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  1. nicksaviking
    Saw one mock draft with him going as the QB3. And there's going to be more of that most likely. With either him of Nix I'd guess, they'll likely test well athletically.
  2. nicksaviking
    Clearly no one likes to see the strikeouts, but it doesn't seem to be a huge deterrent to many young players or the prospect wonks who rank them. His age 20 season is basically the same as last year's #1 prospect Gunnar Henderson. Except, better considering how much more E-Rod gets on base and that he was significantly better at high A ball than Henderson
  3. nicksaviking
    That might just be the stadium footprint they are talking about along with whatever redevelopment they want to add. Just using a map tool I have, the lot that Tropicana is on is 4x larger than the footprint of Target Field. Even if they keep the hotel and just demo some of the mall and convention spots, half of that lot is just pavement so I'm guessing engineering a retractable roof won't be beyond a handful of bright minds. No way they're doing a fully out door stadium with that heat.
  4. nicksaviking
    The Tropicana site is more than big enough for a modern urban setting stadium. And there are dozens of unused parking ramps on the East side of the strip because nobody drives there anymore; LV has direct flights to just about every big, medium and even small hubs in the country now. However, I agree with the rest. Like most of MLB's decisions as of late, this is really short sighted. Unless the ultimate secret goal is for this to be a short term money grab knowing that once again, there will need to be a team to relocate in the next decade. MLB has gotten so many new stadiums done this century just by having one or two teams as a threat to relocate. Certainly they'll always want at least one of those in their pocket.
  5. nicksaviking
    Not in July and August when it's 110 degrees. And while plenty of football and hockey fans like to make a weekend of it and go out to watch a game in Vegas during the cold months, few people will be planning a baseball trip in July to roast in hell. And the Raiders have NO local fans, the entire stadium is filled with fans of the opposing teams. No way the A's will be filling that stadium with 30K out of towners three times a week. After the novelty wears off in half a decade, that stadium will be deader than the one in Oakland. Nashville A's come 2040. And also: Oakland looking at minor league ballparks for a temporary home What's the big deal? Aren't they a minor league team? Really disappointed the board didn't pounce on that teed up cheap shot.
  6. nicksaviking
    Could be scouting or that these teams really hammer on a certain trait these young guys have in common. Could be that they are more comfortable with giving young guys a bigger workload. It's also largely teams that aren't afraid to spend on pitching in free agency, and calling these guys up before they are 23 does leave the team open to having them walk while they're still in their primes.
  7. nicksaviking
    I see some interesting things doing a Fangraphs age search on pitchers. 31 pitchers have debuted at age 21 or younger since 2010. Yeah, no Twins, no one's surprised. However, while there were six teams with one such pitcher, there were eight teams with multiple pitchers. And five of those teams did it THREE times. Atlanta, Houston, LAA, St. Louis and Toronto accounted for nearly half of all pitchers called up at the age of 21 or younger. So 16 teams haven't done it at all, this does clearly seem to be organizational prerogative, no way these numbers are a coincidence.
  8. nicksaviking
    That was a fun read. And boy, I bet that took a looooong time to research.
  9. nicksaviking
    Yeah, that's not the plan that I want, but whatever the plan is, I want it to be in place ASAP. So much of the past few off seasons have seemed to be ad libbed. Cousins is one of the top free agents though, and unlike the MLB, the best NFL free agents seem to have deals in place as soon as free agency opens, so more likely than not, even if the Vikings instinct is to be wishy-washy, he'll force them to be decisive. I hope Jefferson starts forcing them to be decisive too.
  10. nicksaviking
    LaRussa wasn't there last year though. He was there during Cease's one excellent season in 2022. And Cease only threw 13 more innings with LaRussa while giving up half as many runs, so those fewer innings last year were almost certainly due to ineffectiveness and not due to protecting him.
  11. nicksaviking
    I'd like to see Lee's power numbers and more importantly his OBP improve in the high minors. If it does, I'll reconsider my ceiling evaluation. Unless he's playing for the Marlins, then I'd rather not see anything I might regret.
  12. nicksaviking
    Yeah, I get it, and I'm sure that's how these rankings will fall. I'm all over the highest ceiling guys at the moment. The team has so many options in AA and AAA and the majors that high floors aren't as enticing to me this year.
  13. nicksaviking
    I'm with you. My only caveat is if his workload has increased enough that the Twins get him once he starts to tire out at the end of the year. Which I wouldn't penalize him for, but might mean he's not actually one of the best 13 pitchers at that particular moment.
  14. nicksaviking
    I'm happy to have many of the other pitchers in the system, but Raya is far and away the only one I'm stoked to see. He'd be my #3 prospect right now, and if the Twins let him start going more than 4 innings this year, E-Rod is going to have a hard time holding him off for my #2 spot.
  15. nicksaviking
    Colin Coward theorized the Vikings should trade Jefferson to the Patriots for pick #3. And two first round picks. That is the Vikings should trade Jefferson AND two first round picks for #3. What a delusional moron, it would obviously be Jefferson that would require additional firsts should the Vikings move him. Which they shouldn't.
  16. nicksaviking
    PFT interviewed Justin Jefferson. They seem to think the Vikings in-house rule about the offset language is holding up a contract: https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/justin-jefferson-remains-patient-for-a-new-deal-but-will-his-patience-with-the-vikings-run-out I kind of thought they were done with that when they guaranteed Cousins entire contract, but I guess they made a one time exception for Cousins but won't for one of the best players in the league? It really seems like the front office has dropped the ball on this already. Not extending him last year was a huge mistake. If I'm Jefferson and the team bungles the QB situation, which is wholly possible no matter which path they take, I'd probably strongly consider going Tyreek Hill on the team and make them trade me. Which would likely occur after this draft, which means no immediate help with whatever he brings back in return.
  17. nicksaviking
    Yeah, it should also be noted that like all equations, OPS itself is in fact intangible, and that's kind of what I'm looking for in veteran free agents. Ones I can't touch but that I can absolutely measure.
  18. nicksaviking
    I mean, we all loved Nelson Cruz and everyone here wanted him back as a coach, but did the Rays, Nationals, or Padres like Nelson Cruz the same way? None of them kept him very long. Save for a big bat, I'm curious what the veteran players specifically do to make the teams better that the coaches can't do? Besides trashcan Morse Code.
  19. nicksaviking
    If not Severino, than Miranda, Camargo and Martin who are all on the 40-man. Then there's another half dozen corner OF/1B types that are not on the 40 man but viable or close to it. I'm not hiring a guy to be a 'veteran coach'. Either hire another coach, or hire a good hitter who's a veteran who's more likely to be better than all of these guys with options. Correa, Buxton, Kepler, Vazquez, Castro and Farmer aren't enough? That's 46% of the offense. Do they need one 'vet' for every player under three years of experience? Daycare providers and high school chaperones would love to have that kind of supervisory ratio, and we are talking about human beings who are old enough to vote.
  20. nicksaviking
    “The launch of this new streaming sports service is a significant moment for Disney and ESPN, a major win for sports fans, and an important step forward for the media business,” Disney CEO Bob Iger said in a statement. Hahahahaha, a major win for sports fans! How exactly? Now all fans who pay for a live streaming service will be paying hundreds of dollars more, but won't have to make three clicks on the remote to change to a new game, they'll only have to make two clicks? Either way, assuming ESPN will still be carrying NFL games and oodles of college football games that will require this service, this is pretty good news for MLB and the Twins if they can get on board. I've been hoping MLB can keep the sport alive by trying to make it as much like the NFL as possible, but I guess this option works too; just hitch your wagon to them and go along for the ride. Good thing too, as the MLB owners saw how much revenue Taylor Swift was bringing in. I heard they were arranging for Ronald Acuna to start dating Debbie Gibson.
  21. nicksaviking
    And it ain't over just yet. I think he's gone, but the Twins almost certainly timed this when they did to at least give them a fighting chance to sneak him through. Which actually would be a tough break for Balazovic.
  22. nicksaviking
    Obviously they're looking for a diamond in the rough over all, but this doesn't explain the continuous cycling of these guys in the off season. What I'm saying is that I'd be interested being a fly on the wall when they say, Ok Jensen, nope lets go to Duarte, eh, I guess let's do Weiss, before they've ever thrown a pitch in spring training.
  23. nicksaviking
    Yeah, this is why I wasn't too upset about not being able to add free agents this year, there just weren't nearly as many easy spots to fill as usual. I mean I wanted BETTER additions, but I didn't want many additions, and I certainly didn't want to add guys just because we're all bored.
  24. nicksaviking
    AJ Alexy, Josh Staumont, Ryan Jensen, Daniel Duarte, Zack Weiss, Jordan Balazovic. I think it would be fascinating to sit in the war room and hear the rationale for shuffling all of these similar relievers. This is a yearly thing, so there must be some built in strategy for this. We like this one better because of x or this one because of y. They all look the same from a high level. None of these players really interest me, but hearing the rationale absolutely would.
  25. nicksaviking
    But if their goal is to get multiple prospects, why settle for one now and only hope to get another midseason? Why not just go to a team that will provide them the security of getting multiple prospects now and avoid the very real chance of getting less later?
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