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  1. nicksaviking
    I wouldn’t begrudge anyone else from drifting away from the site, but for the record, that’s probably not something any of you would have to worry about (or celebrate) with me. I tend to be one of the last rats off the ship once Im committed. I’m the guy who still sees a TV show to the end even though seasons be 5-10 have been utter crap.
  2. nicksaviking
    If a search for new mods is a result of my proclamation in the burnout thread, I’m not gone, I’ve just stopped posting for a bit as it’s just been so frustrating. I wouldn’t think the workload would require new mods but if you guys think we need some new blood to freshen things up or to allow others to step back that’s fine. I’m guessing the site-wide malaise will lift once spring trading rolls around, though likely not the negativity.
  3. nicksaviking
    I don't think they are saying that after every big contract or trade, they implied it once and they probably won't say another word about it again. I'd rather we were just being creative to come up with discussions and ideas to fit within their implied (and bogus) constraints to make the team better than just be angry all year. It's nearly intolerable around here right now and the frustration isn't going to change ownership's behavior.
  4. nicksaviking
    On second thought, they might be unpaid interns.
  5. nicksaviking
    They all but said that was the case. I might think $100M might be high even. I know they won't flat out say it publicly, but it would be nice if they would if only so everyone would vent about it now and come to terms with the fact so our whole off season isn't ruined with simmering animosity. It's going to be a long winter if every free agent signed or big contract traded by another team is met here with anger.
  6. nicksaviking
    It's still just 1B. If people weren't happy paying $23M/year for defensive value at 1B, I can't imagine why people would be happy with $20M.
  7. nicksaviking
    Well Cron did have a higher OPS than the Twins have seen from 1B since 2013. I know I'm on an island, but my intrigue over Cron has grown a bit since his signing. His spray charts look a lot like vintage Brian Dozier. I like the RH power hitters at Target Field, obviously there's no guarantees, but I think he's got a chance to pepper the left field seats like Dozier and Willingham before him. And while I'd like to see Austin get a shot, I don't see him getting a long stint with any team with those kind of strikeout numbers.
  8. nicksaviking
    The PR department needed something to do or they'd fall below full time hours and lose their benefits.
  9. nicksaviking
    I'll be happy to take Santana if the Mariners are sweetening the pot with other talent. But as much as I have always liked Santana, Cron, who nearly everyone is dissatisfied with, was a better hitter last year and is younger. At 33 years-old, I wouldn't expect Santana to start trending towards increased productivity.
  10. nicksaviking
    That graphic must be photoshopped. Tracing his eye-line, it almost appears that he's tracking a home run.
  11. nicksaviking
    Yeah, but this is year three with the new front office. The front office that signed the #9, #15, #16 and #49 free agents last year.
  12. nicksaviking
    I thought he was really good last year, if I was buying his production the last two years I'd be fine spending the money. My problem has been the alarming spike in his slider usage. His starting contemporaries in slider usage over 40% is basically pre-injury Tyson Ross, pre-injury Michael Pineda and Chris Archer. I could certainly be talked off the ledge with convincing statistics or studies, but without additional info, it's hard to shake off the traditional belief that over-use of the slider will lead to injury.
  13. nicksaviking
    I'd like a front line starter, and I'd certainly be in favor of finding one in free agency; I wanted Darvish last off season. But I don't want Corbin for 6 years, I don't think he'll make it anywhere close to that long. And more importantly, since he wanted to go to an east coast team, the Twins were probably out of the running for him no matter what.
  14. nicksaviking
    I hope not, I'd rather have Garver starting.
  15. nicksaviking
    Signed no one? They signed a lot of guys last year, they probably gave out more free agent contracts than almost any other team including to MLBTR's #9, #15, #16 and #49 top free agents. They didn't work out, but overall by the time March rolled around people tended to be satisfied with the effort made. But that equation is backwards if you look at how championship teams are made up. Overwhelmingly, teams that win have developed their own, then supplemented. For non-big-pocketed teams this has been the case almost without exception, with the 1997 Marlins being that exception because they did spend like a big-pocketed team. The Twins haven't done the develop their own step yet.
  16. nicksaviking
    I disagree about this being a 65-win team, I think the energy from a new young manager is going to do a lot for this club. However, if you think this is a 65-win club there's probably not enough possible moves that could be made to make this team a real competitor. Does the team winning 75 games make the season any more enjoyable than winning 65? Heck, 85 wins doesn't do much for me, I've long lost interest in watching this team act like a cute little underdog. Wake me up when we're talking 95 wins and the team actually is in the conversation for winning the title.
  17. nicksaviking
    I like Corbin, but that 40% slider usage would worry me quite a bit, it seems reckless. It's clearly his best pitch and the biggest reason for his success, but will he and the team want to dial the usage back now that he got a huge payday? Or will they roll the dice that they can avoid more arm trouble and go full steam ahead?
  18. nicksaviking
    Disappointing. Though I'm happy Wolfson got some intel for us.
  19. nicksaviking
    If we don't want one group of posters to be classified as wanting to sell the future, we probably shouldn't be classifying another as wanting all the stars to align.
  20. nicksaviking
    Whatever happens with the Twins, I think the expected Cleveland demise shouldn't be counted on. They still have excellent starters coming out of their ears and two of the best young hitters in the game. The multitudes of excellent bullpen arms are just as available to them as they are to the Twins. If Cleveland swings a trade or finds an unexpected outfielder or two on the free agent market they're going to have few weak spots. To balance it out though, I think the White Sox stink, and will continue to stink.
  21. nicksaviking
    Yeah, things have got to be a little uncomfortable for Machado at the moment. At the very least, teams will imply that his attitude issues are going to make them consider going in another direction, though teams would be stupid not to try to leverage that. I'd guess the Phillies are out, but I suppose it's possible this is their way of telling Manny that it's 3B or the highway.
  22. nicksaviking
    If Austin gets waived I'd be disappointed. I'd think he'd be a lock to be claimed though, so I'd think if Austin is out of the equation something else would be coming back in trade, though I'm still hoping it's Kepler in a larger package that clears some room. Honestly though, while I'd like to give Austin a nice long look I don't think his 36% career strikeout rate bodes well for his future. Cron or no Cron, he kind of looks like one of those big corner bats that bounces around until he's suddenly gone because teams are teased by the power potential but then they quickly grow tired wasting an at bat every third time to the plate. It was better in the minors though, maybe there's some hope.
  23. nicksaviking
    If the Mariners (or Phillies) are/were considering Santana an overall negative value and were giving the better accompanying package (Mitch Haniger, please) to shed the payroll, I'd be all for the Twins eating the salary for the better baseball talent. If it's in a vacuum and we're discussing if we'd rather have the 29-year-old with a career .772 OPS but saw it increase to .812 last year, or if we'd rather have the 33-year-old with a career .805 OPS but a near career worst figure of .766 last year, I'd think the younger guy would be much preferred.
  24. nicksaviking
    I may have missed the arbitration buyout., but the way the Mariners have been flipping these vets, were they to move Santana and his remaining contract, a Cron or Austin type seem to be going back to Seattle in return. But Cron was better than Santana last year anyway and he's 4 years younger. If folks are upset about the $5M going to Cron, I don't understand why $20M to Santana is a good deal. I've always liked the guy and wanted him as a free agent last year, but he is 32, odds are he's not going to get better with age.
  25. nicksaviking
    They aren't committed to anything. And I'd guess the Mariners flip Santana again. And Jay Bruce and Anthony Swarzak if possible.
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