Twins Ace Pablo López Facing "Strong Likelihood" of Season-Ending Elbow Surgery

[howeda7]

6 minutes ago, DJL44 said:

A salary cap without changes to revenue sharing is pointless. Changes to revenue sharing are needed.

Yes, but that is likely coming via how the local games are distributed. I expect it to be all via ESPN/Amazon/Netflix etc. in 3-4 years. I suppose the Yankees and Dodgers will fight it, so yes that's part of the CBA fight too.

[The Great Hambino]

25 minutes ago, DJL44 said:

A salary cap without changes to revenue sharing is pointless. Changes to revenue sharing are needed.

You're not wrong.  But changes to revenue sharing without an effective salary floor are also pointless.  Otherwise you're just taking money from teams willing to spend and giving it to those that aren't wiling to spend with nothing keeping them from simply pocketing it.  Can't imagine why the union would be opposed to that.

They're all needed in tandem to achieve the desired effect.

[DJL44]

46 minutes ago, The Great Hambino said:

You're not wrong.  But changes to revenue sharing without an effective salary floor are also pointless.  Otherwise you're just taking money from teams willing to spend and giving it to those that aren't wiling to spend with nothing keeping them from simply pocketing it.  Can't imagine why the union would be opposed to that.

They're all needed in tandem to achieve the desired effect.

Stop sharing revenue that comes from attendance. Then there is an incentive to field a competitive team.

[Doctor Wu]

On 2/18/2026 at 12:08 AM, rdehring said:

Guess we are now looking at 2 of Festa, Matthews, Abel and Bradley, rather than one.  Can one of them take that last big step to being our next ACE.  Please?

Well, the old silver lining aspect is appropriate in this situation. Losing a solid pitcher and great character player like Lopez will hurt the team obviously, but it DOES give some of the other players a shot in the rotation. I don't think guys like Bradley and Abel need to be spending much or any more time in AAA, so this gives them more reassurance they can stay with the big boys and hopefully thrive this season. And yeah, maybe one of them can make Ryan-like strides this season and show signs of being an ace. Don't doubt any of these young pitchers.