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  1. nicksaviking
    Fun to revisit. I'm not surprised about the leash as the Twins could have controlled him through the end of the season with no roster or financial implications, so the only motivation to release him was having too many players for too few positions. Funny, it looks like of the top 30 picks that year (Every team's 1st pick), only seven have failed to reach the majors, which is impressive. Of those seven, Cavaco is only the second to have been released, the 1st being new Twin (minor leaguer) Ryan Jenson. Shaping up to be a pretty solid draft class with some big names taken after Cavaco. This one will surely be angsty fodder for the hindsight game.
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    I agree the NFL is unlikely to award damages to the other teams, but they absolutely are victims. If Atlanta has already told Cousins they will give him X years and X dollars, it completely nullifies the Vikings exclusive negotiating window and takes away every bit of their leverage. In this scenario, conventional wisdom would have said the Vikings couldn't retain Cousins for less than three years, but that wasn't a guarantee and that won't be the case in every situation. Atlanta should have lost three first rounders for these three players to scare the rest of the league straight.
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    Yeah, this was a big fat nothing of a punishment. The Vikings would probably need to prove that Cousins knew Atlanta's offer prior to free agency to have gotten any compensation. I'd hope that they'd have checked any team issued electronics issued to him to find any damning evidence, but while Cousins was too dumb not to discuss the tampering in his press conference, the suits in Atlanta were probably smart enough to only give him or his agent verbal information.
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    https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/falcons-get-wrist-slap-for-tampering-with-three-players-including-kirk-cousins Unbelievable. Atlanta only loses a 5th round pick for their rampant tampering. The last line says it all; Miami lost a 1st and a 3rd two years ago for tampering AND FAILING to get Sean Payton and Tom Brady. I wish it was easier to quit the NFL, this is the most corrupt and dishonest cartel outside of the pharmaceutical industry.
  5. nicksaviking
    No amount of defense can make up for a .485 OPS. Agree that other teams would take a chance on him if he was basically free though.
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    He's probably the second best bat on the market next year. I'd guess those years and dollars are low.
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    I don't see any available Pittsburgh bats that make this team better. The guys like Connor Joe and Michael Taylor are the same 'Meh or worse' kind of players the Twins already have a dozen of. Get good, middle of the order bats or promote the prospects. I'd like some of their starters, but I doubt they'd be available.
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    I think they should pick whomever the Orioles are planning on picking at 22.
  9. nicksaviking
    Anyone make a joke about the Rockies pitcher and Chief's profile pic yet?
  10. nicksaviking
    Sorry, but color me skeptical. Three innings in St. Paul isn't a ton of work, seems like it would be the equivalent to warming up in the pen a time or two. Wouldn't it be a huge indictment on the MLB coaching staff if St. Paul fixed something that could have been done throwing a side session on some random weekday afternoon? And I don't think it's the coaches, as I said, I'm skeptical he's been 'fixed'.
  11. nicksaviking
    Even if you don't think this team can compete this year, Luzardo would be under control for two more seasons after this one and Braxton Garrett would be under control through 2028. These aren't rent-a-players.
  12. nicksaviking
    The Twins have used only six starters this year. Only eight last year. It is probably the most injury prone position in sports outside of rodeo clown, but the idea that the Twins are terrible in this area and are some magnet for starting pitching injuries is just not true.
  13. nicksaviking
    Easy, but not effectively. I'm anything but a Terry Ryan apologist, but he was good at grabbing other team's cast off relievers. This front office has had a terrible success rate with that, while conversely having good success with the starter-turned-relief arms already in the system. I'd like them to stop throwing away money and more importantly roster spots on guys who can't be optioned.
  14. nicksaviking
    Like others, I'm also not interested Angel bats. Unless we're talking Mike Trout, all the Angels have are complementary pieces, which is pretty much what the Twins offense is already. Trade for a difference maker bat or start promoting the prospects. Stop with the half measures. Even less interested in Tyler Anderson and pretending his early season smoke and mirrors success is anything more than an aberration. Come the trade deadline, I put ZERO stock in what guys have done in a measly three months this season, I'm looking at track record. Also no on relievers. They're too flakey and winners or losers based on small sample sizes. This front office strikes out on other team's relievers just about every time. Only guys I'd be interested in are Patrick Sandoval and Reid Detmers, both of whom have been terrible this year, but FIP says they've had bad luck. Both look like they could be pretty decent starters and both might need a change of scenery.
  15. nicksaviking
    Too much feet dragging on moving these guys to the pen. Plus, there would be a big benefit to free agency and roster construction if this team is able to build the bullpen internally.
  16. nicksaviking
    No kidding. We always hear the offseason free agent talking points from fans (not just Twins fans) that all you have to do is offer the most money to get a player. Some guys, sure, but not all. Plenty of places I'd have no interest in moving to, even for a raise.
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    A starter with good command and at least three pitches. I used to worry about velocity, but the Twins continue to show they can bump it up a few MPH once the guy is in the system. So Whitney is my favorite out of this group.
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    I wouldn't have an 'untouchable' tier, but he'd be ahead of Lee for me. Possibly by quite a bit. His offensive ceiling is just so much higher from the looks of it. I'm also excited for Jenkins, but Rodriguez is doing exactly what we can only hope Jenkins will be doing. I know people give Lee extra points for playing SS, but barring injury, he won't be playing there at the majors. Meanwhile Rodriguez has a clear path to CF. And again, that offense. His production trajectory through the age 21 season, including the improving strikeout and batted ball numbers looks like Gunnar Henderson's. Except for Rodriguez's vastly superior on base skills.
  19. nicksaviking
    Reed was a big part of that resurgent 2002 team that finally made it back to the payoffs, but he never did endear himself to Twins fans. I remember seeing this quote awhile back here on TD thinking it was kind of funny; “I wish I could’ve ended my career in New York. When I was traded, I was torn up. I can say it now that I’m not playing. That’s how much we loved New York. Did I compete when I went to Minnesota? Absolutely. But there’s no place like New York.” He may not have said those specific words while he was playing, but everybody KNEW he didn't want to be here. I remember him being surly and aloof and every fan, announcer, reporter and even Gardenhire seemingly implying that he didn't' want to be here. It also didn't help that the Twins traded Matt Lawton for him, who by 2001 had become the de facto offensive veteran face of the franchise.
  20. nicksaviking
    I mean back to back seasons of +.800 OPS in his final two years with the Twins, and that was before the huge offensive explosions of the late 1990s. A lot like Brian Haper, allergic to walks, but a pretty talented hitter.
  21. nicksaviking
    This offseason, the Twins emphasized the position's defensive side and signed Carlos Santana. Going to have to disagree with this part. They didn't emphasize defense, they emphasized thriftiness and Santana just happened to be more glove than bat.
  22. nicksaviking
    I'm actually not surprised. The Twins have been putting quality young hitters on the field regularly the last three years. When they give them a chance.
  23. nicksaviking
    Cleveland may be a playoff team, but they're not a legit WS contender. Great bullpen, but too many holes in the lineup. And unless the previously unknown 32-year-old Ben Lively has blossomed into a full season stud, they don't have the horses at the front of the rotation. I like the Twins rotation better, but mostly they're in the same boat. Still, I'm not afraid of Cleveland winning the division simply because I don't care about winning the division. Neither team appears to be a championship caliber team, but if one were to transform into one, I guess I'd put my money on Ryan and Lopez becoming the horses needed to win it all over Bibee and Lively.
  24. nicksaviking
    I want the starter. I've seen what this team thinks qualifies as a middle of the order bat and it'd probably be someone like 60-year-old Starling Marte.
  25. nicksaviking
    I'd give him some leash, but I'm not holding tightly to anyone who doesn't look like they are an above average player. As for the guys I wouldn't sweat removing from the 40-man: Margot, Farmer then the relievers in this order, Boushley, Funderburk, Winder, Theilbar (ducks), Henriquez and Okert (his numbers look fine, but he isn't good). Obviously you don't ditch all the relievers, but any of those guys would make sense. And controversial take, I'm good removing Severino. I don't see a scenario where his strikeouts will ever allow him to be usable at the MLB level. I'd remove Vazquez for Camargo but obviously you need a backup catcher so there's no logic in removing him just for the sake of clearing 40-man space. Note, as much as I disliked the Carlos Santana signing and think little of his performance going forward, I'd keep him over these guys.
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