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  1. lukeduke1980
    I think Rogers' effectiveness during frequent use is still an issue and he's coming off injury. The thought of having a Colome closer B was the right idea but became a train wreck that threw the entire season off the rails. Hopefully Alcala can be that guy but I'd feel better with another proven bullpen vet.
  2. lukeduke1980
    I could almost get on board with the ghost runner rule if it were for double header games only..
  3. lukeduke1980
    I little bit expect Cashman to call falvey and make him trade Correa to the Yankees.
  4. lukeduke1980
    Very bizarre. The opt-outs make it feel like a rental, though at least you're not giving up prospects for the rental. Its a needle moving move for sure. I hope enough pitching is found to make years 2 & 3 worth considering .
  5. lukeduke1980
    I don't understand this from the Yankees side, I thought they'd just sign Correa. Although they still might.
  6. lukeduke1980
    Catching depth is an illusion. I don't love this one.
  7. lukeduke1980
    A couple of ideas to add to Van - with Covid 2020, we learned to live without a lot. And most people still have a ton of catching up to do with missed vacations, family gatherings, etc. You might fill Yankee stadium, but the midwest treasures our summers more than a 500 dollar family outing to see a semi competitive ball club. If MLB wanted to grow its game, they'd be figuring out how to partner with today's content creators - "Mr Beast reacts to the defensive plays of the week".
  8. lukeduke1980
    Cleveland's model is what is being followed here. They didn't ever add mid rotation starters. If any are brought on it will be another Happ contract because the stable isn't ready yet
  9. lukeduke1980
    Supply chain and labor shortages are sure to affect MLB and their ballparks. I wonder if owners know this and assume they can't staff ballparks until college kids/summer help is available and in the meantime lock things out to get as good of a deal as they can.
  10. lukeduke1980
    Not saying they're done looking, but I think they could convince themselves Beckham gets 50 games, Polanco 50, Lewis/Gordon make up the rest hopefully
  11. lukeduke1980
    Of all the potential SS options kicked around for the last 5 months, no one had Beckham. Falvey gets us again!
  12. lukeduke1980
    I was against odorizzi but didn't realize he would only make 8 million. He's okay i guess better than happ but similar to what Gant was doing.
  13. lukeduke1980
    Savvy is hearing hitters talk about setting up pitchers to get them to throw a certain pitch later in the game then crushing it. Analytics try to reduce those scenarios
  14. lukeduke1980
    Kirby #1 always but just read Hrbek's book and it was a treat.
  15. lukeduke1980
    I am in the same boat as Sconnie and have watched as Fortnite became a godsend for kids to use as a social mechanism through the pandemic. We are now navigating youth baseball and at least locally are limited to a travel league through the school, and my comment is that its different than little league 30 years ago, where the ages were mixed and the kids ramped up to competition as they aged. I'm sure those leagues still exist as we're only a one horse town, and maybe grade level ball is a more level field and fair. But to me it discourages the kids who are interested in the sport but aren't as talented. Everyone played little league. Some of us were the baseball card collectors who were happy to man right field. Now to me, the school leagues seemingly only encourage the talented in the interest of competition. And that's not a gripe, I love our school and coaches, but its different than when baseball was king to me.
  16. lukeduke1980
    NFL playoffs are about to start and they have proved again to have an amazing product. The discussed MLB topics are important, but both sides should be trying to emulate the excitement, accessibility and continued relevance of the NFL, or people will choose the lakes in the summer and save sports entertainment dollars for the NFL experience.
  17. lukeduke1980
    Kirby and the 87 team.
  18. lukeduke1980
    Yes who else is on the 'Kyle Garlick List'?
  19. lukeduke1980
    Back to Oakland - assuming Chapman is moved, Twins pay enough of the salary to get a decent return, Oakland then isn't paying high price for the decline years. Oakland gets a haul for Chapman, gets a pretty good 3B in Donaldson, continues to reload on the fly.
  20. lukeduke1980
    For 5 million he certainly doesn't need to play 162 and if a young option Lewis or Palacios is ready then having a historically outstanding defensive SS on staff would be nice to foster their development. Assuming that Simmons is that kind of a teammate.
  21. lukeduke1980
    I had liked some of the trade ideas for shortstops. However, the FO hasn't made many offseason trades in their tenure that I can think of, so its probably going to be a Galvis.
  22. lukeduke1980
    You only need a starter to go 4 or 5 innings with an elite bullpen. Maybe that's the plan.
  23. lukeduke1980
    Its a difficult evaluation, in a sense like Buxton. Twins and Rocco have won at a good clip when Buxton is on the field. So my assessment is Rocco isn't a miracle worker. And that's ok, few can do much more than write down the names of who you have. I just want to see him kick some dirt and yell at an umpire.
  24. lukeduke1980
    Falvey sounds committed to his young upcoming arms. It would be cool to see some legit bullpen pieces added though.
  25. lukeduke1980
    Percent chance Cave is opening day CF is greater than 0. Probably like 15%?
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