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  1. bighat
    100% with you, man. Rubbing your hands together and cackling while looking at an overflowing bag of prospects is fun when the team is BAD. And I understand that after many years, it's a hard habit to break for some. When your team's going for a World Series Championship and signs guys like Josh Donaldson, you have to refocus on the major league squad. Step away from the Pensacola Wahoos everyone, and look at the guys in Minneapolis for a change!
  2. bighat
    Twins replaced Gibson/Perez with Maeda/Bailey. It cost them some pocket change and Brusdar. In my opinion I'm OK with that.
  3. bighat
    "What about starting pitching?!", we asked. Well, this is how you bring it to Target Field. Wow. Twins are in win-now mode, no question. They had an opportunity to acquire an MLB starter by dealing a top prospect, and they did it. Maeda was 10-8 with a 4.04 ERA last year. He should slot in behind Berrios and Odorizzi perfectly. Good fit. Did the Twins give up too much? Time will tell.
  4. bighat
    Any team that has Edwin Encarnacion on their roster worries me.
  5. bighat
    The Twins are so damn lucky to have Berrios, and it's sad how many TD posters will just never accept the guy. La MaKina will go 15-8 with a 3.64 ERA and 200 strikeouts, and people here are going to keep blasting the guy and complaining about him. Odorizzi is going to have similar numbers and those same people will say that he's a "back end of the rotation guy". To some, none of these guys are any good until they can win a playoff game against the Yankees. That's just how it's gonna be. The Twins do need to start working with these young guys to find the next Berrios very soon, because Jose's going to sign a 120 Million free agent deal with one of the big market teams as soon as his Twins deal runs out. Here's hoping the Twins can develop their future #1 guy and in the first couple months of 2020. And here's hoping they don't fall too far behind Chicago or Cleveland while they're at it.
  6. bighat
    I don't see the need to go out and pay for a 26th man when you have Cave, Wade, and Astudillo in the system. I think they could all start for some of the rebuilding teams in the league, frankly.
  7. bighat
    This is a good point. The Twins are essentially in need of a "rental" pitcher who can be steady enough to eat innings from April into late May. Basically someone who can replicate Martin Perez' starts during the same period last year. The Twins are hoping Dobnak is one of those guys - who's the other? It would be a shame to see this team treading water at the .500 mark or below for the first 2 months waiting on Pineda and Hill. It would be pretty sad if they dug themselves a hole that they couldn't get out of, right out of the gate.
  8. bighat
    Honestly I agree. I also don't see him as an "elite reliever" by any stretch. Last year was far and away his best MLB season....where he posted an ERA of almost 3.00. His career ERA is 4.49 and he's 30 years old. Is this what we call "elite" now? There are about 40-50 guys in the league that pitched as effectively as May did last year. He's good, he's serviceable, but it's not like he's ever come within sniffing distance of an All-Star berth. It's good that the Twins have May the team. But let's get real and stop pretending this guy is anywhere near the levels of guys like Josh Hader.
  9. bighat
    He did well enough last year - at least in my opinion - that I'm not worried about Marwin's talent.
  10. bighat
    One player using PEDs is completely different than an entire offense using video to determine pitch-selection. It's like robbing a 7-11 with a squirt gun vs. robbing the Federal Reserve with a tank. Anyone who's raving about PEDs to defend the Astros massive cheating conspiracy is completely off their rocker. The team should be banned from competition for 2 years, but that won't happen because it'll violate something on the Players' Union side. But without a doubt, the 2017 title should be vacated, period. At least take their title and those banners, it's absolutely shameful and a disgrace to the sport of baseball.
  11. bighat
    How badly would it suck to have Donaldson blow out his knee in April? You can worry about future injuries for virtually every player in every sport.
  12. bighat
    If they are going to use Graterol as a starter, then no, they don't need someone else. If the Twins are going to treat Graterol with kids gloves and use him as a mop-up guy, then yeah they should add someone else.
  13. bighat
    If you find a good recipe, let me know. Right now I'm looking for some BBQ sauce to put on my hat that I'll be eating for breakfast.
  14. bighat
    OH. MY. GOD.
  15. bighat
    You're right, and you forgot to mention that it's not just the guys who got negatively affected. Marwin Gonzalez, for example, had a great year in 2017 and probably made a few million extra in free agency thanks to the Astros WS victory. Some guys sure did lose $$$ thanks to the Astros, but a select handful of guys made more. Very, very unfair.
  16. bighat
    Say goodbye to Marwin for 1/3 of the season, then....eeeks.
  17. bighat
    Apples and oranges, man.
  18. bighat
    You can cheat, get caught, and then keep your title? What? Like the 1997 Final Four Gophers, they should have their post-season appearances and any titles eliminated and struck from the record. The 2017 Championship Astros banners (and possibly the 2018 Red Sox banners) should be taken down from the stadium and the titles should be vacated.
  19. bighat
    Face it, the Twins are going to sign Greg Bird to play 1st base on a 1-year deal and that's the only free agent we're gonna get. Gonzalez will see his fair share of time there as well. Look for Ivan Nova, Andrew Cashner, or a reclamation project like Aaron Sanchez or Shelby Miller to join the staff before Spring Training. Alex Wood at this point would be the biggest possible splash - whoops, nevermind the Dodgers just signed him. I'm not down on this team. They're good. But sitting on their hands all winter seems ignorant, especially with what the White Sox are doing. I see Chicago being a major problem, their fans must be absolutely thrilled with how the off-season has gone so far in the AL Central.
  20. bighat
    Twins are going to miss out on the 3rd base prospects and end up grabbing a guy like Mitch Moreland, Greg Bird, or Matt Adams to play 1st base.
  21. bighat
    Right? Might as well say "unless he gets hit by a bus or comes down with West Nile Virus". Seriously.
  22. bighat
    Agreed, I'd take a year extension at this point for sure.
  23. bighat
    Great news. I can see Berrios being harder to lock down. He'll be looking at Wheeler money - at the very least - when he's a free agent.
  24. bighat
    The Twins don't have any more chance to land Donaldson than they did Strasburg, Wheeler, Ryu, or Rendon. This team is the Pittsburgh Pirates of the AL. Nobody wants to sign here, despite the nice park.
  25. bighat
    Correction: Hill's left-handed, I think the author knows that too but it lists him as a right-hander. Bailey's kind of a filler guy, seems to be a Gibson clone. Hill's best years are behind him. Twins appear to be happy to try and keep the ship afloat with bubble gum and duct tape. White Sox fans are breathing a sigh of relief.
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