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Eventually, the Twins WILL have some sort of TV deal.  But I also would like to see them reconsider the payroll cut for 2024.  Each season brings new challenges and opportunities.  The Twins should not be arbitrarily "disarming" for 2024.  The division is indeed eminently "winnable" in 2024.  That shouldn't be the shortsighted goal. The goal should be a plan that makes them formidable World Series contenders for the next 5 seasons.
This is like what I mentioned in another post in the conversation I recently had with a Brewers fan.  The year was 2018 and the Brewers had just stunned the loaded Dodgers in the playoffs.  Yelich had just completed his first awesome year in Milwaukee.  The young pitching pipeline was arriving.  The Brewers, with a manager like Craig Counsell were in a true window of opportunity.  Fast forward 5 years, their ownership and front office tried to get by on the cheap, making fringy moves here and there but always with an eye on COST and not what would get them over the hurdles needed to take that next big step.
Now look where the Brewers are.  Their window has slammed shut.  Counsell has left to take a big payday with the hated divisional rival Cubs.  The Brewers are contemplating blowing it all up to embark on a major rebuild.  They've got several very promising OF prospects and a SP (Peralta) signed to an incredibly team friendly contract for the next 3 years and a solid catcher/hitter in William Contreras.  But mainstays in their rotation like Burnes and Woodruff are probably history.
This is somewhat similar to the Twins in the mid 2000's with Santana, Mauer, Morneau and Nathan.  The talent was there to win a World Series but the Twins focused on COST and not what it would take to add one more stud SP to pair with Santana or a RH hitter to sandwich between Mauer and Morneau.  
How often do these windows open up for a team in a market the size of the Twin Cities or Milwaukee??  

This is also not a typical business.  It is professional sports where teams are owned by billionaires (except the Packers), the land of monopoly money, and the driving forces are greedy and ego.  The Twins' payroll should be driven by what it takes to win the World Series.  There will be a TV contract before the season starts (or shortly thereafter) and using TV as an excuse to not improve the team is disingenuous.

This isn't the US government, it's a privately owned business that can't just go out and print more money. As any business, they will have to "live within their means". That doesn't mean they won't still be a good team. The division is weak, and barring someone going crazy in the FA period, they should be primed for another playoff appearance. Once there, anything can happen. Also, they seem to have some pretty good players in the minors that will need a roster spot soon so signing a long term contract doesn't seem like a good idea to me.

Ancient history.

I would also think that signing Yamamoto would have a similar impact to revenue but on a smaller scale.  But Yamamoto also can probably be signed for less than half of what Otani will get.  It's a good time to open the doors to the vault and bring home a World Series title.

Haha ... Don't give this guy any nuclear arms codes.

Let's just wait to see the full diagnosis and then we can appropriately react. 

Or it's a slightly pulled hamstring and you have greatly over reacted.

I don't think Lee is going to LF. Prato would go there before Lee would.
Is this just for right now? I ask because Kirilloff isn't getting replaced by Williams, and Buxton will be in there somewhere. And if it is right now, Kepler isn't getting replaced by anyone right now.

I don't think Lee is going to LF. Prato would go there before Lee would.
Is this just for right now? I ask because Kirilloff isn't getting replaced by Williams, and Buxton will be in there somewhere. And if it is right now, Kepler isn't getting replaced by anyone right now.

I don't think Lee is going to LF. Prato would go there before Lee would.
Is this just for right now? I ask because Kirilloff isn't getting replaced by Williams, and Buxton will be in there somewhere. And if it is right now, Kepler isn't getting replaced by anyone right now.

I don't think Lee is going to LF. Prato would go there before Lee would.
Is this just for right now? I ask because Kirilloff isn't getting replaced by Williams, and Buxton will be in there somewhere. And if it is right now, Kepler isn't getting replaced by anyone right now.

I'm with @LA VIkes Fan. I'm all for moving on from Gallo, but Mancini isn't the answer. His defense is significantly worse. He can't play OF. He has an 11th percentile sprint speed this year. For reference, Vazquez is 9th percentile. Could you imagine Vazquez trying to track down a fly ball? He belongs nowhere near an OF. 
Trey is an absolute class act, and seems like a wonderful dude. But he can't cut it in major league baseball anymore. No thanks on bringing him in.

I'm with @LA VIkes Fan. I'm all for moving on from Gallo, but Mancini isn't the answer. His defense is significantly worse. He can't play OF. He has an 11th percentile sprint speed this year. For reference, Vazquez is 9th percentile. Could you imagine Vazquez trying to track down a fly ball? He belongs nowhere near an OF. 
Trey is an absolute class act, and seems like a wonderful dude. But he can't cut it in major league baseball anymore. No thanks on bringing him in.

I'm with @LA VIkes Fan. I'm all for moving on from Gallo, but Mancini isn't the answer. His defense is significantly worse. He can't play OF. He has an 11th percentile sprint speed this year. For reference, Vazquez is 9th percentile. Could you imagine Vazquez trying to track down a fly ball? He belongs nowhere near an OF. 
Trey is an absolute class act, and seems like a wonderful dude. But he can't cut it in major league baseball anymore. No thanks on bringing him in.

Gallo's roster spot should 100% be available for any competent major leaguer to take. And they're going to really want one of those RH corner OFers if they make the playoffs. 

I'm with @LA VIkes Fan. I'm all for moving on from Gallo, but Mancini isn't the answer. His defense is significantly worse. He can't play OF. He has an 11th percentile sprint speed this year. For reference, Vazquez is 9th percentile. Could you imagine Vazquez trying to track down a fly ball? He belongs nowhere near an OF. 
Trey is an absolute class act, and seems like a wonderful dude. But he can't cut it in major league baseball anymore. No thanks on bringing him in.

I'm with @LA VIkes Fan. I'm all for moving on from Gallo, but Mancini isn't the answer. His defense is significantly worse. He can't play OF. He has an 11th percentile sprint speed this year. For reference, Vazquez is 9th percentile. Could you imagine Vazquez trying to track down a fly ball? He belongs nowhere near an OF. 
Trey is an absolute class act, and seems like a wonderful dude. But he can't cut it in major league baseball anymore. No thanks on bringing him in.

I'm with @LA VIkes Fan. I'm all for moving on from Gallo, but Mancini isn't the answer. His defense is significantly worse. He can't play OF. He has an 11th percentile sprint speed this year. For reference, Vazquez is 9th percentile. Could you imagine Vazquez trying to track down a fly ball? He belongs nowhere near an OF. 
Trey is an absolute class act, and seems like a wonderful dude. But he can't cut it in major league baseball anymore. No thanks on bringing him in.

I'm with @LA VIkes Fan. I'm all for moving on from Gallo, but Mancini isn't the answer. His defense is significantly worse. He can't play OF. He has an 11th percentile sprint speed this year. For reference, Vazquez is 9th percentile. Could you imagine Vazquez trying to track down a fly ball? He belongs nowhere near an OF. 
Trey is an absolute class act, and seems like a wonderful dude. But he can't cut it in major league baseball anymore. No thanks on bringing him in.

Yeah, i think this one is half right: move on and DFA Gallo. but Mancini isn't the answer: he's a terrible fielder, and much like Gallo has gotten worse at the plate as the season has gone on (only he didn't have a big first month). Mancini has been one of the worst position players out there this season, and we don't need another 1B.
At this point, Mancini is really only taking ABs away from Donovan Solano, who has been quite a bit better than Mancini this season. i'd rather run Solano out there if we need another guy at 1B.

I'm with @LA VIkes Fan. I'm all for moving on from Gallo, but Mancini isn't the answer. His defense is significantly worse. He can't play OF. He has an 11th percentile sprint speed this year. For reference, Vazquez is 9th percentile. Could you imagine Vazquez trying to track down a fly ball? He belongs nowhere near an OF. 
Trey is an absolute class act, and seems like a wonderful dude. But he can't cut it in major league baseball anymore. No thanks on bringing him in.

I'm with @LA VIkes Fan. I'm all for moving on from Gallo, but Mancini isn't the answer. His defense is significantly worse. He can't play OF. He has an 11th percentile sprint speed this year. For reference, Vazquez is 9th percentile. Could you imagine Vazquez trying to track down a fly ball? He belongs nowhere near an OF. 
Trey is an absolute class act, and seems like a wonderful dude. But he can't cut it in major league baseball anymore. No thanks on bringing him in.

I had the same thought but then I looked at his numbers since he was traded from Baltimore to Houston at the deadline last year. Here they are:
With Houston 2022 - .176/.258/.364 (.622) - 7 doubles, 8 home runs, 22 RBIs in 165 at bats, 186 plate apps. (Ouch!)
With Chicago Cubs 2023 - .234/.299/.336 (.635) - 12 doubles, 4 HRs, 28 RBIs in 235 ABs (263 PAs). (Not Good)
Against LH pitching 2023 - .223/.306/.351 (.657) - 6 doubles, 2 HR, 15 RBI in 141 ABs (255 PAs) (Still Not Good)
Id love to upgrade from Gallo, not sure Mancini is much of an upgrade at the plate, probably a downgrade in the field. I would rather call up Larnach or Williams for those ABs. 

One of the most painful injury losses in the system, over several others, the past couple of years, pun partially intended.
I really hope he can come back 100%. There's no guarantee, of course, but I'm hopeful and we've seen it before. I've struggled with the idea that even at 26yo he should remain a starter. He would be arriving at the ML level far later than normal, but he might still have a potential 7-8yr career as a solid rotation option.
But while I can see him in the rotation in the minors to work on stuff and build up innings, I think his future is probably in the pen. And if he does come back 100%, he could be outstanding in that role.
Agree with gman that I hope he reaches AAA by mid 2024. I figure a few weeks at A ball to begin with, and then a promotion to AA. A half season at St Paul and a late season call up? Ready to go for 2025!
Hoping for the best for him.
Thanks for the interview!