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  1. Shaitan
    I'm sure teams are asking for too much. With their rotation of 2 weeks ago, they absolutely looked like they'd make a desperation move. It gives the other side leverage. Hopefully they've upgraded a couple pegs closer toward mediocrity. For all the reasons.
  2. Shaitan
    I think last season showed that this FO is willing to do that faster than the previous. Or maybe I remember things wrong.
  3. Shaitan
    He's no Roger Dorn.
  4. Shaitan
    Miranda is out of options, right? Are they really going to carry 3 backup IFs in Miranda, Gordon and Arraez? I suppose both Arraez and Gordon play OF, so maybe... but I wonder if there's a roster crunch between Miranda and Gordon then. Come 26-roster limits, anyway. Then again, knowing modern baseball, the team will use the #27 and #28 roster slots for a 20th bullpen arm and 15th catcher.
  5. Shaitan
    I'm not reading anything into this. They want to protect service time in case of a ST injury.
  6. Shaitan
    So what is the penalty if an infielder is "out of position" and has a foot on the grass? I'm neutral on a lot of these but HATE the anti-shift rule. Shy of drawing "position boxes" in the dirt, this seems like a rule for the sake of rules.
  7. Shaitan
    Not a fan, but I'll take it over 7-inning games 10/10 times. Now move it to the 12th. Or, better yet, the 18th.
  8. Shaitan
    Let's say they have Kirilloff in LF, Sano at 1B, and Sanchez at C. They pinch hit for Jeffers late in the game. Do they give up the DH on the regular or do they find a seatfiller 3rd catcher to waste roster space, more or less? I assume so with a 28-roster, but when it drops to 25-26 (or whatever they are now) I hope not. I generally expect a rotation of Kirilloff and Arraez in LF in rotation with Sano/Kirilloff and 1B and Sanchez/Arraez/Sano at DH. So maybe Sanchez only DHs half time while they rotate those positions.
  9. Shaitan
    Cutting a player for an injury...right after a contentious labor dispute. That would certainly send a message.
  10. Shaitan
    And with later round picks too.
  11. Shaitan
    This article fails to mention his age, which is a big detail. It's an age old question: will he get better at defense? Koskie and Morneau, for example, were butchers at first but became above average. Sano...has not. And maybe that's not relevant since these examples are all on the corners. And did the Twins give up on him, or was he not playing OF because Donaldson was iffy (moved to DH for preservation) and they had the most depth with natural OFers? I don't have the answers to any of these questions. But I like him at 2B if he can play 130 games/yr. It sounds like his role, and longevity, will depend on his conditioning.
  12. Shaitan
    The two sides don't seem to even want to sit down and negotiate, going back to pre-covid times. Which means every covid-related change added fuel tot he fire. It's going to be slow and ugly. My personal, nonprofessional take.
  13. Shaitan
    It would also make it easier to manage prospects' innings.
  14. Shaitan
    I generally agree, but it is far more complex about this because we don't know what Donaldson wants in a contract and never will. It's not just baseball. It's a job, so family, community, culture and more stuff play into it. But I hope he's mad about last year. Every player should be. Because if they don't want to do better, well, I guess we know what the problem is...
  15. Shaitan
    If your definition of a "non mistake" contract is winning the World Series, then almost every single contract in the league is a mistake.
  16. Shaitan
    That is not, at all, how the legal system works.
  17. Shaitan
    1) Interesting choice, given how pretty much everybody has agreed that teachers are underpaid for the past 30+ years. 2) Are you suggesting that MiLB players do not perform baseball activities or train in the offseason? They absolutely work year round. And unless they are free agents, they are under contract during those offseason months, so their activities are tied to their employer.
  18. Shaitan
    Very few restaurants serve healthy food... Just sayin' that they like their creams, and butters, and oils. There's a big difference between a cook and a nutritionist.
  19. Shaitan
    Not sure I'd call Hicks' Yankees career "reliable." But he had a couple good years, for sure.
  20. Shaitan
    Twins did really well for late round picks that year.
  21. Shaitan
    Are these the top 5 articles for all years since their publish date, or the most read articles during the actual calendar year of 2014?
  22. Shaitan
    Surprised the top 20 prospects weren't more popular. But, looking back on team performance over those next few years...
  23. Shaitan
    I agree that pitching, both SP and RP, need upgrades. But I'd kick the tires on a Didi trade for SS. I feel like he could be acquired cheap as a salary dump.
  24. Shaitan
    Strange premise...that the Twins owe him something besides a paycheck. If you argued that the team was somehow holding him back or making his performance or health worse, I'd understand the concept. But instead you say he's more or less living up to expectations. I don't get it.
  25. Shaitan
    Could almost add former affiliates at this point. The Rochester thing is a nice full circle, as I imagine LeCroy played there.
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