TheLeviathan
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I like Fulton, he was a dude I targeted too. Offensive line is such a problem in the league that I think, across the board, dudes are going to get paid more than current projections. For our sake, I hope I'm wrong.
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Probably right, but let's just be clear on who the current members of the Vikings secondary are: Mecki Blackmon, Jay Ward, Josh Metellus, Dwight McGlothern and like 4 guys that may or may not be in charge of gatorade. It's going to cost 15M just to get 3 competent guys in that room. (And they need at least 3)
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Minnesota Twins 2025 Position Analysis: First Base
TheLeviathan replied to Nick Nelson's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
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I really like the targets. I think your projected contracts are low though. With the restructures, it'll probably be about 70 or 75M in room. Holland is going to eat 17 of that. Samuel 15M. Fulton probably 4M. I think PFF is low on all the OL contracts, but I could be wrong. Personally I think Jenkins and Dalman are both probably closer to 15M. That would be 65M of that 70M and you wouldn't have draft picks accounted for, and there isn't much for filler. As nice as it sounds to have 75M, it doesn't go as far as we'd like it to. I think the Vikings will be able to offer 3 deals in that 15+ range. I'm guessing one OL, one DB, and one DL. Or one OL and two DBs. Then they'll play in the slightly smaller range like they did with Gink last year and your suggestion with Fulton. That's why my plans have rested on getting guys like Kinlaw and James Daniels instead.
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Interesting, I either forgot that or didn't hear it. I guess I put that down as frustration over getting his ass kicked. Not the right response, but understandable. It sure seems like KAM and KOC work well together.
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As I said a week or so back.....it's likely they get one player for their IOL in FA. Bradbury isn't going anywhere and they will likely upgrade RG and leave Brandel at LG. On the plus side, that means money to go get Reed, retain Bynum or Murphy, and sign someone like Milton Williams. But this was never going to be the total overhaul some people dreamed.
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How did you feel he threw KAM under the bus? Darnold deserved the bus, :)
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Heh, I do from time to time on the treadmill, but mostly because I haven't found many options that give me an eclectic array of topics to enjoy. I hate listening to one-note shows......so I'm open to suggestions, :)
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I actually think he gets a bad wrap by MN media, particularly Barreiro. He's framed as a dogmatic guy who wants to rip the ball down field and ignores the running game, but I don't think either is true. He came from McVay's tree. The same tree that ran Todd Gurley into an early retirement. And made 5 yard throws to Kupp all the rage. I think KOC is a pretty flexible guy and I think the success he's had so far reflects on his ability to match his scheme to the talent he has. He hasn't run because his backs have been bad and his center can't hold the point of attack. He doesn't throw underneath because Sam Darnold was literally one of the worst QBs in the league last year in short yardage accuracy. Frankly...I think he's exactly the kind of coach you want to have: the one that will find the optimal path no matter what is thrown at him. (Hell...we'd have picked 5 or so spots higher last year if he hadn't worked miracles with Josh freaking Dobbs)
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I'm glad they are bringing in other minds to help, that show the emphasis they have.
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We really shouldn't ask Rocco baseball questions while he's at a Phish concert.
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Because I know this ownership sucks. The only reason any of us care is the hope we might clear the low bar the Pohlads set. The Ishbias were definitely that opportunity. And then.....whatever the hell this whole mysterious boondoggle was. Has our sports market not had enough terrible ownership kerfuffles to see the pessimism here? It might work out in the end, but the casual responses are surprising.
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If the Pohlads/Twins went along with that and leaked it to the media over and over....that should not be comforting
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Last minute may not be the right characterization, but Brock's comments certainly imply this was unexpected in the last 24 hours when all signs pointed to a resolution with this buyer in the very near future.
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That's fair...but let's be clear: A last minute hitch to a massive deal is likely one helluva hitch. My main argument has been: we should be on high alert for shenanigans here. Concern/worry is probably the right response.
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That is actually what jocko said, :) And the connotation absolutely was that this shouldn't be surprising or worrisome. That spin is confusing to me, I admit.
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Don't worry! In the other thread I was assured that it's fine! The Ishbias were never serious about it! Which, obviously, should be very reassuring. Or so I'm told.....
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I know I have a lot of people disagreeing with me in this thread, but I'm not sure why. This is objectively terrible news for the Twins. The White Sox end the Reinsdorf era and a billionaire with flair takes over in Chicago with a division rival. On top of that, the ownership group many in the media thought were the lead buyers bow out at the last minute. It's possible this won't be anything more than the Pohalds chose another buyer. It's also possible we look back at this as the start of an ugly process we aren't happy with at the end.
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Why on earth would we be happy the Reinsdorf era is ending?
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If that's the case, then a lot of people in this market (including the Twins by many reports) got duped at a seriously high level. What you say may absolutely be true, but if it is then I have even more skepticism on how this sale works out.
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Because depending upon what that is....it could be the Pohlads to blame. And if that's the case, public pressure for them not to change their minds is imperative. This is the sort of clown show outcome that was feared. It doesn't mean we can't expect some good things to still come out of this, but it should cause your skepticism to flare.
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The articles on The Athletic all seem to be dancing around some important truths about why this fell apart. I hope the beat writers are digging furiously right now.
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ESPN Going, Going, Gone (after this season)
TheLeviathan replied to The Great Hambino's topic in Other Baseball
I bet Apple is who sweeps in and buys up the rest. I also bet it won't be for $550M a season.
