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  1. howeda7
    Even if he does well, is someone going to really offer him a significantly better deal than 7 years/$210 million at age 32/33/34? As long as there is no opt-out for the first 3 years, I'm not that worried about them. He's not going to opt out once he hits his mid-30's IMO. If putting them in gives him comfort to sign the deal, fine.
  2. howeda7
    It should be $140-150 million. After they swing and miss on Correa and every other significant FA, it will end up around $100-$110. They will top this off by trading Arreaz for an injured pitcher with promising stuff.
  3. howeda7
    Correa is not coming back unless we offer the most $$, which is highly unlikely. This constant waiting with baited breath by Twins Twitter etc. is over the top. There's a 98% chance he's gone and that's been the case for months.
  4. howeda7
    The offense already stinks. Correa is not coming back. You're going to trade Arreaz. So you subtract the two best hitters from a bad offense. What good is an "ace" at that point? If you want another starter take some of the $60 million in payroll room you have and sign the best one you can. Also, generally the front office shouldn't be influenced by the fans/PR. But this franchise is as irrelevant and unpopular as it's been since the late 90's. Trading the most popular player who just won a batting title for some pitcher that 75% of fans won't know anything about is the last thing the ticket sales department or TV folks want to hear.
  5. howeda7
    Can I get a rehabbing pitcher whose UCL is hanging by a thread for 50% off with purchase? Asking for a friend.
  6. howeda7
    If they'd gotten him to take a cheap $1 million deal with a cheap club option for 2024, I could tolerate this. To just tender him and pay him ~$4 million dollars is absurd. Falvey is too proud to admit he made a terrible trade and is doubling down on failure.
  7. howeda7
    We had no issue getting anyone decent playing time. Polanco could play SS. Areaz could DH or play occasional OF etc. Urshela for that price was an asset you keep or trade for far more than a lottery ticket prospect.
  8. howeda7
    If there was any doubt that Falvey is a clown who needs to be fired, keeping Pagan while trading Urshela for that little of a return removes it. Just moronic on both counts.
  9. howeda7
    I think there is little chance they re-up with Sinclair/Bally's. The lack of distribution is killing them with fans and at the gate. And I don't see it changing. It seems the most logical path forward is offering their games via streaming directly or through MLB with a package of games on local TV as well. Are they prepared for this? What will that mean revenue wise? A lot of unknowns.
  10. howeda7
    Kiriloff's injury/recovery is much more serious than Larnach's. I'd say there is a very high chance Larnach is on the opening day roster.
  11. howeda7
    Who were the primary starting SS and 2B the last two years the Twins made the play-offs again?
  12. howeda7
    What happened to Trevor Larnach? He is more of a lock for the OF than Kiriloff or Wallner. I think Wallner starts in AAA. Overall, i wouldn't mind this, but Correa isn't coming back I'm afraid. I'd spend that $$ on Jose Abreu, Taylor Rogers, AJ Pollock and keeping Urshella. Arreaz to 2B and Polanco to SS at least until Royce comes back. DH can rotate between Miranda/Urshella, Abreu and of course Buxton.
  13. howeda7
    If Correa is not back, the opening day SS should be Jorge Polanco or Gio Urshella. Spending $10 million on the next Andrelton Simmons so one of Arreaz/Miranda/Urshella has to sit on the bench is a waste.
  14. howeda7
    While I understand he likely wouldn't have finished and they weren't going to let him go 140 pitches, they should have at least let him start the 8th and see what happens. If he got lucky and had a 10 pitch inning, who knows.
  15. howeda7
    How so? I'd say the original article is goal post moving. "If only Royce Lewis and AK had been healthy..." when one was not being counted on and the other was an unknown quantity to start the season.
  16. howeda7
    I'd look at it this way: Who were your 5 most important position players and pitchers going into the season and how many games did you lose due to unexpected injuries. Position Players: -Buxton: 100 games was a reasonable goal. Anything more than that would be gravy. That's just reality. He will come up a bit short of that. I'll also grant that he was hampered when he did play to some extent. Wins lost: 1.5 -Correa: He missed a few games with his hand and a few with Covid. Neither are enough to be deemed unusual. Wins lost: 0. -Polanco: Up until the recent IL stint, he was able to stay in the line-up even if he missed a few games. Wins lost: 0.5 -Arreaz: He has been fully healthy. Wins lost: 0 -The 5th spot is debatable, but I'll give it to Kiriloff. But we don't know how good he would have been when healthy. Even hampered, his #'s in 2022 were similar to 2021. Being generous: Wins lost 2.0 Pitchers: -Sonny Gray: He missed about 3 starts early. Not an unusual amount. Wins Lost: 0 -Joe Ryan: He missed 2-3 starts with Covid. Again, not unusual. Wins Lost: 0 -Taylor Rodgers: You willingly swapped him for Pagan on Opening Day, leaving Pagan as your default closer for half the season. Dumb move. But hey, he's been healthy! Wins lost: 0 -Johan Duran: He's been healthy and excellent. Wins lost: 0 -Baily Ober: Again, 2021 was a small sample size. He was essentially replaced by a combo of Winder, Smelzer and Sanchez. While they're not great, they also haven't train-wrecked. So again being generous: Wins lost: 2.0 Total wins lost due to injuries among the top 10 players: 6. I guess that would be enough to have us clinging to first place for now. But it wouldn't make this a great team.
  17. howeda7
    On AK, just that this procedure is extreme and has very little track record to go off of. Paddock may be back in time to make 10 starts or so. But how effective will he be? You can have to plan 2023 disregarding him as a factor.
  18. howeda7
    All of this. There has been some injuries. And if it required 95 wins to make the playoffs then *they never had a chance". But 85 likely would have done it and they still failed. And many of these injuries were foreseeable or should have been. Sorry, the front office does not get a pass from me. The way they handle and evaluate players, especially pitchers, is fundamentally broken. The Twins will never win a championship with Falvey at the helm.
  19. howeda7
    He might not be good. But his strength is his sinker and since he got here, he's throwing a bunch of breaking balls because that's what Falvine and co. "believe".
  20. howeda7
    I would assume you get nothing from Paddock or Lewis next year. Anything you do get is a bonus. Buxton will never approach 162 games, that's just a reality. 100 is all that's realistic. Kiriloff's seems like he's no better than 50/50 to play in the majors again, from what I've heard. The procedure he had was a last gasp. Some better health will help. But this team just isn't that great and I don't see them overtaking Chicago or Cleveland without some significant upgrades.
  21. howeda7
    I'd love new owners because Jim is not curious and too disengaged. But this is on Falvey and Rocco. Their payroll is appropriate for their market size and is not the issue. How the payroll is deployed is. Every year that Falvey remains in charge is wasted. They will never win a WS with him IMO.
  22. howeda7
    Season fading fast. If it means the end of the Falvey/Rocco era, and it should, that will be the only positive.
  23. howeda7
    Using Megill in a one run game when Fulmer hasn't pitched since Wednesday and both Jax and Duran were also available defies logic. And if Pagan is still on the team tomorrow, Falvey should resign in shame. I don't know what can be done about the offense, but call up someone other than Cave/Cellistino for the OF. Please.
  24. howeda7
    Right. But how much longer does the current deal go? Zero chance I'd extend if I'm the Twins.
  25. howeda7
    Netflix will eventually go the route of Hulu and have a package with ads that's like $10-15 and a no-ads version that's double. I'm actually OK with that. I'll watch a few ads to save $10.
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