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  1. Vanimal46
    There's plenty of examples throughout baseball where starters convert to relief without any health issues. I agree prior to the last 2 seasons he was durable and healthy. I still consider him injury prone missing 3 months and pitching ineffectively for 3 months in 2016. Plus all of 2017/part of 2018. We can disagree and move on.
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    Did Will Smith erase your memories of 2016 like "Men in Black"? He missed most of May, then was shut down for the season on August 6th because of his back issues.
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    I'll be following LaMonte Wade per usual... I'm a big fan of his plate discipline and hope he makes it to AAA. Akil Baddoo as well. I think he'll be a top 100 prospect by midseason, and everyone will be jumping on the bandwagon soon.
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    About to get on a plane and downloaded this... Looking forward to watching the episodes!
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    So it's like a twist of The Little Mermaid?
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    That Wipeout curveball. When it was on last year, it was deadly. He seemed to always get the Sunday afternoon starts last season. So I was fortunate to watch a vast majority of his starts.
  7. Vanimal46
    Good list overall. I agree with the top 5 as Nick sees it. I'm also surprised Mauer didn't make the cut as others are. In my personal rankings, I would leave Duffey and May off the list. Low leverage middle relievers are a dime a dozen, and May is too injury prone. I'd put Mauer, and probably Baddoo on the list in their place. Baddoo is a borderline top 100 prospect this winter. Another positive season from him and he'll be the talk of this website.
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    Yep, $20/year seems pretty reasonable for him. We've got to stop thinking in 2005 prices on this website. This is the market and it's only going to increase.
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    I agree with all of this Danchat. There needs to be a balance. And we need to lose this fear of offering pitcher's contracts longer than 1 year. That's all I want. One bold move to improve the pitching staff. It doesn't matter to me whether it's a starter or reliever. It's impossible to plan 5-6 years in advance, so take advantage of the window that's open right now.
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    In an ideal world he could have used more time in AAA learning this against better competition than AA. This is a result of relying on prospects to fill MLB jobs. Granted he's had moderate success so far. I don't envy him learning something critical for his long term career at the highest level.
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    It's the same song and dance every off-season and every trade deadline... There's a refusal to pay market rates for free agents because the years are too long. The market isn't going to change. If anything salary rates are going to continue to climb. There's a refusal for making trades because it's not wise to give up 6-7 year assets for players with 2-3 years of control left. So let's rely on internal prospects... Probably the most risky proposition out there. Any injury or regression from prospects and there goes your depth. There's no magic potion out there that will make your prospects hit their ceilings or make them fly through the system faster. I see 3 SP that MAY help the team in some way (Gonsalves, Slegers, Jorge). That's still asking an awful lot for them to provide positive value in their first extended time in the MLB. We've seen countless prospects fall on their face in this circumstance. So I'm at a loss. What do people want this team to do? The pitching is still not good.
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    Sounds like you're describing Justin Verlander. Who else is open to trading a player better than Darvish at the end of his long term contract?
  13. Vanimal46
    Just saw previews for "The Post" with Tom Hanks. Definitely on the list of movies to see.
  14. Vanimal46
    Erv Santana: Beat father time for another season.
  15. Vanimal46
    When archaeologists in 2250 sift through the rubble of our once great land, they'll find more Pumpkin Spice K cups than human remains...
  16. Vanimal46
    Rankings from PFF can be preposterous at times. It's not quantitative scoring. Instead it's qualitative. So they're grading a player higher because the WR caught a 10 yard pass for a first down with 1:30 left in the game. As far as the low grade for Rhodes, I couldn't tell you. He's elite in my eye and shuts down every opponent's #1 WR.
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    I felt Bryan Shaw was a good bet considering his track record, durability, and live arm. Unless bullpenning in the playoffs fades away, the years and salary rate is only going to increase.
  18. Vanimal46
    I never would have guessed this was a 13 win team in August... It's been fun watching the defense grow into a dominant force. It's also nice to see Keenum prove all of the doubters wrong. Waynes has really grown on me this year after thinking he needed to be replaced the previous 2 years. The playoffs are going to be fun to watch! Skol!!
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    Fortunately the Eagles are a mess now without their QB. The Rams may be too young to get it done this year. I'm concerned about the Saints and Falcons/Seahawks. Whoever sneaks in as the 6th seed.
  20. Vanimal46
    Like Chief said, these kind of signings are fine, even great if you're filling out the 6th/7th option in a bullpen. Is it too much to ask to have one proven, great reliever or starter? Because as it stands right now the back end of the bullpen looks like Duke/Hildenberger in the 8th, and Rodney closing it out. There's not a lot of room for error...
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    Not sure it's smart the starters are still in the game.
  22. Vanimal46
    I hope we see Teddy and the backups play in the 2nd half today. No reason at all to get any starters injured today. The win feels pretty secure right now.
  23. Vanimal46
    I've heard you should never meet your sports/entertainment heroes because you'll come out of it disappointed. As a young kid I idolized Ken Griffey Jr. and Pedro Martinez. It was fortunate that they both appeared to play the game honestly. But I don't know a thing about them outside of the playing field. As an adult, my heroes changed to real people in my life. My parents, mentors in the industry I work in, others that have helped me along the way.
  24. Vanimal46
    I guess this website is considered social media in a way. And this is my favorite method of social media. My issue with Facebook/Twitter etc. is it isolates people more than connect them together. It's scary that some think Facebook is real life and need thumb ups from people to feel justified for their dinner they made that night. I've also literally* had friends ask why I didn't post happy birthday on their Facebook wall when I was seeing them in person that night. *Just for you Chi
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    I like this one a lot. Especially since we can emphasize 5 EAST COAST SWEEPS! In the song.
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