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  1. DJL44
    Yankees are reportedly making Nestor Cortes available. He has one more arbitration season left after this one. Would the Yankees trade Cortes for Max Kepler? That would give the Twins a LH starting pitcher and reduce the Twins payroll by about $2M which would allow them to add a reliever.
  2. DJL44
    The Blue Jays are not going to eat any of Kikuchi's salary. They need to dump it all to get under the luxury tax. If the Twins won't pick up Kikuchi's paycheck they won't get him.
  3. DJL44
    If payroll is really a problem they need to attach a prospect to Randy Dobnak and send him to a bad team who is willing to try him in the MLB rotation (Rockies, White Sox, Marlins).
  4. DJL44
    The Twins are going to get outbid on Snell. Kikuchi may not be "perfect" but he's good enough. He's pretty cheap in salary, won't cost a ransom in prospects to acquire and he's better than any lefthanded pitcher they have. Tanner Scott is also a good addition and his remaining salary is negligible (< $2M) but he will probably cost more in prospects than Kikuchi to provide basically the same performance. A good lefty could mean the difference between winning and losing a playoff series. Beyond Kikuchi and Scott there really isn't much available for rentals. Andrew Chafin is not exciting and Tyler Anderson is buying high.
  5. DJL44
    The Blue Jays have no interest in Kepler's expiring contract (they're dumping those) and nobody wants Dobnak.
  6. DJL44
    The markets aren't the same either. The NFL is #1 in the Twin Cities market and the NBA/WNBA are gaining in popularity. The Cardinals have the St. Louis market basically to themselves with just NHL hockey in the offseason and a brand-new MLS expansion team during the season.
  7. DJL44
    There are huge tax benefits to showing a paper loss. Think. Why would the value of a business keep increasing if it is not making money?
  8. DJL44
    Blake Snell is the perfect deadline. Nobody else increases their chances of winning in the playoffs more.
  9. DJL44
    Because the fans want the team to win a World Series but the owners want the team to turn a really big profit.
  10. DJL44
    I was listening to the Tigers feed on satellite radio. They mentioned Ober has pitched 26 innings against the Tigers this season with 2 earned runs allowed.
  11. DJL44
    You think the Twins want to pay another $4M to a pitcher they don't think is worth playing in the major leagues?
  12. DJL44
    I guarantee if another GM called this week and offered to take on the contract that Dobnak would be in a different uniform immediately.
  13. DJL44
    MLB should veto another contract with Diamond Sports.
  14. DJL44
    Eflin to the Orioles. That is a great trade for the birds.
  15. DJL44
    MLB made $378M per team last year and 48% of the revenue is pooled which gives the Twins $182M in revenue without selling a single ticket or hot dog.
  16. DJL44
    He might hit when he's healthy but he's not a good fielder anywhere even when he's healthy. He's about to start the arbitration process which will quickly make him more expensive than he's worth. He (currently) still has his option which makes him a decent depth player for one more year.
  17. DJL44
    I imagine USC and UCLA will fund the full number of baseball scholarships. Not sure about Rutgers or Northwestern.
  18. DJL44
    Spencer Bengard has an ERA of 1.64 in 60 innings for Fort Myers. Move him up to Cedar Rapids.
  19. DJL44
    Don't forget about All-Star Willi Castro
  20. DJL44
    I think Royce Lewis is a possibility. That keeps him on the infield dirt where he's most comfortable.
  21. DJL44
    More information here: College Baseball's Golden Age receives jolt with more scholarships on the way • D1Baseball This is coming with a roster limit of 34 (some teams carry 40 players now). Also, some schools are probably not going to be able to fully fund 34 spots (which will give an advantage to the teams that can).
  22. DJL44
    If the Twins include Dobnak in any trade they will need to add more to the trade than if they don't. Dobnak has negative trade value. Dobnak + #10 prospect would be equivalent to trading the #20 prospect alone.
  23. DJL44
    The best use of Dobnak would be to trade him to the Blue Jays in return for Kikuchi. That would make the trade payroll neutral for the Twins but he wouldn't count toward the luxury tax for the Jays.
  24. DJL44
    It will be interesting to see how this ripples out several years later, especially if there is a draft established for international players.
  25. DJL44
    The NCAA just approved increasing the number of baseball scholarships per team from 11.7 to 34 for the 2025-26 season. This means the whole roster of D1 and D2 baseball players will be able to get a full scholarship. No more 1/2 or 1/4 scholarships for position players. This will provide more disincentive for drafted high school players to sign MLB contracts and it may be more difficult to get juniors to sign as well.
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