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  1. Vanimal46
    Perhaps the FO will have the same thought now that Vargas is out of options. He's another player I expect to get DFA'd and/or not tendered a contract this off-season.
  2. Vanimal46
    There's going to be a lot of cleaning up on the 40 man. Good luck to Vielma. Hopefully he stays in the organization with less pressure heading into year 2 at AAA.
  3. Vanimal46
    From the Fangraphs chat today: 1:04 Brett: What can you tell us about Gabriel Moya from the Twins? His numbers are ridiculous, but is it all smoke and mirrors? 1:05 Eric A Longenhagen: There is some smoke and mirrors but that kind of stuff has a better chance to make a difference in one or two innings jolts than it does over 5+ innings as a starter. I do think he’ll be successful.
  4. Vanimal46
    One might say, we should expect Moya strikeouts from him than the other LH relievers.... http://media.tumblr.com/9e999e0277b7f8c2258ff6ceb91d5a65/tumblr_inline_n068dmPwJe1rx7bhw.gif
  5. Vanimal46
    Trevor May did a Q&A session at MLBTradeRumors.com a few days ago. He answered questions such as what it's like to be traded, organizations babying pitchers, dealing with TJS, etc. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/09/mlbtr-mailbag-with-guest-host-trevor-may.html
  6. Vanimal46
    I watched more than I thought... Opening day and just curious how they would look. Bradford played better than ever, Cook will make it easy to forget about AP, and AP was MAD on the sidelines yelling at his new head coach.
  7. Vanimal46
    Then he may be on short time with the club the rest of the season. Or maybe he'll be looked at as a coach more than a player. Who knows.
  8. Vanimal46
    Good deal. They needed to decide whether to add him to the 40 man this winter anyways. Might as well see what he's got.
  9. Vanimal46
    Last week would have been an opportune time to figure out the QB situation as well. Can't imagine they have a better understanding of what they have when Rhoda threw the ball 8 times all game.
  10. Vanimal46
    Another thing that's not getting enough national attention IMO is Giancarlo Stanton closing in on 60 HRs. A feat that hasn't happened since 2001. If he hit 62 HRs, would you consider him the HR king? Or do you still go with Barry Bonds' 73 HRs?
  11. Vanimal46
    These are all great points. Perhaps Francona and Maddon do a better job creating a fun culture and are better leaders than others. Because I do think, even though it can't be measured, that Francona knows how to lead a team to success better than others. Let's say Ron Gardenhire was the manager of Cleveland instead of Francona. Would the team be 5-10 games worse than their record today? I do agree that most of their decisions over the course of a season wash out, so that's probably not the best way to measure a manager's value to an organization.
  12. Vanimal46
    I'm surprised in the world of analytics, no one has come up with a good way to measure a manager's impact on a team. I do believe there are managers out there that make their teams more successful than others in the same situation. Terry Francona and Joe Maddon immediately come to mind as examples. I don't really know if Molitor is one of those managers that makes their teams more successful. Or if he hinders success with his in-game decisions.
  13. Vanimal46
    I'll never be able to forget this day..... I was in 6th grade, and in the middle of class when my teacher, Mrs. Haggerty, called for us to move to a larger classroom. A group of 40-50 of us piled into Mr. Teague's classroom, and they rolled in a TV for us to watch. We saw on live TV the 2nd plane crash into the WTC at 9:00 AM. Teachers were crying, and we were very confused as to what was going on. Some students went home to be with their parents. The rest of the day at school was surreal. What were you doing on this day?
  14. Vanimal46
    I guess that's going to be the key to success this year, run run run.
  15. Vanimal46
    Klaw Chat from yesterday: Ron: Hi Keith I see E. Rosario is at 286/326/490 with an 816 OPS. The biggest thing is his OBP which is higher than his career of 304. Is this a SSS or has he done a better job of not swinging at everything? Has some pop and seems like he slowly has improved since April. Keith Law: He’s gone from “degenerate hacker” to “uncomfortably aggressive.” But he’s always been a bat-speed/high-contact sort of guy so I think it can work for him. He’ll never be a star, IMO, but could hang in as a regular for a while. Marshall MN: Keith, the Twins have had a nice bounceback after the trade deadline but the last WC spot is still tight. Are you surprised that they haven’t called up Stephen Gonsalves to give him a run as starter? Keith Law: I’m not surprised, especially if they feel like he was wearing down at the end of his season (last 3 starts included a 3-homer outing and one where he couldn’t get out of the first).
  16. Vanimal46
    http://memecrunch.com/meme/3EGUL/i-was-way-off/image.png Little did I know that the Twins would be wild card contenders this year!
  17. Vanimal46
    Stay safe out there! Also, this may be a prime time to "lose" that sweater grandma knitted you in the back of your closet..... Just got lost in the wind!
  18. Vanimal46
    Sending positive thoughts your way for your dad! Glad to hear he's in a facility that has handled hurricanes before.
  19. Vanimal46
    I'm right there with you on Perkins. But, I believe it was spycake in another thread that said Perkins is very close to reaching 10 years service time in the MLB, which is why he's up. Once he reaches that milestone, he's fully vested in the MLB pension plan. He seems like a good guy, so I'd like for him to reach the 10 year milestone. I just don't want to see him pitch anymore, frankly. Unless he has a Chet Steadman like performance left in that shoulder, of course.
  20. Vanimal46
    Hopefully 3 years in a row with 28+ HRs increases his trade value over the winter. We went ad nauseam about the concerns of Dozier last winter (coming off a career year, is he truly a power hitter, yadda yadda), and much to my surprise, bounced back again in the 2nd half to have a good season stat-wise. I wouldn't actively trade him now that the team is closer to contention than we ever imagined in 2016... But it certainly doesn't hurt to listen and shop around.
  21. Vanimal46
    If you've been asleep at the wheel, you'd probably think the Astros still have a comfortable lead for best record in the AL. Well, Cleveland has been red hot lately, winning 14 games in a row. They're now 3 games back from Houston for the best record in the league. Over this recent win streak, the team as a whole is hitting .324/.401/.582, and Jose Ramirez specifically is batting .431./453/1.039 with 7 HRs.
  22. Vanimal46
    No doubt this is a step beyond. I think teams are not allowed to have electronic devices in the dugout to prevent things like this from happening.
  23. Vanimal46
    It's always been a "part of the game" to try and figure out the other team's signs, no? This is just an extreme measure to steal signs from the Yankees. At least the Red Sox admitted to it right away. It'll be interesting to see what the penalty will be.
  24. Vanimal46
    Grab my terry flaps. Hold my terry folds
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