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  1. nicksaviking
    But there’s nothing different now except they gave Gallo a dumb deal. 285M is clearly the max the Twins will do. And it’s quite possible they won’t even do that considering any reasonable person knew Correa would never have accepted that offer.
  2. nicksaviking
    The Twins knew $285 wasn’t going to work at the latest when Bogaerts and Turner agreed to terms (and probably when Seager and Lindor signed). Bogaerts and Turner agreed to deals over a week before Correa did yet the Twins never raised their offer, despite knowing it would not get the deal done. Can’t see them raising it now.
  3. nicksaviking
    True. Only one party would want to leak this. But I suppose something was going to have to be said if there was going to be a delay in the actual signing.
  4. nicksaviking
    I hope that's not true, because we still owe SF a good dose of shenanigans after the whole Sam Dyson debacle.
  5. nicksaviking
    Well, I mean, they DID last year right?
  6. nicksaviking
    Yeah, I'd guess the deal, as it stands now, still goes through. For one, the Giants have very little long term payroll-impactful contracts. For another, they'll not want to find themselves on Boras Claus naughty list for the next decade. He's got all the best toys.
  7. nicksaviking
    Maybe he got an ulcer after finally looking at the rest of the Giants roster?
  8. nicksaviking
    If they want one of those name brand relievers, fine. They can underwhelm just as well as non-name brand relievers I guess. Hard pass on all the others. Just because we've heard of these guys, doesn't mean they're good. Brandon Drury has been either hurt or awful since 2017. You're going to give a multi year deal to a 30-year-old after ONE bounce back season? Get out of here, we've all seen how this con plays out. And QO or not, we should all read the warning label on 33-year-old pitchers who lost a MPH on their fastballs the year prior. Even if that doesn't scare anyone, how about we stay away from groundball pitchers in the season where the shift is being banned. With that last sentence still in my head, the trade rumors regarding Sonny Gray make a bit more sense.
  9. nicksaviking
    If he has no value, obviously I wouldn't trade him. But he's controlled for five more years and can play CF. If there's a team offering a good controllable starter and wants Gordon as a 2nd piece of their return, I jump on it.
  10. nicksaviking
    Yeah, his decision to put a defensive coach (who was hated by all his players when he got his HC opportunity) to coach offense seems to have backfired. Who'd a thunk it?
  11. nicksaviking
    It might still be out there if I dig, but I was really put off by the Francisco Liriano trade because while I felt Pedro Hernandez possibly may end up being a usable #5 starter at some point, I said that Eduardo Escobar was clearly the worst player on the 25-man roster and would be the first player DFA'd when they needed to make room.
  12. nicksaviking
    Just like with Arraez and Kepler, my Gordon opinion won't be popular, but I don't think what he did last year is going to end up being indicative of what he does for his career. His measly 4% walk rate and .340 BABiP would have me selling high.
  13. nicksaviking
    I assume because they are developing unheralded pitchers seemingly from nowhere? In that regard, Milwaukee looks pretty identical to Cleveland prior to hiring Falvey.
  14. nicksaviking
    I would like to evaluate him without Thad Lavine. Obviously the only way to do that is to replace Thad Lavine, who as the GM, I have to assume is mostly concerned with roster assembly. While I assume Falvey is the architect of the overall system. But since they don't really tell us job specifics, I'd like to start with the removal of one to see what changes.
  15. nicksaviking
    No doubt, but the Vikings seem to end up drafting more star players compared to the rest of their competitors than the Twins do compared to theirs.
  16. nicksaviking
    I don't know that I'd go that far giving them credit. NFL teams HAVE to spend a certain amount, so it seems that there'd be zero incentive to NOT try to win a Super Bowl.
  17. nicksaviking
    Can't really compare the Twins and Vikings. The Vikings can and do sign top free agents. And since the Twins and the other lower revenue teams don't demand and maneuver for full broadcast revenue sharing and firm salary caps and floors, they too are at fault for the inequity. Also, the Vikings are capable of drafting and developing top players at their respective positions. The Twins need to start doing that before relying on luck, fate, miracles or whatever they want to call them.
  18. nicksaviking
    You mean they don't teach players to use their facemask to try to tackle the ball carrier's shin? Yeah, Mac is slightly better at playing QB than he is playing LB. Not by much, though.
  19. nicksaviking
    Is Gallo going to be the back up CF? If so, signing him makes more sense if the team isn't actually looking at trading Kepler, but the more controllable (and valuable?) Nick Gordon, who is the current preferred back up CF option. It still makes very little sense.
  20. nicksaviking
    If Chief’s replying with non-words like “Wut?” It’s too late for him, he’s gone full hipster whether he comprehends the conversation or not.
  21. nicksaviking
    I’ll pile on with the rest of the off season misses, but this was a good miss. Offensively he’s rarely better than average. Seven years? Good lord, if he’s the best SS you can figure out in the next seven years, you figured poorly.
  22. nicksaviking
    Affordable. But I don’t want him for three years let alone seven,
  23. nicksaviking
    At halftime I went to a brewery, then a grocery store. But this is 2022, so despite my desire to let it go and move on with my day, I still couldn’t as I had a TV in my pocket I was glued to.
  24. nicksaviking
    I had to, my beer was empty.
  25. nicksaviking
    I don’t get how NFL punters can’t put it inside the 10 every time.
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