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  1. Vanimal46
    Being “in” on a player does nothing for me. Maybe other fans think it’s neat to read reports that the Twins spoke to Zack Wheeler. I’m not that fan. A perfect way to eliminate this perception that the Twins never sign big time free agents is to actually sign one! Just one is a really, really good start. The regime is different, but the tactics remain the same for free agency. Will I also get a bunch of positive press for continuing to go to a car dealership and offer $10,000 below MSRP to the salesman?
  2. Vanimal46
    #17 out of 34 options is high end?
  3. Vanimal46
    The season before signing with the Twins, Phil Hughes pitched to a 5.19 ERA in 145 innings. I'd scratch that example from the high end free agent report.
  4. Vanimal46
    "Are you saying my daughter is not good enough to be a baseball wife?" - Farmer in Waseca, MN
  5. Vanimal46
    Cute side story for the signing. Makes you wonder if they offered 5/$100, and he had another offer of 5/$120 from the Reds, would he have accepted? All I know is this morning Buster Olney published the Phillies are seen as TOP BIDDER for Zack Wheeler. But hey, what do I know?
  6. Vanimal46
    Like I said, just putting pieces of the puzzle together. I'll keep repeating this. Free agency is really simple! Offer the most total money, and the player will sign. Just ask the Cincinnati Reds. Also, hey, if it makes you feel better that the Twins finished 3rd in the Wheeler sweepstakes I'm not going to stop you! I'm so very tired of just being "in" on a player. I'd very much like to sign one to help win games.
  7. Vanimal46
    I would love to hear one example of a player who turned down more money from the Twins to sign elsewhere. Though I think I may be dead before that happens. Free agency is really simple. Offer the most total money. You win the services of that player! Crazy concept.
  8. Vanimal46
    Low bid was my exact term, not least money. And they are the low bid if they’re out of the running.
  9. Vanimal46
    Yep. And here’s the last piece of the puzzle.. If they are out of the running, they aren’t the team offering the most money!
  10. Vanimal46
    Okay. How many of those teams are coming off 101 wins and a 1st round playoff exit? And how many of those teams' leadership team made the bold proclamation they are targeting "impact pitching"?
  11. Vanimal46
    Putting pieces of the puzzle together. Doogie tweeted the Twins have offered Wheeler a contract, willing to go 5 years. Rosenthal and Ulney didn't have the Twins listed as a team in contention for Wheeler. Other Twins reporters on Twitter are saying the Twins are basically out of the running. What does that mean to you?
  12. Vanimal46
    Once again, the Twins are the low bid. Oh boy!
  13. Vanimal46
    Owners have already suppressed free agency costs. I guess the next logical step for them is suppressing arbitration costs so they can pocket MOAR money. Would the decision with Gausman change at all if he was projected to receive $8 million instead of $10 million? Or $6 million instead of $10 million? We'll never know, but I'm willing to guess the additional $2-3 million dollars wasn't the primary reason he was non-tendered.
  14. Vanimal46
    The trend this off-season appears to be teams not willing to pay for bounce back potential. Gausman is one of a dozen or so players now who were non-tendered because they are coming back from injury, need time to recover from an injury, or had a rough 2019. If other teams aren't willing to do it, why should the Twins?
  15. Vanimal46
    No Twins on the list
  16. Vanimal46
    If the Twins are out on Wheeler I shutter to think what the backup plan is.
  17. Vanimal46
    It’s not April Fools Day.... Wait, they’re serious? Yikes.
  18. Vanimal46
    I’m sure the Athletics are chomping at the bit to trade the best defensive 3B in the game...
  19. Vanimal46
    Step 1 is actually scheduling a meeting with Wheeler.
  20. Vanimal46
    Agreed. That’s even more crippling to a lower revenue team than paying someone like Moose $2-3 million more AAV than his perceived value.
  21. Vanimal46
    Out of all the contracts signed so far, which admittedly is not a huge sample, people have said “Glad the Twins didn’t make that offer!” People realize cheap contracts can also be bad contracts, right?
  22. Vanimal46
    Would be nice to see the Gophers play in one B1G Championship game in my lifetime... I’m sure they would get blown out by Ohio State but it’s still something I’d like to see. I hope this isn’t the peak we’ll see in the Fleck era. The road is only going to get more difficult when they have to play Ohio State, Michigan, and Michigan State again.
  23. Vanimal46
    Got out coached today. Wisconsin was a step or 2 ahead of the Gophers since the 2nd quarter. Sigh...
  24. Vanimal46
    That was uhh... quite the kickoff formation.
  25. Vanimal46
    Ugh... bad throw. Morgan should have done literally anything else with the ball.
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