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  2. USAFChief
    The flat part in the center
  3. USAFChief
    He's only just begun.
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    CHS Field.
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    From the OP: "Last year, the Twins made a bit less than $60M from their TV deal." They made $54M, as has been widely reported both here and in multiple places. Here's one: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sportico.com/business/media/2024/diamond-rsn-rangers-guardians-twins-tv-deals-2024-mlb-1234765268/amp/ Simple facts cant be so casually disregarded. TD can do better than this.
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    Pro tip: you can't go far wrong if you NEVER take Ash seriously.
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    I think you mean the sarcasm police. The censor police delete censors.
  8. USAFChief
    Wallner's not starting the year in St Paul.
  9. USAFChief
    I'm no expert, but it seems to me sac bunting won't result in more runs scored if followed by "back to back strikeouts." Take me through how that works, please.
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    No.
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    I dunno about horses, but how about an orangutan? Think about it...HAS hands. Long arms that should generate the velo that's all the rage these days. No need to redesign uniforms. Body hair no worse than Gary Gaetti. Obvious "Every Which Way But Loose" movie night promos.
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    Camargo came along with Kenta Maeda from the Dodgers before the 2020 season. Brusdar Graterol, Luke Raley and a draft pick went the other way.
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    For the record, it wasn't "a few terrible starts" for Ryan in the second half last year. 6.09 ERA, 1.48 WHIP. He was trusted for 2 innings in his only post season start. He was pretty awful in the second half last year.
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    I think Farmer is on the team because he's a very capable backup all around the infield, and the only one they have who they feel comfortable at SS. As for Vazquez, quick pop quiz: who had more PAs last year... Ryan Jeffers or Christian Vazquez? Vazquez isn't a backup, given the way the Twins deploy their catchers. He's excellent behind the plate, and also very likely a better hitter than he showed in 2023. Given the weak catching throughout the major leagues, I doubt the Twins regret the contract.
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    I'd say the chances the Twins pick up Margot's $12M 2025 option are even less than the chances they could "trade him for a prospect" if they did.
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    Margot has a career .760 OPS vs lefthanded pitching, and he's going to OPS .850 this year? Color me skeptical. Also color me skeptical he'll get more PAs vs LH pitching than RH. That's a tough trick to pull off. There's simply not enough LH pitching to make that work very often.
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    Neither team is expected to contend in 2024, but they're signing Snell or Montgomery, and then trading a viable starter to the Twins? For, in your words, salary space? Can't see how any of that makes sense. Particularly the part about the Twins giving someone salary relief. As for Nick Pivetta...as I said, how does that help the Twins?
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    This makes zero sense. Any team adding Snell or Montgomery would be removing their worst starter from their rotation. How does that pitcher help the Twins? Or, if said team is shedding salary, we know the Twins are out.
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    Heh. Why did the poster I responded to stop at 3? There are numerous studies out there showing a strong correlation between payroll and winning.
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    But 6 of the top 10 did.
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    It's NOT self imposed?? Look, feel free to shill for ownership to your hearts content, but at least don't scold the rest of us using bald faced lies.
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    A "prospect like Austin Martin?" The guy with the .749 career MiLB OPS. 14 career MiLB HRs? soon turning 25? That guy? For the record, that's over 100 points below Garlick's career MiLB OPS.
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    I'd say you have that 100 percent wrong. Polanco was traded for the best starter they thought they could get. The others were throw-ins, since the starter they were able to get is likely to suck. The Polanco trade doesn't happen without the Twins getting a planned rotation piece.
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    This list seems pretty accurate, with one exception. I'd say Larnach has a better chance to make an impact on the 2024 Twins than Miranda.
  25. USAFChief
    Santana can have the town, I hope he takes it. He might just make it after all.
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