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  1. USAFChief
    True.
  2. USAFChief
    Im quite comfortable stating the money saved by including Dobnak does ZERO good for the Minnesota Twins baseball team.
  3. USAFChief
    Fair take.
  4. USAFChief
    Nowhere have i said I want Paddack for the rest of the season. I am glad they traded Paddack. Trade every expiring contract. And then some. I really dont understand how you could take otherwise from anything I've written.
  5. USAFChief
    I don't agree with trading "one." Both or neither. Trying to contend in 2026? Work to be done, but you need both of these guys Not trying to contend in 2026? Sell both now, at probably max value ever. I lean towards sell both. But I'm conflicted.
  6. USAFChief
    I don't think that's the logical conclusion. I think the logical conclusion is, the Minnesota Twins baseball team would be better off, if even slightly, if trades were made to maximize return to the baseball team.
  7. USAFChief
    In fairness, how can you possibly expect teams to make it through a season with only 13 active pitchers? ... Plus of course the half dozen up-and-down guys from AAA that they swap out three or four times a month. I mean, an 18 man staff gets pretty thin, y'know?
  8. USAFChief
    You can probably scratch the Yankees off the list. They got their RH hitting OFer. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/07/white-sox-trade-austin-slater-yankees.html
  9. USAFChief
    Didnt you say you're an accountant? Would asking a buyer to payoff a second mortgage when buying your house lower what he's willing to pay you?
  10. USAFChief
    Explain that to us.
  11. USAFChief
    Id do the opposite. I want way fewer strikeouts and way more balls in play.
  12. USAFChief
    Concur. Well said
  13. USAFChief
    Yes?
  14. USAFChief
    I agree with all of this. I dont see how the Ohl training methodology (and its not just Ohl) accomplishes anything. One 3 inning stint a week from Ohl makes things worse, not better. Lets see if we cant train Bert Blylevens instead.
  15. USAFChief
    Because including Dobnak served no other purpose than to save ownership $2.2M. None. Zip. Zilch. Thats it. Its quite simple. Furthermore, doing so inarguably lowered the prospect return, even if only by a tiny bit. That's the totality of it. Its not a matter of opinion. There can be no reasonable disagreement with either of these two points. If you (and others) are OK with that, fine. I mean, I dont understand, but you're certainly entitled to worry about the Pohlad's finances more than their baseball team. I, on the other hand, prioritize the baseball team.
  16. USAFChief
    Is it possible you undermined your own argument here? Detroit was desperate therefore in better position to negotiate?
  17. USAFChief
    So your contention is, if the Mets removed Juan Soto from their 40 man, he'd no longer count against their salary? The Twins could waive Correa and his salary wouldn't count against the luxury tax? ... uh, you know, in the fantasy world where the Twins bump up against the tax...
  18. USAFChief
    You seem to have missed the point On both statements above, BTW. What they accomplish with other deadline deals doesn't change the outcome of this one.
  19. USAFChief
    False. Randy Dobnak counted against the Twins team salary for luxury tax purposes and would count against the Yankees as well. https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/minnesota-twins/cap/_/year/2025 Whether the Yankees care might be a valid point. But Dobnak would fall under the luxury tax.
  20. USAFChief
    Wow. This is just all kinds of wrong. Dobnak was included to save $2.2M, and doing so lowered the return. Thats pretty much indisputable. If youre ok with lessening the baseball side to increase ownership's pocketbook side, ok. But just say so. Don't pretend this is something else.
  21. USAFChief
    See, the thing is, the 5 man rotation, 1 inning at a time reliever model IS an update. They've had 1440 innings to cover for a while now. Somehow Grandpa managed it. In fact, he managed it so well I think they might have even had to lower the mound once in response.
  22. USAFChief
    Gopher home opener Thursday August 28.
  23. USAFChief
    What kind of dumb-Ass pitching development plan has a pitcher never throw more than 4 innings, or 61 pitches max, as preparation for a big league callup? What the heck is the plan here? What are you trying to accomplish? How is this pitcher supposed to be useful on a major league roster? Three innings once every other series? Come ON, ferpetesakes. Stop trying to reinvent baseball. Its stupid, and as a bonus removes any joy from watching a MLB starter work his craft.
  24. USAFChief
    Concur
  25. USAFChief
    Sales of Alcalaseltzer through the roof across New England.
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