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  1. NYCTK
    I wouldn't go so far as to say the people of San Diego like baseball more. But more importantly, the late owner of the Padres, and the Padres front office, gave the fans a reason to get excited about baseball.
  2. NYCTK
    Deflect from what? Your comment was: 1. well actually, the Padres aren't any better than the twins based on this very narrow criteria. (they've been to an LCS in the last two decades if I'm not mistaken) 2. You don't like their contracts (ok, and?) 3. Their big spending gave them a small window (contenders most of 5 years and counting and amongst the top of the league in attendance) 4. You think they're destined to fail now. (ok, I guess it's hard to argue against your opinion? but anyone could say that about the Twins too) Tell me again how having had a good 5 year run where the team performed well, for the most part, and the fans were extremely excited was bad actually?
  3. NYCTK
    This would be foolish even if they didn't get massively exposed at the end of the season. Just like it was foolish after the 2023 season. If you don't win the championship, there is room for improvement. Meanwhile the Twins sucked when the rubber hit the road, and their method of improvement has been losing players and crossing their fingers. Deep down, we all know how that's going to go. Ok...The Twins are already wallowing in mediocrity. So how many strikes is that?
  4. NYCTK
    They drew a lot more fans in the covid suppressed '21 season with a 79 win team than the Twins did in 2023 with a playoff team. There is such levels of apathy for the Twins, no one really cares about them. And that's all on the front office.
  5. NYCTK
    Hang the PECOTA division title banner.
  6. NYCTK
    They are both a much better team than the Twins and they have a significantly better fan support. Not to mention a significantly higher payroll still. The fact that they're now going through a messy ownership fight because their beloved owner died isn't a strike against the strategy.
  7. NYCTK
    Eh, I guess there could be an argument for a maximum deal length like the NBA, but the AAV will just jump up as a result. Soto would probably be something like a 5 year $350 million contract. Does that help the middle tier guys?
  8. NYCTK
    This implies that there's not a lot of money for the middle tier guys right now. That comes as a surprise for Joc Pederson (2yrs/$37M), Frankie Montas (2yrs/$34M), Matthew Boyd (2yrs/$29M), Clay Holmes (3yrs/$38M), Tyler O'Neill (3yrs/$49M) etc, etc, etc. And this hasn't really changed in 15 years. They top tier get looks at 5+ year deals while the second tier guys have to settle for 2-3 years. In 2010 that meant the Twins signing Carl Pavano for 2 yrs $16.5M, and that contract value seems to have about doubled in that time. Unless we're looking at a tier below that, then we're looking at a player like Josh Bell getting $6M for 1 year, compared to someone like Jim Thome getting $3M for 1 year. I just see no evidence, none whatsoever, that the top players getting paid their fair value has hurt players below them.
  9. NYCTK
    The issue with deferrals is completely overblown. Yes, his actual pay is only $2M but the Dodgers are being treated as though his salary is $47M, the 2+ the present value of the deferred money. And if a new owner is too stupid to look at the organization's debt obligations, well, that's on them. MLB pay increased less than 3% last season, about on par with inflation. It was up 7% the year prior...again, about on par with inflation.
  10. NYCTK
    I can't help but shake the idea that Rodriguez is never going to be more valuable than he is right now. I know the reports on his defense are pretty good, but I can't seem to find any videos except for one. His defense is going to be the deciding factor on if he's a huge bust candidate or an eminently valuable player. Like Julien, if he's not an average or plus defender his plate approach just doesn't seem like it will carry over very well. This is the one video I can find, and to be honest, it's just fine: https://www.milb.com/video/emmanuel-rodriguez-s-sliding-catch?t=playerid-691181 He looks like an average to below average major league CF to my eye. But it's one play, so I can't draw a real conclusion.
  11. NYCTK
    Even the way Rocco managed the finale of the season, one of the only days fans actually did come out in September in order to send off the boys of summer into their winter hibernation. He didn't even play Buxton and Correa. Is that the biggest deal? No, of course not. But you're not playing for anything and the few loyal Twins fans you still have left showed up and don't even get to see the stars of the franchise play for a token inning or plate appearance? I'd have been insulted if I were in the stadium.
  12. NYCTK
    Technically they don't have an open roster spot, as their 40 man roster is full. Not that it wouldn't be DFA any of about a dozen people. Micheal Tonkin probably already has his bags packed.
  13. NYCTK
    They agreed to a CBA that cut every team a $200 million check last season, so I don't know that I agree with the premise of your argument. And revenue sharing is basically entirely an owners issue. Those lazy, welfare queen billionaires that took massive gifts from local governments and sit on a passive 10% investment interest may actually need to think about someone other than themselves for a single minute and figure their crap out.
  14. NYCTK
    Somewhere along the way the Twins forgot that they need to sell a product to consumers. They just assume they have a loyal fan base that will reward them for being a well disciplined business. Shockingly, attendance doesn't reflect that.
  15. NYCTK
    The world's richest man (and cosplay nazi) effectively leading the government is gonna do nothing but exasperate this issue. But it'll all be worth it as long as we give more tax cuts to those fearless job creators. 🫡
  16. NYCTK
    That's technically every employee's job. Now, if we want to move to a socialist system, I'm all for it. But I'd rather see that in real life than in sporting competition.
  17. NYCTK
    He's way faster than a player that was consistently around 29 ft/sec? That makes him elite, fastest in the league. I think you've bought into the hype way too much.
  18. NYCTK
    Complicit? This is just a terrible way to discuss it. They're not going to bankrupt a single owner, so the players are under no obligation to take a pay cut so cheap billionaires can make more money. And they'd obviously be under no obligation even if their fair pay would bankrupt an owner. I don't concern myself with how my salary affects my employer's bottom line. I don't see that being the case at all. If a player is willing to work on a minor league contract, players can get work. I point to Jose Iglesias last season, as I often do. He signed a minor league deal and then forced his way onto a major league team and then became a huge difference maker.
  19. NYCTK
    Honestly, I just don't think much needs to be done. You have many teams that don't WANT to compete so they collect the $200 Million check and then strive to win 80 games and make an operating profit. The teams that are doing it right aren't at all concerned about the operating profit and just want to increase the value of the brand. Are some of the owners not rich enough to do that? I guess, but why is that anyone's problem? They're holding onto a multi billion dollar asset that's earning a passive 10% and crying poor. Absolutely no salary cap should be agreed to. We might see increased revenue sharing and CBT thresholds or whatever, but the system is actually fine for the most part. The problem with the Dodgers isn't their payroll actually. They lucked out because 3 top Japanese talents all decided to play there regardless of salary. Ohtani is probably one of the most UNDERPAID athletes in the world, as hard as that might be to believe. Meanwhile they've been handing out fair market value contracts to complimentary players, like in their bullpen.
  20. NYCTK
    I can't really watch baseball highlights at work. Not to the level I'm posting on here anyways. I'll see him if he makes it to the show.
  21. NYCTK
    I don't think his stuff is good enough, but as a fellow member of the Jax-to-Starter chorus I like the idea.
  22. NYCTK
    Never seen him. Doesn't change the fact that he's had pretty limited playing time in the high minors, his K rate was 30% and his BABIP was above .400. I think he's a huge bust candidate and would be happy to trade him away.
  23. NYCTK
    I don't agree that the kid is ready. He's only had 200 PAs above A+ and while his results have been good, his K rate is extremely high and his BABIP is otherworldly, which is to say I'm not convinced. Let him get another 100 PAs in AAA before we declare him ready.
  24. NYCTK
    Conversely, here's a ball with a 35% catch probability that Keirsey should have gotten to, but I'm not gonna beat up on him for it. https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/sporty-videos?playId=4a144ff0-2e01-47e7-bc63-7bccc7064a7b
  25. NYCTK
    Decent read, but ultimately a pretty routine ball. If I'm not mistaken, that ball has a 76-90% catch probability.
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