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  1. Vanimal46
    Depends on how you feel about Stanton. I think Sano will be a top 3 MVP contender for a year or 2. At the very least, someone you can comfortably slot in at cleanup for the next decade.
  2. Vanimal46
    I certainly hope so. It would be great to see a league where if a batter succeeds against your pitcher and celebrates, he doesn't get beaned during his next PA.... Many of the "unwritten rules" are outdated and petty. If the pitcher is mad for giving up a moon shot, strike him out next time. Throw better pitches!
  3. Vanimal46
    I'm very bullish on Sano and like that KLaw feels the same. I think we're going to look back 5 years from now and laugh that others were worried about his offensive production.
  4. Vanimal46
    Yeah, especially when it comes to chats on Fangraphs, most of the authors aren't digging deep on teams. Really their opinions spread a mile wide, and an inch deep. Whereas we on this message board have opinions an inch wide and a mile deep.
  5. Vanimal46
    Agreed. There's no chance that kids on the east coast stay up to watch it, and neither will the kids living in central time zone. Hope there's a ton of kids on the west coast taking advantage! But probably not. Wow, J.C. Romero is still pitching?
  6. Vanimal46
    There's an annual ripping of Jose Bautista and the emotion he plays with... Goose Gossage is a good source for ripping on Latin American players as well.
  7. Vanimal46
    I can appreciate acting like you've been there before too. There's a time and place for when you should act like you've been there before, and showing pure joy on the field. If Taylor Rogers does a big fist pump and moon walks off the field when they're losing 9-1 in the middle of June, then yeah, let's settle down a bit. It seems like this topic is always brought up during emotionally charged times... Usually during playoff season, or a tournament like the WBC. That's what bothers me, when someone else criticizes how a player is supposed to act when emotions are running high.
  8. Vanimal46
    No doubt. They're down on the position league wide. I do think a lot of those players are going to blow those projections out of the water though.
  9. Vanimal46
    Continuing this series, "2017 Positional Power Rankings: Left Field" Not a lot of love for Rosario yet.
  10. Vanimal46
    "I hope kids watching the W.B.C. can watch the way we play the game...." They're not, Ian. If they wanted kids to get into it, they wouldn't start the games so late and end way past their bedtime on a school night. I'm always going to side with players that show flair and emotion on the field. Kinsler's views are outdated, and I don't agree with them. This is a novel concept, but it's almost like it's more fun watching a baseball game when the players are having fun too. Weird!
  11. Vanimal46
    That's my problem at the moment.... I'd love to get a puppy one day, but I also like not having to worry about getting home at a certain time to let the dog out. For the time being, I'll continue to get my dog fix at friends' houses, or volunteering at Austin Pets Alive!
  12. Vanimal46
    Happens to the best of us, Doc! 95% of my game thread posts are under the influence of a few adult beverages as well... Unless it's a day game and I'm at work!
  13. Vanimal46
    Aww! Today is National Puppy Day you guys! Craig, when are you going to get another puppy? Chi, maybe your cat needs a new friend! Mike, you could bring a new puppy on a hike! Today is also National Chip and Dip Day! Favorite dips to go with chips, ranked: - Guac - Queso - Salsa - Buffalo Chicken Dip - Spinach Artichoke - Hummus - Walking into oncoming traffic - Onion Dip Finally, today is National Near Miss Day! A day where an asteroid was supposed to hit the Earth in 1989, but ended up missing us! Good thing, as it was so big, if it hit the Earth, it would have been the same impact as a 600 megaton atomic bomb...
  14. Vanimal46
    Agree. Those 5 names will make the opening day bullpen. I'm rooting for Chargois to make it as well! My confidence level in Phil Hughes is very low. They should have another starter be the swing man to mop up multiple innings, and jump into the rotation at a moment's notice. Flip a coin between Mejia and Berrios to see who goes first.
  15. Vanimal46
    Does this do anything to change your view? JRM becomes arbitration eligible after this season, while Turner still has 3 years of pre-arbitration left. Also, JRM has to be on his last year of options. Turner has 3 for sure, and don't know the rules if he could get a 4th like Vargas. It's highly unlikely JRM becomes that expensive.... But, IMO if Turner and JRM project a similar output, Turner would be my choice for the 3 cheap contract years.
  16. Vanimal46
    Why? Boshers has an option left. The Twins have 5 Michael Tonkins in the minors to sift through. He's had his chances to prove something, and he's just a typical 6-7th inning reliever. Eventually they need to trim the fat from that large group of middle relievers. Why not now beginning with Tonkin?
  17. Vanimal46
    I wouldn't mind swapping Turner for Murphy on the 40 man. I think the writing is on the wall that Murphy doesn't really have a future here. Especially if he can't beat out Gimenez for the backup C job.
  18. Vanimal46
    2 innings - 9 hits, 6 ER, 2 moon shots today. http://m.c.lnkd.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/p/8/005/09a/3b8/39d88ce.jpg
  19. Vanimal46
    If Stuart Turner is returned to the Twins, your prediction of cutting bait on Murphy sounds very likely. No reason to have three 25-26 year old C's in AAA.
  20. Vanimal46
    One of my favorite spins in sports journalism... The local football team played great! If you eliminate the 90 yard touchdown pass, and 85 yard touchdown run, and the 73 yard interception return touchdown, which were clearly fluke plays, they had a real chance of winning the game
  21. Vanimal46
    Probably not my first choice to add Breslow, but oh well. I expect a ton of churning through options in the bullpen. If he's not good, he should be the first to get cut.
  22. Vanimal46
    Side note: Did Fangraphs change their WAR calculations? Or are they being extremely conservative with their projections? Seems kind of weird that Jose Altuve for example is only projected 4.3 WAR when he was damn near 7 WAR last year.
  23. Vanimal46
    Yeah I could see that too. They're going to have a couple of down years anyway. Might as well see if they can make one more run with this core if they get off to a hot start.
  24. Vanimal46
    Today on Fangraphs, "2017 Positional Power Rankings: Second Base" We're all going to love this ranking!
  25. Vanimal46
    I don't think it should matter what the Padres are trying to do. If Greene is the pick at 1:1 then pony up and don't try to low ball him. I think we all agree that the Twins have organizational depth. May not be the best depth out there, but it's still depth. They need star power in the farm again. I'd hate to pass on star potential because they couldn't come to an agreement on the money.
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