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  1. James
    That is a convenient place to stop to make you're point, but doesn't really represent what we've gotten out of the 2012 draft so far. The next three picks (starting with round 3): Adam Walker, Zach Jones and Tyler Duffy. So, in actuality, of the first 8 picks of last years draft, 5 have started off the season well. It's still too early to really know what we got from last year's draft, but I don't think it's as obviously bad as you're trying to make it out to be. And you're also excluding the signing of international prospects Minier and Thorpe. I'm not sure how well all of Ryan's rebuilding efforts will go, but I think he's adding a lot of talent.
  2. James
    You are correct. They would lose next years 1st round draft pick if they went above 5%. Any money they spent 0-5% above their pool is taxed at a 75% rate. So it would cost the team more than just that $500k, but if that's what it takes to get a player signed, maybe it is worth it.
  3. James
    Ha! The nickname might be catching on. I've been trying to get that going since Florimon was my "adopt a prospect" last year! Finally! It's really not that surprising to see everyone in the position they are in though. I think Morneau is underachieving in the power department, but he's hitting for average and getting on base. The other guys... not so much. I think Mornie will get it going here soon enough, his numbers are at least encouraging.
  4. James
    I'm all for moving him to AA some time in the very near future. It sounds like his defense has improved a lot (which he can still work on in AA). As far a bringing him up to big league club straight from A+... I don't think I could stand watching our top prospect whiffing on big league curve balls and sliders for 7 days straight. Let's see what he can do with a AA pitching first.
  5. James
    Yeah... they don't make $100+ Million in profits a year. Forbes estimated that they had an operating income of around $10.4MM last year (which doesn't equal profits, but income before interest they have to pay on loans and taxes). All estimates because we can't get the real numbers because they're not a public company. They are still making a profit on the team though. MLB Team Values: The Business Of Baseball - Forbes Operating Income (very close to EBIT): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earnings_before_interest_and_taxes As far as the Pohlad's selling the team... I'm kind of mixed. We could definitely have worse owners. I don't think there is any reason why they would sell at the moment.
  6. James
    If only we had 5 more outs... we could tie it up at this rate.
  7. James
    Aaron Hicks left handed home run. We're coming back!
  8. James
    Yup, I'm done with this game now...
  9. James
    It's been a pretty amazing (mustache)ride this past week. That's for sure.
  10. James
    This year, there are some draft picks that can be traded. These come from the "competitive balance lottery". The Twins didn't get one of these draft picks for this draft. These picks are awarded to the 10 lowest revenues teams and 10 smallest market teams. They can be traded to with players, but a team can't throw one out there to move up in the regular draft order. As far as trading regular picks goes, I'm not all that interested in it. With a 40 round draft, and the fact that in a good draft, a team may only sign 50% or so of the players they draft, things get a little awkward if trading picks is allowed. It works for other sports because drafted players can generally have an immediate impact on the team. It usually takes a few years even for a first round draft pick to make it to the mlb. As far as this year's draft goes, it looks like the Twins are going to get one of Manaea, Stewart or Bryant. That is, unless someone else comes out of nowhere, but that's kind of unlikely at this point. I would be happy with any of those guys really.
  11. James
    At least option A and B are fun.
  12. James
    This also applies: He enters the game, regardless of the count, with the potential tying run either on base, at bat or on deck From here: Save (baseball) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  13. James
    Parmalee with the HR. Screwing up the save situation for Perkins unless he pitches at some point in the 8th inning as well.
  14. James
    Wait, Morneausie is going to hit a little person now?
  15. James
    Hicksie with his first triple!
  16. James
    The ball was definitely coming out of his hands pretty good.
  17. James
    The Twins come first. Fantasy baseball second.
  18. James
    Yeah... tracking him down still seems like a lot of effort.
  19. James
    I would threaten to track him down and threaten him with something else, but that seems like a lot of work and I'm feeling fairly lazy today.
  20. James
    First time he's stole a base since 2010. He now has 11 for his MLB career.
  21. James
    You best not have, or you will receive a pm filled with expletives.
  22. James
    Please keep posting these. These are great reads.
  23. James
    So exactly how many times do you have to win a batting title before you're considered elite then? Three times isn't enough? Because I'd rate those as elite seasons too. I would go as far as to say any player with a career batting line of .324/.406/.874 should be considered elite.
  24. James
    I like this one. I like the MN outline too, but I can kind of see how it looks "off".
  25. James
    I heard a fan say they should have put a roof on TF when I was walking down the sidewalk on my way to the first game of the Angels series. So, some fans do care. I am glad they didn't put a roof on TF. I will gladly take the April we've had once every few years (and let's face it, it's been more than three years since we've had an April like this) in exchange for completely outdoor baseball.
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