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  1. AceWrigley
    Handbook says he has a show-me curve and a very sharp slider and both can generate swinging strikes. Sounds rather good to me. Big frame size with easy delivery reaching 100 mph; I'll take some of that.
  2. AceWrigley
    Terry Ryan interviews were always exciting .... cough. I always thought he did a good job with a limited budget, except for the release of David Ortiz.
  3. AceWrigley
    Future Twins reliever: Derek Molina - age 21 RH reliever - Ft. Myers - career 1.075 WHIP, 12.7 K/9
  4. AceWrigley
    Was hoping Joe Cronin would become a prospect just because his name is Joe Cronin.
  5. AceWrigley
    I think all the fans that attended Astros home games are also complicit and they should ban all attendance for one year. C'mon, it's a game. Getting away with bending/breaking the rules goes as far back as competition was invented. Maybe each team should have a secured network of communication tech so they can all communicate with each other. This is the 21st century after all.
  6. AceWrigley
    Luke Raley is an interesting prospect and if he starts hitting well in the early spring, there might be no stopping him toward a role with the Twins this year.
  7. AceWrigley
    ** IMPACT ALERT ** Arm & Hammer chosen to be the go-to toothpaste in the clubhouse for 2020.
  8. AceWrigley
    I'm repeating myself here because I mentioned it in another thread, but I think Dominic Smith of the Mets could be a possible trade acquisition. With Alonso entrenched at 1B, Smith is a bat without a position for them. I'm not a trade guru but does Fernando Romero and Nick Gordon get us there, or too much?
  9. AceWrigley
    Maybe a trade with the Mets for Dominic Smith?
  10. AceWrigley
    Close. Hill at peak earnings (75 innings): Hill makes $166,667 per inning. Cole (36 mil contract year average, 210 est innings): Cole makes $171,429 per inning. It does seem like a lot of $$ for Hill I agree. If he can pitch as effectively as he has the past few years he could be a huge asset in a post-season run.
  11. AceWrigley
    From Jeff Passan of ESPN on Rich Hill's contract: If he returns in time to make 15 starts or throw 75 innings, Hil's salary will jump to $12.5 million, a source told Passan. He can earn $1 million for reaching five starts or 25 innings, another $1 million for seven starts or 35 innings, an additional $1 million for nine starts or 45 innings, $1.5 million more for 11 starts or 55 innings, $2 million on top of that for 13 starts or 65 innings and a $3 million bonus for his 15th start or 75th inning. I think the contract hurdles being listed as starts or innings is designed to provide compensation for Hill whether he's used as a starter or reliever.
  12. AceWrigley
    Maybe we'll find out Homer Bailey is the great grandson of George Bailey and he'll have a wonderful life pitching for the Twins. Very good split-finger fastball which he upped to using almost 27% last year. Held hitters to an .182 average with it and generated a 38.2% whiff rate. Results might have been helped by the fact that a lot of pitchers ditched their sinkers while pursuing upper strike zone whiffs and hitters struggled with his sinker. Jack Morris probably likes this signing. Both fastball and splitter are good pitches, others ... not so good. Used to have an elite slider pre Tommy John then Bone Spur Surgery. Known as a very hard worker. Who knows, maybe with full post-TJ health and Wes Johnson's pitching mojo he'll have a nice season for the Twins.
  13. AceWrigley
    I'm pretty sure the Twins want him to start. Both Graterol and Thorpe will need innings limitations, so maybe they form a starter/relief sharing role with probably about 150 max innings from each of them. That is if they pitch effectively and we don't acquire another starter.
  14. AceWrigley
    Clippard actually has better stats against LH hitters than RH, and with the new 3-batter rule, I really like this signing.
  15. AceWrigley
    Any pitcher that has Dick "The Monster" Radatz as one of his comps at B-R is alright in my book.
  16. AceWrigley
    Question: Does the Mets signing Wacha and Porcello make DeGrom or Thor remotely available?
  17. AceWrigley
    Jon Lester is 13-6 vs the Yanks but he's 35 now and still can't throw to 1B.
  18. AceWrigley
    Do not dis the Dobnak.
  19. AceWrigley
    Strasburg would be an excellent add. I think he might provide the best value of all the free agent pitchers. He's a horse, he's tough, elite curveball and changeup, high quality 4-seamer, and post season success. It could make for a formidable rotation. Strasburg, Barrios, Odorizzi, Pineda and X. The 3 most similar pitchers to Strasburg on B-R are Corey Kluber, Gary Nolan and Gerrit Cole.
  20. AceWrigley
    I think Castro is looking for more playing time, and he might find it somewhere else.
  21. AceWrigley
    It looks like trading for a starting pitcher or 2 (if that's what the front office is targeting) might be the best route from a value standpoint. What if Jose and Odo end up being the only veteran starters? Is it possible the Twins Brass thinks it can fill out a viable rotation with Dobnak, Smeltzer, Thorpe, Littel, Vallimont, Sammons, Sands, Balazovic if it has to? How about Josh Lindblom who has gone 35-7 over 2 years in Korea and wants to come back to MLB at age 32, worth a look? It's hard to sign a free agent who would rather play somewhere else for whatever reasons regardless of money. Can we resign A.J. Pierzynski again and trade him for some young pitchers?
  22. AceWrigley
    Could have been the Ft. Myers Night Owls. Ft. Myers is host to the largest population of burrowing owls in Florida. Could have been a cool logo too.
  23. AceWrigley
    NO no no no no. I think I'm scarred for life.
  24. AceWrigley
    Don't know what AJ was like in the clubhouse, but I was bummed when he was traded. Always a tough competitor, I always looked forward to the Twins playing the Sox with him behind the plate. I think having a 19 year playing career and being 9th on the list of all-time games caught says a lot about how teams felt about him. Fun player to root for and watch play.
  25. AceWrigley
    Sano at 3B is fine. He probably won't win any gold gloves but he has good hands, a strong arm and athletic ability. I like his offense from the hot corner. As long as he stays in shape and keeps working on his defense, he should have a few more years at 3B. I'm just hoping Eddie has a defensive resurgence in the OF; we can't have him skating around out there like 2019. Maybe put Kepler in LF and Eddie in RF?
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