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Which wild card front office do you most believe in?  

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  1. 1. Which wild card front office do you most believe in?

    • Houston Astros (led by Jeff Luhnow)
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    • New York Yankees (led by Brian Cashman)
      4
    • Chicago Cubs (led by Theo & Jed)
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    • Pittsburgh Pirates (led by Neal Huntington)
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Twins acquire C John Ryan Murphy from #Yankees for OF Aaron Hicks.

 

Gotta make room for Sano in the OF. Amirite

 

Yankees also traded Jose Pirela to the Padres for Ronald Herrera, this morning

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Gotta make room for Sano in the OF. Amirite

 

Yankees also traded Jose Pirela to the Padres for Ronald Herrera, this morning

 

Gardner to Seattle in 3..2..1

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The Twins are an awful org

 

I can understand them moving Hicks with who they have in AA/AAA that look like they should be above average major leaguers but god damn do I dislike this trade.

 

Mauer at C, Park at 1B, Sano at 3B and Plouffe DHing would've made a lot more sense.

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Wait. So instead of the Twins signing Park to play 1B and move a 0.3 WAR 1B in Mauer back to C where he was something around 5 WAR in 2013, and simultaneously fill a gaping hole at that position, while keeping Sano away from the OF.... they decided to keep Mauer at 1B to provide 0.3 WAR at 23M a year and move Sano to the OF, and in order to move Sano to the OF they traded a 1.5 WAR OF (at least 2 WAR in a full season) in Aaron Hicks, who still has a lot of potential, for a band-aid solution at the C position.

 

And of course the Yankees are the ones to benefit.

 

That pretty much sums it up (although you're assuming Mauer can still catch well). Hicks is a great get for the Yanks (unfortunately). I wish the Jays had him.

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I can understand them moving Hicks with who they have in AA/AAA that look like they should be above average major leaguers but god damn do I dislike this trade.

 

Mauer at C, Park at 1B, Sano at 3B and Plouffe DHing would've made a lot more sense.

 

ummm you have Sano and Plouffe reversed there...

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ummm you have Sano and Plouffe reversed there...

 

They want Sano to play in the field though. The more likely scenario would have been that Plouffe was traded.

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David Cameron

"Aaron Hicks is basically Brett Gardner or Jacoby Ellsbury, just younger and cheaper. Nice move for NYY. "

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David Cameron

"Aaron Hicks is basically Brett Gardner or Jacoby Ellsbury, just younger and cheaper. Nice move for NYY. "

 

This does not seem like an intelligent statement. Unless he means current banged up Ellsbury who sucks?

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ummm you have Sano and Plouffe reversed there...

 

As King said the Twins have already stated multiple times this offseason that they want Sano in the field and not being relegated to DHing at this point in time. I believe the general idea is it keeps him in better shape instead of turning into another fat DH.

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As King said the Twins have already stated multiple times this offseason that they want Sano in the field and not being relegated to DHing at this point in time. I believe the general idea is it keeps him in better shape instead of turning into another fat DH.

 

Yeah but Plouffe is solid defensively at 3rd. If they insist on getting Sano into the field, play Sano at 1st, DH Park.

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Yeah but Plouffe is solid defensively at 3rd. If they insist on getting Sano into the field, play Sano at 1st, DH Park.

 

They have Mauer locked in at 1B though.

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Can Mauer really not play catcher anymore? Hes not a star at first base his contract is already atrocious you may as well try to get the most out of him at his best position.
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"Best closer" in KBO history is interested in coming over to the MLB

 

Korean right-hander Seung-hwan Oh will pursue a Major League contract this winter, reports Jeeho Yoo of Korea’s Yonhap News Agency. According to Yoo, Oh will travel to the United States this week and spend about 10 days in the U.S. as he meets with Major League clubs. Multiple teams have already expressed interest in Oh, who is considered the best closer in the history of the Korea Baseball Organization.

Oh, 33, carries one of the best nicknames you’ll encounter in pro sports: “The Final Boss.” After compiling a 1.69 ERA over his first nine seasons as a professional in the KBO, Oh went on to sign a two-year contract with the Hanshin Tigers of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball. He experienced similar success in Japan, recording a similarly impressive 2.25 ERA. Over the course of 11 professional seasons, Oh has worked to a 1.81 ERA with 357 saves, 10.7 K/9 and 2.1 BB/9 in 646 1/3 innings of work.

Word about Oh’s possible jump to the Major Leagues surfaced last month. As MLBTR’s Mark Polishuk noted at the time, a two-year-old report from Global Sporting Integration on Oh explained that he had a fastball (nicknamed the “Stone Fastball,” for those who enjoy a good nickname as much as I do) that sat 92 to 94 mph and could touch 97 mph. Oh’s secondary pitches include a slider thrown at a wide range of velocities (80 to 89 mph) and a curveball that he throws in the 70s. Oh does have some injuries on his docket — as one might expect from a pitcher that will turn 34 next July — having undergone Tommy John surgery in college (2001) and a second elbow operation in 2010. Any concerns about lingering effects from that second operation were probably wiped out when he returned in 2011 with the best season of his career, posting a 0.63 ERA (four earned runs in 57 innings) with a 76-to-11 K/BB ratio for the Samsung Lions.

Oh is now a free agent and, as such, is not subject to the posting system that restricts Korean and Japanese players with less service time. While some reports out of Japan indicated that Hanshin is pursuing an extension with Oh, Yoo’s source stressed that Oh’s focus is on securing a Major League contract. It’s not known which clubs have expressed interest at this time, though Oh reportedly intrigued the Yankees two years ago before he signed a two-year deal to play in Japan.

Oh adds to a growing list of Korean talent that could make the jump to the Major Leagues in 2016. The Twins have already secured the bidding rights to slugger Byung-ho Park, and outfielder Ah-seop Son will reportedly be posted early next week. Additionally, first baseman Dae-ho Lee, a free agent that, like Oh, is exempt from the posting system, has declared his intent to sign with a Major League club as well.

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"Best closer" in KBO history is interested in coming over to the MLB

 

Korean right-hander Seung-hwan Oh will pursue a Major League contract this winter, reports Jeeho Yoo of Korea’s Yonhap News Agency. According to Yoo, Oh will travel to the United States this week and spend about 10 days in the U.S. as he meets with Major League clubs. Multiple teams have already expressed interest in Oh, who is considered the best closer in the history of the Korea Baseball Organization.

Oh, 33, carries one of the best nicknames you’ll encounter in pro sports: “The Final Boss.” After compiling a 1.69 ERA over his first nine seasons as a professional in the KBO, Oh went on to sign a two-year contract with the Hanshin Tigers of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball. He experienced similar success in Japan, recording a similarly impressive 2.25 ERA. Over the course of 11 professional seasons, Oh has worked to a 1.81 ERA with 357 saves, 10.7 K/9 and 2.1 BB/9 in 646 1/3 innings of work.

Word about Oh’s possible jump to the Major Leagues surfaced last month. As MLBTR’s Mark Polishuk noted at the time, a two-year-old report from Global Sporting Integration on Oh explained that he had a fastball (nicknamed the “Stone Fastball,” for those who enjoy a good nickname as much as I do) that sat 92 to 94 mph and could touch 97 mph. Oh’s secondary pitches include a slider thrown at a wide range of velocities (80 to 89 mph) and a curveball that he throws in the 70s. Oh does have some injuries on his docket — as one might expect from a pitcher that will turn 34 next July — having undergone Tommy John surgery in college (2001) and a second elbow operation in 2010. Any concerns about lingering effects from that second operation were probably wiped out when he returned in 2011 with the best season of his career, posting a 0.63 ERA (four earned runs in 57 innings) with a 76-to-11 K/BB ratio for the Samsung Lions.

Oh is now a free agent and, as such, is not subject to the posting system that restricts Korean and Japanese players with less service time. While some reports out of Japan indicated that Hanshin is pursuing an extension with Oh, Yoo’s source stressed that Oh’s focus is on securing a Major League contract. It’s not known which clubs have expressed interest at this time, though Oh reportedly intrigued the Yankees two years ago before he signed a two-year deal to play in Japan.

Oh adds to a growing list of Korean talent that could make the jump to the Major Leagues in 2016. The Twins have already secured the bidding rights to slugger Byung-ho Park, and outfielder Ah-seop Son will reportedly be posted early next week. Additionally, first baseman Dae-ho Lee, a free agent that, like Oh, is exempt from the posting system, has declared his intent to sign with a Major League club as well.

 

I just read this and thought that it would be an intriguing player to go after. Good love MLBTR!

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I was actually starting to like the Twins, then they get rid of a young CF/OF core piece for a scrub backup catcher you could find on the waiver wire...

 

I think Murphy may surprise you, if that's what you think he is.

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