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  1. Vanimal46
    I'm about halfway through "How America Lost Its Secrets" by Edward Jay Epstein. It goes into detail about Edward Snowden as a man, and his theft of NSA documents. If you've seen the Edward Snowden movie you may have felt sympathetic for him. This book challenges that popular opinion and gives insight into how much of an ego-maniac he was.... Especially on public forums online.
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    The Dodgers have 2 recent MLB records to celebrate... Kenley Jansen has shattered the record for most strikeouts to begin a season without allowing a walk. He's currently sitting at a K/BB ratio of 50:0 Cody Bellinger last night also set an MLB record for fastest player to hit 20 HRs to start an MLB career. He has 21 in 51 games.... He's also the 4th player ever aged 21 or younger to hit 20+ HRs before the All-Star Break. The others? Albert Pujols, Miggy Cabrera, and Eddie Mathews. He's a special, special talent.
  3. Vanimal46
    Forgot to make one of these threads to keep track of other stuff around the league.
  4. Vanimal46
    Arrieta is going to be an interesting case to follow this winter. He's a client of Boras, who will use his 2015 and 2016 seasons as a justification to pay $25+ MM for his services. This year he's looking a lot more like his Baltimore days, and wouldn't get close to $25+ MM. He may have to wait it out a month or 2 to get the money he's looking for if he doesn't turn it around this season.
  5. Vanimal46
    Soooo.... Last night's finale. Holy bleep.
  6. Vanimal46
    Yarnivek1972 pointed out in another thread that Garver is starting in LF tonight. His 2nd start in LF this season, and the 2nd start in his career out there. TREND?! Or MIRAGE... Mirage.... mirage? Copyright Dan Cole the Common Man.
  7. Vanimal46
    We're on the same page. Depending on if the other team values Polanco or Gordon more is who I would trade. Since we want a better pitcher in return.
  8. Vanimal46
    Kohl Stewart is this year's ABW and Duensing in all trade proposals...
  9. Vanimal46
    Sure, that's true. Gray is also immensely more talented than who the Twins are allowing to take the mound 3 out of 5 games. I'm just assuming that Gray's stat line this season is driven by bad luck pitching for a horrific defensive team. Maybe it's a mechanical flaw too but I'm certainly not technical enough to know that kind of stuff.
  10. Vanimal46
    To clarify point #1, I'm thinking Gray is a #3, and at his best a #2. The Twins have middle IF assets at the MLB level (Polanco and Dozier) mid-level (Gordon, Vielma) and the lowest levels (Royce, Javier) which makes someone like Gordon someone I would consider trading. Sure, it would suck losing him, but the pitching situation is so bleak that they need to be creative acquiring to help right now. Frankly we can all keep talking about trading Dozier until we're blue in the face, but I don't believe there's a real market for him. To rebut your point #3, would it be so bad to lose in the 1st round this season after losing 90+ games 5 out of the last 6 seasons? I'd rather the young core get some sort of competitive playoff experience and build upon that. At least show they want to compete to convince Sano, Buxton, and Berrios this is a place to stay long term. Finally, to rebut point #4, I can't talk much about what adjustments Gray needs to make to become a 3.50 ERA pitcher again. Just by viewing defensive metrics, Oakland is not doing any of their pitchers favors. They're ranked dead last in most every category they report on. As we saw last year with the Twins, if the defense is atrocious, the pitching is going to crumble as well.
  11. Vanimal46
    Absolutely, Brett. Side note, I partied with a few Brits down in Cancun last week! Had a nice chinwag at the pool with them.
  12. Vanimal46
    Dave Cameron wrote an article on Fangraphs today "Sizing Up the Buyers and Sellers" The Twins, as expected, are on the bubble team list.
  13. Vanimal46
    1) Disagree. This could very well be the high point of Gordon's value, and Gray fills a very immediate, specific need for the Twins. Could be a #3/#2 at his best, and controlled for 2.5 years. 2) Yes, this is probably true. 3) Are we throwing up the white flag in the middle of June? Who says they don't have a chance at making the playoffs? 4) The Twins haven't had any issues paying $10-15 MM for players. And Gray could most certainly make a playoff starting rotation.
  14. Vanimal46
    Can the answer be both? I would buy pitching right now. Doesn't even have to be the sexy names out there like Gerrit Cole, Darvish, etc. They just need competent back of the rotation arms in order to give themselves a shot of contending until July. Once July rolls around, if they're at or above .500, continue buying. If they're 10 games out of the WC or Central division, then go right ahead and sell as much as possible.
  15. Vanimal46
    I endorse protecting Zucker. He turned a corner this season and looking forward to seeing if he can take the next step. Sucks that one of the D-men were not going to be protected. I still would have preferred Dumba over Brodin. Hope Dumba does well in LV.
  16. Vanimal46
    Maybe on Nova. Darvish is a rental and will most certainly sign for big $$$ this off-season.
  17. Vanimal46
    Is Tampa Bay loaded at SP in their organization? Because Hu is now a reliever in AAA...
  18. Vanimal46
    A trade like that also has a good chance of blowing up in the Twins' face setting them back to a 90 loss team again.
  19. Vanimal46
    Jeeze. You leave the country and unplug for 5 days, and the site morale goes down the drain. Let's get PUMPED UP around here! It's one series in June. On to the next one.
  20. Vanimal46
    Concur 100%. Gray and his 2.5 years of control would be worth trading a prospect such as Gordon away for. According to most every metric available to measure defense, Oakland ranks dead last this year. Letting him pitch behind a good defensive team like the Twins and his luck should turn around.
  21. Vanimal46
    I can see where that person from the Twins is coming from. They feel they found a diamond in the rough and want to keep it close to the vest. From a fan's perspective your idea sounds like a lot of fun.
  22. Vanimal46
    Or maybe an MLB scouting combine similar to the NFL draft?
  23. Vanimal46
    Good. They need all the pitchers they can get.
  24. Vanimal46
    I agree with your original response to me that it's hard to pump up the draft when most players are 3-5 years away. Perhaps there's an opportunity for an organization like BA to record these players at least doing some drills so they can have some analysis between each pick. I did enjoy their coverage of the 1st round where they interviewed prospects and had a little video of them. Just wish they would have kept it going past the 1st round/comp picks.
  25. Vanimal46
    Hey now, it's been Minnesota State for 20 years! Go Mavericks!
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