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  1. Vanimal46
    I'll have to take a drive out in the country to see it... There's way too much artificial lighting around my place to see it clearly.
  2. Vanimal46
    For those hoping Michael Pineda would be a FA target for the Twins.... He recently tore his UCL, and will undergo TJ Surgery.
  3. Vanimal46
    FanGraphs posted "Projecting the Prospects in the Jose Quintana Trade" Jimenez projects well. The others, not so much.
  4. Vanimal46
    There's a new Jewish-style deli that opened up down the road from my place... They make NY style bagels in a variety of flavors, and of course shmear! I've had more bagels over the last 3 weeks than I care to admit....
  5. Vanimal46
    I'm right there with you, Bird. The White Sox took on more risk than the package the Twins could have offered. Jimenez and Cease may have high prospect rankings, but there's a loooong ways to go before they're MLB ready. Lots of things can happen from A ball to MLB.
  6. Vanimal46
    I'd like to enter the contest.... But the link doesn't work.
  7. Vanimal46
    This isn't a measuring stick at all. 2 completely different situations. Santana is 34, Quintana is 28. Quintana has 4/34 left on his contract. Santana is $13-14 MM for the next 2 years. Quintana is far more valuable trade commodity than Erv.
  8. Vanimal46
    One, I thought Rasmus was still on the Astros. Two, this is sad. I hope he finds what he's looking for outside of baseball.
  9. Vanimal46
    This is a very good deal for the Cubs. Quintana is going to be a stud for them. Sooner than later he'll take over Lester's spot as ace in the rotation during his decline years. Good luck to the White Sox developing these young players. So far they're 1 for 3 with Moncada looking legit. Giolito and Lopez have a ways to go.
  10. Vanimal46
    Concur.
  11. Vanimal46
    Correct. Just not tender him a contract and move on. He won't be worth the arbitration price anyway.
  12. Vanimal46
    This is where I am. He's going to have a tough time maintaining an .800+ OPS if he continues to struggle against LH pitching. Sure, he could settle in at the .700-.750 range, but that's probably not a top 20 prospect anymore.
  13. Vanimal46
    I'd like this too. It's too bad they're loaded at MI with Swanson, Albies, and Maitan
  14. Vanimal46
    From what I'm seeing on FanGraphs, he's using his change just as much as he did last year, and using his curveball more this year. Last year as the "2 pitch pitcher" he did pretty well earning 4.8 fWAR. Can't explain the uptick in walks this year... Maybe it's injury, maybe it's something else. If the underlying motivation is not helping the White Sox reload, okay. I still think Quintana is a damn good pitcher, and would be a great target for the Twins.
  15. Vanimal46
    The asking price for pitchers with 3+ years of control left should remain the same whether it's now, or December 2017, no?
  16. Vanimal46
    I'm not sure what the right answer is either. Prospects, and specifically their rankings can rise and fall quickly. Personally I'm trading a fast rising prospect, especially if there is a surplus in the organization at the position, before a bad season crashes their ranking. I keep bringing up this example, and I'm sure there are more out there... Would Giolito and Lopez bring back a 4-5 WAR MLB player today? Probably not. The Nationals sold high at the right time.
  17. Vanimal46
    I'll take 1 excellent MLB player over 3-5 players who may or may not succeed at the MLB level.
  18. Vanimal46
    Why does Quintana have question marks? He's been the definition of durable over the previous 4 seasons - 32 starts, 200+ innings, low 3's ERA and FIP.
  19. Vanimal46
    The Rays know what they have with Archer. A front line starter at an absurdly low 4/$30.6 MM contract through 2021. It's going to take a village of prospects to trade him away.
  20. Vanimal46
    That may be so. I would guess at the end of the day they'll be very happy to have a 4-5 WAR player at an extremely reasonable 4/$34.4 MM contract rate through 2021 instead of a couple of hopeful starters that become bullpen arms.
  21. Vanimal46
    Prospect rankings are fickle year over year though... For example, I'm sure Washington fans were freaking out that they traded Giolito (#3 prospect in the game) Lopez (#30 prospect in the game) and Cunning for Eaton. Now that Giolito and Lopez are struggling and look like bullpen arms, they think they fleeced the White Sox.
  22. Vanimal46
    Yep. One, he's fallen back to Earth stats-wise, which most all of us on here predicted. Two, not that I ever root for injuries to players, but there have not been any significant injuries to 2B around the league. The market is still the same, if not worse than last winter.
  23. Vanimal46
    Agreed. I was thinking when the series started maybe Berrios could sneak in on the bottom of the list. It's most likely just Sano as a lone representative for the team.
  24. Vanimal46
    If the other team is trading for a prospect(s), they're trading away an MLB player.
  25. Vanimal46
    Trading Dozier has made the most sense for the last 12 months... Who needs a 2B? Also, if Dozier is the one traded, they're most likely receiving a AA arm that won't be a positive contributor in 2017 or 2018.
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