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  1. AZTwin
    Why do writers live below average potential players like Cave but then hate Rosario? It’s beyond bizarre. It reminds me of all the “geniuses” who thought Bobby Kielty was the next Ted Williams when I said we robbed them in that trade for Shannon Stewart
  2. AZTwin
    Yep. If Boston views him as damaged then they shouldn’t be allowed to keep him and get more. Should be a replacement with other top prospects like a combo of 2 of the following group: Lewis Thorpe, Luke Raley or Nick Gordon
  3. AZTwin
    Perhaps send them Luke Raley and Lewis Thorpe instead and keep Graterol
  4. AZTwin
    Yeah Graterol for Maeda is a steep price but perhaps fair given Graterols medical history. Any more than that? Forget it. We could use a dominant guy like Graterol in our bullpen this year.
  5. AZTwin
    Be careful. You are not allowed to be an Eddie fan on this site. Are never allowed to say anything good about him!! Such a joke
  6. AZTwin
    I went to a couple twins games when the Blue Jays were in town. Donaldson crushed it at Target field
  7. AZTwin
    Would the twins have the same principle? Pay him what he’s worth. The last few years we got more value out of him than we paid (even including the draft). Like I said, Berrios will win this case quite easily
  8. AZTwin
    The draft has nothing to do with it. If he blew out his elbow, the team wouldn’t pay him for a full season because “he pitched very well and was undervalued for years”. Reliable sites put his value at $5.4M. He is very likely to win his arbitration case
  9. AZTwin
    Wow!! Very good deal! There’s going to be a hell of a core around for a while
  10. AZTwin
    Both are a bit more than I expected by about $2-3M each. Rich Hill's guarantee of $3M isn't a bad gamble though. Still good signings though.
  11. AZTwin
    Love the signings. Hill can be a stud. He's out until Mid-Summer but what an impact down the stretch. Plus he will provide much needed mentorship to the pitching core. Homer Bailey also comes with a lot of experience. I'm not expecting much out of him, but a solid guy to plug in the 4th-5th spot as we wait for these rookies to come up. Perfect stop gap with all the pitching prospects we have.
  12. AZTwin
    Sounds like the White Sox are on the verge of acquiring Yasiel Puig too
  13. AZTwin
    I agree that this would be a good move.
  14. AZTwin
    Enlow and then a guy like Tyler Wells would do it. Might be overpaying but I think that’s pretty close
  15. AZTwin
    It was a win keeping Javier, Rijo, and Jax. Let’s see if the two young guys can develop and see if Jax can throw some meaningful innings for the Twins this year
  16. AZTwin
    You forget it’s giving top prospects the opportunity to perform. Graterol is ready for the rotation. I imagine Balazovic and Duran will be ready mid season. Then there are others who could prove worth an opportunity: Thorpe, Smeltzer, Dobnak, Colina, Sands, Barnes, and Sammons
  17. AZTwin
    I think we’re sitting at a good point with our rotation now.
  18. AZTwin
    Study the position a bit and trends with players in the history of the game. Then look at his measurables, range, etc.
  19. AZTwin
    Here is how I would value these players and trades that I think would be mutually beneficial. Gray - Celestino (or Baddoo), Rooker, Luis Rijo, and perhaps Javier Ray - Nick Gordon, Ben Rortvedt, Lewis Thorpe Castillo - Eddie Rosario, Alex Kirilloff, Nick Gordon, and Blayne Enlow. May even need to throw in another guy like Cole Sands
  20. AZTwin
    OP had $5M difference and I have 2. Basically I would overpay for Mad Bum to get less years since he may get 5-6 year offers from other teams as well. Don’t have that luxury with Strasburg. Strasburg will likely command $30M at least but it was too much money for the Twins to commit to and $170M would pretty much be the max offer I could see. I think we can afford to overpay for Bumgarner for the first few years because we have other pitching that can cheaply fill out the rotation. Those costs will raise in subsequent years. You have to consider the entire makeup of the roster and contracts when thinking about it.
  21. AZTwin
    I’d pull the trigger on Bumgarner at 4 years $105M or the Strasburg deal I listed, but I doubt Strasburg ever ends up in Minnesota. We got plenty of other pitching to fill out the rotation cheaply
  22. AZTwin
    I agree with this. Maybe get him at $170M. I’d consider it.
  23. AZTwin
    Don’t care for WAR. Chavez was a better defender with more range and had a better bat/stats. He had a little more range at 3B. Also wasn’t aided by the juiced ball. Eric Chavez was much better and it’s not even close. Matt Chapman will fall off in a couple years defensively and he’s already not a superstar offensively. If you don’t trust your eyes, or even career trends at positions or any other historical data, at least look at the stats and you will see that Eric Chavez was a much better player
  24. AZTwin
    And I keep going back to this example. It seems like the guys that just started following baseball this year are all about Chapman, but he isn’t nearly as good defensively or offensively as what Eric Chavez was back in the day. We’re talking about perspective. I would liken him more of a Corey Koskie type value player. Hell I think Koskie would be better than Chapman if he played with these baseballs. Also 3B is not a position players age gracefully. Usually if a 3B is playing defense great late in their career it’s because they came from SS which is a more athletic position
  25. AZTwin
    It wasn’t even close offensively and more importantly projecting for the future. Mets would laugh at the A’s if offered Chapman for Alonso. This reminds me of Mientkiewicz blocking Morneau and people saying you couldn’t discount defense. While 3B is mildly more important than 1B, some of the factors are the same. Chapman is limited by some physical characteristics that won’t change over time. With age his range will decline. And unlike 1B it’s not exactly like you are putting scrubs out there as the replacement defense. It’s not nearly as important as say CF defensively, which Buxton impacts more as defensive CF than Chapman does at 3B. For Alonso, it is hard to replicate that type of offense.
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