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  1. howeda7
    We signed a whopping two position player free agents and you're upset about prospects getting blocked? I don't really care if Julien or Gasper make the team. Julien probably needs to rebuild his value in St. Paul anyway and Gasper is a nothing ML veteran.
  2. howeda7
    If France is terrible and plays too much, even while Miranda plays well, that's mostly on Rocco. I don't think they were ever going to role with Miranda and Julien as the only 1B options. So if it wasn't Ty France it was going to be some other cheap veteran.
  3. howeda7
    I assume Miranda will still be on the team and play against all LH starters. Either at 1B, 3B or DH. Julien is the one out in this scenario unless he wins the 2B job over Brooks Lee.
  4. howeda7
    These are the fringe players of the roster. They had obvious needs for a LH reliever, 1B and back-up OF'er. They filled them. All three are "meh" signings but none of them are robbing roster spots from anyone meaningful.
  5. howeda7
    I'm no fan of Falvey, but this being the straw that broke the camel's back seems odd. What could he have done differently only in the last week that would make you feel better?
  6. howeda7
    I most look forward to the games where Bader pinch-hits for Wallner in the 2nd inning because the other team used a RH opener and then brought in a lefty.
  7. howeda7
    Glen is 84 and in ailing health. I seriously doubt he makes a serious bid. He only tried to keep the Wolves because the value has exploded since he signed that deal.
  8. howeda7
    Manny Margot's days as a Twin may not be over with that kind of dough to throw around...
  9. howeda7
    Good. He'll have size envy and be driven to get the Twins a title before the Suns do...
  10. howeda7
    Given the $130 m budget, I'd decline arbitration on both Castro and Topa and figure on eating half of Paddock and Vazquez's contracts in order to dump them. That nets to about $13 million to spend. Enough for a cheap 1B option ($6 m) a lefty reliever ($3 m) and a cheap 5th starter ($4 m)
  11. howeda7
    If they were still stuck in the Metrodome, sure. One thing the Pohlads have done is keep Target Field first class. MLB is not letting a team in a good stadium leave the #15 market for some market in the 30's or below, even if TB/A's are fully resolved.
  12. howeda7
    Judge Crump got a bobblehead but deserves a small statue at Target Field.
  13. howeda7
    Any contract can be broken, but there would be massive penalties, the stadium is still in great shape, MSP is still a top 20 market and the team still draws decently. They're not moving. The new owners aren't going to magically pump the payroll to $200 million and lose $60 million/year. But I don't think anyone's expecting that. Just be engaged, try to win when you're in a window and act like you give a $%^ about being competitive.
  14. howeda7
    Allegedly, the Twins were ready/willing to do this last year, but MLB was not ready to do production for so many teams and told them to take the Bally's $$ for one more year.
  15. howeda7
    I'm assuming that the channel they would sell Sunday games to would already be available on most cable/satellite packages (Chanel 45, 29 etc.). Also, they would still be able to stream/offer the games on the designated cable/satellite channel for the markets outside of MSP (Sioux Falls, Fargo, Duluth) etc. This is the same as it was years ago. I don't see having one game/week OTA impacting the # of subscriptions they sell or having a big impact on how much DirecTV/Comcast etc. would pay them for the streaming channel.
  16. howeda7
    They 100% need to do this. Their Sunday games on Channel 29 back 2000-2010 used to put up some big #'s. And it won't effect the # who sign up for streaming much if at all.
  17. howeda7
    Dish as a standalone, unlikely. DirecTV will likely have it as a "channel" right next to where BSN already is. If the DirecTV/Dish merger is completed by next season (unlikely) then maybe.
  18. howeda7
    It's going to end up something like this: Direct Streaming subscriptions: $5 million Ads: $5 million DirecTV $0.50/subscriber/month (vs the $5 or so they pay Bally): $2.5 million Comcast: $2.5 million Other Cable: $2 million Local OTA for Sunday games: $2 million Total: $19 million. Still a big drop from $40 million but not 90%.
  19. howeda7
    Yes. They can't go exclusively streaming. The average MLB fan is like 50-something and won't be down for that. They need to have at least some availability on cable/satellite (DirecTV etc. will still give you some of the $$ they were paying Bally's just not nearly as much) and streaming and at least one game per week on a local OTA station.
  20. howeda7
    He's a free agent on a team with payroll restraints and several younger, cheaper, better options to play corner OF. There is virtually zero chance he's back next year. It's not some coin flip.
  21. howeda7
    There are multiple issues, but this is definitely one of them. This team quit on him. It's time for a change.
  22. howeda7
    I didn't think he was in danger, but I now think it's 50/50 that Rocco is fired. This team has 100% quit on him and his continued instance on things like playing Manny Margot make it a deserved firing, even if Falvey deserves a bigger slice of blame for the mess.
  23. howeda7
    Why did they open the series with a day game?
  24. howeda7
    Good lord no. Paddack wasn't good when healthy so we're going to run him out there with 3 months of rust? Festa would have to start game 1 if they stay on the current rotation. It likely doesn't matter.
  25. howeda7
    I don't think this team capable of better than 3-3 and that will almost certainly not be good enough. The line-up is cooked. It's over.
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