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  1. Brock Beauchamp
    More information about "Twins Daily's Community Awards: 2023-2024 Offseason"
    Hello again, Twins fans! Twice a year, I sit down and find the most popular posts and blogs on Twins Daily and their creators receive prizes for their contributions to the sprawling behemoth that is Twins Daily. While this offseason wasn't as action-packed as previous winters, there was still a lot to talk about. We look at the most popular posts and most popular blogs created by our users. Let's dive into the most popular content of the offseason. Most Popular Post Hey @Supfin99, come on down! In what was the most popular post of the offseason, Supfin99 takes on our very own John Bonnes over his Jorge Polanco take. In what was easily the most controversial move of the winter, opinions were divided on how losing the longest-tenured Twin would impact the 2024 team. Congratulations on your achievement and for your efforts, you will receive this TC-branded Dugout Mug! Most Popular Post Runner-Up Next up is one of our Caretakers, @Cory Engelhardt! In our write-up of prospect Austin Martin, Cory chimed in to say the Twins should consider handing the glove to Martin and letting him take his shot. After a couple of frustrating seasons, the centerpiece of the Jose Berrios trade put together a solid second-half of the 2023 season and it appears Cory is a fan! Sorry Cory, you win nothing. But thank you anyway! 😃 Most Popular Blog Entry As always, the Twins Daily user blog section was humming all offseason. We averaged nearly a blog a day for most of the winter. Coming out on top in audience engagement was Whatever Happened to 50% of Revenue for Payroll? from @jharaldson. Years ago, Dave St Peter, president of the Twins, used to promote the idea that half of all revenue went to the MLB payroll. What changed? That's a damned good question and jharaldson, you're taking home this Kirby Puckett bobblehead for asking the right questions. Most Popular Blog Entry Runner-Up Yet again we have someone using and abusing Edwin Starr in @Doctor Gast's WAR! HAH! What is it good for? As one might expect, this blog entry ruffled a few feathers, questioning the utility of the various WAR stats and how they apply to catchers, Yadier Molina in particular. Nothing riles up the dorks like questioning advanced metrics, and I include myself amongst their ranks. Most Prolific Poster As always, we highlight the poster who earned the most "points" during the offseason. You are awarded points for creating content and others liking your content. This is a pure numbers game and this winter, @chpettit19 takes home the glory. I haven't checked but they probably got a chunk of those points complaining about Gast's piece on WAR. That's all for this winter, folks. Give a round of applause to all of those mentioned in this piece and we're only two weeks from Opening Day!
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    So I've posted a bit about this in the past, some of you surely saw those topics. We're getting closer to a launch date on this but I want to make sure the community is on board and interested. We're looking for a group of people who find this kind of esoteric baseball sicko behavior appealing. We'll need a small group who are interested in monitoring additions/subtractions, adding player images, etc. while we'll need a much larger group who are interested in adding content, wiki-style. Take a look and let's talk about it! https://staging.twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-players-project/brooks-lee-r3/
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    Also, look at your own argument. Yes, the Diamondbacks made it to the World Series. But they lost. And who'd they lose to? One of the most free-spending teams of the past three offseasons.
  5. Brock Beauchamp
    Spending money is one way to win. It's not the only way. But not spending money decreases your options to field a winning team. Overall, spending money increases a team's chance at both the postseason and the World Series. It's not the only way to get there but it's one way to get there. And the more options you have to a path there, the better you'll be in the long run.
  6. Brock Beauchamp
    The Angelos were terrible owners, some of the worst in the sport and that's saying something. Thankfully, they're now gone.
  7. Brock Beauchamp
    I'm unhappy with ownership's decision to reduce payroll in the middle of a contention window and I won't tell anyone to feel otherwise. But if you think the Pohlads are bad when viewed on the scale of baseball ownership, you're not paying attention to the rest of baseball. The Pohlads are entirely adequate owners. I can rattle off a dozen ownership groups that are markedly worse than them.
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    I couldn't take it any more. I fixed the title.
  10. Brock Beauchamp
    Fixed this for you, Ash
  11. Brock Beauchamp
    Oh, the Twins could have bid on Bellinger but in the end, the Cubs would have just bid more. And if you get to the point where you've outbid the Cubs on Bellinger, you've probably really screwed up.
  12. Brock Beauchamp
    Eh, also true but mostly irrelevant. The Cubs have more money and more need, they were ultimately going to land Bellinger. No one was strongly linked to him other than the North Siders for about four months.
  13. Brock Beauchamp
    He opted for a Correa-style deal, which is something of a surprise. Kudos to the Cubs for holding firm on their ceiling. Bellinger landed exactly where everyone thought he would land. The Twins never had a shot at him.
  14. Brock Beauchamp
    Game thread is going to be here, folks:
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    I don't disagree with the principle of this blog entry but I think it's worth pointing out that other baseball costs have risen dramatically over the past 15 years. Minor leaguers are paid *way* more now (good), front offices are *much* larger, investment in tech and infrastructure is much higher, the list goes on... It takes a lot more revenue to run all the non-payroll parts of a major league franchise than it did in the past. With that said, all we have to do is look at the Braves, the only team that has a legal responsibility to open their books to the public. And they're wildly profitable. Costs have risen, to be sure, but so have profits.
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    I don't think the two things are linked. I think the Twins are out on Bellinger for purely monetary reasons. Personally, I'm okay with that. Bellinger is a lefty hitter - god knows the Twins don't need more of those in the OF - and I don't trust his bat to play at first at that elevated dollar amount. He just isn't a great fit here, IMO.
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    John Fisher's current strategy of relocating the Oakland Athletics:
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    I watched Santana a lot with the Brewers last year. He's going to start declining at literally any minute but he's still capable of taking good, professional at-bats from both sides of the plate. He also plays a nice first base. His numbers won't light up the room but he's the kind of guy you're very comfortable putting in the 5-7 spots depending on matchup.
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    I'm with Matt on this one, the Pirates don't stand much of a chance. The Reds and Brewers have as much young talent as they do and are starting off with a higher floor. The Cubs roster will not look the same on Opening Day as it does now. And the Cardinals..., well, they're the ****ing Cardinals.
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    In some ways, yes. But guys fall in almost every draft and they took advantage of it. Whereas with Jenkins, it was a rock solid top five draftees, the Twins lucked out in the lottery, and Jenkins was the only guy out of the five left to draft. It was as close to the decision making itself for you as it can get.
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    The front office deserves a lot of credit for a variety of things. I don't think they're perfect but they seem to be doing a pretty damned good job. With that said, they absolutely lucked into Walker Jenkins in so many freakin' ways.
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    Oh, for sure. Ortiz fits right into the Brewers' needs, just as Lee would.
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    This ignores the Brewers’ needs, though. They have outfielders up and down the roster and are trying to compete. It’s no coincidence that the players coming back are both MLB ready and are a pitcher and a shortstop. If I was in the Brewers position, I would have asked for Lee and not moved off that position. He’s an absolutely perfect fit for them right now.
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    Absolutely. I’m open to trading Lee but the player needs to have more control years.
  25. Brock Beauchamp
    Not even a little bit true. Two fringy top-100 guys who are MLB ready and a late first round pick. Could the Twins have beat that? Sure. Do you want to trade Brooks Lee for one year of Burnes?
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