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  1. farmerguychris
    From everything I've heard - Joe wants to win. Problem is he only gets one vote, and the rest of the family really doesn't care about on-field performance much.
  2. farmerguychris
    I can't see this happening - too optimistic for me when it comes to the Pohlads. While I think you're right that they'll move on from Lopez and Ryan - I can't see them giving $7M to Ober when he's been hurt and we have so much CHEAP young pitching supposedly ready to go. Abel? I also can't possibly imagine they pay 2 relievers $5M each! They've never invested in relief pitching - I expect 2 more min salary guys here. Lastly - They are certainly not going to pay $6M for a backup catcher. I think we'll be lucky to keep Jeffers around, his back-up will certainly be a min salary guy. Other than that - I think you're pretty close. Using most of your figures and swapping out my thoughts above - my payroll prediction would be around $56,742,857 Not sure how low we need to go before MLB steps in and tells the owners they need to spend money (like they did with the A's), but I expect they'll try to find out.
  3. farmerguychris
    I think their definition of 'winning' is different than the fan's version of the same word.
  4. farmerguychris
    I expect that since he's going to have a very low salary - he'll be given every opportunity to stick around either as a starter or in the pen.
  5. farmerguychris
    I think this is important to note, because without it IF they still own the team, I expect they'd try to get a payroll as close to zero as possible. Thanks for the reminder about this requirement.
  6. farmerguychris
    I call BS on this statement. If you're not trying to win it all - then whats the point of even trying at all? The Pohlad family has an estimated net worth of 3.8Billion dollars. They can afford it, and if they intentionally elect to put more money in their pockets instead of trying to make their customers (the fans) happy, then screw them. People say they need to run it like a business. I don't agree with that, but say they did. Facts are, they can lose millions of dollars a year from a profit standpoint, and they will STILL make money because the base value of the franchise increases so drastically. We have bad owners, plain and simple. Why should we give them a pass because for 2 years they acted like they cared. They signed Donaldson and then Correa to get to an AVERAGE payroll. According to ranker.com - we have the 13th richest owner in mlb. They simply value money over their customers. As much as I hate it, they have that right. BUT - we can stop supporting them. A new owner can't get here fast enough for me, and I blame them more than anyone else for the collapse of where we were less than 2 years ago.
  7. farmerguychris
    i do have hope....................hope that they get sold soon!
  8. farmerguychris
    I feel confident in saying it Vazquez will be replaced by someone on a minimum salary. They will not be competitive, so why even consider paying Vazquez the lowest amount he would consider? This is subject to change if we can get a sale done - obviously.
  9. farmerguychris
    You're spot on. Its crazy how often the term 'bucket of balls' is used to represent how little value a player has for the Twins. However in this case, we actually traded a future HOF player in Correa for about that same price.
  10. farmerguychris
    I think the writer is right about it being like watching a car wreck. I'll watch on TV since I already have the package, but I won't be going to any more big league games. I already have plans to visit Cedar Rapids and have tickets, so I feel good about paying minor league prices to see a very similar product the rest of this season instead.
  11. farmerguychris
    Here's my concern. At the all star game, this statement took place: "I know some things that you don't know," MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said during the All-Star break when asked about a potential Twins sale. "I can tell you with a lot of confidence that there will be a transaction there, and it will be consistent with the kind of pricing that has taken place. To me, that's way too vague. If the Pohlad's decided to simply infuse some cash into the business (to pay off debt?), they could sell 10% of the team to raise $170M and the "transaction consistent with the kind of pricing that has taken place" will be a true statement. That would leave the Pohlads in charge of a business they clearly don't want, but can't sell for what they feel it is worth. That to me would be the worst case scenario.
  12. farmerguychris
    Great - but like others on here - Rocco doesn't control who's on the roster. I expect as a competitor, he wants to win and put the best team on the field. But - that doesn't line up well with seeing what we have in some of the young guys. We have a lot of pretty bad baseball coming up - I expect we'll learn a lot about our future regardless of who is in the lineup in the past 3 days.
  13. farmerguychris
    Your 100% correct - I can't comprehend the purpose of that other than to assume the Jays would take France (and the 350K he's still owed) unless we gave them Varland for nothing. Since saving money appears to be the only goal - that would fit.
  14. farmerguychris
    You're right - why would anyone pay any money to see what remains of the Twins? I'll watch a little on TV just to see who's called up, but I guess its time for football.
  15. farmerguychris
    I don't think its difficult at all to see the motivation for these moves - to keep more money in the Pohlad's pockets. That was the obvious direction ownership gave the FO - 'go get back some of my money'.
  16. farmerguychris
    What can we get for TC bear? How about Target Field - can they trade that and both teams can play in CHS? Where else can they save money - after all - thats all the matters right?
  17. farmerguychris
    Do you really think the team manager is the one who is supposed to develop individual players? He's the one making the big decisions, not the one showing a short stop how to field a ball properly. He certainly can't teach a pitcher how to throw a proper sinker, or add 5 MPH to a fastball. Its ok to not like Rocco, but need to hold him accountable for things he's actually responsible for. There are others in the organization who are responsible for player development to be unhappy with (and rightly so), thats just not in Rocco's job description.
  18. farmerguychris
    Not if they can find a way to avoid it.
  19. farmerguychris
    I can't see doing that - what did he do wrong towards the Twins? His body just is worn down and he wants to win. Something the owners don't care about any more compared to their pocketbook.
  20. farmerguychris
    Thats where I think you're wrong - They absolutely CAN afford to pay the man. They just elect not to spend the money. BUT - they'll never spend a penny of the savings from this trade on the team.
  21. farmerguychris
    I bet the Pohlads are just LOVING today! So much money going back into their pockets!!
  22. farmerguychris
    At this point, I just hope they didn't give away Castro to the Astros for free to take on Correa's salary.
  23. farmerguychris
    Bobby Nightengale reports deal involves other MLB players? Who else did we send them to take on that contract?
  24. farmerguychris
    I expect we'll get little to nothing in return and had to pay a portion of his contract.
  25. farmerguychris
    I know he hasn't been as productive as we would have wished - but we KNOW this salary dump won't be reinvested in the team. Pohlads sure make it hard to be a fan. 😠
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