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  1. wsnydes
    Throw in dessert and you've got yourself a shortstop!
  2. wsnydes
    I'm not as anti-Kepler as many around here, but I'm still not sure what to do with Kepler. I'm not against trading him. I'm not opposed to keeping him. The rule changes and their impact on him do make me wonder what we'll see from him at the plate, but I'm not sold on any of it. I need to see it. I'm kind of indifferent towards him, I guess. And I find myself leaning more towards moving on from him to allow the next crop of young players to come up.
  3. wsnydes
    Right, that's why I prefaced my statement and included the "at the moment". I don't think he gets them there, but I do think he helps get them there. Hard to judge the potential signing without seeing what else they do. A glut of SS prospects is never a bad thing to have. Lewis has proven to be athletic enough to play basically anywhere. They can also be traded for something of need. I don't really see a Correa signing as being a negative. It's the potential of 10 years and a no trade that I don't like.
  4. wsnydes
    Yup, basically. They would have at least gotten his primes years in that scenario. That's something.
  5. wsnydes
    My thoughts exactly.
  6. wsnydes
    One of them anyway.
  7. wsnydes
    I'll preface this by saying I really don't like the 10 year + no trade bit either. But, this team does need a SS. There's no real in-house option that is healthy at the moment. And if Lewis does come back, he's still not an established player. There are still questions (though, he passed the eye test to me). And just because he's got a no trade, that doesn't mean that he wouldn't be willing to waive it. Obviously there is risk there though. He's entering what should be his prime years, so if you're going to spend the money, it's probably the best fit and situation in which to do it.
  8. wsnydes
    If the right deal comes along, I think they've got to do it. They won't be a serious threat to win anything in the playoffs until they can match the frontline pitching being thrown at them. And they're kinda in no-man's land with the bats too. Dealing a productive bat stings, but I have greater hopes that the bats rebound than I do that the pitching drastically improves.
  9. wsnydes
    Houston seems to have made out okay on that one...
  10. wsnydes

    I continue to be baffled by Dale Murphy not being in the HoF...

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    2. ChermesZ

      ChermesZ

      Harold Baines set a precedent as well.

    3. IndianaTwin

      IndianaTwin

      I wonder if the overlap and comparison to Dave Parker, with the perception that both were only great for a few years, ends up hurting both of them. 

    4. wsnydes

      wsnydes

      That's an interesting point.  I hadn't thought of that.

  11. wsnydes
    Well, that's negative! And completely correct.
  12. wsnydes
    Welcome to TD!
  13. wsnydes
    It's crowded in the sense that there are lots of options. Many of those options have a lot of potential and upside. And also much to prove. It's not so crowded when you realize that much of that list also made the IL very crowded too.
  14. wsnydes
    I initially laughed at this until I realized you were correct...then I started crying...
  15. wsnydes
    Both options would be great for TwinsFest, but they'd have to actually pay for those venues!
  16. wsnydes
    I typically base my thoughts on a successful season relative to my expectations going into the season. I realize that only one team can be the winner at the end of the season, so the remaining teams will be disappointed. But I'm typically in it for the long haul. The unexpected is what entertains me. I enjoy the offseason. I typically need some time away from the game, but get more interested again as free agency picks up and I'm ready to go by the time ST opens.
  17. wsnydes
    Not by my definition, but he's possibly the best pitcher on this team's staff. A staff ace, if you will. That's dependent on which Joe Ryan shows up though; Pre-covid or post-covid. Getting a full season of pre-covid Ryan probably gives him that title. All that said, a healthy Mahle is a definite boost to the rotation.
  18. wsnydes
    The guy they had behind him was ready and healthy though. Not to mention Gold Glove caliber. That's not the case here.
  19. wsnydes
    I'm pretty confident that Correa was essentially signed as a stopgap for Lewis. If he decided to stick around, that's a problem I'd definitely endure and try to figure out. Lewis' injury definitely complicated this offseason. While I think he'll return and be just fine, there's no guarantee that Lewis is ever the same. He looked the part in the field and with the bat, but I don't think we've got a large enough sample to say that he's arrived. I'm not really worried about that though, he certainly looked the part. All that said, this team still needs a SS until Lewis comes back. I think it makes sense to go after any of the top 4 SS's and deal with Lewis's return when it happens. Sometimes issues work themselves out.
  20. wsnydes
    Yeah, I agree with that. That's part of the deal though if you're going after that top tier guys. I don't like it either, but in a sense I'm kinda at the point where I'd rather risk that for once.
  21. wsnydes

    Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving everyone!

  22. wsnydes
    I agree with pretty much everything in this article, but after watching this FO shop the bargain bin on pitching for their entire tenure, I wouldn't mind a change of pace and go after a high priced FA just to see what happens!
  23. wsnydes
    I don't want it either. @Fire Dan Gladden, it's all yours! :)
  24. wsnydes
    Supply and demand principles apply to both scenarios. They apply very differently, but they do apply. And one transaction just has consequences.
  25. wsnydes
    Agreed. Those people do pretty much ask to be taken advantage of, but that doesn't disprove my point that they are, in fact, being taken advantage of. That was my point.
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