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  1. USAFChief
    Well, not "all" the money would go to the owners, any more than it does now. And for the sake of a more even playing field, I could care less if a few more dollars end up with owners. Players will still be rich.
  2. USAFChief
    I believe Romero will be in the pen this year to start the season, and I'm OK with that. Likely the best place for him in 2019. It doesn't have to be forever.
  3. USAFChief
    DH: Yes. A thousand times, yes. 3 batter minimum: No. A thousand times no. Let the more advantageous strategy dictate moves, not some arbitrary rule. If having pitchers pitch to one hitter proves to be good strategy, so be it. If the "LOOGY" proves over time to be poor strategically, in that it is too damaging to the rest of the pitching staff, and too limiting to the bench, it'll go away on it's own. Time Clock: Yes. And enforce it ruthlessly. 28 Man Sept Roster: Yes. This seems like a lot more reasonable adaptation than the current "anyone on the 40 man" farce. 26 Man roster vs current 25: No. Reluctanly. On the surface, it sounds like a good idea. But I fear the primary effect will be to benefit the big money teams. They'll be spending millions on the best available option for the 26th man. The Twins (and others) will just take the MLB minimum out of the 25 man roster and use it to fund the 26th man. The Yankees will get Andrew McCutcheon. The Twins will get someone who would be in Rochester.
  4. USAFChief
    You spelled Machado wrong.
  5. USAFChief
    False. They would have said "BONUS!!!1!1"
  6. USAFChief
    Perhaps a satirical piece of humor isnt the place for another protracted back and forth over player salaries. Thanks.
  7. USAFChief
    Welcome Randball!! More outstandingness for TD. BTW, Falvey checked in on the Harper card himself, and told the card shop owner "if you have trouble finding a buyer...and the price drops...a lot...give me a call."
  8. USAFChief
    The Twins signed a starting pitcher? Who'd we get?
  9. USAFChief
    Granite's career MiLB OPS is .708. He's never going to be a "productive big leaguer."
  10. USAFChief
    concur. Granite has never been s real prospect. Zero power. Why are they still wasting a roster spot?
  11. USAFChief
    I'm sorry, but this deserves public ridicule.
  12. USAFChief
    among the problems with waiting till you're good to go get what you need is, at that time, what you need might not be available. Get talent whenever you can.
  13. USAFChief
    Maybe they could expect to own the division if they did something big. Honestly, the argument often put forth here and elsewhere..."wait until you're ready to win before you go get the player(s) needed to win"...is astoundingly illogical and self defeating.
  14. USAFChief
    The positional adjustment asserts that a run scored, or prevented, by a center fielder is worth more than a run scored, or prevented, by a first baseman. That's preposterous.
  15. USAFChief
    Comparing players across positions is precisely what WAR claims to do. From Fangraphs: "The goal of WAR is to provide a holistic metric of player value that allows for comparisons across team, league, year, and era and a framework for player evaluation. While there will likely be improvements to the process by which we calculate the inputs of WAR, the basic idea is something fans and analysts have desired for decades. WAR estimates a player’s total value and allows us to make comparisons among players with vastly different skill sets. Who is better, a slugging first baseman or a superlative defensive shortstop? WAR gives you a method for answering that question." https://library.fangraphs.com/misc/war/ Personally, I agree with Edwin Starr's evaluation of War: "What is it good for? Absolutely nothin'!"
  16. USAFChief
    "Bunting once per game" is not something I wish for Buxton. It would guarantee he's an unproductive bat for eternity.
  17. USAFChief
    mod note: we'll accept verbal confirmation. Link/pic not necessary.
  18. USAFChief
    I agree with Thrylos, this is Olney speculating that the Twins COULD do this, rather than an indication they ARE a team negotiating. So what I take from this is more ammo for my belief the Twins have the financial means to do deals like this.
  19. USAFChief
    I'll accept that the Twins cant win by acting like a mid market team when they've spent a decade or so acting like a mid market team. To date, we only know their practice of acting like a bottom market team ain't getting the job done.
  20. USAFChief
    The Twins shouldn't spend money because every possible thing might go RIGHT??
  21. USAFChief
    A little hyperbole is the most difficult thing to achieve in the history of the internet.
  22. USAFChief
    Well, Santana is almost 40, Maddux in his 50s, so that might be pretty accurate.
  23. USAFChief
    First rule of holes: when you find yourself in one, stop digging.
  24. USAFChief
    its pt2 that bothers me. I go back to my "selecting players and accepting the cost, or selecting cost and accepting the players" point.
  25. USAFChief
    I doubt the same opportunity will exist.
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