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  1. NYCTK
    I fear you missed my allusion.
  2. NYCTK
    I don't care for the rich jerk that loves to put his name on other people's work, found by a jury of his piers to have sexually assaulted women. You'll find I'm consistent in that...
  3. NYCTK
    I see that I unknowingly foreshadowed the next in the series lol
  4. NYCTK
    Honestly, I don't get the Baldelli defenders on this site. We all mostly agree managers don't really have THAT big an impact. But we also know he's overseen multiple late season meltdowns and holds a 3-8 post season record. And he pinch hit Margot HOW many times last season? He's completely unremarkable.
  5. NYCTK
    I'll stop when the statue is removed.
  6. NYCTK
    Great point. I think we should refrain from discussing Harmon Killebrew as well. Talking about OLD Twins on a Twins website? No thank you. Your time is done, Joe Mauer.
  7. NYCTK
    What are you talking about? The Tigers are the only team in the AL Central that HAVE done anything to improve. Not to mention they were already better than the Twins and lost basically no one in the off-season.
  8. NYCTK
    Never read the man's work. And I'm guessing neither have you. But he seems smart based on this. What does the long time owner of the Twins have to do with the Twins? Idk man, you got me. Bill directed a pretty decent Biopic, so that's cool. You'll not see me defending their moral character. They, like the loser pohlad family, and many other billionaires, inherited their businesses from their daddy. No evidence they're smart or special. All these ruling class idiots are no better or smarter than anyone on this website. Even the richest man in the world has proven he's actually an evil idiot. But the one brother likes baseball, so hopefully he just blows it on that instead of some stupid Superyacht.
  9. NYCTK
    Won't someone PLEASE think of the Billionaires that amassed their wealth through the exploitation of others?
  10. NYCTK
    It was exclusively fans playing Armchair GM, trying to find a way to clear salary. I don't think it'd be a bad idea, but that's because I am on the record of thinking its best to effectively punt this season. And a backup catcher isn't going to have any value at the trade deadline.
  11. NYCTK
    Agree to disagree then. We just philosophically don't agree with the risks or rewards.
  12. NYCTK
    That's like saying eating sand is much better than drinking bleach. Technically true.
  13. NYCTK
    Good thing no one said that. Trying to portray the proletariat's righteous anger of their generations long exploitation by those with all the power as "classism" is...a choice.
  14. NYCTK
    Agreed, you obviously don't ASSUME Jax would be a #2 starter. I'm talking about potential upside. We've seen it many times over across the league: Reynaldo Lopez - struggled as a starter initially, became a reliever where he honed his stufff and then became a very good starter. Seth Lugo - struggled as a starter initially, became a reliever where he honed his stuff and then became a very good starter. Crochet is arguably the best starter in baseball and didn't start until last season, pretty similar career path to Johan Santana tbh. Etc, etc. And there are failures of course. Jordan Hicks struggled as a starter when they tried this experiment and ended up back in the bullpen by the end of the season. He struggled there too, but Jordan Hicks was never that good to begin with. This is why I think the Mets attempt to do this with Clay Holmes is a bit foolish but you could say that about Lugo too. Another failure was AJ Puk. They tried him in the rotation and he didn't take to it. So they put him back in the bullpen and he was as good as ever. So, what's the real risk of potentially discovering a #2 starter and placating one of your better player's desires? Yes, increased injury risk is there, but other than that, I see no downside at all.
  15. NYCTK
    It's quite upfront about being a career retrospective about the evil banker that owned the Twins for many decades before he rode the Styx River. Your points about his clear misstatement over what business Pohlad was attempting to sell are very valid, but there was no intent to lie, seeing as how he provided the sources so you can quite easily check that confusing misstatement. Bankers aren't inherently bad. But there's a reason the villain in the most famous Christmas movie is a banker. Pohlad is just another is a long line of immoral individuals that exploited his fellow man for a buck. If you're angry that this is being pointed out, I don't know what to say. It is easier for a camel to travel through the eye of a needle than a rich man to enter paradise.
  16. NYCTK
    It's not a stretch. He could very well be a product of survivor bias. His career BABIP is 359. He hits the ball hard, obviously, so we can think it should be north of 300, but do we really think he's the hitter to match Aaron Judge? Or is it more likely he's more comparable to a player like Brent Rooker and Ohtani (327), Yordan Alvarez (322), Soto (305), or maybe even Schwarber (261). And forget how weak CF is across the league. That's why his value is so high even with his inability to stay on the field. I do have this concern, but others here have lessened this concern to some degree. But he still has to show it in the majors. Hope he gets all the opportunity to do so, at least in the first third of the season. ZiPS doesn't have nearly this concern either, 746/817 OPS platoon split.
  17. NYCTK
    I saw the White Sox and Tigers both had 7 players in the Baseball Prospectus Top 101 prospects. The Royals only have 1. And the Guardians have 4. But I haven't seen the Twins number. I saw 3 in the top 50. Was it just the 3 total as well?
  18. NYCTK
    I remember people saying that about Johan Santana. I still think it's foolish not to allow him to try to stretch himself out in Spring Training. Seems to me to be another example of the Twins being behind the times. If you have a potential ace, you don't just refuse to allow them to try to show it. There is some risk, as SP risk of injury is significantly higher than RP, but the potential upside far exceeds that. I have yet to see a good argument against allowing him to try to be a SP. The depth argument doesn't work for me. If he worked out, you can trade Woods-Richardson for a good reliever very easily. Whereas you can't trade Griffin Jax for a #2 starter. Not right now anyways. Plus, as we all know, even a good pitching staff is going to use 8+ SP. Who's the Twins 8th SP right now? Dobnak? Headrick?
  19. NYCTK
    All that matters is the sale of the team. We've known that since the announcement they were looking to sell. If they actually sell the team, the offseason is the best in my lifetime.
  20. NYCTK
    I mostly agree with this. The first third or even half of the season is for learning where everyone is. If you're managing games with panic, asking for 6 out saves in May, your seasons gonna go poorly. But I think that sort of management as they get into the dog days of summer is important. If Duran wants to act like a top dog, he needs to occasionally come in in the 8th.
  21. NYCTK
    Deregulation period. Thankfully, now we have smart people in positions of power in this country that really value the people over money...
  22. NYCTK
    Broke: Carl Pohlad foreclosed homes during the depression Woke: Carl Pohlad ruthlessly killed a man
  23. NYCTK
    It was a juiced ball. That's why he wasn't able to do it again. And he kind of did do it again, effectively matching his '19 OPS+ with his '23 season.
  24. NYCTK
    You sound like a Yankees fan TBH.
  25. NYCTK
    It doesn't really project playing time. It's just an estimated baseline of current skill.
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