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  1. It is my humble opinion that Ryan is starting opening day because he is the Twins best starter. Thank you very much.
  2. Ryan and Ober will each be better than Pineda. I miss Berrios.
  3. I would raise the grade to an A- because the Twins unloaded the older, injury-probable Donaldson together with his influence on the younger players and his $50 million salary and were then able to afford to sign Correa, together with his influence on the whole team, which appears to be extremely positive. We are always hearing about younger players learning how to "go about their business" from the older, successful teammates (like Nelson Cruz). With Correa and Buck being the presumed team leaders, the younger Twin players seem to be in very good hands.
  4. Twins got Jaime Garcia and catcher, Anthony Recker for Ynoa...bad deal I say; Twins got Jake Cave for Luis Gil...not as bad a deal, but I give the edge to the Yankees; Twins got Maeda for Grateral...edge to the Twins, Maeda has a team friendly contract, but his lost season keeps this from being an over the top Twins edge in this trade; Gray for Petty, only time will tell, but I really like having Sonny Gray for the next 2 years, however Petty is a special pitcher. I understand the wisdom of this Petty/Gray trade, but I had just watched Petty pitch in practice at ST and he was very, very impressive, control- wise, extreme pitch velocity and an amazing slider. Se la vie..
  5. You are correct. Thanks for clarifying.
  6. Doc, I'm afraid you may be correct about these transactions. However there is another scenario to be examined: What if Correa leads the Twins to the WS Championship and the Twins become the darlings of the baseball world and the Twins come to realize that they can make more money by winning rather than being mediocre, and the Twins sign Correa to a $300,000,000 - 10 year extension with no player opt outs. I would not be adverse to this risk. I would call this deal a "Juicy Lucy Contract"
  7. The quote you used about the Twins never paying more than $50 million to a FA was not accurate. Gleeman's quote, which you referenced, was that "Prior to Josh Donaldson" the Twins had never paid more that $50 to a FA. Otherwise your article was outstanding (as most of your articles are) and I really appreciate the research and the optimism. Thank you.
  8. I was down at ST and I can tell you 3 things I did not see: 1) Twins vs. Yankees, 2) Twins Vs. Phillies, 3) Twins Vs. Red Sox. All cancelled due to the frustrating lockout. Go Twins.
  9. I was visiting my daughter and son-in -law and 2 year old grandson when I read the news. I let out a whoop and told them the Twins had signed Correa. My daughter said, "Great. Is he good?"
  10. It wasn't a 5 per cent profit, but rather a 5 per cent increase in value. I don't know what the profit was.
  11. Wonderful article, especially incorporating the videos from Wes and from Baily explaining the change which you wrote about. Nice job Cody/
  12. Quoting Forrest Gump: "Like peas and carrots".
  13. I enjoyed reading what everyone had to say. Now let's get another starting pitcher.
  14. I really like the Twins defense. Who among the pitchers stands out as a good defender. I know Berrios was an exceptional defender.
  15. I saw Petty throwing at spring training several weeks ago, before he was traded, and I must rate his slider as jaw-dropping. There were audible sounds like "wow", "awe", "Umph" and "Mmph" from several of the fans stranding behind the fence within 10 feet of the catcher, and on the other side of the fence, even a player or two made sounds, when Petty threw his slider. It was impressive.
  16. Would Petty and Graterol have made this list? While I like the two veterans obtained in the trades involving Graterol and Petty, I'm just curious.
  17. Can you explain how much the Twins actually paid Donaldson of his almost $100 million salary? I did not understand the numbers in this article. Maybe I just don't know the meaning of the word "truncated". Thanks.
  18. Correa and Boras did great, but so did the Twins. It is win, win.
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