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  1. Nine of twelve
    I don't think Mauer's contract should be considered in this conversation. At all. The question that was asked is: who was the best player of the decade? Some sort of cumulative WAR statistic is probably the best way to answer that question, and it seems clear that the answer is Mauer.
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    Highlight of the second decade of Target Field: MIguel Sano hits a home run over the third deck in left field.
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    If there's an organization where a pitcher has a chance to advance it's Baltimore. Wouldn't surprise me for him to be in their starting rotation for most of 2020.
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    Could be. But I noticed you stopped short of saying you think he should be traded.
  5. Nine of twelve
    I agree with the first sentence. I strongly disagree with the second sentence. Even though the team may not be an owner's primary business it doesn't mean the owner doesn't care about the bottom line. Owners are in the sports franchise business to make money off their teams.
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    I haven't read all the posts so I apologize if this restates earlier points. I've said before that the goal of any franchise should be to contend for a postseason berth every year. EVERY year. That means scouting and player development must be the highest priorities. Good scouting means good drafts, trades, and free agent signings. Good player development speaks for itself. If a team takes care of this infrastructure it means that mortgaging a franchise's future to go all-in would never be necessary. In cases where a significant trade or free agent signing would be indicated such moves would not hamstring the franchise's future. BTW, Toronto should also be mentioned in this discussion. I think it was 4 or 5 years ago that they went all-in and got nothing. Now they are nowhere. They have been reported to have agreed to terms with Ryu, but if that comes to pass it would at best move them up to contention for a winning record.
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    I am happy and at peace because I know that math is always true. Now, statistics on the other hand...
  8. Nine of twelve
    Dismissing any team is a mistake. Don't make any assumptions. Play to win as many games as possible during the season, no matter who your opponent is on the field or in the standings.
  9. Nine of twelve
    It was apparent for several months that Schoop would not be back with the Twins so I'm glad he found a job. Same for Cron, I guess, but I think the Twins should have tried to bring him back.
  10. Nine of twelve
    I have the first Jayhawks album on vinyl. I'd be willing to contribute that if it helps to sign a good starter.
  11. Nine of twelve
    Actually, it has a natural harbor right on the Atlantic Ocean. Plus you could probably get a good deal working as a spokesman for LL Bean.
  12. Nine of twelve
    When it comes to free agent pitchers, show them our offensive stats from 2019 with the mention that many of the players are just entering their primes.
  13. Nine of twelve
    Thanks for finding this info. I distinctly remembered us getting some big hits off him this past season. That's why my initial reaction to this signing was not enthusiastic. Now seeing that his ERA was 2.01 in games not pitched against the Twins I give it a definite thumbs up. No mystery about why he thought we'd be a good team for him to pitch for.
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    You may have seen the article as criticizing Astudillo. I saw it as evaluating him.
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    I know it is a tangent to the topic of this thread, but others have brought up the topic of Bert Blyleven and this needs to be said. The case for Blyleven in the HOF can be summed up very succinctly. When he retired he was third in career strikeouts. Third out of the thousands upon thousands of men who pitched in the majors. Only Nolan Ryan and Steve Carlton had more. I repeat for emphasis: ****ing third all-time!!! It was a travesty that he was not voted in on the first-ballot. What if Harmon had been made to wait 13 years to be inducted because even though he hit a lot of home runs he didn't have a very high batting average, he never won a World Championship, and he struck out a lot? This was the same thing. Unforgivable.
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    The reason the free agent market wasn't as competitive last year is because the free agents weren't as good as this year's crop.
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    In 1997 when the NHL had awarded an expansion team to Minnesota there was some discussion (and maybe even a contest?) to name the new team. I came up an idea for name that I didn't share it with anyone at the time but now I think I should have. The name I came up with was a variation on Vikings. Vikings were sailors from Norway. As anyone who has done crossword puzzles knows, the term "tar" is a slang term for sailor. And another term for "Norwegian" is "Norse". So I thought it would be fitting for the team to be named the Minnesota Norse Tars.
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    What if the Yankees hadn't had so many injured players during 2019? What if the Twins had kept David Ortiz? What if the Red Sox hadn't traded Babe Ruth to the Yankees? As my late grandfather was fond of saying, if my aunt had balls she'd have been my uncle.
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    You are correct, ma'am! How do you suppose Rafael Palmiero wound up as a spokesperson for Viagra? This is how.
  20. Nine of twelve
    Harmon, Tony O., Allison, Carew, Battey, Kaat, Ric Aalbert, Camilo, Mudcat, don't forget Glenn Adams (I saw the 8-RBI game), and many many more.
  21. Nine of twelve
    Your nose is not the target nose.
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    The discussion of the importance of defense is a bit tangential but here is how it applies to the thread topic: When all aspects of the game are taken into consideration I think Sano will be one of the best, possibly the best, third basemen in the majors in 2020. For that reason I think looking to replace him at this point in time is foolish.
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    Calling the 2020 baseball a potential dead ball is probably an overstatement. I anticipate that the ball will have greater air resistance restored but in any case this would only slightly increase the importance of fielding. Pitching and batting will still be far more important.
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    Of course those plays are beneficial. But with good pitching and/or good hitting there will be fewer tense innings and the occasional gapper will be much less likely to cost your team a game.
  25. Nine of twelve
    Baseball has four aspects. In order of importance they are pitching, batting, fielding, and base running. There have been many teams that have overwhelmed their opponents with good pitching. There have been many teams that have overwhelmed their opponents with good batting. There have been no teams that have overwhelmed their opponents with good fielding or good base running.
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