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  1. Kipp35
    We should be happy to get Wally the Beer Man back with how cash strapped the powers that be just made us with this Buxton signing. I was mocked last offseason in chats because I said the Twins were not going to make the playoffs due to the poor decisions they made... remind me again where we ended up. Not claiming to be a smart man, because I am not, but it will be status quo if these guys do not start making smart decisions. Buxton was shopped at the trade deadline and no one wanted him. I know that was due in part to our asking price, but that should be a sign, shouldn't it? We [Twins] value him more than ANY other MLB team does... Yep, IF he stays healthy, he MIGHT put up amazing numbers... that should not be how you staff an MLB team; with if's and might's. Some risk is in fact good, but $100mm with incentives $180-190mm is not a managed risk, it's a blunder. They were free with the very little money we have as a small market team with this re-signing, but now history tells us they will attempt to go after top free agents with discounted prices and not land ANYONE. It will take deep into the spring before we sign someone of note and that player will be someone who has over valued his own talent, and that is why he is still available. This is so frustrating, the Twins should break back out the cardboard cutouts of fans they uses in 2020, because we have another 'disappointing' season like this year, no one will come.
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    I won't blame anyone for getting hit on the hand and fracturing a bone; what are you going to do. But, it's not like that was his first injury either. Here is his breakdown (pun intended): 2015 - played in 46 games and sprained his thumb 2016 - played in 92 games and bruised his knee and had back spasms 2017 - Although he played 140 games, missed time for groin and migraine headaches 2018 - Played just 28 games and had migraines, broken toe and sprained wrist 2019 - Played in 87 games and suffered bruised wrist, concussion, shoulder issue 2020 - Played 39 games (shortened season anyway just 60 games) but missed with an ankle contusion (a bruised ankle). He only missed 21 games that season but, that was still 35% of the season. 2021 - played 61 games, missed 40 games with a tight hip and the rest because a broken bone in his hand he got just a few games after his return. Again, not all of these are his fault, but where do you draw the line? Apparently the Twins look at a player who played just 493 games out of 1032 total games in his career, (just 48% of the games) and draw the line at $100mm guaranteed (with incentives grows to $180-190mm). This is Joe Mauer all over again. The team will not be able to bring players in because we are cash strapped to Buxton for the next seven years.
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