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  1. DJL44
    So, I should just enjoy that wealthy people are horrible hypocrites and reward them for that behavior?
  2. DJL44
    It's currently cheaper and easier for me to follow the Cardinals or Brewers on TV than it is to follow the Twins. If I follow the Brewers, I can even see them play at Target Field every season.
  3. DJL44
    WAR is a zero-sum game so if Yadier Molina has value that isn't being properly attributed, that means his teammates (especially his pitchers) were actually worse than they appear. It also means that other MLB catchers were a lot worse than they appear. Ivan Rodriguez has the top RField for catchers with 147. Do you think Molina saved 100 more runs than Pudge Rodriguez? The defensive rankings for catchers are: Rodriguez, Molina, Gary Carter, Bob Boone, Jim Sundberg. WAR seems to be doing a good job identifying the best defensive catchers. Are you saying all the good defensive catchers are underrated? That would mean WAR is not giving enough defensive value to various defensive events. Blocked pitches, caught stealing, wild pitches and fielding bunts are pretty easy to quantify the run value so that can't be where the error lies. It would have to be that credit for strikeouts and walks that should go to the catcher is instead going to the pitcher. To be better than Mauer you have to believe that Molina has over 110 runs of defensive prevention that aren't accounted for. That would increase his RField from 138 to 250+ (while leaving Mauer's static even though he was a good defensive catcher). It would mean his pitchers got 1 WAR of extra credit that he deserved every season.
  4. DJL44
    I haven't ever had a baseball player demand public funding. Whenever an owner comes calling with his hand out it's a "community asset" not a business.
  5. DJL44
    I'm sure they would like to win another championship, but only if it doesn't cost them any money.
  6. DJL44
    Maybe they can "right-size" their television revenue instead of receiving the worst payout of any team in MLB.
  7. DJL44
    "Right-sized" would be about 15-18 in MLB. If they want to run a payroll less than $120M then signing Carlos Correa was a huge strategic mistake. Huge.
  8. DJL44
    They don't have an automated strike zone at AA.
  9. DJL44
    I don't think you understand "short" side of a platoon.
  10. DJL44
    I believe this, because if there is one thing this management team has proven it is that they can consistently negotiate the worst local television deal in all of major league baseball.
  11. DJL44
    I guess not, but I'd like the team more if they were willing to do it occasionally in order to take a shot at the World Series.
  12. DJL44
    I don't believe they have ever run at a cash loss with the possible exception of the pandemic year.
  13. DJL44
    It is very possible they are keeping this spot open for Brooks Lee.
  14. DJL44
    It would make sense to do some long-term deals with arb eligible players that pulls future earnings into this season.
  15. DJL44
    He was mostly just bad. He started 26 games. The only reason he's still in the organization is the contract. The only reason we might see him pitch is the Twins can add him to the roster and then immediately cut him again knowing that nobody will pick up his contract on waivers. He's a more expensive version of Aaron Sanchez. The best use of Randy Dobnak would be as part of a trade to a team currently paying the luxury tax. Dobnak would balance out the contract of the veteran player acquired by the Twins and the other org wouldn't have to pay luxury tax on Dobnak's wages because he's off the 40 man roster.
  16. DJL44
    Headrick pitched more in the big leagues than Dobnak did in 2023. He's on the roster and already ahead of him on the depth chart.
  17. DJL44
    They're (generally) not throwing fewer pitches in the minor leagues because the team wants to develop them to last 100 pitches in the big leagues. They would usually get more innings out of the same number of pitches. Varland pitched the 6th inning a lot more often in St. Paul than he did in Minneapolis.
  18. DJL44
    I was with you until you said Dobnak. I think they would go to Canterino and/or Headrick (already on the 40 man roster) or Festa (need to add him to the 40 man soon anyway) before they go back to Randy Dobnak. I see Dobnak last on the Triple-A depth chart and only ahead of the Double-A pitchers. That puts him 11th on the overall depth chart.
  19. DJL44
    This is nonsense. Players in the minor leagues are competing at their highest athletic ability. Nobody is coasting in the minors and the radar guns will prove the pitchers are throwing just as hard.
  20. DJL44
    Miranda still isn't throwing. Canterino walked 6 batters per 9 innings in Double-A.
  21. DJL44
    A team will generally need 8 starting pitchers to get through a season. Varland should get 25 starts just like Ober did last year. Matt Canterino has pitched 0 innings above Double-A and was out injured for all of last season. Calling him "major league ready" is ridiculous. Miranda showed what he could do last season and it wasn't much. Based on AAA stats he should be behind Yunior Severino on the depth chart.
  22. DJL44
    The favorite is someone not currently on the 40-man roster. None of the players mentioned are Plan A.
  23. DJL44
    That comment is really insulting to Brad Radke.
  24. DJL44
    The Cubs are still interested and they have a lot of room in the budget.
  25. DJL44
    He is progressing nicely. He has two more years before he has to be added to the MLB 40-man roster to make sure they don't lose him in the Rule 5 draft. That would make him out of options at age 25. That means he should spend a chunk of next season in Double-A to keep him in the long-term plans. I expect Miller will have difficulty hitting at Double-A which means there is likely to be a competition for playing time.
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