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  1. 1985Fan
    Does it make sense to tie up one third of your payroll in one player? Yes, Ohtani may be “worth” that much, but he can’t win it all by himself, even though he pitches and hits. That’s why he’s leaving the Angels. Even Moreno can’t spend enough money to surround him with a supporting cast. If you added him to Correa salary, it consumes >50% of Twins payroll. Not to mention 2024 Twins payroll will be less with the loss of TV contract. I doubt Falvey wants to duplicate the colossal payroll mistakes of the Angels or Mets.
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    I don’t think Twins FO will change MO and sign FA pitchers to long term contracts. The risk of injury and age related performance decline is too high for Twins-sized payroll. I think this FO was brought in to establish a pitching pipeline for the current and future. If they deviate from that now and go all in on FA, that screams failure and these guys don’t admit failure. I actually agree with their strategy. I like Varland to take the next step and Festa has front line stuff. The Rays have gone with young pitching devolpment and it has worked well for them. I think FA pitchers are overpriced with too much risk. Stick with developing the pipeline.
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    To get to the next level the strikeouts have to decrease, especially in scoring opportunities. Have to be able to put the ball in play to move runners and keep innings going.. Also would to see hitters hit the ball the other way instead of trying to pull everything. Not sure the hitting coach is the right person to make changes, and I doubt the FO will admit their mistake. Bring in a veteran hitter that doesn’t, SO to lead the way. Solano was doing that early in the year, but he dropped off at the end. His age doesn’t bode well for a recovery, so find a hitter to fill that role. They need a #2 starter to replace Gray. Paddock looked very good in a really short sample, but has durability issues. Unless Gray is willing to sign a one year deal, I wouldn’t bring him back. Houston showed that good teams figure him out. Sign or trade for a quality starter. Durability issues in the BP also. Can they rely on Stewart all season? What to expect from Alcala? Is Balazovic able to contribute, can Headrick be effective, what happened to Moran? Lots of BP questions to answer. They have the closer, just have to find reliable arms to bridge the gap from starter to closer.
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