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  1. Vanimal46
    If Sheffield or Adams is out of the negotiations, I probably move on to a different team.
  2. Vanimal46
    (Insert manufactured outrage that the Jepsen for Hu trade was the worst thing everrrrrrr here)
  3. Vanimal46
    Huh? Hicks was traded by the regime who was fired. Falvey and Levine cleaned up that mess and got what they could... Have you checked out the 1st overall pick in the rule 5 draft's stats? 6.82 ERA and 6.35 FIP in 30 innings. The rule 5 draft is much ado about nothing these days.
  4. Vanimal46
    Should be an interesting QB battle post-Leidner. Kind of hoping for a freshman to take the reigns this year. No idea if this is going to be a rebuilding year or if they can potentially contend for a division title.
  5. Vanimal46
    Everyone has their vices... Whether it's sports, politics, singing competitions, etc. there needs to be balance and perspective. I'm a believer that entertainment shouldn't affect your mood and how we treat people in daily life. And we all need to remember sports is entertainment.
  6. Vanimal46
    Thank you for saying this.
  7. Vanimal46
    I assume Moya also gets added to the 40 this off-season and potentially takes the place of a known name we've followed the last 2-3 years. My prediction? JT Chargois gets the DFA.
  8. Vanimal46
    Good luck to JRM. It's baffling how he went from a decent hitting C for the Yankees to not being able to hit at all, even in AAA. Next year he was out of options anyway, so I like the move to clear space for Garver.
  9. Vanimal46
    Per Jon Morosi on Twitter: "Sources: #Twins will consider moving Ervin Santana - and even the recently acquired Jaime Garcia - if team's recent struggles continue. @MLB"
  10. Vanimal46
    Pat Neshek has a new home in Colorado. He was acquired for 3 prospects. The highest ranking prospect the Rockies sent over was ranked #21 in their organization. Cheap price.
  11. Vanimal46
    My hope this season was to shuffle through as many bullpen names as possible to eliminate some from the 40 man. Now it appears they're entering 2018 with even more names and question marks than ever. At least so far they've found out Hildenberger could be something. Rogers and Kintzler are good. Duffey could be okay.
  12. Vanimal46
    Well, we may continue to forget about him until June/July 2018 when he's fully recovered from TJ.
  13. Vanimal46
    Agreed. It was just the first example that came into my head. Cleveland in 2013 signed Michael Bourne, Nick Swisher, and made a trade for Trevor Bauer to improve their win total by 24 games and make the playoffs for the first time in 7 years.
  14. Vanimal46
    2015 Cubs.... Signed Lester, traded for Fowler/Montero, signed Hammel to pair with the upcoming rookies and went from worst to first.
  15. Vanimal46
    He's going off the deep end.... Extra crazy is right. Sure, let's go ahead and set back the clock 30 years by discriminating against a subset of people.
  16. Vanimal46
    You know, now that I'm looking at his production compared to the projected FAs this off-season, maybe 3/30 isn't that crazy. The biggest question mark he had is can he keep up what he's doing with such a low K%, and he's done it for 2+ years now. I should probably bump up my expectations to 2/$15-18 MM with a club option to make it 3/30.
  17. Vanimal46
    Who are you selling? And who's going to offer value for what the Twins are offering?
  18. Vanimal46
    Yep. $6 MM a year is the going rate for average to good RP in FA.
  19. Vanimal46
    I think that's an important piece to consider as well. The human element of it that we as fans don't know. Obviously Berrios has taken huge strides this year and trending towards being a top of the rotation pitcher. Has it been Ervin's guidance that's helped him the most? The pitching coach? If Ervin were to be traded, how would that affect Berrios? These are all questions we don't know, but the FO should know and take into consideration.
  20. Vanimal46
    I think you answered your own question in the title, and that answer is no. Kintzler IMO won't get a return better than the production he's doing right now for the MLB team. In fact, I said in another Kintzler thread that I wouldn't hesitate giving him a 2/$12-15 MM deal this offseason with a 3rd year club option. The rotation also probably takes a step back next year without Santana. If a team has near-ready MLB arms, why wouldn't they just use them instead of trading for Erv? He's needed on this team next season to have an established #3 starter. Dozier has made the most sense to trade for 1.5 years. I don't see any contending teams trading for a 2B unfortunately. There hasn't been any significant injuries around the league to change the market from last winter.
  21. Vanimal46
    Agreed. And it's only going to help out the Twins in the near future because that rebuild is going to be painful for them. They're emptying the cupboards in the minors, and they may be able to sign only 1-2 out of the 6 or so players entering FA.
  22. Vanimal46
    If that's the case, then yeah, that's way too long between pitches. It seems like every year MLB tries to emphasize improving pace of play, but never truly enforce it. EDIT: Also, at first I didn't see Maeda on the Fangraphs' Pace list, but there he is tucked in at #20 with 25 seconds between pitches. So he also works at a slow pace normally.
  23. Vanimal46
    Finally, old friend Franky Liriano is potentially heading to the Royals, who are gearing up for one last run with their core players.
  24. Vanimal46
    In other old friend news, the Brewers acquired Anthony Swarzak to shore up their bullpen. He is having the best season of his career after signing a minor league deal with the White Sox.
  25. Vanimal46
    Annnd the most predictable trade happened. Red Sox get insurance for Devers by acquiring old friend Eduardo Nunez.
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