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  1. Whitey333
    Yes some players cheated by taking steroids and other peds. It seems we are talking about a very small number of players. Some of these players even lied to Congress and fans about their usage. So is it ok to cheat to get what you want? For some people I guess it is. To me those great career numbers for those players are definitely tainted. They could have been influenced by illegal substances. And what about the vast majority of players and hall of famers who played by the rules? To let the cheaters in would overshadow their great careers. If the steroid cheaters were such great athletes why did they have to feel the need to cheat? At least the MLB hall of fame has some integrity, much unlike the NFL.
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    It's almost amusing that people bemoan the fact of trading Buxton for prospects. The same people who are saying the Twins made a haul of prospects on the Berrios trade are worried they will only get prospects for Buxton. Remember prospects are just suspects until they prove themselves at the Major league level. In any case I believe the Twins will mess it up
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    Twins sign Suzuki? Why? He can't pitch and will cost more than the major league minimum, so why bother?
  4. Whitey333
    As always, Great article Nick. I don't understand the Cave signing at all. But to me it looks like another indication that payroll is going to be slashed. The off seasons are always frustrating for Twins fans. Just like the prospects we get, a lot of hype but not much substance. They have been in a classic payroll reduction since last spring with their moves. As for a potential lockdown I say: "shame on you" players and owners. Any work stoppage involving billionaire owners and multi millionaire players will only alienate more people from an already dwindling fan base.
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    Manfred is the worst baseball commissioner that I've seen. He's ruined the game with silly new rules, embracing a video game analytical approach while alienating fans and ignoring tradition and what made the game great at one time. But it is quickly becoming unwatchable.
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    How can you say it isn't whether Buxton is healthy or not? That IS the question. How do you justify paying him a superstar salary when he hasn't played enough to show us he could be a superstar? Superstars play regularly and produce regularly not very sporadically like Buxton. He's a career .248 hitter over 7 years and needs to step up. I think it's sad he's been hurt so much as we will never know what could have been.
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    I totally agree that Buxton will probably still be a Twin on opening day, if we have one. I am so tired of all the Buxton over-hype. In my opinion spending $140 mil over 7 years for a .248 lifetime hitter that plays less than half of games due to injuries, is foolish. Look I like him. I think the Twins need him but big overpaying him will not leave payroll monies for areas of big need. All it will get you is a very wealthy part time center fielder, on a team with little else to offer. I think sanity will bring the issue back to earth and a reasonable contract will be signed.
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    I doubt the Twins sign any of them because it would require spending money to be competitive. And that is something they generally do not do. I also think it's weird how people say we can't sign so and so because of his past injuries. Yet those same people ignore Buxton long history of injuries and say Twins should sign him to a superstar contract. I'm afraid that we will basically be watching a AAA team at Target Field AND in St. Paul.
  9. Whitey333
    Yes I agree. I think Twins are going with a "bullpen" approach. I hate this. Baseball is getting ruined by all these "new wave" changes to the game. MLB has taken a grand old game and ruined it. It's becoming unwatchable. The Twins only make it worse.
  10. Whitey333
    I guess I'm getting tired of the whole Buxton issue. The Twins are cheap! But people who say give him whatever he wants are not being reasonable and responsible. I think people may be too emotionally involved here and overestimating what other teams would offer him once he reaches free agency. It's a unfortunate mess that the Twins FO put themselves in. .
  11. Whitey333
    I always love your articles Nick. You bring up great points. I have very little faith in this FO. Pohlads should stay out of these negotiations publicly. He hired people to run the baseball team. Let them run it. If you don't like the job they are doing, get rid of them. I've been saying this for months. The Twins seem to have no sense of direction at all. There thing is to wait until everyone else signs free agents then we will offer left over bargain basement pitchers a contract and hope it works. As always Nick, a great article!
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    I'm also a long time Twins fan. I still think this FO is messed up. No direction at all, at least not one portrayed to the fans. Pohlads had said in a radio interview before the trading deadline that there was enough money to pay Berrios and Buxton. Two weeks later Berrios is gone and Buxton could be next. I hope they sign Buxton. But how can people call him a generational player, or MVP player when he rarely plays? How can you extend the few times he plays and extend those over a 162 game schedule? He needs to stay on the field and produce. It's sad because it would have been interesting to see what could have been had he played full seasons. He is a career .248 average over 7 injury filled seasons. I hope they can keep him with some sense of a reasonable salary.
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    Buxton has had 2 or 3 excellent months out of a part time 7 year major league career. Some people say he's an MVP candidate, or one of the best players in baseball. Really? Based on what? I hope he stays. I love him as a Twin but he needs to prove himself in a full season. He is a lifetime .248 hitter, a great center fielder, and the type of player we need. I would tell him prove it to us this year and we can talk at or near end of next season. Let him have a salary drive. Show us what you have over the course of a whole season. By overpaying Buxton and/ or others, where will come the money for much needed pitching?
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    Seems like a very fair contract for everyone. I'm glad people are so affluent out there that $131 million dollars was a good deal for blue Jays. To me anyway 18.714 million per year for a good pitcher may be the going rate idk. But not bad for a pitcher that will pitch once every 5 days and then only be required to pitch maybe 5-6 innings per game. I think Berrios did very well for himself.
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    Wow. Lots of great comments!! I am very concerned about the CBA. There appears to be plenty of money to go around for everyone. I am a proponent of some kind of salary cap. However since the average baseball salary is "only" around 4.2 mil per year I doubt the players will go for that. The state of MLB is approaching unwatchable. The game appears to be headed to oblivion. I want to watch a baseball game not simply a new age video game run by analytics and computers. Baseball cannot afford a lockdown that eats into spring training or regular season games. They can't take the risk of alienating any more fans. Any formal stoppage of play is shameful and a slap on the face of the fans that actually work for a living.
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    I always love your articles. You asked what do all those pitchers have in common? They come cheap. That's the Twins way. Buy cheap and hope for the best. However most of the time it doesn't work. And the last time I looked the Twins finished last in the central with one of the worst pitching staffs in all of baseball. You must work for the Twins PR department. If not you should be. Anyone that can manipulate and twist statistics to try and make this outfit look good is a genius.
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    Hope they all perform well. But if you are hoping to be competitive over 162 games with a starting staff of those six, good luck. They may turn out greY. I sure hope so. But at this point all it brings you is the prospect of a 100 loss season.
  18. Whitey333
    Good article. Lots of well thought out ideas. I hope it doesn't come to this. It's funny how s "starting" pitcher goes maybe 5 inning gives up 3 or 4 runs and gets a standing ovation. The Twins ruined their pitching staff last year by adding pitchers that no one else wanted. Look at the results. Even if it is tried all we have at this point is mostly unproven prospects with little or no major league experience. Analytics don't mean much if the people you are counting on can't produce. MLB is being ruined by all of the efforts to turn the game into one huge video game. Bring back real baseball before it's too late.
  19. Whitey333
    I would recommend looking at the bottom 50 and below because that for sure is where the Twins look. They sign players no one else wants on the cheap and hope they produce. That's been the Twins way for decades. Why should this year be any different? Great article though. Well done.
  20. Whitey333
    Excellent article and comments. I many times get the vibes that even the FO doesn't know which way they are going. I'm guessing they keep Simmons on another one year deal assuming he wants to come back. Should they? No! Under no circumstances should Simmons and Colome' be back next year. But I'm guessing both will be. As for hitting coaches; the Twins signed a minor league hitting instructor from the Dodgers system that hasn't been above AA. How is he to help veteran hitters when he hasn't been there himself? I think it's part of the Twins trend of going younger and inexperienced to go cheap again.
  21. Whitey333
    Love your article. I love Buxton but I sure get tired of the extreme over hype. The fact is he is a 7 year career hitter of .248 and in the last few years plays in less than half of the games due to injuries. MVPs, superstars, and $300 mil contracts are reserved for players who play and produce over the long haul. I hope he stays. I hope he finally plays a full season and produces. Then let's revisit his status as an elite player. To ignore his vast amount of missed games and take portions of a season(s) and expand those stats into a full season and career to make him out a superstar is a great disservice to everyone involved. Come on Byron please play a full season. Please show us those great skills over a full season. Please Twins sign him to a reasonable contract extension!!
  22. Whitey333
    Going into next season the Twins do not have a major league starting staff. With the top two starters next year having a combined 25 games started in MLB career, it is a little scary. Even if they go the way of the Rays and do a lot of bullpen games;. You still need talented players to do that. I don't think most of the Twins pitching prospects are ready to be MLB starters. Plus we are assuming the Twins may increase or maintain their payroll. My guess is it will be stagnant or likely decrease perhaps significantly. And what about the CBA? If there is a work stoppage by the players or owners that cuts into next season will there be any fans left who cares?
  23. Whitey333
    Great article! The Buxton situation is complex I agree. How can any rational person put him in the same category as Mike Trout and others. Those players have proven their superstar status by PLAYING and PRODUCING superstar stats over years. People always dismiss his injuries and games missed. You can't do that anymore than you think by expanding this year's part time stats over 162 games makes him a superstar. I hope they keep him at a reasonable salary not these super salaries normally set for REAL superstars. Remember he is a career .248 hitter over 7 seasons with the Twins. How do you grossly overpay someone who's been a part time player on the hope he might play a full season and might produce like a full time player. Very risky.
  24. Whitey333
    Well researched and written article! Your grades and analysis are spot on!
  25. Whitey333
    I have always loved watching Grienke pitch. But he is not a fit with the Twins either for him or the Twins. Please invest in others with a more positive uptick.
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