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  1. DJL44
    Betting on baseball games comes with the most severe punishment for a reason. It ruins the integrity of the sport. Fans won't watch baseball if they think the outcome is rigged. Rose's off field actions cannot be excused, no matter what he did on the field.
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    I also don't think they can afford to have that many catchers on the 40-man roster. If they add one they need to subtract one. I would see if Oakland would trade Miguel Andujar for Paddack. That saves $4.5M and gets them their RH hitting bench OF. Andujar has played 3B & 1B as well. Another possibility would be trading Paddack to Texas for Leody Tavares. That would be a career year for Paddack. He's put up a 4.90 ERA over the last 5 seasons. Anything's possible but that scenario has a <10% likelihood of happening. It's roughly as likely that Festa or Matthews would be able to do that.
  3. DJL44
    The team has said on more than one occasion that they emphasize clubhouse presence in their veteran free agent signings. That emphasis on clubhouse presence didn't prevent the team from falling apart in September and missing the playoffs. The Twins seem to continually provide fewer wins than you would expect on paper.
  4. DJL44
    Not the only reason, but one of them. A team with this budget can't afford to miss on their big $$ free agent signings.
  5. DJL44
    Have you ever heard the phrase "throwing good money after bad"?
  6. DJL44
    I'd be fine if they used that money to improve the team's catching situation.
  7. DJL44
    Yes, I was pretty certain the writers were going to make another mistake in Hall of Fame voting.
  8. DJL44
    There are potentially catastrophic consequences of keeping Christian Vazquez. 80 games of replacement level performance might be enough to make the team miss the playoffs.
  9. DJL44
    Is Christian Vazquez a "major league hitter"?
  10. DJL44
    MLB hasn't created a press release with that information in it. For some reason. The only precedent we have is that the Padres put games on cable without requiring a separate subscription. This would be a fantastic question for a member of the press to ask the Twins because we clearly do NOT know "everything we need to know about the new Twins TV setup in 2025".
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    How to Stream, Watch San Diego Padres After MLB Takeover – NBC 7 San Diego
  12. DJL44
    There is this thing called waivers where other teams release players who are no longer a fit for their roster. If Vazquez is no longer a Twin the team can claim one of those players on waivers to take his spot. Teams are also allowed to trade players with other teams. If Vazquez is no longer a Twin they can arrange a trade for a catcher on another team's AAA roster who they don't value as highly.
  13. DJL44
    The betting on baseball games was an obvious mistake with a penalty that is known to every single player - lifetime ban. You can't say "It's okay to bet on baseball games if you're a really good player, you should only get penalized if you're not very good".
  14. DJL44
    Wagner is an obvious mistake. He's the 5th best pitcher on the ballot.
  15. DJL44
    That isn't how MLB negotiated it with any other MLB team's rights they controlled. Why would they do that for the Twins?
  16. DJL44
    You'd toss out half the players already inducted?
  17. DJL44
    I can't find any information that the cable providers charged extra for Padres games last year. From what I can tell, MLB negotiated directly with the cable providers to add the channel for all of their subscribers. Do you have a source for your information? The Twins are way better off getting $0.50/month per cable subscriber than they would be if they charged $15/month extra for an a-la-carte channel.
  18. DJL44
    There is only change for the better in that scenario. If they have cable, they can still channel surf until they find the Twins. Now they'll actually find the Twins game instead of seeing a notice that Twins games are blacked out in their area due to a contract dispute. People who use cable will have Twins games. People who use a satellite dish (many rural folks) will have Twins games. They won't have to subscribe to a streaming package to get Twins games. It's only the cord-cutters who have to add a subscription.
  19. DJL44
    I am not sure how to remedy this. If they're that poor they're probably not able to pay for internet access or satellite TV. They're also really unlikely to attend a game. I'm fine if the Twins decide to leave people without any disposable income out of their business plans.
  20. DJL44
    If I had a ballot Alex Rodriguez, Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Manny Ramirez, Carlos Beltran, Andy Pettitte, Felix Hernandez, Mark Buehrle, Chase Utley, Bobby Abreu
  21. DJL44
    Counterpoint - there is nothing to do in those rural areas and 60 cents per Twins game on TV is a pretty good entertainment value. Most of those areas have limited internet speeds so having the games back on satellite TV will be a huge win. I hope we see some bundling of the streaming package with discounted game tickets. Example: Buy the streaming bundle and you get $5 off per ticket up to 4 tickets.
  22. DJL44
    My in-laws haven't had Twins games on Dish Network for 5 years. They're excited to be able to watch the Twins again.
  23. DJL44
    Batters had a hard time hitting his pitches with the barrel. He looked like he was adding and subtracting velocity to throw off timing. If he can change speeds and locate pitches he won't need to add any more velocity.
  24. DJL44
    Part of the problem here is it wasn't being included in most cable services. Most cable services (including Comcast) were dropping the team's regional sports network. Now people with cable and satellite will have access to Twins games again. People without cable will have access to Twins games through streaming. People in Iowa will have access to Twins games. It's a huge improvement.
  25. DJL44
    People need to get over the idea that starting pitchers are "resting" between starts like they're taking a 4 day nap. If they weren't working out on off days their muscles would atrophy and you would see performance slip as the season goes on. Ask a person training for a marathon if their training plan is to run once every 5 days and sit on the couch the other 4 days.
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