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There's very few people that would say Culpepper is more valuable than Caba.
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Nah man. They'd still have to play a real team in the playoffs eventually.
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The whole lineup is question marks that leave you wincing. Wallner is going to strike out ~34% of his plate appearances which means there will be week long stretches where he just disappears. He's likely going to hit in the .230s with poor defense. And there's the question of his ability to hit lefties in the Majors, yet to be determined. Will his on base skills and light tower power be enough to overcome his deficiencies? Carlos Correa's health is a major concern. His bfef comps at his age are largely catchers and shortstops that fell off cliffs in their early 30s like Hanley Ramirez and Tulowitzki. Can he avoid their fates? Or are his feet issues going to be an ongoing concern the rest of his career? Buxton is Buxton and can't be counted on for more than 60 games. If all goes right this team can win 85 games. If just a few things go wrong they could win 72.
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Hard to get excited about any player that hasn't done anything in High A or above yet, but he's intriguing. I'm interested to see if people here would have liked to trade him and, say, Gabriel Gonzalez for Luzardo. That's reasonably close to what the Red Sox gave for him.
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I've heard this about mutlple Twins OF this off-season. Think it was Austin Martin. These aren't players that have just been converted to 1B or the hot corner for the first time in their career. These are players that have played OF throughout their career. They aren't new to the position, they aren't young raw prospects. They are bad fielders in the OF that we should all expect to be bad fielders in the OF.
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There's no real difference between a 77 win team and a 82 win team. You don't get a special medal for winning over half your games. And Twins fans made sure the Organization understood at the end of last season. So I'm completely indifferent.
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And would have finished in the exact same 4th place in the AL Central.
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Nm. I read poorly....
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Ever since they failed to return value for the departing Thome and Ramirez they've traded away the likes of: CC Sabathia Fransisco Lindor Cliff Lee Roberto Alomar Bartolo Colon Corey Kluber Victor Martinez Trevor Bauer Carlos Carrasco Jhonny Peralta And just this week Josh Naylor Unless they're able to secure to a team friendly deal, everyone in Cleveland is available at all times essentially. Edit: I misunderstood what you're saying. But I think Cleveland is exceptional at this actually. So I disagree but for different reasons.
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I was in the dome in the late 90s. I anticapte that same atmosphere this season. Being awful is sometimes more interesting as a fan than just being boring and mediocre with no desire to improve. I believe that until this team is sold, the risk of further alienating the fans is pretty low. And once it is sold fans will pay attention again, almost immediately. Let's not forget, the Twins didn't even sell out their home playoff games in their only series win in 20 years. So what really is the risk of trading away a player with an iffy contract?
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I think the potential sale of the team is the biggest possible upward momentum since the new ballpark so I don't think it's that big a concern. And agreed on morale.
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After 2024 the public perception of the Twins seems like it's near a low since 2000. The risk of 1 and 2 is therefore low since it can hardly go lower. And that clubhouse seemed a mess at the end of the season too. So who knows if shaking up the clubhouse would even be bad.
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OK. But no one's under the illusion that this is a great team. Losing talent from a mediocre team and the only plan in place to improve is crossing your fingers. Not exactly the situation a player that wants to win would like to be in.
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Good! We should all have strong labor unions.
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MLB is 48%...so... ...this is just completely wrong. As any laborer should. I don't care about the health of the company or the industry I work for after I leave them. That's entirely the interest of the owners. While having a big market checkbook makes the offseason way more interesting, I don't think any fan cheers for a financial ledger during the season. The current system, preventing players from leaving a franchise for 6 years, protects small market teams quite well, to the point there have only been modern dynasties built with home grown talent. Supplemented and sustained with free agents, sure, but parity is quite strong in MLB. The MLBPA will not go for that. Let's say, hypothetically, there was a deal struck where team control over a player was cut to 3 years in exchange for a Salary Cap. Do you think that helps a team like the Cheap Pohlad Twins?
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You should learn about minor league salaries then. That's the more appropriate comparison. Is that how your job works? You get 10% of your salary guaranteed and then everything else is performance based?
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Unless I'm mistaken, the Ishbias would instantly become as rich as the second richest owners in MLB. This is why this ownership is near best case scenario.
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I think you're mostly right. But also thinking like old baseball owners that MUST have at least 10-20 million in operating profit. I would expect payroll to instantly increase to $160-$180. And then eventually grow to or above $200 in times of team success. Plus, with the fan base on life support, I wouldn't be shocked to see the new owners in on a free agent like Vlad Jr next offseason, upwards of $500 million contracts. And notably, rebuilds being less frequent and lengthy. The Suns are expected to pay $189 million in luxury taxes, and Forbes estimates $15 million operating loss. These brothers aren't owning teams to squeeze out value.
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That's on baseball execs to figure out. WWE, obviously different beast but still relevant point of comparison, sold rights to 50 "games" a year for $500 million annually. People still watch TV, arguably more than ever, but the methods have changed. The money is still there, just need to market and sell the product in new ways. Yeah, I worded that poorly. I'm old enough to have hated Carl since '01 as well.
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I quite honestly would not be surprised to see payroll eventually hover around the tenth position with a year or two up near the fifth position if there's a good window of opportunity. That'd be $200 million in 2024 or even $240 million if the dude saw a chance. This obviously wouldn't happen overnight and doesn't mean the team will be better, but it means mistakes are easier to get past and more chances can be taken. Minnesota is not small market, no matter how frequently the Twins told their fans that.
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No. This is basically best case scenario.
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Don't know the guy. Sounds cool though. If you can't afford to, or don't want to, pay for the luxury entertainment product then don't consume it. Then the market will correct itself. Easy as that. The workers are not to blame for terrible management.
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If the owners do that, they deserve the fate that comes to their team. Quit acting like it's the workers fault that the product is expensive. You aren't part of the ruling class, quit simping for them.
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You'll be shocked to learn very few players play for their childhood favorite team and it's never an issue.
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Agreed mostly. The large uproar amongst the fans against the Pohalds wasn't really overwhelming until they "right sized" their business right when modest investment would have paid huge dividends, showing their true colors. No one should really try to spend like the NY or LA franchises. Everyone's mostly aware and OK with the market discrepancies existent in the world. But as long as the owner WANTS to win and is willing to invest in it, it's evident to the fans. That being said, these guys could try to spend like the big boys and honestly isn't a terrible business venture, trying to build a Midwest dynasty to turn a 1.5 B asset into the Cardinals (currently 2.5 B). There's real investment opportunity there if you actually build a winner.
