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Only way I buy low on Seager is if they include Marco Gonzales in the deal Would even take DeeGee-Cinco in a deal if it helps As for what they are looking for other than taking their bad contracts Garver (RH platoon with their other new catcher) Reed (Gotta send money back to them) Stewart/Gonsalves/Mejia (their pick) for Seager Gonzales Gordon, Dee $21M This would be taking on $70M in salary from the M's

All the M's trades are looking for the same player and they are finding him with each deal He's a little green but fits well in most teams plans That player? Mr. $100 Benjamin Franklin

Twins sign Cron based on Rocco's recommendation A Boondoggle from the Boondocks

This is one of many Pace-of-Play discussion points on tap for Winter Meetings: By sending two guys up at once a single AB can more easily generate 2 outs...as proven by adding both players SwingMiss% together and dividing by the pitchers SwingMiss% yielding what until this very moment was impossible but a SuccessfulOut% of 200% (SM% + SM%) / SW% = 2SW% / SW% = 200% Games will be over in 1/3 less time (do your own math on this) I fully expect the Rays to be the first team to realize that they can get more players in the game by Dual-Hitting (dH) every AB...thus generating 9 extra outs per game

A conversation on the last day to claim Cron.... Falvey: Rocco what do you think about Cron? Rocco: Derek I'm trying to catch up on the new computer systems but haven't gotten to the chapter on Cron yet Levine: I believe Derek was speaking about CJ, he's switched into human mode, wants to know what you know about Cron as a person? Will he fit in our new culture...Glad to hear you're using the Analytical Playbook we wrote though! Falvey: Oh. The hits just keep on coming! [whacks Levine in the face with a Analytical Playbook] Levine: Ow! Give it a smell! Falvey: I love our new job. Rocco: You guys could do this every day! Falvey: We're sorta like 7-Eleven. We're not always doing business, but we're always open. Levine: That is nicely put. Rocco: Don't you think that's a little weird, a little psycho? Levine: D'you know what I think is psycho, Roc? It's decent teams with money to spend. They make all the calls, talk with agents, ask for contract demands. You know what they hear? They hear "we'll get back to you", "we've got another meeting with New York and will get back to you after that", "are you really in MN in December?" Falvey: YANKEES. Gettin' every guy we want. And if it's not them it's those BoSo's in Boston or LA...now it's even the White Sox......arrrrrrrrrrrrrrgghhh! Levine: And everywhere, everyone thinks the same thing: we should just offer more money...more years more prospects...somedays I just wish someone would just go bill those yucking Fankees. Falvey: Bill 'em all. Admit it Roc, even you've thought about it. Rooco: Bill em? I must have missed that chapter as well.... Falvey: Bill them for all the calls, trips, dinners, video montages, scoreboard images Levine: Don't forget the personal anguish and embarrassment we've had to endure with each failed signing Falvey: Yea, that too...we're gonna bill them for everything...it's not fair they get everyone Rocco: You guys should be in every major league city. This is some heavy stuff. This is, like, Lone Ranger heavy, man. Levine: Now Roc... are you sure that you're obee-kaybee? Rocco: I just don't know how you do it...how do you manage to sort through everything and make a decision on who to sign? Falvey: We haven't really figured out a system to decide who. Rocco: Me. I'm the guy. I know everyone. I know their habits, who they hang out with. I got phone numbers, addresses. I know who they're sleeping with, I know where they live. We could sign EVERYONE from Tampa. Levine: So what do you think? Falvey: I'm strangely comfortable with it. Rocco: I'll catch you on the flip side.

I too believed Bour to be a far better combo-Bob with Austin at 1B/DH and was about to praise the FO for keeping flexible options open by claiming and tendering Tron Cron...alas much like Yorick we know this drill too well Shoulda...Coulda...Woulda This is how we Base-It-All

Miller's 4-seam FB spin rate is like 147th in 2018 All FB's checked and he comes in at 187th I don't think those type of numbers fit in the Twins analytical machine very favorably

Cron comes in under the MLBTR prediction....making the add look better each minute $400k in the bank of Pohlad

What's your favorite Robby G Moment..per Dan Hayes

Offered up this hypothetical couple weeks ago in the Money Laundering Blueprint Twins Trade: Jake Odorizzi $9.4M Brusdar Graterol Tyler Austin Mitch Garver Mariners Trade: Felix Hernandez $27.9M Edwin Diaz $.6M 4 years Team Control Kyle Seager $19.5M - $19.5M - $18.5M Alex Colome $7.3M $15M over 3 years <$15M> - <$10M> - <$5M> For Cano/Diaz Cano's canoe-anchor of a contract I'm not sure I'd want to launder that much dirty money...so here's what I'd consider Odorizzi 9.4M Reed 8.5M Graterol Garver Cano 120M Diaz Mariners kick in 50M I'd push to get Colome in a deal as well either lowering the cash back and/or including Gonsalves/Stewart/Alcala whoever isn't named Lewis/Kirillof/Larnach/Rooker/Thorpe that floats their Canoes

Odorizzi - Tendered Gibson - Tendered Cron - Non-Tendered Rosario - Tendered Grossman - Non-Tendered Kepler- Tendered Sano- Tendered Adrianza- Tendered Rogers- Tendered Buxton- Tendered May- Tendered This must be the "NEW" math they're teaching up in Warroad

I hope so...some other team signs him to Mega Millions and he ends up on the DL Maybe that should be Falvine's sales pitch..."You know, the last guy who didn't sign with us ended up having a terrible year. Same with Jason Heyward...didn't sign with us and hasn't been the same player, I can never several more if you'd like." This is how WE baseball!

I hope he's only half-way right on this last post from his chat tonight Falvine 6:17 Who do you think the surprise free agent the Twins could sign would be? Jason Martinez 6:19 I think they'll be more active on the trade market. I will predict that they'll make a competitive offer for Manny Machado and will be in that race longer than anyone expects before he signs elsewhere.

I meant that he may not be a good fit with our little Gordon

This might be reason to doubt Segura would be a good add

In yet more former Twins 40-man issues...another long-time Twin is available again MLBTR: Cubs Outright Johnny Field, Jerry Vasto

This was a quick splash of cold water in the face

Claim Dietrich and pay him his $4.8M in arbitration EDIT: may have jumped the gun on this recommendation due to RBVS - RiverBrian Versatility Syndrome Does look like a possible Utility guy against RH guys who throw pitches sometime in a game

Filed under: Something is better than nothing Brian Schales Baseball Reference

Here's hoping one of these familiar guys doesn't wind up on the 40-man Rays Designate C.J. Cron, Announce Other Roster Moves

I love it when a plan starts coming together... From the Off Season BluePrint: Money Laundering Trade #2: A Couple G's Exchanged - 2019 Money Laundered $34.5M Total Money Laundered: $84.5M Front Office Comments: After the Marlin trade was announced the calls started coming in...AZ really is looking to shed some $$$ Levine quoted "Doing that first deal for free (cash wise) we had to charge for this one." Falvey added "Thad and me were binge watching Ozark on Netflix, while waiting for transcripts...I mean professional portfolios to come in for potential coaches, and that Teen Wolf guy had some outside the box ideas on handling large amounts of unused money...we started to think we could do the same thing." Trade Details: Kepler helps fill AZ OF issues (losing Pollock this year and Peralta next) Twins will work to extend Goldschmidt ASAP Grienke provides a slow fade from #2 starter as Berrios moves in the other direction towards #1 $10M per year to pay down Grienke provides positive cash flow (when applying MicroEconomic view) Twins Trade: Kepler $3.2M Gordon Gonsalves Rooker Diamondbacks Trade: Paul Goldschmidt $14.5M Zach Grienke $34.5M - $35M - $35M $10M for 3 years <$10M> - <$10M> -<$10M>

John or Jim? Both were scrappy guards that could shoot it a little...I'd prefer John as he has a few rings (3 to be exact) and playoff experience as MJ's side-kick...at 58 he might be a little old but I could see it

I was saying they could drop existing 40-man players Duffy/Busenitz/Curtiss or are they locked in until ST just like anyone added?

With Busenitz/Duffy/Curtiss already on the 40...couldn't the Twins add Reed/Jay and then DFA one of the first group with any signing? Same goes for adding Davis/Arraez and drop Granite/Reed/Grossman for signings or to add younger players that need to be added to 40-man in trade?