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  1. Vanimal46
    Busenitz, Curtiss, and Duffey need more AAA time? They're not young anymore. If they can't beat out Oliver effing Drake, why are they on the 40 man roster?
  2. Vanimal46
    WTF. Why?
  3. Vanimal46
    This is a defining off-season coming up for Falvine. More financial flexibility and prospects to trade than I can ever recall. I want them to put their stamp on this team and be BOLD. The boldest move they could do is recruit and sign Machado. Front load the hell out of that contract and give him $60 million next year if that's what it takes. Be creative. Be bold. Put your stamp on this organization Falvey.
  4. Vanimal46
    I guess if they stop and try to make a pass they're still considered a QB. The defender will get flagged for hitting him with his body weight.
  5. Vanimal46
    Exactly. They're not taking into account Big Ben and Cam Newton are bigger than most linebackers in the NFL. Are they not allowed to use all of their body weight to shake off a blitzing player? What a stupid subjective rule. You know a QB is going to milk it by laying on the turf waiting for a flag.
  6. Vanimal46
    Honestly though, that's the way it's trending to protect QBs. I remember back when we played backyard football, whoever played QB couldn't cross the line of scrimmage because we didn't have enough people to "rush" the QB. Let's implement this rule! Or, make sure pass rushers count to 5 apple before rushing the QB and call the play dead if they touch him.
  7. Vanimal46
    Levi, I'm interested to hear your thoughts on this. How do you teach kids to tackle then "roll" off a player in order to not land on a player?
  8. Vanimal46
    Might as well call it the Aaron Rodgers rule since it stemmed from Anthony Barr hitting him and knocking him out for the season. Now defenders need to tackle a QB with a portion of their body weight. Otherwise if they use their body weight to land on a QB it's a 15 yard penalty and potential suspension for the defender. Probably the dumbest rule I've ever heard, and the beginning of the end for the NFL.
  9. Vanimal46
    What does that mean?
  10. Vanimal46
    It was too cold in April to play good baseball, remember?
  11. Vanimal46
    Fingers crossed! I may just tune in again if he replaces Grossman.
  12. Vanimal46
    Doesn't appear he was injured... Maybe he had to catch a flight?!
  13. Vanimal46
    Couldn't agree more. I posted in one of the other Dozier threads he's going to thrive without needing to be the star of the team. I would be rejuvenated too if I was traded on a team that made the WS last season.
  14. Vanimal46
    I bet there's at least 1 person on Cubs Daily that thinks Theo is incompetent for leaving Duensing on their roster!
  15. Vanimal46
    Interesting ex-Twins note from LaVelle on Twitter: Wow. When the Cubs traded for ex-Twin Brandon Kintzler, they had to make room. So the only reliever with options was ex-Twin Randy Rosario - and his 1.97 ERA.
  16. Vanimal46
    Short lived long relief! Lynn is sliding into the Yankees rotation, and Sonny Gray's getting the boot.
  17. Vanimal46
    Was it worth getting these guys right now at the expense of taking a drop from Dozier to Forsythe? Don't we have some other guys in AA that should be up in AAA as soon as April 2019 like Rooker, Weil, etc?
  18. Vanimal46
    How did you find my college report card? C's get degrees!
  19. Vanimal46
    If you read the rest of my post you will see I question where this person fits into the organization. We're not going to agree on this so I'm moving on.
  20. Vanimal46
    Fair. I don't think the Twins needed the 2 prospects from LA regardless. I could live with the swap of Dozier for Forsythe if the prospects were worth it. These 2 don't sound like they are. IMO of course.
  21. Vanimal46
    Certainly. No outlet or scout is right all the time. From the limited reading I've done on this guy, there are outcomes ranging from everyday OF with 20 HR potential to a stiff 1B with limited MLB upside. He'll probably be somewhere in the middle. So where does he fit in here? I don't see him moving ahead of Granite, Wade, Cave, etc. as a 4th OF. I don't see him moving ahead of Sano, Mauer, Rooker, Morrison, or Austin as a 1B/DH. I've been wrong before and will continue to be wrong. This just doesn't look good.
  22. Vanimal46
    As a general rule of thumb we should cheer for the Twins to get the better part of a trade. So I care. And this trade looks like a clear loss right now.
  23. Vanimal46
    Other people on Fangraphs don't believe in Raley and say he struggles recognizing/hitting breaking balls. He is ranked #64 out of 65 on Fangraphs' recent article "Ranking the Prospects Traded at the Deadline" https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/ranking-the-prospects-traded-at-the-deadline-2/
  24. Vanimal46
    Possible I guess. Not likely. They sound like players a team can pick up at any point in the off-season. Nothing worth taking an obvious down grade from Dozier to Forsythe.
  25. Vanimal46
    I'm talking about Bobby Wilson, Ryan LaMarre, Petit, Motter, Astudillo... Guys who came in to replace some of Buxton and Sano's PAs. Will we remember any of these guys by this time next year?
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