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  1. terrydactyls
    Sign Tendon!!! It's always better to win 14-7 than to win 12-7. And then still lose in the playoffs because the opponents have superior pitching.
  2. terrydactyls
    I would sign all of them if they would agree to adding this line in their contract: "If, at any time time during Spring Training, the Minnesota Twins deem your performance as being not at the major league level, you will be released with no financial commitment being placed on the Twins." No harm in looking at them.
  3. terrydactyls
    As I’ve stated in other threads, I’m waiting until I receive my Offseason Handbook before I lay out a detailed plan for 2020. However, I would like to make one comment about “buying an Ace.” It is my belief (which many of you disagree with) that money is not the final determining factor for where a free agent ends up. Because the amount of money is so absurdly high, a few dollars more shouldn’t make any difference compared to living where you feel most comfortable. But let’s get this back to just money. Using the Tier 1 players as an example, offering Cole $150M for 5 years is a lower salary number than if the Tampa Bay Rays offered him $145M. What? How can that be? Well, each player pays state tax and Minnesota ranks second only to California in the rate of tax paid. State tax for ballplayers is paid by what the state the game is played in so it gets real messy trying to set up a completely accurate schedule of tax paid by players on a givn team. But for simplicity, assume all teams play half their games at home (obvious) and the other half are played among all the other states and that the tax rate balance out no matter for which team you play. Because there are more National League teams in California than American League teams, American League players get an automatic tax break. But I’m not including this either because the math is far too complicated. So after assuming the above, the Tampa Bay Rays, Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, and Florida Marlins could all offer Cole less money and have it be a better offer. Or if any of these teams went to $150M, the Twins would have to counter with an offer better than $158M just to make the offers equal. So, in conclusion, let me just say that a dollar amount is not just a simple number. Minnesota has a built-in disadvantage because of the state tax rate. But as a final note, this is NOT to say that the Front Office shouldn't try to land one from Tier 1 and one from Tier 2. The flexibility is there and the team is poised for a run of several good years.
  4. terrydactyls
    Personally, I am going to wait until I get my copy of the Offseason Handbook before I begin to tell you how I would approach 2020.
  5. terrydactyls
    I'll be watching on MLB Network with DirecTV.
  6. terrydactyls
    That sounds like a good description of a normal day in my life.
  7. terrydactyls
    Yesterday was Saturday, September 28 and it was the 161st game of the year. The Twins hit 1 home run for a season total of 304 home runs. The Twins are now 1 home run behind the Yankees for the new MLB single-season home run record. Tomorrow is the final day for both teams and the games begin between 2:00 and 2:20 Central Time. It should be interesting.
  8. terrydactyls
    I live on the East Coast and as far as I can tell from the local news is that Minnesota is somewhere west of Philadelphia. Jlease is correct when he points out that nothing that happens in Minnesota makes the news (except really cold weather in International Falls).
  9. terrydactyls
    Yesterday was Friday, September 27. It was the 160th game of the year putting the Twins 99% of the way through the season. The Twins hit 2 home runs for a season total of 303 home runs. Unfortunately, the Yankees hit 6 home runs. The Twins are now 2 home run behind the Yankees for the new MLB single-season home run record.
  10. terrydactyls
    Game 159 is in the books. The Twins hit two home runs today raising their league-leading total to 301 and giving them a two home run lead on the Yankees with both teams having three games left.
  11. terrydactyls
    Yesterday was Wednesday, September 25. It was the 158th game of the year putting the Twins 98% of the way through the season. The Twins hit 2 home runs for a season total of 299 home runs. Twins are now tied for the new MLB single-season home run record with the Yankees. The Twins have four games left and the Yankees have three games remaining. The Twins magic number is now 1 (and the Indians are losing in the seventh at the time of this posting).
  12. terrydactyls
    Yesterday was Tuesday, September 24. It was the 157th game of the year putting the Twins 97% of the way through the season. The Twins hit 0 home runs for a season total of 297 home runs. The Twins are now 2 home runs behind the Yankees for the new MLB single-season home run record. The Twins have five games left and the Yankees have four games remaining. The Twins magic number is now 2.
  13. terrydactyls
    If the Twins re-sign Cruz and then sign five good starters through trades or free agency, they will be a force next year. (Note: I tried to add smiley faces to show that I'm just kidding, but they didn't show up. I don't want to get hit with another warning for trying to instill some levity.)
  14. terrydactyls
    Yesterday was Sunday, September 22. It was the 156th game of the year putting the Twins 96% of the way through the season. The Twins hit 3 home runs for a season total of 297 home runs. The Twins are now 1 home run behind the Yankees for the new MLB single-season home run record. The Yankees have five games remaining and the Twins have six games left.
  15. terrydactyls
    Yesterday was Saturday, September 21. It was the 155th game of the year putting the Twins 96% of the way through the season. The Twins hit 1 home run for a season total of 294 home runs. The Twins are now 1 home run behind the Yankees for the new MLB single-season home run record.
  16. terrydactyls
    Yesterday was Friday, September 20. It was the 154th game of the year putting the Twins 95% of the way through the season. The Twins hit 0 home runs for a season total of 293 home runs. The Twins are now 1 home run behind the Yankees for the new MLB single-season home run record.
  17. terrydactyls
    Yesterday was Thursday, September 19. It was the 153rd game of the year putting the Twins 94% of the way through the season. The Twins hit 4 home runs for a season total of 293 home runs. The Twins are now 1 home run ahead of the Yankees for the new MLB single-season home run record.
  18. terrydactyls
    Yesterday was Wednesday, September 18. It was the 152nd game of the year putting the Twins 94% of the way through the season. The Twins hit 0 home runs for a season total of 289 home runs. The Twins are now 1 home run ahead of the Yankees for the new MLB single-season home run record.
  19. terrydactyls
    For questions like this, I turn to my handy copy of the Minnesota Twins Prospect Handbook for 2019 (available every spring). Here is where Arraez ranked: Seth Stohs - 22 Cody Christie - 21 Tom Froemming - 25 Jeremy Nygaard - 14
  20. terrydactyls
    Yesterday was Tuesday, September 17. It was the 151st game of the year putting the Twins 93% of the way through the season. The Twins hit 2 home runs for a season total of 289 home runs. The Twins are now 2 home run ahead of the Yankees for the new MLB single-season home run record.
  21. terrydactyls
    Today is Monday, September 16. It was the 150th game of the year putting the Twins 93% of the way through the season. The Twins hit 0 home runs for a season total of 287 home runs. The Twins are 1 home run ahead of the Yankees for the new MLB single-season home run record.
  22. terrydactyls
    Today is Sunday, September 15. It was the 149th game of the year putting the Twins 92% of the way through the season. The Twins hit 4 home runs for a season total of 287 home runs. The Twins are now 1 home run ahead of the Yankees for the new MLB single-season home run record.
  23. terrydactyls
    Yesterday was Friday, September 13. It was the 147th and 148th games of the year putting the Twins 91% of the way through the season. The Twins hit 4 home runs for a season total of 283 home runs. The Twins are now 2 home runs behind the Yankees for the new MLB single-season home run record.
  24. terrydactyls
    In my opinion, the best way to build a strong bullpen is to have starters that can pitch seven innings. Currently, the Twins only have one (Berrios) who might go seven. The front office needs to find at least two starters this off season through free agency or trade.
  25. terrydactyls
    Yesterday was Thursday, September 12. It was the 146th game of the year putting the Twins 90% of the way through the season. The Twins hit 2 home runs for a season total of 279 home runs. The Twins are now 1 home run behind the Yankees for the new MLB single-season home run record.
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