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  1. Vanimal46
    Concur. This is the first season he's had sustained production for more than a month. It's possible they don't have a chance and he wants to explore FA as soon as he can like Harper, Machado, Arenado, etc.
  2. Vanimal46
    I don't see much of a difference between Trump/NFL owners forcing players to stand for the national anthem, and Kim Jong-un forcing citizens to sing a song praising his leadership and accomplishments.
  3. Vanimal46
    It's not like this is an urgent matter to sign any of these guys before they leave. Just know that the dollar signs are going to rise dramatically each year that passes. Frankly, it's probably not smart for the Twins in their situation to wait when salary ranges break because of the mega 2018 FA class.
  4. Vanimal46
    Would it make you feel better that Buxton has 5.1 bWAR?
  5. Vanimal46
    Agreed. The average guaranteed dollars from that Fangraphs blog I posted before said $40 million for players in the 2-3 year service time window. If the Twins are buying out FA years, they'll have to step up and pay them $20-25 million each year. EDIT: Yes, the Machado/Harper/Kershaw FA class next season is going to break everything we know about the salary scale. I can't wait to see the enormous contracts they sign.
  6. Vanimal46
    This fangraphs blog may be of interest for you and others.... 30+ of those extensions came when the player was in between 2-3 years service time. So I think this is the right time for the organization to get the best deal for their players. Though if you consider Buxton, Berrios, Rosario, or Sano stars, then Dave Cameron wrote about how star players are forgoing pre-arbitration extensions so they can reach FA sooner.
  7. Vanimal46
    You have to take a chance and lock up young players early before they get out of hand expensive. That's exactly why Cleveland has incredible values with Ramirez, Kluber, Kipnis, etc. Lock up Buxton for as long as they can. Get an established salary set for Berrios and include multiple option years to buy out some FA seasons. I'm still a big believer in Sano and think he should be locked up long term as well.
  8. Vanimal46
    There's an old saying in Tennessee - Texas too... Probably Massachusetts as well. "Hope for the best, assume the worst" or something like that. As fans, let's learn from past mistakes relying on prospects to fill an MLB need. 6 out of 8 times it's better when a prospect forces the issue of a call up over handing him the starting position out of necessity.
  9. Vanimal46
    WOO!!! Basketball.
  10. Vanimal46
    You have your sponsor wrong... Wasn't it Taco Bell that thinks outside the box?
  11. Vanimal46
    Jesus, I'm 27 years old. Where did things go wrong for me?
  12. Vanimal46
    Regardless, why would the Twins want someone from an organization that has ruined almost every single one of their best pitchers?
  13. Vanimal46
    Thanks for the input. So with conservative physical therapy the symptoms could go away? Or will that tingling and numbness feeling always be there?
  14. Vanimal46
    Concur. Unless they've done a lot more behind the scenes than we know about, after the first year they fired a couple of scouts, Dougie Baseball, Jack Goin, and a couple other minor league people. I'm a bit disappointed because the narrative when they were hired was they would fix the "Total System Failure". This all seems like things that the old regime could have done.
  15. Vanimal46
    Batters constantly stepping out of the batter's box to readjust their gloves is also annoying. I forgot they had that rule implemented before. That didn't last long. I've also attended a fair share of minor league games and the pitch clock works out great! IIRC it's 30 seconds, so it's not like a pitcher is rushing to get his pitch across the plate. It just serves as a reminder to keep the pace up.
  16. Vanimal46
    It sure would be nice to get a recap on Tyler Jay's season. It was very strange that he was slated for TOS surgery, then elected not to have it. Is he fully recovered now? Did he just delay the inevitable that could hinder his 2018 season? Not sure it's smart to hope and rely on prospects who have lost multiple seasons due to arm injuries... Chargois is now going on 3 lost seasons, Burdi 2.
  17. Vanimal46
    Mike Pence put on his big boy pants yesterday and did a planned early exit at the Indianapolis Colts football game. Apparently Trump and him discussed that if players were protesting during the national anthem (there was no question about it) that he would leave the game. It only cost taxpayers about $242,500. Or about $200k more than if he skipped the game all together and flew directly from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. But hey, that $200k must be worth it to stir the pot even more.
  18. Vanimal46
    I don't think the time when a game starts is going to move the needle. Regardless of when it starts, fans have to settle in for a 3 hour affair, and wait in 4 minute intervals for something to happen.
  19. Vanimal46
    They may just embrace it, but I don't know if that's the best route in order to grow the sport. An alarming stat from the WSJ article I quoted in the OP said: I'm an advocate for limiting warm up pitches. Especially knowing that the number of pitching substitutions aren't going to decrease in the future. I also believe they've been doing more split screen advertising this year, which has helped.
  20. Vanimal46
    MLB has been saying for the last couple of years that pace of play is a problem that they're trying to get fixed. In 2017, it took on average 3 hours and 5 minutes to complete a regular season game. Up 4 minutes from 2016, and 14 minutes from 2010. Now it's not just the total time it takes to complete a game that's a problem. Another huge issue is the lack of action contributing to a 3 hour baseball game. In regards to pitcher substitutions, "Regular-season games this year saw an average of 8.4 pitchers used between both teams, an all-time high. That’s up from 5.8 pitchers a game 30 years ago." In regards to time between pitches, "Moreover, the pitchers being added are the slowest: The average reliever takes 1.5 seconds longer between each pitch than the average starter. ........ There were around 3.9 pitches thrown per batter, also the highest on record." The cat is out of the bag with analytics. MLB teams are becoming more aware of pitching change strategies and shifts to win as many games as possible. Some how Manfred and company have to implement different ideas to speed up this game. Pitch clocks, limiting how many pitching coach visits a team has, whatever works. Something has to happen before baseball becomes a 3.5 hour game.
  21. Vanimal46
    I do think that should be a priority as well. Jimmer posted on another thread that Escobar and Sano produced identical defensive numbers, so they're not getting an upgrade letting Escobar take over 3B full-time. This lineup would be better off signing a slugging DH type to compliment Sano in the lineup.
  22. Vanimal46
    You could make a case for all three, but I would have leaned more towards Berrios getting the award. Berrios was utterly lost in 2016... 1 quality start in 14 attempts and -1.7 bWAR. This year he had a 3.4 bWAR turnaround to be +1.7 bWAR, and evolved into the 2nd most trusted starter on a playoff team.
  23. Vanimal46
    I'm starting to get Brewster flashbacks...
  24. Vanimal46
    The Rhoda era needs to end as well. He's going to continue getting eaten alive out there. Why not give a Freshman a chance to spark the team?
  25. Vanimal46
    Wow what an 8th inning for the Nats!
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