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  1. DJL44
    I think the complete bust potential for the #8 pick is like 30%. An average starting position player in MLB getting paid during his cost-controlled seasons has like $80M in excess future value.
  2. DJL44
    In other Twins news, this looks like it will be Torii Hunter's last season on the ballot as well. He's tracking to fall below 5%.
  3. DJL44
    Jeffers is not going to break the bank. MLB makes over $10.5B in revenue. 48% of local revenue and 100% of national revenue is shared among all 30 teams. There is shared revenue of at least $200M into the foreseeable future. Target Field has never drawn less than 1.8M fans outside of a pandemic year. The Twins will have revenues over $250M even if they decide to make TV broadcasts free on their website. I am really tired of the local TV contract becoming the excuse for everything.
  4. DJL44
    A little disappointed they didn't give Jeffers a long-term contract to buy out arbitration.
  5. DJL44
    The Mariners would definitely trade DeSclafani. If they want another depth starter they can acquire one just as good (or possibly better) for the same price in free agency. If I was Seattle and could dump DeSclafani, add James Paxton and save $4M I would do that in a heartbeat. I think it is funny how this poster keeps talking about how Seattle is "unlikely to trade" their players when Jerry DiPoto is known for trading anyone and everyone. His nickname is the "high volume trader".
  6. DJL44
    Good point. Camargo was a miss for this article. Though he might not be considered a "top prospect" he's pretty certain to make his debut.
  7. DJL44
    Descalfini is not worth much trade value with a contract that is pretty much market rate. They can find a free agent with a similar projection for similar money (or less). That means he wouldn't be the target of the trade but could be useful to balance out money if they send Polanco to Seattle.
  8. DJL44
    I like this take. There are very few players who had everything go right for them during their career. Mantle had the knee injury. Williams and Mays spent time in military service. Griffey Jr. tore his hamstring. Nearly everyone has challenges to overcome.
  9. DJL44
    Gosh I hope so because injured Alex Kirilloff is not worth having on a roster.
  10. DJL44
    There is no way Molina's defense could make up for the gap in offense between him and Mauer or Posey. He'd have to be more responsible for run prevention than the pitchers and fielders.
  11. DJL44
    You can't refer to the current minor league team in Indianapolis. This site won't allow it.
  12. DJL44
    Brooks Lee is probably ready for MLB from one side of the plate. I would rather see them develop him as a complete switch hitter than rush him to the majors and make him a platoon player. That is going to take time because reps against LHP are less available. I would love to see him face every lefty they have in camp during spring training. Force feed him to speed up the process.
  13. DJL44
    Let's see if Ober can be productive this season before we count our chickens.
  14. DJL44
    So did Mauer
  15. DJL44
    The simple solution is to keep Polanco and move Julien to 1B. That gets both bats in the lineup.
  16. DJL44
    I keep waiting for the announcement that they have convinced Carlos Correa to waive his no-trade clause and he's being sent to a team with a bigger payroll. That might be next winter to make room for Brooks Lee.
  17. DJL44
    Molina is so underrated he's overrated
  18. DJL44
    I saw MLB rejected the partnership between Diamond Sports and Amazon that would stream games on Prime. I think MLB may have their own plan for what to do with games starting in the 2025 season when they get the rights back from the remaining teams signed to contracts with Diamond Sports. That will make the Twins TV arrangements a short-term deal that only covers 2024.
  19. DJL44
    Are we going to see contract extensions for any of the younger players? Will they wait until everyone has reported to camp to see who shows up healthy first?
  20. DJL44
    dWAR is not measuring defense. If I was a teacher I would redline everywhere you mentioned dWAR and send it back to get revised. It's a common mistake that I see so often that I wish they would stop listing dWAR in their statistics.
  21. DJL44
    Canterino was great but I don't think he ever went through an entire lineup more than twice. He was limited to 4 innings for all but two of those starts. He has a 2-2 lifetime minor league record because he's lasted long enough to get the win twice.
  22. DJL44
    The other part of this is the back end of the Twins bullpen looks pretty lousy. If they were as deep in the bullpen as Atlanta I'd agree, why not try Canterino as a starter. I really don't want to watch Balazovic and Sands cough up leads while Canterino throws his best innings in AAA.
  23. DJL44
    I think Paxton could be a good value starting pitcher. Duvall could be useful. The Twins are waiting out the market until the large market teams have had their pick and will sort through whoever is leftover.
  24. DJL44
    Ober threw 77 and 92 innings in the previous two seasons, averaging 4-2/3 innings per start. Canterino has NEVER thrown 77 innings in a professional season (highest is 37), has averaged 3 innings per start and is ramping up from a baseline of zero. I will bet $100 (pick your charity) that he doesn't pitch 125 innings in 2024.
  25. DJL44
    He was the 8th starter last year. He pitched 68 innings for the Twins.
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