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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Shaitan
    Misleading headline. There's, what, a paragraph about Rowson in here?
  5. Shaitan
    It's strange to me how many people value AAA stats more than MLB stats.
  6. 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.
  7. Shaitan
    Definitely a strange format. It seems to encourage comments without reading the whole article.
  8. 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).
  9. Shaitan
    I think that's been the plan at 1B the last 3 years. How has it worked out?
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. Shaitan
    As long as everybody understands he'll miss 2 years of the contract due to Tommy John surgery. 138 pitches at age 25?
  13. 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.)
  14. 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.
  15. Shaitan
    If this is the level of quality they're going to sign, just bring back Kuechel for like $18 million less.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. Shaitan
    Let's note that Bally's issues don't only affect the Twins. There could be widespread affects on the market.
  21. Shaitan
    Is it really "breaking news" when nothing happens?
  22. Shaitan
    For once, I'm happy not to remember a former player.
  23. Shaitan
    Ryan's fastball is very touchable. Hey-o! I'll see myself out now.
  24. Shaitan
    The saga could go either way. But I don't believe a single word out of that guy's mouth. Let's just say he seems to like the sound of his own voice, and that trait is great for press releases.
  25. Shaitan
    Also, they just aren't going to get anything more than an A-ball wild card or a fringe bullpen arm for him. The other key factor in keeping him, besides as IF insurance, is what else they can do with that $7million (just like the Urshela trade.)
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