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  1. The Great Hambino
    That's almost every position. That's why I'm on team BPA and team DTU (don't trade up). I would avoid drafting a QB (need a veteran + not terribly impressed with next year's prospects), but if they're picking in that 8-12 range the best player available almost certainly won't be a QB since teams are so QB-thirsty at the top of round 1, so that issue likely takes care of itself
  2. The Great Hambino
    A few possibilities rolling around in my head (maybe even a combination of the following): They're set up as preferred equity holders, meaning they're entitled to a fixed percentage return as opposed to a percentage of profits. So their return on investment is pretty much guaranteed assuming the business doesn't go under (it's not going under, MLB won't let it) Profits and losses don't have to be allocated proportionally to ownership in a partnership, so perhaps they're getting a better-than-proportional profit allocation or are shielded from being allocated losses as a trade-off for making the investment with no decision making power They don't have the funds to purchase an entire MLB franchise (their investment is more in line with something between a high end WNBA/low end MLS franchise valuation), so accepting a minority stake is their way of getting the asset appreciation that they're certainly betting on getting over time from MLB ownership. They're investment groups, so there's a decent chance they care about the product on the field as much (or as little) as someone investing in a manufacturing company cares about mufflers, or whatever.
  3. The Great Hambino
    McCombs also bought the team right as they were about to have their best season ever* and sold the team after they had fallen into relative disarray. The Wilfs had to spend some time undoing the mess left by Red. Also, if Red had owned the team much longer there's a decent chance they're the San Antonio Vikings now. I think that ought to be considered in the calculus. But that's a good point that the Wilfs' hit rate on the playoffs given their mandate to compete for that every year is a little more underwhelming than I realized * NFC Championship not included
  4. The Great Hambino
    Didn't realize that about Basallo. Good to know
  5. The Great Hambino
    For the next week or so, Jim Kaat and Terry Ryan are now on the Old Timers/Veterans/Eras Committee that will decide the Hall of Fame fates for this year's batch of second-chance candidates
  6. The Great Hambino
    A question I've been batting around is would it be worth it to package Ryan with something extra (I'm not going to pretend to know what exactly that would entail) in order to access a truly elite prospect from the Basallo/McLean/Painter bucket. Sorta how the Athletics included JP Sears with Mason Miller to help get Leo De Vries. Depending on what that would be, I'd be interested in Basallo. Is he a C? Is he a 1B? Works either way for the Twins.
  7. The Great Hambino
    How about for relievers? At this point, you might be in line for a crack at a bullpen spot
  8. The Great Hambino
    I got the same email. Look on the bright side - Outman and Gasper aren't on there either! For real though, I count only 11 guys on the current 40-man on that list. Don't know what's shown historically, but I don't know how much to read into that. FWIW, Buxton and Lopez are pictured on the marketing graphic in the same email
  9. The Great Hambino
    Tomlin lives seven years in the past, so this checks out
  10. The Great Hambino
    Looking into next year and beyond, is there a single position group with better than average depth? Edge, I guess? No trading up for me, please. Too many areas in need of fixing to forfeit bites at the apple, especially with how limited they're going to be in adding free agents next year. If anything, trade down - within reason. No going 20 spots down in the first round. "Best Player Available" should be the motto for the entire draft. Also, while trying to find out about the picks they have going into next year, I learned that their original 6th rounder has gone on quite an adventure. Originally shipped off to Houston for Cam Akers, they got it back by shipping off Ed Ingram (always a good sign when you can trade a benched second-rounder for a sixth round pick), then shipped it off again to get Jordan Mason.
  11. The Great Hambino
    So far the sum total of meaningful contributions at the MLB level from the returns is like three good starts between Abel and Bradley. I'd maybe pump the brakes on declaring the deadline a win (or a loss, TBF).
  12. The Great Hambino
    I've watched a lot of bad high school football in my life. Never saw that before, even at that level.
  13. The Great Hambino
    That's Jim Bowden's entire ethos
  14. The Great Hambino
    I get what you're saying and agree that trade rumors would go away if something resembling competent QB play returns to the team, but: 1. There's bad QB play, there's utterly atrocious QB play ... and beneath that, there's what McCarthy has put on tape thus far. There's levels to this, and McCarthy is currently at the bottom level 2. The scenario where he might be looking for a trade is one where no outside reinforcement is brought in to stabilize the QB position. In other words, the Vikings would be doubling down on that level of QB play. If that happens (I don't think it will), then I could see Jefferson looking for an out
  15. The Great Hambino
    I guess you can't whiff on a draft pick if you light it on fire during the preceding season
  16. The Great Hambino
    Is it even mathematically feasible to trade him even if they wanted to? There's roughly $47MM or so of unamortized signing/option bonuses still remaining after this year. My understanding (which isn't complete on this, so perhaps there's some nuance I'm missing) is that all hits if they trade him. They're already well over next year's cap. I'm sure there's technically a way to make it work, but we're in to-the-studs rebuild territory if it comes to that. I think after next season a trade becomes a lot more feasible. I hope they can figure out something better by then.
  17. The Great Hambino
    Roden has options and Outman doesn't. I don't see Roden bumping Outman off the 26-man if it comes to it for that reason, at least not on Opening Day. It's how the Twins roll
  18. The Great Hambino
    Agreed, they coulda just drafted a receiver with a midround pi - Oh. Right.
  19. The Great Hambino
    I don't know if this has been mentioned, but it just adds another level of sad to this dumpster fire of a season: Adam Thielen - hometown franchise legend, brought in at the expense of a mid-round pick to shore up the position at the start of the season - has been reduced to a healthy scratch. I think you could argue that Moss' return to the Vikes went better than this - at least it helped get Chilly fired
  20. The Great Hambino
    They're getting to the point where they're going to lose credibility with the locker room if they try to accept the status quo. Trying to run it back would be the equivalent of signing their own death warrant
  21. The Great Hambino
    Okay so who is the answer? Who is the answer to this riddle? Is anyone freely available sliding into this cap situation and making a difference? The answer is no. They are screwed. The reality is that they've broken this beyond repair and have to start over from scratch. They are as far away from success as they could possibly be. Their gross miscalculation of the capability of their worthless first round QB has set the franchise back three years minimum
  22. The Great Hambino
    There is no reason for him not to demand a trade if they can't commit to something better
  23. The Great Hambino
    The full slash line is the best measure But if you;re going to make me choose, then give me SLG every time SLG isn't going to insult my intelligence by telling me that walks and power are meaningless
  24. The Great Hambino
    Please draw me a picture of how that gets changed quickly. This organization went all-in on a bad bet. They have to start from scratch.
  25. The Great Hambino
    If I'm Jefferson, I'm demanding a trade unless a real QB is brought in in the offseason. This organization is fundamentally broken
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