Last year was Lewis, Rooker, Enlow, and Littell. They didn't add big leaguers because prior to the season, no one thought the Twins would even win 75 games.
I think there are very few players who are clear HOFer's while they are still playing. I think Mauer is akin to a college basketball that's 17-7 through the first 75% of the schedule. He hasn't done enough yet, but 2-3 more good years, and he's probably in.
I don't know that Mexico City has that much of a chance either. I think they'll have a hard time signing players to long-term deals, let alone attracting free agents.
I think Logan Morrison's favorite baseball movie character must be Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez. He seems obsessed with emulating the feat of hitting balls directly into gloves.
ESPN puts up a list of the top 5 countries by number of players in MLB. I think they needed to better define they meant spanish speaking, as both the United States and Canada were missing.
Thoughts on the Manfred interview: He said last night's game couldn't have been scripted better. You're sure you wouldn't have preferred a 4-3 Twins win on an Eddie Rosario walk off Grand Slam with two outs in the ninth? I find that more compelling than a 6-1 game. On Roberto Clemente; he claimed the Roberto Clemente award is their biggest award. I wasn't aware they had renamed the MVP and/or Cy Young award. He also said he's open to a permanent team in PR. That team is going to redefine small market.