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  1. roger
    Could be great move. And it could be a bust, but if so it isn't that much money. Don't have a clue what Bundy's role will be come opening day, whenever that will be. Have a feeling, however, that the FO will be looking at their pitching needs much different than most of us would like. Wouldn't be surprised if they see three spots filled by the foursome with some experience, Dobnak, Ober, Ryan and Jax. If three of that four don't get it done, they can look to whomever is ready from Strotman, Winder, Duran, etc., with Maeda ready come August. Whenever this stoppage ends, have a feeling there isn't going to be as much done on the starting pitching front as most of us/you want. Maybe one more from either the FA market or a trade.
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    I am surprised that the Twins didn't sign Pineda prior to the lockout. To be honest, don't know what it means that they didn't.
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    I found Mr. Manfred's letter well written, as I would expect. Also agree that most of his points are legitimate. Expect the players could submit a similar letter with other points that would also have merit. I would say, however, that your response is both combative and not constructive. Glad you aren't at the table as I fear we would never again see baseball.
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    Got a question, Ted, regarding your comment about a "a glut of corner outfield talent behind Kepler." My question is, who? Yes, Trevor Larnach is a good prospect, maybe great prospect, who is nearly ready. But with the likelihood that Kirilloff is their first baseman, there is also a need in left field for Larnach to fill. I guess some will include Austin Martin, but right now we don't have a clue where they think he will fit in or when he will be ready. By trading Kepler, you would be creating two open corner outfield spots with one good/great prospect who is almost ready. Who moves into that other spot? I keep seeing lots of people make this comment and for the life of me, I don't have a clue who those other great prospects are that are close to being ready to form that 'glut.'
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    Appears to be a solid bat. And at only 25 years old, could have some more upside. On the other hand, if the Saints are the only team playing in the Twins Cities next spring it makes sense to get them some good players not on the 40-man.
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    Very interesting that all of your lineup are presently in the Twins organization with only Sano needing to be extended to still be around in '25. Like Nashville, I would expect Rortvedt to split the catching duties or even be the main guy as his defense is much better. A few of the younger kids will need to continue improving towards their ceiling. Hopefully, one or two will max out and become a real star. What your presentation really says, however, is that any position players the Twins bring in should be on very short contracts, ie, next year's shortstop. Do you envision Arraez still being around as a utility guy and part-time DH?
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    Agree with your logic and goal of competing in 2022. Heck, give a couple of the regulars their best years and who know what happens. Have always been someone fearful of giving up top prospects, yet knowing that probably over half never produce as expected/hoped for. If a trade does occur, I would expect that it could include Lewis Thorpe. Seems to have worn out his welcome with the Twins, yet, he must have some value or he would have been included in the recent purge. Not going to go into speculating who would be included for pitcher X, other than to believe that Thorpe could be included as a minor part of any trade.
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    The one thing missing from your list, Cody, was a slick fielding shortstop. Maybe there is one and you didn't include him. Maybe they are in such demand that they stuck with their teams.
  9. roger
    A bit surprised they didn’t offer three. Certainly more than I expected. And kind of crazy one was claimed, what earlier today? Wondering if they negotiated with all three and weren’t able to get their number? So they now have three open spots for Rule 5 and/or free agents. Probably still need one or two more.
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    The split contract remains in effect even though he cleared waivers? If so, agree with those above that the $300k minor league payday may have caused some to back off claiming him. Both interesting and smart. Who knows, may set the AAA on fire and be back, or not!
  11. roger
    Tender all of them, Seth. Question? If they tender a contract, can they later DFA to open a spot on the 40-man when adding free agents?
  12. roger
    Byron Buxton has the talent, tools you may say, to some day be considered among the greatest players to ever play the game. Now I don't have a clue if that will happen. The great news is that if he does, we will get to watch it happen right here at the friendly confines of Target Field. Now let Royce Lewis get healthy and join him together with one or two of those young stud pitchers and let the party begin!
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    Was a great day for this old guy. The next most important thing for me to happen is for baseball to figure out some way that many of us can watch the game in 2022. You know, the 55% of us that weren't able to see any games last year. Not concerned about pitchers as I know they will have five starters ready to go come opening week. But I am just as happy as a pig in you know what that Buxton will be here for most/all of his career.
  14. roger
    Now, get the new hitting coach to teach Kepler how to bunt and go the other way. Arraez, Polanco, Buxton, Donaldson, Kirilloff, Garver and the Sanó we saw at year’s end can be one hell of a lineup.
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    Very interesting that your list includes six bullpen arms. Considering the Twins bullpen will likely have eight, bringing all of these back leaves only two spots. Go out and sign one good late inning guy could be all that is needed, or will get done this winter. Well, that and getting Rogers and Duff extended a bit.
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    To me, Hunter is a HOF caliber player and belongs in Cooperstown. Unfortunately, I don't have a vote. Do I expect he will get there, probably not. And that is unfortunate.
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    Have a question that is unrelated to Buxton, however, related to a comment in your piece. Why do most people often comment that the Twins have only two pitchers in their tentative starting rotation for 2022, Ober and Ryan? Why aren't they saying thee, including Randy Dobnak? Doesn't Dobnak have more starts, ie, more experience, than either of them? Granted, he wasn't healthy in 2021 and the results weren't satisfactory, but when healthy previously he was an effective starter. We don't know what the Twins plans for 2022 are, however, I suspect they may include Dobnak along side the other two as potential starters next spring.
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    Interesting, thanks Steve. And thanks to you and TD for keeping us up to date on this year’s AFL. Wallner seems to be the one to benefit from this experience the most. With so many of the corner power guys disappointing of late, I have a tough time getting excited. Maybe this is his beginning to separate himself from those other disappointments. The other player to be noticed by me was Laweryson. The extra work gave him another opportunity to shine, and he ran with it.
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    Don't the Twins have a very good relationship with Maeda? And doesn't he like it here? If so, both could be positives in attracting this guy. May even go so far as to have Maeda do a little recruiting? As for needing him, the Twins need all the good players they can get.
  20. roger
    Thanks for the update, Nick. Not much to get excited about, eh? Still see Dobnak as a starter.
  21. roger
    With no Twins on my tv, watched a lot of Wichita games. Mostly when one of the young studs was starting the game. Don’t recall anything of note from Palacios D, bad or good. But maybe being consistent and solid is good. On the other hand, don’t recall any players who wowed me, other than several plays by Whitfield...and he is gone.
  22. roger
    So often we comment without knowing all the facts. The pitcher had just hit Telis. Was it intentional and what pitch, a hard fastball? Where did he hit him, was it near the head? Apparently he had also hit one of their hitters last time out. Same two questions? Were there other HB from him or that team recently? Not saying La Tortuga should have sucker punched him. But depending on the answers to the above questions, may understand it.
  23. roger
    Like the idea, Seth. Will admit I didn’t know he was that good defensively at short.
  24. roger
    Your example above confirms you likely don’t have any experience investing in real estate. When comparing the apartment building cost to Motel 6, you assume the cost of operating the apartments is the mortgage payment plus 10% of that amount for management. Haven’t taken a look at any apartment p&l’s in a long time, but do know that you are no where near actual operating costs. First, management fees will either be a fixed cost, percentage of revenue, or some combination thereof. Assuming rent includes utilities, operating costs will include utilities, real estate taxes, insurance, pest control, security contracts, repairs and maintenance, reserves for replacement, on site management (often someone getting free rent), advertising and marketing, legal, accounting, reserves for bad debts and other costs I likely forgot. The point is that your financial example doesn’t carry water. As for buying a project, don’t know what the market is in the three non Twin Cities markets. I did get a recent email from a Denver broker who sold one of my hotels 20 plus tears ago. Their listing included a couple office buildings and I believe two apartments. One was a larger complex for around $500k per unit. on the other hand the Polahd’s own United Properties, so setting something up in the St Paul market may be easy.
  25. roger
    Wasn't that long ago that the Wild was days from training camp with their best player unsigned. Heck, sounded to the public that he wasn't even in the U.S. Then one morning the G.M. got a phone call from the agent saying, get on a plane and come to Florida so the three of us can sit down and talk. The result was that he was under contract two days later and in training camp when it started. The top dogs in the Twins FO need to pick up the phone and say we're coming to Georgia tomorrow, can we talk. Then sit down, discuss how each side is viewing the situation and make a deal before leaving.
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