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  1. SarasotaBill
    This should be the trade basis: The Chicago Cubs have traded starting pitchers Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel to the Oakland Athletics for 2012 first-round pick Addison Russell, 2013 first-round pick Billy McKinney, pitcher Dan Straily and a player to be named later, the Cubs announced Saturday. Acquiring Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel from the Cubs puts the A's in a strong position for the rest of this season, David Schoenfield writes. Samardzija, 29, is 2-7 with a 2.83 ERA this season. Hammel, 31, is 7-5 with a 2.98 ERA after his latest win, earlier Friday against the Washington Nationals. Hammel is set to become a free agent after this season, while Samardzija has one more year of arbitration before becoming a free agent.
  2. SarasotaBill
    RELAX. Twins have the first pick on waiver wire and they're probably setting up initial roster to minimize 40 man roster decisions. Let's check the 25 man roster in two weeks before jumping off the bridge. Hopefully the older bullpen arms have good first halves to flip them for prospects.
  3. SarasotaBill
    Dodgers needed a big RH bat vs. LHP. Dozier .965 OPS Forsythe .775 OPS If Dogers were trying to steal Dozier with Forsythe as the back-up plan then I say sometimes the best deals are the deals that you don't make.
  4. SarasotaBill
    Padres beat write saying: Diaz traded for Haley, PTBNL, and cash
  5. SarasotaBill
    After the Rays/Twins trade (Young for Garza), the Rays GM said it was much easier to replace a OF with a platoon than find a starting pitcher. I know that sounds simple but the Twins were stuck in the 1970s concerning platoons.
  6. SarasotaBill
    Another A.L. scout told me that if he was making the call, he’d take Wright first overall right now. Does the scout's team have the 2nd pick?
  7. SarasotaBill
    I would have the order: 6. Mejia (AA & AAA production) 7. Stewart (very good ERA but BB/K needs improvement) 8. Javier (potential) 9. Blankenhorn (2B defensive concerns & lower level) 10. Diaz (DH/1B & lower level) After QB in football, starting pitching is the most important position (See Giants).
  8. SarasotaBill
    Graterol sounds interesting but too high. I would have swap Hildenberger and Granite. Hildenberger was drafted low and people may compare him to Slama but his control is five times better. Thorpe could be top ten a year from now.
  9. SarasotaBill
    Blueprint: Steal players in trades: Jake Arrieta and Rizzo Sign big time and costly Int'l Free Agents (think more Sano) Be at top of draft and get sure impact college players (Bryant & Schwarber) Know your timeline and trade older players for top prospects (Russell - SS) When close to contending sign a Ace (Lester)
  10. SarasotaBill
    Wheeler not added to 40 because they're probably not sure if he'll remain on the 40 during the off season. Rather a club have to put Wheeler on their 25 for a year than put him on their 40.
  11. SarasotaBill
    Rays traded Wil Myers for Stephen Souza who at the time was in AAA. Not sure of the remaining Rays. Go with the most sure thing - Ben Cherington. He worked under Theo, built up the prospects, traded for Porcello, and Boston wanted to keep him after they hired the new President. One blemish is the Sandoval signing.
  12. SarasotaBill
    How soon is the outside GM being hired? Demoting Berrios and Duffey - why? 2016 is all about development and isn't Neil Allen the best Twins pitching coach? Antony figured out on the same day that both pitchers had no confidence or their performance wasn't satisfactory. Put Mauer on the DL and call up Vargas. Repeat 2016 is all about development.
  13. SarasotaBill
    Concussions are not just a one or two week item. Each successive concussion needs more time to recover. Obviously they thought more highly of Turner coming out of the draft. I think it's hard to know the true impact of concussions has had on his playing time behind the plate the past two years.
  14. SarasotaBill
    Mauer's production is dramatically down Mauer is overcompensated. Mauer's injury shifted him from a strong position © player to a average (1B) player. Mauer is in the way of the Twins rebuilding I think everyone likes Joe as a person just not the production.
  15. SarasotaBill
    I would protect Zach Jones.
  16. SarasotaBill
    Any 2017 roster decision must be based on 2018 and after. Plouffe, his 307 OBP, and 10 mil contract - gone. Milone - gone Santiago - TBD
  17. SarasotaBill
    2016 is for evaluation not for wins
  18. SarasotaBill
    Comparing Nunez and Grossman is like comparing apples and oranges. Nunez is a free swinger and Grossman takes "professional" at bats. Nunez MLB career .312 OBP (age 24 -29) Grossman MLB career .343 (age 23-26) just entering his prime Their MiLB OBP has a even bigger difference .400 OBP players don't grow on trees. At the very least I want him around until it's proven otherwise.
  19. SarasotaBill
    .266/.392/.436 - 2016 .333/.422 /538 - vs LHP Unless you get great value in a trade, you keep and play Grossman as a minimum as a 4th OF/DH vs LHP. He even has a .376 OBP vs. RHP. Slash lines say it all.
  20. SarasotaBill
    Buxton should have been in AAA for the past month but Ryan brought him up to get some wins with his defense. 2016 is all about development and Buston is and has been lost at the plate. He needs to be in AAA to relax, gain some confidence, and work on his hitting and bunting. Twins fans need to have patience.
  21. SarasotaBill
    The following will be unpopular but Twins should send Buxton down to AAA to play everyday, work on bunting and everything else. At the same time, tell him he's going to play every day in September when he comes back. Maybe that will give him the freedom to relax, enjoy baseball, and build up his confidence. Only bring up those who are no-brainers to be added to the 40 man this year.
  22. SarasotaBill
    Did Suzuki not get traded because the Twins may want to renew his 2017 option?
  23. SarasotaBill
    Tanking = trading away your veteran players. Trading E.Santana, Nunez, and Suzuki will make the Twins worse this year. Playing D.Santana will make the Twins worse. Picking at 1 or 2 provides the extra money to get another top ten pick in the top of the 2nd round. Look at the Astros draft of Correa and McCullers. The MLB draft and int'l budgets are set up now to provide a significant advantage to the bottom teams.
  24. SarasotaBill
    The Way Too Early Top Five - 2017 Draft 1. Jeren Kendall, OF, Vanderbilt 2. Tanner Houck, RHP, Missouri 3. Alex Faedo, RHP, Florida 4. J.J. Schwarz, C, Florida 5. Hunter Greene, RHP, Notre Dame High (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) Twins need a top four pick.
  25. SarasotaBill
    The remainder of 2016 is all about 2018 and there after. Trade any asset (for good value) that will not be around in 2020. Nunez, E. Santana, and Suzuki need to be traded. Dozier needs to be traded if the return is very good. Unfortunately Mauer cannot be traded (no trade clause and Twins won't eat that much money).
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