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Moderator note - let's not debate religion on TD.
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Report: Twins Nearing Multi-Year Deal with Michael Pineda
glunn replied to Seth Stohs's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
I think that the signings of Pineda and Odorizzi also suggest that the Twins provide an environment where players want to stay. -
For whatever it's worth, there is a rumor that Wheeler turned down a higher offer from the White Sox. https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-rumors-phillies-sign-zack-wheeler-but-white-sox-made-bigger-offer-angels-had-meeting-with-gerrit-cole/
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I believe that it's worth noting that none of us know how much the Twins offered. It is possible that the Twins offered as much or more than what the Phils offered. It's also possible that the Twins offered a lot less. There may be strong grounds for us to be unhappy or weak grounds, but we will likely never know the details.
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Rosenthal: Minnesota Tax Rate 2nd Highest in Baseball
glunn replied to Seth Stohs's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
I think that perhaps you could allocate some of the $18M to spring training in Florida, which is a no tax state, allowing your wife to at least buy socks and underwear. -
Rosenthal: Minnesota Tax Rate 2nd Highest in Baseball
glunn replied to Seth Stohs's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
I think that this is a factor for players who have smart advisers, but would note: 1. TX, FL and WA have zero income taxes. Does this help the Rangers, Astros, Marlins, Rays and Mariners score top free agents? 2. My understanding is that states that have income taxes pro-rate income based on time spent in the state. So even a player whose team is in a no tax state will pay taxes in every state where he plays. For this reason, a careful adviser would make a spreadsheet that takes this into account. For example a player in the AL West will play a lot of games in California (the highest tax state) and Texas and Washington (which have no state income taxes). 3. The rest of the AL Central includes states with moderate top rates -- Ohio (5%), Michigan (4.25%), Kansas (5.7%) and Illinois (4.95%). 4. Assuming that spring training counts, it's better to play for a team that has spring training in Florida (0%) versus Arizona (4.54%). The Twins train in Florida. 5. If the Twins wanted to pay me for 5 hours or so of number crunching, I think that I could prepare a spreadsheet that rebuts the article. -
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No one has mentioned duck. In the old days duck was my favorite thing to smoke, using an old school smokey mountain smoker. Duck has a lot of fat and the smoker keeps it tender.
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I don't blame Buxton for being angry or the Twins for making a business decision. I would rather focus on the potential upside for both parties. As I recall, when this came up in an earlier thread a lot of people came to the view that it would be good for everyone if Buxton used his anger to fuel improved performance, especially at the plate. It seems to me that his batting performance improved greatly this year. His OBS of .827 was by far the best of his career -- but he had only 271 ABs. I think that Buxton has the tools to be be a huge star, but only if he can reduce his time on the DL. Is there any other star player, past or present, who has crashed into outfield walls harder and/or more often than Byron? Next year I would like to see an angry Buxton playing in at least 150 games and, after that, a long term contract. But if Buxton is not going to commit to being more careful with walls, I wonder if it might be better to trade him before his next collision. And I sure wish that someone would work with Buxton on his bunting skills. With his speed, he would be scary if he could bunt more effectively.
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Interesting idea, but I hope that the Twins don't do it, for the reasons that you have stated.
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Great article.
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Most crushing series of losses ever? How does it rank?
glunn replied to Longdistancetwins's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
I was at that game in Anaheim. Still bitter. -
I want to face the Yankees in the postseason next year and every other year, and that the front office and the coaching staff need to focus more on building a team that can beat the Yankees. I hope for better pitching, better situational hitting and better defense. And Buxton needs to be more careful when he is close to the wall. I think that a healthy Buxton would have helped a lot.
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I wish that there had been a questions asked about whether Kepler and Garver were suffering from injuries or rustiness, and why Castro did not play.
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This was tough to watch, but at least we watched it together.
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When the Twins do it we call it insurance runs.
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The coaches could have told him to move?
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Still not giving up!
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He hit it well.
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I wish that Astudillo had made the playoffs.
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Good to hear from you. Please try to stay safe.
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At least Cruz swung at a strike.
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Be ready to take the walk Nelson.
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The Yankees would be fools to give Cruz something good to hit here.
