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  1. Vanimal46
    Congrats to the Men's curling team winning the gold medal! Most of them Minnesotans except one from Wisconsin.... We won't hold that against him!
  2. Vanimal46
    I mean, how long were we supposed to wait for these guys to become high impact arms? Melotakis, Bard, and Chargois are all 26/27 years old. Burdi is 25. I don't blame them for wanting to move on to other pitchers.
  3. Vanimal46
    Hmm, I stream any Twins game I watch on MLB.tv and don't recall lagging issues on their feed.
  4. Vanimal46
    Good luck to him in LA. It's going to be tough to separate himself from their loaded system of players. I don't see it as a big loss for Minnesota.
  5. Vanimal46
    Old friend Francisco Liriano joins old friend Gardy at the Detroit Country Club.
  6. Vanimal46
    According to LEN3 the MLB hasn't even interviewed Sano yet. Typically MLB gathers all evidence they can, and interview the player last.
  7. Vanimal46
    None that the Twins would realistically be able to sign. Kershaw and Kuechel. There are others but I forgot.
  8. Vanimal46
    I'm intrigued with following the teenage pitchers over the next couple of years. These are Falvine's babies that will immediately start in their development program. I'm interested to know what their development cycle looks like.
  9. Vanimal46
    I always read your posts and respect your perspective, bird. Because of you I know that Sickles has ~20 B- or higher rated prospects. All we can ask for is having as many darts as possible to throw at the board. It's comforting to know there's depth in the system to absorb some of the flame outs.
  10. Vanimal46
    That would be my hesitation too... Ownership justifying that we spent $x MM on Lynn/Pineda and all of the bullpen guys! Now you expect us to sign another pitcher to a larger contract this offseason? Lynn is certainly not a sexy name. In the AL it's fair to say that WAR is going to decrease. While I agree he's better than plans B thru Z, I'm not feeling good about locking him in for multiple years. He's not a difference maker SP IMO.
  11. Vanimal46
    Yep. So far only Duffey had a couple months of success as a starter in 2015. The rest are now org filler for the AA or AAA team.
  12. Vanimal46
    I'd think any baseball team values durability over all else. Chargois could be the next Mariano Rivera... It will be a moot point if he spends more time in the training room than the actual field.
  13. Vanimal46
    Men's curling makes it to the gold medal game!
  14. Vanimal46
    Durable SP vs. RP who has never stayed healthy more than a season. No brainer to me.
  15. Vanimal46
    Hope he stays in the organization but can't say I'm surprised with this move. Way too injury prone to be counted on.
  16. Vanimal46
    Looks like the D-Backs found their JD replacement. They traded for Tampa OF Steven Souza in a 3 team trade with the Yankees. The Rays received 2 prospects back - LHP Anthony Banda from Arizona, and 2B Nick Solak from NYY. Florida baseball teams suck.
  17. Vanimal46
    It's impossible to predict how good this team or any other team will be 3 years from now. Injuries, regression, players never reaching their potential, there's just too many variables to know. I think the window is open right now, and I'd like the FO to keep supplementing the team when luck and health are on their side. If the lineup is healthy and good like last season, I'll certainly be cheering for them to go for it and make a blockbuster trade in July.
  18. Vanimal46
    That's the beauty of baseball. Doesn't really matter who the teams are, or the level of play. As long as it's a nice day outside and the game is good, there's nothing better!
  19. Vanimal46
    We just need to find out exactly how much he weighed in April 2017 and make sure he weighs exactly that from here on out. If he's a pound over that April 2017 benchmark he has to run on the hamster wheel. If he's lucky, maybe he can eat a leaf of lettuce. No dressing of course. Every calorie counts!
  20. Vanimal46
    I don't think we have to worry about the possibility of him signing a 10 year contract here. Why would he stay here when every season comes around his weight, work ethic, and attitude are questioned?
  21. Vanimal46
    Where did I type that? I responded to another poster who said his ideal weight is less than 230 lbs. And Sano said as much 5 years ago when he was 19 years old.
  22. Vanimal46
    So you believe a person's ideal weight stays the same from the time they're 19 going on 20 years old? That's how old Sano was in 2013. At 19 my ideal weight was 175 lbs. Now at 27, and well after the discovery of delicious craft beers, my ideal weight is less than 200 lbs.
  23. Vanimal46
    Link? I don't think that boy has weighed less than 230 since he was 17 years old. Athletes get bigger, faster, and stronger every year. If he's hiding 80 lbs of fat he does a good job hiding it.
  24. Vanimal46
    Right. If someone like Buxton, who earned most of his value Fielding showed up at 300 lbs we'd have a serious problem. With Sano he earns his value with the bat. As long as his beer belly doesn't get in the way of crushing a low fastball, I'm fine with whatever weight he is.
  25. Vanimal46
    It wouldn't be spring training if there wasn't a "Sano needs to lose weight" article written. Plus, isn't it hard to work out and train when you're recovering from a stress fracture? I'll never understand fans ripping on Sano.
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