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Is This a Championship Core?
mikelink45 replied to Nick Nelson's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Not my core three - Correa should/would be, but for now our core three are Lewis, Julien and Lopez.- 59 replies
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Greatest Twins Teams of All Time: Honorable Mentions
mikelink45 replied to Matt Braun's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Thank you - I do not care if they were honorable mention - I am just glad they are mentioned and their memories carried forward.- 9 replies
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Buyer Beware: Ranking the Twins’ Worst Contracts
mikelink45 replied to Cody Christie's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
I had to look at this from another direction since there are too many ways to evaluate this so - cost benefit - using baseball reference: Correa $36 - 1.4 WAR - $25m per war points Dobnak - $2.5 - 0 War - no return Vazquez - $10m - -0.3 WAR - a negative return Buxton - $15m - 0.8 WAR - $18.75 per war point.- 43 replies
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mikelink45 replied to Cody Christie's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Reverse the order. Ballplayers are inconsistent commodities so the ranking will shift. If Buxton cannot play CF this year his contract goes to the top of the list. The Twins are actually in good shape compared to many teams. Players like the three you listed and Corbin, Stanton, Rodon, Yelich, Bumgarner, Sale, and Strasburg are the kind the really hurt.- 43 replies
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Do The Twins Need Bullpen Help?
mikelink45 replied to Cody Pirkl's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
It seems like a no-brainer question - of course we need help- 28 replies
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I know you are looking for this to a continuing section of TD and I am for it. I am more interested in what is happening than speculating on what we can fantasize happening. Some good summaries here and I am also happy when we look in on the other teams. I think we better start looking at Detroit for example - signing Maeda, and Mark Canha.
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NO - if you have been looking at the premium contracts that SS get - even those who are switched to 2B (Story and Semien) then you look at Lee and Lewis and recognize that if Correa goes down for any reason these are our most valuable assets. We have enough funds and players to go after a SP without Lee or Lewis being included in the deal.
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I cannot complain - I like their honesty. We all see the TV mess and while we can all say spend money anyway, that is not how the rich got rich. Let's see if the TV mess actually evens things out. Our TV deal versus the Yankees would always leave us behind and yet we competed. I know nothing about Correa satisfaction. Let's see it play out on the field. Correa dealt with a terribly painful ailment and did his best, but not the level we were looking for and Buxton is an annual anguish. Young players are looking good and the off season is just beginning and that is not when the Twins FO moves. Patience
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You filled in an area of ignorance - I had no idea who was out there. It will be interesting but my bet is that the team passes.
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Somehow a rotation with Gray/Gibson/Lynn does not look good to me. With Gray, if he needs to come out after 5 they need a good BP. Gibson has a career 4.54 era and last year it was 4.73. He was never a big game pitcher. Lynn has a career 3.74 era and last year was 5.73. I will never think well of Lynn after his pouting Twins career, but I also think he is done. Not sure the Cardinals are really a lot better.
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