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  1. jokin
    Heh. Miller definitely isn't a financial writer. Here's the Investopedia definition of "Operating Income", perhaps here's where the confusion lies: Operating Income is typically a synonym for earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) and is also commonly referred to as "operating profit" But even Forbes is apparently confused, as Investopedia continues, removing the "DA" from EBITDA: Operating Income = Gross Income - Operating Expenses - Depreciation & Amortization Regardless, it's common knowledge that the Twins have concentrated on using their excess revenues towards paying down the debt on Target Field. Anyways, the most interesting take-away's were Forbes' quantification of the ever-increasing revenue streams and the skyrocketing estimated net value of the club. Despite all of the on-field futility over the last four years, the Twins are still in the Sweet Spot in regards to where MLB as a whole is headed.
  2. jokin
    It all looks good on paper, but Stuaffer pitched a majority of his innings in low leverage situations, at the extreme pitcher-friendly Petco Park. I hope for the best, but really, not expecting a whole lot more from Stauffer over Burton last year is probably the right stance to take.
  3. jokin
    I don't trust Reusse, he likes to yank chains, and perhaps Twins management is helping him write the story. But such moves as suggested for Arcia and Hicks would be a shot in the arm to the franchise and ashot across the bow to the playing personnel about "business as usual" finally ending. Not only would it energize Arcia to finally get his act together, both offensively and defensively, it would also both serve notice to the other veterans about what it will take to protect their own jobs, and motivate the prospects on their now-enhanced chances to kick the doors down and claim those jobs.
  4. jokin
    The recurring debate in Twins Daily got some added grist this morning as Phil Miller casually mentioned the Twins financial situation, deep in his "Twins Update" piece. Despite their 4th dreadful year- in the won-loss department as well as in plummeting attendance at Target Field and TV viewership, the operation still netted a tidy $21.3M profit, on an estimated $223M in revenues. Even more significantly, the value of the franchise continues to approach the $1Billion level, jumping "an astonishing 48%" year over year, to $895M.
  5. jokin
    Pretty comprehensive piece from Reusse, his take on the Pen going north:
  6. jokin
    How long have you got? With the slight exception of Ervin Santana, they seem locked into the same bad habits of roster management- bringing in- and even extending- lesser recycled veterans, bringing up layers of even lesser recycled "prospects", along with signing some familiar Twins names from the past- hoping for a little "Twins Way" magic to effervesce upon the rest of the squad and somehow make all of the 90+ loss seasons go away.
  7. jokin
    And that is the sad point- it's just about impossible/ and actually a contradiction in terms- you can't be a rebuilding team with the expectation of putting your most competitive feet forward. The "short-run" should be completely irrelevant or you just end up extending the "long run" quest to relevance. And really, they've been going just about "all-in" with a lot of substandard major league and AAAA journeyman and cut-rate veterans the last three years, and they've always reached their full potential of "crash and burn."
  8. jokin
    Talk about apples and kumquats...
  9. jokin
    I'll be anxious to hear your report- increased velocity, types of pitches thrown, etc. Since the announcement was made that he was out of the running for the 5th spot, he's done well in two short relief appearances.
  10. jokin
    Welcome to the dark side, Seth. I've been saying since the season ended in 2014, that there have to be upgrades considered for at least half of just about the worst pen in baseball. Caleb has been a great story, but he was at the top of the list (behind Burton) of guys with targets on their foreheads- not improving year over year, plus not really providing enough lefty/righty advantages, and even further confirmed with a lackluster ST so far.
  11. jokin
    Doyle?
  12. jokin
    According to Gameday, it was a lot worse than that for T-Bar, he's recorded as having given up 3 hits and a BB in one inning pitched. I don't know how hard he was hit, but it could be one more nail in the coffin for Caleb. Plus, he has two options remaining, so it wouldn't be the end of the world if he goes back to Rochester. I still say that they will make a trade with Atlanta to enable them to move Graham down, as well. "More veterans!"
  13. jokin
    Yep. He even speculated in ST about using Meyer in the pen.
  14. jokin
    This is correct. Unless Hunter pulled a Jose Canseco and the ball bounced off his helmet over the fence, he' off the hook.
  15. jokin
    He seemed to like Schafer, as well.
  16. jokin
    JD played the 8th and 9th when the Jays scored their runs.
  17. jokin
    Yep. But while we all knew that Burdi was never going to make the roster out of ST, it still doesn't explain why he didn't get the ST invite- there are 28 guys that have thrown innings for the Twins in ST- 3 very sketchy vets- Stauffer, Boyer, Ledezma- plus Graham- have come in from outside the system- that's 2 guys out of 4, for sure at this point on the roster, plus Boyer still might nose someone out of a roster spot, as well. I really dislike the Twins' "Big Picture Issues," if it's strictly limited to the above.
  18. jokin
    Thanks, Seth. As I suspected, Farris has to work pretty hard over 10-11 months for not much money. In regards to utility options, I was thinking primarily of where Farris fits into their thinking relative to Nunez, Schafer, Robinson at the major league level (presumably all of these guys are theoretically with trade value under the right conditions)/ Ortiz, Bernier, Beresford at Rochester. I'm working under the assumption that they don't want any of Arcia, Rosario or Hicks in part-time roles. Assuming Farris only has the chops for 2B, CF and LF, his chances of sticking as a utility guy are lessened quite a bit, but it looks like he wouldn't embarrass the team in an emergency situation at one of those positions.
  19. jokin
    It's no secret that the Twins Bullpen staff is in desperate need of more Strikeout arms. Is the only active addition by the Twins of Tim Stauffer sufficient to meeting that need? Of course not. I go back to the Yankees, even with the best team K/9 rate of all relief corps in 2014, they are still pushing Jacob Lindgren in Spring Training. As I posted previously, exact same age/2nd rd. pick college profile as Burdi, with far lesser stuff, has appeared in 7 ST games, with 6.1 IP, 9 Ks, 0.00 ERA. Lindgren is still a long shot to make the team out of camp, but he's gained valuable experience working with the big club players and coaches- no doubt placing him on the call-up short list. This is experience that Burdi could also have benefitted from having. http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/112541524/rapid-rise-brings-yankees-prospect-jacob-lindgren-close-to-major-league-goal
  20. jokin
    I don't think anyone is calling for a crucifixion. But, I see nothing wrong with questioning what secret "big picture issues" kept Burdi from getting the ST invite. So far, there have not been sufficient reasons given. My guess for the Twins' reticence in inviting Burdi, might also be related to the long, long season he had last year and the Twins being cautious with Burdi's very special arm- I can buy this to some extent.
  21. jokin
    Great article, Seth. In following the winter leagues online, Farris was a mainstay for his club, batting high in the order, and playing in some 77 games and getting around 300 PAs. With the 133 games played in Rochester, there must be an element of exhaustion to go along with his obvious love of the game. Questions- 1) How do the Twins rate his glove as a potential all-around utility guy (both IF/OF)? 2) How confident would the Twins be in trading/cutting their excess IF/OF utility depth, both major and minor league, if Farris were the OF alternative? 3) About how much money did he make in the Mexican League? 4) About how much money did he make playing in Rochester?
  22. jokin
    Ryan didn't concur in public, but it seems rather unlikely that Molitor's first big decision didn't have tacit approval from Ryan. This was reported just yesterday:
  23. jokin
    The only way that will happen is if Hicks craps out again, and/or injuries are incurred by the remaining CF filler players. Molitor would not have early and publicly made Santana the SS if Ryan didn't concur with that decision. The OF defense projects to be suspect already, I can't believe they'd really want to revisit the 2014 experience again.
  24. jokin
    Well, OK then... with these numbers, why weren't there 30 teams knocking down his door? We all know the answer. Looking at the bottom of the Fangraphs RP for least K/9-rate list, here are some birds of a feather: 28 Jared Burton Twins 6.47 29 Blaine Boyer Padres 6.47 30 Caleb Thielbar Twins 6.61 Welcome home, Blaine! But then again, Ryan seems to come up with one of these reclamation RPs each year. I predicted he'd be gone by March 31, now it looks like he's got a good chance to make the club. Even with better control than Burton, I still don't see how he's going to be an improvement over, or even match what Burton did. (While Burton was even in low leverage IP and med/hi leverage IP, the vast majority of Boyer's innings pitched was in low leverage situations)
  25. jokin
    "Bigger picture things" like "waiting his turn" in favor of the pile of RPs in the upper minors that must be sorted through (ie, ST invite promises made to others)? Is there something implied in this phrase, re, his character or maturity level, that held the Twins back? is there an undisclosed mechanical issue or a lingering illness/injury that the Twins wanted to address first before throwing him into the big-boy pitcher-pile? There was some genuine surprise expressed that Burdi wasn't taken in the 1st round, and as you said, Mike, there was talk that he was major-league-ready going into the draft in 2014. More typical Twins head-scratching stuff, with their apparent "real reason" still not available for public consumption. I really hope the big picture doesn't come down to economics, but I gotta think his agent isn't a happy camper.
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