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  1. NYCTK
    The annual upkeep costs on the Pohlad's assets is very expensive. I'm very happy to see the Twins cash flow situation improve. Glory be to our billionaire overlords 🙏
  2. NYCTK
    Not just a reliever. One of the most effective relief pitchers in all of baseball at that time, with 2 more years of control. Plus, a reliever that many people, like myself, believed would be able to move back to the rotation and be effective there.
  3. NYCTK
    Even at Taj's declined shininess, he still had put up more fWAR in his last partial season with the Rays than Lewis has the last two seasons. fWAR is a bit wonky because it leans more on the expected run prevention statistics for pitchers instead of the actual results, but that's why he was still a valuable player. And I'll point out his FB velo with the Rays last year was 96.1, compared to his rookie season of 96.2, but his Stuff+ was in decline with a rise in contact rates, so there were legitimate concerns. Griffin Jax was a very valuable player traded last year, which means Taj Bradley was a very valuable player. You might also be able to get a reliever with an additional year of control for Lewis, but that reliever will have a FIP of 4.15, not 2.65.
  4. NYCTK
    Not really. It's very different. Taj was 24 years old. If he was pitching in AAA he'd have been a top 50 prospect. Instead he was struggling in the majors, but still had a career ~3.90 xFIP over 300+ innings. He was still a player with promise. Royce Lewis is in his "prime" and is settling into being a 670 OPS guy with middling ancillary tools. His biggest asset for any team is that he still has an option year, but not exactly a thrilling idea for someone that's going to make a real salary in arbitration next year. Even at a reasonable $4 million, that's 5x the minimum, which is what a team would prefer to pay for someone of his caliber. If you want to trade him, it's going to be for another reclamation project or mediocre bullpen piece. Like someone from my other team, someone like Brett Baty?
  5. NYCTK
    Nice and fun little thought experiment, but the first question is why on earth would the Giants trade a real trade chip for Royce Lewis?
  6. NYCTK
    Not only did this team screw up by standing pat in 2023 at the trade deadline, and their refusal to add any pieces prior to the 2024 offeason. But they also refused to add at the 2024 trade deadline. 3 straight opportunities that they decided to punt on success strictly for monetary gain. As painful as it was to rip off the bandaid last trade deadline, it was the first action in 2 years that showed the front office was actually making a decision about how they wanted the team to progress. I will similarly be upset this offseason if they stand pat. Buy or Sell. Do anything you do with conviction.
  7. NYCTK
    I really sucks that Falvey and Zoll took all those plate appearances for him and turned him into a sub 700 OPS guy. If only Royce Lewis had some culpability in the situation. He's a poor man's Ryan McMahon with a similar bat and significantly worse defense. And Ryan McMahon, on a pretty fair, short and manageable contract (2yrs/32), was traded for basically nothing just last trade deadline. Why are you under the impression that Royce would be worth more than nothing if he were still at 3B or SS?
  8. NYCTK
    You're being a bit unreasonable but only by a magnitude. The Freddy Peralta trade is a pretty good comp for Ryan with a potential for a little extra considering the additional 3 months. So, no, the Twins aren't getting a #3 in return for Joe Ryan (who himself is only a #2). But you can expect a Brandon Sproat type who was about a #80 prospect and seems like a sold #4/5 for years with a potential of becoming a #2/3. And he's not quite major league ready, but Jett Williams, about a top 30 prospect at the time he was traded, is about what you're asking for, even if you're again being a bit unreasonable asking that prospect to be able to be the cleanup hitter next season. And then, yeah, a third prospect outside the top 100 but not far off.
  9. NYCTK
    Literally all he's doing is his job at the best of his ability doing what is best for his clients. How can anyone paint that, at all, as villionous? This sort of foolishness is going to be why a lot of ignorant fans start blaming the players when the owners shut down the sport.
  10. NYCTK
    The Pohlads are the villains not the players representative. Boras holds exactly 0% of blame for any issues you have with baseball. It's not even a tiny bit of Boras's job to get the owners to improve their revenue sharing and leveling the system.
  11. NYCTK
    I think it's an ok offer, but I just want to point out that no one wants Royce Lewis, but especially not the Mets who have 2 Royce Lewises on their roster already in Brett Baty and Mark Vientos.
  12. NYCTK
    I don't understand why Boras is painted as a villain. Sure, I wouldn't want to be across the negotiating table from him, but that's not any fans concern. He does his job well and upsets owners. That's a win in my book.
  13. NYCTK
    Which is why it's important fans remind other fans that it's exclusively the owners using the unseemly PR tactics and entirely the owners fault by locking out the players.
  14. NYCTK
    I just looked and last year there were about a dozen sellers, which surprised me it was that high. My other team, the Mets are going to be one of the most prominent sellers, and they have 2-4 bullpen pieces they will be shipping off. Brooks Raley or AJ Minter the easiest buys. Do the Twins trade Kyle DeBarge / Brandon Winokur for a bullpen arm of that quality? Maybe Bruin Agbayani, son of cult Mets "legend" Benny. Eh, I could be swayed either way. These level of prospects rarely amount to much, but this current Twins team just isn't quite ready for primetime and I don't think is worth investing too much into right now. Buying for the purpose of signaling to fans isn't going to work, so that shouldn't be part of the equation, in my mind. But, a small investment can have a pretty big trickle down impact on the rest of the bullpen, and really help them stay above water.
  15. NYCTK
    Outside of a rigorous academic undertaking, the 13th most PAs is a fine standin. You think the Twins are the only team whose de facto last man doesn't have fewer than the 13th most on their roster? That other teams don't deal with injury or underperforming players with options? I think demonstrating the Twins plate appearance distribution is entirely relevant and, yes, the point remains.
  16. NYCTK
    And I'm saying your argument is based on nothing but vibes. If you can provide evidence of this claim, great.
  17. NYCTK
    Come up with a better proxy if you want. The point is a good team doesn't really use the last man on the bench despite your confident proclamations to the contrary. This website is funny because you'll see complaints about an over reliance on platoon matchups followed up by an insistence that the team needs to utilize the last bench spot more frequently.
  18. NYCTK
    You speak confidently, but it is though. 13th man is often a quasi-veteran that is out of options that the team doesn't want to play too often. Just looking at the player with the 13th most PAs with a smattering of teams: Twins - 135 Phillies - 55 D'Backs - 100 White Sox - 97 The Twins are sharing plate appearances more than the 3 other random teams I just chose. And while Outman was 14th, not 13th, in PAs, the point remains. And, my other team, the Mets, their current 13th man, Zack Short, has a total of 6 PAs for the team thusfar...not that anyone should look to the Mets for advice on roster construction...
  19. NYCTK
    I was one of the most vocal here about moving Jax back to the rotation, and still wonder what the team looks like in that alternate reality. But Bradley was a very good return and basically alleviates any annoyance I feel about the Twins not making that move.
  20. NYCTK

    World Cup

    NYCTK replied to Squirrel's topic in The Sports Bar

    Obviously would be a hard thing to do, but with hindsight the best thing Balogun could have done is feign an injury or otherwise refuse to play. He would have won huge support around the world and all ball knowers knew the US wasn't beating Begium regardless. Plus, we know he has no real connection to the country so he wasn't really doing it For Country. And I don't mean that as any sort of slight against immigration or anything political, just specifically his story where he was born here and chose to play for the USMNT out of eligibility and opportunity.
  21. NYCTK

    World Cup

    NYCTK replied to Squirrel's topic in The Sports Bar

    I've actually lived in Belgium. Nice place. Loved my time there. Sports aren't this serious man. It's all for fun. It's OK if someone doesn't like the same team as you. And no one is under any obligation to support a team due to proximity or nationality.
  22. NYCTK

    World Cup

    NYCTK replied to Squirrel's topic in The Sports Bar

    The blatant corruption of FIFA, reinstating Balogun at Trump's request, means I'll be backing Belgium. That **** cannot go unpunished.
  23. NYCTK
    If the last decade has taught people anything, it's that you always ignore the PR from a billionaire. They are almost always lying in order to placate you. Anyone that bothered to listen to the words from Tom wasted their own time. But importantly, the question shouldn't be "how close are the Twins to being a playoff team" but instead "how close are the Twins from being a playoff contender". And the answer to that second question is a long way. That said, I'm not opposed to the Twins adding some bullpen arms, as those are usually pretty inexpensive.
  24. NYCTK
    His bat is exactly what we thought it was going to be two seasons ago. The only surprise with Martin was that he was able to prove himself a competent outfielder, enough so that he can be counted on to cover CF for a few innings.
  25. NYCTK
    Don't forget they're also one of the worst base-running teams in the league!
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