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  1. nicksaviking
    Also, if Trump knew then what he knows now he wouldn't have blown any hush money. He would have bragged about it during his campaign and his awful supporters would have eaten it up.
  2. nicksaviking
    I wasn't aware that Fox cared to be 100% accurate on stories, I thought their threshold was more like 10%.
  3. nicksaviking
    Et tu Jim Kaat? https://www.twinkietown.com/2018/1/18/16904626/minnesota-twins-front-office-hire-jim-kaat-as-special-assistant-mlb Man, when they put the band back together there are no generational boundaries. I hope they get him back in the booth even if it's just for an inning or two.
  4. nicksaviking
    Nobody here was screaming to see Haley, the selection of him was nearly as head-scratching as Kinley was this year. The only shiny thing related to Haley people wanted to see was his plan back to Boston.
  5. nicksaviking
    I'm between ages; the youngest is six months, the next oldest is five years. The vernacular appears to have stuck though. Kind of like my dad bod, I fear some things are irrevocably changed.
  6. nicksaviking
    Yup, poop or get off the pot, no more fence sitting in these parts thank you very much. Either make the moves that can win you a WS in the next couple of years, or start making the moves you'll need to win a WS in five years. I think just about everyone around here would prefer it's the first option.
  7. nicksaviking
    I've heard that one, but I don't know. I didn't hear those concerns about Bryan Shaw when he was signed and if anyone has been overworked it's been him and he got a bigger and longer deal (though to be fair, I don't think the Rockies are a very astute organization). Also seems like everyone has been trying to get their hands on Brad Hand who's seen more work than Reed. Mike Minor threw more innings than Reed last year and Minor was coming off of basically two missed seasons due to arm and shoulder injuries. Unless there are sketchy medicals, which the Twins also surely would have viewed, I'd bet the concern lies more with the fact that the Mets are viewed quite unfavorably in terms of their pitcher usage the last half decade or so.
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    I don't know that Hildenberger improves much, he was pretty dang good last year. I think Busenitz has a shot to do more though; I think he's got the stuff to miss way more bats than he did last year. I'll also jump onto the Gibson bandwagon, his new approach at the end of last year really seemed to pay off. I think his strikeout numbers are going to rise quite a bit making him a much more complete pitcher. Also Brent Rooker of course.
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    NAFTA?
  10. nicksaviking
    I have always been and still am a May-as-a-starter guy. I'm still counting on a free agent to fill out the rotation and am also hopeful for a trade. Though it may be bottom heavy, the rotation could easily get crowded as well with one or two good moves. I guess I thought May would likely end up being a swing man type this year pending his recovery and the state of the pitching staff. Even swing men might have a hard time finding a gig on this team this year though.
  11. nicksaviking
    Well you're not counting all the illegals that are surely coming from Norway. We need to give those folks asylum priority.
  12. nicksaviking
    I hadn't done the math, not much room for the young guys. Everyone else seems to like vets so I guess I'm OK rolling with them for now but most of the velocity will be in Rochester or DFA'd from the looks of it. And it looks like there are going to be some painful casualties. I'm going to be more than disappointed if this team lost a guy like May. Hopefully all this depth just means the vets have little to no leash.
  13. nicksaviking
    The Twins (preumably) only have three LH relievers that are MLB ready; almost certainly they'll sign at minimum one more to a MiLB deal with a spring training invite. Not sure that Boshers will snag a MLB contract in the next month and a half.
  14. nicksaviking
    Seems like a trade of multiple 40-man players might be good idea. I'd still like to try to grab Danny Duffy to be the rotation's lefty.
  15. nicksaviking
    Seems like a quantity over quality move for Pittsburgh. I've been the low man on Cole but this doesn't look too painful for Houston. What's this equate to in Twins terms? Kepler, Mejia, Duffey and Wade?
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    Reed I'd think. Don't think he comes here on a two year deal if he didn't think so too.
  17. nicksaviking
    Lewis and Javier are 18-19 and in the lower minor leagues. What are the odds the both pan out? 15-20% max?
  18. nicksaviking
    Vince Coleman was a base-stealer in an era when that was a much bigger deal, he wasn't a stand out defensive stud. Also, Byron Buxton has already tied Vince Coleman's career HR total. Those two aren't the same kind of player. Coleman is probably a good comp for Billy Hamilton.
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    He had a good 2nd half last year, I'll be disappointed if he doesn't carry that over to this year. I hope this team still finds a big relief arm in free agency, but if they don't I'd guess Pressly gets first crack at replacing Rodney as the closer if it should come to that. I say that knowing half the board here isn't a Pressly fan.
  20. nicksaviking
    I just feel so bad about the collusion which has certainly prevented Rafael Palmeiro from securing a job.
  21. nicksaviking
    TJ surgery seems to allow for a fairly quick recovery time for hitters comparatively to the pitchers. It didn't appear to impact Sano in anything other than his call-up date.
  22. nicksaviking
    Well the debate about his Top Ten List is due almost exclusively to the fact that he went quite a long way off course from all the national and local prospect takes.
  23. nicksaviking
    My condolences. The site will miss you dearly.
  24. nicksaviking
    I don't know, I might take Omaha, Warren Buffet would have already closed this deal.
  25. nicksaviking
    I agree they should target more than one, but I'd rather have one good pitcher than two middling pitchers if it comes down to money. Two middling pitchers aren't what this club needs. If they can get the top free agent, they should do it. And if they have to go 5-6 years, so be it, I only care about years 1-4. They can get creative with him in the decline years. Stick him in the pen, trade him and eat nearly all of the salary. Heck, they can DFA him for all I care.
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