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  1.    lake_guy reacted to a post in a topic: Twins 6, Red Sox 0: Mick Abel Shines, Byron Buxton Mashes for Another Twins Victory
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    You are arguing against a point I never made. I never said I thought Kepler was a superstar. I said the Twins organization sold us that narrative to justify the rebuild at the time. My point isn't about comparing scouting reports from 2015 vs. 2026. My point is about the front office strategy. They use the promise of prospects (whether it's Kepler then or Jenkins now) as an excuse to slash payroll and avoid signing proven talent. It’s the same playbook: 'Don't worry about the lack of spending, the kids are coming.'
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    Baseball America: Ranked him the #30 overall prospect in baseball entering 2016. MLB Pipeline: Ranked him #44 overall in 2016. Southern League MVP (2015): He didn't just "exist" in the minors; he destroyed Double-A with a .322/.416/.531 slash line and won the MVP. They literally marketed him as 'Europe's best ever talent.' He was absolutely part of the 'Future Superstar' sales pitch.
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    Sorry but more of this "if they all click" hope is crazy talk. it's not gonna happen. Remember how Buxton, Sanó, and Kepler were all going to be superstars at the same time. How did that work out? We shed payroll, sign nobody of consequence, and get sold the 'wait for the kids' narrative. Same old, same old....
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    I'm not completely oblivious to 50%, it's increasing it that will be the problem for the big markets. What that red line is, not really sure, but it exists. And then there's the clubs that own their networks which provides them a much bigger slice that doesn't get added to the local revenue pot. Roughly 11 teams do (Yankees, Sox, Dodgers, etc). It's a massive advantage because they can legally hide some profits from the revenue sharing tax. It is after all a league, I want every dime of TV money to go into one pot and split equally.
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    If it was just a cap and floor I don't think the big market teams would have an issue, it will literally put more money in their pockets and they can blame someone else for the new agreement. But when you add in shared revenue...now that's gonna get a reaction from them and they'll do any and everything they can to kill an agreement with that in it.
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    Exactly this. If this happens you can count on Falvey and the stooges to get little real value out of it.
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    Talent wise he looks the part but I think the Twins gotta wait to see what happens in '27 with the new agreement. If a floor and cap happen (please baseball gods) it will impact how they approach an extension.
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    Where the Pohlads need to like 10x their spending is on the scouts and development team. Supposedly they beefed up the analytics capability which is good but I'm talking about the people that are really great at evaluating talent. Then find those people who are great at development. Build those capabilities up and it's a fly wheel that will keep spinning out successful players. This approach is the leverage point to spend what will be a small % compared to MLB salaries to get outsized gains.
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    WTH is it that the Yankees seem to be able to trot out about any mediocre pitcher they have and he looks like Cy Freakin Young against us?
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    Been thinking this could be one of the deals in the background with a buyer is to shed contracts so they aren't the bad guys.
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    If only there was a way to get all of this info to Falvey...and he actually used it. I have little confidence he'll get this right.
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    So how is pitch calling supposed to work? Jeffers looked into the dugout before calling those pitches, were our coaches asleep at the wheel and didn't notice him calling fastballs and signal something else?
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    wow, Alonso is gonna regret that decision. mind boggling how any of he free agents isn't considering the new reality.
  35. lake_guy
    Agree, all kinds of players are going to get surprised this off season. I wouldn't lock anyone up for a multi year contract I didn't have to.
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