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I'm simply not going to judge him. It's easy to sit back and say the rules are the rules but there is way too much money involved. Just making a 40 man roster is going from below poverty level to $600,000. Earning a starting job after 3 years will take them from $600,000 to 6 Million. Being a superstar will take them from 6 million to 60 million. I'm not going to judge Polanco... I'm not going to judge the college basketball coaches either and I'm not going to judge the politicians taking money from special interest and I'm not going to judge the simple folks who deal with comparable situations at a much smaller scale like the guy who fudges on his taxes just trying to keep the lights on at home. We are all swimming in this type of ****. I don't like any of it but I won't judge.

Personally... I'm still not sure if I like Morrison over Vargas but... Molly will play Morrison while he has already shown that Vargas getting playing time isn't a always a primary necessity... so the decision is easy to make. I agree with everyone who hopes that Vargas lands with someone who will give him 500 plus AB's. That's the only way I'm going to find out what we had.

I'm going to trust the front office that they got someone worth a 25 man roster spot in Kinley. I've only seen one ST inning from him and it was OK. But... I continue to wonder today what I was wondering when they first plucked him in the Rule 5: Why is a contending team going to roll the dice on a rule 5? A contending team should be trying to absolutely improve each 25 man roster spot. If Kinley makes the roster and Molitor has to hide him like he did with Haley. There will be no justification for the selection.

I'm not ready to thrust Rooker into a contending team yet. At least not to the point where you are tossing Mauer overboard in order to count on Rooker. I believe that all it will take for Joe to come back is for neither side to try take advantage of each other on a one year deal.

24 Year Olds can eat metal garbage cans and carry on just fine. The price for his lifestyle comes later.

You and Chief are starting to meld into one organism. You may be way too far along in the process to stop it. I'm not sure what your wives are going to think about it but you may want to let them know what is happening.

I agree with you... I also wanted Darvish but that uncomfortable feeling of lack of faith in Lynn or Odorizzi matching up is just projecting it forward. Kyle Gibson could be our World Series Hero this year. After we win the title of course. I've seen too many unsung heroes every single post season and too many ordinary to sub-par performances from the superstars to feel comfortable with those uncomfortable feelings. Enrique Hernandez of the Dodgers killed the Cubs last year while I was wondering who he was. Charlie Morton was vital against the Dodgers and he wouldn't have produced that faith when he was signed. Chris Sale and Zach Greinke were rather horrible in the 2017 playoffs. Roberto Perez and Coco Crisp were surprising producers for the Indians in 2016 while Clayton Kershaw struggled. 2015 was Daniel Murphy's coming out party. It was the opposite for David Price. David Freese in 2011 and David Eckstein in 2006 were World Series MVP's.

They absolutely gotta do it again next year... They gotta do it again every time they gotta make a decision... which might be daily.

I think you'll find a wide variety of opinions on TwinsDaily. I once typed that my leg hurt and someone responded with "no it doesn't".

Might be the reason why he settled for a 1 year deal. Might have found longer terms not coming his way. Twins might be giving him a chance to stabilize things post TJ for a bigger pay day. I like a guy getting a chance to prove himself with a chip on his shoulder. As long as there are no problems with his shoulder.

I don't know but give me the over!!! (High Five)

I'm trying to be positive and happy And you got to go all Hector on us. Listen... Hector is left handed and everyone knows that lefties do not follow the rules of nature like right handers do.

Crowns can be purchased at Crown's R Us... when you decide to schedule a coronation.

If his K rate is down and his walk rate and HR Rate is up... Fielding Independent Stats are not going to look good... Especially with a BABIP of .244. However... to think that he was extraordinarily lucky and we are talking nearly unprecedented type luck for his difference between ERA and FIP... Is also not considering that he has never had an ERA Below 4.00 in his career. Somehow Someway... Lance Lynn seems to get it done.

The Red Wings Rotation is spilling over the edges. I love it. These guys will have to compete for the phone call. We used to place the phone call and there was nobody there to answer it.

The 2018 money it would have been taken to acquire Darvish has now been spent. Darvish - 22M Odorizzi - 6.3M Sanchez - 2.5M Morrison - 5.5M Lynn - 12M Total 26.3M 23.8M It doesn't matter if these moves work out or not. It doesn't even matter if I agree with the moves. For the record I'm good with them. The front office is showing the willingness to spend and the ability to be creative and the desire to improve the team.

1 Year 12 Million is what i'm hearing. Lynn should be upgrade over Mejia, Hughes and Sanchez. Turn on the applause sign.

Mr. Clark is getting me a little concerned. From a distance I'm starting to think that the players need new labor lawyers. The Competitive Balance Tax and the sheer numbers of low budget teams are both important factors in my opinion. Trying to determine what is the bigger issue is like trying to decide if it's the Cold Air from Canada or the Warm Air from the Gulf that is more important in the formation of the tornado that ripped through your Barn. From a distance... IMO... Tony Clark should probably try deflect any talk about the Competitive Balance Tax penalty increases because Tony Clark traded that for lesser draft pick compensation for the handful of players who rejected the QO. That's a bad trade... Tony Clark got beat. Jason Castro signed a 3 year 24M dollar deal and a year later Jonathan Lucroy just got a 1 year deal at 6.5m from a tanking team and that kind of says a lot. The Yankees could use a Jake Arrieta or Mike Moustakas. The Dodgers could use a Jake Arrieta. The Giants could use a Jake Arrieta or Eric Hosmer. The Nats could use a Jake Arrieta or Johnathan Lucroy or Greg Holland The Cubs could use a Greg Holland or a Wade Davis for that matter. The Angels could use a Jake Arrieta, Lance Lynn or Alex Cobb The Mariners have needs... so do the Blue Jays. Where are they? Clark can blame the tanking teams all he wants but the tanking teams just signed Moustakas and Lucroy.

I'll tell you this much. Whenever Ketchup and Free Agency can be tied together. I'm happy.

Yeah... They are meddling in everything. They started doing that after they saw the movie "Charlie Wilson's War".

I'm always curious on how and why information is leaked/released. Curious... maybe more suspicious. I always assume the parties involved are professionals and know how to keep a lid on something if needed. so if it leaks... I assume it is intentional. Who would want 2/20 out to the public?

Assuming these numbers are correct and I have no reason to doubt them. The Twins have under spent by over 100 million. I imagine they will not make up the difference in future years by going over 52%.

I think he has the feet for third... and if he has the feet for third... he'll have the arm for third.

Catchers typically don't hit that well to begin with. If we need a fill in... somebody will fill in without that much of a drop off.

Having an ace is very helpful but you don't need an "Ace" to win the world series. What you need is a guy or two who step up to be "Ace" like for a 20 game stretch.