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  1. Vanimal46
    Binge watched "Santa Clarita Diet" on Netflix this weekend. It was very good. Kind of hard to explain the premise of the show without spoiling it... I'll say it's almost like a female lead character version of Dexter.
  2. Vanimal46
    Sam 1:03 Zips has Miguel Sano projected for .235/.324/.471 with 26 HR's. I must be greatly overrating Sano, because I think this seems very low for him. Do you forsee a Sano breakout, or are the Zips about right in your eyes? Travis Sawchik 1:03 I foresee 35 HRs, with health, and .820ish OPS
  3. Vanimal46
    A round-about way of getting someone's input for what the Twins are doing (adding veterans) Erik 12:05 If you ran a rebuilding club, roughly how many roster spots would you give to unimpressive veterans as opposed to unproven young players? Where do you draw the line between needed some solidity and veteran leadership but also not taking at bats away from players who need them to develop? Travis Sawchik 12:07 Interesting topic since there are so many 'meh' veteran FAs available late in the winter these days ... I'd want enough veterans to not rush any prospects, and to delay the service clocks of the elite prospects .... And in this market I might rather add an extra vet or two for cheap in hopes of flipping at the deadline
  4. Vanimal46
    Are you heading down there this year, Chi?
  5. Vanimal46
    Me too, man. Me too. Marney Gellner and Audra Martin could provide as much value, if not more, than DickNBert most days.
  6. Vanimal46
    .... And then your dogs wake you up 30 minutes before your alarm is supposed to go off.
  7. Vanimal46
    Like gunnarthor predicted, I also think Sano makes the all-star team, and ascends toward league wide stardom. Buxton still struggles some, but shows enough good things that we won't complain much about his slumps. BA in the .240-.250 range, .750 OPS, gets gold glove consideration but doesn't win it. Berrios is yo-yoed between AAA and MLB for performance issues until July, then starts hitting his stride in August/September. Molitor checks out and is replaced by the bench coach/consultant Falvey and Levine hired this off-season on an interim basis. Adrianza starts more games at SS than Polanco this season. Dozier and Erv Santana are traded at the July deadline.
  8. Vanimal46
    Team Breakdown: 8 - Braves 7 - Yankees 6 - Brewers 5 - White Sox, Padres, Blue Jays, Rays, Astros, Rockies, Pirates 4 - Dodgers, Cubs, Cardinals, Phillies, Athletics 3 - Red Sox, Mets, Reds, Indians 2 - Twins, Nationals, Mariners 1 - Giants, Diamondbacks, Marlins, Tigers, Orioles, Rangers
  9. Vanimal46
    Crossing fingers that is not the case... If it is a life altering illness, I hope he still has access to the league's insurance.
  10. Vanimal46
    Harris has been an unsolved mystery for the last 12 months. I'd also bring him back if he's able to play. Good luck to Fusco, but he'll be easily replaced. The Vikes gave him good starter money and he's not worth that. Also, rumor has it that Cincinnati is targeting their 35 year old LT Andrew Whitworth to resign. And letting OG Kevin Zeitler test FA... If that's the case, he should be the #1 target for them to sign.
  11. Vanimal46
    Or 35 year old Justin Turner! Gotta have that veteran presence every season!
  12. Vanimal46
    The author of the article touched on that point as well. If you have to ask if a pitcher is an ace, he's not an ace. You'll know when you have one.
  13. Vanimal46
    Definitely someone who is not currently in the organization. It's tough enough to forecast this season's 25 man roster... Forecasting 3 years in advance will melt our brains.
  14. Vanimal46
    Very cool! Did not know that about ol' Bill. From the trailer they had Hunter Pence hitting into a net, so hopefully there's a cool baseball related episode to watch in April!
  15. Vanimal46
    Couldn't disagree more with Hank. The comp of Chris Carter doesn't jive, and thinking it's a make or break year for Sano is silly.
  16. Vanimal46
    It's got to be related to the perception of the KBO, no? There aren't a ton of flame throwing pitchers in that league. Isn't it kind of the same thing when a kid from NDSU or another Division 1-A football team enters the NFL Draft? Mel Kiper's of the world will say "This kid has x and y strengths. BUT, how will he do against better competition? No one knows."
  17. Vanimal46
    I agree, but that point is not right now for Garver IMO... He's had 76 ABs in AAA. Last year was his first full season above A ball. I'm not concerned about his age considering he was drafted at 22 years old. He'll develop more in the minors instead of the alternative - playing once every 5 games in the majors.
  18. Vanimal46
    Mark your calendars for April 21st. Bill Nye is BACK baby! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-_HKOcYBK8
  19. Vanimal46
    I don't think we'll come to an agreement here, when most of the time we're on the same page. I'd really only be comfortable with him as a platoon DH against LH pitching. In the grand scheme of things that's ~250 at-bats. He didn't look that great, and frankly over-matched against RH pitching last season.
  20. Vanimal46
    He stopped playing when Plouffe came back from injury, and when he cooled off from his hot streak. At that point last season, could Vargas get the nod over Plouffe? Sure, the season was already over. He went back to AAA to get every day at-bats to continue his growth. When he came back up in September he played every day, and continued to struggle. I'm just not that bothered by not giving him every day at-bats over a 2 week period, and I don't think they did him wrong by sending him back down to AAA at that time.
  21. Vanimal46
    They are developing Garver.... He'll get every day at-bats in AAA while Murphy or Gimenez finds at-bats when they can behind Castro. If Castro is hurt for a long period of time, Garver should and probably will get the call to be the every day MLB catcher.
  22. Vanimal46
    Wouldn't surprise me if Ben Paulsen became a dark horse 40 man add. Given his previous MLB experience and more position flexibility than Park.
  23. Vanimal46
    His playing time doesn't look all that sporadic to me... He played nearly every day in July, then every 3 days after he struggled for 2+ weeks, and back to every day after September call-ups.
  24. Vanimal46
    Big fan of LaMonte Wade. I've got to imagine the new regime loves his approach at the plate as well... The MLB team sorely needs a lead-off type hitter who can draw more walks than strikeouts.
  25. Vanimal46
    Feels like the writing is already on the wall... Especially if the Heyman report has merit that we're looking at any veteran DH with a pulse to join the team. Vargas will be in AAA again to start the season.
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