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  1. nicksaviking
    From the minute Joe was put in charge it was clear the family wasn't taking the Twins seriously. I do like this level of frankness. Not saying I trust it, but it is appealing. We've been posting for years that this family is absolutely bungling not just the on field stuff, but the off field stuff as well. Their brand of quaint, folksy marketing was stale two decades ago. They target older-middle aged, out-state fans who think they'll be murdered if they step foot in Minneapolis instead of the upper middle class hipsters who live in the most densely populated area of the state that happens to be right outside Gate A. They let an unqualified lawyer who's only ever employer was the Twins negotiate FOUR terrible TV deals. They carelessly pawned off other family business debt on to the baseball team. All of these things screamed that the Twins were not an investment they were very invested in. Now they wanted to flip the team and find out that upkeep on the property they wanted to sell actually matters? It is possible that the investors, who are almost certainly better business minds than the still living Pohlad family members, pointed out how much money they are leaving on the table with their laissez faire attitude towards the team, and that yes, there is a strong correlation between winning games and profiting. We'll see. I doubt they publicly make this move to Tom when the end goal is to still sell the team without us seeing some noticeable changes, good or bad.
  2. nicksaviking
    All the backup options stink. But if it's between Wentz or Minshew or Marriota or Tua, I'm not sure I have a strong preference. Though Tua would, I forgot he had a beef with Flores. He's actually stayed completely healthy two of the past three years, and there's no way the Dolphins can trade him. I'd guess he'll be getting backup QB money, even if he manages to get one of the starting jobs as a bridge QB. Also, I didn't in any way mean for this to turn into a stump for Tua. He's not on the top of my list, he's mostly just an interesting situation.
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    I missed that one.
  4. nicksaviking
    Well Puka Nacua has just gotten the last PI called in his favor: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47336359/rams-puka-nacua-nfl-refs-worst-make-calls-get-tv Says the refs make up calls just to get on TV. I didn't take him for an impulsive idiot, but there's really no other explanation for saying this, even if he actually believes it. McVey surely won't be happy either.
  5. nicksaviking
    Well it makes sense when you consider that ZiPS has always liked the Twins prospects better than the Twins prospects have actually performed. Which was always a reason to think that it was very possible it was the Twins coaching staff that was the main problem. ZiPS and all the national prospect evaluators always being wrong about every Twins hitting prospect seemed like a pretty big coincidence. The odds would have suggested they'd have hit on at least a few.
  6. nicksaviking
    Oh they do. And they keep them in alpha hedge funds and high yield bonds, which are also known as junk bonds; sketchier investments that carry higher interest rates for the investors to compensate for the risk. So basically our Twins. Oh, you meant to put into the payroll? Ha, no, there's no ROI for them there.
  7. nicksaviking
    You mean the fans don't deserve the first class stadium they paid for and then gifted to the Pohlads.
  8. nicksaviking
    Disagree with all of you, Tom's AI chat bot sounds WAAAAY more mature than Joe's AI chat bot. This part is the most annoying to me though: I also recognize that your time at Target Field matters—and enhancing your fan experience will remain a key focus. From the atmosphere in the ballpark, to the service you receive, to the energy we create together, we are committed to making every visit special. Target Field is one of the very best ballparks in baseball because of you, and we intend to make it an even more exceptional place to watch the Twins and gather as a community. When are these owners going to realize that people aren't drawn to the stadium because they have a bigger jumbotron than the Royals, or because they have deep fried lamb kabobs or because they have more statues in the plaza, people are drawn to the stadium because you put a winning team on the field. Stop with the 'fan experience'. Go spend money on better players instead.
  9. nicksaviking
    Well if you're still trying to sell the team, saying all of this is probably worse than all the stupid things Joe said. Sign me up and take my 2B please!!!! Which makes me think the owners already know how they are going to work the CBA to make it uber profitable. They will absolutely attempt to screw the players over, TBD if that means we'll actually have a competitive model where the Yankees, Mets and Dodgers no longer have an insurmountable competitive advantage. The fans will win if there is a middle ground; a salary ceiling within reasonable distance to a salary floor.
  10. nicksaviking
    Right, Miami, NYJ, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Indy, LV and Arizona will all need QBs and Carolina, NO and even our Vikings would perhaps be open to it if there were enough to go around. Mac Jones will be the hot name in trades and Daniel Jones probably goes back to Indy. But there's not five NFL ready QBs in this draft to fill the other spots, so then you got Murray, Tua and then start getting into the backups who got spot starts this year. NFL expansion should NEVER happen.
  11. nicksaviking
    So Joe did push payroll to it's all time high in his first offseason, but then promptly dropped it after that. He was never, ever in any way qualified for the job. Seemed like the family was just letting the excited kid have his fun while they were trying to sell. So I'm guessing he got to play emperor but the rest of the family was actually making the decisions and letting him do the speaking. And he spoke some really, really boneheaded things. So that's my guess as to the switch. The new investors want the face of the Twins to stop running his mouth at the worst possible times. I'd guess we don't hear much from Tom until the team is about to be sold for real.
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    Sorry, third post in a row. I don't know all the ins and outs of NFL contracts and trades but I wonder if a Tua for Kyler Murray trade could work. Tua would be easier to cut after ONE more year and would be way better than Murray at getting Harrison and McBride the ball. He might be OK as a bridge QB while they likely transition to a new HC. Meanwhile, Murray likely needs TWO years before he's easier to cut, but he's still mobile and might be a really good compliment to a team that emphasizes running the ball.
  13. nicksaviking
    Also, I'm predicting Mike McCarthy lands in Miami. And Miami and Pittsburgh will be the two teams rumored to be trading for Mac Jones. Those teams will draft too low to pick a QB in the draft and SF will try to avoid trading him in the NFC. And both teams will care more about floor than ceiling.
  14. nicksaviking
    Since Miami will be looking for a new GM and likely HC, I'll bet they eat the money and set him free. He wouldn't be among my top choices for the vet QB in Minnesota next year, but I'd probably like him better than most fans. Historically he does like to chuck it down field, which I do want. So he'd be ahead of guys like Marriota and Garoppolo and Bridgewater for me.
  15. nicksaviking
    If anything, the current political climate is even MORE supportive of the billionaires colluding and being unjustly vengeful yet still getting away with it. My guess is Flores stays blackballed from a HC job until a judge has the guts to pick up the case and do the right thing. Also, Mike Brown of the Bengals is only ridging the gravy train the other owners let him board. He doesn't care about fans or the players or winning, I don't see him rocking the boat. He'll again hire an inexperienced HC that he can pay the least amount of money to. However there are a couple of long established owners who could buck the system, the Maras and the Rooneys. The Maras are obviously looking for a new HC and while I'm guessing Pittsburgh's hot streak has saved Tomlin's job, he's never been on a hotter seat.
  16. nicksaviking
    *******Moderator Note****** These responses are getting needlessly personal. Stick to the topic and stop with the name calling.
  17. nicksaviking
    This is insane. Paying off non-baseball debts and the other owners are approving this many cooks in the kitchen? There has to be an implied deal that the Pohlads and all these private equity groups are going to sell after the CBA. No way these INVESTMENT groups are paying off this debt unless they plan for a quick flip and a good ROI.
  18. nicksaviking
    Really don't like that the Twins approach seems to heavily rely on fixing aging players from other clubs who've never made it in the league. That's seriously 35% of the offensive players on the 40-man roster. And that's AFTER McCusker asked for his release.
  19. nicksaviking
    Clemens CANNOT get on base, even in his breakout year. Any perceived production from him last year is entirely unsustainable. Bell isn't very good, but Clemens is and will always be a AAAA player. At best.
  20. nicksaviking
    I've been saying for quite some time that most of the top end QBs I'd probably dislike if I were to hang out with them. I'm quite confident McCarthy would find himself in that category for me, should he ever be an elite QB. And it's a trade off I'd gladly embrace. But I do have to say, if you're NOT a top end QB and you have those qualities, I don't think they'll go over well or the guy will last in the league long. I'd guess fans, players and coaches are going to see those traits as very, very unearned.
  21. nicksaviking
    Yes, and by a mile. Pretty much everybody is better than Kody Clemens. Nobody should buy into a fluke season by a 29-year-old, particularly when that fluke season had a .281 OBP. That doesn't come close to entering an acceptable range for a MLB player. He was last season's Michael A Taylor, he's going to normalize back to the mean real fast. You just can't be a meaningful player if you can't get on base in this league.
  22. nicksaviking
    I might have lost my mind if they'd signed him. Because it wouldn't have been because he's all that good, it would have been the lowest and most obvious fan pandering this club has ever dabbled in. Thank god they didn't think of it. Even at his peak Arraez was over adored because of the batting titles; I'm not interested in having to rehash those contentious arguments about the merits of a singles-filled batting average all season long.
  23. nicksaviking
    He's better than Clemens and Julien, but hasn't had an OPS over .750 in four years. I really hope just because he's a veteran and because he was a free agent signing, that they don't automatically pencil him into the middle of the order. Can't we aim a bit higher than that? Buxton, Keaschall, Jeffers, hopefully Lewis and even Wallner are probably better suited for the top half of the lineup. And that's presuming no other free agents, trades or improvements from the existing players. But yeah, the team is probably going to act like this was a big-time free agent signing and treat it as such line-up wise.
  24. nicksaviking
    Relegation seems like a great idea, but there always seems to be a power 5 team under suspension. There would be zero justification for a school like Michigan not be relegated, however, since the same people are in charge and all they care about is the money, they'll also never relegate a Michigan.
  25. nicksaviking
    This doesn't excite me, but I can't imagine there was going to be any first baseman signing that was going to be a boon to the Twins sprint speed. And I care about the arm strength of a first baseman slightly more than I care about his cribbage skills.
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