JimmyD

It is nice to see fans not trashing any of these backups. Keep in mind that whoever you think is the worst player on a team's 60th player pool is way better than fans who disrespect them unless they themselves played in the big leagues. Having a second cousin who was a starting pitcher in the big leagues for a few seasons taught me how terrible some fans and some sports writers can be. With that said, Adrianza has turned into a very valuable utility infielder. Cave has done very well but if Buxton can stay healthy the best thing for Cave might be to be traded so he can be a starter somewhere and we receive something in return. We have outfielders ready to come up next season if not sooner. Marwin is solid and played an important role last year but I see Adrianza and Cave contributing more this year.

I'm okay with Zoilo winning MVP. It was slightly before my time but Tony-O was not. The comparison to Puckett was accurate. Tony belongs in the Hall and I am sure someday he will get in. However, what a shame if will be if it is posthumously. Somebody better pull their head out and get this done! What a better time than a surprise announcement by the Commissioner during the suspended season to bring a little love to the game.

God, family, country and then maybe the Twins. That kind of puts things in perspective. May God welcome your Aunt Stella and watch over your family during this difficult time.

I just heard a tweet from Falvey that was confirmed by Levine. The Twins still have very strong interest in MadBum and Wheeler. They are not giving up. There goal is to keep this fantasy that they building a winner through patience going at least until the trade deadline!

Blankenhorn is only if Sano is injured

If I am being paid 18M a year by the Twins, then I will have to recognize 9M of Minnesota income for tax purposes. That amounts to a lot of state income tax. Hopefully I can keep my wife's spending habits under control so that the "cost of living" in Minnesota being lower than New York is not a major factor. If it is a major factor it will be time to non-tender her and make her a free agent!

When you factor in the time value of money I agree 30, 30, 12, 12, 12 is about the same as 20 * 5. However, you might as well look at it as 2 years at 30 with the potential downside of another 12, 12, 12 for a bad pitcher. If he does not elect free agency after 2 years his value will have declined substantially. That would be the only reason why he would not elect free agency again after 2 years. You might as well look at your contract idea as a 2 year premium contract if he performs well and a 5 year bad contract if he doesn't. That is not a good way to do business.