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  1. nicksaviking
    Am I doing this right?
  2. nicksaviking
    Tough call, if he gets extended it has to be this winter. Next year either he won’t want to or the team won’t want to, but the either way, the cards will all be down for all to see. I don’t think his bat goes backward from here; I think he’s a pretty easy 12 AB/HR player from here out. You can find room for him even if it’s DH in a couple years.
  3. nicksaviking
    I also am withholding judgment until he gets one more outing from the pen. KC and Detroit are subpar teams, but even if it was against the Astros, it would still have SSS issues. I'd base my decision solely on his velocity. He was back to hitting 94-95 last outing like he was last year and early this year. When he was ailing and not pitching well he was hitting 91-93. I think the velocity would be the only indicator I'd put any stock into at this time.
  4. nicksaviking
    I still want 100 wins, so I was glad to see Budweiser sponsor the after game festivities, no one could get too drunk and hungover off of that swill!
  5. nicksaviking
    I suddenly find myself in the mood to hand out extensions to everyone. Who says no first when the Twins offer Ian Miller a 10 year 150M extension?
  6. nicksaviking
    I’m going to miss the 38-man MLB roster celebration next year. I think they need to rethink that September call up cap.
  7. nicksaviking
    Chin up, you’ll survive, I just read NYC has had their lowest murder rate in years. Unless you’re a bike messenger, yeah, then two years might be a stretch.
  8. nicksaviking
    I still want 100 wins. If they clinch tonight will they promise not to go all ‘87 Twins on us and play drunk the rest of the regular season?
  9. nicksaviking
    Oof, does roasting it get rid of all the lead?
  10. nicksaviking
    Why can’t I find a pic of Jarvis Brown where his jersey is un-obscured?!
  11. nicksaviking
    Please, we don’t allow trolling here.
  12. nicksaviking
    You would have rather he said “Last taste of the big leagues”? Jerk.
  13. nicksaviking
    But how many HR have they hit?
  14. nicksaviking
    What was Duffey upset about? That double? He smacked himself on the back of the head a la Ken Giles, and my lip reading technology suggests he violently uttered an obscenity. THE obscenity in fact.
  15. nicksaviking
    Gardner is about the 8th batter in the Yankees lineup I'd be concerned about. Gregorious would be the 9th. In fact, OPS says that is exactly the case.
  16. nicksaviking
    If it's the Yankees I don't see any need for Perez or Thorpe. The Yankees left handed hitters are their least feared batters (Yeah, it's relative, all the Yankees hitters are smoking hot). You aren't going to LOOGY Gardner and Gregorious when it's the other 7 hitters you are most concerned with. I could understand the decision to bring Perez/Thorpe more against the Astros as Brantley and Alvarez tend to bat in the heart of the order and with a right hander batting between them.
  17. nicksaviking
    Gibson wasn't great last night, but his velocity was up 2 MPH from the most recent set back from his illness. If he gets one more outing where he's still sitting 94-95, I'd be much more amenable to giving him one of the bullpen spots. There's more to pitching than velocity obviously, but without any medical information to go on, I think it's probably the closest thing we can use to measure whether he's back to reasonable health.
  18. nicksaviking
    I wonder what kind of medical reports the Cubs had that indicated it would be a good idea to bring him back? His velocity is still way down (though still better than average). I had no interest in Kimbrel for this year, but I was interested in signing him to a multi year deal because these hold-out guys do seem to rebound in year two. I'm more skeptical about that now though, I hope for his sake the Cubs aren't doing him a disservice running him out there while he's still ailing.
  19. nicksaviking
    If a WS title is the top priority, it's harsh to say, but loyalty shouldn't be in the equation at all. With Gibson's situation seemingly stemming from an illness, chronic or otherwise, I'm not writing him off yet. I'm no doctor so if this is something that ebbs and flows and Gibson gets another outing or two and shows good stuff and doesn't look terribly taxed as he has recently, I'm not against giving him a roster spot. I have no idea if he can bounce back from what ails him, but my unfamiliarity with this gives me less pause than if he was trying to play through an injury, which I've rarely seen work out. I mean aside from that other Gibson fella back in 1988.
  20. nicksaviking
    I might then argue for the extra bench bat if I thought neither Thorpe or Perez brought a net positive to the roster, and I don't. Maybe I'd go with an extra bat if it's against Houston who has the superior rotation and could be a pinch hit away from getting to their pen, and the extra arm against the Yankees who are better offensively and might be more taxing on the bullpen.
  21. nicksaviking
    Houston and New York are about as right-handed as you can get, I don’t think I’d save a LOOGY spot for Perez.
  22. nicksaviking
    I guess the one thing I would argue against in the Dobnak/Arraez comparison would be that it's probably not entirely about the counting stats. By any analysis aside from power, Arraez is clearly a better hitter and all around player than Schoop is at this point in their careers. Perez, for all of his struggles, still has immensely better stuff than Dobnak and Smeltzer, who both would probably be considered "crafty" at best. I'd take both of them on the playoff roster over Perez, but I don't think it's a slam dunk and while I wish there had been better options to replace him earlier, I can see why his superior velocity, movement and repertoire caused him to remain in the rotation longer than he should have. Perez's leash may have been too long, but only because unlike Arraez, I don't think anyone is comfortable with the alternatives either. There's not a ton that is going to ease my mind about a starter going up against the Yankees after I see the number 90 on a radar gun. Neither NY or HOU is very lefty heavy so my choices if it's determined Gibson is back to relative health: Odorizzi, Berrios, Rogers, Romo, Duffey, May and Littell should be givens providing they stay healthy this final week. They need at least 4 more arms... maybe 5. Who gets those 4 spots and who doesn't? Gibson? Perez? Smeltzer? Dobnak? Thorpe? Graterol? Stashak?
  23. nicksaviking
    I love the prospect lists, but I don't think they are terribly reliable for starters-turned-relievers. Most of the Twins MLB pen is made up of these mildly considered pitchers. When a position player like Brian Dozier sneaks up on everyone the word 'diamond in the rough' gets tossed about, but for the bullpen, that's just SOP.
  24. nicksaviking
    If those are the alternatives, I think I'd rather have Gibson. Mostly because I think you found your 3/36M figure from last year's extension discussion threads. If Gibson gets better than a one year deal + an option year he's got the best agent on the planet.
  25. nicksaviking
    I'd do that too, but if getting rid of Rhodes' contract is the biggest encumbrance, then it might indicate he may have a negative value, in which case the Vikings would likely have to give up quite a bit more than just one 1st round pick.
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