Comments on: Twins Notes: Arbitration, Korea sales, Molitor shifting, and drugs of abuse
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By: D-Luxxx
#comment-37398
Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:43:00 +0000
Looking further down, the Twins will make around $96 million in TV revenue, and they’re one of 4 teams that are expected to cover their payroll with gate revenue alone. So seriously, they’re going to make $10 million in TV revenue profit, and could field another team with their gate revenue. That doesn’t include concessions, advertising, merchandise, etc. Basically, they’re effin cheap, and you should be ashamed of defending them.
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By: D-Luxxx
#comment-37397
Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:30:00 +0000
That’s bullshit. First off, the Twins are in the bottom half of TV deals, but they still have a better deal than 12 other teams and they rank 9th in terms of TV money covering their percentage of payroll (). Add to that the fact that MLB has pretty much doubled the TV money that teams receive (that’s an extra $26 million in TV money for each team this year) and basically the Twins are getting an extra $25 million this year that they aren’t spending on the team. The Twins got rid of a bunch of money and signed two new pitchers and resigned another to keep their payroll pretty much exactly the same. They haven’t put any of that money into improving their roster.
Is spending that money going to make them more competitive? Maybe by a few games. I agree that they aren’t going to compete with what they’re fielding, but don’t defend them for not spending when they said they were going to when they moved to Target Field. Or, if you’re going to defend them, don’t talk about TV money.
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By: GagneWithASpoon
#comment-37396
Thu, 23 Jan 2014 22:14:00 +0000
Why does it matter for the Twins’ spending that “revenue is rising across the sport”? This is a recurring and misleading theme on this site; what’s relevant is that the Twins have a bad television deal and Target Field can’t make up for it.
Given that the Twins are not the Dodgers, they are spending appropriately for a team in their position. Their position is this: they have a bad (but improving) MLB-ready core and a top-shelf farm system. Spending more on the MLB core will result in a few wins — marginal gains — but not in a playoff run. Large cash commitments for marginal gains in 2014 just aren’t going to happen, and they shouldn’t.
The Twins’ rebuild will take time, but contention isn’t far away if you can look past 2014. They’re taking the right steps.
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By: CBC
#comment-37395
Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:01:00 +0000
“Well, Pinto needs a bit more seasoning with his defense and handling the pitching staff. Suzuki is a veteran, so we’re gonna see how he can do. He really battles out there, takes quality at bats.”
Get ready to hear that exact quote sometime mid-March.
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By: McGivey87
#comment-37394
Wed, 22 Jan 2014 23:29:00 +0000
As long as he’s still with his wife Olivia, I whole-heartedly endorse Trevor Plouffe being in the organization.
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By: Ben
#comment-37393
Wed, 22 Jan 2014 19:54:00 +0000
Is that the wrong Suzuki/Pinto link? I didn’t see anything about opening day starters. All that article says is performance will dictate who gets the bulk of the starts.
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By: Whatever
#comment-37392
Wed, 22 Jan 2014 18:50:00 +0000
Hey, at least they didn’t trade Pinto for an overpriced reliever!
Anyway, who cares who starts at catcher in 2014? They’re not going anywhere. Letting Pinto improve in the minors and delaying his service time isn’t the worst case scenario.
Though Suzuki as a starter…okay, I feel your pain. Just not as much as you do, because I won’t be watching!
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By: Mitch
#comment-37391
Wed, 22 Jan 2014 17:45:00 +0000
Is it certain that the drug of abuse was pot? I got the impression that it was some kind of pain killer he had a prescription for left over from when he injured.
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