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MLB found to owe minor league players damages for unpaid wages
TheLeviathan replied to Squirrel's topic in Other Baseball
Good, justice. Some of you need to start seeing ownership treatment of minor league players for what it is. Courts are having to weigh in, that should say it all. -
The NFL's morality code is really something. Get caught on camera wailing on a woman, get caught video taping cheerleaders, abuse your children, or conduct a pattern of harassment and nothing happens. Deflate a football, smoke weed, or take a knee and you get the book thrown at you.
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C'mon. Abusing women has long been ok. Talking about rich white racists is where you get yourself in trouble.
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Twins are moving Jax and Thorpe to the pen
TheLeviathan replied to wabene's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
I think those are good fits. I think they could be good players in those roles. -
Jordan Hicks was considered a great leader in AZ. He wasn't a great player, but he was pushed out mostly because the AZ regime continues to overdraft OLBs and then force them to be MLBs. It's worked out as well as you'd think.
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T-Mobile to offer Free MLB.TV again in 2022
TheLeviathan replied to MMMordabito's topic in Other Baseball
Any ormation on when this becomes available? -
That GM....how does he still have a job?
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This guy is a fun, lunch pail type. He might end up playing some 3-4 end for us. I love that he's only 26.
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3 years and 20M for run stuffer Harrison Phillips. We have spent a lot of money on run stuffers it seems.
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100% agree that this swing could go completely wrong for the team. I guess I just see the upside. Which, IMO, exists even if they do nothing with the money. There is a perfectly plausible scenario where we get 130 OPS+ Urshela and Sanchez returns to form while Donaldson's calf muscles go bonkers again. We win this trade in that very possible scenario. Of course, Urshela could be the 2021 version, Sanchez is a mediocre DH, and Donaldson has two years left in the tank (also perfectly plausible) and we lose this trade. What ultimately makes the difference is if we use that 15M we just freed up, along with the already existing budget room we had, to go splash with a trade and Trevor Story. Then that upside possibility is gravy. So I'm in wait and see mode, just pushing back that this move is an automatic failure.
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You have demonstrated no capacity or willingness to have a nuanced discussion of statistics. These posts are disingenuous, you have no interest in actually analyzing any of this data. Only cherry-picking. I'm not interested in that kind of windmill chasing.
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Except Donaldson is 35. When the wall hits, it's going to hit pretty hard. Especially for a player like Donaldson who has so much value wrapped up in defense. I readily admit, a big reason I'm leaning positive on this trade is that I think we're wisely getting out early on a guy that is going to look like a 25M albatross. Where I hesitate is seeing how that money gets used.
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If everyone was what they were projected to be or were the previous year then we wouldn't have to play the games, Or our recent 100M investment into Buxton is complete nonsense. You gotta take swings at upside. I see the upside here, even if we might disagree greatly about the odds of hitting that upside. I have no doubt this could backfire spectacularly, but I do appreciate that they are shaking up a bad team.
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I don't think Urshela or Sanchez are low rated or garbage or anything like that. In two of the last three seasons Urshela had an OPS+ over 130. He was also an above average defender. Sanchez, while being a poor defender, has at times been an elite hitter. And they freed themselves of a problematic contract for a guy I'd bet is an albatross soon. That sort of contract flexibility has a lot of value in baseball right now. Now, what they do with that flexibility....we'll see.
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Well, moves are happening quickly here. If we make no other trades or signings than I too would scratch my head at this. It'll be curious to see how Donaldson and Garver perform the next two years, but people should at least consider the idea that we may have gotten out a year early on these guys rather than late. There is significant value in hitting on that timing, if you can hit on it.
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Sure, just waiting for something to change my mind on that. I'm thrilled Zimmer is gone and will give these guys every chance, but it'd be nice to feel like things are seriously moving away from that regime. Just don't have evidence of that yet.
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The Yankees were never in the SS market, they've been pretty clear they are saving that spot for a couple of their young prospects. They wanted a placeholder and IKF fits that. I don't think this team is done reshaping this roster. And when a team is as bad as the 2021 Twins were....why would anyone want to roll out with the same people?
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I don't like it either, but I do hope we see a QB drafted this year or next year as a successor. New coaches but it's feeling like more of the same.
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I think Urshela is an upside swing. 2019 and 2020 Urshela is worth Garver and Donaldson by himself. In fact, that'd be a steal. If there is more moving with him I'll reserve some judgement. But yeah...that's a huge win.
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If Urshela is the 2019 and 2020 version....I think I really like this trade. It's essentially Garver and Donaldson for Urshela and Sanchez. We save a buttload of money and I think we're a better team for it. I don't think this team is done wheeling and dealing.
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It doesn't cure the frustration of doing nothing with a payroll wide open for additions....but really good value here IMO.
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Passan: Kiner-Falefa coming to the Twins
TheLeviathan replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
Still has 100 OPS on Simmons! -
Passan: Kiner-Falefa coming to the Twins
TheLeviathan replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
I like the SS....not sure I like the trade value. -
Draft Changes As Result of New CBA
TheLeviathan replied to Jeremy Nygaard's topic in Twins Minor League Talk
And all the money in the world isn't going to fix their level of suck. The bottom feeders should spend more, but the point of drafts is to help teams rebuild. Using it as a punishment is both ineffective and counter-productive. -
Draft Changes As Result of New CBA
TheLeviathan replied to Jeremy Nygaard's topic in Twins Minor League Talk
I'm glad the draft is international now, but anti-tanking rules with lotteries doesn't work. You just shift from tanking for the #1 pick to tanking for the best odds of the #1 pick. The other rule only serves to deepen the divides between the haves and have nots. Until baseball levels the playing field, all of these changes just continue to give advantages to large markets. All I want is an MLB where the New York teams can be the Jets if they suck at managing a baseball operation. This current environment basically allows them to spend their way to a point of never reaching that low-point.
