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  1. DJL44
    That can change literally overnight.
  2. DJL44
    If the Twins ownership can't generate revenue equivalent to their market size they should probably sell to someone who knows how to run the business better. Or, am I just supposed to accept continued incompetence and gladly hand over public subsidies? Part of the deal handing them public money to build Target Field was they were supposed to spend it to field a competitive team. If they refuse to do that I have every right to call them out on their deception. That money had strings attached to it. If they don't like that arrangement they can slash payrolls and give back the public money.
  3. DJL44
    I think Montgomery would make Heaney expendable.
  4. DJL44
    There is a good chance Santana plays more games than Polanco in 2024.
  5. DJL44
    They won't spend on pitchers when they're free agents so their only chance to sign one long-term is before arbitration.
  6. DJL44
    I guess because Minnesota is an average sized MLB market. The point stands that they're cutting payroll 20% year-on-year and there is no way the team is seeing a 20% drop in revenue. Over half of their revenue comes straight from the league and that isn't decreasing. That would mean a 40% drop in local revenue year on year. They saw a 15% drop in revenue from the TV contract. Are they expecting attendance to collapse?
  7. DJL44
    I'm pretty sure they're done and that's the disappointing part. Signing Santana prevents them from signing anyone better. He's probably worth the $5M but that doesn't even buy you an average player anymore. They've cut payroll 20% from a spending level that wasn't even league average. They'd better spend some of that locking up young players like Jeffers and Duran.
  8. DJL44
    There's room on the roster but apparently not in the payroll.
  9. DJL44
    I wish Soto is as successful on the mound as Gooden but I hope his life turns out better than Dr. K.
  10. DJL44
    Got it. I don't do cable anymore so thanks for clarifying.
  11. DJL44
    If they do this again in 2025 expect another 15% cut in revenue. That's how fast cable companies are shedding subscribers. Ultimately the league has to end this by ending the regional sports network model. All TV rights should be negotiated nationally and shared 100% for all teams.
  12. DJL44
    First, 50% of the revenue is shared with the league. That means they went from $27.5M in local TV money to $23.5M or a local revenue decrease of $4M. If 50% of revenue goes toward player salaries (hint, it doesn't) they should be able to run a payroll $2M less than last year. Payroll is currently down $40M from last season.
  13. DJL44
    No, it cannot. The majority of people have already dumped cable TV and millions more are cutting the cord every year. In 5-10 years the market for cable will be nursing homes and hotels. I am about ready to start streaming Cardinals games out of market instead of following the Twins.
  14. DJL44
    Yeah. They also have something called AT&T UVerse. I'm not sure how they are the same or different.
  15. DJL44
    They don't have the rights for streaming. Right now the Twins retain the rights for streaming the Twins in-market but they also agreed not to sell them to anyone who would compete with Diamond Sports. It is still possible they get additional money from Diamond/Amazon for streaming but that's the only option.
  16. DJL44
    This is the entire list Cox DirecTV DIRECTV STREAM Fubo Mediacom Optimum Spectrum Suddenlink Xfinity WOW! Doesn't include the #1 provider - Comcast, #2 Charter, #4 Verizon FIOS, or #5 AT&T. Doesn't include Frontier or Dish Network, YoutubeTV, Hulu Plus or Sling. No options except $100+ per month. Edit: thanks to others for pointing out that Comcast and Charter are on that list under other brand names. That means they are probably reaching 75% of cable/dish subscribers or about 36% of households in Minnesota (and none in Iowa).
  17. DJL44
    It looks like they like Jensen even less than Balazovic which means he must be pretty bad. I keep waiting for them to find a pitcher BETTER than Balazovic for the 40 man roster.
  18. DJL44
    Which, after revenue sharing, ends up being a $7.5M drop in local revenue. That will probably be offset by the additional revenue sharing from teams that are paying higher luxury taxes. Local revenue stays mostly the same, payroll goes WAY down. The Pohlads make more money and fewer people watch the games on TV.
  19. DJL44
    So the Twins negotiated a bad TV deal with a TV channel that nobody can actually access. What's the good news?
  20. DJL44
    Duarte has an option left according to Fangraphs.
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  22. DJL44
    I agree with the broken promise but I'm not shocked at all at by how badly this negotiation was botched by the Twins. There's a reason they had the worst TV deal of any team prior to this season.
  23. DJL44
    I am always skeptical of amateur radar gun readings. There is a big difference between hitting max velocity in a showcase and doing it over the course of an MLB season while hitting your spots consistently.
  24. DJL44
    I don't expect either of them to be really good at hitting LHP just due to natural platoon splits but they shouldn't be as bad as they were in 2023.
  25. DJL44
    Since I left cable several years ago, I have only been able to watch Twins games at home on Apple TV. I am hopeful that there will be an option to subscribe to MLB.tv and see the Twins this season at a reasonable cost ($20/month or less). I have no interest at all in going back to Dish/Cable or a cable-similar streaming package like YouTubeTV.
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