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  1. Vanimal46
    This year? Not so much. Next year and beyond? Absolutely concur.
  2. Vanimal46
    Agreed. But hey! At least we got #Bombas right?
  3. Vanimal46
    Don't see a collapse happening. Too many games (13) left against AL Central bottom feeders.
  4. Vanimal46
    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.
  5. Vanimal46
    A 57% increase in HRs at AAA this year using the juiced baseball.
  6. Vanimal46
    Concur. If the people at the top remain the same, they should be able to identify the next Shelton, Rowson, Wes Johnson, etc.
  7. Vanimal46
    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.
  8. Vanimal46
    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!
  9. Vanimal46
    Official.
  10. Vanimal46
    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.
  11. Vanimal46
    Sad...
  12. Vanimal46
    I'd love for the Twins to follow suit. Make Fort Myers their US training/lab home, and continue utilizing their facility in DR for IFA signings until they're ready for A+ ball. I realize there are Cedar Rapids fans on this site, but there's little reason to have 2 leagues below A+ ball.
  13. Vanimal46
    https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/do-we-even-need-minor-league-baseball/ Fascinating read by Travis Sawchik. Once again, the Astros are ahead of everyone else on development and training.
  14. Vanimal46
    Pure speculation. He could have been preparing for the off-season and said I need a contract to continue doing this otherwise let me go now.
  15. Vanimal46
    He developed and graduated several top prospects during his tenure... And traded away the "cream of the crop" before they declined to nothing. Moncada is a good to great player. Kopech has a chance to be good 1-2 years down the line. Anderson Espinoza on Fangraphs was a 70 FV player (can't miss!) and was out of baseball 2 years after. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/mlb-farm-systems-ranked-by-surplus-war/ You know this very well, Bird. Rankings are just that, rankings. I'll take a #30 farm system for a WS title over a top 5 farm system with decent results like our Twins.
  16. Vanimal46
    I would trade Lewis and Graterol as well for a 28 year old stud pitcher like Sale. Perhaps you're too negative about Sale's one injury riddled year? Is there any indication he's not going to bounce back next year?
  17. Vanimal46
    Dombrowski has been doing this for so long we can find examples of high profile FA signings, draft/development, savvy trades for rising stars, rebuilds, and retools. I don't think it's fair to suggest rebuilding a roster isn't his strength. Perhaps he doesn't want to do it, but he's capable. He was the one who drafted/developed Verlander, and traded for Scherzer/Cabrera before they became generational stars. His problem seems to be overpaying for his talent after they develop into stars. Which is really only possible to criticize in hindsight.
  18. Vanimal46
    The Yankees don't have that deep of pockets unless they go above the luxury tax threshold again. $164 million in commitments already for 2020. Compared to $149 million for the Red Sox. https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/payroll/2020/
  19. Vanimal46
    Let's talk about the Red Sox "gutting" the farm: Chris Sale trade: Yoan Moncada - finally living up to his #1 overall prospect hype 3 years after they traded him. 2 years service time now. Michael Kopech - lots of hype, blew out his arm and missed 2019. Luis Basabe - career .695 OPS in AA. Entering age 23 season in 2020. Victor Diaz - out of baseball Craig Kimbrel Trade: Manuel Margot - 1.5 bWAR player the last 2 years. 6.1 total bWAR. Javy Guerra - no bat SS. .665 career OPS in the minors. Logan Allen - Now on Cleveland Indians. Carlos Asuaje - now a 27 year old no bat 2B toiling in Arizona's system. Drew Pomeranz trade: Anderson Espinoza - out of baseball. He actually did a good job keeping the young core together that we are familiar with. There were rumors in the past of trading Benintendi for Hamels. He was also reluctant to trade Boegarts and Devers as well. Can anyone show me where he "gutted" the Red Sox farm system?
  20. Vanimal46
    He won't be unemployed for long... He's the kind of GM I want. Someone who's not afraid to trade prospects in order to go for a world series title.
  21. Vanimal46
    The only solution is to intentionally walk off a base and get tagged so the bases aren't loaded anymore.
  22. Vanimal46
    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.
  23. Vanimal46
    When was the last time we've seen a 21-0 lead at halftime? That was an excellent first half of football.
  24. Vanimal46
    4 active WRs today and Diggs is questionable.
  25. Vanimal46
    Thanks for the clarification. In that case, Big Mike is back on my priority list to resign.
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