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  1. Vanimal46
    That's how I'm viewing it... Try to contribute a portion of my salary/commission checks to the portfolio each month to keep building it, and live off of the rest of the funds I earn. The only big purchase I'm planning for is to buy my first house in 2017/2018... hopefully the aggressive approach pays off to put at least 20% down in the future.
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    No kidding... Being in my mid 20's my portfolio is high risk/very aggressive and about 85% stocks... It hasn't been a fun month to say the least.... down 22% since the end of 2015 to be exact.
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    That one year where the Twins stepped up and had a top 10 payroll wasn't a result of spending obscene money on bad players. It was the result of losing both Mauer and Morneau for over half of the season... I also found an older article on the subject, and at least when it comes to World Series victories in the last 15 years, only 1 team in the bottom half of payroll ranking (maybe include KC for 2015 too, I didn't look it up) won a WS title.
  4. Vanimal46
    Depends on what level Meyer begins the season at. If he makes the MLB team, more than likely he will be in the bullpen. But if he's in Rochester to start the season, there's no one that should be blocking him from the starting rotation.
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    Yeah Perkins' quote in the article is pretty damning, and I wonder if that's how Lavelle felt when he was interviewing him. I don't think there would be any backlash on Perkins if he showed some humility and said I understand why my role changed. I was hurt, ineffective, etc. But I'm ready to come back and earn my role again... I certainly hope Molitor doesn't take the Gardy path and coddle the veterans. Maybe that resulted in the loss of communication - Gardy seems like the guy that would call in Perkins for a one on one meeting to discuss his role, etc. And Molitor just assumed hey we're in the playoff chase, all hands on deck.
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    I know it's been a while since the Twins were in playoff contention, but that seems pretty standard that it's all hands on deck in the bullpen for the final stretch of the season. The final 3 outs in the 9th inning may not be the most crucial outs in a particular ball game. Perkins is still the most reliable arm in the bullpen, and if the Twins desperately need to get out of a jam in the 7th or 8th inning, they shouldn't hesitate to give him the ball. As far as Perkins' quote in the Star Tribune, would I have liked to see a little more humility? Of course. But I'm sure both Perkins and Molitor will learn from last year's mistakes.
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    I wouldn't say that... But at least for me there is confusion on where the posting fee is applied to in the accounting books. Does it go to payroll? A completely separate category in the expense list? In my last post on this thread, I saw that in 2012 the Rangers had a $120 million payroll, and that certainly should have been more considering they paid a $50+ million posting fee to acquire Darvish. So I'm not sure what's the right way to label the posting fee.... Payroll, or another expense that shouldn't count towards the payroll.
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    Do other teams take the posting fee and count it towards their payroll too? For example, this article shows the Texas Rangers had a $120 million payroll in 2012, but they also had a $50 million posting fee to get Yu Darvish... So they really had a $170 million payroll... I guess what I'm getting at is the posting fee counted towards the payroll, or a completely different expense all together.
  9. Vanimal46
    That would be the ideal scenario for me. I'd rather have more competition from the younger guys for fewer spots in the bullpen, instead of hoping multiple younger guys can step up and take the available openings in the pen. That way if one of the minor leaguers has a lost year like Arcia did last year, or injury strikes, The Twins aren't left without a backup plan.
  10. Vanimal46
    Maybe Santana gets the Koufax rule and is voted in for his dominant stretch in his career. Who knows. Koufax probably got voted in for being a legend, "The Left Arm of God". Does Santana have a legendary status outside of Minnesota fans to get the same respect to be voted in?
  11. Vanimal46
    Sandy Koufax was a generational talent that set records in nearly every category of that era. And still among the all-time greats in strikeouts, winning percentage, ERA, etc. How exactly does this relate back to Santana? What statistic does he have that comes close to Koufax?
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    Um, what? Can we return to a time after 1950 please with examples? You're right, any GM is going to want a truly elite player for a shorter amount of time. They're not the ones voting for the HOF, so not sure what that has to do with it. Johnny Bench played 15 seasons primarily as a C.... Joe still has 8.
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    2009 was a huge outlier from the rest of Mauer's career. If he had a longer stretch of dominance at C I could agree with you, but when it's all said and done he'll have those 8 great years of C, and 6-7 years of below average 1B production under his belt. Yes I would absolutely leave Santana out of the Hall of Fame too.. He was on pace to be one, but injuries derailed his career. Both players are very good, and will be remembered by Twins fans for their great run here, but neither had the longevity to be locks for the HOF.
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    Sounds like you believe Mauer is a lock to be a HOFer. What's going to be the defining stat that will entice 75% of voters to say yes? Because I don't see one....
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    Kinda reminds me of the Torii Hunter negotiations back in the day.. offering him 3 years $45 million, and the Angels offered 5 years, 90. They sure made it known that they tried to keep him with that whopper of an offer!
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    My fear before any of these young arms are deemed to be ready, who are the Twins going to trust in the mean time? Other than Taylor Rogers, the closest ETA is in June/July... And I would imagine the ETA for Burdi, Chargois, and the likes is all dependent on their performance. If there's a lost season for one of them like Arcia just went through, there's not a lot of MLB-ready depth waiting in the wings...
  17. Vanimal46
    If Polanco has the arm to play SS I would imagine he could play some 3B too. That would be a logical solution to make up for the Twins' lack of depth at 3B in the upper minors. I would certainly be more excited to see him as the utility IF player instead of Nunez...
  18. Vanimal46
    Yeah, looking at the full picture I can see why the Twins were bullish on not trading Plouffe... The cupboards are pretty bare in the higher levels of the minors. If Sano or Plouffe were to get injured, there's an enormous delta between them and the replacement players.
  19. Vanimal46
    Hit the nail right on the head zenser. He will be remembered as a very good baseball player, but he has no chance at the Hall of Fame. Other than his batting average and on-base percentage, there isn't a single career stat that will entice voters to consider him for Cooperstown.
  20. Vanimal46
    I'm cringing already on behalf of our fly ball pitchers like E.Santana and Hughes the way our projected OF is looking like. Buxton can cover a lot of ground out there, but I don't think he's capable of covering over half of the OF, which is what he'd need if Arcia and Sano are playing next to him. Or in the case that Buxton starts in AAA, Rosario's going to need to play out of his mind defensively next to Santana and Sano/Arcia. As much as I'd like to think our offense will improve with this cast of characters, I'm also envisioning a lot of Texas leaguers dropping for hits...
  21. Vanimal46
    Yep, agreed with Mike and Levi. If they were to start the season with the best talent, Kepler would be up either as the 4th OF or starting in a corner OF spot. But I fear this is the depth chart the way the Twins see it: - Rosario - Sano - Buxton - Arcia - Danny Santana - Kepler Barring injury to 2 or more of the 5 OF's above Kepler, I don't think we're going to see him in the majors until September call-ups again.
  22. Vanimal46
    Pictured: Chief's reaction after the line, "Let's start the winning in 2016." http://a.fod4.com/images/user_photos/1176298/tumblr_lfm14iw7tJ1qz82gvo1_500_width_600x.jpeg
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    Maybe this will be the year we see Polanco have more than a cup of coffee in the majors... I hope so at least. How many option years does he have left? It would be a shame to use them all before we even know what he can do at the MLB level....
  24. Vanimal46
    Weird, Royals Manager Ned Yost attended the State of the Union too!
  25. Vanimal46
    There was an interesting mailbag question in last week's Gleeman & The Geek podcast.. Over/under 150 plate appearances for Kepler this year? I'm going with the under.
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