Brock Beauchamp
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Really? You would turn down a guaranteed $14m in hopes you’d make $22m in a single year? Fan takes baffle me. -
For any of you who aren’t Patreon subscribers, toss G&G a buck for the Perkins interview. It’s truly outstanding.
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We all know Jose is betting on himself. I wonder if the team could offer a front-load, pay him maybe $16m in his FA year, and then try to get a player-friendly option tacked on, like $24m with a $5m buyout. That seems like a deal that would work for everyone.
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There are plenty of things happening in this world that make me truly angry and despair for mankind as a whole. Baseball ain’t one of those things. Am I frustrated? Sure, definitely. But, at the end of the day, this is intended to be entertainment, not the Nuremberg trials.
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That looks pretty close to me, though it may be a couple million low on year three of arb.
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CHEERS!
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The Twins extended an offer to Escobar but he refused because it wasn't enough. It was pretty widely reported from what I remember. Obviously, that was the correct decision for Escobar.
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Given how this is playing out, I don't think it's about money. I think it's about Donaldson wanting to play in Atlanta and him not wanting to accept less to play there. It's a staring contest and I think Atlanta wins because Josh just wants to play there.
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Pseudo, have you been drinking? Because I sure have been. Also, like 95% sure that's "past" because it can be a preposition "moving beyond".
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That's what I said, albeit quite poorly because you didn't understand that was my point.
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It definitely makes him more valuable in trade but teams don't do that for pretty obvious PR reasons, both for fans and fellow teammates. Who would sign a long-term deal with the Twins after watching someone "stick" with the team and then get traded afterward?
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Which could be said about literally every person to ever throw a baseball from a mound.
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For the record, I have far fewer issues with who they acquired and what position they play than I do the fact this team is heading toward Spring Training with a payroll well under last season after winning 101 games. There are a lot of ways to improve a team and while pitching was the most obvious route, it wasn't the only route. The most unforgivable action is to cruise into the 2020 season with a $120m payroll.
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Okay, so a $14m team option with a $3m buyout. Correct?
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Am I being obtuse or does the bolded make no sense? "Three years, $30M. Salaries totaling $27M in first three years, then a $14M club option with a $3M club option for a fourth."
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Yeah, I doubt they get more than one FA year of Berrios but I’d take that, especially if he allows the team to front load the extension and only pay $12-15m in that final year.
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If they manage to drop $20m+ on extensions to existing players this offseason, that takes some sting out of their big swings and misses at basically every free agent worth mentioning. Good signing, now do it some more.
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Eh, I can’t twist this offseason into a positive. The Twins are coming off a 101 win season, yet my excitement level is barely higher than the dark years of the past decade. That’s pretty dismal.
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The front office said they were pursuing impact pitching and then missed on literally every free agent pitcher of note. They deserve every (rational) ill word written about them because they failed to live up to their own promises, never mind the common sense necessity of the moves they said they were going to make (and didn't). Whether it's repetitive or not, that's the reality of the situation. If they go out and trade for Price or Gray tomorrow, we're done. All that bitching was (mostly) for naught. But the fact they signed both Bailey *and* Hill makes that move quite unlikely. These deals feel like someone admitting defeat and fans should be pretty damned mad about it.
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Upon further reflection, it’s because signing both is an indication that there will be no additional pitching acquisitions.
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Somehow I’m more irritated that the Twins got both Bailey and Hill than if they had signed only one of them.
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If the Twins went out and got someone like Price or Gray THEN make these signings, whatever. They’re fine. But the visuals on this deal in the here and now make me want to throw up. This is bordering on completely unacceptable territory and fans have every right to be furious.
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I want a pitcher but given the market, I'd float something like a 2/$60m contract to Donaldson and see if he bites. Overpay for shorter years, see if he's interested. Players often overestimate their ability to not age (though obviously, their agents steer the other direction) so go that angle and see what happens.
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Odorizzi and Pineda are just fine second and third moves. Now go make a real move for someone at or above Berrios’ level.
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Woof. You'd rather offer Ryu one less year for the same money than Wheeler? No thanks. I like Ryu, I think he could be a good get for 2/$35m but the dude is old and he isn't the type of pitcher who will age well because guys who are throwing 91mph have no margin for aging.
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