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  1. NYCTK
    Twins were reportedly *shocked* that attendance fell in 2024. Meaning they probably fell about 20 million short of their own internal game day revenue projections. Makes me smile.
  2. NYCTK
    Oh, and don't forget Stewart and the Rule 5 guy. Though Stewart isn't really a concern. He's either on the IL or SHOULD be on the roster. But that's still 6 of the 8 spots that are basically inflexible. I'm gonna guess Rule 5 guy doesn't make it to May either.
  3. NYCTK
    Even the actual best bullpen in baseball used 17 different relievers last season.
  4. NYCTK
    Does Tonkin make it to May 1st before being DFA'd? Taking bets now.
  5. NYCTK
    Truly, the inflation spike was painful to be sure, but the guys in charge of the levers did a really good job minimizing the damage.
  6. NYCTK
    I don't know that I fully agree with this, although it is commonly believed. But there is no denying this country's rightward shift of the Overton window... EDIT: to remove off topic modern political discussion
  7. NYCTK
    You're not off base. But this is also a team that tendered a contract to Tonkin. The Twins front office does not seem to be very adept at roster construction. The fact that the 40 man roster is already full is further evidence of that.
  8. NYCTK
    Sure. Jax 4 years ago was worse than Varland last year. I thought I saw someone report that the Twins were going to, once again, stretch out Varland in ST, but I could be wrong about that. And I will never stop criticizing a team from disallowing a very good pitcher from pitching more innings just because he was bad 4 seasons ago. Bad teams make bad decisions...
  9. NYCTK
    I asked you this a few weeks ago and I'll ask it again: why don't YOU do the analysis that you're asking for instead of asking why someone who wrote about something else entirely didn't write about the one thing you and you alone are asking for?
  10. NYCTK
    As stated in the article, Twins Daily asked for this career retrospective. If you're going to discuss an evil billionaire that has gained, in part, his fortune through the failures and assistance of politics, both local and national, politics is going to be discussed. And asking for a moderator to shield your eyes from a link you willingly clicked is weird. My advice would be to just close the tab. Now, if politics comes up in a thread about the bullpen, that's another story.
  11. NYCTK
    The only player on the Twins from 2018 is Buxton. And the only top 25 prospect on the team is Royce Lewis. You may as well write about what to look forward to in 2061 in the 100th season of Minnesota Twins Baseball.
  12. NYCTK
    Twins are not, under any condition, paying 10 mil to a free agent bullpen arm which is what Yates and Robertson will get, minimum.
  13. NYCTK
    That they keep trying to make him a starter while refusing to allow Jax another opportunity is indicative of a team that has no clue what they're doing.
  14. NYCTK
    This is a very common and accepted principle. Around 2 percent inflation is a target for every educated economist. That's why inflation as a political weapon was a knowing lie during the last election, seeing as it was at 2.6%. Higher than you'd like to see, but not significantly so. However it rose again slightly to 2.9% in the last report.
  15. NYCTK
    A better view of "success" for a bullpen is WPA. The Twins were 19th in baseball with the Guardians and Brewers clear best in their leagues. Caveat with WPA is it isn't predictive like FIP tries to be. But it's IMO the best descriptive stat for relievers.
  16. NYCTK
    That's one of those tidbits that means nothing. Especially seeing how 20 years ago the world series winners had just been bought two years prior.
  17. NYCTK
    Are there? Or could it just a negotiation tactic? 'Oh, boy. We're getting so many callers on this baby. Tell you what, I can let it go for 1.6, but just because you seem like a nice guy.'
  18. NYCTK
    All very fair. I'm mistaken, though we can argue how much all those teams have improved. I haven't really dug into anyone, but that comment that the Tigers have done nothing was particularly egregious.
  19. NYCTK
    Steve Cohen is knowingly operating at a large loss. But I doubt he cares when the value of the Mets is exceeding those losses by significant margins. That's the dream owner for any sports fan.
  20. NYCTK
    Yeah, I guess I should restate, I think it would be WISE for a new owner to fire him. Not that they will.
  21. NYCTK
    I don't know about that. Remind me, how many ALCS appearances have the Twins had since 1992? 95 win seasons? Who can argue with those results? He's built...um...well...
  22. NYCTK
    Adding one AAA catcher is not what I would call stockpiling.
  23. NYCTK
    I don't know if I agree with that...but to add to this, the Twins Cities are a very good market. The Pohlads have spread this propaganda that it's a small, undesirable market since 2000 when the patriarch was trying to kill the franchise. And propaganda works. There's a good chance the incoming owner cans him (and for good cause).
  24. NYCTK
    Remember when he went to the front office with a list of names that could help out the Twins at the trade deadline? I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall in that meeting.
  25. NYCTK
    I always thought Bill was an academy award winner for 12 Years A Slave, but I guess only the primary production company gets that designation? Either way, co-finacing that had to have made that company a pretty good return.
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