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  1. Vanimal46
    Today's market inefficiency is acquiring rental players at the deadline. Over the last couple of years prices are declining for these assets. I'd like the Twins to use their surplus of A ball lottery tickets and push for a division title.
  2. Vanimal46
    This is a great list big dog, thank you. I've got to imagine this is the final season we'll see Nunez and Morales on an MLB team. Grossman's stats don't surprise me in the least, but he'll find his way on another team or 7 before it's all said and done. Dereck Rodriguez sure came back to Earth this season... Finally, I wonder if Liam Hendricks is going to be available this season for trade?
  3. Vanimal46
    Like Pseudo I was convinced Brienne would die in the last episode. The usual formula we've seen from the series is a character getting their moment of recognition, then getting pierced by an arrow/sword. I felt the same about Podrick last week too after his solo tune in episode 2. Thought he was a goner for sure.
  4. Vanimal46
    The Twins hitters need to be on their toes this game against Paxton. I was watching MLB Network Breakdown recently and the big change Paxton made in New York is working VERY quickly. Like Mark Buerhle did back in the day. Once he gets the ball back from the catcher he is ready to go in 5 seconds or less. I'm looking forward to watching him in action.
  5. Vanimal46
    These kind of changes are being implemented league wide. The cutter is the new sinker/slider, and pitchers are throwing way more non-fastballs than ever before. I'm happy the Twins are keeping up with the latest trends. Fangraphs posted a really good article about how batters are fighting back to the trends... https://blogs.fangraphs.com/how-hitters-are-fighting-back-against-rising-strikeouts/
  6. Vanimal46
    Quite the accomplishment for the team. I will continue to ask, no, BEG for Falvine to supplement this team this year. Minnesota sports fans are starving for a good team to care about...
  7. Vanimal46
    I would trade for MadBum today if possible.
  8. Vanimal46
    Yes, IMO. They're both rental players. Teams don't have to give up much for rentals anymore if the last couple of years is any indication.
  9. Vanimal46
    This is why I trade prospects for good MLB players 10 times out of 10. I'm certain people here thought the Astros overpaid for Cole... They got the last laugh. If you want to have more fun with past trades, look at how awful the Christian Yelich trade is for Miami now... And people also thought at the time the Marlins got a haul. Trade your prospects when you can. Laugh all the way to the bank when the established MLB player you receive is way better than any top 100 prospect you sent to the other team.
  10. Vanimal46
    Yeah they did a bad job compressing the file on their app. I heard it was better to watch live off the app.
  11. Vanimal46
    How can you forget about Deduno Abides? And Vanimal!
  12. Vanimal46
    Another win to add to the piggy bank. Take advantage Falvine. The division is yours if you want it.
  13. Vanimal46
    It's hard to go from zero to WS contender in 1 year. You need to take steps in order to achieve the ultimate goal. A great first step is winning the division. Another step is winning a playoff series... Etc, etc. I don't think it's realistic at all to keep punting contention down the road and stumble your way to a WS title.
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  15. Vanimal46
    Nobody wants Reed if he's injured and broken. No, I wouldn't trade Castro or Pineda. It wasn't too long ago when the Twins had to start Drew Butera, Ryan Doumit, and Juan Centeno. I wouldn't trade any MLB quality catcher.
  16. Vanimal46
    Are there any teams in the league that still use an opener? I'd love for this gimmick to go away forever.
  17. Vanimal46
    The Twins should be buying expiring contracts to push for a division title... Not sell them. 8 full seasons since the last division title. I've got to imagine the first step towards 'sustained contention' is, you know, contending.
  18. Vanimal46
    This last game had a lot of texture to it, if you look.
  19. Vanimal46
    Yep. The division is wide open. What better time than now to go for it?
  20. Vanimal46
    This didn't age well.
  21. Vanimal46
    Not Twins related, but a great read nonetheless. Compelling evidence to change my thoughts on how to increase balls in play. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/how-hitters-are-fighting-back-against-rising-strikeouts/
  22. Vanimal46
    It's been 9 years since they won a division title... I think that's a respectable goal for the season. I'll be very disappointed if the FO punts on a division title run for more A ball lottery tickets.
  23. Vanimal46
    A defining year for Sano's career, no doubt. He has to produce and be healthy the rest of the year upon his return. Otherwise why do the Twins continue to rely on him?
  24. Vanimal46
    I concur... We're past the fine line now with the ball and something needs to be done about it. It's pretty silly when someone who's 5'9" 165 lbs soaking wet can mash 20 HRs a season. There's going to be a lot of unnecessary clamoring for career minor leaguers because they're hitting 30 HRs with a juiced baseball.
  25. Vanimal46
    He was certainly signed and advertised to be more than a back end starter...
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