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  1. Vanimal46
    In fairness, I doubt Goodell knows many names either. I do like the speed of the MLB draft compared to the NFL. But overall NFL blows the MLB out of the water with their analysis and breakdowns of every player while it's going on.
  2. Vanimal46
    Shouldn't take much for Turley to accomplish that. Gibson looked really bad last night.
  3. Vanimal46
    NFL draft coverage >>>>>> MLB draft coverage. Couldn't believe they stopped TV coverage after the 1st round.
  4. Vanimal46
    I'm not getting married anytime soon, but currently experiencing this with Ms. Vanimal. Holy bleep is this annoying. Another couple we hang out with a lot has pet names for each other and acts so lovey dovey that their relationship looks fake. Ms. Vanimal gets self conscious about it because we don't do this.
  5. Vanimal46
    Looking back, their rotation was actually better statistically in 2014 than in 2015 when they won the WS. Their overall strategy of getting 5-6 innings from their starter and turning it over to the bullpen could work for 3 of the Twins starters... Frankly I only trust Erv and Berrios to go 7+ right now.
  6. Vanimal46
    We're halfway through June, and this team is still in 1st place above .500. I'm a man of my word, and believe this is a contending team. The pitching staff isn't going to be fixed magically this season. IMO they need to address one or the other - bullpen or rotation. As the Royals showed before, a good bullpen can overcome an average rotation. I hope they make some moves to shore up this horrid pitching situation.
  7. Vanimal46
    Yeah, admittedly I was so jaded by his defense last season that I wanted nothing to do with him. He's found a nice little home as the DH and isn't killing the team whenever he does play LF!
  8. Vanimal46
    That's good to know. I guess it doesn't really matter if you're a 6th round pick or a 14th round pick as long as they get paid.
  9. Vanimal46
    Honest question. How many of these late round picks actually sign? I've been reading from others on here that there are still some talented people left. Now that we're at this point in the draft, wouldn't they forego signing a contract and try their luck again? Especially if they're HS players.
  10. Vanimal46
    Grossman is pretty valuable as the primary DH while also filling in occasionally at LF. Maybe 1B could suit him as well.
  11. Vanimal46
    Good for Hicks. Admittedly I was on the other side of the argument thinking Hicks wouldn't develop more than what we saw before. He's exceeded all expectations so far. Maybe there's something to say about having competition to kick him into gear... Going into the off-season he knew Judge was coming up for good, and needed to evolve or forever be a bench bat. The Twins handed him CF and RF on a silver platter without any realistic backup plan.
  12. Vanimal46
    Wouldn't be opposed to this idea.
  13. Vanimal46
    Today's my last day before heading out on vacation... So I've been thinking deep thoughts. - Waldo's parents have to be worried sick, no? - How many times do you say "Bless You" to a person who's sneezing? By the 4th or 5th time, they need to get it under control. - I burnt my tongue on hot soup today... Really made me realize sometimes it's the ones you love that hurt you the most.
  14. Vanimal46
    Pictured: Belisle, Breslow, and others portrayed as deck chairs... http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/94/e1/88/94e188ab2052d112923e10f3bce7f53c.jpg
  15. Vanimal46
    Looks like they found the perfect replacement for Tommy Milone!
  16. Vanimal46
    Broken link FYI
  17. Vanimal46
    Give him time, Ash.... Rookies need to take their lumps in the majors before being counted on in higher leverage roles! *Checks Twins Media Guide* Oh, he's 34. Won't be serviceable until he's 37 at least....
  18. Vanimal46
    That's most certainly the case they have more information than us, and national publicists. KLAW for example admits he and other national writers don't see medical reports that teams gather. We'll never know what the Twins big board looks like. Nor will we ever truly know what their true strategy was... What we will hear is "We couldn't believe so-and-so fell into our laps in the x round." "Everything worked out as we hoped it would." "We believe we have the best draft class out of anyone."
  19. Vanimal46
    Posting this here since it will get lost in the other threads.... Scruffy-Looking Nerf Hurler 12:30 How does Royce Lewis compare to the other top SS picks (namely Correa, Seager, Manny and Lindor) at the time of their respective drafts? Assuming of course he stays at SS, which doesn't seem like the case. Eric A Longenhagen 12:32 Agree with you that Lewis isn't a SS. Doesn't have Correa's power projection, nor Seager's, nor Machado's. Might have a similar offensive profile to Lindor, but not a SS for me, let alone an elite one. I think Lewis is a really good player, but not the franchise-altering talent that all these other names are.
  20. Vanimal46
    Brian Dozier interview on Fangraphs! http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/asking-brian-dozier-about-his-missing-home-runs/
  21. Vanimal46
    This makes a ton of sense... The ladies and some men were swooning over Legends of the Fall Brad Pitt. And who could blame them?!
  22. Vanimal46
    Couldn't agree more. It was quite frustrating last night reading Radcliffe's quote right after the Lewis pick saying they're using the savings to "go big" at 35/37... And Jeremy Nygaard's source texting him "Boom. Just wait" after the Lewis pick too. It leads me to believe that another team drafted the player they wanted, and made adjustments on the fly to change their strategy again. So here we are, with $1+ MM to spend on less-touted players the rest of the draft.
  23. Vanimal46
    Did Pressly learn his lesson after 3 AAA appearances? I'm quite worried we're going to see the same results from him. Also, how Belisle and Breslow continue to be employed is beyond my comprehension.
  24. Vanimal46
    Chris Gimenez says hello! He might as well be considered part of the bullpen now with how many times he's pitched.
  25. Vanimal46
    Was there a famous Tristan in 1998-1999 that all of these kids were named after?
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