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  1. Vanimal46
    I won't say whether or not Urias is a realistic target... But that would be a dream scenario in my book. If the Twins needed to include a prospect or 2 to make it happen I'm open to that too.
  2. Vanimal46
    Funny that you ask... Brock asked Chief to take a selfie of himself during a normal game thread, and that was what he wore!
  3. Vanimal46
    Of course not. But most free agent contracts aren't worth it at the end... We'll see that shortly with Erv Santana if they don't get out of that contract soon.
  4. Vanimal46
    We'll have to agree to disagree. Personally I'd rather they swing for the fences by signing a Greinke/Scherzer type FA over giving contracts to middle of the rotation guys at a cheaper rate.
  5. Vanimal46
    It's all about perception, right? Since Greinke struggled a bit in his first season with the Diamondbacks it appears to be a bad contract. Meanwhile, Max Scherzer has been Cy Young caliber since arriving in Washington at $30 million a season. For players like Greinke, I'm willing to bet he bounces back to top of the rotation stats next season.
  6. Vanimal46
    There were 8 pitchers in FA alone last year that received 5 or more years for a contract. The youngest was Mike Leake at age 28. Everyone else (Price, Grienke, Cueto, Zimmerman, Shark, Wei-Yen Chen) were 30 and older... 2015 we saw Lester and Scherzer receive 6+ year deals... And a few 4 year deals for pitchers who were 33 and older. You could go back year after year and see countless examples of pitchers well beyond their peak years receiving multi-year deals.
  7. Vanimal46
    Yes. And the contract length has been nearly industry standard for the last 10+ years of free agency. I'd be shocked to find examples of upper echelon pitchers NOT receiving 5-7 year deals.
  8. Vanimal46
    David Price - 6 / $217 million signed at age 31 Max Scherzer - 7 / $210 million signed at age 31 Steven Stasburg - 6 / $175 million signed at age 28 CC Sabathia - 6 / $161 million signed at age 28 in 2008 Justin Verlander - 6 / $180 million signed at age 30 Felix Hernandez - 6 / $175 million signed at age 27 5-7 years has been the going rate for upper echelon pitchers for a long time now.
  9. Vanimal46
    FTFY.
  10. Vanimal46
    Can't see the design anywhere. I clicked on this article on the forums page... Maybe that's the problem?
  11. Vanimal46
    Buckle up! We've got some goodies today... Today is National Beer Lovers Day! Why yes, I will partake in this national holiday after working out tonight! Today is also National Salami Day! I've been known to make a mean salami sandwich every now and again.. Finally, on this day in 1927, Philo Farnsworth invents a device that we all enjoy on a near daily basis. He was able to invent an "image dissector" which was a key development for televisions!
  12. Vanimal46
    http://media.steampowered.com/steamcommunity/public/images/avatars/8a/8afae6f8432097c30506c4fd56766aa2b81144ea_full.jpg Biz Journal link here
  13. Vanimal46
    Celebrating the ribbon cutting of a new Tim Horton's in Dinkytown, eh?
  14. Vanimal46
    I think we would all enjoy the crawl so much more if your boy, Patty Dean was on the mound. Just for old times sake.
  15. Vanimal46
    If you're a fan of local coffee shops, probably a very bad thing.
  16. Vanimal46
    Speaking of, I've been meaning to take that bet of $20 that Meyer will become a solid #2 for the LAA.
  17. Vanimal46
    Nope, but that looks like a book I should put on the list. I did read Jeff Passan's other book Death to the BCS.. Really enjoyed that.
  18. Vanimal46
    Pictured: Brian Dozier reveals changes in his diet that resulted in a career year. http://img.pandawhale.com/post-32226-Homer-Simpson-banana-bacon-gif-3w7s.gif
  19. Vanimal46
    Pictured: TR is thriving in retirement. He has enough time to create a Facebook page now! http://stuffpoint.com/the-simpsons/image/170884-the-simpsons-ralph-gif.gif
  20. Vanimal46
    Pictured: Adam Brett Walker waiting for his September call up invitation.... http://24.media.tumblr.com/d580b748a335493e47a7d7436126ff22/tumblr_mhpmzePW561rkq1ljo1_250.gif
  21. Vanimal46
    Based off this sentence, why would others give up talent for Rosario, a corner OF then?
  22. Vanimal46
    Yes. Dozier may be the most valuable trade chip the Twins have had since Chuck Knoblauch..... I would even have him higher on the value chart than Johan at the time. Since everyone and their grandmothers knew that the Twins had to trade Johan that off-season, or risk losing him in FA. Let's have some fun with the best trade piece the team has had since the Bill Clinton administration.
  23. Vanimal46
    Well yeah, and acquiring that ONE ace is going to take some talent to trade away. Dozier could be that guy to trade away.
  24. Vanimal46
    Any autobiography recommendations? As much as I enjoy fiction, I also try to read about 2-3 different people a year.... Earlier this year I read Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank and was fascinated by her story.
  25. Vanimal46
    Yep every team made the playoffs, it wasn't a big enough conference to eliminate any potential teams
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