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  1. Vanimal46
    Yep. Birdwatcher posts to not trade unless you have a surplus of talent to replace the player you're trading. I subscribe to that logic. There wasn't a ready replacement after the trade. Hell, 13 months later we're in the same boat.
  2. Vanimal46
    Also, if that was truly the strategy... To trade Pressly and find someone of his caliber in free agency, why weren't the Twins linked to any rumors about those players?
  3. Vanimal46
    1 out of 4 are doing well. The other 3 are disasters. Yay.
  4. Vanimal46
    If there were relievers close to Pressly's caliber, who were they? How are they doing this year? Was it worth paying them $5-7 million more than Pressly's contract this year?
  5. Vanimal46
    I'm sure they are... Rome wasn't built in a day. If there's still a gap explaining why the data they're presenting is valuable they're not the right people for the job.
  6. Vanimal46
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2018/10/15/magic-dust-spin-rates-buy-in-how-astros-make-good-pitchers-even-better/?noredirect=on Houston has built up a ton of credibility with their analytics team. It's natural to buy in to a team when they can say we made a HOF pitcher like Verlander even better.
  7. Vanimal46
    We can discuss the other players you wish were still on roster then. Nick Burdi- this year he would have 10 IP as a Twin and placed on the 60 day IL. Are you still keeping him this winter over Duran, Alcala, or other RP options needing a 40 man roster spot? Curtiss: Would another few MLB innings change his outcome? Would he still be on the 40 struggling with a 7.75 ERA in AAA? How about the other players cut this year? Should they also be on the 40? Will there be a hindsight thread created for trading any of these players for nothing? Mejia Parker Magill Morin Jay Eades Adams Granite
  8. Vanimal46
    It was a blip on the radar. No one was mad or cared he was traded. http://twinsdaily.com/topic/31783-twins-trade-nick-anderson-to-marlins-for-brian-schales/?fromsearch=1
  9. Vanimal46
    There wasn't a reliever available in free agency last winter close to Pressly's caliber.
  10. Vanimal46
    We'll agree to disagree on a lot of this... It's simply impossible to keep every single player on the 40 man. Limited spots, you know? All of them would have to be dropped at some point for injury or lack of performance in the case of Chargois. Brace yourselves, there's a huge 40 man roster crunch coming this winter. Other players that may have a moment of greatness in the future will be let go.
  11. Vanimal46
    They've been pretty good discarding players without much of a sting afterwards. Nick Anderson is just one example out of dozens of players they let go. The others haven't made an impact at all at the MLB level. So with that being said, I agree. I think they're doing a good job trimming the fat each year. Other than Nick Anderson this year, and Derek Rodriguez last year, are there other examples of players the Twins discarded and proved them wrong? Do we still wish JT Chargois is still in the organization? How about Nick Burdi? Or John Curtiss? I still put the Pressly trade as #1, with a bullet, Falvine's biggest mistake.
  12. Vanimal46
    Every front office has misses... Add this to the list. Time will tell whether Anderson can sustain an MLB career. There was a lot of teeth gnashing last year over losing Derek Rodriguez... This year was utterly forgettable for Rodriguez.
  13. Vanimal46
    If you were my dad he would turn it up to 78 for sure... #DadMove
  14. Vanimal46
    I propose a new unwritten rule... If it's past August 15th, teams with a worse record have to forfeit against the teams with better records. Who says no?!
  15. Vanimal46
    I think he's going to have a Balazovic-esc rise in the rankings next year...
  16. Vanimal46
    Concur... He should only be re-signed if it's not possible to sign Big Mike or Odorizzi first.
  17. Vanimal46
    True... I will not lose any sleep over not being energy efficient. I can sleep comfortably up to 75 degrees. Every degree after that is notably uncomfortable.
  18. Vanimal46
    Whoever conducted this study lives on the surface of the sun... 82 degrees when you're sleeping? No way, no how.
  19. Vanimal46
    Florida is the problem. They have teams in all 4 major sports and I don't think a Florida resident cares about any of them... Other than the brief period of time when LeBron was a member of the Miami Heat.
  20. Vanimal46
    The fascination with Billy Hamilton is something else... He's been swinging with a pool noodle for a long time.
  21. Vanimal46
    I think the window slams shut after this year and it'll be a rough 2020... I don't see the D line generating a lot of pressures this year. It will take a huge bounce back year from Griffen who's getting up there in football age.
  22. Vanimal46
    The IPAs have a nice ring to it... Portland Organics? Portland Farm to Tables?
  23. Vanimal46
    Relocate Tampa to Brooklyn, Oakland to Portland, and Miami to Raleigh... ???? Profit
  24. Vanimal46
    Agreed. That's why it's hard to push for expansion when there are 3 teams in limbo currently. Tampa, Miami, and Oakland need to relocate ASAP.
  25. Vanimal46
    It's hard to analyze preseason games, but here's my take aways so far: Mike Boone should win the #3 RB job, maybe even the primary backup. Dude has some big play ability. Sloter should win the backup QB competition. Mannion is terrible. If Kirk is injured for more than a couple of games it's going to be tough to win any games. The defense looks old and declining.
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