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huh??
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Sorry, the panel was looking for "Yes and no."
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I hope not McSally. I lost every bit of respect I had for her in this Senate race. The negative, Trump-style campaign she ran was embarrassingly awful. I think it probably lost her the election.
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5 of 9 Arizona Congressional Districts also went to Democrats, including mine.
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Well, he would if he was signed to an extension. Have to stay.
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Florimon is 31 and has a career .588 OPS. Buxton career .672. To say nothing of their minor league history or pedigree. They are not remotely similar. Nobody would have considered a long term deal for Florimon, ever. Certainly Buxton has been massively disappointing, but there is undeniable talent, potential, and pedigree there.
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We see the same thing advocated here all the time. “Don’t spend on free agents until they’re the last piece you need.” -
I guess I don’t view having too many good hitters as a problem. The problem is having too few. Keeping A DH isn’t a problem whether Austin hits .112 or .412. But it becomes a problem when you don’t have a DH, and he hits .112.
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The Twins don’t have to choose between signing Machado, or Marwin, Murphy and Miller. They can do all four.
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...to all my fellow Veterans out there. A sincere thank you for your service and sacrifice from my family to yours. In case you weren't aware, some restaurants offer free meals for veterans: http://fortune.com/2018/11/09/veterans-day-2018-free-deals/
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I'd settle for an answer to the question.
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How does spending $10 now and $70 next year, or $60 now and $20 next year, change P&L? Are you one of those failed businessmen who focused solely on the quarterly report, and ignored the yearly and long term reports? If anything, In terms of a baseball team's business side--one in desperate need of some buzz to generate interest--you might be better off spending now. At the least, no worse. And in baseball terms, the guys you need might not be available if you wait to sign them until you don't really need them, in addition to which by then your prospects are getting more expensive. And if your prospects don't pan out, at least you'll have the players you signed to trade for more prospects to sell to your fanbase. A baseball team isn't measured by normal methods anyway. No owner gets into baseball expecting to expand his riches. He eventually makes his money by franchise value increase, but his goal is (or should be) to watch his toy win a world championship. It's not a P&L business. It's a Ws&Ls business. That's how his ownership will be viewed by his customers.
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Unless there's additional, major injury...or Buxton quits...there is zero chance he's out of baseball in 2 or 3 years. He'll have a job in AAA, at a minimum, for at least another half decade.
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So...hope that the cheap stars develop, and then add expensive talent. How is that different from adding expensive talent, and hoping the cheap stars develop?
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Well, if I'm the player, and I'm "uncertain" about my future, I think long and hard about accepting a long term deal that gives me financial security for the rest of my life. $40M guaranteed is a lot of money to turn down, particularly when I've struggled with injury and production, and there is a strong chance I don't earn that if I turn this opportunity down. And if I'm the Twins, gambling $40M over the next 6 years or so is a risk, but one I'm probably willing to take, since if it doesn't work out, it's not a killer contract, and if he succeeds, I'm not going to get him for anything near that.
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When you go to a game in Chicago, the fan is only wearing one sock. When you go to a game in Miami, not even Marlin Perkins is there. When you go to a game in Kansas City, only a Baron is there. When you go to a game in Tampa, they don't even need to recount the attendance.
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Twins Tales Up the Middle
USAFChief replied to Ted Schwerzler 's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
From Fangraphs' DRS description: In general, DRS isn’t perfect because it doesn’t factor in shifts, positioning.... https://www.fangraphs.com/library/defense/drs/ Also, for the record, Machado was a combined -13 DRS at SS in 2018. https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=11493&position=3B#fielding Personally, I'd be fine with Machado playing SS for the Twins. But his defense there is below average, and it has nothing to do with positioning. Also, have we officially written off Gordon? -
I think the intent is to get the same (or even more) IP from the same guy. But he starts his third time through the order with the opponent's 4th or 5th hitter, instead of starting from the top of the order.
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yum, stackers.
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I have to admit....when pondering the possible problems with this strategy, "an 8 run lead in the 5th" had not crossed my mind. Even once.
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I also have no interest in winning the WAR/$ spent championship. I want to watch the Twins win the World Series championship.
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http://www.startribune.com/fired-gophers-ticket-director-charged-in-alleged-long-running-ticket-order-scheme/499979971/ The person in charge of selling tickets to UofM athletics has been fired, and criminal charges filed. Apparently, he was attempting to defraud UofM fans by collecting actual cash money to watch this ****show. ba-dum-tschhhh.
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You've missed the point.
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I know it's just a joke by Boras, and it's actually sort of clever, but there's a reason he used the Twins. One of Falvey/Levine's jobs (and ownership's job) is to remove the perception from fans, players and agents that the Twins are the backwater of MLB. For fans, the Twins need to figure out how to become as hot a topic as the Vikings in the region. Or at least a close second, rather than the very distant second they are currently. It can be done. As for players and agents, It's not just about money when players decide who to play for. When Verlander was up for trade from Detroit, one of the primary arguments used here against the idea was "he won't come to the Twins." If that's true, it's a problem, and one that needs fixing. The first thing they have to do, IMO, is to start taking themselves seriously. Way less talk about what they can't do, and way more action proving they not only can, but will, play at the highest level. No free agent is "too expensive." No contract is too much. They obviously do have restrictions. They can't sign everyone, and some contracts are just bad ideas. But there's no reason Manny Machado should be out of reach, and there needs to be a change where nobody, including Machado, thinks he's out of reach.
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Good start, but I think they need to add more pitching.
