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  1. nicksaviking
    Yeah, way more platooning and pinch hitting this year. I know there are plenty of benefits to that, but I’d like much more of the lineup to be set-it-and-forget-it next year.
  2. nicksaviking
    To this part? Unequivocally yes. The odds are that they can make up a better offense based on trial and error with the guys already in the system than they can with these types of hitters. And the offense's biggest problem this year was that they prioritized 'depth' at the expense of higher ceiling hitters. And I get it, last year they got crushed by injuries and wanted to play it safe. But it was an over correct. The young guys have proven time and time again that they would have been the better option all along. Roster for the ceiling, not the floor. You can always option a Julian or Martin or Lee or Williams or Prato. If by chance none of them work out, you can get a Solano, Farmer or Castro mid season for peanuts. All of this isn't to say I wouldn't be open to top end free agent or trade pieces, but these end of the roster players don't need to be guaranteed roster spots in April.
  3. nicksaviking
    Agree.
  4. nicksaviking
    The problem is that the 'eh' hitters have been the low end vets. I want to see the young bats, like ALL the young bats get a shot. But there won't be room, so if they can do another Arraez/Lopez deal, but with Julien, or one of the other young hitters, I'm all for it. Which ever player they pick, should have more value than Arraez did, so that should be an excellent return. And while I like the defensive flexibility, I don't want them to rotate Lewis/Lee/Julien. If they're all on the team, I want them in the lineup every day. 2023 starting lineup for me: C: Jeffers, 1B Kirilloff, 2B Lee, SS Correa, 3B Lewis, CF Buxton, RF/LF/DH, Wallner, Martin, Larnach, Julien, Prato, Williams, Severino, Big Budget Free Agent. I get that some of those are unproven, but there's a ton to audition and the team can afford to have one spot in the lineup open for auditions. There's also just more guys than there are spots. Level up with your best trade chips to improve the pitching staff. I wouldn't single out Julien, he's one of my favorite players, but if he's the best chip, I'm very open to it.
  5. nicksaviking
    If there aren't three guys, who are already on the 40-man, whom they expect to come back within the week, this makes no sense. If they do plan on bringing back say Buxton, Krilloff and Paddock, then I guess chopping Stevenson in a few days adds up. But what doesn't add up is why they don't call up the righthanded AAA talent like Martin, Prato or Williams, and then chop Floro, Moran, Henriquez or Celestino later. All of those guys are expendable from my point of view. No point in carrying them when they won't/shouldn't be carried once the season is over.
  6. nicksaviking
    I can't speak for Mike, but I assume the thought is that Correa will stick at SS, Buxton or Martin will be in CF and Lewis and Lee will be 2B/3B.
  7. nicksaviking
    If it was me, and it isn't, I like the DH spot to be flexible. Or it could be your spot to find that year's Nelson Cruz or JD Martinez; the huge veteran bat which is clearly an upgrade to the more recent wave veteran bats this team likes to stick into valuable spots in the field. I'd think if you could get high end pitching for Julien (or for Julien +), it would be more valuable than just plugging him in at DH. But again, I really like Julien, so I wouldn't trade him just to trade him. Only if there's another stalwart starter to be had.
  8. nicksaviking
    I have no words for this. Yet I typed them anyway I guess.
  9. nicksaviking
    I really, really like Julien, and I don't know that I'd trade him just because, but if Buxton goes back to CF, it's going to be hard to find room for Lewis, Lee and Julien. If his value is still really high, he'd make sense to move for a high end return. More starting pitching is and will always be my vote.
  10. nicksaviking
    Let them eat cake.
  11. nicksaviking
    Only Travis Kelce had 100 catches and 1000 yards as a TE last year. Mark Andrews, who was the best TE in the league the year before did it, but that was his only season doing so. Kittle hasn't had 1000 yards in four years and never 100 catches. I think your TE expectations are a bit high. Hockenson was arguably the second best TE in the league last year and he's younger than Kelce, Andrews, Kittle, Waller and Goedert, so he would be more valuable. Based on age and production, Hockenson or Pitts are really the only two TEs who currently have a logical reason to push the TE salary. And it probably did need to be pushed, even after this deal, the pay is still not on par with most positions. The top TE salaries are still less than edge rushers, linebackers, corners and even guards and safeties.
  12. nicksaviking
    Cleveland is 5 games back. New York is ten games back. If 5=10 in your book, there’s probably no point in furthering this discussion.
  13. nicksaviking
    He said 10 years, not 30 years. Ick, it actually feels kind of gross making fun of the Royals.
  14. nicksaviking
    Not interested. Varland is a better option at this point. Syndergaard's only chance to stay in the majors is to develop into a reliever and see if some of the velocity comes back. But that transition would need to happen in the offseason for it to be effective.
  15. nicksaviking
    I wanted nothing to do with the outfielders. But hard to see why a team would want Jordan Luplow but not Grichuk. If Buxton promptly returns and Martin or another young OF gets called up, it'd be a better move than Grichuk.
  16. nicksaviking
    What list? Weren't you advocating for the Yankees to claim players simply out of spite? Spite which you bafflingly advocated as being positive trait? That's not what Cleveland did. They're still trying to win the division.
  17. nicksaviking
    Surprising. Cleveland pinches pennies every chance they get. The three moves they made almost look like they were intentionally designed to block the Twins. Not sure they needed both relievers. After yesterday's loss, it seemed possible the loss may have had a silver lining and actually helped the Twins so they'd be higher in the waiver pecking order. But I wonder if Cleveland makes these claims if they hadn't won the game.
  18. nicksaviking
    I like this group, but it's going to be tough to top 1982 with Hrbek, Gaetti, Brunanski, Viola, Laudner and Bush. Jim Eisenreich played too but didn't exceed rookie thresholds.
  19. nicksaviking
    Especially when you have yet to use those draft picks well!
  20. nicksaviking
    They signed Hockenson to an extension, no terms released yet. I know this front office loves to procrastinate, probably to be as 'efficient' as they can with money, but PLEASE sign Jefferson to an extension this year. Waiting only opens the door for him to want out for some reason or another. What if the team unexpectedly stinks this year? What if Cousins walks and they don't have a legit QB for him next year? Do it now; don't gamble with the best player in the league.
  21. nicksaviking
    I agree with much of this, but maybe not the AFC East part. I think the trainwreck nature of the Raiders and continued belief that Josh McDaniels can be a head coach is most likely going to have them picking top five next year. I also think Sean Peyton's trash talking of Hackett was his way of pre-emptively saying that his team is going to suck, but it's not HIS fault. My hot take will be that Baker Mayfield will be average, and that's going to be enough to make that team surprisingly good. That team should have been pretty good last year; I think the Brady drama impacted them more than they're letting on.
  22. nicksaviking
    Well, not like that.
  23. nicksaviking
    ********Moderator Note********* Too many posts are getting personal. Stick to the game. Which will hopefully end soon.
  24. nicksaviking
    Uh me? If the Twins are out of the playoff hunt, I'd rather them audition the young guys and angle for draft position. Fans are way more petty about rivalries than the teams are. Some fans apparently, not most fans.
  25. nicksaviking
    I really don't think Cashman currently has the job security to throw the owner's money down the toilet purely out of spite.
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