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  1. Dave Borton
    Another one of those back-loaded contract. Gray earns $31MM 2026. I had forgotten those terms. Not quite sure what Dodgers are going to do when those chickens come home to roost.
  2. Dave Borton
    Sonny Gray to the Red Sox. https://www.mlb.com/news/sonny-gray-red-sox-cardinals-trade?partnerId=it-20251125-15839582-mlb-1-A&utm_id=it-20251125-15839582-mlb-1-A&lctg=89773477
  3. Dave Borton
    .288 SLG doesn't quite meet the definition of 'power-first.'
  4. Dave Borton
    yesterday. For heavens sake. 30 yr-old .133 career hitter. Mustache is great but insufficient cause for retention. Move on!
  5. Dave Borton
    Just an old boys club. Names and industries are only concern as barriers. I am confident that Pohlad poured over the books.
  6. Dave Borton
    I often am as baffled watching Britbox and trying to figure out both the idioms and slang they use.
  7. Dave Borton
    Oh man, oh man. Definitely going to need a spring guide come February.
  8. Dave Borton
    Yes.
  9. Dave Borton
    Thx <blushes>. That's twice I have done that on the forum.
  10. Dave Borton
    Derek Falvey got the "Most Self-Assured Person Unwanted Anymore in the Clubhouse" award for the 4th year in a row. He proceeded to compare himself to Ohtani and his 4 MVP awards in a discussion with local reporters.
  11. Dave Borton
    Keep Falvey away from the batting cage. Toronto Blue Jays stats, before/after hiring of Maki. 2024/2025 BA: .243/267 SLG: .389/.432
  12. Dave Borton
    https://www.mlb.com/news/twins-finalize-major-league-coaching-staff Like the selection. Young; 5 years as a teacher. Complements Shelton yrs and age. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=hallbe001mar Stats.
  13. Dave Borton
    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5197059/2024/01/12/twins-latin-american-scouting-roman-barinas/?source=athletic_user_shared_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta Long article on Roman Barinas, hired this year to head up the Twins Latin America recruiting. Barinas came into ball through the back door with the Dodgers and has done every staff position in ball except playing ball. Time will tell.
  14. Dave Borton
    The WS game 7 had an audience of 51MM, with 12 million alone in Japan. Baseball has played the cards <sic> correctly with extracting the best players from Japan. I see greater penetration into Japan in the future. Might the Twins capitalize on any of this? Have to do workarounds on the posting fees, I realize (age/service). Anyone follow Japanese ball? Have insights? How about Tokyo Marlins and Yokohama Rays. Korean/Mexican ball. No separate figures I could find but this years series has to have a positive, longer term effect on the game's popularity. Growth will come, long after I am pushing up daisies.
  15. Dave Borton
    A dandelion is always a dandelion, never a rose. Would love to be surprised 'cuz 'never say never.' Always hopeful...but not buying ticket package.
  16. Dave Borton
    Welcome to Oakland (sic)/Sacramento (sic) Athletics land, 2.0.
  17. Dave Borton
    Heard a passing remark on a podcast re: Varland. He holds the record for most pitcher appearances in any World Series. Quite a year for the lad. I too loved the series. Full of drama. Rooted for Dodgers though would have been happy for Blue Jays to win. Would have been better for baseball, though Jays payroll wasn't anything to sneeze at at $265MM. I
  18. Dave Borton
    So many parallels with my 35+ yrs of business experience. Everyone in the organization knew the best managers. I always made sure they were the faculty at our new managers' training.
  19. Dave Borton
    Contracts are based on stats. You take them to the negotiation table. Say you are a pitcher, free agency has finally arrived for you. Average April temperature is 47.* Snow is a known factor. You want to come here? Really?
  20. Dave Borton
    Shoot, DraftKings has the Twins odds for WS '26 at +5500. I am having my nephew in Phoenix place $20 bet for me <winks>.
  21. Dave Borton
    Cody said Watched Skenes warmup one evening. Water bag, football and reverse throws. Wonder where he picked up those ideas.
  22. Dave Borton
    Fun 3 min w/Lauren Shehadi on MLB with an informal, unemployed Derek Shelton. Just nice to see that side of him.] https://www.mlb.com/video/derek-shelton-on-his-favorite-player-city-and-more
  23. Dave Borton
    I don't disagree with your observation. Possibly the problem might lie in the recruits and the system which brings them to us. Huge leap from AAA to MLB. That last step is a big one. Many fizzle. I believe it is a system-wide problem, not a managerial/coach issue. But I will admit that there is plenty of room for discussion. Not an either/or. Maybe a both/and.? Not sure.
  24. Dave Borton
    Don't even! Baldelli getting a look see in Wash DC. Good luck, good riddance.
  25. Dave Borton
    Development occurs in the minors. Finishing touches in majors. That's what minors are for.
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