I feel like you should ask your rabbi that question.

Different service time and cost, plus higher innate risk of a pitcher, makes that a reasonable deal for both sides in my eyes.

I liked it (7 Wonders Duel), but it's not quite 7 Wonders for two players - same theme, somewhat simpler mechanics, more direct interaction.

Nicasio jumped out at me. Some guys who were non-tendered just to sneak them off the 40, like Rosell Herrera or Domingo German (who had TJ last winter), would be worth a look. I don't know what to make of Minor or H Alvarez, since both had shoulder surgery and I don't know what their outlooks are. A little surprised at Chris Carter - I think I'd rather take another year of him than of Gattis.

I thought Shapiro said they were done with major adds. BTW, remember those stupid rumors about how some "source" said the Jays were David Price's top choice, or that they were negotiating a deal? So much BS out there this time of year from people who want clicks or retweets.

Fringe to non-prospect. 1B only, good approach, limited tools.

I agree. Seems like he's got real trade value if they want to move him.

I'm in the minority on RftG. Most folks who like serious games love it.

Absolutely. Guy's as big as a house right now.

Reviews are awful so no. Plus they want $15 for expansions, which is high comedy.

I think two-person games turn into one-person games.

Can't play 3b.

Starter.

Not there or anywhere. OPACY is not this great hitters' park that some folks (including media/broadcasters) think it is.

I was very pleased with the Kale Caesar with duck confit - I made Ruhlman's Caesar dressing from his book Egg, using confit oil, and (since my wife does not eat any seafood) using about 1 Tbsp of white miso in lieu of the anchovies to keep some umami in the dish. Plus my daughter and I then ate all the extra duck legs for dinner the next few nights. But that wasn't the biggest hit with the guests - they crushed the basics, including the from-scratch g.b.c.

This is morbid, but if a major celebrity is killed in one of these massacres, that might do it. Or campaign finance refoHAHAHAHA oh my God I almost got that out.

Hey, Zobrist is a good player, but four years? That makes no sense to me.

Like him more than that. More power.

Keuchel. Saw him in college, 5th starter type. Totally overhauled his arsenal before 2014. Guy deserves a ton of credit.

Cueto.

It's very rare for that to happen and last at all. I don't think he'll do it.

Yes.

still think that's a reliever all the way. Low slot for a starter, lot of effort, questionable command.

That book is amazing other than its sheer heft.

Power/speed guy. Lot of tools meaning high upside but more risk than Estevez, the other Cuban they signed the same day (both Boras clients, IIRC), who has better feel to hit right now but lacks the big tools.

He was actually on my top free agents ranking last winter, prematurely as it turned out. Chance to be an above-average everyday player.

Platoon bat with plus defense at first. Slight overpay IMO - probably a $2MM player.

Less than I thought he'd get, which is good for the Twins and also an example of how this posting system sucks for the players.

Don't think so. He's likely to be too homer-prone with that flat fastball.

No, I don't think so.

End of January for the whole thing. I always do the entire prospect package at once, over a three-day span.

Next Thursday morning. I fly home late that morning so I may not attend it in person - not that the rule 5 matters much any more.

Thanks, Alan, really feelin' the love right now.

You're right if you're looking at a manager who puts a low OBP guy in the 1 or 2 spots and you think he's a moron for doing so, because he is.

I loved the power, saw high risk with the swing and miss and the inability to hit lefties. Also didn't think the body would stay at 3b long term. I remember ranking him around #37 one year on my top 100, and getting called all kinds of names by (some) angry pirates fans. Some high-risk guys work out; that one didn't.

Pretty good system for getting the most out of high-contact bats. Lot of folks in the game credit Meulens and Bochy. Some of that was fluky though - Tomlinson has so little power it's hard to see pitchers even giving him the opportunity to hit .300, and Crawford's first-half spike was a mirage.

Kepler, and no, I haven't played any sim games.

I think that's where he ends up if he comes here and has to pitch every fifth day. Plus splitter, average to slightly above avg fastball, very small/slight guy who doesn't look very durable and missed a handful of starts in 2013 and 2014.

If Alec Hansen is healthy, he's my bet. Jason Groome and AJ Puk are possibilities too, although I think that's too much for Puk - if I'm going pitcher at 1-1 I want a better athlete.

Not if you can't make a significant improvement in your defense at first base.

Those complaints are fair criticisms; I'm referring to comments like "$31 million is insane!" (actual comment on my FB page) or "no one is worth that much money for playing a game" (I made that one up). It's economic illiteracy. The owners are raking it in; revenues are rising faster than salaries. The players are the product and should be able to earn the marginal revenue product of their labor; there are players who are worth $40 million a year in added revenue, like Harper and Trout, but good luck convincing the average fan who didn't even take economics in high school that a guy making $20 million a year is "underpaid."

It's in poor shape. Sisco is a prospect, Hess and Scott are big leaguers, and you can always hope Harvey and/or Bundy gets healthy at some point.

Depends on what the shoulder looks like. If it's just ground beef in there, then no.

Guerra.

Twins fans calling a 20-year-old a "bust" by scouting the stat line are not actually Twins fans.

Their folks credit the pitching coach, Dan Warthen. Will be interesting to see what he can do with Matz (if healthy), where the stuff is pretty good already but the command isn't.

I hope so, just because I think he's close to ready and I hate seeing clubs hold players down for arbitration/service time reasons. It does a disservice to the game and the fans even though it is the right business move in many or most cases.

No, but if this is three starters, none faces more than 18 batters idea, it's been around for ~30 years. I also think something like that is inevitable given data that shows that pitchers are worse the fourth time through the order.

I assume so - he was awful in the OF last year, and that's a bad park for a below-average defensive outfielder anyway. I do think he can hit enough to play there if he's healthy.

I think it's about even money on that. I wouldn't hesitate to give him 5 and $160MM if I were a high-revenue contender.