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Torii Hunter will be a free agent in 2013. Assuming the Twins trade Span or Revere, if the price was right would you want the Twins to sign Torii to a one or two year deal? He's going to hit .270 with 20 HR and drive in 85-90 runs. He could play right field. Might be good for ticket sales. What say you?
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This can be said about almost any team. Are the Twins prospects better than the Tigers, White Sox, Indians, Royals prospects?
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Hypothetical: Would You Rather be a Royals Fan?
powrwrap replied to powrwrap's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
Yeah, kind of... Well, I never said they were the most promising franchise in baseball. From a neutral baseball fan standpoint, I think the Royals prospects are more compelling and have a brighter 5 year outlook. I wasn't aware that I offered an opinion on the Twins rebuilding plan. http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/Confused/sorry.gif -
The Twins and the Royals are battling for the cellar position in the AL Central. Suppose you were a baseball fan in a neutral city and you had to choose between the Royals or the Twins to be your favorite team for the next 5 years. Which team would you pick? Royals: Stocked full of young (supposed) talent: Moustakas, Hosmer, Escobar, Salvador Perez, Danny Duffy (needs TJ surgery), Mike Montgomery, Bubba Starling, etc. Also have some pretty good players in Billy Butler, Alex Gordon and a decent bullpen. They are well on their way to rebuilding. Twins: Starting pitching in disarray and not much hope in the system. Established players are trade fodder (Span, Liriano) or would be trade fodder if questions about injuries were settled (Morneau, Capps.) In fact, just about every player except Mauer is trade bait. The Twins haven't started rebuilding and management seems to be in denial over the need to do so. The bullpen is good, but is it a mirage? So which team would you rather watch develop over the next 5 years?
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Yes, of course, Joseph Stalin never killed anyone.
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Or go there en masse and proselytize. Going by the broad, dictionary based definition of 'minority', you realize that everyone is in some kind of a minority and could claim minority status.
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Don't think so. In your scenario a person could go from a minority to a majority person merely by changing their mind.
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Agree with this.
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. Whoa. You are saying a minority group can be based on beliefs, activities, and vocations. I reject that. If you hold to that idea, then people that want to return to the gold standard are 'minorities.' So are moms that oppose breast feeding. Same thing with lifeguards. People that participate in knitting bees, etc. Ridiculous.
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Article: Should the Twins pick up Jonathan Sanchez?
powrwrap replied to DaveW's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Mixed feelings on this one. The Twins need pitching and taking a low risk look at Sanchez for a couple of months is a good move. Sanchez's historical lack of command and correspondingly high walk rate is troublesome. I can't think of any pitchers that have corrected their command problem at his age. Can anybody name a pitcher that significantly lowered their walk rate while in the upper 20's, lower 30's? So you are likely going to get a pitcher with ERA in the mid-high 4's that walks a lot of guys and not be able to change it. I wouldn't want that. But that's better than most of the guys the Twins are currently running out there.... -
His BB/9IP of 5.05 in 2012 is inflated by a slow start in April.
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OK, here is the concept of this thread. Please answer the question with Yes or No and then post no more than 3 sentences to explain your answer. I'll start. Should the Twins trade Francisco Liriano? No. The Twins need quality starting pitching and Liriano fits the bill. Any trade of Liriano would likely include a starting pitcher in return, probably of lower quality than Liriano. Trading him would be a net loss to the starting rotation. >Next<
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The Pohlad's and the Cry for Them to Spend More Money
powrwrap replied to powrwrap's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
Very nice. Almost. An important point is that the Pohlads are not like other sports team owners such as Mike Illitch, the Steinbrenners, Mark Cuban (and others) that consider their teams a hobby rather than a business and thus make emotional rather than sound business decisions when it comes to spending money. Resistance is futile! You will become like us! -
I guess we'll just have to wait and see what they do. I really can't see how they can celebrate the idea that there is no God and anyone that believes in one is stupid.
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Saints general manger Derek Sharrer said, "The one thing I can assure you is that it will be all in good fun. This isn't about mocking or ridiculing any one belief. This is about presenting the beliefs of this group of folks in a way that can be fun and entertaining." I'm sorry, but I have no faith that atheists can avoid ridiculing other people's beliefs. Can't wait to see what they do (besides naming them the Aints for one game...pathetically unoriginal.) I fear it will be about mocking and ridiculing everyone's beliefs.
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No, but I'm obviously, transparently, working on a section of my future resume as I'm typing this.
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The assumption is that they've got $130M lazing about with which to use as their contribution. If so, they are faced with a business decision. Should they take that $130M out of whatever investment vehicle it is currently in and pay the ballpark contribution with it or should they borrow money at ridiculously historical low interest rates and then pay off that loan? And then use the interest paid on the loan as an expense on their tax return. Gee, I wonder what I'd do...
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The Twins' contribution was $130M.
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Surprise!!!! Danny Valencia isn't happy at AAA
powrwrap replied to James's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
One of my avatars...
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So if you were with the Ballpark Authority you would have put language in the agreement that the Twins contribution must come from the owners of the Twins and it may only include revenues NOT derived from the operation of the Twins? Sheesh? Really?
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Yes, I noticed that too, but it's OK to use those numbers as payroll in the upcoming year will be based in part on revenues of the current year. Correct. The Phillies spent when they knew they would have revenues and a chance to win. Their nice run is likely over. BTW, welcome to Twins Daily Forums.
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Just what is the contention? Look, if the Twins took out a loan to pay the Ballpark Authority up front and then use revenues to repay the loan....is that really worthy of criticism?
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According to the agreement between the Twins and the Ballpark Authority the Twins had to provide advanced funding to start construction of Target Field with the stipulation that if the Ballpark Authority defaulted on their end of the deal the Twins would get their money back. How much was this advanced funding? Who knows, but I bet it wasn't chump change. If you believe the Twins are making installment payments directly to the Ballpark Authority, please provide some proof. A more likely scenario is that the Twins obtained financing for their $130M contribution elsewhere, paid the amount in total to the Ballpark Authority and are now repaying that loan.
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I think by using Philadelphia as an example you have found an anomaly. There have been several factors that combined at the same time to cause payroll to go up. They've won their division 5 years in a row, been to the World Series twice. Before winning the division 5 times in a row, they finished 2nd three times in a row. This kind of success in a big market will drive up payroll. Owners can see the payback if they spend the money. The Phillies committed money to a bunch of players during their run-up of success. In 2009 their payroll was 'only' $113M. I'd like to know what their revenues were then (the year after they won the World Series.) Now they have a bunch of players with one or two years left on their expensive contracts. If they don't re-sign Cole Hamels it could be a signal that they don't see a return on their investing in payroll anymore. The Twins can't see a return on spending on payroll so they won't do it at this time. Look at the payroll vs. revenue ratios. The Phillies are out of whack at payroll being 73% of revenues. The Yankees, with $198M in payroll are at a ratio of 46.3%. Also, as diehardtwinsfan stated, one ownership group is more willing to spend than another. Perhaps they are making emotional decisions rather than business decisions in Philadelphia. And let's not forget the fans expectations in Philadelphia. LOL!
