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  1. Vanimal46
    A Twins player made Kiley McDaniels' Trade Value Chart... https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/2018-trade-value-41-to-50/
  2. Vanimal46
    Unless they start giving relievers pink slips from the 40 man there is very little room and options to call up for position players. Are they going to call up someone with his production this year? Why don't they replace with someone who's doing well in AAA and has a legit chance to be on the 40 man regardless this winter?
  3. Vanimal46
    236 ABs, .212 .529 OPS and 4, yes, 4 RBI gives me reason to give up.
  4. Vanimal46
    Meh, that doesn't happen in hockey as much as you think anymore. That sport has evolved. Baseball should think about doing the same. You know the best rebuttal for that pitcher who gave up the HR and was blown a kiss? Strike him out next time.
  5. Vanimal46
    It's all subjective though and that's the problem. Some MLB folks like Paul Molitor and Brian Dozier think stealing a base in the 4th inning during a 7-1 ball game isn't professional. Celebrations and that mentality of plunking a player for celebrating ties to unwritten rules, which IMO are bad and dumb.
  6. Vanimal46
    All of the questions you asked is a mentality that needs to leave baseball for good. Throwing at a batter the next time he's at the plate because he flipped his bat or celebrated a good thing is lame. Let the players have fun and celebrate.
  7. Vanimal46
    Now that Machado is on his way to LA, maybe the losers in the sweepstakes calls about Escobar and Dozier. Duke is probably out the door since he's a breathing left handed pitcher. Rodney is a possibility I guess. Lots of RH relievers on that list though.
  8. Vanimal46
    Yes.
  9. Vanimal46
    We'll see if Muncy is just a flash in the pan but their infield could be potentially amazing if they resign Machado... Muncy/Bellinger 1B Turner (?) 2B Seager SS Machado 3B
  10. Vanimal46
    I was rooting for Milwaukee to get Machado... Oh well. The rich get richer
  11. Vanimal46
    Per Bob Nightengale, Machado is on his way to the Dodgers tomorrow.
  12. Vanimal46
    I wonder who they're giving up to get him?
  13. Vanimal46
    I'm not sure why Granite is still on the 40 man to be honest... He's been brutal this season in Rochester. DFA him and add Wade to the 40.
  14. Vanimal46
    Who is Wilkins? Is he just org filler?
  15. Vanimal46
    And they would be right about that. Trying to progress through 5 levels of competitive baseball in hopes of playing MLB baseball for $525k is a steep hill to climb. It blows my mind seeing that check in the Yahoo link Levi shared. I made more money working part time in college than they do. And I was broke throughout college...
  16. Vanimal46
    You have to be really passionate about what you're doing to make that little of money... I don't know how you can survive on less than $100 every two weeks.
  17. Vanimal46
    The Show is a PlayStation only game, so they're missing out on all of the Xbox players. Like all sports games, it's become stagnant over the years... But I can understand why. Hard deadlines to hit when it's a yearly release. More often than not, a new sports game is a fancy roster update and maybe a new feature.
  18. Vanimal46
    Concur. I would be curious to know how much of that revenue comes from people age 20-40? The only revenue MLB received from me over the last 6 years is MLB.tv... Other than that I go to 1 or 2 AAA games a season.
  19. Vanimal46
    Concur. He doesn't even have to be breathing! But that would be a plus.
  20. Vanimal46
    I refuse to believe this. 30 years from now we'll be able to transfer your conscious to another host body (Westworld style) so you can live forever!
  21. Vanimal46
    Taking my dog out to the park... And sometimes, well, most times, not watching the game at all!
  22. Vanimal46
    Twins fans may notice games taking longer...
  23. Vanimal46
    I've also said this on multiple threads throughout the years. The MLB does a bad job of marketing their stars. It's quite telling when the best player in baseball has 2.5 million Twitter followers compared to LeBron James' 41 million followers. I can't think of one redeeming quality Mike Trout has outside of his play on the field. I'm sure he's a good person that does good things off the field. Tell us about it! LeBron could post a short video of him working out and it's a top story on ESPN. Baseball has nothing even close to that.
  24. Vanimal46
    IMO I think some rules need to be created now that analytics have taken over the game. Such as requiring 4 infielders touching the infield dirt at all times. It's silly to see slow pitch softball like shifts out there.
  25. Vanimal46
    I've debated this baseball evolution with friends if it's good or bad. Our consensus is it's bad for baseball. They opened up Pandora's box to gather tons of information on a player, and no restrictions on shifting. There are some ridiculous shifts now. Such as having Eduardo Escobar run from 3B to right/center field. Personally I hate the all or nothing approach everyone takes at the plate. It doesn't matter anymore if a player is 5'6" 150 lbs or 6'6" 275 lbs... They're all swinging out of their shoes to hit home runs. If the game keeps evolving like this, I'm not sure if I'll continue being a fan 30 years in the future.
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