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  1. SteveLV
    This report is alarming. Why invest more resources in mediocre veteran players? I would sooner let a younger player play, and possibly fail, than block him and let a poor/mediocre older player play. However, I think we should probably reserve judgment until all the moves are completed. This seems to suggest other things are cooking.
  2. SteveLV
    Is Brooks Lee going to the Padres for Cease? Is Lee's back bad?
  3. SteveLV
    I would only trade emerging talent for 1 year of Cease (or King) if the FO was assured a) that new ownership is relatively imminent, b) the new owner(s) agree with the move, and c) new ownership wants to extend Cease to a new deal before the trade deadline. In other words, I am not trading good young talent for Cease unless it is for more than 1 year.
  4. SteveLV
    The one aspect of MLB.TV that irks me is this: I live in coastal NC, and when the Twins play the Orioles I am blacked out! Ridiculous, 7 hour drive away from Baltimore. I hope that changes this year.
  5. SteveLV
    He is neither. I'm not, either. They are ruining the sport.
  6. SteveLV
    Sasaki and now Scott. Sheesh, payroll is going to quintuple the Twin's (effectively factoring in deferred value). It almost seems like they are daring MLB to actually do something and implement a Salary Cap and some parity. Hope something gets done as it is more and more the Haves and Have Nots in MLB. *Whine over*
  7. SteveLV
    The comment about Powell's "motive" for Fed Rates was purely gratuitous and had ZERO to do with the Pohlad's finances. ZERO.
  8. SteveLV
    It sure would be nice if they had a framework of a deal sooner rather than later so the FO could get authorized to add some payroll before the start of the season instead of trying to do something theoretically at the trade deadline. Pete Alonso would sure look good manning 1B for the Twins.....
  9. SteveLV
    IMO that is too much going out to the O's and would not like that trade. Rodriguez has just a good a chance of being stud as Basallo and Mayo, and Lopez is a stud at a reasonable contract. Not enough.
  10. SteveLV
    bean, are you seriously suggesting that MLB has more parity than, say, the NFL? Based on "playoff turnover". Just sell that to the fans in Colorado and Pittsburgh. MLB is the ONLY major sports league without a cap and floor system of some type! Why? Because they have the strongest players union that backs it star veteran players at the expense of young and MiLB players, and the ownership is content with the completely broken status quo. And the Commissioner has traditionally been unwilling to make any changes, too and is captive to the big owners.
  11. SteveLV
    Hallelujia if it comes to pass......
  12. SteveLV
    What big market team wants/needs him?
  13. SteveLV
    Mentioned on the Correa thread, but if they move Carlos they might as well trade Lopez too. Orioles want starting pitching, and they have some wonderful young, cheap players in their farm system and introduced to the majors: Targets would be obvious guys like Mayo, Basallo (package Vasquez too), Bradfield Jr., and Reilly. Good trade partner if they lose Burnes.
  14. SteveLV
    If they trade Correa they might as well trade Lopez too and blow it all up and go very young. Lopez to the Orioles makes sense with a loaded farm system to fill the cupboards with young, cheap talent. Correa to the Yankees makes sense. They have the deep pockets, and Correa can handle the market and would extract more $ to waive is no trade clause.
  15. SteveLV
    Football has 5 years for 1st round picks, 4 years for everyone else. That might make sense, possibly one year longer from MLB if player is drafted out of HS.
  16. SteveLV
    True revenue sharing, transparency from ownership, and guaranteeing players a certain percentage of the revenue pie are all keys. Anyone who suggests the NFL and MLB have equal parity are just simply, wrong. Newly drafted players should only sign contracts of limited length--say 5 or 6 years, or until a certain age is reached, like 25, then get to go to FA. In other words, I want the NFL system grafted to MLB.
  17. SteveLV
    Soto's deal is REDONKULOUS. Good for him, terrible for any resemblance of fairness in my favorite game. Gee, why weren't the Twins in on him? :) Salary Cap and Floor are REQUIRED for this sport to survive.
  18. SteveLV
    IMO, several of those are overpays by the Twins. I don't think I want to hire you to replace Falvey just yet....:)
  19. SteveLV
    The Dodger's trade embedded in this blueprint I find very interesting. Does anyone who knows the Dodgers well think this has any viability?
  20. SteveLV
    Bieber at $17M guaranteed in 2026 coming off elbow surgery at his age? No chance the Twins make that financial commitment. The rest of the moves are ok, but don't move the needle much for this year or next. I would prefer they either stick to their guns and essentially run it back praying for good health, or trade off the expensive salaries and go young and cheap and see who develops.
  21. SteveLV
    That compensation for Lopez ALONE seems light, much less adding Alcala and another prospect, too. Mayer is a nice prospect, but highest level is AA and, as noted above, has an injury history too. No way you give up Lopez for that package. For that package I would want Duran, Teel and someone like Perales as a lottery ticket. That's assuming the Twins like Teel, too.
  22. SteveLV
    No.
  23. SteveLV
    Correa is a wonderful player. The Twins can afford him, but they cannot afford to field a truly competitive team around him with his salary. However, it is dubious that the Twins can field a truly competitive team in any respect given the inherent inequities in MLB, so we might as well keep him and enjoy his play unless someone makes us a remarkably good offer and he agrees to the trade.
  24. SteveLV
    How about packaging Correa and Buxton and going young and cheap?
  25. SteveLV
    Mike Sixel and rv78 see it the same way I do. The Twins under their owner-imposed salary cap cannot afford to have Correa and Buxton on the roster. If they can be traded, you have to do it. I don't want to trade Lopez, but he is a very valuable piece. If Teel is your target from Boston, they have a number of other good prospects that could also potentially be gathered up. If you clear out Correa, Buxton, Lopez, Paddack and Vasquez, you essentially have a clean slate and can concentrate on the young guys. Payroll would drop to about $45-50M. I would actually find this a more interesting and fun team to watch play than the "almost good enough" squad they are currently rostering. This team as constituted is non-competitive against good teams. We were below .500 if we take out the White Sox last year, and there is not a whole lot of hope they will improve next year, with the exception of potentially more games from Correa.
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