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  1. LewFordLives
    As the article states, the flip switch doesn't always turn on right away. So why waste years developing a guy only to ship him out once he becomes a contributor, only for more projects in return? How does a team sustain success that way? This team will not score many runs, and they like to pull their young starters after five innings. A good bullpen is a necessity for the Twins to compete. They took a strength and turned it into a giant question mark. And trading away a hometown guy is just bad P.R. I really don't know what the hell they were thinking with this trade.
  2. LewFordLives
    I don't read too much into it. He could have a personal commitment. He's not under contract, so he really has no obligation to attend.
  3. LewFordLives
    It's an interesting thought. I would rather have him off the bench than Kreidler, Wagaman, or Arcia.
  4. LewFordLives
    There will be injuries and there will be ample opportunities for Abel, Matthews, and Bradley to get starts. The question is who makes the most of those starts.
  5. LewFordLives
    Name This Player - Nick Blackburn
    I remember he really stepped up in that game 163 in Chicago. The Twins lost, but it wasn't because of him.
  6. LewFordLives
    He's got a career BA of .138. What's not to like!?
  7. LewFordLives
    If the Twins did block him from playing in Asia, that seems a bit petty. Given his age and where he is on the depth chart, no one should stand in the way of him trying to make a few bucks while he still can.
  8. LewFordLives
    If the Phillies were willing to do a deal centered around Painter, Miller, or Crawford, then I would listen, but I suspect the Phillies are not willing to go there. As the article states, Jeffers is their only legit starter. The Twins would need a king's ransom to move him. Trading him for a handful of lotto tickets would basically be saying they have no plans to compete this year.
  9. LewFordLives
    Yes, the bullpen is a mess. Do I trust the guy who is 100 percent responsible for creating the mess to fix it?
  10. LewFordLives
    I think there's a lot of truth to that. Current prices also push young people out of the market, which is not good for the long term viability of the hobby. Whenever I go to a card show it's all middle-aged men.
  11. LewFordLives
    My experience has been that only the pre-1980's stuff holds it's value. As far as new stuff is concerned, I'll buy a Twins set off of eBay each year and an occasional pack just to rip open for fun.
  12. LewFordLives
    Name This Player - Carl Pavano
    Watched him outduel Roy Halladay on a sweltering day in Philadelphia. He was on that day. The Phillies had zero hard contact.
  13. LewFordLives
    There's clearly a lot of confusion within ownership and the front office. They went big with Correa, and then backtracked a few years later. Did they completely miss on TV revenue projections? Were they expecting attendance to bounce back? Now all of the sudden they have money to spend again (relatively speaking). Would they have traded Duran if the front office had more insight into the potential budget? Based on the timing of how things went down last summer, ownership clearly knew that new minority partners were coming on board to help with the debt situation before the trade deadline. None of it makes any sense.
  14. LewFordLives
    Interesting, although I don't know how long you can hide someone with those kinds of offensive numbers on your bench. At some point he will have to hit in key situations. I get that a glove-first utility guy will generally not be a good hitter, but not this bad.
  15. LewFordLives
    For $10 million a year I would still take Arraez over Josh Bell any day of the week. I'm curious to see what contract he eventually ends up with. He's a difficult player to judge.
  16. LewFordLives
    What the hell is the plan for this organization? They traded Duran for magic beans, presumably because they didn't want to take him through arbitration. But now they somehow have enough money to shovel $7 million on Josh Bell?
  17. LewFordLives
    This just reinforces how bad the Duran trade was.
  18. LewFordLives
    $40 million for two years. Wow. The silly season is underway.
  19. LewFordLives
    The Pirates m.o. is to make half hearted attempts at acquiring big name free agents with the knowledge they have no shot. Then they tell their fan base how hard they tried to land someone.
  20. LewFordLives
    Question: Are the Twins allowed to take someone even though the 40 man is full? Can they take someone and then clear a space?
  21. LewFordLives
    I think teams should be able to trade all of their draft picks. It would benefit small market clubs. Paying a $5 million bonus to a draft pick who has long odds of being a regular MLB contributor is a poor use of resources. They could trade that pick for "almost ready" prospects making league minimum.
  22. LewFordLives
    You forgot Chris Parmalee.
  23. LewFordLives
    Name This Player
    I immediately thought Duran, but now I 'm not so sure. I don't think he ever wore that uniform combination.
  24. LewFordLives
    Agreed (not the generosity part). There's an infinite number of ways they could have structured this. It could be some kind of preferred stock that pays them a guaranteed dividend, or maybe it's just straight equity. Sports teams have generally proven to be a good investment over time.
  25. LewFordLives
    As I suspected, the investors are just Wall Street types looking for a place to stash money.
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