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  1. DJL44
    "Trying to figure out which one helps reduce the debt". One pitcher makes $22M and the other makes less than $6M. I think I can tell you which one helps reduce the debt more. I still refuse to believe the debt is real. How could they possibly run up $100M in debt in one season with revenues over $300M and a player payroll less than $130M? Who is going to jail for embezzlement? I think "the debt" is their excuse to slash and burn and make it seem like they were forced to do it. It's a deflection from having to rebuild because the front office failed to produce a contender.
  2. DJL44
    Sounds like a huge upgrade on Eddie Julien
  3. DJL44
    Tait and Abel still look good. Enrique Jimenez looked better with the Twins.
  4. DJL44
    It would force moves of Ryan, Lopez, Jeffers and Larnach at a minimum. Bailey Ober and Royce Lewis would be the two highest paid players remaining as the payroll heads below $50M. Actually - Carlos Correa would be the highest paid player on the team since they're paying him $11.3M to play for Houston. The Pohlads should easily clear $100M in profit if that happens.
  5. DJL44
    But it's a thousand times more likely they still don't like each other.
  6. DJL44
    They shouldn't care about the "ready soon" part. This team isn't ready to compete soon. Get the best talent you can get irrelevant of ETA.
  7. DJL44
    This is a straight-up no confidence vote from Byron Buxton. He doesn't believe Falvey can build a contender in the time he has left on his contract. I think he's probably correct in that assessment.
  8. DJL44
    I think he's worth 3 prospects: one of them in the top 50, one just outside of the top 100 and another with bench/bullpen upside. The team acquiring him will get two cheap all-star caliber pitching seasons and the right to give him a qualifying offer and get a 1st round draft pick.
  9. DJL44
    That doesn't square with his 448 career walks. He wasn't up there hacking at balls outside the strike zone. Oliva was a major league hitting coach for a decade. You don't get that job if your only hitting advice is "see ball, hit ball".
  10. DJL44
    The Dodgers and Phillies will definitely have interest.
  11. DJL44
    Falvey wants Prielipp in the bullpen. Do you think he's going to lose that argument?
  12. DJL44
    Do you think Falvey is going to lose that argument?
  13. DJL44
    That's basically Outman. I agree, they need to trade him if he's Outman.
  14. DJL44
    Kreidler, Outman and Julien should be replaced on the 40-man. Right now, using the Fangraphs depth chart, they're all on the 26-man roster. After that, they can work on replacing Gasper and McCusker on the 40-man. I don't think they will acquire enough new players to bump Fitzgerald, Clemens and Pereda off the roster.
  15. DJL44
    Biomechanics can help with running, throwing and fielding. They won't help you figure out what base to throw to, when to take the extra base or where to position yourself on the field.
  16. DJL44
    You can have a beautiful swing, but it doesn't matter if you can't make contact with the ball.
  17. DJL44
    I think you are selling Oliva way short about his knowledge of hitting. Good hitters have a plan when they get to the plate. They know what to attack and what to lay off. Ideally, they practice the swing so much that muscle memory kicks in and they don't have to worry about that when they're at bat.
  18. DJL44
    That's the problem I'm trying to address with changing the revenue sharing incentives. Marginal revenue is shared but marginal expenses (paying ushers, cleaning the bathrooms, etc) are taken on entirely by the home team. That means it isn't profitable for the Twins to sell the cheap seats for less than what they cost now. The Saints can sell a seat for $8 but the Twins have to sell it for $15 to make the same profit. I would like MLB to try to maximize attendance with their revenue sharing incentives. It is a win for the fans, the players and the owners.
  19. DJL44
    Biomechanics are fine, but they aren’t going to help Brooks Lee (for example) decide what pitches to NOT swing at.
  20. DJL44
    He still can’t field. This roster has too many DH. They don’t need to add another.
  21. DJL44
    Not if you make the playoffs
  22. DJL44
    I think it is interesting that Martin and Roden are the two outfielders with experience in the infield. They could be the LF solution in 2026 and become the 1B solution in 2027 if Rodriguez, Gonzalez and Jenkins develop as expected.
  23. DJL44
    I didn't really propose a meaningful increase in revenue sharing. The Twins would get about $9M more, which would give them the ability to add $4.5M to their budget. I'm proposing changing the financial incentives to reward teams with good attendance and punish teams with bad attendance. The Pirates don't have to spend more money, but they will have empty stadiums and less revenue as a result. They'll also miss out on the postseason windfall. I think the union should bargain for a $1M minimum salary. That would raise the floor by $5.2M per team.
  24. DJL44
    Viewership peaked last season (worldwide) and attendance rose last season. MLB gained NBC as a broadcast partner and has a new partnership with Netflix.
  25. DJL44
    Ohtani would stay in Japan and make millions. Judge would head over there too. Japan would have the best baseball league in the world and MLB would be a feeder program for the Japanese leagues.
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