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  1. nicksaviking
    Call me a buzzkill, but I don't care for Vegas. When I travel, I like to see authentic places. Local bars, restaurants, historical stuff. The strip just seems line one big Senior Frogs, even the places that are supposed to be traditional or 'classy'. And Freemont isn't any better now that they put that weird LED roof over the whole area to try to make it more like the strip. The Art District or whatever that hipster area is between the Stratosphere and downtown was the only part that appealed to me.
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    Still, Cleveland didn't get the better player in return in most of those trades. And as you said, most of those trades involved star players who had one or two years left on their deals; those moves were getting something before they lost those players for nothing. This is not the same situation, Correa still has many years of control left.
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    But the team getting the star player gets the better end of the deal most of the time. And it makes sense, no matter how good your scouts are, they don't know the prospects half as good as the team that currently holds their rights.
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    Even if Correa is overpaid and his salary doesn't fit with the Twins current model, I just don't understand what people want to use the savings for. I don't want three 8-12M free agents, those types of players just don't tend to be very good anymore. I'd rather have Correa and start Miranda and Larnach/Rodriguez instead of signing dusty old Nick Ahmed, Paul Goldschmidt and Max Kepler.
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    Whether they trade or keep him, (I heavily lean keep at this point) I still like tagging him to keep the long term options open. It's just really hard to make the longer term commitment being a fan of this club, as few sports cities have seen the one-year-of-excellence-then-disappointment like we've seen. I guess I'll say, if you can get him for 30M, go ahead and do a deal. But I'd guess it will be way higher than that. If it's higher, just tag him for 40M and don't think twice; I'd rather not put all my eggs in the basket if it's a decision over a few million. However, I'm quite confident that for any of his in-game faults, I do have pretty solid confidence that O'Connell knows a great QB when he sees one. If they do give him an extension, I'd at least be optimistic that they know more than our skeptical sports history has ingrained in us.
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    East Coast media is brutal and dwells on a guys psyche though. That translates to like two hits here in the Midwest.
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    Even bad free agent vets are making 10-15M on the market now. Yes, you could “fill holes” but with Joey Gallo caliber players. Not worth it.
  8. nicksaviking
    No one to blame but themselves if they don’t get it. Exactly how it should be with two games to go.
  9. nicksaviking
    3rd-and-1, no Hurts and the Eagles pass twice. Definitely not the same team.
  10. nicksaviking
    Hold on Washington, this would be huge.
  11. nicksaviking
    I hope so. Bit really, I think this shows Jalen Hurts is only Kenny Pickett arm talent but with Michael Vick leg talent. This run for Philly only lasts as long as he can scramble.
  12. nicksaviking
    That’s bound to happen when you don’t have a QB who can pick up a 3-and-12 with his legs.
  13. nicksaviking
    It’s the only game on for me. To be fair, the Jets defense is playing like the Jets defense was supposed to be playing all year. Looks like a Super Bowl D. But with a 1st overall pick offense.
  14. nicksaviking
    The Vikings seem to either play up or down to their competition. Yet, they’ve still pulled it off in the end almost every time. Don’t like this game, but I’ll predict Geno Smith’s turnover issues end up the difference.
  15. nicksaviking
    If the Marlins trade conversation amounts to “Give us an 18-year-old player because they are all the same at this point” they should be fired. They probably should be fired, but there’s no chance they are that non-specific in what they demand in trades.
  16. nicksaviking
    None of those guys play SS, one is still in rookie league, and all of them are significantly better hitters than the guy the Phillies sent. Other than their ages, I don’t see the comparison.
  17. nicksaviking
    Kind of hard to gauge the return on this one. On one hand the Marlins got a top 100 prospect, but most likely they got nothing. Glove only infielders, with no power and minimal hit tools pretty much never amount to anything. Why BA and MLB continue to rank these kinds of players is baffling. Sounds like Jose Salas. The Twins don’t currently have a top 100 prospect like this (because Salas turned to stone as expected), so would they have had to give up a legit prospect? Probably.
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    Very much disagree. Falvey is tied to this ownership. He knows the only way he keeps his job with new ownership is by catering to their whims. At this time we have no clue what the new owners want as we don't even know who they are, so Falvey's path to keeping this job will almost certainly lie either in putting together a winning team now, or putting together a cost efficient team now. He may have to blindly pick one of those two very different lanes, but he's still only going to do what the billionaires want. He may have to deal with the inconsistent and indecisive owners, but none of this mess is his, it's the past and future owners. And if he picks the cost efficient lane and deals Lopez, Correa or Buxton, that should probably give us a good expectation for where the wind is blowing with any potential new owners. He's not dealing Lopez if he thinks his best shot at keeping his job is putting together a competitive team this year.
  20. nicksaviking
    For a guy who came from the offensive side of the ball, he's been a great evaluator and/or coach of the defensive side. I guess it stands to reason that former QBs know what gives QBs the most problems.
  21. nicksaviking
    I do like that Julien's struggles are due to inaction, instead of failure of action. It's quite possible he can't be helped, but I'd think making him actually swing is an easier fix than the alternative. If they're working on it, I'd guess it will be evident immediately so his status in the organization should be one of the easiest to identify early in the year, or even early in spring training.
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    I also don't care for WAR, but mostly because of the defensive involvements. It's better for pitchers. But I'd rather look at it this way. If you traded them both now, who gets a better return? The 31-year-old with declining strikeout numbers and an 84M guaranteed contract? Or the 24-year-old making peanuts and six years of control? I think SWR gets a better return. If not, it's negligible.
  23. nicksaviking
    *****Moderator Note****** Enough with the name calling and immature whining. Feel free to be critical, but do it like an adult.
  24. nicksaviking
    Gray, Maeda, Odorizzi, Ryan, SWR, Duran. Knock off the trolling.
  25. nicksaviking
    I agree. That comment was childish, contributed nothing to the discussion and provided zero substance, thought or evidence to support it. But I will phrase it differently. I don't want the outgoing regime to be making grand decisions about the long term make up the franchise. If the new owners want to dump payroll, let them do the dirty work. And the prospects/players Falvey wants, may not be a fit for what the next leadership group envisions for the team. I do not want him and Joe Pohald making these decisions. Let them make the little decisions, the routine maintenance kind like trading Vazquez.
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