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  1. farmerguychris
    Thats a good 5 - I think the top 4 all will be able to contribute when called upon. I really think the wild card is Miranda - How fast can one person fall from great potential to will they ever play again! Sounds like the shoulder still isn't 100%. He's the real wild card - will he come back to pre injury skills, or is he simply going to always be battling pain? Hope he figures it out and contributes - could be a huge addition to our group!
  2. farmerguychris
    I would expect you're correct in what you're saying here - It will likely be Wallner instead of Larnach (as listed in the article) who start next to Buxton. I would expect this trade puts Larnach starting the year in AAA again.
  3. farmerguychris
    I agree with you completely - Their actions show what is really their priority and winning is not it.
  4. farmerguychris
    This reminds me of a poll I brought up here a few months back and didn't get much feedback on. My question was something like ' Do the owners care if they ever win another championship, or only if they make money". Yes, its a business. We know that. However, it makes it harder to be a fan when they so obviously demonstrate this is literally just another business to them - the fans don't matter. If we win, we win, if we don't....well, at least we got richer. Got the 20 year monkey off our back, so back to my original question - Do they (the owners) care if we ever win another championship, or do they only care if they make money every year?
  5. farmerguychris
    I understand why this is an article - people want to know. (I'm pretty confident if no spring injuries it will be Desclafani), but I think more importantly - who will be the 5th starter in late September. Any guesses on that TD?
  6. farmerguychris
    I think this article is spot on.... BUT, while some businesses would simply take the extra cash we're soon to get from our 1-year Bally deal and stash it away for increased payroll next year - does baseball operate that way? OR, will they simply absorb it into their profits and then next year the fans will need to worry if we are going to be able to field a competitive team? If they were to put it aside so that when next year arrives they can pay out these raises - I'm happy, but if the other option prevails - then we're back to where we started this year except with a higher on-the-books payroll than we started this offseason with.... and still no idea on tv revenues.
  7. farmerguychris
    Taylor has to recognize by now that all 30 teams have a starting CF on the roster already and he's not going to be able to compete for a full time role -UNLESS a spring injury happens (it will for some team). Seems he's banking on that happening so he will make at least close to what he wants and be able to get regular playing time. But - I'd love to play it over from last year letting him be our 4th outfielder - hopefully the new bally/amazon money will allow it.
  8. farmerguychris
    I feel pretty confident this will sort itself out due to spring injuries.
  9. farmerguychris
    Keep that last spot open and rotate it between all the guys with options remaining unless someone forces their hand by being a shut down guy.
  10. farmerguychris
    Would love it but his agent Boras would never let it happen.
  11. farmerguychris
    Embarrassed that they probably overpaid one young talented shortstop, while we have a variety of quality players in our system making less money than their one guy - nope! One person does not make a team, so I'm always happy to see other AL teams overpaying for players - means we might be able to get someone within our budget because their money is already all spent. At least thats what I tell myself....
  12. farmerguychris
    For a team that watches its payroll closely- I see no reason to extend him with younger, cheaper players already in our system. Its that simple for me if I were in the FO.
  13. farmerguychris
    I am also in Iowa and it was blacked out - so my assumption is that it will continue to be blacked out.....not happy.
  14. farmerguychris
    I just don't see this happening. 1 - He's not the Santana of the past at his age 38 season 2 - I really think this team likes having the ability to fill the DH role by slotting it with someone who needs a day off in the field. This ownership likes its players to be able to handle multiple/different roles. Having someone who can only play DH and 1B contradicts that plan.
  15. farmerguychris
    Glad to see Sabato getting an invite to spring (has he been there before and i missed it?). Have heard a lot about him - most of it not great - but would be nice to see how he does against this higher level of pitchers.
  16. farmerguychris
    Would love to see them on streaming somehow. Only reason I have DirecTv at the moment is so I can watch them. Don't need yet another streaming service, so Amazon would be fine since already have that one.
  17. farmerguychris
    Will you sell the pint glasses to the public who are unable to attend? I have one from the pandemic year, but would like to see if can add to my collection every year, even if I live out of state and can't attend.
  18. farmerguychris
    If he still has a minor league option, I see no reason why anything needs to be done. Let him go to spring and play for a roster spot. His value is low, so no point in trade discussions - lets see if he gets an opportunity and what he does with it if given the chance.
  19. farmerguychris
    Don't know much about the other guys here, but if Odorizzi would be willing to accept a minor league deal - its a no brainer.
  20. farmerguychris
    If this is the kind of signing they plan on doing to cut costs, I think I'd prefer to just try out some of our younger guys in the pen so they can develop in the big leagues. 12.0 ERA with 41 walks in 21 innings against AAA hitters in 2023. Sure, maybe they can get something out of him - but its going to take quite a while I would expect to make progresses that will allow him to be an asset to the Twins roster. Thank goodness was only a minor league contract.
  21. farmerguychris
    This will be a great opportunity. He has skills, now to get to learn from McCutcheon could set him up to be the starter in CF for a long time in Pitt.
  22. farmerguychris
    Of the 3 options, the only one I'd be interested in is #3. No interest in trading Lee from idea #1, both Julius and Rodriguez is too much for me in option 2.
  23. farmerguychris
    When you have a player who has a history of being 'just a guy', and then turns hot while he still has positive value in trade - I say trade him while he's hot before he turns back into 'just a guy'. Could Larnach or anyone else in the organization be as good as Kepler was in the second half of last year? Probably not. Is there also a high likelihood that even Kepler himself will turn back into a pumpkin like he has been most of his recent career? Absolutely - trade him while he's hot. If we need to trim payroll, and its very likely Kepler won't stay hot like he was in the playoff run - we can get another 'guy' at a much lower price tag. I've been a fan of Kepler as much as anyone -but bigger fan of the team than the guy.
  24. farmerguychris
    I generally like the idea of signing likely stars to extended contracts early - But until the TV situation is settled I would not expect much movement on financial decisions that don't need to be made yet.
  25. farmerguychris
    I think to truly have a 'core' of stars - you need to have more than 1 proven starting pitcher. We've got Lopez, and I feel that Ryan has the talent - but we'll need Ryan to become a star before I'll feel good about this 'core' being defined as being ready to contend for a title.
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