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  1. USAFChief
    I would probably try to lock up Berrios, but there's compelling reasons not to, as well. Tough call, IMO.
  2. USAFChief
    we agree.
  3. USAFChief
    Your point? - B. Colon
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    possibly. To me more likely is, the Twins never seriously inquired.
  5. USAFChief
    https://www.minorleagueball.com/2017/9/2/16246702/prospects-justin-verlander-trade-astros-tigers A Tiger blog's take on the three prospects. Nice prospects, young, nothing particularly special about any of the three. Perez, the pitcher, headlines the package, generally regarded to project as a #3 big league starter. If the Twins couldn't have matched or exceeded that package, they have no minor league system to speak of.
  6. USAFChief
    Concur. The narrative at the time Prior was drafted was he had "perfect" pitching mechanics. http://www.chrisoleary.com/projects/pitchingmechanics101/Essays/MarkPriorPerfectPitchingMechanics.html
  7. USAFChief
    I think now would be the perfect time to get started on changing this situation. You can begin to change being perceived as "Small time" by no longer acting "small time."
  8. USAFChief
    Name the two pitchers that Falvine should target this winter. Two that will be equal to Kluber/Arrieta in 2018. Because What I think actually is common among fans is to post "find the next Kluber." Which sounds great, but has zero actual practical application. Everyone wants to do that. Depending on doing that isn't a plan for success, it's akin to purchasing a powerball ticket as a means to feed your family.
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    Concur. I saw somewhere Yankees-Dodgers referred to as a "Make America Great Again World Series."
  10. USAFChief
    Better to aim high and miss, than aim low and hit. Imnsho.
  11. USAFChief
    As I see it, this thread is a perfect synopsis of why the Twins can never seem to get over the hump. "Too expensive." "Too old." "Save the prospects!" "He might not want to come here." Yada Yada yada. Some teams see opportunity and seize it. Damn the costs, fortune favors the bold. And some teams find excuses. There was a PERFECT situation for the Twins in Verlander. Almost too good to be true. The exact thing everyone agrees is needed, at reasonable cost for not too many years. And I doubt they even kicked the tires. I can't understand why people are ok with that.
  12. USAFChief
    Just ask him.
  13. USAFChief
    Huge missed opportunity. Huge.
  14. USAFChief
    Hernandez hitting three HRs last night was sort of neat...until it presented the announcer crew with an opportunity to remind me of Adam ******* Kennedy.
  15. USAFChief
    Or even Chatwood in addition to a legitimate top of the rotation starter. But as the centerpiece of a rotation fix? Fail.
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    Concur. I do not agree with the OP's position that A-list FA pitchers are "a pipe dream" for the Twins. And to me, the risk associated with signing mid tier FAs is greater than the risk associated with signing top-of-the-line FAs. A Darvish might get hurt, but he will help the team win if he doesn't. A Chatwood might get hurt, and he also might not help the team win if he doesn't.
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    Concur.
  18. USAFChief
    If someone offers him a spring training invite...and someone will...I bet he accepts.
  19. USAFChief
    The clock is ticking on signing Buxton. Get it done, this winter. Like Jim, I suspect it'll be for a higher AAV than this proposal.
  20. USAFChief
    Is offering up your team for contraction unique? Selling the radio rights to your own station, which doesn't have the signal strength to even cover the metro area? Committing to paying a portion of the costs of a new stadium, and then reneging on that arrangement by pulling your share out of stadium revenue? Never, not once, stretching payroll to meet team needs to the point where it might be reasonable to assume ownership actually didn't take a profit for a year? Would St Louis fans have the same disincentives to being strong fans? It's not unreasonable to think the Pohlad family is at least partially responsible for lowering their own revenue stream.
  21. USAFChief
    They also estimate the Twins will turn an operating profit near $30M this year. So let's make payroll $140.
  22. USAFChief
    I like the thinking, and I think Cole is a great candidate to be much better over the next couple years than the price paid now. No guarantee, of course, but if there were, the price would reflect that.
  23. USAFChief
    Forbes estimates the Mariners' 2017 revenue at $289M, the Twins at $249M. FWIW, that puts the Mariners in 13th place, the Twins 23nd, in terms of revenue, if I counted correctly . https://www.forbes.com/mlb-valuations/list/#tab:overall
  24. USAFChief
    I guess that depends on your definition of consistently good. And I'd dispute the claim that the rotation played no role. In 2002 they gave up 26 runs in a five game series (their last postseason win) and 27 while losing in five. 2003: 16 runs in losing 3-1. You might make the claim here that the rotation wasn't a real concern. 2004: 21 runs in losing 3-1 (after posting a shutout in game 1). 2006: 16 runs in losing 3-0. 2009: 15 runs, lost 3-0. 2010: 17 runs, lost 3-0 The Twins gave postseason starts twice to Boof Bonser, Nick Blackburn, a one-armed Brad Radke, Carlos Silva, and twice to Brian Duensing, among others. There were consistent calls for the Twins to add a top line starter throughout that decade. So yeah, I think not adding through Free Agency likely hurt the Twins, and was a factor in their lack of post season success.
  25. USAFChief
    And they won one postseason series.
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