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  1. AceWrigley
    Shrinkage.
  2. AceWrigley
    I thought so myself but used Baseball Trade Values website and it had the Twins as a slight underpay (pffft) and just went with it to post here as something to talk about cuz it's not like we have any actual baseball activity to talk about other than minor league signings. I mean, they have Sano at minus 7.1 median trade value . . . really? I like Walls as a possible shortstop; maybe they would take Sano for Walls?
  3. AceWrigley
    Sign lefty starter Kwang Hyun Kim for 2 years at total $8M. Sign reliever Rich Rodriguez for 2 years at total $3.4M. Trade pitcher Matt Canterino and outfielder Emmanuel Rodriguez to the Rays for shortstop Taylor Walls.
  4. AceWrigley
    Did we get a BBQ with that?
  5. AceWrigley
    Jermaine Palacios called. Wanted to let everybody know that after a solid AA season last year and tearing it up in Venezuela this winter he might be worth a look at shortstop this spring/summer or whenever we play baseball again.
  6. AceWrigley
    The ball jumped off Bobby Darwin's bat with what seemed kind of a booming sound. He had a rather long swing but when he connected, you knew it. With father time catching up with Killebrew and Tony-o running around on one knee, Bobby Darwin's bat was key in the middle of the Twin's lineup 1972-74.
  7. AceWrigley
    Looks like he can be pretty tough on lefties with that left of rubber set-up and pitch motion that makes some pitches look like they're moving away from a left handed hitter. Winder winds and deals . . .
  8. AceWrigley
    From today: "The meeting lasted less than an hour, according to Joon Lee of ESPN, with the players coming away “unimpressed” — a word used by Lee, Tim Healey of Newsday and Bob Nightengale of USA Today. On the other hand, Michael Silverman of the Boston Globe reports that the league is “underwhelmed by underwhelmed MLBPA.” - Darragh McDonald of MLB Rumors. Hmm, underwhelmed by their underwhelmedness. I think we have a ways to go yet.
  9. AceWrigley
    I feel just the opposite. Some of the highest quality viewing is watching pitchers bat even if it is a poor hitter flailing away at the plate. "Big Sexy" at bats were a thing of pure entertainment. Some pitchers are good hitters which gives them an advantage in games they pitch, and sometimes the worst hitting pitcher gets a hit to change the dynamics of a game. Yes a lot of pitcher at-bats is trying to lay down a sacrifice bunt, but there's good action in that. The DH just introduces another grooved swing looking to go deep . . .whoopee. p.s. If you haven't seen Bartolo Colon's one career homer which he hit off of James Shields in Petco in 2016 you gotta see it; great fun. Even the San Diego fans went nutz!
  10. AceWrigley
    And now the owners want to mess with the minor leaguers and not pay them during spring training. Time for a new league.
  11. AceWrigley
    The mosquitos are . . . exquisite.
  12. AceWrigley
    Just think how much worse it would be if the Twin Cities weren't the cultural mecca that it is. ?
  13. AceWrigley
    No worries mate. I think the rude bar is set pretty high when it comes to labor negotiations. ? I tend to side with the Players Association if for no other reason that they are bargaining from a disadvantage; the owners don't open their books enough to know the full financial picture.
  14. AceWrigley
    I think the union rejected the mediator offer because the owners didn't even counter the union's latest proposal, they went directly to "lets get a mediator". Federal mediation in this case is non-binding and really has had little effect in previous MLB negotiations. The owners want total control and I think that means a disrupted regular season and most probably significantly.
  15. AceWrigley
    Billionaires wrestling with Millionaires and the fans pretty much pay the tab.
  16. AceWrigley
    Looks like a future 3rd base coach with new-school signs. ?
  17. AceWrigley
    So really what "Rotation" means for the Twins in 2022 is the movement of all the bodies in and out as starters.
  18. AceWrigley
    Chris Colabello.
  19. AceWrigley
    1972, one year in, and one year out: Wayne Granger and Dave LaRoche. Pretty good bullpen arms acquired for Tom Hall and Leo Cardenas and turned into Larry Hisle and Joe Decker. We hardly knew ya.
  20. AceWrigley
    He probably meant spring cleaning, which we'll be doing while wishing for spring training.
  21. AceWrigley
    Hmmm. I guess it would be baseball as usual just without major leaguers (those on the 40-man rosters). I still think national scale collective bargaining agreements should be under federal registration with each side being taxed for the periods of expired contracts. This would help provide motivation to get deals done before they expire.
  22. AceWrigley
    Give me human umpires and all the idiosyncrasies that come with them.
  23. AceWrigley
    Most indubitably. Though 2022 is his age 31 season I think he has more than just a few good innings ahead of him behind the plate and provides excellent but streaky offense for a catcher. A 3-year deal with a 4th year option would be good for both sides.
  24. AceWrigley
    Shortstop Kevin Merrell was an A's 1st round pick in 2017. Interesting grab. Also, he attended George Steinbrenner High School. Does any Yankee magic dust come with that?
  25. AceWrigley
    Francisco Liriano had a physique that made you think workhorse pitcher. The torque on his elbow from throwing that devastating slider was just too much. Wonder what his career might have looked like if they had converted him to closer early in his career. But then, we had Joe Nathan and a slew of good bullpen arms so who would do that.
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