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  1. USAFChief
    We’re off topic here, I guess, and that’s my fault. But it’s not a cheap shot. It’s a legitimate question. Remove the sentimentality. There’s only one expiring contract left, no?
  2. USAFChief
    So your theory is, Mauer said “no” to a trade? As I said, that’d be well within his rights. Just don’t turn around and tell me he cares about the Twins. I’ve been told repeatedly that the Twins were smart to trade expiring contracts. Well, there’s one that didn’t leave.
  3. USAFChief
    As for Mauer...why was he the only expiring contract not traded this year? Did he exercise his no trade clause? Entirely within his rights, of course, but what does that say about him?
  4. USAFChief
    I often read this. Mauer is a career .255/.347/.397 hitter at Fenway. It’s only 157 PAs, but I still don’t think he’s any different than he was if he had played in Fenway. He might even be worse...he rarely hits the ball over the LFer, and with the LFer playing shallower, more of those soft liners to left might get caught instead of falling for singles.
  5. USAFChief
    He’s going to...what? Come to spring tng on a minor league deal? No guaranteed money? It doesn’t work that way.
  6. USAFChief
    I’m doubtful every team would treat this situation the same. Likewise, I’m willing to bet some organizations have better reputations than others.
  7. USAFChief
    Maybe not zero impact. Some, maybe. When you have options, wouldn’t you give some weight to picking an employer with a good reputation for employee relations? And make no mistake, MLBPA members are aware of this.
  8. USAFChief
    Possibly, although that’s an odd way to make that point. In any case, This way there is no need to buy it...and hasn’t it been reported Buxton turned down an extension anyway?
  9. USAFChief
    The extra year isn’t about money. It’s about how long they own his rights. Once again...if they had brought him up Sep 1st, and he never returned to the minors, he could have been a free agent following the 2021 season. Now, he cant be until after the 2022 season.
  10. USAFChief
    In addition to the excellent replies above by Fargoguy, Mike, and Carole above, don’t forget Mauer doesn’t play first base once per series. Which is bad enough in itself, but becomes really limiting when someone else isn’t in the lineup. Give Sano a sore hammy, and now what’s the lineup look like, with Mauer not at first? A part time first baseman who only plays first base WILL have a negative impact on the lineup. And the reward is a .750 OPS if you’re reasonably lucky. Move on. Let’s hope they aim higher.
  11. USAFChief
    The post I responded to stated, “If he has an MVP year, he walks.” Which isn’t true. He’s under team control through 2022, no matter how well he does. He could be under team control even longer, where he to spend 2019 in the minors, for example. He has an option left. But in no case can he “walk” begore the 2023 season. That’s the entire reason they didn’t recall him.
  12. USAFChief
    He CANT walk until 2023.
  13. USAFChief
    I think all of the guest analysts are fine in small doses. I think all of them would quickly get old. I guess Morneau has been the best, but he’s so soft spoken and monotone.
  14. USAFChief
    Well, no. The extra year of team control means he CANT leave as a free agent until after the 2022 season. Without it, he could have left after the 2021 season. It has nothing to do with predicting costs.
  15. USAFChief
    Be the next Aaron Hicks? We should be so lucky. Hicks would be the Twins best player today.
  16. USAFChief
    It’s not really a monetary issue. It’s a one more year of team control issue. I also believe I read the Twins tried to sign him to a deal this past winter, and for whatever reason he wasn’t agreeable. I could be wrong on this. I do agree the chances of a long term contract are now probably gone.
  17. USAFChief
    Worth less than 1/162, actually. The front office told us the season was over back in July.
  18. USAFChief
    Wow. I was pretty happy with game one. Fleck will end up being a success. They won’t be great this year, but better. And you can see he’s already improving the talent and depth. There are NFL players to be on that team. They threw the ball downfield, and looked competent at times, as well as unafraid of the very act. That’s already a leap forward.
  19. USAFChief
    It becomes harder and harder to see any progress from this front office. They’ve had two years to rework this 40 man and we get Gimenez, Belisle and Field on Sep 1st. And there’s basically nothing else intriguing enough on the 40 man to call up. Including, somehow, Buxton. They’ve dismantled the team, we know they can do that. What else have they done?
  20. USAFChief
    Unless there was something physically wrong with Austin, that’s no reason he should have been on the bench today, in favor of Gimenez.
  21. USAFChief
    Our definitions of “superstar” vary widely.
  22. USAFChief
    Anyone still defending Molitor, raise your hand. Anyone?
  23. USAFChief
    Who are the other, more intriguing prospects being held back? I read it as, two years into their regime, the 40 man roster is still so underwhelming that Belisle, Gimenez, and Field are still on it and, furthermore, among the first September call ups. Falvey and Levine should be embarrassed and publicly apologizing to Twins fans everywhere for the lack of progress they’ve made.
  24. USAFChief
    Well, we bought another year...let’s hope it’s worth the bad blood between player and team, and the bad optics to every other player and agent out there. And let’s hope that year turns out to be valuable. None of that seems likely at this point to me. Yeesh, this is why I always say when I’m in charge I will trade prospects for proven big leaguers almost every time.
  25. USAFChief
    Probably. Or he’ll develop into a good, low velocity lefty like many have. He would need to improve his command by leaps and bounds for that to happen, as well as sharpen up at least one secondary pitch. But what’s pretty clear is that right now, he’s not going to succeed in MLB with what he’s shown.
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