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  1. T_J
    Signing any free agent pitcher this offseason makes zero sense. This team is 2 years away from even being .500. When they are ready to make a postseason push, they can't have ****ty asset blocking any paths to younger, better players. They should roll with the kids and see what they actually have before investing in any FA players. They should trade any asset that won't be part of season three postseason push.
  2. T_J
    Free Agency is pretty dry this off season. Next offseason might be the greatest FA class ever. You could make a potential All-Star team from this class.
  3. T_J
    What we are seeing in today's society is due to a lack of a unified, outside "villain". It might not seen so, but as we stand now as a country, we have never been safer form a foreign invasion. The world, as a whole, is closer to global peace then it has ever been. We have alway had some other country to be afraid of and that has actually kept us closer together. Now, with fear ingrained into us, we only really have to look at each other to get fear. That is why we seem divided in the country today, though I am not sure we are as divided as some people like to think. I think its the 10% loudest on each side with 80% in the middle more or less indifferent. Wait, I thought this was a Twins site....
  4. T_J
    If they are going to explore trading Dozier due to his current "high" value, they also need to explore moving Santana too. They can't expect a repeat of this season, nor will they see a repeat. Moving Santana must also be a priority for the Twins this offseason. I don't see the huge returns for Dozier that other see, but I hope(As my dad always said, put hope in one and and **** in the other and see which fills up first) they can get something for him. Despite his great season, he is still maybe the 10th best second baseman in baseball. In this day and age, most GMs will not be wooed by a single season of great hitting. They will see the decline in defense too. I don't think most teams would even have him playing second. There is no quick fix for this current team. They need to gather as many aa/high a arms as possible and hope they pan out on an express level. That's why they should try to get for Dozier and Santana. They will have to cross their fingers and hope that the new front office has a better plan in place to produce better pitchers.
  5. T_J
    I just don't think Dozier is going to bring back a huge haul like most people think- especially in the off season. Not alone at least. The Dodgers could sign a FA Second baseman and not lose any prospects. Yes, Dozier might be better than anyone they sign, but really how much better? They also have some in-house talent that is near MLB ready. Right now, there are so many great 2nd basemen and Dozier might be about the 10th best right now. No doubt, he is having an amazing season, but any team trading for him is going to look at his career too and it has had plenty of ups and downs. I think Dozier will be a Minnesota Twin to start the year. Maybe some injuries will happen that will make a team panic a little and be a little more willing to part with better packages.
  6. T_J
    I think the defense will be on the up-swing next season as the younger players get more time. The outfield could be outstanding. If we somehow flip Dozier that leave second to Polanco and Escobar at short to start the season. Mauer at first is doing just fine. Third would be the only question mark and if this is what we rolled out opening day for defense, we could roll with a weak fielding third baseman. If we don't flip Dozier(I can't see us finding a proper trade partner unless we accept the fact that is value isn't really all that high) we will continue be weak up in the infield for the time being. Some very slick fielding Shortstops in the minors. Now, they will just need to find a couple of pitchers that can actually pitch...
  7. T_J
    Harper and Strasburg were both very hot topics long before the draft. Especially Harper.
  8. T_J
    I really don't think Jay fits on this list. It's like "one of these things isn't like the others."
  9. T_J
    I am not a great Blue Jays mind. How has/did he do with prospect development? Where there any farm to fork prospects? Was Syndergaard befitted more by the Mets or Blue Jays?
  10. T_J
    For an extra kick in the nuts, Nolasco is Perfect through 5... Wouldn't that just be special...
  11. T_J
    The mass amounts of quality 2nd basemen this off season-not based on historic trades- plus the glut of quality starting pitching in free agency means that Dozier is not nearly as valuable as you think he is this off season. No rational thinking baseball executive would part with a front line starter or even a cusp type with high projections. Not without getting some high end prospects back. Duffey, May, Stewart are not going to sweeten anything. As they stand right now-this off season- they have little to no value. We are talking Gordon. Diaz, Gonslaves, Jay, Romero types and that might bring one front end starter with Dozier added in. Basically, Dozier will be a Minnesota Twin come next season and I am fine with that. He is having a great season and is a solid player. He just isn't that much better than what other teams already have as in-house options.
  12. T_J
    I think you're missing the point. I am saying that Dozier-by himself- will not bring in an ace or even cusp prospects that project as front of the rotation starters. If the Twins want to get those types, Dozier will not be a centerpiece in the trade. He might be involved, but to get those types of pitchers, you need to send back prospects. That's why it will have to be a three team type trade.
  13. T_J
    This is the reason why an impact trade won't happen with BD as the centerpiece. He is a fine player, but not the best 2nd basemen. And how much better is he than other teams internal options that would have them make a move for an impact starting pitcher? It's so easy to say " yeah, trade him for an ace" but that it's reasonable. Same thing with E. Santana, why would a team flip 1/2 potential prospects on the cusp for him? It's just not going to happen. There is no way we would get even close to what we would deem fair value for these guys- it's not reasonable thinking. Realistic thinking would be use in a three team trade were we flip some of our high end hitting prospects for some other teams higher end pitching prospects while sprinkling in a little Dozier and a splash of E. Santana.
  14. T_J
    Billy Beane is a minority owner of the Oakland A's. He isn't going anywhere.
  15. T_J
    I actually agree with you to an extent. There is a huge stigma about them that they are not being researched well for society as a whole. There is a benefit, but we need to make sure it's safe.
  16. T_J
    I think the first couple of weeks are going to be a touch rough at the plate. After that, he is going to strive. He as started slowly at every level and once he got comfortable, he did fine. 289/343/445. Folks, this is a superstar in the making. It's time to believe in the hype.
  17. T_J
    And to think just a few short weeks ago I was reading many comments about trading him away for catching help or for Tulo. Thank the heavens that we didn't do something stupid and trade him away.
  18. T_J
    I love Tulo, I really do. I just can't see making a trade for in though. He is just hurt too much. There is no way I would move Gibson or Berrios. Another thing, Why do I keep reading that Berrios is too short to be an ace? He is six feet tall. We are talking about a major league pitcher right? Not a small forward. Plenty, I mean literally thousands of pitchers have been just fine playing at that height. Some of them have even been called aces. Some of them have even been called Hall Of Famers. Find something real to knock about him if you don't like him, but his height, really trying to stretch the criticism on that one.
  19. T_J
    Thanks for that link, but according the study from that link the conclusion is CONCLUSION Home Run Derby curse, fact or fiction? We have no choice but to conclude that it’s fiction. If we consider all the ways that the statistics should behave if there is no curse, we find that they consistently match that model. Certainly, some players will have a decline in power-hitting statistics from the first half of the season to the second after participating in the Derby, but it is clear from the analysis that this would have occurred for those players regardless of whether they chose to participate or not. http://sabr.org/research/home-run-derby-curse-fact-or-fiction That is the study that the article based off of.
  20. T_J
    I would love to actually see some stats that back up this statement. It seems to only be something that effects Twins players that participate. He only batted one round. Just saying that it might just be wear and tear rather than a few swings one night.
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