Apparently they already tried to do this last year, but the legislature never took it up. I'm not sure what amount of $$ for improvements they're looking for. But if it's reasonable, I'd take advantage and lock them in. The debate over building Target Field was 10 years + and exhausting. Let's never do that again.
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Agreed, not in my lifetime anyway.
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the extension of the lease is tied to the continuation of the sales tax that helped fund part of Target Field - but only about 20% of the money generated by the tax actually goes to the Twins. a bigger chunk goes to support health care facilities. (from the Strib)
Hennepin County leaders want lawmakers to continue the 0.15% sales tax that funded Target Field after the debt is paid off later this year. About $40 million in future tax proceeds would be split between HCMC and North Memorial Hospital and more than $10 million a year would be set aside for stadium upkeep and improvements.
as far as the money that goes to the Twins: (more Strib)
Under the ballpark portion of the proposal, $9 million a year would go into a capital fund for upkeep and improvements to the stadium. The Twins' annual rent would climb to $4.5 million a year and would also go into that fund.
Additionally, the ballpark authority would receive $9 million over the next three years into a separate capital fund to maintain and improve the public infrastructure surrounding the stadium. After 2028, that fund would receive $1.25 million a year.
Kenney noted that the team currently pays all operational and routine maintenance costs for the stadium. The Twins have spent $268 million on the stadium since it opened in 2010. (avg of about $18-million a year)
Currently, the cost of major upgrades to the stadium, such as the $30 million scoreboard that debuted in 2023, are split between the team and the ballpark authority.
Hennepin County leaders want lawmakers to continue the 0.15% sales tax that funded Target Field after the debt is paid off later this year. About $40 million in future tax proceeds would be split between HCMC and North Memorial Hospital and more than $10 million a year would be set aside for stadium upkeep and improvements.
as far as the money that goes to the Twins: (more Strib)
Under the ballpark portion of the proposal, $9 million a year would go into a capital fund for upkeep and improvements to the stadium. The Twins' annual rent would climb to $4.5 million a year and would also go into that fund.
Additionally, the ballpark authority would receive $9 million over the next three years into a separate capital fund to maintain and improve the public infrastructure surrounding the stadium. After 2028, that fund would receive $1.25 million a year.
Kenney noted that the team currently pays all operational and routine maintenance costs for the stadium. The Twins have spent $268 million on the stadium since it opened in 2010. (avg of about $18-million a year)
Currently, the cost of major upgrades to the stadium, such as the $30 million scoreboard that debuted in 2023, are split between the team and the ballpark authority.
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FWIW - Jim Bowden, former MLB GM - now a baseball writer for The Athletic - just put out his off-season evaluations for all 30 MLB teams. Here's what he said about the Twins:
Free agents: None
Trades:
• Acquired C/1B Mickey Gasper from Red Sox for LHP Jovani Moran
• Acquired C Diego Cartaya from Dodgers for RHP Jose Vasquez
Key takeaways: The biggest move they made this offseason was promoting Jeremy Zoll to GM and Derek Falvey to team president. Baseball-wise, they didn’t have a lot of major holes, so being largely inactive isn’t necessarily a bad thing. They still need a right-handed-hitting outfielder to mix and match on the corners. But if their young players keep developing and their star players stay healthy for once, they have the best roster in the division and could return to the playoffs after a one-year hiatus.
Biggest question: Can their three best position players — Royce Lewis, Carlos Correa and Byron Buxton — stay healthy together for an entire season? If they can, the Twins will win the division.
Season prediction: Second place
Minnesota Twins
Grade: C-Free agents: None
Trades:
• Acquired C/1B Mickey Gasper from Red Sox for LHP Jovani Moran
• Acquired C Diego Cartaya from Dodgers for RHP Jose Vasquez
Key takeaways: The biggest move they made this offseason was promoting Jeremy Zoll to GM and Derek Falvey to team president. Baseball-wise, they didn’t have a lot of major holes, so being largely inactive isn’t necessarily a bad thing. They still need a right-handed-hitting outfielder to mix and match on the corners. But if their young players keep developing and their star players stay healthy for once, they have the best roster in the division and could return to the playoffs after a one-year hiatus.
Biggest question: Can their three best position players — Royce Lewis, Carlos Correa and Byron Buxton — stay healthy together for an entire season? If they can, the Twins will win the division.
Season prediction: Second place