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  1. Shaitan
    With most players I'd agree. But I think Stroman possibly just really didn't like being with the Cubs. (I mean, who can blame him if that's the case.) In most opt out scenarios it's about the market. Stroman is enough of an individual that it's possible he just didn't like the fit.
  2. Shaitan
    I think it might be referring to how something like only 130 of 162 games were on TV each year. Maybe it's finally going to be 162. The fact that nobody here even knows what, exactly, was blacked out tells you how bad the marketing has been.
  3. Shaitan
    Attebury as a sub is the definition of average. You get very little personality and he tells it like it is. You almost don't know he's there. I'm curious if that style will change with the regular gig. He's earned it, I'll give him that. Was hoping for Marni.
  4. Shaitan
    For a while it was fun to listen to Gladden grow and learn the ropes. But he hit a wall and...it stopped. I still enjoy his off the cuff criticisms of players, but it seems that he either can't stay focused on the details we need over radio or that he just doesn't care anymore (see Blyleven, Bert).
  5. Shaitan
    What was the previous blackout policy?
  6. Shaitan
    I enjoyed saying his name -- nice rhythm to it. Hope he can catch on and have a career.
  7. Shaitan
    You aren't wrong, but you are debating the value of the rookie league wild card player TBA you'll get in return, basically. You get an 18 year old or a 20 year old. Other teams already know he's in a roster crunch and at peak value he isn't worth much in a trade. I think the difference here is negligible.
  8. Shaitan
    Well, given that the offensive expectations of a league average CF hitting is basically Michael Taylor, they'd have to really not be hitting. But I agree, I'd prefer a starter-on-a-bad-team, Taylor-level insurance policy in CF again.
  9. Shaitan
    This. He seems buried on the depth chart by now. But there will be 3 injuries before we know it...If not, let the DFA system work itself out. Maybe they work out a post-DFA trade for something minimal.
  10. Shaitan
    Misleading headline. There's, what, a paragraph about Rowson in here?
  11. Shaitan
    It's strange to me how many people value AAA stats more than MLB stats.
  12. Shaitan
    Based on 2023, it's important to have starting quality backups. Farmer and Taylor were huge. And there will be injuries. But I'm not sold that Bader is starting quality. He sounds like a platoon-type to me, which just clutters the bench more than it needs to.
  13. Shaitan
    Definitely a strange format. It seems to encourage comments without reading the whole article.
  14. Shaitan
    I'm not sure I agree with this: Buxton, Kirillof, Paddack, every trade for a pitcher they've made other than P Lopez, Gallo...those are just the examples I came up with in 5 minutes. I think this FO absolutely embraces unknowns, though with some contractual conditions to limit risk (i.e. AB escalators, multi-year contracts after surgery, etc).
  15. Shaitan
    I think that's been the plan at 1B the last 3 years. How has it worked out?
  16. Shaitan
    I'm not going to pretend to understand these numbers in any deep sense, but the fact that negative numbers are still top 10 tells you how special defense really is, and how few teams truly value it.
  17. Shaitan
    Hardly a surprise. 1B was basically a DH-style rotation of players last year. It's also seen as an "offense-first" position, which means they could use an addition to help stabilize the lineup too. I expect a Turner-type player who can play multiple positions or a cheap (Cron) type if 1B only. Somebody they can drop later with no consequences. 1B/3B or 1B/OF would be ideal for flexibility.
  18. Shaitan
    As long as everybody understands he'll miss 2 years of the contract due to Tommy John surgery. 138 pitches at age 25?
  19. Shaitan
    Sigh. All we report now is how far and how fast a HR was hit instead of how many runs were scored? (This is not aimed at the original poster. I'm just sick of these silly stats. A HR to the first row is just as many runs as a HR to the third deck -- and neither is as exciting as an inside the park HR.)
  20. Shaitan
    What? A large corporation stating "uncertain financial circumstances" and trying to save money in 2023 while providing no very little evidence. I see a trend here.
  21. Shaitan
    If this is the level of quality they're going to sign, just bring back Kuechel for like $18 million less.
  22. Shaitan
    Nice article. I would have preferred to read it in a 1-30 order instead of broken into categories, but that's just me. I enjoyed it as it is too.
  23. Shaitan
    I imagine the off-field issue would be Pavano's entire tenure in NY. Which makes Sonny Gray seem popular in NY in comparison.
  24. Shaitan
    It's a good problem for the Twins to have. 1) They gain a draft choice. (which could entice them to sign another top free agent and 'swap picks') or 2) They keep a reliable top of the rotation arm on a short-term deal.
  25. Shaitan
    The only reason Gray accepts is if he's planning to retire in 1 year. Which you kinda-sorta said in the "cares more about winning" section.
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