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Today, 08:44 AMYou bring up two important things here. The Cardinals are definitely the model the Twins should strive for and attempt to copy going forward. ...10 replies | 190 view(s) -
06-17-2013, 09:18 PMMaybe. Most likely the Royals will flip Shields next deadline and recoup some of the value lost (a la the Brewers and Greinke getting Segura and...127 replies | 2556 view(s)
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06-17-2013, 09:16 PMI agree with this. I would not want to Twins to do this last offseason but I thought it was a worthwhile gamble for the Royals at that point in...127 replies | 2556 view(s)
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06-17-2013, 08:08 PMI would suggest the best pitchers - ie those with the fewest question marks and an expectation to be good for several years - very rarely hit free...185 replies | 4210 view(s)
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06-17-2013, 12:16 PMI don't mind being opposed to your constant misery but this isn't about "sides". I think we all want the Twins to win, but we have some different...127 replies | 2556 view(s)
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06-17-2013, 12:07 PMThis is flat out not true. Last offseason Myers was a top three prospect and Sano and Buxton were not at that level (primarily because of distance...127 replies | 2556 view(s)
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06-17-2013, 12:00 PMdrjim replied to a thread Minnesota Twins: Trevor Plouffe’s Value Emphasized with Time on DL in Minnesota Twins TalkStill think he ends up in LF.5 replies | 227 view(s)
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06-17-2013, 11:42 AMPlus it's not about the money, it's the years. Morris was a one year deal. And the obvious other aspect is that Morris was signing with his...185 replies | 4210 view(s)
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06-17-2013, 08:40 AMOxtung - research or not I fail to see how advocating for more free agent signings is helped by citing extensions. The large majority of good...185 replies | 4210 view(s)
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06-17-2013, 07:36 AMI promise a full update soon.32 replies | 1020 view(s)
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06-15-2013, 04:15 PMMany baseball experts are saying the Twins right now are similar to the Rangers of 2007 or 2008. And I can promise the Rangers didn't give 5 year...185 replies | 4210 view(s)
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06-15-2013, 03:55 PMThe Rays have made the World Series and have been competitive for the past five years. That would be nice. But that is beside the point of the...185 replies | 4210 view(s)
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06-15-2013, 03:42 PMI disagree with your assessment that prospects are being blocked. We probably won't agree on this.47 replies | 1555 view(s)
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06-15-2013, 03:41 PMHicks and Slama have nothing to do with each other for a variety of reasons. I challenge you to do more than read a stat line when analyzing minor...21 replies | 2859 view(s)
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06-15-2013, 03:34 PMWho is talking about "decade-long stretches"? No one would accept that.127 replies | 2556 view(s)
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06-15-2013, 03:32 PMLast offseason they didn't have one comparable to Myers, much less plenty.127 replies | 2556 view(s)
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06-15-2013, 03:29 PMI personally don't expect them to use "saved" money and I also expect the payroll to be lower next season than it is this season. Still doesn't mean...185 replies | 4210 view(s)
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06-15-2013, 03:27 PMI know that the Twins could fit it in to their salary structure, but $18mil/yr (at minimum) for a #3 seems a little steep. He has never pitched 200...185 replies | 4210 view(s)
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06-15-2013, 03:20 PMTexas is in another league financially, but I think the other teams mentioned by you don't prove your point. None of those teams have ever signed a...185 replies | 4210 view(s)
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06-15-2013, 03:12 PMFree agency has changed massively from 20 years ago to what we have seen in even the past decade. There are complaints to be made and different...185 replies | 4210 view(s)
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06-15-2013, 03:04 PMYou think money is the reason Terry Ryan didn't trade for Shields?127 replies | 2556 view(s)
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06-15-2013, 02:58 PMThis. Plus, what exactly is wrong with trying to do right by the AAA affiliate? Obviously you don't want to hurt the big club or block prospects in...47 replies | 1555 view(s)
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06-15-2013, 08:26 AMOutside of Parmelee playing and Gibson not up I don't have a huge problem. And each of these will be remedied soon enough.127 replies | 2556 view(s)
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06-15-2013, 08:23 AMSanchez is a five year deal. Pitching great now but we'll see if he is doing the same in 2-3 years when the Twins window starts to open185 replies | 4210 view(s)
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06-15-2013, 08:21 AMI agree with these statements except for the last sentence. It is difficult to execute a good free agent contract that was my point.185 replies | 4210 view(s)
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06-14-2013, 09:41 PMI say we put Willingham at SS. Much easier to find a corner OF than a SS and he would have one of the highest OPS in the game for a SS.19 replies | 718 view(s)
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06-14-2013, 09:37 PMI still think it would take a big overpay and teams are probably too savvy to do that for a closer. But it only takes one and Perkins might be the...185 replies | 4210 view(s)
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06-14-2013, 09:35 PMDespite what you just said I don't think there is a person on this board who dispute that statement. The questions are more about timing and risk...185 replies | 4210 view(s)
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06-14-2013, 04:40 PMMy main issue is he is pushing for smart, low risk signings but somehow thinks that will produce a power hitting 1b, a legit ss and a front of the...185 replies | 4210 view(s)
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