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  1. SteveLV
    Well, Battle, the Rangers certainly won the World Series with players they acquired in FA, spending big 2 years in a row and at the trade deadline.
  2. SteveLV
    Exhibit 2: Yamamato contract, $325M, not even including the posting fees. MLB, fix yourself or you are going to lose fans in the small market areas. Maybe you don't care.
  3. SteveLV
    Too rich for one year, and we KNOW the Twins will not extend him just like they refused to extend Gray and Maeda. They don't like paying the second and third contracts for pitchers over 30. Period. So Polanco for Burnes, sure. Adding 2 good pitching prospects, no thanks. If they want something else low value like Gordon or something like that, sure. A big market team like the Yankees, BoSox, Giants or Dodgers will trade for him, not our team, IMO.
  4. SteveLV
    Prime, please. Already have it, millions do, and it is cheap and useful for those who could add it.
  5. SteveLV
    No, because Ohtani is not a pre-Arb eligible player. No, Arb figures are based on their actual salaries, to my knowledge. This is literally a bonus pool of $50M spread out to younger players (who are getting a lousy deal under the CBA, and this mitigates that a tiny bit).
  6. SteveLV
    Yikes, did not realize his contract terms! No thanks. Very good pitcher, but Twins will never do that. If they were willing to, they would have re-signed Gray for less years, similar money, known commodity.
  7. SteveLV
    Seattle is unlikely to trade any of their young pitchers. They are in the same boat as the Twins, financially. We would have to empty the farm system for a pitcher like Gilbert. If we are going to absorb the salary of an injured pitcher, I would prefer Alcantara to Ray. Cy Young, younger, and better stuff prior to TJS. Just seems unlikely the Twins would take on either salary unless several existing contracts are going out the door in the same, or separate, trades. Vasquez as part of trade to Marlins might work? I like getting Luzardo and Alacantara from the Marlins with younger players/prospects/Vasquez, and Polanco to the Blue Jays for prospects, preferably LHP prospects.
  8. SteveLV
    Couple comments. On Winokur, the thing that is unusual about him, given his enormous size, is how short and compact his RH swing is. He has long arms/levers, but still keeps it short and powerful. Very intriguing. On Soto, it is also his size. He is only 17 and could grow taller and certainly will fill out and get stronger as he finishes maturing. He already humps it up to triple digits. Pitchers are high risk, but he certainly has the rare physical attributes. He actually reminds a bit of a RH Randy Johnson with his length and size. FIngers crossed, and sure hope the Twins do not flip him in a trade this spring.
  9. SteveLV
    Certainly nice gains for those guys. But let's get real: 101 guys split up $50M, or 71% of Ohtani's contract with the Dodgers. Yep, system is quite equitable and fair....
  10. SteveLV
    I like Toronto as a match up as a Twins trade partner, but I HATE these actual trades. My goodness, Monoah received the Miguel Sano treatment last year, all the way down to the developmental league in Florida. Plus their 30th ranked prospect? Seriously, for a 3 times All Star on a very reasonable contract? Then, Kepler, who was the 3rd best hitter in baseball after the ASB last year for a 30 year old ok reliever? Big pass on this, too. I would rather keep Kepler than 3 Swanson's. The Blue Jays have 5 really nice Lefties in their minors (Tiedemann, Barriera, Rojas, Macko and Fluharty), how about some of that? If we are trading established MLB players on reasonable contracts, the Twins should be receiving some legitimate prospects in return, not mediocrity.
  11. SteveLV
    Is there any indication that the Marlins want to move Alcantara rather than paying him to rehab for the 2024 season to the tune of $9M guaranteed plus $17M in 2025 coming off TJS and $17M in 2026 and $21M in 2027???? So $64M guaranteed through 2027? I am truly asking if the Marlins experts here have any information on that. Because that might be a contract they want to get away from and that might be the catalyst of a larger deal, assuming the Twins are willing to take on that contract??? Thoughts?
  12. SteveLV
    Does Julien, ERod, Vasquez, Gordon and Sands get you Luzardo and Alcantara? Marlins save money, Twins take the huge risk on Alcantara. Man, it would be so much fun to be the fly on the wall and listen in on trade offers and negotiations!
  13. SteveLV
    This discussion also dovetails with the other discussion I raised about how broken and inequitable MLB is under the current CBA. Here we have a budding superstar who is going to get relative peanuts over the next 5 prime years of his career and, God forbid, if he gets injured further may never see the big payday. Too much money going to aging Vets, way too little money going to young studs. I cannot believe this is something that ALL the players actually want.
  14. SteveLV
    Really like Luzardo. Like trade #3 the best, which suggests it is not enough. I would REALLY like #3 if we can also send Kepler to Boston for Teel so we get some catching help on the horizon, too. Finally, I would like to get Meyer back to Minnesota and perhaps broaden the deal to secure him, too. Didn't I read somewhere that Luzardo and Lopez are close? That would be an added bonus when it comes to extending him.
  15. SteveLV
    Lewis is the only current Twin I would consider for an early extension, and, even then, the injury issue looms. He is certainly a quality person and is playing beautifully. If he can stay on the field, he is quite the player and I have zero problem extending him. Does Boras?
  16. SteveLV
    I guess I am more concerned and interested in their 2024 lineup. Fun speculation, but it is not in any way realistic to think anyone can accurately predict 4 years out. Injuries, trades, retirements, flame-outs, young players blossoming, just way too many variables to project.
  17. SteveLV
    If they need 2B help, the Twins should send Polo and some cash to offset his modest salary. They might prefer Julien, and I would trade Julien in a package for Luzardo. Something along the lines of Polanco, cash, ERod, Keaschall and Hall for Luzardo and Meyer. Marlins add tons of offense and young, cheap prospects; Twins add pitching.
  18. SteveLV
    Red Sox are an interesting matchup for a potential Polanco trade. They don't have a ton of pitching depth, but something like Gonzalez and Perales for Polanco might work. Both a year or two away with big arms. I wonder if we could pry Teel away from them? Liked him in the last draft, his power was not on display during brief pro debut, but C is such a tough position to find talent in.....
  19. SteveLV
    I view Lee as a potential SS backup if Correa is out and Farmer is traded.
  20. SteveLV
    I don't understand these "Table Setter" daily updates. Seems like a constant reminder that the Twins role at the table is leftovers only, and not until everyone else has signed and/or traded for the players they want.
  21. SteveLV
    3, he is young for AAA.
  22. SteveLV
    Dodgers are creating a juggernaut. Sign Yamamato and re-sign Kershaw and away they go.
  23. SteveLV
    $22M for a player recovering from TJ with an additional $5M in incentives? Pitching is ridiculously expensive this year.
  24. SteveLV
    Riverbrian, the financial calculations reflect the depreciating value of the contract dollars of the years of the contract, then calculate a total value as of the date of contract signing, then divide the present value amount over the years of the actual contract. So the "$700M" contract has actual present value of $440ishM at signing, divided by 10 years, yields AAV of $44.5M that is used for determining luxury tax implications. Does that help at all?
  25. SteveLV
    QB is the most difficult position--and most valuable position---in all of pro sports. It is hardly surprising good ones would be highly compensated. Not a good analogy, IMO. There is NOT a perception in the NFL that teams in NY or LA have a competitive advantage over teams in KC or Pittsburgh. And the entire economic framework is set up to maintain that parity and perception of fairness. MLB cannot "fix" that perception because it is an accurate assessment of the inequalities prevalent in the current MLB system. The perception is accurate. The way to fix it is to dramatically overhaul the system. If the owners can put together a proposal that puts equal or even slightly more money in the players' pockets, I bet a deal could get hammered out. Fat chance, but it could be done.
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