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  1. Mr. Brooks
    Of course the FO knew exactly how the contract was structured. I pretty clearly said ownership, not front office.
  2. Mr. Brooks
    I think they view him as a lottery ticket, hence the structure of the contract. I don't agree they expect him to pitch significant innings. Though they'll obviously be thrilled if he does, just like any lottery ticket. If he throws more than 50 innings for the Twins this year, I'll be very surprised.
  3. Mr. Brooks
    Regardless of whose idea it was to add the other pieces, why do you think the Twins agreed to sell the draft pick? That's my point. The pick plus Raley is worth roughly $10M. Therefore, both teams viewed Maeda and Graterol roughly equally in value. We're constantly told the Twins can't compete in FA, if we're going to be good, we have to draft and develop well, and build from within. How are they supposed to do that by selling picks and prospects?
  4. Mr. Brooks
    Selling a draft pick to San Diego to get them to take Hughes, instead of just keeping the pick, releasing Hughes outright, and having ownership eat the loss. I'm not blaming the FO, it's not their money. I just was almost suckered into thinking ownership was actually willing to go over budget in a win now year. But then I find the other shoe has dropped, and we are once again selling assets for cash to stay under the Pohlad's iron clad budgetary demands. Note to MLB ready, who I'm sure will have a dissenting opinion: I'm not asking them to take a loss year after year, or multiple years on average. Just once, when the window is open, say to the FO: "Financially we should stick to $140M max this year, but there have been a few years during the losing times that we came in under budget, and also, winning sells tickets. So, just this once, you can spend significantly over budget, as I'm sure we'll be able to once again come back under budget at some point after the window closes."
  5. Mr. Brooks
    I don't agree nothing will change it. Marwin could say he benefited significantly financially from cheating, and he's therefore donating 20% of his contract to programs for homelessness.
  6. Mr. Brooks
    I don't agree. If the additional assets were to balance out Graterol/Maeda, then LA wouldn't be paying $10M for them. They would have asked for the pick in addition to Graterol without sending us something back in return. I think ownership was initially sold on Maeda only costing $3M this year, then when they found out he could actually make $13M pretty easily, they asked the FO to get that $10M difference back. If they actually spend that $10M at the deadline (without selling more assets to pay for it), then I'll gladly eat crow. This is not pure speculation. It's an educated guess based on ownerships track record.
  7. Mr. Brooks
    Results matter, sure, but not over 25 games in rookie ball. That sample size is completely meaningless, and I'd say the same thing if he destroyed rookie ball pitching. At this point, he should still be graded on his tools, in which case this ranking seems fair.
  8. Mr. Brooks
    I'll be very surprised, shocked almost, if Hill throws significant innings for the Twins this year.
  9. Mr. Brooks
    I have no problem including Raley, if that's what it took to close the deal. I don't even necessarily have a problem including the draft pick, if that's what it took to close the deal. I do have a problem selling assets for cash. Clearly those pieces didn't NEED to be included to close the deal, otherwise LA wouldn't be sending $10M back. It appears that Graterol for Madea was likely considered fair by both sides, but then the Twins also decided to sell some additional assets for cash. I don't like it at all. I was just about to give ownership credit for stepping up payroll when the window is open, but as always, there is another shoe to drop. They can't just spend over for a year or two, to make up for the understandably low payrolls during the losing years. Nope, the FO still has to find a way to get that money back.
  10. Mr. Brooks
    Expanding the postseason to 14 teams is a sure fire way to make me completely stop watching the regular season, as I have with the NHL and NBA.
  11. Mr. Brooks
    Sad to see him go, he was my favorite Wild player, even though I've pretty much been done with them since the Fenton hire. (I realize he's gone now.) Most importantly though, I mostly hope that he and Carly continue to make their home here. They are great assets to the community, and Carly is great on KFAN.
  12. Mr. Brooks
    We sure had a hard time hitting them in that series.
  13. Mr. Brooks
    By this logic, they should just sell all of their prospects and draft picks. Eventually we'd have a roster full of organizational filler DFA'd by other teams. But hey, the Pohlad's would have a lot more money.
  14. Mr. Brooks
    So the Twins essentially sold a good draft pick and a good prospect for $10M. And we're supposed to believe it's a myth that this team is cheap.
  15. Mr. Brooks
    I think Graterol alone is already more than fair. I don't like adding another prospect, even a token one, when the deal is already more than fair. It sets a bad precedent for future trades.
  16. Mr. Brooks
    Reading between the lines, if Manfred believes he can punish the Houston players, then I'd guess he has reason to believe they weren't entirely truthful in their testimony, which is always a caveat of immunity.
  17. Mr. Brooks
    I don't believe specific performance incentives are allowed under the current CBA. Playing time incentives are, as are award bonuses, but not performance incentives.
  18. Mr. Brooks
    Except he wasn't middling overall. He had an ERA 24% better than league average. While not quite in the elite bracket, that's firmly in the very good bracket. If you want to move on from every pitcher who isn't an ace, you're going to have a hard time filling out a rotation. Of every player on the roster, I think Berrios absence would be the toughest to recover from.
  19. Mr. Brooks
    IMO, Adrianza is better than Gonzalez, and can play more positions. And he's cheaper. So I A) disagree that the Twins haven't developed their own Marwin. And he's your answer to your last sentence.
  20. Mr. Brooks
    If 2019 Marwin is the player were going to see going forward, that's not anywhere near league average offense. He was 93 OPS+ last year. That, in itself is well below league average. When factoring in that he's a corner player, and league average OPS includes positions like catcher, shortstop, and centerfield, it's borderline unacceptable.
  21. Mr. Brooks
    I don't see how the ability to put a poor hitter in multiple positions is much of an asset.
  22. Mr. Brooks
    Name the good amount of teams that would have a 93 OPS+ player starting at a corner position? Forgiveness comes after contrition and punishment. I think forgiveness is important, but for me personally, I have to hear an acknowledgement and apology before I can consider it. And that includes the PED players that say "I didn't know I was taking it..." I can't forgive those players either.
  23. Mr. Brooks
    People in this thread keep suggesting that there is a possibility that some sort of punishment could be coming later. The league can't punish any of the players, they gave them full immunity.
  24. Mr. Brooks
    Those are legal terms. Marwin is entitled to all of those protections if he's ever investigated or charged by the government. A message board is not a court of law.
  25. Mr. Brooks
    You called it. Yikes.
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