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  1. Dodecahedron
    I don't want Marwin either. I agree, the final number will probably be around $100M. Payroll will definitely be higher if they bring back Cruz.
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    I don't disagree, but bear in mind that Gaetti was not good again until age 35/36, which was coincidentally the height of the steroid era and when he hit his career high in home runs. Ouch.
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    I agree that the roster posted is pretty close to final. I disagree that they will pursue another starting pitcher, I think they got the Odorizzi replacement they wanted to get. Pencil in Marwin as the utility guy and add a couple of relievers and I think they are done. I think the only question is whether Cruz comes back. The fewer moves the Twins make in the meantime, the less likely he will. The bottom $ looks like ~$96M. I suspect this is already much higher than the Twins want to be paying this year by roughly one Josh Donaldson.
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    What Kris Bryant would bring to the Twins: Joe Mauer contract 2.0 and an excuse not to spend money.
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    Most athletes would prefer to play in colder weather than play in heat and humidity, any day. It's the fans who hate the colder weather, and even that is suspect as Wrigley is filled to capacity day after day and that stadium has a brutal cold wind through much of the season. If the premise is no players want to play in MN because of the weather, then this is uncontrollable and we may as well throw in the towel. We can't blame the ball club, it's the weather! This sounds like a truly Minnesotan gripe. I remember that relatively short window of time after the contraction talks where the Twins wanted to prove they were "all in" so they could get a new stadium. We saw free agents coming in to play who I never expected would end up in MN, and I don't remember the team breaking the bank until after Target Field was built.
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    The title of this post could be the subtitle for the Twins franchise.
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    Won't it be Marwin though?
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    We didn't get hand, foot, and mouth disease in my day. We got real men's diseases, like dysentery.
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    I'm sure the number of baseball players who thought last year was fun is pretty low. If Bryant ends up going to the AL Central, the most likely landing spot is to the other team in Chicago. Of the teams that would feel comfortable paying his salary, the Sox would be the most "fun." If the Twins got rid of Rosario, who would have been owed about half as much money and whose ability is about half of a Bryant -- yes including striking out about half as often as Bryant -- do not expect the Twins to be looking at Bryant. We have to look at players who are less valuable than Rosario to get a good gauge as to what the Twins are looking for. Expect a couple of $5M-$7M deals for lottery tickets or replacement-level material.
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    This seems like a typical 21st century Twins signing. I'm more worried about the lost bats this offseason than the pitching. The Twins starting pitchers already have the potential to carry the team. Maybe the Twins agree, and this is just an "insurance" or "depth" move. I don't care about the money spent, nor should any Twins fan. I'm sure the Twins will work on the offense soon.
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    When I saw the headline on this piece, I figured it was Gonzalez. Didn't we read over the past two off-seasons some very strong opinions that Gonzalez's "Super Utility" ability was going to be the key to championships? Didn't we read that it didn't matter that he was "only-OK" at many things and the master of nothing? I guess his incredible failures down the stretch last year silenced even the loudest of his cheerleaders. But enough of that. To put a positive spin on things, assuming there's a good chance he will be back: 1. It is unlikely his bat will be as bad as it was in 2020. 2. Let's face it, his defense was never elite, it was versatile. He still has that. 3. Last year was a small sample size and should be ignored. Not just for Gonzalez. 4. His G.I. Joe beard is very impressive. It's basically the opposite of Keanu Reeves's beard, which is more like "Upper G.I." Joe, if you catch my meaning.
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    If I recall correctly, Hunter expressed some frustration that the team was not reaching out to talk about signing a new piece of paper.
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    Nathan wasn't with the team anymore and the Twins lost games after he left, so keeping him was irrelevant? Alright...
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    Joe Nathan. Even if the Twins thought he was cooked (which was a daft thought), getting nothing for him was not smart. Rebuilding would have been a heck of a lot easier with Joe Nathan on the team, and he took a sizeable paycut to play for the Rangers.
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    If the top guys are getting around $10M/yr, Odorizzi isn't going to get what he is expecting. Hopefully the Twins have spoken to him about the market and given him an appropriate offer.
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    I don't know that I have seen much in the Twins fanbase in the way of being upset about not getting reliever X or reliever Y. Apart from overreacting to Nathan's injury* and Ryan's teardowns, the Twins do a surprising job of getting a lot of out their relievers. I've learned to not question the team when it comes to building the bullpen, as the results often surprise me. *Who can blame them? I would have overreacted too.
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    You missed my point completely. As I said, the owners are already billionaires. The players are not, for one. For another, putting together any team, sports or not, requires paying wages. I suppose you could ask some Yankees fans this question.
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    Well, yes, they should operate the team at break-even. That's what I would do. Wouldn't you? You are already a billionaire, you can already live whatever lifestyle you want. You have other ventures making money. Beyond keeping a reserve of funds for the team (which yes should probably be enough to operate the team for at least a full year -- heck, 5 years), why not operate the team as a break-even venture? This would zero out your taxes and be a heck of a lot more fun. In the United States, wages are 100% tax deductible. Isn't sports about having fun? If running a team is a headache, sell the team! If counting beans is what drives you in life, stay in real estate.
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    What sank Sox teams in the past is their defense. How does the defense stack up?
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    I agree that we have seen the peak of Odorizzi. My initial thoughts were that the Twins should move on, but realistically I don't think the Twins would target anyone better. If he comes back, great. If not, we have to hope the Twins bring in someone comparable. In this case, it may be a #3/#4 guy.
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    Some of the responses here seem a little sour-grapey. The truth is, Hendriks was good within a year after leaving the Twins organization. He has been good, barring a couple of slumps, for five years. He was good in the minors, so his performance in the MLB should not be a surprise to anybody. We all know how the Twins team was in disarray when he was with the club, lacking both starting pitching and an outfield defense to give the pitchers a chance to succeed. We all saw the games where opposing teams would tee off hit after hit into the outfield, with far to many balls hitting the turf than should have.
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    Interesting. This ex of mine was like that too: very charitable with this very odd dark side that bubbled up to the surface. I suppose it makes sense that they would realize that the dark side is not acceptable and try to hide it. I saw it on facebook with distant friends too. Some event happens in the world and suddenly they turn into a different person. Obviously they were that person all along, but hiding it.
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    Most teams will be cutting salary or staying the same this year, and possibly next year too. If Cruz is holding out for cash, he may have taken his final at bat. If I were in his position at this point in time, I would probably walk away from the game. It's not going to be a fun year.
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    I broke up with a girl 2009 because she fell in with these people. The movement did not start with 45, but with 44.
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    The Bruno trade came out of nowhere. We were all scratching our heads at the time. A couple of years later, of course, we were all equally surprised that Bruno's seemed to not be quite as good as we thought. We wondered aloud how the Twins knew. I never thought of this as a "bad trade" -- just a very strange, unexpected trade. This was about getting rid of Bruno and his salary, not anything else, and we will probably never know all the details as to why it happened or how the Twins' crystal ball was so correct.
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