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  1. DJL44
    Beltran looks doubtful on this year's early ballots.
  2. DJL44
    Zach Eflin - 3 years $40M for the Rays.
  3. DJL44
    Anyone still think Buxton is overpaid?
  4. DJL44
    Can't tell if this is sarcasm because of the internet. Did you realize picking yourself up off by your own bootstraps is impossible and the phrase was intended as a sarcastic rejoinder? Nobody is a billionaire solely by "hard work".
  5. DJL44
    Dealing away Urshela and aquiring Escobar would be a weird lateral move.
  6. DJL44
    Cohen isn't even a particularly rich billionaire. He's #134 on the Forbes list. He's going to spend a bunch of money and at the end of it all his net worth is going to grow faster than he can spend the money on the Mets payroll.
  7. DJL44
    Add in a winner-take-all economic and political system that concentrates wealth with people who already have it.
  8. DJL44
    You can get Padres tickets for about $20.
  9. DJL44
    I'm guessing they trade him in 2026.
  10. DJL44
    They are also trading for players past the most realistic opportunity to lock them up long-term. Mahle is going to be way more interested in getting to free agency than whatever discounted contract the Twins could offer. They only window the Twins have to lock up players at the prices they're willing to pay is before the player reaches arbitration. Once they're a year away from free agency the player is going to bet on themselves. BTW - Joe Ryan is in that window.
  11. DJL44
    They have a potential All-Star starter sitting in the bullpen and he says he wants to be a starter. They would be stupid not to add two relievers. They have two roster slots that will open in Februrary when Canterino and Paddack are eligible to go on the 60 day IL. Megill and Moran both have options.
  12. DJL44
    Show me where I complained that this article isn't free. FWIW - I've never read an article at the Athletic. If you put up a paywall I will find somewhere else to go.
  13. DJL44
    Then why are you whining about working so hard?
  14. DJL44
    Those grapes are totally sour, I agree.
  15. DJL44
    You are the one who decided to essentially go into the online newspaper business at a time of massive decline in that business. I don't pay for most online newspapers either. You can pay people to create in-depth content, but very few are paying for that elsewhere. People mostly just want a place to shoot the breeze with other fans. I'm not sure if people even read articles anymore, they just want to comment. For most Twins news you would be fine posting a headline and a paragraph long article.
  16. DJL44
    Other teams would not spend more. They have no incentive to do so. A hard cap would mean player salaries are depressed and the cheapskate teams can get players cheaper.
  17. DJL44
    Actually, they'll be getting an above average 3B. They're going to pay $50M this season to upgrade from Eduardo Escobar to Correa at 3B, That's only a 3-4 win upgrade. They're turning the best SS in baseball into the 5th best 3B.
  18. DJL44
    Endorsement opportunities in NY will total a lot more than in MN. Correa was not interested in returning to this mediocre franchise with mediocre goals.
  19. DJL44
    I come here mainly to shoot the breeze. I don't make any money following the Twins.
  20. DJL44
    It should. Who wouldn't want Correa at a $65M discount?
  21. DJL44
    There is one more member of the 2020 Reds who is an ace pitcher and very available. I don't think the Twins should be interested in Trevor Bauer but he's very obtainable.
  22. DJL44
    The Twins could use 2 more relief pitchers. They will have 2 spots on the roster open up when spring training starts - Paddack and Canterino. That means they will need to sign the pitchers to "minor league" deals that pay very well if they pitcher is added to the MLB roster. They shouldn't limit their search to pitchers who worked out of the bullpen last year. There are some 5th starters available who might do well if you put them into the bullpen. Here is an article that ranks the pitchers by their statcast stuff. Adam Ottavino is one of the better ones - he's playing in the WBC. Matt Moore and Aroldis Chapman also get mentioned. Here's another article showing what might be available on a minor league deal. Carlos Estevez and Chris Martin get mentioned there.
  23. DJL44
    I don't think they have enough roster space to add $24M worth of relief pitchers to the payroll. That would be nearly a whole new bullpen.
  24. DJL44
    The Twins have drafted and developed fairly well so far. They were able to turn a recent draft into trade bait that brought in several veterans currently on the roster. It's not an organizational weakness. I do wonder why, if they think they're good at developing pitching, they don't draft more pitchers. Half the active roster is pitching and more than half of the players used in a season will be pitchers. Pitchers are also more likely to get injured and flame out. Pitchers are the favored currency for trades. This front office refuses to use free agency to bring in pitching talent. If I was drafting I'd probably go as high as 14 pitchers in the first 20 rounds. In 2022 they drafted 9 pitchers in the first 20 rounds. 2021 `10/20 (one didn't sign). 2020 1/4. 2019 12/20 but only one in the first 7 rounds. 2018 9/20. They've also been starving the pitching pipeline by failing to obtain any international free agent pitching talent. In the last 10 years it's basically one pitcher: Brusdar Graterol.
  25. DJL44
    Sounds like the prototypical Twins starting pitcher. I'm sure he's next. A Jean Segura signing will round out the offseason.
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