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  1. nicksaviking
    Half of those hits are HRs to boot.
  2. nicksaviking
    Not until he went to the Bronx. As far as playing baseball goes, he was solid here. Off the field......eh.
  3. nicksaviking
    Knoblauch was actually a really good fielder for the Twins. The only thing that stood between him and about a half dozen Gold Gloves was Roberto Alomar.
  4. nicksaviking
    Haven't gotten to hear too much of the game, but when I heard that the Giants have stranded 11 runners, the 107 pitches made sense.
  5. nicksaviking
    The Twins traded for two of the best available relievers last year at the trade deadline to mixed results at best. These just aren't reliable players due to sample size and usage. Unlike the other positions, there's often not much difference between signing a top end free agent reliever and grabbing one off of the DFA pile. See Tampa for the last decade. Your best bet with these guys is almost always seeing enough of them to figure out when and how to use them best. See the difference between Felipe Lopez this year vs. last year. Then knowing when it's time to pull the plug like Tyler Duffey. Pagan is the outlier of unpulled plugs. Still haven't heard a rationale for him still being on the team.
  6. nicksaviking
    Chicago has the most cap space, he makes some sense there. But he's not cheap and that's the point. Your RB room is already getting a bit crowded too. Herbert and the rookie Johnson both are intriguing and D'Onta Foreman was a vastly undervalued free agent RB. He's always looked good when starting, and while he's older, he hardly has any miles on his tires.
  7. nicksaviking
    Yeah, I'm game for trades.
  8. nicksaviking
    No idea what his end position will be, but I doubt there's ever been a talented offensive player who didn't make the majors because of his defense. If his bat is legit, they'll find a place for him. Or they would if the available pool of prospects wasn't getting crowded.
  9. nicksaviking
    I get that ideally Julien and Miranda won't ever ride the pine at the MLB level, but between those two, Kirilloff, Larnach, Lewis, and Lee, there's never going to be enough room for everyone to get at bats every single day. I guess now Yunior Severino's in that mix too.
  10. nicksaviking
    Lewis said months ago that he was going to Wichita to start due to the more predictably warmer weather. The upper Midwest seems to be reliably warm now after a prolonged cold spring.
  11. nicksaviking
    Eh, I think that question is already answered. The offense is nowhere near good enough to compete with the actual contenders. They need to start crushing it with the prospect bats. If a few of them start showing off in the second half of the year, then I'll believe they can hang with the big boys next year.
  12. nicksaviking
    Rumor is they'll cut him loose and not trade him, though it sounded like there was interest from other teams, even if Dalvin had other options in mind. And it also sounded like there was more interest than just the Browns, but that's where Smith wanted to go. The Vikings seem to have some leverage in these dealings, but it seems like they are going out of their way to be accommodating. I'd like the better draft picks (or any draft picks), but with that survey coming out that the Vikings were the organization that received the top marks in player satisfaction, there's some league-wide equity to be built continuing on that path I suppose.
  13. nicksaviking
    Yeah, just like every OSU QB. The NFL is littered with Buckeye passing success stories. I get that Chicago wants to go the Hurts and Jackson route with Fields, as those two are sub-par passers, but Fields is on a completely different level. The Vikings need to tear it down and rebuild, but at least they haven't hitched their wagon to the wrong young QB. That always sets you back years. Not saying the Vikings won't do that next year too.
  14. nicksaviking
    I know Castillo was the biggest name available, but based on his numbers away from Cincinnati, Mahle was the guy I wanted most. I wanted nothing to do with Montas. Clearly I was wrong about Mahle, but I don't think I was the only one who felt that way. I don't think the problem was that they didn't aim high enough. Obviously there is a problem though. I like to roll the dice in my fantasy leagues with talented but injury prone guys, but clearly that's not a forever path in the real world. Probably need a different mentality than taking minimal monetary risks while dirking beer and talking trash with your buddies.
  15. nicksaviking
    Miranda's struggles are just so odd. He's got the second lowest strikeout percentage on the team. You'd think him putting the ball in play is a good sign. Though I guess if the shoulder is off, maybe he's doing it too meekly. I guess Nick Gordon has the lowest strikeout percentage, so maybe there's an unexpected correlation. Like the fact that those two also see the fewest pitches per plate appearance.
  16. nicksaviking
    Santana pulled himself after 8 innings when he had a chance to tie the record for strikeouts in a game. Then he was left in to pitch that no hitter with the Mets that virtually derailed what had up until then, looked like a shoe-in HOF career. I think how Santana would answer that question would be contrary to what most believe a pitcher would answer.
  17. nicksaviking
    We're complaining about using Jorge Lopez? The guy who until yesterday had given up zero earned runs, and seven total baserunners in his previous 12 innings? OK.
  18. nicksaviking
    I get that, but that’s on them. Booth was a dumb pick, I know he was well regarded, but NEVER take injury riddled DBs. DBs just cannot play through leg injuries. They’re either fully healthy, or useless. And no other team tries to make up their backfield entirely with 1st and 2nd round picks except the Vikes. Learn to find these guys later in the draft, like every other team does. They’re a product of the system anyway.
  19. nicksaviking
    I dislike the idea of getting free agent relievers because so much of their success depends on small sample sizes along with the fielding, pitch calling, ballpark and overall compatibility between different teams. That’s why I prefer guys with good measurables and don’t much care about the results with the prior team. Same holds with mid season trades. I’m not at all surprised that this is working now but didn’t last year. He has good stuff and a year in, he and the team know what best works.
  20. nicksaviking
    Still can't believe the Vikings didn't take the 5th and 7th the Giants gave the Bills to move up one spot. I don't get too excited about those kinds of picks these days, but the Vikings have so dang few picks this year. On one hand, the Vikings must REALLY like Addison, because the Giants taking him from the Vikings does make sense. On the other hand, the Vikings used up just about every second of their clock, which meant they were clearly trying to trade the pick.
  21. nicksaviking
    I had wanted Rooker as a draft target and then the Twins actually picked him, which never happens. Hope he does well, and I won't be surprised if he does. The reason I liked him pre-draft was because I read an article about how he was constantly evaluating and adjusting his mechanics to improve his swing as pitching and fielding approaches had been changing. At the time, I wasn't thrilled that certain Twins refused to change their approach at the plate despite these new trends. Knowing he was always working on his swing, I'll not be surprised if something finally fell into place.
  22. nicksaviking
    I liked Smith, but Murphy was the guy I wanted. Smith is still awfully small. I think the issue with his size was really downplayed by the draft gurus. Reminded me of Nakobe Dean last year. Devin Lloyd should have been and ultimately was the guy the NFL teams wanted, while the talking heads liked Dean. I know everyone else likes Porter Jr. but BJ Ojulari is the guy I'd like if they got back into the 2nd round. Tuli Tuipulotu is another guy I'd like.
  23. nicksaviking
    Kirk had to have us arm twisted to throw to Jefferson the first half of his rookie season. I agree, Addison may not get many looks.
  24. nicksaviking
    What the hell, why did t the Vikes do this?!?!?
  25. nicksaviking
    Good player, but I like big receivers. And the defense still looks terrible.
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