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  1. Vanimal46
    The Vikings report to training camp this Sunday.... Good lord that sneaked up on us.
  2. Vanimal46
    The short answer, no. The long answer, no. Dozier had a career year last year and only the Dodgers were interested in potentially trading for him. There hasn't been any significant injuries to 2B across baseball, and Dozier's numbers have predictably fallen back to Earth. Honestly I think the Twins are stuck with him until his contract runs out. Or they decide to trade him for a lesser prospect during the last year of his contract.
  3. Vanimal46
    This happened to me in college... Remember those monster tube big screen TVs? We had one upstairs and no one wanted to move it. Still watchable! But no longer the best TV in the house... I sold it for a PTBNL.... errr.... I mean for $50, and they had to lift that monster down the stairs.
  4. Vanimal46
    State of the American League: Heading into today, there are 7 teams with a record of .500 or better. The Twins are one of them. Cleveland isn't some powerhouse team, as Nick noted in the article. Their pitching is just as suspect as the Twins. The Twins could really get a boost from even a competent SP to replace Gibson's -1 bWAR. Or the revolving #5 starter that I'm sure combines for -3 bWAR. You can plan for the future all you want, but nothing's guaranteed. This team is one major injury to Sano, Kepler, etc. away from being a bottom feeder again whether it's 2017, 2018, or 2021. I'd certainly like to strike while the league as a whole is mediocre, and the starting 9 is healthy.
  5. Vanimal46
    Taylor Rogers baby! The new Andrew Miller.
  6. Vanimal46
    Pretty much exactly what Cleveland did last year. Look at how far they went with that strategy.
  7. Vanimal46
    Would moving an hour down the freeway help with attendance/popularity numbers? The Giants are dominating that market, and should continue to dominate that market for the foreseeable future.
  8. Vanimal46
    I hope these players are not connected in any way. They should be mutually exclusive.
  9. Vanimal46
    Man, Tampa is so forgettable... Yes their stadium is horrendous as well. Perhaps relocation would work out for either of those cities as we've seen in the NFL.
  10. Vanimal46
    Frankly, I'm surprised that MLB has not stepped in to address their horrendous stadium situation, and the fact that this organization has just been a developmental team for other organizations. Rob Manfred has discussed 3 cities where MLB expansion could make sense. I would think first they should take care of the Oakland situation... And have ownership step up to the plate to pay for a new stadium either in Oakland, or somewhere else.
  11. Vanimal46
    Here's a very interesting interview with Billy Beane talking about the never ending rebuilding cycle the A's have been on.
  12. Vanimal46
    As you and Aaron said in the podcast John, Cahill and Feldman were easily obtainable last winter. Now it's going to require some sort of compensation beyond money to acquire these types of guys for ~2 months of performance. I don't really have a desire to trade for any of these rental players without an agreement that they would re-sign with the team in the offseason.
  13. Vanimal46
    Big Joey 1:06 expecting a big 2nd half from Dozier? Travis Sawchik 1:06 Moderate buy low mike sixel 1:06 All pitchers are risks, sure, but if you trade them all away for hitters (out of fear of injury), how do you ever get pitching? There is no reason for Detroit to trade a young, cost controlled, starting pitcher. Other than a ridiculous over pay, of course. Travis Sawchik 1:06 It's the old Pitch-22 1:07 Investing in pitching is insane expect that you can't win without it
  14. Vanimal46
    Luckily in regards to Perkins, he has a club option next year that the team will decline no doubt. Eating $26 MM is a tough pill to swallow for a team like the Twins. His performance over the last couple of years certainly doesn't justify the pay he's getting. Hopefully they make the right call, because IMO, he's toast.
  15. Vanimal46
    Yep. And I think the "maybe he'll recoup some value in the bullpen" theory can be eliminated after this season too. His velocity is still the same whether he's throwing 85 pitches or 10 pitches. Sadly the arm is dead.
  16. Vanimal46
    I just read this interesting tid-bit on Fangraphs' Sunday Notes Article: On July 17, 1990, the Twins turned two 5-4-3 triple plays in a 1-0 win against the Red Sox at Fenway Park. The following day, the teams combined to turn 10 double plays — six by Minnesota, and four by Boston — in a 5-4 Red Sox win.
  17. Vanimal46
    One thing that Molitor has improved on this year is giving some young players a lot of leash, especially Polanco this year. It seems like they no longer trust Escobar's defense at SS anymore, because he's only started 7 games there all season. The last time he started at SS was June 9th.
  18. Vanimal46
    One of our members Hosken Bombo Disco has an Adopt-A-Prospect page on him here.
  19. Vanimal46
    Probably so. Mejia is 13 starts into his career and still has promise. Gibson is 115 starts into his career and the promise has worn off especially so this year.
  20. Vanimal46
    I suppose that's fair to criticize the lineups yesterday with Vargas at 1B, Rosario in CF and Grossman in LF. Gibson's supposed to be a ground ball "specialist" so in theory, they could have been able to get by with a below average OF that day.
  21. Vanimal46
    I know we've seen horrendous pitching over the last 4+ years, but in no way should 4 ER in 6 innings generate positivity for a pitcher. The bar is set so low and the leash so long for Gibson over the years. I really don't get it.
  22. Vanimal46
    Hop in the car... We're heading back to 2010 to let everyone know those pitchers will be pretty good in 2017! http://www.solarfeeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Back-to-the-Future-Delorean-Time-Machine-slice.jpg
  23. Vanimal46
    The Giants have never been cash strapped, per say. So I'm not sure if they would do a salary dump type trade. Unless they think they could lure Arrieta or Darvish this winter and want to use that money for them.
  24. Vanimal46
    FWIW, Fulmer is ranked #22 on Dave Cameron's Trade Value Series. Sano is ranked #25. It would take elite prospect talent to pry Fulmer away from Detroit. Something the Twins don't have.
  25. Vanimal46
    Pictured: Kyle Gibson's leash over the last 4 years Let's end this madness. He needs to go, even if he costs $3-4 MM to re-sign.
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