August J Gloop

Sure if we want to play that game we also need to acknowledge the 'female judge's'** track record of publishing papers suggesting the real problem with abuse are the victim advocates. Or her history of reuniting children with their abusive fathers even after they fled. In fact the entire basis of her decision to not award the restraining order seemed to be was that once consent is granted, it couldn't be taken away. Including when she had been rendered unconcious. That judge is Dianna Gould-Saltman https://ballotpedia.org/Dianna_Gould-Saltman As you can see she has not faced a general election in over 13 years. Her 'thoughts' about victim advocacy and therapists: https://www.lyngreenbergphd.com/2022/Division_43_Handouts/7. Gould-Saltman, 2021.pdf Here she is advocating a 14 year old be forced to visit her father https://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/can-my-14-year-old-daughter-say-no-to-her-father-s-57328.html#! Here is a twitter account mentioning a decicison of hers this winter: https://twitter.com/unmaskthenarc/status/1606878880471683072 All in all this judge isn't much concerned about putting women in harms way around men. Bauer's representation did good to get the restraining order decision in front of this judge. They knew the DA was the kind of weasel who wold use the dismissal of it as a way to avoid trying to prosecute a high profile case that would 100% end up at appeal. **It's always a bad look when one tries to defend the patriarchy by pointing out that a woman in moderate power acted to protect it.

Let's not forget the most important part. He's gotten away with sexual violence publicly 3 times now. He will do it again. Any team that signs him will be 100% on the hook for whatever this serial abuser does next. And his defense next time he beats a woman will be that she consented to it by being on the planet with him. And a bunch of creep-os will ask what the woman was wearing or did she make flirty overtures to him. We do not need this man in Minnesota. I mean the state generally, but that would cover the team, too.

Exactly. I think it should speak volumes that there's an (I assume) male identifying person in this thread who asterisked out the word crap, but is forgiving of non-consensual sexual activity. Women see this kind of inconsistency in their every day lives and don't want baseball to wave a huge sign in their face that for the men in their lives winning is more important than their safety. It would be a PR disaster if he were a guaranteed CY-Young candidate, let alone the marginal upgrade he is likely to be 3 years after his last season of good play. As to the bananas stuff about he didn't do a crime because he didn't get charged, wut? Is it really your position that 3 women and at least two journalists made stuff up? Do some reading on how hard it is to convict obvious rapists before you cling to the idea that something as thoroughly vetted as this situation is a simple 'he said / she said'.

He did that to tell his manager to get stuffed, though. Not to celebrate anything, but to indicate his manager was a moron for coming to get him. That's exactly the opposite of celebrating a home run.

Athletes are a funny bunch. Insane confidence, but really bad at math and downright cowardly when it comes to guaranteed money. I know that 315 >>>>> 285 but when you look at simple to calculate things like inflation and compound interest, the value CC tossed aside in the early years of the SFG / Mets deals vs the Twins deal is crazy. If CC had made an basically risk free 'gamble' on himself and played the 70 mil out through 24, he'd be hitting the market before his age 30 season. This while 3-4 Megadeals probably still look good and are still en vogue. He'd have literally no trouble getting the same 10 year deal the Twins offered for a total of 390 Million dollars for the same 12 years he was signing up for with the Mets. With a much bigger chunk up front. Meanwhile He's got such a better shot at being a 'face of baseball' in a good way playing for the Twins. The only way he stands out in NYM / SFG is if his deal goes to hell. (Irony). Sure the other deal was Guaranteed, but what kind of risk does he really have? Was he leveraged to a third world dictator? If he craps out in the next two years, he's only earned 105 Million for two years of work, and never has to worry. These cats get so much bad advice. It's like they all hire financial advisors from their agents offices. Or they sign deals where their agents get paid in the first year of the contract or something (cuz money now is worth like 20% more today than it is in 10 years)

Correa's leg is clearly a lot worse than he wants people to know. He's bombed two physicals and wouldn't let the Twins look at the Giants finding before making any further offers. At this point they should let the Mets have him. Seems likely this will be one of the worst offseasons in MLB history as far as value per dollar spent. Rodon? Bust. Xander? 2-3 good years, then fizzle. Turner, will be OK throughout, lots of sexy slides, but never really worth the contract. Swanson? Jason Heyward will look good in comparison. Correa might still end up being the best value, if someone can get him to hop back on those short deals.

If the Twins sign Bauer I will literally never watch them until every single person who signed off on it is gone from the organization. I will not watch the games the Twins play against any team that rosters him, even when he's not playing.

He'll be back at St Paul.