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  1. nicksaviking
    That would probably be my order as well, though if I was the front office and was convinced Sano has turned over a new leaf I might bump him up to as high as 3. From this vantage point, it's impossible to tell. But only the first two would I actively stump for at this time, though May is a free agent soonest, so if they want to do something with him it might be now or never.
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    Speaking of growing, Garver's starting to grow on me, assuming the Twins continue to ride with him behind the plate. His bat isn't a liability unlike 70% of the catchers in the league these days. If I'm trading some of the top prospects for a bat I want a great hitter. Not a great hitter.....for a catcher.
  3. nicksaviking
    I was thinking of you, or the mystery poster. I’m going hunting later, it’s the internet so it’s there somewhere; last chance to come clean!
  4. nicksaviking
    Maybe not but I assumed pitching drills and machines improved since last I used one 25 years ago or so. I just pray the Twins aren’t contractually obligated to use that thing Mauer used to hawk. Though it would explain a lot.
  5. nicksaviking
    Probably the 90 minutes of batting practice he's been doing each day since October as referenced in the OP.
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    I find if I tuck and roll I avoid the big impact. Though I do have to buy new work pants every day because they have holes in the knees.
  7. nicksaviking
    I was happy for a new manager and I didn't like Molitor's bullpen usage, but I struggled to completely blame him since there never seemed to be more than two relievers at a time who showed any semblance of reliability. I'll be really interested to see what Baldelli does if say, only May and Rogers are pitching well. Will he resist what Molitor did and give the ball to guys who've been getting shelled to spread around the burden or still go back to the only two he can count on, until they wear down and can no longer be counted on? So far based on free agency, it doesn't look like the front office saw the actual bullpen pitchers as an issue last year. I think they're wrong, but maybe they thought something or someone else was at fault. Hope they're right, though I don't think so.
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    Yeah, Buck didn’t look like Carl Lewis last year. I’d be more than happy if he gets the physique even if the weight is more. Not all bodies carry weight the same, Buxton has always been on the slender side.
  9. nicksaviking
    Unless he's going full Barry Bonds I'd guess the extra muscle won't hurt his speed. That used to be what everyone would say back in the day, usually about NFL running backs, which I never though made any sense since everyone running the 100 meter dash in the Olympics looks absolutely ripped. It's the distance runners who look slim and slender, like Buxton. And I don't care what Buxton's time is in the mile.
  10. nicksaviking
    Yeah, they got a couple of interesting players, but the bullpen hasn't been addressed and it was awful last year. Only Rogers, May and Parker should have a free pass onto the 25-man. Frankly, just about every other option could be removed from the 40-man as far as I'm concerned. Still time to fix this, though I don't like that the team looks to once again be waiting for bargains. I'd still take two to three of Brad Boxberger, Tyler Clippard, Daniel Hudson, Shawn Kelley, Ryan Madson, Bud Norris, Nick Vincent, Adam Warren or Justin Wilson. Though the way things have gone, I'll guess it's Sergio Romo because of Baldelli and Jake Diekman because of Lavine.
  11. nicksaviking
    I was going to say that you would have been everyone's favorite teacher if you gave out B grades for disappointing tests! The D- put everyone in their place though!
  12. nicksaviking
    I'm not sure how much insight you have into the situation, but it's nice to hear a contrary opinion from someone who has more ties to the situation. People are easy to judge as good or bad when they're in 2D, but I find that most people that I know have more redeeming qualities than not, even if they've done something to upset or disappoint me recently.
  13. nicksaviking
    We seemed to have more high floor guys back then but more high ceiling guys now which excites me. I think evaluators place too high of a presumption or at least insinuation that the high floor guys are near locks to be useful when in fact they probably bust just slightly less often, but still very often.
  14. nicksaviking
    I've got to think 21 pounds is legit, when I talk about gaining weight it's always a round number. Typically I round down.
  15. nicksaviking
    I think there's enough of a gulf here that most of us can agree that one end of the spectrum of hustle is unnecessarily reckless and the other is absurdly careless.
  16. nicksaviking
    I'd go with Harper. He just seems less likely to implode to me and he still feels like he hasn't reached his potential offensively. Defensively Machado is a better fit, but as Milwaukee showed last year, you can find room for another outfielder. Plus, as mentioned it would make at least one of Kepler/Buxton/Rosario expendable and available to be flipped for pitching.
  17. nicksaviking
    And now Steve Adams at MLBTR is playing along too. If one were to assume he saved his most likely "Mystery Team" for last, then surely the Twins will come away with Machado: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/01/trying-to-identify-mystery-teams-for-manny-machado.html Also, the paragraph he wrote about the Twins was the biggest of all the "Mystery Teams" so, this has to be in the bag.
  18. nicksaviking
    It says what DRC+ is right in that article! : DRC+ differs from other (public) hitting metrics in that it focuses on each hitter’s expected contribution, rather than merely averaging the result of hitter PAs. I take that to mean they use the stats we here at Twins Daily EXPECT from the Twins. What does Nelson Cruz's 80 home runs translate into DRC+? Concur with the Sano Flakes pun. Very excellent.
  19. nicksaviking
    Great point. If they can't get a big 10-year deal, Three years might be the goal, at least an opt out at that time as it looks like the CBA expires December of 2021. There might be a lot of guys positioning themselves for free agency that year, though maybe their ideas on the matter would change if there's a strike? I don't know. Maybe 2022 would be the possible big free agent bonanza year?
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    Not to pile on Molitor, because I think he's most likely a very good man, but I think a young energetic manager can and will make a big difference. I have a good feeling that these young guys will respond to him.
  21. nicksaviking
    I'm not going to expect huge things, which I sometimes find is the best way to get them.
  22. nicksaviking
    I wouldn't argue against Machado or Harper, just the ability to get them here. Sign me up for one or both if possible. Robertson, Familia and Soria were the relievers at the top of my list this year. Since Familia went back to the only team he's ever known it's hard to blame anyone for that. Wish the other two would have worked out. I don't like Keuchel and his sinker, he's had success with it so he he's unlikely to change. Corbin's 40% slider usage is the only thing making me say no to him. It's my favorite pitch, but that kind of frequency makes me think his elbow is going to give out again real soon.
  23. nicksaviking
    Yeah the Red Sox are telling the Yankees that the Twins are offering $400M so they better top that if they want Machado. The Mets are telling the Phillies not to bother because they have a source that says the Twins are going to sign them both.
  24. nicksaviking
    Yeah, that's where I'm different. I want a championship and that's it. I don't care about a Wild Card berth or another 90-win division championship team completely over-matched in the playoffs. I recall the 2001-10 teams much less fondly now than I did when they were on-going. Those teams didn't do what was needed to win it all and I'm resentful. I don't want to miss out again. If making roster moves now gets the team closer to 80 wins this year but perhaps hinders them from getting 100 wins in a couple of years, I'm sacrificing this year. I want to save as much ammo as I have for the real battle. I don't care about 80 wins and watching a competent baseball game, of course it's OK that others do. And I don't have a timeline, it could be 2021 or it could be this June. I just want the guys we have now to prove that they're worthy of going for it all because I still think they're more important than the free agents brought in.
  25. nicksaviking
    I would have liked Robertson and a couple of the other relievers that went elsewhere. Less so with Morton, mostly due to his age and my skepticism that whatever changed with him in Houston is going to transfer to a new organization. I really didn't like the free agent starters this year. Eovaldi was the only guy interesting to me but with his injury history and inconsistency I don't blame anyone for not beating the 4 years $17M per he got.
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