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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

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

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

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

Living somewhat near NDFan...in his honor (I was going to make the list all on paragraph...but that was too much work), here's the MLBTR Agency List for Boras Corp. 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Here's a look at who could be a Boras client and a Twin Others who were: Joe Crede Alex Meyer Big Mike Pelfrey Does Jason Varitek count?