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  1. Vanimal46
    Nice choice with Walking Dead... I really don't understand that phenomenon either.
  2. Vanimal46
    Correct... They can aim higher than this when targeting a SP to trade for.
  3. Vanimal46
    Movies: Crash - everyone says it's so great, but can you remember why it's so great? Avatar - I'm not sure what we were thinking at the time to make it one of the highest grossing movies of all-time... The movie without the 3D distractions is nearly unwatchable. Inception: Is this a dream? Inside a dream? INSIDE A DREAM? TV Shows: I'm with Dave on Game of Thrones... Tried multiple times and still can't get past the 3rd episode. Big Bang Theory - I'm shocked that the show has been on this long, and one of the most watched shows on TV. It's not funny. Music: U2 Luke Bryan - or really any country music band would suffice
  4. Vanimal46
    All the more reason to be buyers instead of sellers IMO... Detroit may take a step back and finally start rebuilding now that their win-now owner passed away.
  5. Vanimal46
    Cueto would be a nice buy-low opportunity this year. Gotta hope that the Rockies are for real and the Giants continue to disappoint. His ERA and FIP are both at career highs at the moment, but he's still eating a lot of innings and missing a lot of bats.
  6. Vanimal46
    I get it. Maybe a more productive discussion is talking about whether the Twins should target a Richard type and set the market in June, or wait until the market is set on July 31 and hope like hell that they can afford whoever's left on the trade block.
  7. Vanimal46
    How about Kielty for Shannon Stewart?
  8. Vanimal46
    We can nitpick on potential values of SPs available for trade... The reality is this team has a good enough lineup to stay competitive. Next season they'll be in the same boat - good offense, below average pitching. Gonsalves already lost 2 months of development time this season, and was a pipe dream to debut this season anyways if everything went the way they wanted. Romero is a year+ away from making his debut. The rest of the high upside arms are now in the bullpen. The FA class of SP is weak, yet again. Unless you want to break the bank for Marco Estrada. How exactly are they supposed to improve the pitching without gambling on a trade?
  9. Vanimal46
    And for a rental player too... No chance.
  10. Vanimal46
    Honestly I don't care all that much about his batting average. OPS is the key stat IMO. Sano has learned from his mistakes last year by being more selective at the plate, and destroying mistake pitches. He's All-Star caliber already, and if MVP voters get Trout fatigue in the future, I could see him winning that award.
  11. Vanimal46
    Call it stubbornness, but I'm still all in on Greene. If Falvine are the pitching whisperers like they were touted as they were hired, I'd like to give them an 18 year old to let develop him as they see fit.
  12. Vanimal46
    Though that would be awesome if they could....
  13. Vanimal46
    Fangraphs' 2017 Draft Sortable Board link here. Eric Longenhagen's Thoughts on the overall quality of the draft class can be found here. Kyle Wright is the #1 prospect on the board according to him.
  14. Vanimal46
    Agreed... It seems like the biggest issue is no matter where these people live, terrorist groups know how to reach and recruit young, impressionable people.
  15. Vanimal46
    Hate to break it to you, but the FA pitching class looks pretty weak again. They're certainly out of the race for Arrietta.
  16. Vanimal46
    I can appreciate this view, and I certainly wanted more action last off-season to make moves at the deadline that would make a difference right now. Before the season I was operating under the assumption this was a ~75 win team... But, given that the White Sox and Royals have crashed and burned, there's more opportunity to sneak up on teams. Frankly, it's not guaranteed that the young core will be healthy and producing every year. It'd be nice to take advantage of Sano's MVP-like numbers, and see if they could sneak in as a wild card or division winner to build confidence with the young players.
  17. Vanimal46
    Concur. A lot of us here in 2015 were upset that the past regime didn't make moves until trade deadline day... And didn't commit one way or another whether they were going for it, or selling. I don't have any delusions this is a World Series team, but I'm so very tired of standing pat and losing. A playoff berth this season could do wonders for the young core. Also, if they stand pat, they're in the same exact position next season. Good offense, not enough pitching.
  18. Vanimal46
    I doubt this is an easy question to answer, but how do we stop it? They continue to recruit and brainwash children to do these evil things... And it seems like every time we eliminate a cell of terrorists, others come out of the woodwork looking to avenge their deaths.
  19. Vanimal46
    Which prospects are we waiting for again? 2 starting pitchers and 75,000 bullpen arms? Yeah, go get some help.
  20. Vanimal46
    Awful news... Targeting children attending an Ariana Grande concert. Sad, really.
  21. Vanimal46
    Side note: 38k+ clicks on this thread? Who's sitting at home and refreshing every second?
  22. Vanimal46
    Yeah, unfortunately you're right. They may open up the checkbook for a Darvish-type, but I can't ever see them paying $40+MM including the tax to get an unproven prospect, no matter how good he may be.
  23. Vanimal46
    Andrew 1:05 So did Sano also figure out how to play third base? I was shocked to see him 3rd on the leaderboard. Sample size or is he maybe serviceable there now? Travis Sawchik 1:06 Dave Cameron wrote an interesting piece back in March off Statcast data that suggested his skill set (reaction time, arm strength, etc) actually fits pretty well at third. It's a position more about reaction than range Let me find the link ... http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/miguel-sano-defensive-superstar/ Dave knows ...
  24. Vanimal46
    Meh, Fister is just an 87 MPH pitch to contact guy... Only reason he's signed is the Angels are more desperate for pitching than the Twins.
  25. Vanimal46
    The White Sox sign Robert for more than $25 MM. They'll also have to pay around $20 MM in overage taxes for going over their bonus pool allotment. Not good. They're rebuilding very quickly with high end talent.
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