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  1. Richie the Rally Goat
    With the pressure to reduce payroll, who they subtract and how seems to matter a lot too
  2. Richie the Rally Goat
    In 2023 the Twins had 186 PAs as PH ranked 3rd in MLB, they were rewarded a 101 wRC+ in those 186 PAs ranked 6th. Alternatively they had 345 PAs LHH vs LHP ranked 21, for a 62 wRC+ ranked 27. in 2024 the Twins had 182 PH PAs ranked 3rd for a 57 wRC+ ranked 23rd. Conversely 194 PAs LHH vs LHP ranked last, for wRC+ of 80 ranked 18. in 2023 they applied the Preperation H correctly, in 2024 they bought a case of Preparation G, slathered their whole body in it, and didn’t have the skills on the roster to stop applying the Preparation G, or realize that they would have been better off hitting the Lefty on Lefty rather than PH.
  3. Richie the Rally Goat
    I believe the Pohlads would keep payroll down below 130 regardless of sale, but agreed, it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy just to make numbers look better for the accountants
  4. Richie the Rally Goat
    Agreed, but the new media deal is exactly why the discussion is ongoing.
  5. Richie the Rally Goat
    An additional element to the “dial not switch” train of thought. your 26 man roster is dynamic. The mix of skills shifts as the season progresses. Injuries and ineffectiveness are going to ebb and flow. It’s an eventuality. the more plan A relies on platooning, the harder it is to maintain the correct portfolio of skills. Not only do you need a backup RF, but you need one that offers both sides of the platoon split. The more you platoon, the more you are forced to platoon. the more diverse your product portfolio, the more SKUs you need to support. The more SKUs the more overhead to manage. The roster is limited to 26 active, 40 total, portfolio is getting bigger than the overhead can manage, and is cannibalizing sales.
  6. Richie the Rally Goat
    Absolutely correct, read the article. 35,800 per year. 1200 per week during the season, 250 per week off season, they do not get paid for two months, December and January. they get Per Diem when they travel, but they’re traveling. 17.25 x 40x52=35,880
  7. Richie the Rally Goat
    Standard AAA contracts are $35,800 per year. That’s starting pay at the Target down the street from me.
  8. Richie the Rally Goat
    Who should be traded away? For what? who replaces them?
  9. Richie the Rally Goat
    What kind of isopod? What makes them fun?
  10. Richie the Rally Goat
    I have a dog, Pembroke Corgi named Ziggy. He’s a good boy.
  11. Richie the Rally Goat
    I don’t believe he does have an option. It looks like he was optioned ‘22, ‘23 & ‘24
  12. Richie the Rally Goat
    There’s 26 man issues. When Castro leads your team in plate appearances and your 3 best hitters each play fewer than 86 games, the backup quality degrades, and that was with a competent everyday first baseman. i don’t see how the Twins can go into 2025 with Kiriloff on the 26 man. Not with all the other roster issues they’re facing.
  13. Richie the Rally Goat
    A Lefty that can get Righties out works as well. If you’re playing chess, it would be good to have a full set of pieces. Rocco never had a Lefty that caused the other manager to suboptimize the rest of the game.
  14. Richie the Rally Goat
    Will Smith had such a bad year pitching for the Royals that they converted him to a Catcher for the Dodgers? Link goes to the wrong Will Smith :)
  15. Richie the Rally Goat
    Hitting too close to home? :)
  16. Richie the Rally Goat
    “Bench Bats: 1984 Tim Teufel, 1984 Kirby Puckett, 1985 Mark Salas The bench bats consist of Tim Teufel and Kirby Puckett who could play multiple positions in the infield and outfield, respectively, as well as Mark Salas who could serve as a backup catcher to Butch Wynegar.” this is worded funny. I think the OP means Tim Teufel could play multiple positions. Puckett played a total of 6 innings not in the OF, he was not a utility player at any point in his ML career. He played only CF until 1990 when the team crapped the bed so bad, TK moves Puckett around just for funzies.
  17. Richie the Rally Goat
    To laugh
  18. Richie the Rally Goat
    100% this! To add, Castro’s value is his versatility while being league average, means there isn’t a large drop off when he fills in. He’s a competent substitute at many positions. His utility is as a Swiss Army knife. recreating him in aggregate turns a Swiss Army knife into a whole toolbox full of kinda cruddy barely adequate tools. How utilitarian!
  19. Richie the Rally Goat
    Rookie eligibility ends after 50 innings pitched, so correct Festa is no longer a prospect. According to this (it’s a bit dated, but looking at the 90s and aughts time period and then shake your head at Terry Ryan) 70% of top 100 prospects bust. That aligns with my assumptions before reading, and puts some context to what I perceive as a good rookie season from Festa. Top 60 in SP fWAR at 60 IP. 110ish rank in WHIP. He wasn’t dominant, but that’s a good foundation to start with. https://www.royalsreview.com/2011/2/14/1992424/success-and-failure-rates-of-top-mlb-prospects
  20. Richie the Rally Goat
    So, go full White Sox?
  21. Richie the Rally Goat
    Healthy enough to play CF isn’t mutually exclusive to playing 1B.
  22. Richie the Rally Goat

    Bear necessities indeed! Ha

  23. Richie the Rally Goat
    Sorry work interrupted mid thought… in 2023 the Twins made it to the DS for the first time in 20 years. Then they shed 20% of their payroll with only cutting Sonny Gray, and a bunch of the depth. The Pohlads have made it clear they want to sell and won’t increase payroll over 2024, meaning, remaining 20% or more below 2023’s high water mark. The Twins opened 2024 with $130m and added $0 at the deadline. In 2025, the current roster with assumed arbitration raises should be 135 to 140, no free agents. If they won’t add, then they must subtract. How to improve by subtracting?
  24. Richie the Rally Goat
    You’re surprised that the hitting coach for the team that led the league in pulled fly balls and line drives found a job quickly? Yes hitting fell off down the stretch, sacrifices to Jobu had to be made.
  25. Richie the Rally Goat
    In 2023 when their payroll was 20% higher?
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