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  1. Vanimal46
    This is back and happening to me this morning.
  2. Vanimal46
    This situation makes the Park signing even more questionable... 3 DH types on 1 team isn't going to cut it. It'll be interesting to see who the new GM decides to keep and who to let go. Sano/Park/Vargas can not survive on a roster together going forward.
  3. Vanimal46
    That's a shame for Vargas. Going to waste his 20s on a team that has no need for him.
  4. Vanimal46
    Are there examples of pre-arbitration players that refuse to sign the contract in order to become a free agent?
  5. Vanimal46
    Another example of not making it a priority giving Vargas playing time. If I were him, I'd demand to be released or traded from this team in the winter. Maybe some other team will give him consistent playing time in the majors.
  6. Vanimal46
    All of these suggestions coming from Manfried are just silly. Limiting pitching changes and shifts are altering the strategy of the game. Don't see how they cut down on game time or increase pace. Expanding or shrinking the strike zone also seems silly. It seems like his vision is having all pitching staffs be like the Twins with a pitch to contact approach.
  7. Vanimal46
    I've got a feeling he'll bounce around on a couple more teams before he finally settles in somewhere. I think his next stop will be in the AL West either with the Angels or A's.
  8. Vanimal46
    On B-Ref his top comparisons are Gehrig, DiMaggio, Bonds, and somehow Matt LeCroy.
  9. Vanimal46
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=21&v=kRPGPAnPNa8
  10. Vanimal46
    After clicking on the box score for the AAA game I see another former Twins great is on that team... Alexi Casilla!
  11. Vanimal46
    Good luck to him.
  12. Vanimal46
    And in that case, I would hope that a player looks at the last starter at a macro level, where he played a vast majority of the time during his 3 year stint. Not on a micro level where he has limited playing time during the last month of his contract.
  13. Vanimal46
    I respect your stance Willihammer. Especially when it's not the popular choice. But by god, I'm going to root for exactly the opposite of what you're proposing.
  14. Vanimal46
    That's fine to remain hopeful that something will happen. Like I posted earlier this morning, I've lost all hope that anything will happen. Having Suzuki clear through trade waivers without even a rumor online about it helps reinforce my belief that no team is in need of him.
  15. Vanimal46
    It will most likely never be clear to us fans whether or not they fully exhausted all trade possibilities. I would assume at the very least. Antony is keeping Suzuki's agent up to date on his client's status on this team. I would also think negotiating with a Todd Hundley type would be pretty easy... If he wants to start, all he has to do is look at the org depth chart and smile. It's a wide open competition.
  16. Vanimal46
    I really feel like we're trying to fit a square peg in a round hole with forcing a Suzuki trade. It's been proven in July, and now August, that no team has a need for him.
  17. Vanimal46
    If there was any potential trade partners, the Twins would have went through with it, right? I mean he's been here for 3 years now, and you'd think just out of respect they would have traded him to a contender instead of continuing to tread water on a team going no where. Especially right now, when all it would take is taking on his salary the rest of the year, and he still went through trade waivers unclaimed. If he's a little upset for sitting during the final month of the season, oh well. He's going to be a free agent, and more than likely we're going in a different direction anyway. He got plenty of playing time during his tenure here.
  18. Vanimal46
    Fielder didn't walk away for his own reasons, though. Unless I'm mistaken, he's no longer medically cleared to play baseball anymore.
  19. Vanimal46
    I'm with you on a lot of this. Only real difference is I'd like to find a plan B in case Buxton or Rosario fail to meet expectations. In that case, one of D Santana or Grossman is gone, and Carlos Gomez is signed to a 1 year deal. Early in the season I'd have a Rosario-Gomez-Kepler OF, and once Buxton finally clicks with the bat, he's up and either Gomez or Rosario becomes the backup OF.
  20. Vanimal46
    At this point I've given up all hope that Suzuki brings back any value. Might as well let him keep doing his thing until September call-ups. After that, he can take a seat while Murphy, Centeno, and potentially Garver get reps.
  21. Vanimal46
    I play doubles because I'm not athletic enough to cover the entire court!
  22. Vanimal46
    It also would not surprise me if they attempted to sell Vargas to an overseas team again. It doesn't appear to be a priority trying to give him consistent playing time.
  23. Vanimal46
    The players I wouldn't lose any sleep over if they were lost via waivers: - Centeno, D Santana, Boshers, O'Rourke, Dean, Albers. If there are 40 man concerns over the offseason, Landa and Rosario could be removed as well.
  24. Vanimal46
    Happy Friday! Why don't you go celebrate a good work week by getting yourself some soft serve ice cream! Since today is National Soft Serve Ice Cream Day! I may just have to swing through the McDonald's drive thru for a cone after happy hour tonight. Today is also National Aviation Day! Is anyone here afraid to fly? I'll tell my worst flying story.... It was the 1999 and I was around 8-9 years old, and our family was taking a trip to Hawaii! From Minneapolis this is a good 8-9 hour flight. I've flown before and had no issues prior to this. Our family couldn't sit all together on the plane, so I sat next to mom, my brother sat next to dad. I took the middle seat, since I was a little one. Unfortunately, the other woman sitting next to me had the foulest smelling perfume I've ever smelled. Even to this day I cringe thinking about this perfume. Within a half hour on this flight, I had a pounding headache, and started to fell sick. Well, it didn't take long for breakfast to come back up... The worst thing was this woman went to the restroom half way through the flight and re-applied this perfume!! Many barf bags were used on that flight... It's the only time I've ever gotten sick on a plane.
  25. Vanimal46
    It certainly feels like Escobar's best role would be utility/part-time going forward. SS should be explored this off-season for an upgrade, even if it's short term for the 2017 season only.
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