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  1. USAFChief
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  2. USAFChief
    Player A struck out Justin Smoak on 7-23-18 Player B gave up a HR to Justin Smoak on 4-1-18 A is Matt Belisle. B is Dave Robertson. Just sayin'.
  3. USAFChief
    From a Dave St Peter interview: On whether it's been hard to get free agents to come to Minnesota for non-monetary reasons: "No. It's dollars and years. It's dollars and years. And at the end of the day, a player might have Option A and Option B, depending where they're from. He may be able to take less in Option A, but at the end of the day it's ultimately going to come down to dollars and years." https://aarongleeman.com/2013/02/05/transcript-of-twins-president-dave-st-peter-on-gleeman-and-the-geek/ A specific player might (and probably will, we all have personal preferences on where we might like to live and work) have a preference for the East Coast, or Florida, or Minnesota. But it's likely not the biggest factor, just one of many, all subordinate to salary. Just like most of us normal folk. I wouldn't want to live in swampy, humid Florida. But if my job offer took me there, I'd make do.
  4. USAFChief
    If they're bringing in players deemed to have a High-A ceiling, they need new people responsible for bringing in players.
  5. USAFChief
    I'd say it's most definately an issue. Can it be handled? Sure. But it's an issue.
  6. USAFChief
    I have few strong feelings about the HOF, but one of them is that Pete Rose should NEVER, EVER be inducted. Nothing could be more corrosive to MLB than any perception that games are decided by anything other than the play on the field. Few things could be more corrosive than any perception gambling plays, or played, ANY role in determining outcomes. Pete Rose was perhaps the most dangerous individual to the integrity of the game in the history of baseball. WAY worse than Shoeless Joe. I wouldn't vote for Bonds or Clemens but I can understand the arguments for them. McGwire is borderline anyway, IMO, so no.
  7. USAFChief
    So the Twins will be in contention, but deal their starting catcher for "young starting pitching prospects"?? If that happens, Twins fans should burn down Target Field and tar and feather Falvine on their way out of town.
  8. USAFChief
    Huh? Reaching AAA is a "huge" success??
  9. USAFChief
    Then why will Castro be dealt?
  10. USAFChief
    There will never be a better opportunity to add a player of this caliber. Do it.
  11. USAFChief
    The "50 plus percent" did not come from me. It came from ownership. I'd love to hear why I should accept your numbers over theirs.
  12. USAFChief
    The Twins have repeatedly said MLB payroll should be a little over 50 percent of revenue. $135m seems reasonable.
  13. USAFChief
    So your prediction is the Twins will not be in contention this summer?
  14. USAFChief
    Perhaps you're in the wrong industry. Average US salary, 2000: $32,154 Average US salary, 2017 (last yr available): $50,321 https://www.ssa.gov/oact/cola/AWI.html
  15. USAFChief
    There has been no official statement regarding this signing from the Twins, nor has the 40 man roster at MLB.com changed to reflect it. Just FYI...Blake Parker is not yet a MN Twin.
  16. USAFChief
    I agree...Cruz was a bargain.
  17. USAFChief
    That results in both a 13 man staff and a 7 man bullpen. If you're going to have a 7 man bullpen, I'd prefer the benefits of a 12 man staff and a four man bench. "Stacking" just doesn't work.
  18. USAFChief
    One method is deciding what player you want, and accepting the cost. The other is deciding what cost you want, and accepting the player.
  19. USAFChief
    I hope we get more Twins with the "antics and act" of Dozier.
  20. USAFChief
    No...but let's see how much Dozier makes over the next 3 yrs, which is the comparison.
  21. USAFChief
    You're absolutely right. You don't know how to put it delicately.
  22. USAFChief
    If this becomes anything close to acceptable in MLB, they'll lose this part of their audience.
  23. USAFChief
    No actual signing as of yet, right? Edit: I guess not...four days, seems odd no official confirmation.
  24. USAFChief
    I found this, which is short on details but confirms the thesis. https://amp.mprnews.org/story/2006/04/26/stadiumvote
  25. USAFChief
    I'm too lazy to look it up, but I'm almost certain there was a "poison pill" in the Target Field funding bill that would cost the Pohlads a lot of cash if they sell. I dont remember how long that provision Lasts.
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