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  1. DJL44
    I wouldn't be surprised to see Rodriguez earlier than that next season. He will be on his 2nd option year plus Buxton always gets hurt and Rodriguez is probably the best fielding CF in the minors.
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    Sometimes you have to swing to know what you can hit.
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    Emmanuel Rodriguez is getting a rehab but Wichita only has two weeks left. If he does well maybe he'll get promoted to St. Paul for the last couple weeks.
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    People don't buy Yankees tickets because of "27 Championships"? The Cardinals are the most successful franchise in the National League. Baseball fandom is handed down from generation to generation. Actually applying the "average" spending number to total attendance is exactly what you should do. The average spend should absolutely take into account all of those things you mentioned and also account for the big spenders in the luxury boxes. Total spend / attendance = average spend therefore average spend * attendance = total spend.
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    Yes, the odds are always 30-1 against you. chpettit had many examples where "spend a bunch of money and get lucky" worked and only one team (Kansas City) who followed your advice.
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    This article is about a month too early.
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    Correct, Twins pitchers allow baserunners to get HUGE jumps.
  8. DJL44
    Texas spent a lot of money and won last year. Only one team wins the World Series which means making conclusions about process based on that as the sole metric is going to be sketchy.
  9. DJL44
    Billikens >> Gopher basketball Why is it they only "right sized" the MLB payroll but not the front office staff?
  10. DJL44
    True. What is "usual" has changed in the last 5 years. It seems like the teams are afraid to send any good pitching prospects now which leads to high scores.
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    It would probably help if the Twins won 9 more World Series including 2 in the past 25 years. The Cardinals do well with attendance because they do well on the field.
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    They are doing quite well in wins/$$. I think they are being judged on wins/$$ and not playoff success so they will probably be judged favorably.
  13. DJL44
    Average cost of attending MLB game increased in 2021 - Yahoo Sports That's $62 per person. They have to share half that revenue with the league but the Twins should easily clear $30M more than the Athletics for in-stadium revenue. Statista estimates the Twins will generate $100M more revenue than the Athletics in 2024. Total is $342M. MLB revenue by team 2024 | Statista That's less than the average $378M but way more than the $130M payroll. Payroll is <40% of revenue. The Cardinals are generating $372M with a smaller market than the Twins.
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    They don't usually send experienced AA players to the AFL and I can't remember a AAA player like Eeles being selected. The talent is usually random players with experience at high A or just debuted at AA. There is some talk about Walker Jenkins getting a spot.
  15. DJL44
    Why downgrade the bullpen by sending Henriquez to AAA?
  16. DJL44
    Reminder to everyone that the Rangers ended last season with a second half record of 38-33.
  17. DJL44
    They already called up Henriquez. Blewett and Boushley were performing the best of the rest. Topa has looked good when he can get on the mound. Zack Weiss started throwing again about a month ago and has been mediocre. An average organization will produce about 2 players a year from their minor leagues who can contribute at the MLB level.
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    I can't fault Baldelli for using Jax for one inning, a role which he has excelled in. I also can't fault Baldelli for using Jhoan Duran in relief in a close game, he doesn't have any better options.
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    I looked up the 2021 Wichita team and you may be right but that team didn't have much pitching. Winder, Balazovic, Sands, Vallimont, Austin Schulfer and Bryan Sammons were in the rotation. Sands looks like the best of the bunch now and they have all been moved to the bullpen. Jovani Moran, Kody Funderburk and Yennier Cano looked good in relief.
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    I hope so. The Twins attendance is about 1M higher.
  21. DJL44
    Asking a lot from a reliever with an ERA above 6 in AAA. Winder was the worst on the Twins at holding baserunners last year. Any word on whether he has improved at holding runners?
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    Billy Martin and Rocco Baldelli are complete opposites. Every weakness for one is a strength for the other.
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    Buxton and Lee.
  24. DJL44
    Red Sox waived Joely Rodriguez - LHP who gets a lot of grounders.
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    He's very unlikely to hit .346 for a full season so I wouldn't count on what he's done for us lately. He's hit .260 over the course of his professional career. A .260/.330/.370 line is what I would expect as a baseline. If he can improve his defense that's good enough for a 4th OF role. He has the tools (75th percentile sprint speed) to be better on defense but his results have been underwhelming (6th percentile OAA). The Twins wasted a lot of time playing him at SS and the claims that he is a "natural" outfielder were highly exaggerated. If his defense doesn't improve his MLB career will be quite short.
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