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  1. DJL44
    If you're okay with him being limited to being a backup then I suppose you could make that move. I'd rather give him the chance to develop more in AAA instead of sitting on the bench. He'll definitely debut in 2024 and I expect him to start when he gets called up even if it is just as an injury replacement.
  2. DJL44
    Anyone know how to reverse jinx on this article?
  3. DJL44
    Fringe starters are getting $10-12M as free agents this offseason.
  4. DJL44
    The Twins are doubtful to sign anyone long-term because they don't have a long-term TV deal. They don't want to take the risk that people stop watching baseball on television completely or a meteor destroys Target Field. That could cause future financial distress like having to borrow $1M from their own bank, paying it back with interest paid for by Minneapolis taxpayers.
  5. DJL44
    Be prepared for this to happen all over again next offseason because the TV deal is only one season.
  6. DJL44
    If you multiply income by people Minneapolis - St. Paul is TWICE the size of Kansas City. There's plenty of money to go around even though there is competition from other sports. If the Twins can't outdraw the Timberwolves, who were a perennial doormat franchise before this season, that's their fault.
  7. DJL44
    It is crazy, given the market size advantage, that the Twins will end up with a local TV contract worse than Cleveland and Kansas City.
  8. DJL44
    Future revenues shouldn't enter into the equation unless you think MLB as a whole is going to see revenue crater. The Twins might run the attendance into the ground and continue to sign the worst TV deal in all of MLB but talented players on team-friendly extensions are an asset. They should do the extensions even if Target Field gets hit by a meteor tomorrow.
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    DiScelfana
  10. DJL44
    Everyone is wondering about his bat going forward. I am unsure how long he can sustain his defense. After age 30 a player's defense can slide pretty quickly.
  11. DJL44

    History 101 - The Spitball

    DJL44 commented on Paul D's blog entry in Paul Danesi

    Any history of the spitball that ignores Negro League pitchers is lacking.
  12. DJL44
    If they are going to move anyone it should probably be a trade of Carlos Correa to a large market team. Keep Lewis and Lee in the infield where they are most valuable. Lewis in LF loses 1 WAR per season in value.
  13. DJL44
    Is anyone keeping track of how many ways Twins Daily participants can spell DeSclafani? Just in this thread I've seen: DeScalfina, DeSlafini and DeScalfani. I was spelling it DeSclafini for a while. I'm sure I've seen DeScalfini and DeScalfani. It's pretty entertaining.
  14. DJL44
    This team cannot give extensions to 30+ year old players, compete AND run a $120M payroll. Give the extensions to Jeffers and Duran instead.
  15. DJL44
    I do not expect Balazovic to end the offseason on the 40 man roster. They will keep looking to upgrade that spot if possible.
  16. DJL44
    Nice job anytime you can get someone who looks decent for that cheap. Make the kids earn their way up.
  17. DJL44
    Guys get injured and lose effectiveness more often than they learn a new pitch and gain effectiveness. Some people will have good seasons, some people will have bad seasons. Expecting ALL your players to have their best season is a terrible plan.
  18. DJL44
    They don't have a long-term TV deal so I don't expect them to add any long-term contracts. I don't really understand why they signed Carlos Correa if they were going to cut costs two years later.
  19. DJL44
    This is like saying that all an NFL team needs is a top 5 QB. Ace pitching is the scarcest commodity in baseball and teams that can produce it from the minor leagues have a huge advantage. That means consistently trading veteran players for promising pitching talent.
  20. DJL44
    The Twins don't have anyone especially young in their rotation. Lopez 28, Ryan 28, Ober 28, Paddack 28, Varland 26, DeSclafani 34. They're all at the "it's unreasonable to expect better" age. Some will have better years than others but it's really unlikely they all improve. Festa and Woods Richardson are the age where you could reasonably expect improvement.
  21. DJL44
    Hoping everyone gets better is a really terrible plan.
  22. DJL44
    Santana might be the starting 1B for most of the season. The most likely outcome for Miranda and Kirilloff is more injury plagued disappointment.
  23. DJL44
    they negotiated the worst TV rights deal in all of Major League Baseball. Somehow they got a deal worse than Cleveland even though they were in exactly the same situation.
  24. DJL44
    That can change literally overnight.
  25. 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.
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