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  1. USAFChief
    I don't want them to waste a pile of money on Swanson, and I ALWAYS want them to spend more. Swanson doesn't move the needle, IMO. He's going to get way overpaid. I have a feeling, though, the front office is feeling a lot of pressure and might make a desperate move. I'd sign JD Martinez for DH and whoever their staff feels are the 2 best relievers still available. If you can get something useful for Kepler, pull the trigger now. Pray for health, luck, and a weak ALC to keep them relevant. Blow it all up in July if it doesn't work.
  2. USAFChief
    Not at all surprised Rodon to the Yankees, and not really disappointed he's not a Twin. I don't think he would have been a good gamble nor do I think it was realistic to think he would come here when he had other options. I don't think it makes sense to dump a ton of money into Swanson either. JD Martinez, and some serious bullpen help. Pray for health and help from the minors, and thwt 90 wins takes the ALC. And set about fixing the fact free agents don't want to come to Minnesota. Not sure how, but that's an issue.
  3. USAFChief
    Will they? I'm skeptical.
  4. USAFChief
    Might have to throw in Duensing to get any value.
  5. USAFChief
    I assume the Giants' front office is out looking for jobs as we speak?
  6. USAFChief
    My musically inclined cousin, Carlos Santana-Roseannadanna.
  7. USAFChief
    Who was that old curmudgeon who told you Farmer wasn't a "backup" when the trade was announced?
  8. USAFChief
    And thus, the "13 years is RIDICULOUS" line is shown to be shortsighted. It actually reduces the cost of the $350m. Both yearly, and in total. Look, $350m is idiotic. So was $285m....but that's what the market price is.
  9. USAFChief
    I'm not opposed to blowing it up, in fact I think it probably is the wisest course of action. But I'd wait till summer. Both Mahle and Maeda would most likely fetch more then than now, if they prove healthy. Nobody is paying full price for either today, when both are coming back from injury. If we get to July and it's another lost season, dump it all then. Gray, Mahle, Maeda, Polanco at minimum.
  10. USAFChief
    Might have to throw in Duensing to get the deal done.
  11. USAFChief
    Why the sarcasm?? The Twins were "in on" both of those two.
  12. USAFChief
    Not your best work, Nick.
  13. USAFChief
    I'll take the over on $18m per.
  14. USAFChief
    1. Reports are they made a bid they knew was less than lesser players got. 20% less than Correa ended up getting. If they actually made that offer, they knew it wasn't realistic. I'm actually skeptical they even made such an offer, but even if we grant they did, they weren't actually trying. It's similar to offering Torii Hunter 3/$45. He got 5/$90. Ancient history, but were they actually trying to sign Hunter? 2nd, On the one hand you believe the Twins would go 10 years, on the other argue 13 years is not realistic. There's little to no difference in the 2. Both are going to end badly. But $28M/yr 9 years from now, 11 years, 13 years, isn't going to cripple the Twins. And they could pay off those last three years by setting aside $5-6M per year for the 1st 10 years. One less JA Happ each year, if you will.
  15. USAFChief
    10 years or 13 years is irrelevant. What difference does it make? The Giants actually got him for a lower AAV than what the Twins supposedly offered. Take $5M per year for the first 10 years, set it aside in investments, and you've paid the last 3 years. The problem isn't 10 years or 13 years. The problem is the Twins never really wanted to sign him at any price, and leaked am "offer" just to placate some fans.
  16. USAFChief
    Lets's be honest. The Twins were out on Correa when they traded for Farmer. Before they traded for Farmer.
  17. USAFChief
    Vasquez was an overpay, made necessary by the front office's putting themselves in the position of needing him really, really badly. They HAD to basically give Vasquez way more than he was worth.
  18. USAFChief
    The talent in the organization has slowly but consistently eroded since 2019. They've been on the wrong side of way too many decisions, in every area. Trades, free agency, drafts. Coaching staffs.
  19. USAFChief
    Correa is just one data point. Falvine have been on the wrong side of way too many transactions. Too many times over their tenure, particularly the last 3 or 4 years, the Twins end up on the short end of the deal. Trades, drafts, free agents done or not done. It's been a slow but persistent lowering of talent since the 2019 team, which they get only a portion of credit for. The list of downgrades and/or mistakes is too long for me. To the point where they put themselves in a position of NEEDING to give Christian Vasquez 3/$30--a bigger overpay than Correa. Needing pitching EVERY offseason because they're constantly on 1 or 2 year deals for questionable talent. Trading for obvious injury risks. Never a middle of the order since 2019. The current minor league system is a wasteland. Look at the dreck we sent to the AFL. Etc etc etc. Time for new blood. They're a failure.
  20. USAFChief
    Kyle Farmer was your opening day SS the day that trade was announced. Thinking otherwise was pretty ... unrealistic, to put it kindly.
  21. USAFChief
    I came here just to see the "Well we tried REAL hard" article, with similar comments, and TD didn't disappoint. Anybody still sticking with their "we only got Farmer as a backup" stance?
  22. USAFChief
    I wouldn't mind giving JD Martinez 500 PAs at DH.
  23. USAFChief
    99% positive it's Kodai. I think BBRef got this one wrong. "ou" isn't a normal Japanese anglicization, as far as I know.
  24. USAFChief
    Since you're arguing in this thread against spending like the Padres to avoid the inevitable crash, arguing the Padres haven't been successful, and want "development front and center," yes. How else would I take that?
  25. USAFChief
    You said earlier you want "development." What does THAT have to do with comparing the Twins and Padres payroll?? Nothing. Zip. Zilch. The two things are unrelated, but can certainly co-exist. Like with...your favorites, the Dodgers. The Twins can spend more, AND they can do a better job developing.
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