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  1. Nine of twelve
    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.
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    The Twins are overdue for some good luck. I think Joe Ryan has the potential to improve to Ace level, so maybe that's where luck can turn in our direction.
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    No matter which other teams make offers, it's highly unlikely that the Twins' offer will be the one Correa accepts.
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    Thoughts: First, everything comes down to scouting. Whether it's the draft, a trade, or free agency, acquiring good players is dependent on accurate evaluation. Second, this discussion is inextricably tied to the philosophy behind in-game management of pitchers. I understand the thinking that a fresh bullpen pitcher is more likely to get outs than a starter going through the opposing lineup for the third time. As Original_JB said, if that's how the staff will be managed then having an "ace" is not as important. Getting serviceable starters who can reliably get through the fifth inning is satisfactory. Of course, this makes the bullpen highly important, which in turn makes this discussion inextricably tied to the acquisition of top-notch relievers. Third, everything comes down to scouting. Have I heard that before somewhere?
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    Yep. And to be accurate the Twins didn't produce Santana as he was acquired from another team.
  7. Nine of twelve
    Topic suggestion(s): rule changes being implemented in the 2023 season
  8. Nine of twelve
    My second least favorite AL team is leading my least favorite AL team. yay
  9. Nine of twelve
    In the NBA the better of two teams almost always wins individual games, and that's even more true for winning a playoff series. That's because there is a huge number of scoring opportunities in an NBA game. It would be comparable to every baseball game being 25 innings.
  10. Nine of twelve
    I don't look at 2019 as an aberration. I think it was simply his peak. And the 2019 baseball didn't hurt him any either.
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    Not the result I hoped for in the ALDS series that concluded just now. The good feeling of knowing that one of Hou and NYY will lose the next series is more than offset by knowing that one of them will advance to the WS. I'm already pulling for the NL to win it all.
  12. Nine of twelve
    Math does not lie. Math is always the truth.
  13. Nine of twelve
    Interesting but I'm not sure if I should post a like. Here's hoping for 22-34.
  14. 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.
  15. 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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    I know this topic has been discussed somewhere on these forums in the past, but the issue is finding the best balance between the regular season and the postseason. How many regular season games should there be? How many postseason teams should there be? How should teams qualify for the postseason? How many postseason games should there be? How many days should the postseason last? I expect that those who make these decisions base their decisions primarily on maximizing profit, and that may not necessarily result in the best team becoming champion.
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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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    I'll make an adjustment to your comment. The Mets, the Dodgers, the Blue Jays, the Cardinals, and the Atlantas proved themselves to be better regular season teams than their opponents, but they did not prove themselves to be better postseason teams. It's been said many times that the MLB regular season is a marathon. But the postseason is more of a sprint. A team that wins the World Series has to be a team that is capable of doing well both in a marathon and in a sprint. That means the players (especially the pitchers) have to be ready and able to do both, and it also means the manager may have to run the games differently in the postseason than in the regular season. If you believe the regular season record determines the best team that's a legitimate point of view, but if that's the case I'd suggest a regular season where each team plays each other team 6 times (3 home and 3 away). 174 games. Whichever team finishes first is the World Champion. The end; no postseason.
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    If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have pitching, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have pitching, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have pitching, I gain nothing. And now these three remain: fielding, hitting, and pitching. But the greatest of these is pitching. Thus has it ever been, thus shall it ever be.
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    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.
  25. Nine of twelve
    Good point. I had an off-season trade in mind when I wrote my post.
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