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  1. Nine of twelve
    The performances of approximately 15 other teams at or below average revenue. I'm not taking a position in this discussion, I'm simply answering your question.
  2. Nine of twelve
    Yeah, it's too bad that Pressly didn't pitch up to his talent level while he was here, for whatever reason. And certainly as of now Houston has won that trade. Keep in mind we still have to see how Alcala and Celestino do for their careers before we make a full evaluation. But even if they do pan out well we could/should have gotten more than we did considering it was a deadline sell.
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    I would expect that Correa is totally at peace with the situation. He has to be very aware of Pena's skill level and the difference in salary between the two of them. I'm sure he realized long ago that this is how he would leave the Astros.
  4. Nine of twelve
    Preposterous. This will have no effect whatsoever on his decision. First, we all know that this affects only about half of his earnings. Players pay income tax based on where games are played. Second, if the highest offer exceeds the second highest offer by even just a little that makes up for any difference in taxes. Third, the team itself and how it is expected to perform is a high priority, if not the highest priority, for almost all free agents. Fourth, there are only 5 teams located in a state with no income tax: Miami, Tampa Bay, Houston, Texas, and Seattle. I don't think any of those teams would be considered a likely destination for Correa.
  5. Nine of twelve
    It looks cream to me also, as opposed to gold. I hope the home unis will follow suit, cream instead of white or powder blue or red. Regarding the blue, this is not 1977. We don't look like the Twins wearing red.
  6. Nine of twelve
    I'm quite confident the Twins will make an offer. I'm just as confident it will not be the best offer Correa receives.
  7. Nine of twelve
    If I ran a MLB team the Head Trainer's responsibilities would include defining the culture.
  8. Nine of twelve
    There are elite catchers who are not elite hitters. There are elite hitters who are not elite catchers but are able function acceptably in the position. What is rare is elite catchers who are elite hitters. They come along only rarely. Without doing extensive research I bet there haven't been more than a dozen or so in the history of MLB. We were very fortunate to have seen the most recent specimen of this rare breed playing for our favorite team. There will be another such player in the future who will catch and win a batting title. Someday.
  9. Nine of twelve
    My unscientific, unresearched opinion (in other words, my guess) is that more and more players are pushing themselves (or being pushed) closer and closer to the physical limitations of the human body. Hence a higher number of injuries and injuries that are more serious.
  10. Nine of twelve
    OK, I concur. That wasn't clear to me in your post that I originally cited.
  11. Nine of twelve
    I think we are in agreement. As I said, I think he should be spending as much of the team's money as is required to optimize the roster. And whatever cut he himself takes from the team's profits should be considered to be part of that. But because you referenced the owner's personal wealth it can be inferred that you feel the team's money could or should be supplemented with his personal wealth as well.
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    And I'm not suggesting that you were suggesting it. As I said, I think he should spend as much of the team's money as possible to optimize player talent. I just wanted to express the thought.
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    I have never decided how I feel about this. To me he should be spending whatever it takes of the team's money to get the most talent. But whether he has a billion dollars or a hundred dollars, I don't think he should be obligated to take money out of his own pocket, the vast majority of which did not derive from earnings as the team's owner, just because he has it and fans want him to. Doing so would create a lot of good will and presumably make the team more competitive, and I'm not saying it is or isn't the right thing to do, but it's not our right to insist that he give away his own money.
  14. Nine of twelve
    No matter which other teams make offers, it's highly unlikely that the Twins' offer will be the one Correa accepts.
  15. Nine of twelve
    Of all players in major league history who fit this description, we were fortunate (and spoiled) to have had the best ever.
  16. Nine of twelve
    If I were a major leaguer I'd want to play in the field too. But a player still has to do what's best for the team, and what's best for the team is to have its least-skilled fielder serving as DH. And of the organization's top players, that man is probably Arraez. I'm sorry, but that's just how it is.
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    That's the case if you want to do things incorrectly and evaluate a trade based only on what is true right now. The correct way to evaluate a trade is to look at career performance. Maybe Alcala will not do anything more, or maybe he'll be highly valuable. My crystal ball is in the shop, so we'll just have to wait and see.
  18. Nine of twelve
    So was Aaron Hicks at age 23. So was Whit Merrifield. So were a lot of other good MLB players. No matter what your opinion of his current status is, it's too soon to know what he will be in 5 years.
  19. Nine of twelve
    OK, let's say for the sake of argument that Arraez' arm strength is above average. But the problem is that his range isn't, his glove isn't, and his speed isn't. With Sano probably gone, and with Buxton, Kiriloff, and Larnach healthy (I hope) I'd like to see him DHing and leading off almost every game.
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    I'm afraid that his peak value was a pretty low peak, and no team would have offered a player who was likely to become a major leaguer.
  21. Nine of twelve
    I agree about the smoke and mirrors comment in the OP. He could be effective at times, but only at such times when his control was perfect. And if he were right handed with exactly the same stuff he would have been even less likely to succeed. Roster spots need to go to potential up-and-comers, not 27-year-olds who are borderline at best. So it is the proper move to thank him for his efforts and his service and to wish him well in his future endeavors.
  22. Nine of twelve
    Too soon to know. Celestino has been improving and is still pretty young. Alcala has the stuff to be a shut-down reliever if he recovers for next season.
  23. Nine of twelve
    Good point. I had an off-season trade in mind when I wrote my post.
  24. Nine of twelve
    Baseball is so different from the other three major North American sports. This shows how difficult it is to project the future of young players and how long it can take for a young player's skills to develop.
  25. Nine of twelve
    Pressly and Berrios were both trading deadline transactions in seasons where the Twins were not going to make the postseason. I doubt either would have been traded if the Twins had been in the race. Would they have been traded at the end of that season? Maybe, although Berrios' contract would have expired. I've said many times that any and every player should be traded if the organization is improved as a result. We got Celestino and Alcala for Pressly, and Martin and Woods-Richardson for Berrios. It's easily possible that we will have won both trades after we look back at it a few years from now. So trading Maeda and/or Gray would not worry me.
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