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  1. rv78
    Thinking outside the box..... start service time when a player starts playing for an organization in the minors. Base his pay on each year starting with his first season in the minors and then incrementally increase it each year. Once they get called up to the majors bonuses kick-in based on performance. Every team has the same salary structure on each player until they have played, say 10 seasons total. (Doesn't matter if they were all in the minors or some in the minors and some in the majors). Once they reach 10 seasons played they become a Free Agent. Their original club has the option to match any offer they get in Free Agency or they can let the player go. A salary floor using the average team salary from the previous season could be used and times that by a percentage, such as $150M average X 50% = $75M floor. The luxury tax could use the same formula but a different percentage, $150M average X 150% = $225M. As salaries go up the floor and the luxury tax would also incrementally increase.
  2. rv78
    Comparing MLB to the NFL is like comparing apples to oranges.
  3. rv78
    Only way this is a good option is if they get more in return than what he already delivers. He's a good proven big league hitter. He'd have to bring a good proven big league pitcher in return. Donaldson's big contract makes trading Arraez over Donaldson a better option to other clubs. Not sure it is the better option for the Twins though. Arraez and Miranda at 3B might be a good combo until Miranda becomes that same good proven big league hitter.
  4. rv78
    Value is based on production. I'll give you some numbers and you tell me which is more productive. Houston led the league offensively in 2021. Using their numbers and the Twins numbers they have a lot to do with winning or losing. I realize pitching plays a huge role as well but we are solely looking at offensive production. Runs scored: Astros=863. Twins=727 Homeruns: Astros=221, Twins=228 Batting Average: Astros=,268. Twins=,242 Walks: Astros=569, Twins=525 Strikeouts: Astros=1212, Twins=1395 So despite the Twins out hitting the Astros in the HR department (the only offensive catagory they were better at than the Astros) they still fell significantly short in offensive production. HomeRuns are not more valuable unless you have guys on base. You need guys that can hit singles and doubles in your lineup, not just home runs and strikeouts.
  5. rv78
    Okay......... lets just retire his number.
  6. rv78
    So the knock against Martin is he doesn't hit for power? Do we need everyone in the lineup to hit HRs? No! Maybe a little less power and a lot more contact would help the struggling hitters that are already here. I don't knock Arraez for not being a power hitter. 3 hits in an inning will score as many runs as a solo HR and is more likely to happen if you have guys that can put the ball in play instead of walking back to the dugout after they swing for the fences and miss most of the time.
  7. rv78
    I actually find it funny how there is talk of Sano losing weight, getting into better shape and figuring things out to become a better hitter is all of the sudden going to happen. The guy has been in the bigs 7 years and hasn't done any of that yet. Why is 2022 going to be the magical season when he does? Sano is going to be Sano. If Cruz couldn't get him to become a better player and quit over-swinging, to hit to all fields, to lay off the crap pitches off the plate and shorten his swing when he gets 2 strikes then quite frankly I doubt it is ever going to happen. He's had 7 years with Coaches and other good players to get in his head and straighten out his terrible approach at the plate and if we are seeing the results of that to this point then further improvement isn't there. I'd cut and run with the first good/reasonable offer in trade, if it happens. If not, he can walk at the end of the season.
  8. rv78
    Fully agree with mikelink45. Waiting for leftovers is NOT a winning strategy. (aka Shoemaker and Happ). I just fully believe they never planned to add FA pitchers. Maybe a resign of Pineda and that'll be it. If no Pineda then they throw Bundy in with Ober, Ryan, Jax, Dobnak...... they are content to start the season with them and then dip into the minors pool of young arms to fill holes. Remember they said they want to be "competitive". That's not the same thing as winning a playoff game or World Series.
  9. rv78
    I would have to disagree with you about Sano. One of his biggest problems is that he chases pitches off the plate, especially when he has 2 strikes. I have said it many times on this site..... the 2 biggest holes in the lineup are Kepler and Sano and this team won't take the next step forward until they either figure out what they are doing wrong and correct it or are replaced with better hitters. I will go out on a limb and say it will be the latter.
  10. rv78
    Let's see.......... in spring training you are facing a lot of minor league players. It's good to know you have a major league pitcher that can get minor league hitters out. We've seen how well he fares against big league hitters and it's not all that good. Sure he will likely have a good spring and win a spot in the rotation. I prefer to base my opinions on games played during the summer and last year he started 6 games, went 1-7 overall and had an ERA over 7. Matt Shoemaker wasn't much worse and he is gone, thank you.
  11. rv78
    My thoughts on Dobnak are that.... his ship has sailed. He's not the type of pitcher that can over-power hitters and I think hitters have figured him out already. Watching him pitch, it is easy to see the difference in which pitch he is throwing. Lay off the off-speed stuff and clobber the fastball. Unfortunately we will all get to see how bad the FO has mis-judged him in 2022.
  12. rv78
    I'd like Bryant in the lineup over a Sano, Kepler, or Cave but with Miranda on the doorstep having another 3B/LF guy isn't where the priority signing should be. As long as Donaldson, Arraez, Kepler remain on the team a move like this won't happen.
  13. rv78
    I've said all along that 2022 will be a rebuilding year. The Twins have never been aggressive in the FA market even tho that is what Target Field was built for, (and to keep our top players) which we did do by resigning Buck but didn't do by trading away Berrios.The end of 2021 showed what the rotation would look like at the start of 2022. Ober, Ryan, Jax, minus Pineda however I think there is still a good chance he will be brought back, and then Dobnak. There are your 5 guys. Good luck filling Target Field.
  14. rv78
    I've often thought Radke should have his number retired by the Twins. He was a really good pitcher at a bad time.
  15. rv78
    Miranda to LF might make the most sense if Kirolloff stays at 1B and Sano Is the main DH guy. I mean what have you got to lose. Trying Miranda in LF isn't like moving Sano to RF.............. is it?
  16. rv78
    It's hard to imagine that they cannot find a place to play Miranda when 6 of the 9 guys in the lineup couldn't hit above .250 last season. It looks like the FO isn't going to give this team a major upgrade in the rotation and if they are willing to play the same lineup again in 2022 minus Simmons and Cruz then where, as fans, are we expected to see an improvement come from? Unless I am missing something, resigning Buxton was done to prevent a fan mutiny and every other move so far has been, well, laughable. Evidently their vision to be competitive in 2022 will rely on the youngsters like Miranda, Kirilloff and a stable of minor league pitchers making a giant leap forward.
  17. rv78
    More dumpster diving...... what else is new. I am wondering why the Twins need two Jake Caves. One is tooooo many.
  18. rv78
    Nice article. The discerning thing I noticed about Larnach was that he was a dead pull hitter. very seldom went to the opposite field. If he can only hit fastballs and they are constantly located on the outside part of the plate, the fastest way he'll be able to make pitchers re-adjust, is to start hitting the ball the other way, otherwise those outside fastballs will just continue to turn into K's and weak ground balls.
  19. rv78
    Looking at Lewis and Martin, if neither one sticks at SS then they play in the outfield. So Buxton is in CF. That doesn't mean they can't play LF and RF. Looking at the current roster we went last year with a rotation of guys in LF that never really took the position and made it their own and in RF is Kepler who is good defensively but really has turned into a liabaility at the plate. I find it hard to believe that Lewis or Martin would be worse defensively in RF than Kepler and would not be any better offensively. Maybe the outfield of the future, and that future maybe isn't that far away, is Martin, Buxton and Lewis. I'd much rather see a Kepler and Sano who are offensive liabilities be traded than up and coming prospects that the Twins have banked on so heavily as part of their future. Kepler and Sano don't look to be that important anymore.
  20. rv78
    The answer is quite simple at shortstop. The Twins will pick from the leftovers. just like they do with Pitchers. The last time this organization went out and got a difference maker was in 1991 which coincides with their last Championship. What a coincidence!
  21. rv78
    Hey this FO has made their big splash this off-season. Signing the best part-time player in baseball to a $100M+ deal. What are you complaining about? With the likes of Bundy, now Faria, and a couple more dumpster dives they'll be all set as usual. You know, Wes Johnson can tun these low end starters into All-Stars if they have 1 pitch that is above average. Look how well it worked last year!! This FO is a joke.
  22. rv78
    Looking at both sides of Buck, I know he changes the team when he's on the field. I think the W/L record even indicates that. But he also has to find a way to stay on the field and play a full season.... just once would be a good start. If you were running another type of business would you pay someone full-time money if they've never proven they can be there any more than part-time? Most businesses would part ways with that type of worker. In a way I can't blame this FO for being tied to a, what the H E double L toothpicks should we do? If they tie him to a 7 year contract and he doesn't play anymore in those 7 years than he did in the last 7 then everyone here will say they messed up big-time and were a couple of fools. If they trade him and he becomes the MVP like many of you feel he is already then they will have messed up big-time. Either way, if I'm the Twins or if I'm a team that gets him in a trade, his contract has to be incentived based on the amount of playing time he provides. Even Buck should understand that.
  23. rv78
    Current signings like that of Jake Cave and Jharrel Cotton indicate what this FO wants. Cheap players that they HOPE will perform beyond capabilities. It's a recipe for disaster. It seems they are either ignorant, incapable, stubborn, cheap, hopeful, or less intelligent than anyone ever figured. Starting to look like all of the above.
  24. rv78
    If it would take the 4 prospects you list to get him then it's an absolute NO. 4 prospects for a 1 year stop-gap pitcher? NEVER.
  25. rv78
    I will begin to believe in this FO when they quit handing out contracts to guys like Dobnak and Cave. at the same time letting guys like Rosario and Berrios leave. Until then, it looks like they want to hang onto the worst players they have and get rid of the better ones.
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