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as it is with all prospects on all teams.

I might word this differently, but I agree with the sentiment. I would say a very deserved anger has built up even amongst the most level-headed fans, an anger toward an ownership group that has refused to invest in what has been a winning product. That anger will melt away if a sale is made to an ownership group that seems, at least on its face, that it will operate very differently. Even if it won't impact 2025 in a meaningful way, I'll at least be able to enjoy the season a heck of a lot more.

Depressing, but.....start the conversation with Volpe and if the Yankees continue talks, keep talking....

The point of the article was to say "wouldn't it be nice if we, as a society, might shift our priorities on what's important." To me, I didn't read it as anyone did anything they shouldn't do. Just, wouldn't it be nice if it were different? And maybe by calling attention to it, it's one small part of some long-term shift. I just think too many are reading in more than that.

I feel like most people here have reading comprehension issues sometimes LOL. Matthew, I love the article. We should want society and the world to be a better place, and put the health concern in the moment ahead of a run or a win. As you allude to, it's not going to happen tomorrow, or next month, or next year. But we can and should aspire to be that world. I would run home if I were Kepler. But I'd feel just as crappy about it as he does. Imagine a world where we could stay put and everyone would support and understand that decision.

Found this interesting. They listed two Minnesota Twins in their article. CJ Culpepper and....Byron Chourio, who got an honorable mention here at Twins Daily but was left out of Gleeman's top 40 and Twins' org lists on Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus. He was #21 on Fangraphs' Top 36 back in June of 2023. I just found him to be an interesting inclusion....perhaps he has a big season in front of him! https://blogs.fangraphs.com/picks-to-click-who-we-expect-to-make-the-2025-top-100/

I didn't know his Stuff+ was that solid. Also easy to forget he's only 23. I had definitely pushed him to the back of my mind, but he deserves some patience. Will be fun to see how he progresses this season.

I'm happy to await the details here, but I can't imagine MLB agreeing to anything without eliminating the local blackout. They have been full-throated about the desire to get rid of it.

While I agree it's not entirely clear, I read this as an end to local blackouts. If you're in "Twins Territory" and are a Prime subscriber, you can stream the team's games there. It will not give you access to all MLB games, only those available to you locally. If I'm right, and if the Twins can get included in this plan, this is a big win for most of us. For me personally, I already pay for Prime and MLB.tv, so it will allow me to FINALLY cancel DirecTV. As for the cable money, that ship has sailed. They won't get all that back. As for what the future holds, we shall see.

So long as Amazon is open to it, I don't see why the Twins wouldn't just glom on to this for 1 year. Then you can negotiate with half the league next offseason collectively.

that's the way I read it. You can stream home teams via Amazon, or watch on RSN. You still need At Bat to watch out of market.

You answered your own question, I think. Just because Diamond was paying $50M doesn't mean it was worth $50M. There's a reason they're bankrupt now.

You make a solid argument, but I'm not sure I'm buying that his bad season was entirely because of an injury. And there's really no fit with MN. I'm passing.

Relax my man. RandballsStu does satire and humor here. It's all tongue-in-cheek. You should go back and read some of his other stuff.

His brother wasn't a particularly highly ranked prospect until suddenly, he was. So you never know!