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Seems like the Twins are jerking around Miguel Sano yet again (from 3B then to RF then back to 3B then to DH and now are talking about demoting him to the minors publicly). I know he's not great at 3B, but man, big dude who has 70+ power who doesn't have a position in Minnesota.. sound like a...

Thanks for finding and posting this. You know, we as fans all too often forget the emotions that players must feel during a trade in-season and Kemp's blog post came across as wholly genuine. The naysayers may say it won't change his production one iota - and they are likely right - but I for...

Done deal pending medical checks (which isn't routine in this instance with Kemp involved... but probably gets done). Now let's see the $ figures.

Completely disagree that it's not a great deal. I'm not contesting that Alvarez wasn't effective as a good RP, but relievers as a collective group are very volatile outside of a very small band of excellent RPs (who are often long term closers but even they fluctuate from great to above average...

Understatement. Love these kinds of deals for us.

That means they have one hell of an inverted W.

Misleading counselor. Change the subject title

I agree- just thought it was an interesting read. Like others have said, there aren't any "perfect" players and certainly not in this year's draft. I like Lewis as much as the rest of the top 5 lot given our options.

I stumbled on this article from FanGraphs about Lewis which was an excellent read. In short, it says it's dangerous to scout the stat line, but when comparing Lewis to other similarly situated players from national conferences not known for producing a stream of MLB level talent, Lewis profiles...

Oh I agree with that - like I said, it's a good trade and one I'd make every day of the week without blinking. I just didn't want to conflate the notion that "non-prospect" equates to "no value whatsoever" -- one or both could be effective middle relief options in the short run and that has...

This is a solid deal. I'd like to see more like this, actually. FanGraphs write up on the trade: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-orioles-sold-a-draft-pick-again/ I agree with the exception that the two arms we sent over may have more value than "non-prospects" entirely (I wouldn't be as...

we should target the pitcher who actually struck Astudillo out. He must have some pretty amazing movement on his pitches or changing speeds (probably both). Who knows if he has any sense of control but by golly his stuff must be off the charts.

The only Cubans we should be afraid of are the over 30 variety. I'm all for investing in young, controllable talent with upside. There's obviously risk associated with any player, but much more so with assuming the decline phase of an offensive only profile.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/examining-the-braves-disastrousness/

Oh I'm on the same page as you about giving up young talent for an aging player when you are in a rebuild phase. It doesn't make much sense. I think the FO's logic (if you can argue that) was that they would lock up a roughly league average 3B for ~3 years at minimal cost but they missed...

Agree with this. I think there needs to be some form of accountability for the FO's complete miss on Olivera - but that need not come in the form of firings. It could be as simple as a roundtable discussion amongst the FO, analysts and scouts as to what happened in this particular case (a...

But.. but.. the economics of baseball stink

At this point, there is reason to believe that Bowman is punking us.

If the organization thinks Ruiz is ready, I'd like to see Big River take over 3B and consider shifting Adonis to a corner spot. Mallex stays up until Inciarte is ready then goes back to AAA until such time as we figure out how things shake out during the trading deadline period.

Yup. 23 and over is exempt from the international bonus pool so this may well be a great move. Edit: Well in looking at his numbers (as reported) they don't look all that great. Low K totals, high BB totals.. but apparently he does have starting experience so I don't know where he slots in...