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This is incredibly cool! The effort is very much appreciated. Getting that daily rundown of the minor league affiliates is great, on its own, but everyone at TD has done such a terrific job letting...

Haven't listened to the podcast yet, but can folks weigh in on where to go to get the best price on tickets/selection? I saw a reference to Ticket King in the description, and the Twins push you to...

Sorry - can't figure it out, so help me. I see the stat line on everyone, above, and I get that it is GP, AB, R, H, 2B, 3B, HR, RBI, (mystery stat), BB, SO, SB, AVG, OBP, SLG, OPS, WAR. So what's...

I think if you tried to put him behind the dish for 500 ab's, he'd regress. But it struck me (as others) that he gained throughout the year in knowledge and the ability to drive the ball. I don't...

I think there is, historically. While no team decides L-R-L-R in any given series during a season (or alternates the 5-man rotation because of it), I think the ability to alternate sides for...

You know the answer to that...they trade a low-level prospect or two for a large expiring contract from a team that's not going anywhere and is looking to shed dollars, adding to the Twins' 2013...

And 6. $80 million is a payroll they can live with - pocketing a ton of cash if the team is good and fills the stands (and they can buy one or two more players in mid-season, something they also...

I have to say, I love this question. It calls for pure speculation, and even with seasons and seasons of history, it's hard to tell what combination of factors play into the actual decision-making...

And between Average and Good is Reasonably Good. We could be reasonably good.

Given the "clearing the path" theme, I certainly see a justification for these moves. If you are Pollyanna (and I am) there is pitching potential, outfield potential, and bounceback potential all...

I agree that a contract of 2/15 or thereabouts given the $80M payroll and dollars coming off next offseason is not what makes this a questionable signing. I think they need to spend some of that...

JC, you're right. This IS the point - don't just throw money away, and if you can run the business for $80 million, do it. But we have a "cheap theater" here in Sioux Falls, and everyone I know who...

I know I'm talking out both sides of my mouth here, but I get it on both sides.

If you are slashing payroll and not being honest about your plan for rebuilding, it's self-fulfilling. Fans don't...

I think you are trying to reduce what is being said to a semantics argument, and it isn't. Whether data gathered from someone checking zones and seeing if plays are made is "inconclusive" as to a...

That last post should have said "sufficiently large sample size" not "same size."

Sorry if my point didn't come across correctly. I think what I was saying is that I don't care if someone scores every play as routine or exceptional and then puts it all into a matrix and comes up...

I haven't read enough of this thread to know whose side I'm taking, but I do understand that people who follow baseball and watch baseball and coach and manage and scout baseball are way better at...

Many good points here. A 90-win team in a "weaker" division can still make the WS, but one would have to believe that a team playing in a more competitive division would be a stronger team, having...

I think there's truth in all that everyone here is saying: What he should do is get a couple of mid-priced free agent starters (Marcum, Blanton) and leave a little money for additional acquisitions....

Which is, exactly, what the Nats should have done with Strasburg this year - run him in the bullpen the first couple of months, limiting his innings and seeing what kind of ballclub they had, so he...

Rosterman hit the nail on the head - spend Baker/Pavano money on one pitcher, spend Casilla/Capps/Marquis money on another. Now, it isn't fair to think about the option year dollars that we'd have...

Where did I read this? Probably here....We all know Miggy could be the first guy since Yaz in '67 to win the Triple Crown. But when was the last time a player hit .325, stole 50 bases, and hit 30...

I also don't want to wait, given this crop of free agents, to see what settles to the bottom. That has too often been our strategy, on the small-market assumption that teams will overpay early in...

As I read through the comments, I'm just waiting for the "cut him loose" answer. I certainly understand that mentality, but one thing I know for sure is that I don't know for sure. The guys who...

I like JM, too, but we're debating whether he would be worth his 2013 salary to some team "if he continues to produce." Suggesting that he would bring a strong pitching prospect in addition to...