Jump to content
Click here to check out our updated free agents rankings, now up to 150 players and sortable by position! ×
Twins Daily
  • Create Account

Vanimal46

Old-Timey Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    27,618

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    131

 Content Type 

Profiles

Minnesota Twins News, Rumors & Analysis

Minnesota Twins Videos

2026 Minnesota Twins Top Prospect Rankings

2022 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

Minnesota Twins Trade & Free Agent Rumors

Minnesota Twins Fan Guides & Resources

2023 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

The Minnesota Twins Players Project

2024 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

2025 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

2026 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

Forums

Blogs

Events

Store

Downloads

Gallery

Everything posted by Vanimal46

  1. Vanimal46
    I was hoping he would lean towards football, especially with the direction baseball is going paying their players. Here's to hoping he can have a healthy career at QB.
  2. Vanimal46
    I agree with John and Aaron's assessment on the latest Gleeman and the Geek. This is a backup plan for CJ Cron... Just in case if he doesn't have it and they decide to pay him a million and change to go away. I don't know why Falvine loves a platoon 1B/DH combo but you can squint and see a possibility of Duda/Austin splitting the duties.
  3. Vanimal46
    Also, I had a general opinion about the direction Democrats are going in 2020... It's clear that every candidate is going with the WOKE strategy taking the moral high ground for injustice, inequality, racism, etc. I have a bad feeling they're going to be put in a box by Republicans with this strategy... It's already not looking good with the situation in Virginia... If there is a zero tolerance policy going forward for the party, everyone involved needs to resign immediately. Yet the people involved have no intention of stepping down and hoping they can be forgiven over time... You can't have it both ways.
  4. Vanimal46
    Aspirational is probably the best way to describe it. The bill has good intentions, but filled with unrealistic ideas IMO.
  5. Vanimal46
    Green New Deal... Your thoughts?
  6. Vanimal46
    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ He stopped playing when I was 2 years old. I need a more recent comparison.
  7. Vanimal46
    Fivethirtyeight and OOTP Baseball teamed up to simulate how teams would do with Harper and/or Machado signs with their teams. They had to force Machado on the Twins, because LOL, and they make the World Series in 2021! But he opted out ASAP to sign a massive deal with the SF Giants... https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/we-put-bryce-harper-and-manny-machado-on-a-bunch-of-different-teams/
  8. Vanimal46
    I do find Gonzalez markedly better than Adrianza... Gonzalez has a career 111 OPS+ over his last 5 years, and has logged innings all over the field, with the exception of pitcher and catcher. Adrianza has a career OPS+ of 80... Also, let's be honest about Twins free agent options. Kimbrel isn't coming here. Kuechel is a long shot.
  9. Vanimal46
    In fairness to Mike, your body does adjust to your climate after a while. So the cold you're all used to is miserable for visitors who aren't used to it anymore. I own the fact that I'm a wussy southern boy now... Anything below 50 degrees outside is miserable.
  10. Vanimal46
    Yeah Marwin Gonzalez only filled in everywhere on a WS contending team... Why would we need him here?
  11. Vanimal46
    I would sign Marwin Gonzalez in a heart beat. Can't believe he's still out there unsigned today. Of course I also wanted high end pitching for both the bullpen and rotation. Alas, that ship has sailed.
  12. Vanimal46
    This is who we're putting the weight of the franchise on. Someone comparable to Mark Reynolds and Austin Jackson.
  13. Vanimal46
    https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2819935-nba-trade-rumors-teams-tried-to-get-andrew-wiggins-on-the-cheap-from-t-wolves They should have jumped at the chance to get rid of Wiggins.
  14. Vanimal46
    A MUCH needed addition to the site. Welcome aboard Stu!
  15. Vanimal46
    A simple rebuttal to the greedy on both sides argument is, prove it. Open up your books, MLB owners. Show how you're somehow losing money in an industry that generates $10+ billion in revenue. It's simply hard to believe. NBA owners tried pulling the same crap 8 years ago. Claiming 21 out of 30 teams were losing money and couldn't afford player salaries anymore. Funny, 8 years after the lockout concluded, player salaries have skyrocketed to $50 million a season. From what I can tell no one had to board up the arena doors for failing to pay the bills.
  16. Vanimal46
    It's the right choice to manage their salary cap. His cap hit is $10.7 million if he doesn't restructure. Hard to say if it's the right choice for the team. I agree his absence affected the team's performance. It's hard not to affect the team when one of your leaders loses their sanity.
  17. Vanimal46
    You know we could have this same conversation with anyone in entertainment... Why are actresses paid more than cops and teachers? Why are (some) standup comedians paid more than them? There seems to be a fundamental flaw in how to view sports. It's always been entertainment in my eyes. If they want fans to view it as a business, guess what? Their product hasn't improved in a long time... In fact, it's become worse over the years. And they're still charging the same amount to cops and teachers for a worse product. I love baseball, but I'm sure as hell not going to dedicate my time or money to this particular business, the Minnesota Twins.
  18. Vanimal46
    1. The 3rd piece isn't going to scare me either way from making the trade. Not when the headliner and 2nd piece is already set. 2. Realmuto is the most athletic catcher in the game. Alfaro may be one day. Check out his statcast data, specifically Sprint speed and pop time to pick off a runner stealing a base. I'll wait for your reply. Defense is absolutely a measurement to make a move at catcher. You have to be really good offensively to make up for poor defense. I prefer better defense and ability to manage a pitching staff. I think Realmuto is much better at those aspects than Alfaro is currently, and most likely in the future. 3. His 2nd half slide doesn't scare me either. Over the last 3 years he has the most fWAR, 5th in WRC+, and played in the 2nd most games during that span, trailing immortal Yadier Molina by 3 games. You can hope Alfaro becomes someone like Realmuto one day. I'll take the player who's actually produced these numbers consistently.
  19. Vanimal46
    Not really. Sanchez has a small frame like Berrios and could easily end up as a bullpen arm only. Alfaro is one of the worst pitch framers in baseball. I would make this trade in a heart beat for Philly. Sign Machado or Harper too and they're instantly favorites in the division.
  20. Vanimal46
    The off-season market did align with the Twins' needs... They need high end pitching, and there were a dozen relievers that could have fit the mold. Instead they went with the value route, per usual.
  21. Vanimal46
    I agree, but I don't know where they would even begin to tear it down. They're just starting the 2nd half (!!!) of Suter and Parise's contracts. 6 more years with them as pretty much untradable assets. The others they locked up aren't that young anymore and expensive... It's going to get really ugly soon for the Wild.
  22. Vanimal46
    Mikko Koivu torn ACL.
  23. Vanimal46
    I'm on mobile 99% of the time. I don't see a link to do that.
  24. Vanimal46
    I concur that is the problem, idle time between pitches... Remember when John Lackey took 6 minutes to throw 6 pitches? https://deadspin.com/john-lackey-should-be-in-jail-1819503434
  25. Vanimal46
    If I could make a recommendation to your development team at CTTP... Have a link handy to put all slides on one page to scroll through. I'm curious, but not that curious to click on 15 slide pages. Sorry.
×
×
  • Create New...