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  1. Twins33
    Just FYI Lewis can be traded. Ruled changed in 2015 (may have gone into effect in 2016). A player drafted can be traded after the World Series is over. They can't be traded before then, even as a PTBNL. Here's a link for it: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/05/all-drafted-players-now-eligible-to-be-traded-after-world-series.html
  2. Twins33
    it makes sense to not trust it, as just a few months ago he called them rumors that he would not acknowledge because that would make the rumors real. He said they weren't true. http://splitsider.com/2017/09/louis-c-k-responds-to-tig-notaros-recent-comments-theyre-rumors-thats-all-that-is/
  3. Twins33
    its really too early to judge those drafts. If you hit on 2-3 guys who contribute then drafts are considered a success. Gordon is good and so is Hildenberger. And even though he's always injured, I wouldn't close the book on Burdi yet. So the 2014 draft still can be considered good in my eyes. I also thinks it's too early to call on 2015, but that one seems more likely to not be a good draft. If Jay works out as a RP and someone like Wade becomes a regular then I'd give it a so-so grade instead of a full bust, but again this draft was very recent. Guys can suddenly "get it." I'd rather have someone else than Jay, sure, but not every draft is going to work out. To add: the Twins can be and need to be better at drafting than they have been. I remember a post here which had the Twins either in the middle or bottom half-ish as far as draft success compared to other teams. A team like the Twins needs to find a way to improve that. Hopefully they can.
  4. Twins33
    Adam Laroche walked away from 13 million. Gil Meche 12 million. Cuddyer gave up 12.5 million. I don't think it's that common but it happens. If Hughes retired before next year it would be giving up 26.4 million. I don't think it's likely.
  5. Twins33
    I just looked and they were both listed on the 60 day still. They may have been updating it since Rosario is gone now. Goodrum still needs to be removed though.
  6. Twins33
    Made me wonder which Viking would have a good OBP. I like the signings of McGee and Shaw for the BP. I'd go another route on the SP though. I like Chatwood (long term) or a Cahill/Fister (short term). As far as the bat goes, I'm too stuck in the Santana or Martinez dreamland that I can't think of anyone else right now.
  7. Twins33
    Mixing your teams, Seth: "I mentioned above that I would like the Vikings to find a team to trade Robbie Grossman to."
  8. Twins33
    Very weird to see words "the Twins could be in the mix" under the names of Arrieta and Darvish. Let's hope they are. Cobb wouldn't be my first choice, but I probably wouldn't hate it. Nicasio would be fine.
  9. Twins33
    Adding onto Nick's swinging strike post, I decided to look at the Indians SP before they became the Indians we know of today because I know they used to have the same issues. From 2007-2012, the Indians had an average K% of 14.5. In a similar sample size, the Twins had an average of 15.5% from 2011-2017. The Indians percentage was really steady during all those years while the Twins keep increasing it since 2014 so things are getting better, but slowly. The Indians swinging strike percentage during 2007-2012 was 7.6. For the Twins from 2011-2017, it was 7.9. From 2013-2017, the Indians SP now have an average of 24% k rate with an average of 10.7 swinging strike percentage. Obviously those are huge changes. This post was more for observation purposes only. Just something I noticed once Falvey came here. I have no idea when the Indians finally said "let's fix this" and actively started fixing it. If it was 2007, then it took seven years to finally have a good rotation. The Twins don't have that kind of time for the young core of hitters so hopefully it is something that can be changed within 2-3 years time with good trades/drafting/FA signings. The quicker the better, obviously.
  10. Twins33
    that was the old front office that hired him though. Ryan and Molitor didn't meet Allen in person until Twinsfest, after they hired him. He was hired based on recommendations and likely multiple phone conversations. The new guys may not feel the same and it could be part of the reason why he's gone. They gave him a test run and decided he wasn't their guy. I'm completely fine with it. He didn't have a lot to work with, so it's not all his fault, but I was hoping this would happen.
  11. Twins33
    Molitor is 61, in case you didn't know that. I agree with the rest of what you said though. How much longer does he want to do this? I think most retire in their early 60s at the latest. Guys like Jim Leyland seem like the exception.
  12. Twins33

    Jacque Jones

    Twins33 replied to drjim's topic in Other Baseball

    She followed rule #2, but she was still identifiable. We don't want to imply victim blaming here either, intentionally or not. Jones is the awful person in this story.
  13. Twins33
    Baseball is hard. Celebrate like crazy, especially after the outcome of last season. It's not like they're going to forget that they still have more work to do/games to win.
  14. Twins33
    They were forced to keep him. Pohlad said they couldn't fire him, he was going to be the 2017 manager no matter what. Whether they would have fired him or not, we may never know.
  15. Twins33
    And Darren says Giants
  16. Twins33
    Agreed, just saying don't be surprised if he misses time every year because of his back.
  17. Twins33
    He has a herniated disc which he opted to rehab instead of surgery. He'll deal with back issues the rest of his career, likely.
  18. Twins33
    Could be part of it: https://twitter.com/brandon_warne/status/902683207874879488
  19. Twins33
    Doesnt matter anymore. He's been released. https://twitter.com/sethtweets/status/898988159555350528
  20. Twins33
    Nova was a guy I wanted, forgot that he was available so add him to Hill for me. But I still think this years list is much better or deeper (or both).
  21. Twins33
    I'm in the camp where I think they should have signed 1-2 RP this past year, but was completely fine with them not signing an SP because the list was terrible. The prize last offseason was Rich Hill. I don't even remember who else was available after that because the rest of the list was so bad. While the list this year isn't amazing overall, comparing it to last years list, in my opinion it is amazingly way better. Darvish, Arrieta, Cahill, Garcia, Lynn is better than only 1 decent but old guy last year. And there are a couple who can opt out. They need to sign at least one SP, maybe two. I lean towards one because I want Gonsalves up, but if some serious injury happens again then they may really need that second guy.
  22. Twins33
    Moya and Littell, if you want to protect them. Moya was eligible last year but not taken. I think this is Littell's first year eligible. Enns is already on the 40 man.
  23. Twins33
    I remember reading somewhere that they liked his mechanics. I don't remember where I read it though, but it was not long after he was drafted. Falvey always seems to be pretty big on pitcher's deliveries. It was mentioned in this video too:
  24. Twins33
    Russo corrected to saying Haula plus Tuch and the Wild get a conditional pick in return.
  25. Twins33
    It isn't official yet. Not sure he's even had a physical yet. That's just the amount reporters are tweeting out.
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