude is younger than you might think.

Good Lord. The GMs are back to handing out silly money!

Good luck to him. He's got some cleaning up to do in Pittsburgh.

Crazy. I thought he wouldn't get signed until February or March. Maybe that was his fear too and jumped at this opportunity. Good for him. Glad it wasn't the Twins investing another 3 guaranteed years for him.

They found success in our disappointing pitchers last season (Lynn). I guess they're going back to the well for more!

Shocked that his market is heating up this early in the winter...

Do you believe in miracles?? YES!

Strength in numbers is about the only way to address it. For the quantity to work, they're going to need players with options handy, or a quick trigger finger if someone is out of options and can't help in 2020. The top 4 are locked in. Romero is out of options, so he'll have to find a role in the bullpen to make it 5. I'd look for at least 1 bullpen FA MLB signing (Pomeranz, Kintzler, etc.) A few minor league with ST invite signings, and have 3-4 players ride the Rochester shuttle again.

Oh boy! Juan Graterol is back!!!1!; Did he learn how to catch after leaving for greener pastures? Edit: Nevermind, I was mistaking Juan Graterol with Juan Centeno. I don't remember this guy at all!

The content in the story you published is exactly what was posted here. Not sure why you're up in arms about the information presented on this thread.

Sam Dyson's girlfriend made a post a couple days ago about her domestic violence experience. Didn't gain much traction. So she wrote a separate post in the viewpoint of the cat to generate more awareness. It worked.

I don't know if the frequency is higher in MLB compared to other relationships. Obviously it gets more publicity because of their status as a professional athlete. The MLB said years ago they were going to take a hard stance against domestic violence. Well, their last couple of tests (Osuna, Kapler, and Larry Baer) haven't been hard stances at all.

Moderation note from John Bonnes: The below post is showing a tweet of an instagram post. It appears to be Sam Dyson's girlfriend accusing him on Instagram of domestic abuse involving her and their cat. This thread may (and probably should) evoke some strong emotions folks. Please be aware we'll be moderating this thread heavily. We remind you, there is a lot we don't know yet, and we ask that everyone think before they post and tread lightly. https://twitter.com/biaginger/status/1199326376903561216?s=19 The text in the Instagram post: > Long post I want to say a few things about this box. This was the first year I got this box. I am turning 12 soon and this was my first time ever getting this cute box from target. I was able to jump on top of it, look outside, scratch the top, go under and play hide and seek, look through the little window to see what’s going on. I loved this box. As you can see in the second photo, someone I trusted with my safety, protection, and love did the unthinkable while I was inside the box. > No one deserves to have their trust broken, but to have your trust broken and not understand why is the hardest thing to grasp at this point. Mom has put up with a lot and some people won’t believe her and that’s okay. This isn’t about believing a person or situation. This is about safety at this point. > Mom took me to grandmas for good because unlike my previous “safe space,” GRANDMAS is a safe space. I don’t have to worry about getting hurt because of anger or control. I don’t have to be scared of yelling and things being hurled at mom and me. I don’t have to be scared anymore. > This was a preventable incident. This did not need to happen, but it did. The moment I, Snuckles, got involved was the moment mom said goodbye. Love your fur babies enough to do the right thing. > At the end of the day we don’t make people do anything. We can’t control their actions and behaviors. What we can control is how we deal with the situation. Mom won’t allow there to be a second incident because my mom truly loves me enough to say goodbye to toxic behavior and people. No one deserves to be intimidated, scared, worthless, and hopeless. Please remember that. Everyone deserves real happiness Not only was Dyson hurt during his tenure with the Twins, he's not a good human being. Glad he's no longer with the team.

This is a new one I haven't heard before... So Tyler Jay's mid 90s fastball with late movement and plus slider meant nothing? Just his draft status earned him high praise on this website. Got it. And we're ready to crown Duran the better prospect based on performance? The 4.86 ERA in 7 AA starts so far? This argument is bizarre.

A bit of revisionist history here... The number 5 Twins prospect in 2017 according to TD isn't much of a prospect? "I was going to say the opposite on Jay. I think his floor is dominant, late-inning left-handed reliever. His ceiling is #2 starter..." - Seth Stohs "The ceiling is there, if he can command his changeup and prove himself in the durability department, for Jay to become a quality mid-rotation starter in the majors. But what really bolsters his prospect status is the relatively high floor. There is little doubt the hard-throwing lefty can succeed as a reliever in the majors. Baseball Prospectus, in naming him the organization's second-best prospect, suggested he could even become a "poor man's Andrew Miller."" - Nick Nelson "...the plan for 2018 isn’t much different than it would have been in 2017 provided he was healthy. If he’s performing he could be a quick mover, with the Twins bullpen in sight before September rolls around." - Steve Lein I would love for one of these dominant back-end reliever floors come true one day.

Are your big toes considered the "thumb" of your foot? If so, he should do everything he can to protect them!

"Dominant back-end reliever looks like his floor right now" might as well be the kiss of death for Twins pitchers. Still waiting for Tyler Jay's dominant back-end reliever run with the Twins... That was his floor. I believe Fernando Romero also has that same floor of dominant back-end reliever... One of these years we'll remember to stop putting the cart before the horse when talking about prospects!

The most valued resource in baseball. Got it. Teams don't exactly trade young, controllable pitching away.

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