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Offseason Status Update: Is This It?
Are the Twins done adding or are more moves in store?
twinsdaily.com
19 years old too
The Twins' Next Star Shortstop Could Be in Cedar Rapids This Summer
Many fans know the names of the top prospects in any organization. However, a team must develop lesser-known prospects into regulars at the big-league level. Here’s one Twins prospect who might have some surprising long-term value.twinsdaily.com
Thanks for posting, it was interesting to see how they handle the process with an under 18 year old who signs.
The Twins' Next Star Shortstop Could Be in Cedar Rapids This Summer
Many fans know the names of the top prospects in any organization. However, a team must develop lesser-known prospects into regulars at the big-league level. Here’s one Twins prospect who might have some surprising long-term value.twinsdaily.com
Tapani was great, but that makes me question WAR.Happy SIXTIETH birthday to Kevin Tapani.
Fun Fact: His high school didn't have a baseball team.
Funner Fact: He led the 1991 World Series Champion Minnesota Twins with a 6.8 WAR (as retroactively calculated by Baseball Reference).
Kevin Tapani – The Twins Almanac
Kevin Tapani won 75 games for the Twins between 1989 and 1995. He had double digit wins each of his five full seasons in Minnesota. Tapani had his best season as a Twin in 1991, going 16-9 with a 2.99 ERA.twinsalmanac.com
It makes sense if you look at the numbers. Tapani had a lower ERA and WHIP than any other starter on the team. Erickson gets remembered because he won 20 games. Morris gets remembered because of Game 7. But Tapani was the best pitcher during the regular season. He even pitched more innings per start than the other two.Tapani was great, but that makes me question WAR.
I meant more in reference to it being higher than Puckett and Knoblach.It makes sense if you look at the numbers. Tapani had a lower ERA and WHIP than any other starter on the team. Erickson gets remembered because he won 20 games. Morris gets remembered because of Game 7. But Tapani was the best pitcher during the regular season. He even pitched more innings per start than the other two.
1991 Minnesota Twins Statistics | Baseball-Reference.com
Minnesota Twins latest stats and more including batting stats, pitching stats, team fielding totals and more on Baseball-Reference.comwww.baseball-reference.com
Maybe a little off-track, but I read an interesting article on ESPN+ about potential MLB expansion.
It's a long article, but the gist of it comes down to this:
MLB was at 16 teams from 1901 to 1961. Expansion era began in '61. MLB went to 24 teams by 1969. added 2 more teams in '77, '93 and '98 to get to current total of 30.
MLB owners interviewed for article said (anonymously) that expansion to 32 teams in inevitable - the only question is when. Commissioner Manfred has said he will retire in 2029, and hopes to have two new cities chosen for expansion before he leaves office.
Most believe there will be one city in the East and one in the West. current perceived front-runners are Nashville and Salt Lake City.
and then the real question is realignment. MLB could add one team to each existing league, or go for more radical realignment based on geography. another question - two 8-team divisions in each league or four 4-team divisions.
lot of hurdles to clear before expansion, including a new CBA up for negotiation in 2026 - but the feeling is that MLB will go to 32 teams within the next decade.
I don't take any issue at all with the comments. It's not like they gutted the payroll. Allocating their resources wiser seems like a solid plan.The Twins do not need to be the Ray's. God the Pohlad's are so tone deaf sometimes. Just cash in and sell the team then.
If it was just this year, maybe. The TV might go down further next year and this makes me think they see themselves on the Rays level, when they shouldn't be. This would be a lot less of a talking point if they just said nothing.I don't take any issue at all with the comments. It's not like they gutted the payroll. Allocating their resources wiser seems like a solid plan.
It's a business. They have been running a deficit for 3-4 years and had cost uncertainty with the Bally hubbub.
They can win with the in house talent with a good portion of it still not FA eligible.
I agree, probably fits the "better left unsaid" category.If it was just this year, maybe. The TV might go down further next year and this makes me think they see themselves on the Rays level, when they shouldn't be. This would be a lot less of a talking point if they just said nothing.
Pretty cringeworthy comments by him.The Twins do not need to be the Ray's. God the Pohlad's are so tone deaf sometimes. Just cash in and sell the team then.
You can be cheap without announcing it to the world. If you met my Dad for the first time, you'd think he was Thurston Howell IIII.Pretty cringeworthy comments by him.
I don't take any issue at all with the comments. It's not like they gutted the payroll. Allocating their resources wiser seems like a solid plan.
It's a business. They have been running a deficit for 3-4 years and had cost uncertainty with the Bally hubbub.
They can win with the in house talent with a good portion of it still not FA eligible.
You, sir, are the malevolent destroyer of worlds. (You're also correct)but if anyone is thinking that some wacky rich person is going to swoop in, buy the Twins and be happy while losing money, well, don't hold your breath.
This is a family that seriously considered contracting the team. There is no doubt, IMO, that they value the almighty dollar far more than the loyal fans who line their pockets.Of course it's a business. They own the team.
However, to my knowledge none of their other businesses are conducted in a stadium that was partially funded by the public. And we, the public, do not buy tickets or pay for subscriptions to watch and cheer for their other businesses. We don't wear jerseys or caps to show our loyalty to and our affection for their other businesses.
The owners of major league sports teams love to have it both ways: they own the team, but they know that it is crucial to maintain the illusion that their team is our team as well.
I mean, lets be honest, that's almost all owners of major pro sports.This is a family that seriously considered contracting the team. There is no doubt, IMO, that they value the almighty dollar far more than the loyal fans who line their pockets.
True...but how many owners offer up their fans' franchise in exchange for a check? That's very hard to forget. I haven't forgotten.I mean, lets be honest, that's almost all owners of major pro sports.
Definitely. Although that was Carl that did that too.True...but how many owners offer up their fans' franchise in exchange for a check? That's very hard to forget. I haven't forgotten.
Guilt by association.Definitely. Although that was Carl that did that too.
I think it was a bluff and just as much Bud Selig's conniving.True...but how many owners offer up their fans' franchise in exchange for a check? That's very hard to forget. I haven't forgotten.