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  1. Mr. Brooks
    Verbal contracts are not binding until there is an exchange of value. For example, if I say I'll pay you to mow my lawn, then- before you start mowing my lawn, and before I've paid you- I say, "nevermind, I decided to do it myself", then there is no breach of contract. If I've already paid you though, or you've already mowed my lawn, then the verbal contract is binding. This is why Anthony Barr is not a Jet. They reached a verbal agreement, but there was never an exchange of value, so Barr was able to back out. Until the Twins give the draftee money, or until the draftee shows up and starts engaging baseball activities for the Twins, then the verbal agreement is not legally binding whatsoever.
  2. Mr. Brooks
    There is a reason the language, "the Twins and 3rd round pick X have reached an agreement" is typically what you see reported. I think teams typically agree to terms with many of their picks, but don't actually ink the contracts until they are sure they have all their ducks in a row.
  3. Mr. Brooks
    Policy is not the same as law. I'm annoyed at him implying that he "can't" charge him. Just say you don't want to or don't have enough evidence, don't tell me you can't, because there is nothing in the law that forbids it, just policy.
  4. Mr. Brooks
    They didn't affirm the ruling, they left it intact because it hadn't yet gone through the required appeals process to be decided by SCOTUS. "The court's brief order Tuesday said it "expresses no view on the merits" of that issue. But because only one federal appeals court has ruled on the question, "we follow our ordinary practice of denying petitions insofar as they raise legal issues that have not been considered by additional Courts of Appeals."
  5. Mr. Brooks
    Ownership is the problem. This is what you get when you artificially limit your GM search before it even starts, saying a guy won't even interview if he disagrees with the owner's vision.
  6. Mr. Brooks
    I mean, if people just want rankings by record, there is a thing called the standings for that. I don't think it's unreasonable or unfair to consider other variables when giving power rankings. The Yankees have like 17 guys on the IL, and are still winning, and the Astros and Dodgers are proven postseason winners. This ranking feels about right to me.
  7. Mr. Brooks
    The Pohlad's aren't authorizing a $189 million payroll, which is what adding Scherzer AND Strasburg would bring us to.
  8. Mr. Brooks
    Ok, that makes more sense. Thanks for clarifying.
  9. Mr. Brooks
    I'm confused. Wells is having Tommy John surgery next week... but he should be back this year? Is it his non throwing elbow?
  10. Mr. Brooks
    Hopefully it's just the 'Chicken Little' side of me, but when I see "shoulder injury" and "pitcher" in the same sentence, I can't help but think, best of luck in whatever you replace baseball with young man.
  11. Mr. Brooks
    I agree with the sentiment that it's probably easier to get a kid to completely buy in to a swing overhaul after you let theirs fail on it's own.
  12. Mr. Brooks
    Souhan is a columnist, not a beat reporter. It's literally his job title to give his slant on the news. You can disagree with his opinion, like I do often enough to no longer read him, but I don't begrudge the guy for literally doing his job.
  13. Mr. Brooks
    Cron is under team control for 2020.
  14. Mr. Brooks
    I own one bobblehead, and it's Mr. T. It does nothing, except sit on my desk staring menacingly at me.
  15. Mr. Brooks
    See above, it was worded poorly on my part. Just meant you shouldn't need to include another of Kirrillof or Graterol in addition to Lewis.
  16. Mr. Brooks
    I didn't mean strictly 1 for 1, though I can see how it was written that way. I meant we shouldn't have to give up another of our big 3 in addition to Lewis.
  17. Mr. Brooks
    You're right, I'm sure there are countless reasons why people of God would support a twice divorced man who brags about sexually assaulting women and cheats on his wife with pornstars. Let's ask them, in their own words. "Issues matter more than a person's personal life," Killian said. "The two issues that come up are pro-life - appointment of judges (who oppose abortion), and support for Israel." - Alabama State Baptist Convention President John Killian. "He has defended the womb," Kilpatrick said. "The president has taken a stand for life. Second, the president has taken up for Israel and has declared Jerusalem the capital of Israel. Third, he has chosen Supreme Court justices - that's going to turn this nation around. Those three things are why the spirit of Jezebel hates him and wants him out. We may be on the verge of the greatest revival this world has ever seen."-Alabama Pastor John Kilpatrick 80% of white evangelicals voted for Trump. If they were voting for other reasons than abortion, then we should expect that number to more closely shadow whites overall.
  18. Mr. Brooks
    I think this is a great post Seth, and agree with much of it. I do disagree on a couple of points. First, the Twins FO does have a salary cap. I'm not ripping ownership, all mid market teams have one. Secondly, those questioning Mauer's leadership would probably point to the underperformance of other players as a point in their favor. Isn't that the whole point of leadership, to attempt to get everyone's max ability to come out?
  19. Mr. Brooks
    Correct, I've been active in this thread, but I must make the disclaimer that I haven't, and won't read the article, because Jim Souhan.
  20. Mr. Brooks
    I don't agree with that asking price for Scherzer. I'd think Royce Lewis alone would get it done 100 times out of 100.
  21. Mr. Brooks
    Right, but then the outcome is that he stays put, not that someone pays Sale price for him. The Kia dealership isn't obligated to sell me anything, but the result of them demanding Lamborghini money for a Sorrento is that they don't sell the Sorrento.
  22. Mr. Brooks
    It's hard to blame an area that's had 2 rain outs in 25 years for not wasting money on drainage. Paying for drainage in a Southern California stadium would be like us stocking Target Field with King Cobra antivenom.
  23. Mr. Brooks
    There is a lot of room between bad teammate/clubhouse cancer, and great leader. I don't think anyone here has ever accused him of the former. It's possible to be a great teammate and guy, while possessing minimal leadership abilities. I've worked with a lot of people who were outstanding workers, and liked by most, but didn't have the ability to lead. Kirby Puckett, on the other hand, it seems was a fairly awful human being, but by all accounts possessed that rare ability to inspire people to follow him. Again, I don't know if that's the case with Mauer. I'm not trying to suggest he wasn't a good leader, I just don't know. And I agree, the Mauer bashing has been over the top over the years. But, people adamantly defending him against any and all criticisms have been over the top as well. I'm glad Mauer retired, not because I didn't like him as a player, but because you had to walk on eggshells when he was playing. Any attempt to discuss his legitimate flaws automatically got you painted into the "Mauer hater" corner. Or, the topic got hijacked by those that wanted to pile on Mauer unfairly, depending on who got there first.
  24. Mr. Brooks
    Sure they play in a dump, but come on, we played in the mother of all dumps for 28 years. No need to cast stones from our end.
  25. Mr. Brooks
    I won't criticize leadership and locker room presence, almost ever, because we never know. But, that is what teammates do when the press is watching, no matter what. Adrian Peterson was also universally praised by his teammates, even after it was discovered that he beats toddlers with tree branches. And, no, I'm not accusing Joe Mauer of doing anything like that. From everything I know, he seems like a great person. I'm just saying that how his teammates present him while the press are watching doesn't mean much.
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