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  1. DJL44
    The lowest price franchises are worth $1.1B and they have a much less favorable home market. The Brewers are valued higher than the Twins despite having a smaller market to draw from. The Cardinals and Mariners are each worth $2.2B which tells you what a well-run mid-market franchise is worth,
  2. DJL44
    Both Arizona and Baltimore won because they turned out a helluva lot of cheap talent in a short period of time. Let's see if they can sustain that or if they'll be rebuilding again shortly. At a $150M payroll they can afford to keep some of their own talent through the first years of what would be free agency with contract extensions (Kepler, Polanco). At $100M that isn't possible (see Tampa) and at $120M it means they have to be perfect when handing out those extensions. If it is only a 1 year hiccup then it's even more stupid. No business has to make money every single year. It's common practice for a baseball team to take a short-term loss to try to win a World Series. It shows a nearsighted focus on short term gain at the expense of building durable franchise value.
  3. DJL44
    I really wish fewer of my neighbors sounded exactly like Tom Hanson. Stu has his finger on the pulse of the North Metro Ignoramus.
  4. DJL44
    The Twins have Polanco and Kepler on team friendly contracts and we hear constant rumors about trading them because of budget concerns. They haven't offered a long-term contract to a pitcher other than Pablo Lopez. There is some hyperbole in my comments but they cannot expect to field a contending team on a $120M payroll unless the farm system is consistently turning out talent - at least 3 major leaguers a year.
  5. DJL44
    Because a team that won't spend money has to keep trading players by the time they get to their second year of arbitration.
  6. DJL44
    Detroit has room in the budget to add at the deadline. I don't see them having a fire sale that gives the Twins the division title like Cleveland did last year.
  7. DJL44
    A team that hits .200 with power beats the hell out of one hitting .220 with no power.
  8. DJL44
    I don't buy that explanation. What the Dodgers and Yankees do in free agency doesn't change the value equation for the Twins. Free agent prices are up because MLB revenues are up. The prices at the beginning of free agency are higher than at the end because there are more bidders. It's simple supply and demand.
  9. DJL44
    Unless they continually find 3-5 rookies who can contribute it kind of needs to happen every year. You can't have a contending team with just 3 good players. I understand dialing back spending when your team isn't good but not when it was just 2 wins away from the ALCS.
  10. DJL44
    I can guarantee that MLB is not going to turn into a bunt-and-run deadball league within a year. Dingers sell tickets.
  11. DJL44
    It's funny how the Twins are the only small market team that can't seem to afford free agents. It's even funnier still that the Twins aren't a small market team, but instead a mid-market team like Colorado, Detroit, St. Louis and Seattle.
  12. DJL44
    Eventually you run out of playing time in AAA. Right now the AAA outfield looks like Martin, Larnach and Thompson with Kiersey on the bench.
  13. DJL44
    Kiersey is older and has had less success in AAA
  14. DJL44
    Julien isn't the guy I'd pinch run for. He's not a bad baserunner. Jeffers, however...
  15. DJL44
    Not sure where he plays in St. Paul with Martin and Kiersey both likely to start the season there.
  16. DJL44
    Your Best Guide To Minnesota Twins Spring Training - Twins - Twins Daily
  17. DJL44
    Then they can tell their grandkids about all the great players they never voted for due to stupid, self-imposed rules.
  18. DJL44
    Great for Joe. It shows that treating people kindly can pay off in the long run.
  19. DJL44
    I'm hopeful that the Twins can get their TV broadcast situation figured out before the trade deadline.
  20. DJL44
    Sounds like I will be visiting the museum a different time and watching the ceremony on TV from my home like most years. I have a trip plan that I'd like to execute eventually that includes Cooperstown, Niagara Falls and the Corning Glass museum.
  21. DJL44
    Looks like the Angels are loading up in the same manner. I don't think they will be as hesitant to sell this summer.
  22. DJL44
    Lots of deals with opt outs. That will mean a lot of speculation at the trade deadline again for all of these players.
  23. DJL44
    Griffey Jr and Chipper Jones were also 1-1.
  24. DJL44
    Yeah, the people that don't vote for anyone don't really want people to know that publicly. It's not good to have the reputation as the party pooper.
  25. DJL44
    First Hall of Famer born in the 1980s and the first one younger than me.
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